After entering his exclusive office, the Four Guardian Gods of War were already waiting for him.
Seeing Ye Lingtian's displeasure, the four of them were terrified.
"All four of you, come here!"
Ye Lingtian waved his hand, and the four cautiously stepped in front of him.
"Why is the entire Dragon Country trying to block my people from investigating?"
"Is this specifically targeted at me?"
Chapter 8: Dark Son of Heaven Decree!
Chapter 8: Dark Son of Heaven Decree!
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room froze, and the surrounding temperature plummeted instantly, as if plunged into the depths of a bitter winter!
Even the four Gods of War, invincible on the battlefield, could not help but shudder.
"Mr. Ye, this... this has nothing to do with us!"
The four of them hurriedly explained.
"Actually, we and the four great God of War Palaces under our command are only responsible for the security of Dragon Country. For instance, when you just entered the country and we tried to block you, that was our duty! We have always been stationed overseas! We never interfere in affairs within Dragon Country!"
The Black Emperor, standing to the side, nodded. "Yes, to be precise, the four God of War Palaces exist for fighting wars!"
The four continued, "However, Mr. Ye, we have actually given word to all relevant departments and agencies! But there are still quite a few people in Dragon Country who don't take it seriously at all!"
"Indeed, there is no shortage of nobles who don't put Mr. Ye in their eyes! Many of them don't even know what Paradise Island is!"
"That's right, Mr. Ye surely knows that Dragon Country is a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. In front of truly powerful figures and supreme authority, we still don't rank high enough!"
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After listening, Ye Lingtian sneered. "Good, very good!"
"Dragon Country wants to stop me, does it? Then I will let Dragon Country know my determination to seek revenge! Not even all the gods and buddhas in the heavens can stop me!"
A towering, unquenchable rage swirled around him from head to toe!
With a single sentence, the Kunlun God of War and the other three felt as though they had plunged into hell, their souls and bodies stripped apart!
The four Gods of War knew it was over, but they were powerless to stop it.
After the four of them left, the Black Emperor immediately said, "Master, I've found out! Your godmother's pinky finger wasn't actually lost in a car accident! It was severed by the biggest king of Jiangcheng's underworld, known as the Jiangcheng Bandit Chief, Lei Liehu!"
"The reason is very simple: back then, your godmother helped you and your mother! Lei Liehu punished her by cutting off one of her fingers!"
Last night, when Ye Lingtian saw his godmother's pinky finger, he immediately realized something was wrong and told the Black Emperor to investigate.
Ye Lingtian's expression shifted instantly, turning as gloomy as the netherworld, his eyes filled with a bloodthirsty murderous intent!
The Black Emperor felt a chill shoot straight from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
"Not only that! Back then, when you and your mother were forced to flee Jiangcheng for overseas, Lei Liehu was behind that too! In that battle, your mother took three knife wounds and almost died at the docks..."
As the Black Emperor spoke, he found his throat moving, but no sound came out.
The man before him pressed down on his heart with the crushing weight of ten thousand mountains!
He could not bear it any longer!
"Thud!"
He collapsed straight to the ground.
"Lei Liehu, the Jiangcheng Bandit Chief? Very well, I'll remember you!"
"You will be the very first person I target upon entering Dragon Country! I'll let the entire Dragon Country know that Ye Lingtian is not to be trifled with! Let's see who dares to stand in my way!"
The Black Emperor scrambled to his feet, watching as Ye Lingtian took out a black token.
Some ancient, obscure, and hard-to-understand symbols were engraved upon it.
When the Black Emperor saw it, his whole body trembled.
This...
This was the Dark Son of Heaven Decree of Paradise Island!!!
One of the key reasons for Paradise Island's immense power was that its influence spanned the entire globe. Countless consortia, military warlords, and even several nations answered to Paradise Island.
To this day, no one knew the true extent of Paradise Island's power!
And the Dark Son of Heaven Decree could summon all those forces and powerhouses!
Ye Lingtian was even more terrifying than the Black Emperor had imagined!
Since he held the Dark Son of Heaven Decree, he was the true master of Paradise Island.
Gasp!
