Chapter 1545: Outrageous Demands

"Six million divine source stones. Pay up." Ye Yuan said indifferently, too lazy to bother with Chen Biao's surprise.

At these words, Chen Biao's eyes bulged wide.

"S-six million? You just fiddled around a bit, and it's six million? Are you robbing me?" Chen Biao exclaimed.

Ye Yuan looked at him as if he were an idiot and said flatly, "Just fiddled around? Then how about I put this thing back in him, and you see if you have the skill to get it out?"

As he spoke, Ye Yuan raised his palm, and a transparent little bug appeared in his hand.

Ye Yuan had placed a restriction on the bug, preventing it from escaping.

The little bug bumped around inside the restriction, and everyone present drew a cold breath.

Ning Siyu sneered, "This bug is called the Ten Thousand Corpse Sinew-Eating Worm. It hides in the ancient tombs of some ancient powerhouses and loves to devour a martial artist's meridians. Moreover, once it enters the meridians, it's like a bone-gnawing maggot—very hard to force out! In the entire outer city, aside from Master Ye, no one can save him! Six million for a life, and you still think it's expensive?"

Ye Yuan looked at Ning Siyu with some surprise, not expecting this girl to be so knowledgeable.

He himself had only learned from Wuchen's introduction earlier that this thing was called the Ten Thousand Corpse Sinew-Eating Worm.

In fact, Ning Siyu was even more astonished than Ye Yuan. She knew of the Ten Thousand Corpse Sinew-Eating Worm, but she also knew it was extremely troublesome.

Even if her master came, he might not be sure of forcing it out.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuan had only pressed a few times on that man's body and forced the thing out.

Such skill was simply inconceivable.

Chen Biao's face changed color several times before he said in a deep voice, "I admit defeat! Wu Zhao, this is your life; pay for it yourself!"

Wu Zhao said with a bitter face, "I... I don't have that many divine source stones."

Chen Biao sneered, "Then it's none of my business! Let's go!"

Chen Biao waved his hand and prepared to leave with his men.

But Ye Yuan said coldly, "You brought him here for treatment, so of course you pay!"

Chen Biao sneered, "I just won't pay. What can you do to me?"

"Whoosh!"

Ye Yuan suddenly threw a punch, but to Chen Biao, this punch seemed as slow as a turtle.

Just an early Return to Void cultivator daring to attack him?

He also swung a fist and smashed it toward Ye Yuan.

His punch was heavy and powerful; even if it didn't kill Ye Yuan, it would at least give him a hard time.

Ding Song and the others watched Ye Yuan with schadenfreude, clearly thinking he was overreaching.

But a cold smile flickered at the corner of Meng Huo's mouth. He had fought Ye Yuan and knew how strange his movements were.

"Bang!"

Just as the two fists were about to meet, Ye Yuan's fist mysteriously vanished and reappeared directly in front of Chen Biao's face, sending him flying.

This punch smashed Chen Biao's face into a bloody mess, and it took him a while to come to his senses.

"Meng Huo, detain this guy and have their boss bring divine source stones to ransom him," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Meng Huo, excited, went straight up and sealed Chen Biao's divine sea, preparing to detain him.

Everyone stared in shock at the scene, wondering if their eyes were playing tricks on them.

An early Return to Void cultivator had stunned a late Return to Void cultivator with one punch!

This Master Ye truly kept his skills hidden!

By the time Chen Biao came to his senses, he was already subdued by Meng Huo, and he finally felt a trace of panic.

"I... I have money! I'll pay! Pay!"

Chen Biao's heart bled. He had thought this was a surefire task, but now it had turned out like this.

That kid, what did he just do? Why did his fist suddenly disappear?

Ye Yuan couldn't be bothered with him and said indifferently, "Those without money can get lost. This isn't a charity."

Ding Song wasn't fazed and said with a half-smile, "Isn't it just six million divine origin stones? Boss Qian has plenty of money."

Huang Haoran also said, "Six million is nothing, not expensive."

Ye Yuan glanced at them and said, "This one with the congenital soul defect: two million. This one from De Yi Hall, right? Fifty million! And those over there, ten million and thirteen million respectively. If you want treatment, prepare the divine origin stones. If you don't have the money, please leave."

"Hiss..."

The onlookers gasped, this... was simply extortionate pricing.

Fifty million for a consultation?

Fifty million was an astronomical figure even for a Guixu realm expert.

Boss Qian, upon hearing the price of two million, winced—that was almost his entire fortune.

But he steeled himself and said, "As long as Master Ye can save my son, two million it is!"

Tianxiang Tower and Wuwei Pavilion deliberated and also agreed.

But the price of fifty million scared Huang Haoran.

Even if he sold himself, he couldn't come up with that much money!

Ye Yuan, however, ignored him and directly said to Boss Qian, "Go raise the money first. I'll take your son inside."

Boss Qian was about to agree when Ding Song said, "Hold on! Two million is no small sum. What if Boss Qian raises the money but you can't cure Qian Ping's illness?"

Ye Yuan gave him a cold look and said flatly, "Are you questioning me?"

Ding Song was taken aback. Questioning an alchemist was a major taboo.

Since one came seeking treatment, one must trust the other party.

Seeing this, Boss Qian gritted his teeth and said, "Master Ye, go ahead and treat him. I'll go raise the money now!"

After speaking, Boss Qian turned and walked out directly.

After Ye Yuan led Qian Ping into the inner hall, the main hall immediately buzzed with discussion.

"Holy crap, this medical treatment... is way too expensive, isn't it? This will bankrupt you!"

"What do you know! Master Ye is putting them in their place! These people are clearly here to cause trouble, so of course his fees are high!"

"Not necessarily! The cases brought by these factions are all famous difficult diseases from the southern city! If they were easy to cure, they'd have been cured long ago!"

...

About two hours later, Ye Yuan came out of the inner hall with Qian Ping.

Behind them, Ning Siyu's gaze was full of shock.

Clearly, everything that had happened in the inner hall had utterly stunned her.

"F-father!" Qian Ping called out to Boss Qian in a halting tone.

Boss Qian's whole body trembled, and tears instantly streamed down his face.

His son had truly been cured!

At this moment, Qian Ping's eyes were bright and sharp, completely different from his previous foolish appearance!

"P-Ping'er! You... you're really all right?" Boss Qian still couldn't quite believe it.

Qian Ping nodded and said, "Master Ye is truly a divine man! He has restored my soul; your son is now... no different from a normal person!"

"Good! Good! This is truly wonderful!" Boss Qian wept with joy, his long-cherished wish finally fulfilled at this moment.

Although Qian Ping's soul had been incomplete, he still retained memories of these years.

Father and son embraced and wept, moving everyone to tears.

They all knew how much effort and cost Boss Qian had expended for this day!

"Father, from today on, your son will surely serve you and mother with filial piety! Ping'er will never let you down!" Qian Ping sobbed.