Chapter 2241 Show some sincerity

Ye Bufan looked at the two people before him. “Apology, you say? Then you’ll need to show some sincerity!”

“Sincerity?”

Lu Bingkun looked utterly bewildered. He was just a Cultivator, not particularly astute when it came to social etiquette.

“Dr. Ye, what do you mean?”

Ye Bufan said, “A few days ago, the steward came to apologize to me and brought two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Originally, I didn’t care much for these things, but if the amount is less than what the steward gave, it might not look good for the Prince’s reputation.

Since that’s the case, let’s make it the same as the steward: just compensate me with two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.”

“Uh… two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones…”

Hearing that number, Lu Bingkun couldn’t help but gasp.

As a Cultivator, he naturally understood how enormous that figure was.

He had not even used two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones from his Artifact Refining Stage Cultivation to his current Void Tempering Initial Stage, yet the other party was asking for so much right away.

“Dr. Ye, isn’t that number a bit too high?”

Ye Bufan smiled slightly, “The amount isn’t for you to decide. Let the Prince decide.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Lu Bingkun realized that the other party was making an exorbitant demand, but this was truly not something he could decide on his own, nor could Dugu Hong next to him.

He stood up and, with his group, rushed back to the Laiyang Royal Mansion.

Inside the study of the Royal Mansion, upon hearing Lu Bingkun report the price of two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, Dugu Zhan slammed the table. “Is that fellow crazy? Asking for so much right off the bat?”

Lu Bingkun asked hesitantly, “Prince, should we give it or not?”

“Give it? Are you saying the Spirit Stones in my Royal Mansion are just blown in by the wind?”

Laiyang King was furious. Although he was extremely wealthy, taking out so many Spirit Stones at once felt like cutting off a piece of his own flesh.

Just then, a young eunuch rushed in from outside.

“Prince, news has come back from the Imperial Palace.”

Dugu Zhan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

“Tell me, what did that Ye do after entering the palace?”

As a Prince, his mind was naturally not to be underestimated.

After telling Lu Bingkun and the others to go kneel and apologize, he immediately sent people into the palace, wanting to probe Ye Bufan’s background and see how deep his connections truly were.

The young eunuch said, “According to our people, Mei Gonggong went to the Gu Yi Men Clinic because the Old Ancestor sent him.

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After our people left, Mei Gonggong and Ye Bufan entered the palace together and went to Prince Kaoshan's Residence.”

“The Old Ancestor actually wanted to see that fellow?”

Dugu Zhan was startled, then asked, “Did he see the Old Ancestor, and what did they do?”

The young eunuch shook his head. “I don’t know about that. Our people’s Rank is too low, they couldn’t get close at all.

We only know that Ye Bufan met Prince Kaoshan. As for whether he met the Old Ancestor, that’s not something we can know.”

“Oh!”

Dugu Zhan also knew that this was indeed the case. Ordinary people simply couldn’t get close to the Old Ancestor, and his insiders couldn’t either.

“What happened later? What else did he do?”

The young eunuch said, “Later, he was taken into the Imperial Palace by Commander Yan Feng to see the Emperor. What exactly happened is unknown.

When he came out, he was with the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess seemed extremely polite to him.”

“This…”

Dugu Zhan’s expression instantly turned grim. Although he was a Prince, the Imperial Old Ancestor, Prince Kaoshan, and the Emperor were not people one could simply meet at will.

Yet, Ye Bufan met so many people in just one trip to the palace and had such a close relationship with the Crown Princess. This was truly something to be wary of.

And just then, another young eunuch ran in.

“Prince, just now, the Crown Princess took over the steward’s residence. Now, Guan Chengfang has been driven out, wandering the streets, homeless.”

Dugu Zhan was stunned. “The Crown Princess took over the steward’s residence? What’s going on?”

The young eunuch said breathlessly, “I heard that the Crown Princess was standing up for the Gu Yi Men Clinic. The steward’s mansion is considered compensation for Dr. Ye.”

Dugu Zhan slumped into the chair behind him, his face extremely grim.

Although his status and Rank were much higher than the steward’s, Ye Bufan still made him feel a deep sense of dread.

The Imperial Old Ancestor, the Emperor, Prince Kaoshan… the Crown Princess—none of their statuses could be compared to his.

Thinking of this, he pulled out a Storage Ring and placed it on the table, saying dejectedly, “Send this to him!

Order everyone in the mansion from now on: no one is allowed to provoke the Gu Yi Men Clinic. Keep far away from it, or I’ll chop off their heads directly!”

Ye Bufan sat in the main hall of the clinic, poured himself a cup of tea, and began to review the day’s events from beginning to end.

The situation with the Imperial Old Ancestor was a false alarm, and he passed through safely, but there was a small problem with the Yuan family.

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But it was clear that in Yuan Dahua’s eyes, he was not just an innocent bystander.

The look in his eyes was full of hostility, indicating that he was not only targeting the Lin family but also him.

However, he had no grievances or animosity with the Minister of War’s mansion. If there had to be an enmity, it was when he had pretended to be Guan Qirui and broke Yuan Qihang’s legs.

But that matter was done quietly, leaving no flaws. How did the Yuan family know?

Just as he was pondering this, the clinic door opened, and Lu Bingkun walked in from outside.

Ye Bufan looked up at him and smiled slightly. “You’re here so quickly. Quite efficient, aren’t you?”

Lu Bingkun gave an awkward smile and placed the Storage Ring in his hand on the table.

“Dr. Ye, these are the two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones our Prince is compensating you with.”

Ye Bufan took the ring and scanned it with his Divine Sense. Inside, High-Grade Spirit Stones were densely piled up like a small mountain.

His heart was instantly filled with wild joy. This was completely unexpected wealth, like picking up money.

Adding these to the High-Grade Spirit Stones he had previously obtained from the steward, it should be enough for him to advance to the next Rank.

The last time he advanced to Body Integration Middle Stage in the Tianluo Secret Realm, he consumed a large amount of Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid, which left a shadow in his heart.

He knew that every time he advanced a Rank, the resources consumed were astronomical.

It was precisely because of this that even after getting the two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones from the steward, he didn’t dare to Breakthrough, fearing that the Spiritual Qi wouldn’t be enough.

Now with another two hundred thousand as support, he should be able to Breakthrough to the next Rank.

If his consumption rate were seen by other Cultivators, they would probably be heartbroken. Many people Cultivate their entire lives and don’t use so many Spirit Stones.

“I’ll accept the Spirit Stones. Thank your Prince for me.”

Ye Bufan put away the Storage Ring and smiled slightly at Lu Bingkun, “You’re welcome to have people from your Royal Mansion visit again in the future.”

Lu Bingkun grimaced. Who would dare to come again? The price was too expensive, two hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones at once.

“Divine Doctor Ye, since there’s nothing else, I’ll head back first.”

With the matter handled, he was afraid of causing any more trouble and quickly left in a hurry.

At the Yuan family’s residence, seeing Yuan Dahua enter, Yuan Qihang excitedly asked, “Father, how did it go? Is that Ye already torn to pieces?”

In comparison, he now hated Ye Bufan more than Lin Sisi.