"Issue the Dark Son of Heaven Decree!"
"Within three days, I want to see a force that makes Dragon Country tremble gathered before my eyes!"
Word by word, Ye Lingtian spoke, and the Black Emperor felt as though his heart was about to burst.
A catastrophe had descended upon Dragon Country!
The sky over Jiangcheng was about to collapse!
Soon, the Black Emperor published the Dark Son of Heaven Decree on the dark web specially established by Paradise Island!
In an instant, the entire dark web exploded.
Many factions had obeyed Paradise Island's commands for over a century, yet this was the very first time the Dark Son of Heaven Decree had ever been issued!
Every single faction tied to Paradise Island went crazy upon seeing the Dark Son of Heaven Decree!
The Emperor of the Tiger Country, currently visiting another nation, hurried back to the Tiger Country in a rush;
The military chief of the Bear Country, about to undergo surgery, checked out of the hospital to take charge of the overall situation;
The Lion Country suddenly ordered the entire nation into a state of Level 1 combat readiness;
The assassination and mercenary underworlds issued bans halting all operations;
......
Relevant personnel dropped everything in their hands and headed straight for Dragon Country.
Thousands of aircraft, hundreds of warships...
Departing from every corner of the globe...
In an instant, Jiangcheng in Dragon Country became the focal point of the entire world.
This was the terror of the Dark Son of Heaven Decree!
One decree given, the whole world stirred!
The commotion was so massive that countless people were left guessing what on earth was happening.
Yet the Kunlun God of War and the others, who knew the truth, could only clear the green corridors for them.
......
With the Dark Son of Heaven Decree issued, Ye Lingtian simply waited three days to make Lei Liehu his very first target.
After delegating his tasks, he returned to the Chen Family and found He Wenqian.
"Godmother, you've suffered so much!"
He bowed deeply.
If not for his godmother, he and his mother would have died miserably on the streets back then!
His godmother had endured unimaginable hardships for the sake of him and his mother!
"Child, what are you doing?"
He Wenqian raised Ye Lingtian up in utter bewilderment.
"Godmother, I already know about your severed finger! It was cut off as a punishment by Lei Liehu!"
He Wenqian froze, never expecting that Ye Lingtian would actually find out.
"Tian'er, you actually know?"
"Don't worry, Godmother! I will make Lei Liehu pay for your severed finger! I cannot let this go!"
Ye Lingtian promised firmly.
"My child, what kind of revenge are you talking about? Do you know who Lei Liehu is? He is the Jiangcheng Bandit Chief! The biggest king of the underworld! A merciless killer who blinks at nothing! He has at least a few thousand lives on his hands!"
"His underlings and henchmen are scattered all across Jiangcheng, numbering over ten thousand in total! He even has martial arts experts guarding him!"
"Even your godfather, with his multi-billion-dollar status, has to take a detour when he sees him!"
"What do you have to take revenge with? Get this notion out of your head right now! Never bring this up again!"
Terrified that Ye Lingtian would do something foolish, He Wenqian hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"Alright, alright, I won't bring it up!"
Shifting the topic, Ye Lingtian said, "Godmother, let me see your hand!"
"Alright."
He Wenqian extended her hand toward him.
"Godmother, take off the prosthetic finger so I can take a look!"
Though she had no idea what he was up to, He Wenqian still removed the prosthetic finger, revealing her severed pinky.
At the sight of the stump of her pinky finger, He Wenqian turned pale and her body trembled as she recalled the agonizing memory from back then.
Ye Lingtian, however, began to observe it closely.
The stump was already smooth and even; this was an injury from twenty years ago.
If it were back then, regrowing a pinky finger would have been a trivial matter for Ye Lingtian.
On Paradise Island, there were world-renowned miraculous doctors, and Ye Lingtian had mastered all of their skills.
For so many years, the Innate Fire Poison within his own body had actually been suppressed entirely by himself.
His medical skills could be called heaven-defying.
It was just that twenty years had already passed since his godmother's finger was severed; making it regrow now would be extremely difficult.
"Mom, what are you guys doing?"
At that moment, Chen Guiyuan and Chen Xiaoran returned together.
