After arriving at his exclusive office, the Four Great Guardian War Gods were already waiting for him.
Seeing Ye Lingtian's displeasure, the four of them were terrified.
"You four, come here!"
Ye Lingtian waved his hand, and the four cautiously stepped in front of him.
"Why is the entire Dragon Kingdom trying to block my people from investigating?"
"Is this specifically targeted at me?"
Chapter 8: The Dark Lord's Order!
Chapter 8: The Dark Lord's Order!
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room froze, and the surrounding temperature plummeted instantly, as if they had been plunged into the dead of winter!
Even the Four Great War Gods, invincible on the battlefield, could not help but shudder.
"Mr. Ye, this... this has nothing to do with us!"
The four of them quickly explained.
"Actually, we and the Four Great War Gods Palaces under our command are only responsible for the security of the Dragon Kingdom. For instance, when you just entered the country and we blocked you, that was our duty! We have always been stationed overseas! We never interfere in the internal affairs of the Dragon Kingdom!"
The Black Emperor, standing to one side, nodded. "Indeed, strictly speaking, the Four Great War Gods Palaces are meant for fighting wars!"
The four continued, "However, Mr. Ye, we actually gave a heads-up to all the relevant departments and agencies! But there are still quite a few people in the Dragon Kingdom who don't take it seriously at all!"
"Yes, there are no shortage of powerful figures who don't hold Mr. Ye in their eyes! Many of them don't even know what Paradise Island is!"
"That's right, Mr. Ye must know that the Dragon Kingdom is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. In front of the truly powerful and influential, we still don't rank very high!"
...
After listening, Ye Lingtian sneered. "Good, very good!"
"The Dragon Kingdom wants to block me, does it? Then I will let the Dragon Kingdom know my determination for revenge! Not even all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens can stop me!"
An overwhelming, unquenchable fury radiated from his entire body!
A single sentence plunged the Kunlun War God and the other three as if into hell, stripping away their souls and flesh!
The Four Great War Gods knew it was over, but they were powerless to stop it.
After the four of them left, the Black Emperor immediately said, "Master, we found out! Your adoptive mother's pinky finger wasn't actually lost in a car accident! It was severed by Lei Liehu, the biggest king of the Jiangcheng underworld, known as the Jiangcheng Bandit Chief!"
"The reason is simple: back then, your adoptive mother helped you and your mother! She was punished by Lei Liehu with the loss of a finger!"
Last night, when Ye Lingtian saw his adoptive mother's pinky finger, he immediately realized something was wrong and had the Black Emperor investigate.
Ye Lingtian's expression changed instantly, turning as gloomy as the netherworld, his eyes filled with 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! The back-then ordeal when you and your mother were forced to flee Jiangcheng for overseas was also the work of Lei Liehu! In that battle, your mother took three knife wounds and almost died at the port..."
As the Black Emperor spoke, he found his throat moving, but he could no longer produce any sound.
The man before him exerted a pressure on his heart as heavy as ten thousand mountains!
He could no longer bear it!
"Thud!"
He collapsed straight to the floor.
"Lei Liehu, the Jiangcheng Bandit Chief? Very well, I will remember you!"
"You will be the very first person I cut down upon entering the Dragon Kingdom! I'll let the entire Dragon Kingdom know that I, Ye Lingtian, am not to be trifled with! Let's see who else dares to block me!"
The Black Emperor scrambled to his feet and saw Ye Lingtian pull out a black token.
Some ancient, cryptic, and hard-to-understand symbols were engraved upon it.
Yet when the Black Emperor saw it, his whole body trembled.
This...
This was the Dark Lord's Order of Paradise Island!!!
One of the key reasons Paradise Island was so powerful—in reality, it had networks spread across the entire globe, with many consortia, military warlords, and even certain nations answering to Paradise Island.
To this day, no one knew just how vast Paradise Island's power truly was!
And the Dark Lord's Order could summon all those forces and powerhouses!
Ye Lingtian was even more terrifying than the Black Emperor had imagined!
Since he held the Dark Lord's Order, he was the true master of Paradise Island.
Gasp!
"Issue the Dark Lord's Order!"
"Within three days, I want to see a force that makes the Dragon Kingdom tremble appear before my eyes!"
Every word Ye Lingtian uttered made the Black Emperor feel as though his heart were about to explode.
A calamity was descending upon the Dragon Kingdom!
The sky over Jiangcheng was about to collapse!
Soon, the Black Emperor published the Dark Lord's Order on the dark web specially established by Paradise Island!
In an instant, the entire dark web blew up.
Many factions had obeyed Paradise Island's commands for over a hundred years, yet this was the very first time the Dark Lord's Order had ever been issued!
Every single force connected to Paradise Island went crazy upon seeing the Dark Lord's Order!
