The Physician Tycoon

Since his father passed away, all that's left in Ye Kai's house are a few broken tables and chairs, and two broken beds.

The food supply is gone, and he never gets paid for working for the village chief. This grown man has to rely on Sister Hongxia's help to survive.

The most urgent task is to improve the family's financial situation.

Without money, let alone finding the Rainbow Fairy's female disciple, even survival would be a problem.

What's the fastest way to make money?

Of course, it's about living off the land.

There is a large mountain to the south of the village called Peach Blossom Mountain.

Deep in the mountains, there are various precious medicinal herbs and wild animals. In recent months, the mountains have been haunted, with ghosts of hanged men frequently appearing.

A daring young man went hunting in the mountains and encountered several hanged ghosts with blue faces, fangs, and long tongues sticking out. He was scared half to death.

After escaping by sheer luck, he fell ill and lay in bed, suffering from a high fever for three days and three nights, constantly talking nonsense. It was said that he was possessed by a demon.

Finally, they asked the famous fortune teller Jia Banxian to perform a ritual, which drove away the possessing demon.

From then on, no one in the village dared to go into the mountains to hunt anymore.

Ye Kai desperately needed money and had mastered the One-Finger Divine Skill, so he was naturally unafraid of ghosts. He decided to go into the mountains to search for treasure.

As dawn broke, Ye Kai grabbed a machete, slung a small basket over his shoulder, and headed towards Peach Blossom Mountain.

He could see from afar that the road leading up the mountain was blocked to the north, and there were people guarding the entrance.

Ye Kai avoided the main road and took a small path up the mountain.

It was March, and flowers were in full bloom along the way.

Ye Kai walked around, stopping frequently, and found some wild mushrooms, such as shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms. Ye Kai used a machete to dig out the wild mushrooms and put them into his small basket.

Wild mushrooms on the mountain are everywhere and no one digs them up.

In less than an hour, the small basket was more than half full, but not a single hanged ghost was found.

Ye Kai found it amusing that the villagers were too timid, leaving behind treasures scattered all over the mountains.

That's good, then I, Ye Kai, can get rich!

He came to a grove of trees and saw wild mushrooms growing at the base of the trees. Just as he was about to dig them up, a man jumped out from behind a large tree.

No, it's a ghost!

He was dressed in white, and his face was also white, as white as flour!

The eyes were red, like they had conjunctivitis.

A huge mouth opened, and a long, scarlet tongue stuck out—it was terrifying.

It was the first time Ye Kai had ever seen a ghost, and he couldn't help but panic and shiver.

However, he was skilled and daring, and upon closer inspection, he discovered that there was a shadow under the ghost's feet.

Ye Kai had heard that real ghosts have no shadows.

He realized that the ghost was fake!

He was furious. "Damn it, he's pretending to be a ghost to scare me!"

The ghost stretched its arms out in front of it, just like a zombie in a movie, and hopped and skipped toward Ye Kai.

He kept muttering, "I died a terrible death! You're the one who killed me! Give me back my life!"

Ye Kai stood still, gripping his machete tightly, staring intently at the ghost.

Seeing that Ye Kai wasn't running away, Gui Yi felt guilty. Then, seeing the gleaming machete in Ye Kai's hand, he didn't dare to go forward.

"Awooo!" the ghost screamed.

Two more ghosts appeared out of nowhere, both dressed in white, sticking out their tongues, hopping and skipping as they approached Ye Kai.

The three ghosts were about to surround Ye Kai.

When they got close, Ye Kai suddenly kicked one of the ghosts in the stomach.

"Oh my god!" the ghost screamed, clutching its stomach and collapsing to the ground.

That "Oh my god!" was clearly a human voice; ghosts don't call for their mothers!

Ye Kai finally understood: this was a ghost played by three people.

He then kicked one of the ghosts on the left in the waist, and the ghost fell down with a thud.

The last ghost, seeing Ye Kai's incredible prowess, turned to run away, but Ye Kai grabbed it by the collar and lifted it up.

The ghost, its feet dangling in the air, begged for mercy, "Don't hit me! I'm Crooked Mouth!"

"Damn it, isn't Crooked Mouth from our village? How dare you impersonate Crooked Mouth? I'll beat you to death!"

Ye Kai let go, and the ghost fell to the ground. Ye Kai then kicked the ghost a few times.

The ghost screamed in pain, "Please, stop hitting me! I really have a crooked mouth!"

Upon closer listening, Ye Kai realized it really did sound like a crooked mouth.

The ghost got up from the ground, wiped the flour off its face, and took the pig's tongue out of its mouth, revealing a familiar face to Ye Kai.

That's really a crooked mouth!

Crooked Mouth lived at the south end of the village. He was a scoundrel who spent his days idly, gambling, drinking, and harassing women.

Because his mouth was crooked from birth, he got the nickname "Crooked Mouth".

Unexpectedly, this kid was quite skilled at pretending to be a ghost. He smeared powder on his face, put a pig's tongue in his mouth, and wore white clothes, thus transforming into a hanged ghost.

The man with the crooked mouth looked up and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Ye Kai, what are you doing here? You brat..."

Ye Kai slapped him across the face, and "smack!"

The crooked mouth became even more crooked, and it looked like it was about to twist down to the neck.

Ye Kai snapped, "Damn it, watch your mouth!"

"Yes, yes, I was wrong!" The crooked-mouthed man quickly admitted defeat.

Ye Kai said sternly, "I'm asking you a question now, so you'd better tell me the truth!"

"yes!"

"Why are you pretending to be ghosts here?"

"It's all for making some money."

"Nonsense, how can you make money by pretending to be a ghost?"

"This place is haunted, so the villagers are afraid to come up here. All these treasures are ours, and nobody cares if we poach."

Ye Kai understood. These people were poaching wild animals here and, fearing being discovered, came up with the idea of ​​pretending to be ghosts.

"Take me to see what you've stolen!"

Zhou Feng escorted Wai Zui to a cave, pushed open the wooden door, and heard shouts and curses coming from inside.

After walking a dozen meters further in, I saw a girl tied to a stone pillar, with two men taking turns harassing her.

"Little girl, this is the middle of nowhere. Even if you scream your lungs out, it won't help. No one will come to save you."

"You'd better just do as we say and cooperate properly, and we two brothers will make sure you're comfortable!"

As they talked, the two men began to undress the girl.

The girl struggled desperately, kicking her legs wildly, but her hands were tied behind her back to the stone pillar, and her feet were quickly pinned down by two men.

"Haha, what a beauty! I'll go first!"

"No, I'll go first!"

The two men were arguing fiercely about who should go first.

Ye Kai stepped forward and struck each of them on the neck with a palm strike, causing them to collapse limply.

Ye Kai looked at the girl; what a beautiful girl!

She had an oval face as white as an egg, arched willow-leaf eyebrows, and rosy cherry lips. She wore a short-sleeved top and jeans, and her figure was curvaceous and stunning.

It's quite unexpected to see such a beautiful woman in the middle of nowhere.

Who is she?

What are you doing here?