Seeing their bizarre actions, Chen Xiaoran couldn't help asking.
Without even lifting his head, Ye Lingtian replied, "Oh, I'm looking at Godmother's severed finger!"
"What could you possibly see?"
Chen Xiaoran asked irritably.
"I can make Godmother's severed finger grow back!"
Chapter 9: The Ancient Prescription of the Longevity Miracle Doctor!
Chapter 9: The Ancient Prescription of the Longevity Miracle Doctor!
His words were so shocking that they left everyone stunned.
The room immediately fell silent.
It grew so quiet that the dropping of a pin could be heard.
It took a full several dozen seconds for everyone to react.
They all stared at Ye Lingtian in disbelief.
His bragging was getting more and more outrageous!
He actually claimed he could make a finger that had been severed for twenty years grow back?
He Wenqian's pinky finger had been chopped off entirely!
The crucial point was that Chen Guiyuan was Jiangcheng's Medicine King!
What kind of miraculous doctor had he not seen?
What kind of ancient prescription had he not witnessed?
He had experienced countless medical miracles in the medical world!
Yet to make a finger severed twenty years ago regenerate? How could that possibly be possible???
Wasn't what Ye Lingtian was doing right now akin to bringing the dead back to life and regrowing flesh on bones?
Wasn't the difficulty level the same as making flesh grow back on a skeleton?
Bragging was fine!
But keep it somewhat grounded in reality!
Even movies wouldn't dare to script it like this, would they?
He Wenqian hurriedly smoothed things over. "Tian'er is just joking! It's nothing, nothing!"
"He makes this kind of joke every single day, does he?"
Chen Guiyuan was extremely dissatisfied.
"Godmother, I'm not joking! I really can make your finger grow back!"
Ye Lingtian said with absolute sincerity.
Chen Guiyuan and his daughter were instantly boiling with anger!
He Wenqian was stunned.
Why was this child so stubborn?
Crossing her arms, Chen Xiaoran sneered, "Heh, so you know medicine, too? I'd love to see how you're going to make my mom's finger grow back?"
Furious, Chen Guiyuan declared on the spot, "Since your medical skills are so transcendent, demonstrate it right now!"
"Give me a moment!"
Ye Lingtian ran back to his room and brought down a small wooden box and an ancient medicinal prescription.
The ancient prescription was named Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment!
It was a miraculous medicine specifically designed for regenerating bone and flesh, tailor-made for someone like He Wenqian.
Inside the small wooden box was the finished product!
When Ye Lingtian opened the small wooden box, a lump of blackish substance appeared, looking rather repulsive.
Mainly because the scent was foul and pungent.
Chen Xiaoran immediately covered her nose. "What on earth is this? Did you pick it up from a garbage dump?"
Chen Guiyuan snapped even more angrily, "Nonsense!"
He Wenqian's expression shifted slightly as well.
"Godmother, do you trust me?"
Ye Lingtian stared fixedly at He Wenqian.
"This..."
To be honest, He Wenqian didn't really believe in Ye Lingtian, but she didn't want to crush his confidence and dignity.
Besides, her finger had been severed for over twenty years anyway; she might as well let him toss and turn as he pleased!
"Godmother trusts you! Go ahead and do whatever you want!"
With He Wenqian's promise secured, Ye Lingtian began applying the Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment bit by bit onto the stump of her pinky finger.
"Mom, how does it feel?"
Chen Xiaoran watched anxiously, terrified something might go wrong.
He Wenqian shook her head. "It feels cool and refreshing, nothing special!"
After waiting for a moment, Chen Guiyuan asked, "Why isn't it growing back yet?"
Ye Lingtian explained, "Godfather! The finger has been severed for twenty years, so the nerves and tissues are completely necrotic. We must first revitalize them, and then it will slowly grow back bit by bit!"
"If it takes longer, it will grow back in two to three years! If it's faster, in about half a year it should be mostly done!"
Chen Guiyuan shook his head with a look of utter disdain.
Completely unreliable!
Who couldn't say things like that?
In a few months' time, you probably won't even be living in our house anymore.