The Tiger Kingdom's ruler, visiting another nation, hurried back to the Tiger Kingdom in a rush;
The Bear Kingdom's military commander, right in the middle of preparing for surgery, checked out of the hospital to take charge of the overall situation;
The Lion Kingdom suddenly ordered the entire nation into a state of Level 1 combat readiness;
The assassination and mercenary underworlds issued bans halting all operations;
...
The relevant personnel dropped everything in their hands and headed straight for the Dragon Kingdom.
Thousands of aircraft, hundreds of warships...
Setting off from all corners of the globe...
In an instant, Jiangcheng in the Dragon Kingdom became the focus of the entire world.
This was the terror of the Dark Lord's Order!
With a single order, the world moves!
The commotion was so massive that countless people were left guessing what on earth was happening.
Yet the Kunlun War Gods and the others, who knew the truth, could only open up green channels.
...
With the Dark Lord's Order issued, Ye Lingtian simply waited three days to make Lei Liehu his first target.
After delegating the tasks, he returned to the Chen Family to find He Wenqian.
"Adoptive mother, you have suffered!"
He bowed deeply.
If not for his adoptive mother, he and his mother would have died miserably on the streets back then!
How much hardship had his adoptive mother endured for the sake of him and his mother!
"Child, what are you doing?"
He Wenqian raised Ye Lingtian up in bewilderment.
"Adoptive mother, I already know about your severed thumb! It was severed as a punishment by Lei Liehu!"
He Wenqian was startled, never expecting that Ye Lingtian would actually find out.
"Tian'er, you actually know?"
"Adoptive mother, don't worry! I will make Lei Liehu pay for the severed finger! This matter cannot just be swept aside!"
Ye Lingtian promised.
"Child, what kind of revenge are you talking about? What kind of person is Lei Liehu? He is the Jiangcheng Bandit Chief! The biggest king of the underworld! A merciless killer who blinks at no one! He has at least several thousand lives on his hands!"
"His underlings and lackeys are scattered all over Jiangcheng, numbering well over ten thousand! He even has martial arts experts guarding him!"
"Even your adoptive father, with his billions in assets, has to take a detour when he sees him!"
"What are you going to use to take your revenge? Hurry up and put this foolish notion out of your head! Don't ever bring this up again!"
Terrified that Ye Lingtian would do something stupid, He Wenqian hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"Fine, fine, fine, I won't bring it up!"
Shifting the topic, Ye Lingtian said, "Adoptive mother, let me see your hand!"
"Alright."
He Wenqian extended her hand toward him.
"Adoptive mother, take off the prosthetic so I can take a look!"
Though she didn't know what he was up to, He Wenqian still removed the prosthetic, exposing her severed pinky finger.
At the sight of the stump of the pinky finger, He Wenqian turned pale and trembled all over, recalling that painful moment from back then.
Ye Lingtian, however, observed it closely.
The stump was already smooth and even—this was an injury from twenty years ago, after all.
If it had been back then, making a pinky finger regrow would have been a trivial matter for Ye Lingtian.
On Paradise Island, there were numerous world-renowned divine physicians, and Ye Lingtian had mastered all their skills.
For all these years, the Congenital Fire Poison inside his body had actually been suppressed by himself alone.
His medical skills could truly be called heaven-defying.
It was just that twenty years had already passed since his adoptive mother's finger was severed; making it regrow now would be extremely difficult.
"Mom, what are you two doing?"
At that moment, Chen Guiyuan and Chen Xiaoran returned together.
Seeing their bizarre actions, Chen Xiaoran couldn't help asking.
Without even raising his head, Ye Lingtian replied, "Oh, I'm looking at adoptive mother's severed finger!"
"What could you possibly see?"
Chen Xiaoran said petulantly.
"I can make adoptive mother's severed finger grow back!"
Chapter 9: The Longevity Physician's Ancient Prescription!
Chapter 9: The Longevity Physician's Ancient Prescription!
His words were so startling they left everyone dead in their tracks.
The room instantly fell into a pin-drop silence.
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 severed for twenty years grow back?
He Wenqian's pinky finger had been chopped off entirely!
The crucial point was that Chen Guiyuan was the Medicine King of Jiangcheng!
What kind of divine physician hadn't he seen?
What kind of ancient prescription hadn't he laid eyes on?
He had witnessed numerous miracles in the medical world!
Yet to make a finger severed twenty years ago regenerate—how could that possibly be?!
Wasn't what Ye Lingtian doing right now essentially bringing the dead back to life and regrowing flesh on bones?
Wasn't the difficulty level the same as making flesh grow back onto a skeleton?
You can brag all you want!
Just don't detach yourself from reality!
Even movies wouldn't dare script it like this, would they?
He Wenqian hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Tian'er is just joking! It's nothing, nothing!"
