28: Give Binglan a strong medicine!

"Ye Chen, don't talk nonsense."

Bing Lan's heart instantly leaped into her throat.

Ye Chen's words just now sounded quite offensive.

If he couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, this matter would likely fall through!

"Miss Bing, I'm not talking nonsense."

Ye Chen explained word by word, "I heard that Senior The Foolish Old Man has experienced coming back from the dead hundreds of times. Is that true?"

The Foolish Old Man put down his fishing rod: "Correct."

Ye Chen nodded.

"If my speculation is correct, every time Senior passed away, it was after exhausting your mind and spirit on a carving, and before death, you must have had a splitting headache, right?"

The Foolish Old Man was stunned: "How did you know?"

He had only mentioned these fatal symptoms to a few people; it was absolutely impossible for the young man before him to know... Ye Chen shrugged.

"Because, I have seen through the truth behind your resurrection."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place was shocked.

How could they not be shocked?

Many experts and masters were helpless against The Foolish Old Man's miraculous resurrections, unable to even find a trace of the cause.

Could Ye Chen reveal the secret just by observing?

The Foolish Old Man put down his fishing rod, and for the first time, a ripple of emotion appeared on his originally calm face.

"You're right. Before every near-death experience, I indeed have a splitting headache, as if steel needles are churning inside my skull, always after exhausting my mind to complete a piece of work."

"For this strange illness, I have visited famous doctors, from precision instruments in top hospitals to enlightened monks in deep mountain temples, and even talisman rituals in Taoist temples..."

"I've tried everything that can be tried, but the results are always the same: no such disease found, and everyone is helpless."

"They all thought I had hysteria and said it was my fate."

"And you are the first person who dares to say to my face that I am sick and that you have seen through the truth."

The Foolish Old Man paused slightly, his body emitting a pressing aura, "Young man, if you are just talking nonsense... have you thought clearly about the consequences?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"Hospitals can't find it because the direction of the examination is wrong."

"Taoists can't see it because nine out of ten Taoists are frauds, and the remaining one is still in cultivation."

Everyone: "???"

Ye Chen ignored their bewildered expressions and continued.

"As for why the monks can't solve it? That's because this matter is simply not under their jurisdiction!"

"Besides..."

"Wasn't a certain Abbot recently found to have embezzled funds and fathered an illegitimate child?"

"Can they be trusted?"

Everyone: "???"

Ye Chen thought for a moment and spoke startlingly: "In fact, your problem lies in... a special type of Epilepsy, combined with Myotonia, which allows you to exploit a BUG between life and death, cycling back and forth."

Everyone: "???"

Epilepsy?

Myotonia?

Exploiting a BUG?

This... the amount of information was too much; they couldn't digest it for a while.

Hearing this, The Foolish Old Man couldn't help but laugh.

"Epilepsy? I do often feel headaches, but past famous doctors mostly thought it was a migraine caused by excessive mental exhaustion or a sign of essence deficiency."

"As for the Myotonia you mentioned..."

"These hands of mine have been carving jade for decades and are as steady as a rock. Where is the talk of muscle stiffness or being out of control?"

"This explanation is a bit too far-fetched."

"Far-fetched?" Ye Chen was unhurried and chuckled, "Master, before you delved into carving, did you ever visit famous mountains and ancient temples to seek Buddhist techniques for strengthening the body?"

The Foolish Old Man's eyes flashed suddenly.

He had indeed gone, and more than once.

Even after the resurrections began, he had visited many times... but those were all old matters that few outsiders knew about.

This young man had seen through it again?

"It seems I hit the mark."

Ye Chen captured his subtle reaction and continued.

"Buddhist techniques have always focused on strengthening the physical body, which unintentionally suppressed the physical manifestations of Myotonia, making it not appear like in ordinary patients."

"But these two conditions, one in the brain and one in the body, have formed a delicate balance within you."

He paused and threw out an even more shocking conclusion.

"An epileptic seizure is essentially abnormal discharge of brain neurons."

"When you exhaust your mind carving, this abnormality is magnified to the extreme, enough to trigger a special state of Suspended Animation, making breathing and heartbeat so weak that instruments can hardly capture them."

"The latent Myotonia, in this state, keeps your heart muscle at extremely low power consumption but continuously contracting, like a pacemaker that has failed but not completely."

"Therefore, after you 'die', it can still provide the pacing power for the heart."

"Until a certain critical point, when the brain abnormality subsides, your bodily functions wake you up again."

"This is the truth behind your repeated resurrections from the coffin."

"It's not a miracle, it's not being tough-lived; it's two strange diseases coinciding by chance, allowing you to exploit a BUG between life and death."

Bing Lan listened with bated breath.

She didn't understand the medical terms, but Ye Chen's logic was interconnected, and she already understood the sequence of events.

The nearby Bodyguard was even more dumbfounded, momentarily unsure if he should continue driving them out... A long silence followed.

The Foolish Old Man slowly stood up and turned to Ye Chen: "Young man, your name is Ye Chen?"