Who would there be to hold accountable?
Chen Xiaoran scoffed even more derisively, "With your skills, shouldn't it work on the spot? Shouldn't my mom's finger grow back instantly? Who are you trying to fool?"
Seeing this, He Wenqian immediately chimed in, "Tian'er, Godmother believes in you! I'll apply a little bit every day and strive for it to grow back as fast as possible!"
"Mom!!!"
Chen Xiaoran was beside herself with anger.
"Mhm, Godmother, just finish applying this box!"
Ye Lingtian handed the wooden box over to He Wenqian.
"Don't worry, Godmother will apply it every day!"
Ye Lingtian then took out the yellowed ancient prescription and handed it to Chen Guiyuan.
This left him stunned. "What are you doing with this?"
"Godfather, I've given gifts to Godmother and Xiaoran! Today, I'm giving you a gift as well!"
As soon as Ye Lingtian said this, Chen Xiaoran panicked.
"When did you ever give me a gift? And you didn't give one to my mom either!"
"Don't tell me you're about to claim that my hiring at the Black Gold Consortium and my mom's fifty-billion-dollar investment were gifts from you?"
Looking at the yellowed piece of paper, Chen Guiyuan asked doubtfully, "What is this?"
"Aren't you the Medicine King of Jiangcheng, Godfather? This is an ancient medicinal prescription! Once this prescription is put into production, I estimate it will boost your company's market share by several times over!"
Ye Lingtian explained.
Chen Guiyuan held the paper, his brow deeply furrowed.
If anyone else had claimed to gift him an ancient prescription, he might have been half-sceptical and opened the paper to study it.
But this was gifted by an unreliable fellow like Ye Lingtian!
That was utterly impossible!
He had just pulled out such an absurd ointment!
Could he possibly possess an ancient prescription capable of increasing his company's market share manifold?
Not even a ghost would believe that!
Ancient prescriptions were immensely precious; letting word of one out could make the entire Jiangcheng run with blood or even turn the city upside down.
And you're just handing it to me like this?
Looking at the aged, yellowed paper, he genuinely wanted to throw it away right on the spot.
Let alone unfolding it to see what was specifically written inside.
However, He Wenqian immediately spoke up, "It's Tian'er's kind gesture, you should just accept it!"
"Fine, alright."
Resisting the urge, Chen Guiyuan tucked it casually into his pocket.
He would never imagine what an immensely valuable ancient prescription Ye Lingtian had just handed him.
An ancient formula worth at least over a hundred billion!
Chen Xiaoran had only reported for her onboarding today and wouldn't officially start working for a few days.
Therefore, her inner circle of friends was hosting a dinner party tonight to celebrate her and her best friend getting hired at the Black Gold Consortium.
He Wenqian had cherished the idea of matchmaking the two, hoping to integrate Ye Lingtian into Chen Xiaoran's social circle as early as possible, so she wanted Chen Xiaoran to bring him along.
As a result, Chen Xiaoran flatly refused.
How could she possibly dare to bring Ye Lingtian along?
She would die of embarrassment in front of her circle!
Everyone would find out that such a good-for-nothing man was staying at her house!
After dinner, Chen Guiyuan also left the villa to go for a walk.
He simply didn't want to lay eyes on Ye Lingtian.
Since he couldn't chase him out, he could only duck away himself.
Walking along the pathway of the villa area, Chen Guiyuan subconsciously reached into his pocket.
"Huh? What is this?"
He pulled out the ancient prescription Ye Lingtian had given him.
The sight of the ancient prescription stirred up his annoyance.
Casually tossing it onto the ground, he walked away.
Not long after, another group of people strolled by.
Leading them were an elderly man and a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was Chen Guiyuan's mortal enemy, Shang Hongwei, also a pharmaceutical tycoon who had been suppressed by Chen Guiyuan for years and could only rank second.
The elderly man beside him also carried significant clout: Xiang Haiwen, the vice president of the Jiangcheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
The two were discussing a project.
"Huh? How come someone is littering trash in a place like this?"
Suddenly, Shang Hongwei looked down and spotted a yellowed piece of paper.
