The Physician Tycoon

"And how did you know this secret?"

"I've been inside that cave."

As they spoke, the two had already returned to Jia Banxian's courtyard.

Huang Li found a button in the corner, pressed it, and a stone door in the wall opened.

It turned out to be a tunnel.

"Let's go!" Huang Li led the way into the tunnel, with Ye Kai following closely behind.

After descending several dozen steps, it started to get cooler down below.

The light also became dimmer.

Huang Li turned on her phone's flashlight to illuminate the path ahead. After walking a few dozen meters, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a cave.

This is a cave as big as three or four basketball courts. Rays of sunlight shine down from the cracks in the cave ceiling, and the cave is covered with all kinds of strangely shaped stalactites.

It's truly a hidden paradise.

There was a stone statue in front of them, depicting a woman meditating. Ye Kai went forward to take a look out of curiosity.

The woman appeared to be practicing qigong, her eyes closed as if contemplating her inner thoughts, her hands placed in front of her lower abdomen.

Upon closer inspection, the woman's features were exquisite, her skin as smooth as jade, making her appear lifelike.

She is as beautiful as a fairy from heaven.

Huang Li took a few steps forward, and then, thud!

She knelt and kowtowed before the stone statue, chanting, "Disciple Huang Li comes to pay respects to the Ancestral Master!"

Ye Kai was puzzled. What was wrong with Huang Li? Why was she calling a stone statue "Grandmaster Aunt"?

To Ye Kai's even greater surprise, the stone statue actually spoke: "Get up."

Huang Li remained kneeling, pleading, "Please enlighten me, Ancestral Master, did my father come?"

"Don't mention that good-for-nothing junior apprentice to me! Just thinking about him makes me angry!"

The stone statue can actually get angry!

Why do I keep encountering such strange and unusual things today?

Ye Kai observed carefully but did not see the stone statue open its mouth.

So where did this sound come from?

I never expected there to be such strange and unusual things in a Taoist temple.

"Grandmaster, please don't be angry. He's already learned his lesson. He fell off the cliff and is probably dead, eaten by wolves!"

"Hmph, it would be better if he got eaten by wolves. Then I wouldn't be angry about him."

Huang Li was overjoyed. "Master, why do you say that? Have you perhaps met my father?"

The stone statue growled, "Little Jia, come out! Your daughter is here to see you!"

A man dressed as a Taoist priest walked out of a small cave; it was none other than Jia Banxian.

With humbled head and obedient eyes, Jia Banxian knelt before the stone statue, saying, "Greetings, Master!"

The stone statue turned out to be Jia Banxian's aunt!

Ye Kai observed carefully and found that when the stone statue was speaking, although its lips did not move, the muscles on its face trembled slightly.

It turns out that the stone statue was actually a real person!

The stone statues don't speak with their mouths, but with their ventriloquism, the sounds coming from their chests and abdomens.

"Hmph, you have the nerve to call me 'Master Aunt'! You're always doing nothing productive, making a few dirty bucks by fortune-telling and exorcising ghosts!"

How could my senior sister have taken in such a good-for-nothing disciple! If you don't mend your ways, I will expel you from the sect on her behalf!

Master Jia, filled with trepidation, said, "This disciple will definitely repent and start anew! I beg your forgiveness, Master!"

"Hmph, I hope you're telling the truth. You can step aside now."

Jia Banxian stood up obediently and walked to the side.

The woman looked at Ye Kai and asked, "Who are you?"

Huang Li explained, "His name is Ye Kai. He's the one who drove my dad off the cliff!"

Before Ye Kai could explain, the woman said sternly, "Ye Kai, how dare you bully a disciple of my Baiyun Temple!"

Ye Kai was indignant. This woman was far too protective of her own. She knew perfectly well who Jia Banxian was, yet she still defended him.

Ye Kai countered, "And who are you?"