"He makes this kind of joke every single day, doesn't he?"
Chen Guiyuan was extremely displeased.
"Adoptive mother, I'm not joking! I really can make your finger grow back!"
Ye Lingtian said earnestly.
Chen Guiyuan and his daughter were practically fuming with anger!
He Wenqian was stunned.
Why was this child so stubborn?
Folding her arms, Chen Xiaoran sneered, "Heh, so you even know medicine now? 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 along with an ancient medicinal prescription.
The ancient prescription was named Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment!
It was a miraculous medicine specifically for knitting bones and regenerating flesh, targeted precisely at cases like He Wenqian's.
The finished product was right inside that small wooden box!
When Ye Lingtian opened the small wooden box, a dark, muddled clump of paste was revealed, utterly repulsive to look at.
Mainly because the odor was exceptionally foul and pungent.
Chen Xiaoran immediately covered her nose. "What on earth is this? Did you pick it up out of a dumpster?"
Chen Guiyuan raged even harder, "Utter nonsense!"
He Wenqian's expression shifted slightly as well.
"Adoptive mother, do you trust me?"
Ye Lingtian fixed his gaze on He Wenqian.
"This..."
To be honest, He Wenqian didn't really believe Ye Lingtian, but she didn't want to crush his confidence and dignity.
Anyway, the finger had been severed for over twenty years; she might as well let him fuss over it however he liked!
"Adoptive mother trusts you! Go ahead and do whatever you need to!"
With He Wenqian's permission 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 nervously, terrified something might go wrong.
He Wenqian shook her head. "It feels cool and refreshing, nothing special!"
After waiting a moment, Chen Guiyuan asked, "Why isn't it growing back yet?"
Ye Lingtian explained, "Adoptive father! The finger has been severed for twenty years, so the nerves and tissues are completely necrotic. We have to revive them first before it can slowly grow back piece by piece!"
"If it takes longer, it'll grow back in two or three years! If it's shorter, around half a year should do it!"
Chen Guiyuan shook his head with a look of utter disdain.
Completely unreliable!
Who couldn't make claims like that?
For all you know, a few months from now, you won't even be living in our house anymore.
Who are we supposed to hold accountable then?
Chen Xiaoran scoffed even more derisively, "Given your 'skills', shouldn't this be working instantly? Shouldn't my mom's finger just sprout right out on the spot? Who are you trying to fool?"
Seeing this, He Wenqian immediately chimed in, "Tian'er, adoptive mother believes in you! I'll apply a little bit every day and strive to grow it back as fast as possible!"
"Mom!"
Chen Xiaoran was beside herself with frustration.
"Yep, adoptive mother, just finish using this box and that will be enough!"
Ye Lingtian handed the wooden box over to He Wenqian.
"Don't worry, adoptive mother applies it every day!"
Then, Ye Lingtian produced that yellowed ancient medicinal prescription and handed it to Chen Guiyuan.
This left him stunned. "What are you doing with this?"
"Adoptive father, I've brought gifts for both adoptive mother 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? You didn't give my mom anything either!"
"You're not going to try and claim that my hiring at the Black Gold Consortium and my mom's fifty billion investment were gifts from you, are you?"
Looking at the yellowed sheet of paper, Chen Guiyuan asked doubtfully, "What is this?"
"Aren't you the Medicine King of Jiangcheng, adoptive father? This is an ancient medical prescription. Once you put this prescription into production, your company's market share will probably multiply several times over!"
Ye Lingtian explained.
Chen Guiyuan held the paper, his brow deeply furrowed.
If anyone else had claimed to give him an ancient prescription, he might have been half-skeptical and opened the paper to study it.
But this was handed to him by that unreliable fellow Ye Lingtian!
That was utterly out of the question!
He had just pulled out some kind of absurd ointment a moment earlier!
Could he possibly possess an ancient prescription capable of multiplying his company's market share severalfold?
Not even a ghost would believe that!
Ancient prescriptions were immensely precious; if word of one leaked, it could turn Jiangcheng into a river of blood or even turn the world upside down.
And you're just handing it to me like this?
Staring at the yellowed, aged piece of paper, he genuinely wanted to toss it straight onto the ground.
Let alone unfolding it to check the specific contents inside.
Yet He Wenqian immediately spoke up. "This is Tian'er's kind intention, you should just accept it!"
"Fine, alright."
Resisting the urge, Chen Guiyuan tucked it casually into his pocket.
He would never, ever imagine how valuable the ancient formula Ye Lingtian had given him truly was.
An ancient formula worth at least a hundred billion or more!
Chen Xiaoran had only reported for her onboarding today and wouldn't officially start working until a few days later.
Therefore, her small social circle was holding a banquet that evening to celebrate her and her best friend's successful entry into the Black Gold Consortium.