Instinctively picking it up, he was about to toss it into a trash can.
Yet after picking it up, he caught sight of a line of small text.
"Huh? Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment? What is this?"
Shang Hongwei muttered to himself.
"What???"
"What did you say???"
"Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment?"
Xiang Haiwen, standing right beside him, almost lost his mind.
Wasn't this the exclusive ancient prescription of Li Changsheng, the Longevity Medical Sage of Dragon Country from fifty years ago?!
It had actually turned up right here!
Chapter 10: My Life, His Dream!
Chapter 10: My Life, His Dream!
"Is this real or fake?"
Xiang Haiwen hurriedly snatched the ancient formula over and began to study it intently.
"Boom!"
A glance over it was enough to make his head feel like it was about to explode.
This was actually real?!
Shang Hongwei grew excited as well. "Vice President Xiang, what is this?"
Xiang Haiwen explained, "This is the Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment, which has been lost for fifty years! According to legend, it's an ancient formula capable of regrowing flesh and knitting bones back together! Severed arms and fingers can grow right back! It's the exclusive ancient prescription of the Longevity Miracle Doctor Li Changsheng!"
"What? The exclusive ancient prescription of the Longevity Miracle Doctor Li Changsheng?"
Shang Hongwei gasped in astonishment.
He might doubt the authenticity and efficacy of this prescription!
But he could never doubt Li Changsheng!
No one was permitted to question his works!
He was a legendary figure in Dragon Country!
A god in the medical world!
Who wouldn't revere him?
"Judging by this, there's an eighty percent chance this prescription is real! Let me send it to the president to confirm! Huff, huff, huff..."
Xiang Haiwen was breathing heavily.
With blazing eyes, Shang Hongwei asked, "What happens if it's real?"
"If it's real! If you put this ancient prescription into production! You'll soon step Chen Guiyuan under your feet! You will become the new Medicine King of Jiangcheng!"
Upon hearing this answer, Shang Hongwei was thrilled beyond measure.
"Vice President Xiang, let's head back immediately to study this!"
He was too impatient to wait any longer.
Roughly two hours later, news came from the president who was away meeting in Longdu—the ancient formula was real! And it was the most complete version yet!
A rough estimate put the value of this ancient formula at no less than one hundred billion!
"Heaven is helping me!!!"
"I never expected that taking a walk would lead to picking up an ancient formula worth over a hundred billion!"
Shang Hongwei felt as though he must have saved the world in his past life!
Having constantly competed against Chen Guiyuan, there wasn't a moment he didn't want to usurp his position as the Medicine King!
Now, his opportunity had arrived!
Relying on this ancient formula, the "Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment," he could crush Chen Guiyuan!
"Vice President Xiang, I want to hire you as our technical consultant! Let's thoroughly research this ancient prescription as soon as possible so we can mass-produce it for the market!"
"Everyone listen up, keep this news strictly confidential for now!"
Ambitious as ever, Shang Hongwei sneered, "Chen Guiyuan, just wait. I've prepared a monumental surprise for you!"
The moment the ancient formula hit the market would also be the moment he unseated Chen Guiyuan as the Medicine King.
Meanwhile, Chen Xiaoran had already met up with Zhou Xinyi.
She recounted every absurd thing Ye Lingtian had done that afternoon to Zhou Xinyi.
"What? He gave your uncle an ancient formula worth at least a hundred billion?"
"I'm dying of laughter. If he had a formula like that, why would he desperately cling to living in your house?"
Zhou Xinyi was laughing so hard her stomach hurt.
Chen Xiaoran was burning with anger. "And that ointment he applied to my mom's hand smelled as foul as something picked out of a trash can! He even claimed it would make my mom's finger grow back!"
Zhou Xinyi laughed even louder. "That's completely absurd. He wouldn't even be able to fool a three-year-old with that!"
Chen Xiaoran let out a long sigh. "Yet my mom dotes on him! She lets him do whatever he wants! She even wanted me to bring him along to the banquet just now? No way, I'd rather die; it's too humiliating! I'd die of shame if anyone in my circle found out I have such a good-for-nothing man staying at my house!"