Medical and Martial God

Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Super Money Printing Machine

”Do you two also look down on doctors?” Ye Xiu took a deep breath and asked Mu Tian’en and Mu Tianchou.

”Don’t get me wrong, Ye Xiu. Second Uncle isn’t looking down on doctors, just you,” Mu Tian’en said with a look of disdain, his tone mocking. ”The medical profession is quite good. The salary is high and the benefits are great. But no matter how high a doctor’s salary is, how much can they make in a year? Even if you’re the Xuanse Medicine King and earn more than the average doctor, how much more could it be? Can you afford to buy a house in Jin Ye City?

”Luo Kun is different. He’s the heir to the Luo Family’s tens of billions in assets—driving luxury cars, living in villas, with nannies to handle the cooking and cleaning. If Ranran marries you, at most she’ll live without worrying about food and clothes. But if she marries Luo Kun, she’ll become the pampered young lady of a wealthy family, with everything handed to her on a silver platter...”

Ye Xiu understood. ”So you just think Luo Kun is richer than me.”

”Isn’t that the case?” Mu Tian’en shrugged. ”The Luo Family is indeed richer than you.”

”You should have said so earlier. When it comes to money, I’ve never been intimidated by anyone on Earth. The Luo Family’s mere tens of billions... you call that money?” Ye Xiu said disdainfully.

”Hmph, what big talk.” Mutou Bingyuan snorted coldly, his words dripping with sarcasm. ”If tens of billions isn’t money, then how much is? Can you even produce one hundred million?”

”Shenghe Medical College and Shenghe Hospital were built with my money,” Ye Xiu stated.

”What?” Mutou Bingyuan exclaimed.

Mu Qingfeng, Mu Tian’en, and Mu Tianchou were also stunned. Everyone in Xuanse knew that Shenghe Medical College and Shenghe Hospital covered an enormous area; the land lease alone had cost over ten billion. The cost of constructing the buildings and purchasing the world’s most advanced medical equipment was an astronomical figure on top of that.

”You’re bluffing, right?” Mutou Bingyuan said in disbelief.

”The Ghost Doctor is Ye Xiu’s disciple,” Murong chimed in at the perfect moment.

That was enough to convince Mutou Bingyuan, as he had long since learned this secret from Miyamoto Satoshi. Mu Qingfeng, Mu Tian’en, and Mu Tianchou had been skeptical. However, when they saw the ugly look on Mutou Bingyuan’s face and the fact that he didn’t refute the claim, it became clear he believed it, and so they did too.

”Even if you combine Shenghe Medical College and Shenghe Hospital, that doesn’t seem to be as much money as the Luo Family has, does it?” Mu Qingfeng asked.

”Shenghe Medical College and Shenghe Hospital are just a very, very small part of my assets,” Ye Xiu said leisurely. ”You say Luo Kun lives in a villa, drives luxury cars, and has nannies. Do you have any idea where I live?

”My home is in Tu Mountain Manor. I bought an entire island outright and spent over three hundred million on renovations alone.

”In addition, my household has twenty servants and more than a dozen of the world’s top chefs.

”As for luxury cars, I have even more. There are over a hundred top-tier luxury cars in my garage, thirteen of which are worth over fifty million.

”Oh, right. I just spent 7.5 billion in cash to purchase Qiancheng Farm...”

Ye Xiu rattled off a list of his assets.

Now, the three men from the Mu Family no longer dared to claim Ye Xiu was less wealthy than Luo Kun. Just from what Ye Xiu had listed, his net worth seemed to be on par with the entire Luo Family. And Ye Xiu had built all of this on his own, while the Luo Family’s billions in assets had been amassed over several generations. By this comparison, Luo Kun was a total amateur next to Ye Xiu!

Heh! If Mu Qingfeng and the others knew that what Ye Xiu had listed were merely his minor assets and that he hadn’t even mentioned his major holdings like the Zhulu Group, Ming Feng Pavilion, or Panlong Pavilion, one could only wonder what they would think.