He Wenqian had harbored the thought of matchmaking the two of them, hoping to integrate Ye Lingtian into Chen Xiaoran's social circle as early as possible, and wanted her to bring Ye Lingtian along.
As a result, Chen Xiaoran flatly refused.
How could she possibly dare 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 had moved into her house!
After dinner, Chen Guiyuan also left the villa to go for a walk.
He had zero desire to lay eyes on Ye Lingtian.
Since he couldn't drive him out, he could only avoid him by leaving.
Walking along the pathway of the villa district, Chen Guiyuan subconsciously reached his hand into his pocket.
"Huh? What's this?"
He pulled out the ancient prescription Ye Lingtian had given him.
The sight of the ancient prescription instantly stirred up his anger.
Casually discarding the ancient prescription onto the ground, he walked away.
Not long after, another group of people strolled by.
Leading the way were an elderly man and a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was Shang Hongwei, Chen Guiyuan's mortal enemy and a pharmaceutical tycoon who had been suppressed by Chen Guiyuan all these years, always relegated to second place.
The elderly man beside him also carried significant clout: Xiang Haiwen, the vice president of the Jiangcheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
The two of them were discussing a project.
"Huh? Why is someone throwing trash around randomly in a place like this?"
Suddenly, Shang Hongwei looked down and spotted a yellowed sheet of paper.
Instinctively picking it up, he was about to toss it into a trash can.
However, upon picking it up, he caught sight of a line of small characters.
"Hmm? 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 medicinal prescription of Li Changsheng, the Longevity Medical Sage of the Dragon Kingdom from fifty years ago?!
How on earth had it 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 studying it intently.
"Boom!"
With just a glancing overview, his brain felt as though it were about to explode.
This turned out to be real?!
Shang Hongwei grew excited as well. "Vice President Xiang, what is this?"
Xiang Haiwen explained, "This is the long-lost Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment from fifty years ago! The legendary ancient formula capable of regenerating flesh and knitting bones! It can make severed arms and fingers grow back completely! It's the exclusive secret ancient recipe of the Longevity Physician Li Changsheng!"
"What? The exclusive secret ancient recipe of the Longevity Physician Li Changsheng?"
Shang Hongwei gasped in shock.
He might harbor doubts about the authenticity and efficacy of this prescription!
But he could never doubt Li Changsheng!
That man's creations were beyond questioning!
He was an absolute legend of the Dragon Kingdom!
A god in the medical world!
Who didn't hold him in awe?
"Judging by this, there's an eighty percent chance this prescription is authentic! Let me send it to the president to verify! Huff, huff, huff..."
Xiang Haiwen was breathing heavily.
With burning eyes, Shang Hongwei asked, "What happens if it's real?"
"If it's real! Once you put this prescription into production, you'll be able to trample Chen Guiyuan underfoot in no time at all! You will become the new Medicine King of Jiangcheng!"
Hearing this reply, Shang Hongwei was stirred to an indescribable degree of excitement.
"Vice President Xiang, let's hurry back and study this!"
He couldn't wait another second.
Roughly two hours later, news came back from the president, who was attending a meeting far away in Longdu—the ancient formula was real! And it was the most complete version!
A rough estimate put the value of this ancient formula at no less than a hundred billion!
"Heaven is helping me!"
"I never expected that taking a stroll 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 always competed against Chen Guiyuan, he desired nothing more than to usurp his position as Medicine King at every single waking moment!
Now, the opportunity had arrived!
With the ancient formula "Black Ginseng Jade Bone Ointment," he could crush Chen Guiyuan!
"Vice President Xiang, I'd like to hire you as our technical consultant! Let's get this ancient formula thoroughly researched as soon as possible so we can mass-produce it for the market!"
"Everyone else listen up, keep this news strictly confidential for now!"
Ambitious as ever, Shang Hongwei declared, "Chen Guiyuan, just wait. I've prepared a colossal 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 rendezvoused with Zhou Xinyi.
She recounted every single absurd thing Ye Lingtian had pulled off that afternoon to Zhou Xinyi.
"What? He gave Uncle an ancient prescription worth at least a hundred billion?"
"I'm dying of laughter. If he had a prescription like that, why would he be desperately clinging to your family as a freeloaders?"
Zhou Xinyi was laughing so hard her stomach hurt.
Chen Xiaoran was fuming with irritation. "And that ointment he smeared on my mom's hand—it smelled like it was fished straight out of a garbage can! He even claimed it would make my mom's finger grow back!"
Zhou Xinyi laughed even louder. "That is utterly absurd. He wouldn't even be able to fool a three-year-old with that!"
Chen Xiaoran let out a long sigh. "But my mom dotes on him endlessly! She lets him do whatever he wants! She even wanted me to bring him along to the banquet just now? No way, I refused. I'd die of shame!"