Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 56: Nether-Born Fracture

"Are you deaf? From which ear did you hear I was going to treat someone? Looks like you’re daydreaming too much, old fart!" Ye Chen stated with disdain and continued.

"I just want to know what type of congenital disease it is, so I can consider whether or not it is worth treating for a tier-7 cauldron," he added.

Hearing him Zhi Qiang burst into laughter.

"Haha, you want to consider whether it is worth it or not? Do you really think a congenital disease is child’s play and you can treat it like nothing? Let’s say that I don’t believe you have this ability; even the senior Su and everyone here won’t believe it!" he said with contempt.

In response, Ye Chen just shrugged his shoulders and turned towards the old man Su.

"You still haven’t told me what congenital disease it is?" he inquired once again.

In response, the old man, Su, nodded without any change in his expression.

"Rather than congenital disease, the right word here would be a curse because Su Ying’s condition is very similar to this, and it is called a nether-born fracture."

"This disease or curse blocks all the internal channels for Qi, dantian, and soul, which makes treatment impossible. Not only this, but if she tried to cultivate or get treated in this condition, she would go berserk and destroy the things around her."

"Then there are also her bones, which get fractured for no reason every month," the old man explained, grief flashing in his eyes.

Hearing this, everyone on the second floor was stunned. After all, Su Ying’s sickness wasn’t explained in detail to others; they only knew a few things.

"Old man, how long did Su Ying stay in the womb?" Ye Chen inquired after hearing his explanation.

The old man Su couldn’t help but become surprised at this; however, he immediately replied.

"She stayed in the womb for a total of eighteen years," he said.

"Then after that her body growth became slower, right? It would’ve taken her ten years to grow as tall as five years old, right?" Ye Chen asked further.

In response, the old man Su nodded, but this time with a serious look.

Not many people knew about her slow growth because at that time an expert was treating Su Ying. Moreover, no one was allowed to go near Su Ying from birth.

The only people who knew about this were her mother, that medicine expert, and him. So Ye Chen couldn’t have known about this.

Even if some doctors visited to treat Su Ying, he didn’t explain this because they failed to find anything wrong.

"This little friend is right. Her growth is indeed slow," he replied.

Hearing him Ye Chen didn’t show much surprise and pondered a little.

"Old man, I can treat her, but let me tell you this tier-7 cauldron would not even cover ten percent of the cost," he stated with a serious look.

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The people on the second floor couldn’t help but become stunned after hearing him.

As for Zhi Qiang, he burst out laughing again.

"Hahaha! You can really treat this congenital disease; moreover, this tier-7 cauldron can’t cover ten percent of the cost. I don’t know if you are ignorant or an idiot thinking like this. Do you really believe Senior Su would agree to it?"

"Let’s not say anything about whether you can treat this congenital disease or not; just the cost is enough to make someone think that you are scamming," he sneered with contempt.

In response, Ye Chen just smiled and waited for the old man Su’s answer.

If he said no, then he wouldn’t pester him.

The old man saw through his thoughts and hesitated. Ye Chen was after all just an eighteen-year-old boy. How could he believe his words for treating such a congenital disease?

Although he found out about the slow growth of Su Ying, who knows if it was coincidental or someone else pulling tricks from behind?

After all, many people have seen Su Ying; they might reach their own conclusions. If there was any enemy, he might not even tell of such discoveries and would use it later to gain trust.

’He came here with Jing Xiao. Does this girl know anything?’ The old man Su thought inwardly and looked at her.

In response, Jing Xiao just smiled and remained neutral. She neither advised him to agree nor told him to disagree.

Ye Chen had only asked him once, and he didn’t bother to make him believe in his abilities; clearly, he left the decision to the old man.

Getting no answer from Jing Xiao, the old man Su frowned before speaking.

"This little friend, the cost is no problem; however, you are just too young. It is too hard for me to believe in you. So why don’t you perform a check on me and tell me what is wrong with my body? If it’s true, I will gladly invite you to treat Su Ying, and if you fail, I will just think of this as a joke," the old man Su said calmly.

Hearing him, the people on the second floor were dumbfounded. Although the old man was testing Ye Chen, he clearly believed half of his words.

"Senior Su, have you gone senile? Don’t you see this brat is just a mere Qi-gathering cultivator! There is no way he can treat anyone. Also, he had tried to spread the fake pill formula a while ago; he is clearly some low-level swindler!" Zhi Qiang stated with dissatisfaction and continued.

"I still think that senior Su should sell this cauldron to me and use the money to find a good medicine master from another kingdom. This would cost less, and it’s even better than some swindler trying something," he added.

In response, the old man Su gave him a cold look and looked at Ye Chen with hope. Although it was idiotic to believe someone young like him could cure Su Ying, he didn’t want to give up on any chance.

"Since you are sincere about this, I will do it," Ye Chen replied and reached out his hand to take the old man’s pulse.

The old man Su didn’t resist and gave his wrist to him.

"You have no serious problems, and there is nothing wrong with your body; it’s just you had some problems with the breakthrough of your small realm. Because of this, your qi is a bit unstable," Ye Chen said after a moment.

Hearing him, the old man Su’s eyes brightened, and his breathing became a little hurried.

"This little friend is right, and I now believe in your skills!" the old man Su nodded with an excited look.

Although it was just a minor problem with breakthrough, it was caused by Su Ying’s condition. He had looked for other medicine masters; however, they failed to discover anything.

Only Ye Chen was able to find out about it and even explained what the problem was. If he really doesn’t believe him, then he would be an idiot.

"Senior Su, you really are taking his words as truth? Don’t you know the problems with a breakthrough are very normal, and almost everyone encounters it, especially at your age?" Zhi Qiang spoke with dissatisfaction, thinking the old man has gone crazy for the treatment of Su Ying.

"Humph! Alchemist Zhi Qiang! Don’t talk nonsense about this little friend; if not, don’t expect me to be polite with you!" The old man Su stated with a cold look and turned towards Ye Chen.

"Little friend, my name is Su Qiming, and I am the current head of the Su family. I hope you don’t mind my earlier offense," the old man bowed his head slightly and apologized.

Watching him like this, everyone on the second floor was dumbfounded. Only Ye Chen, Li Mei, Lan Ming, and Jing Xiao were calm.

Jing Xiao knew that Ye Chen’s medicine skills were terrifying, so she wasn’t surprised. As for Li Mei and Lan Ming, they only thought it was right for him to apologize.

"Old man Su, you don’t have to apologize for this. If you had not been sincere with your request, I would’ve left long ago. Also, let’s not talk about this and prepare these things for me. Once you have everything on the list, we can start the treatment," Ye Chen replied as he gave him a paper with a few things written on it.

The old man took a slight look at the list and nodded.

"Little friend Ye Chen, I can prepare everything on the list by tomorrow. If you are free, then tell me. I will personally fetch you," Su Qiming stated.

"Okay, then come and fetch me tomorrow," Ye Chen nodded after some thought.

"Little friend Ye Chen, no matter if you can treat Su Ying or not, from now on this tier-7 cauldron will belong to you," Su Qiming declared with a serious look.

Hearing this, everyone was surprised; even Ye Chen didn’t expect this.