Chapter 16

Originally, Ye Fan had already deduced from Zhang Lin's appearance that he was here to treat Su Yuxin's illness. Now, seeing the other party's arrogant demeanor, he vaguely understood something but did not expose it. Instead, he calmly responded, "My surname is Ye, and my name is Fan."

"Ye Fan?"

Su Jindi muttered, recalling for a moment. After confirming that Su Yuxin and Su Liuli did not have this friend, he glared and said, "Confess, why are you in my house?"

"Your sister invited me to help her with her illness," Ye Fan raised an eyebrow slightly, unwilling to waste words, and got straight to the point.

"Help my sister with her illness?"

Su Jindi, as if hearing something unbelievable, widened his eyes and carefully examined Ye Fan from head to toe three times.

"So you're a doctor, my apologies," Su Jindi said. Seeing that Su Jindi was silent, Master Zhang Lin put on a show of politeness and said, "I am Zhang Lin, the Taoist priest of Qinglong Daoist Temple."

"Qinglong Daoist Temple?" Ye Fan glanced at Zhang Lin casually, "Never heard of it."

"Hey, you little brat, how dare you pretend not to know me in front of your Uncle Zhang?"

Zhang Lin had intended to intimidate Ye Fan with his reputation, hoping to scare him away. Hearing Ye Fan's arrogant words, he was instantly enraged, cursing inwardly. However, he did not directly confront Ye Fan but instead said to Su Jindi with a hint of displeasure, "Young Master Su, since your family has already invited a high expert, why did you invite me?"

"Master Zhang, please listen to me, I had no idea about this..."

Seeing Zhang Lin getting angry, Su Jindi apologized with a panicked look and then glared at Ye Fan in a fit of rage, "Where did you come from? You don't even know Master Zhang, and you dare to say you're here to treat my sister? I think you're just a fraud! Get lost before I get angry, or I won't be nice to you!"

"Little brat, not only did you steal my business, but you also pretended to be ignorant when you saw me. When I was wandering around, you were still playing in the mud. With such a shallow level, how dare you compete with me?"

Seeing Su Jindi not only scold Ye Fan but also show signs of wanting to teach him a lesson, Zhang Lin sneered inwardly, looking at Ye Fan with disdain, as if a martial artist of the innate realm had encountered a martial artist of the acquired realm.

Su Jindi's suspicion and insults made Ye Fan's eyes cold. He instinctively wanted to slap Su Jindi away, but upon noticing Zhang Lin's smug expression, he abandoned the thought.

Firstly, he could see that Su Jindi was being used by Zhang Lin and was the real culprit. Secondly, he could tell that Su Jindi respected Zhang Lin and disrespected him because of Su Yuxin's illness.

If he slapped Su Jindi, it would be a sign of weakness.

"Since you're here to treat Miss Su, may I ask what illness she has and how you plan to treat it?" Ye Fan's expression returned to calmness, and he asked Zhang Lin with a sidelong glance.

"Hey, boy, you're so young and already practicing medicine. I didn't doubt you, but now you're talking big and trying to test me."

Since Zhang Lin had never taken on a challenge without being sure of victory, he now sneered at Ye Fan's questioning, "According to what Young Master Su said, his sister wears a mink coat and covers herself with a quilt in such hot weather, naturally because of excessive yin energy in her body. As for the treatment, only pure yang medicine can be used."

"If it were just ordinary yin energy, pure yang medicine would work, but your sister has an extremely yin constitution. Would pure yang medicine be effective?" Ye Fan asked again.

This boy can actually see that she has an extremely yin constitution?

Zhang Lin was startled, vaguely feeling that Ye Fan might not be a fraud. He then pretended to be haughty, raising his head and retreating, "What do you know, you little brat?"

"I think you have no idea how to treat it, right?"

Ye Fan's ridicule continued. By now, he was certain that the man in front of him was a fraud.

