A way to treat him

"Young Master Ye, do you still remember me?" Zhou Jinzhi sat down beside Ye Fan, smiling broadly.

Ye Fan nodded. "I remember! You're that crooked jade merchant. Have my things been delivered yet?"

"Not yet," Zhou Jinzhi said.

Ye Fan frowned. "You're far too slow!"

"I'm terribly sorry!" Zhou Jinzhi said with a smile.

"Forget it!"

"Young Master Ye, where did you get that prescription you wrote?" Zhou Jinzhi couldn't help asking.

When Zhou Jinzhi had called Elder Bai and told him he had found a prescription written by an extraordinary master, he had only been joking. Yet after Physician Hua, who worked for Elder Bai's household, read Ye Fan's prescription, he had been utterly awestruck. He had even said something about how hearing the truth in the morning would make dying that evening worthwhile, and exclaimed, "A miracle doctor! A true miracle doctor!"

Elder Bai had called him and insisted that he arrange an introduction to this extraordinary master.

"I wrote it myself!" Ye Fan said.

Zhou Jinzhi: "..."

"His last flare-up was two and a half years ago, wasn't it?" Ye Fan asked.

Zhou Jinzhi nodded. "Yes."

"Then he has another six months." Ye Fan couldn't help shaking his head.

Zhou Jinzhi looked at Ye Fan. "Is there a way to treat him?" Zhou Jinzhi and Bai Shiyuan, the patriarch of the Bai Family, were sworn brothers, so he cared deeply about Bai Yunxi's condition as well.

"Medicine can only buy him time."

Zhou Jinzhi's eyes lit up. "Medicine can only buy him time? Does that mean there's another way?"

Ye Fan nodded. "Yes!"

"What way?" Zhou Jinzhi asked.

"Have him sleep with me! As long as he sleeps with me, the problem will be solved. He has cold energy, and I have plenty of fiery energy. Wouldn't we balance each other out?" On the Azure Mystic Continent, this was how people born with an ice marrow constitution were treated: they found someone who practiced a fire-attribute cultivation technique and engaged in dual cultivation. People with an ice marrow constitution were ideal cultivation cauldrons. Everyone fought over female cultivators with this constitution, and the same went for male cultivators. Of course, many male cultivators never realized that their Cold Affliction was actually an ice marrow constitution and ended up freezing to death.

Zhou Jinzhi stared at Ye Fan in mortified anger, while Jiang Hailin looked at him with eyes full of admiration.

Qian Yu covered his face, his expression contorted.

Zhou Jinzhi shot to his feet and pointed at Ye Fan. "You... you..."

Ye Fan looked at Zhou Jinzhi. "You seem very worked up. At your age, you shouldn't get so worked up. It'll shorten your life..."

Zhou Jinzhi glared at Ye Fan, then turned and left.

Jiang Hailin looked at Ye Fan with eyes full of admiration. "Young Master Ye, why did you have to offend Old Master Zhou?"

"Offend Old Master Zhou? When did I offend him? He came to me with questions, and I answered all of them," Ye Fan said innocently.

Jiang Hailin: "..."

"Young Master Ye, you've got some nerve. You really will say anything!" Qian Yu said admiringly.

Ye Fan looked at Qian Yu in confusion. "I didn't say anything scary!"

Qian Yu: "..." You said something as terrifying as having Young Master Bai sleep with you, and you don't think that's scary?

"That old man has such a temper. I told him so much, and he still glared at me!" Ye Fan said indignantly.

In the hall, Liao He's face darkened, a trace of confusion crossing his mind. "How does Ye Fan know Old Master Zhou?"

Seeing Liao He's grave expression, Liao Tingting asked, "Is this Old Master Zhou someone important?"

Liao He nodded. "Old Master Zhou is from Capital City. He used to be a powerful figure there. Although he's retired now, he still has his connections. But it looked like his conversation with Ye Fan just now didn't go very well. What a pity. Instead of seizing the opportunity, Ye Fan actually offended him. That boy really is a hopeless case."

Liao Tingting pressed her lips together. "How did Ye Fan get involved with Song Bohui and the others?" The combined strength of the Song Family and those other prominent families was not to be underestimated!

"Fan, come with me for a moment!" Wu Sihan said as he walked over to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan stood and followed Wu Sihan.

"How did you end up offending Old Master Zhou?" Wu Sihan turned around, exasperated with him.

"I didn't offend him! That old fellow just has a terrible temper. He's impossible to please!" Ye Fan complained indignantly.

Wu Sihan: "..."

"Cousin, what's wrong?" Ye Fan asked.

"That Old Master Zhou has a very influential background. He's no ordinary man. If you run into him again, make sure you're more polite," Wu Sihan said.

Ye Fan nodded. "All right."

"Go apologize to Old Master Zhou sometime!" Wu Sihan said.

Ye Fan looked utterly baffled. "Apologize? How am I supposed to apologize? I didn't offend him."

Wu Sihan: "..."