Seeing Yu Xiaogang's excited expression, Gu Ye became even more certain that he should "help" Yu Xiaogang first and let him regain the vigor of youth.
"Physician Gu, then I wonder if Gu could..." Yu Xiaogang asked meaningfully as he looked at Gu Ye.
"Grandmaster! I already told your dean just now that there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Besides, shouldn't you undergo some sort of test to confirm whether I can truly cure your Martial Soul defect? You should know that, up until now, no one in this world has ever cured a Martial Soul defect. Yet you trust me so easily?"
Gu Ye's rhetorical question was a very good one.
Yu Xiaogang had not been particularly suspicious to begin with, since Flender had already explained Gu Ye's circumstances to him in great detail.
Furthermore, Gu Ye was Zhu Zhuqing's teacher. They bore no grudges or enmity toward one another, so there was no reason for Gu Ye to harm him.
Still, one could never be too guarded around others. Yu Xiaogang was a cautious man, and he had harbored a trace of suspicion toward Gu Ye. Yet Gu Ye's question dispelled that final trace of doubt.
"Physician Gu, you can rest assured on that point. Even if there is only the slightest chance, I want to try. As for payment, money is merely worldly possessions. I know you are certainly not such a vulgar person. As long as you ask, anything within my ability, I will agree to."
After saying that, Yu Xiaogang looked at Gu Ye with a sincere expression.
Tang San stood up as well and apologized, "Physician Gu, I apologize for my earlier disrespectful behavior. If you can cure my teacher's Martial Soul defect and allow him to break through