"Yes."

The Foolish Old Man nodded slightly.

"In decades, you are the first person to make me feel..."

"That the curse of 'coming back from the dead' is not unsolvable."

"Just by observation and speculation, you can point directly to the crux of the problem. Your eyesight and insight far exceed those so-called famous doctors and masters."

Bing Lan and the Bodyguard were both surprised.

The Foolish Old Man had a lofty character and never easily praised others. For him to have such an evaluation of Ye Chen now was truly rare.

Bing Lan struck while the iron was hot and added.

"Senior The Foolish Old Man, Ye Chen's medical skills are indeed extraordinary."

"To tell you the truth, I was also troubled by a strange illness before, and it was Ye Chen who took action to cure me completely."

Her words were like a giant rock falling into water, stirring up waves in The Foolish Old Man's heart.

He was clear about Bing Lan's identity; she was definitely not someone who spoke nonsense.

Otherwise,

it would have been impossible to build the Shuyue Group into a female business empire.

Even she had personally verified this boy's medical skills... The Foolish Old Man fell silent for a moment, his gaze falling back on Ye Chen.

"Kid, if you can really cure my problem of dying and coming back to life..."

"I will make an exception and personally carve for you."

"And, I won't charge a penny!"

A look of joy immediately bloomed on Bing Lan's face.

Every time The Foolish Old Man took action, the fee was at least tens of millions, or even over a hundred million!

Any work carved by him would see its value soar!

Now he not only offered his services for free but also agreed to carve; for The Group, it was undoubtedly a guaranteed profit... Bing Lan was about to accept on Ye Chen's behalf... "Heh."

Ye Chen chuckled, "Master, the price you're offering is a bit stingy."

???

Once these words were spoken, the entire courtyard fell silent.

Bing Lan was stunned.

The Bodyguard glared even more.

Never did they expect that Ye Chen would actually think the stakes weren't high enough?

This kid was too arrogant!

The Foolish Old Man was surprised.

Since he became famous, who hadn't been respectful when they saw him, begging him to take action?

This kid was something else, actually complaining that his offer was too low?

"Oh?"

He was quite interested, "Then what do you think... would be considered fair?"

"Ye Chen!"

Bing Lan hurriedly pulled Ye Chen's sleeve, signaling him with her eyes to quit while he was ahead... after all,

if he offended The Foolish Old Man, all the previous efforts would be in vain!

Ye Chen didn't look at Bing Lan.

Because he understood that getting close to Bing Lan wasn't easy, and gaining trust was even harder; he had to use "strong medicine"!

Immediately, his gaze met The Foolish Old Man's frankly.

"Master, if I cure you, it's equivalent to saving all your future lives."

"Yet you only agree to carve once; this is clearly a loss for me."

"One carving in exchange for your countless future lives—no matter how you look at it, you're getting a huge bargain."

Hearing this, The Foolish Old Man was not angry but instead amused by this crooked logic and laughed heartily.

"Hahaha... what a shrewd youngster!"

"Then what do you want?"

"Do you want these old bones of mine to work for you for free for a lifetime?"

"That's not necessary." Ye Chen's lips curled slightly, "I only hope you can serve as the Carving Consultant for Shuyue Group, and it must be public!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard fell into a dead silence again.

Bing Lan's beautiful eyes widened, and her heart could no longer remain calm.

A public consultant for The Group!

This meant... The Foolish Old Man would be deeply bound to Shuyue Group.

His reputation! Hisskill! They would all become the most dazzling gold-lettered signboard for Shuyue Group in the top-tier luxury goods field!

Its value... was far beyond what a single free carving could compare to!

But would The Foolish Old Man really agree?

Bing Lan couldn't help but feel uneasy... The Bodyguard was completely dumbfounded, his head buzzing.

No... this kid really fucking dares to dream!

The smile on The Foolish Old Man's face gradually faded: "Young man, your appetite is not small."

Ye Chen's heart beat like a drum, but he forced himself to look calm.

"To tell you the truth, that BUG will also have a day when it fails."

"If you go to a hospital, no matter which disease is cured, the other one will immediately take your life."

"Your skill is a national treasure and shouldn't be buried, let alone become a repeated death-summoning curse."

"Collaborating with Shu Yue will allow your works to be presented to the world in their most perfect form and be passed down for generations."

"And curing you is the prerequisite for making this 'Inheritance' possible."

"We each get what we need, a win-win situation. This is what's truly... fair!"

Bing Lan held her breath, her heart almost stopping!

The Bodyguard glared at Ye Chen, ready to follow The Foolish Old Man's order to throw him out... However,

The Foolish Old Man suddenly burst into laughter again.

"I once swore not to join any group or organization."

"Even if the state invited me, it would be no exception."

"But if making an exception once can exchange for peace for the rest of my life and the Inheritance of my skills..."

"It seems it's not a loss either."

The laughter stopped abruptly, and The Foolish Old Man stared at Ye Chen, "I... agree!"