Huang Li scolded, "How dare you be so rude! This is my ancestral master, whose Taoist name is Master Mingyue."

"So it's Master Mingyue. Please listen to me, Master Jia and Daoist Heilong are colluding to cheat honest businessmen. For money, he's even offering his own wife to Daoist Heilong. Shouldn't such a person be punished?"

Master Mingyue sternly shouted at Jia Banxian, "Little Jia, is what he said true?"

Master Jia knelt down with a thud. "Master, please understand, I did not collude with the Black Dragon Taoist as he claimed. If you don't believe me, you can bring the Black Dragon Taoist here for a confrontation!"

Master Mingyue looked at Ye Kai, "Ye Kai, words alone are not enough. Summon Daoist Black Dragon here for a confrontation!"

Ye Kai was dumbfounded. The Black Dragon Taoist had already been eaten by wolves. Where could he call for help?

"Master, the black dragon has fallen off the cliff and been eaten by wolves. Where can I find him?"

How can you prove he was eaten by wolves?

"Huang Li can testify that I went down the cliff with her."

Huang Li had been confined to the house by Ye Kai for several days, harboring resentment and wanting to take this opportunity to get revenge. She shook her head repeatedly, "No, I didn't see any Black Dragon Taoist Priest!"

Ye Kai was furious. "Huang Li, you little brat, how can you lie like this? Didn't you come with me to look for him at the bottom of the cliff and see some bones?"

Huang Li's eyes widened. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten, Ancestral Master! This brat took advantage of my fear at the bottom of the cliff and molested me!"

Master Mingyue was furious upon hearing this: "Ye Kai, how dare you! How dare you molest a disciple of my Baiyun Temple? Do you know your crime?"

Ye Kai protested, "Master, she's lying. She was bitten by a poisonous scorpion, and I was treating her wound!"

Master Mingyue completely ignored Ye Kai's explanations and shouted, "Guards!"

Two Taoist nuns emerged from the cave. "Master, what are your orders?"

Abbess Mingyue pointed at Ye Kai, "Lock this brat up!"

"Yes, Master!"

The two Taoist nuns each grabbed one of Ye Kai's arms, dragged him to a cave, locked him inside, and then locked the door.

Ye Kai looked around. It was a cave dwelling of about ten square meters, with a single bed and a table, nothing more, very simple.

There was only a straw mat on the bed; there wasn't even a quilt.

The table was covered with a layer of dust, indicating that no one had lived here for a long time.

The wooden gate was very sturdy, and a large iron lock could be seen through the cracks in the door.

With Ye Kai's skill, this iron lock was certainly no match for him. He didn't want to go out yet; he wanted to see how Abbess Mingyue would deal with him.

Ye Kai picked up the mat, shook off the dust, spread it on the bed, and lay down on it.

About an hour later, someone outside announced, "Dinner's ready!"

A bowl was slipped through the crack in the door. It contained rice, topped with a layer of green vegetables and tofu, and a pair of chopsticks were also placed on it.

Ye Kai was indeed hungry, so he picked up the bowl and started eating, quickly finishing the bowl of rice.

He slipped the bowls and chopsticks through the crack in the door.

Bored out of his mind in the cave, he began to meditate and practice his skills, which lasted for half a day until it got dark.

Another bowl of rice was brought in from outside. Ye Kai ate the rice and then began to meditate again.

About an hour later, Ye Kai finished his practice.

He heard the sound of running water next door, which piqued his curiosity. Who was next door and what were they doing?

He leaned against the wall and listened; it sounded like someone was taking a shower.

He pushed against the wall, trying to stand up, but a brick fell down.

Afraid of disturbing the neighbors, Ye Kai quickly caught the brick. At that moment, he noticed a hole in the wall, only as thick as a chopstick.

Ye Kai curiously peered over the wall through the hole and saw steam rising inside. A woman was taking a bath in a wooden tub. When he saw the woman's face clearly, he was greatly surprised.