"Ridiculous! Since I started practicing medicine, I've never encountered a disease I couldn't cure!"

Zhang Lin was deeply offended by Ye Fan's words, feeling as if he had been slapped. His face turned red, but he became even more arrogant, "I just don't want to discuss it with a little brat like you!"

As he spoke, Zhang Lin raised his head even higher, his mouth almost reaching the sky, seemingly admiring the beauty of the sky but actually using his peripheral vision to look at Su Jindi, hoping Su Jindi would drive Ye Fan away.

Seeing Ye Fan's young age and lack of recognition of Zhang Lin's name, Su Jindi subconsciously regarded Ye Fan as a fraud. However, when he heard Ye Fan's insightful comments about Su Yuxin's condition, he was somewhat surprised and remained silent.

"Young Master Su, I agreed to treat your sister because of your deep affection for her. Since she has already invited a high expert, I won't embarrass myself!"

Seeing Su Jindi silent and somewhat intimidated by Ye Fan, Zhang Lin frowned and added fuel to the fire, "I will return the payment you gave me, including the jade pendant!"

"Master Zhang, please don't be angry, I'll make him leave!"

Hearing Zhang Lin's ultimatum, Su Jindi panicked and immediately issued an eviction order without considering whether he had misunderstood Ye Fan, "I don't care if you're here to cheat or to treat my sister. Now, I ask you to leave my house immediately—my sister's illness doesn't need your treatment!"

"Divine Doctor Ye."

After Su Jindi issued the eviction order, before Ye Fan could respond, Su Yuxin's voice came from behind. Su Yuxin, wearing a cotton nightgown, walked out of the main building. Seeing Su Jindi and Zhang Lin, she raised an eyebrow thoughtfully and walked over, "Jindi, where have you been these past few days?"

"Big Sister, is this guy the doctor you invited?"

Su Jindi, who had already suspected he might have misunderstood Ye Fan, blurted out the question when he heard Su Yuxin call Ye Fan "Divine Doctor Ye."

"Yes," Su Yuxin nodded and then looked at Zhang Lin, "And this is?"

"This is Master Zhang Lin, the Taoist priest of Qinglong Daoist Temple," Su Jindi quickly introduced, "I specially invited Master Zhang Lin to treat you."

Zhang Lin?

Hearing this, Su Yuxin immediately recalled that Su Liuli had suggested seeking Zhang Lin for treatment a few days ago, but Su Hongyuan had said that Zhang Lin was not a high expert and was just a fraud under the guise of a master. He had not been exposed because he was an important link in the official-business interest alliance.

"Divine Doctor Ye has already treated me yesterday, and my condition has improved a lot."

Thinking of her brother's efforts to travel far to the southeast to invite Zhang Lin, Su Yuxin was somewhat moved and did not want to disappoint his good intentions. Therefore, she did not expose Zhang Lin and said, "I won't trouble Master Zhang."

"Miss Su, I was moved by your brother's sincerity and specially came out of seclusion to treat you. Since you say that, I won't embarrass myself!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lin was startled but remained calm, "However, I must remind you that from my conversation with this boy, he is clearly a fraud! I hope you don't be deceived by him and miss the best time for treatment. Otherwise, even my old friend, the divine doctor Chu Xuanji, might not be able to save you!"

As he spoke, Zhang Lin looked at Ye Fan arrogantly, as if his status had risen several levels by claiming to be friends with Chu Xuanji.

Although Ye Fan was very annoyed with Zhang Lin, he had to admit that Zhang Lin was very skilled at deception, with a set of smooth talk and a deep understanding of human weaknesses.

However—

When he heard the words "old friend Chu Xuanji," he couldn't help but laugh.

This was not just a matter of showing off in front of Guan Yu; it was about blowing his own horn to the sky...

He had lived with the old man for twenty years and had even counted the number of hairs on his head, but he had never heard the old man mention a friend named Zhang Lin.

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