”Luo Kun, when it comes to assets, you can’t compete with me!” Ye Xiu declared contemptuously. ”What other advantages do you have? Lay them all out. We can have a proper comparison.”

”You...” Mutou Bingyuan was infuriated, his pride wounded. He did have other trump cards; for instance, he was the leader of the Tiansha Association, the shadowy boss behind the Rongfu Consortium, and he himself possessed the strength of a War God. But none of these were things he could reveal openly.

Seeing Mutou Bingyuan fall silent, Ye Xiu smiled and asked Mu Qingfeng and the other two, ”The three of you, do you really think it’s appropriate to marry Murong off to such a waste?”

This put Mu Qingfeng and the others in an awkward position. They had said so many harsh things and looked down on Ye Xiu, only for him to turn out to be far more outstanding than Luo Kun. This was a complete slap in the face.

Luckily for them, they had thick skins!

”Um, Ye Xiu, how are you so rich?” Mu Qingfeng asked curiously.

”Because I’m a Divine Doctor,” Ye Xiu said with a smile. ”A Divine Doctor makes money faster than a printing press. I’m a super money-printing machine. For instance, I recently cured the Zuo Family’s young miss, Zuo Song’er, of her congenital heart disease. Just a few days ago, the Zuo Family gifted me a house worth nearly twenty million. Since they know Murong and I are friends, they gave her one too.”

What? Mu Qingfeng and the others nearly spat blood. Murong, the Mu Family’s most useless good-for-nothing, was already living in a mansion worth nearly twenty million?

”Oh my, Divine Doctor Ye, please don’t just stand there! Come, have a seat,” Mu Qingfeng exclaimed, his attitude changing as he warmly beckoned him over.

My god! Just because Murong was a friend of Ye Xiu, the Zuo Family gifted her a mansion worth nearly twenty million. Ye Xiu’s status as a Medicine King was incredibly useful. It seemed like being his friend came with a lot of perks!

”Thank you!” Ye Xiu smiled and let Mu Qingfeng pull him to a seat.

”Divine Doctor Ye, have some water!” Mu Tian’en scurried over to pour a glass, handing it to Ye Xiu with a sheepish smile. He even remembered to add, ”It’s hot, don’t burn yourself.”

”Alright!” Ye Xiu nodded.

”Wow, Ranran really has a good eye! The three of us were completely clueless that you, Divine Doctor Ye, were the truly wealthy one,” Mu Tianchou chimed in, shamelessly sucking up to him.

The trio’s attitude had taken a swift one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn. They couldn’t help it; they were terrified of being poor. The Mu Family had been farmers for generations. That was fine in the past, but as society progressed, prices rose, and temptations multiplied, the people of the Mu Family grew restless. Yet, besides martial arts and farming, they knew nothing else. To gain wealth, their only option was to align themselves with the rich. That was why they had considered sacrificing Murong, the girl doomed to a short life, in exchange for a marriage alliance with the wealthy Luo Family.

”Second Grand-uncle, my marriage arrangement with Murong...” Seeing the complete shift in the attitudes of Mu Qingfeng and the others toward Ye Xiu, Mutou Bingyuan had a bad feeling and quickly brought up the engagement again. However, before he could finish...

”Shut your mouth!” Mu Qingfeng barked coldly.

PFFT! This family was just too pragmatic! Earlier, they were shamelessly fawning over the Luo Family for their money. Now that they’d discovered Ye Xiu was richer, they instantly tossed the Luo Family aside!

Indignant, he said, ”Second Grand-uncle, I have a marriage contract with Murong! If you support her being with Ye Xiu, aren’t you afraid of being ridiculed by the outside world?”

”This...” Mu Qingfeng was conflicted. As an Ancient Martial Family, and especially as one of the representative families of the Han Yun Ancient Martial Circle, the Mu Family cherished its reputation. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have come all this way to participate in the War God assessment just for the title. However, if they mishandled this matter with Ye Xiu and Murong, the outside world would mock the Mu Family for going back on its word. The family’s reputation, built up over many years, would be destroyed in an instant.