CHAPTER 458: CHAPTER 457 PARASITE (5/7)

Zombie ants...

Of course, Master Ye knew.

He liked reading books and was particularly fond of learning about unusual things.

He certainly knew about the cases of zombie ants.

Could it be that when the time for him to truly die comes, he’d be like a host for parasitic worms? Controlling his own actions?

Or like a zombie ant, turning into a carrier, becoming a walking puppet?

Thinking of this, Master Ye shivered involuntarily.

Immediately, Master Ye stood up and said to Professor Wang: "Keep this matter strictly confidential! If any information is leaked, it will be treated as a crime of disclosure!"

Having said so, Master Ye strode out, leaving Professor Wang with a bewildered expression.

Outside, Master Ye directly instructed Ye Liangcai: "Issue a confidentiality order to all staff involved in the physical examination. None of today’s examination information is to be disclosed, otherwise, it will be treated as a crime of disclosure!"

"But..." Ye Liangcai hesitated, unsure of what Professor Wang had just discussed with his father that made the old man so angry.

"Quickly go! Execute immediately!" Master Ye scolded.

"Yes!" Ye Liangcai straightened up, saluted, and agreed promptly.

Immediately, Ye Liangcai went to carry out the task.

Master Ye didn’t have the inclination to wait and directly got into the car to leave swiftly.

Yang Chen was somewhat worried, quickly pulled Ye Xin into the car as well, and said to the driver: "Follow them!"

"Yes!"

The driver started the car right away and followed Master Ye’s vehicle.

In the car.

Ye Xin was filled with worry, tightly holding Yang Chen’s large hand, anxiously asking: "Yang Chen, how were the examination results? What did you talk about inside just now?"

Yang Chen shook his head, said in a deep voice: "Don’t ask yet, I’ll tell you everything once we’re back, but not now!"

Ye Xin gave Yang Chen a deep look, nodded slightly, and gently said: "Alright! I understand!"

Soon, Master Ye instructed the driver to return to the Ye family.

Yang Chen and Ye Xin quickly followed.

After getting out of the car, Master Ye briskly walked toward his study, ignoring Ye Xin’s calls.

The two chased to the study door, Yang Chen pondered for a moment, and said to Ye Xin: "Xinxin, go tell Dongzi to bring Yang Dong here, say I need to talk to him!"

"But my grandfather..." Ye Xin was deeply worried.

"Don’t worry!" Yang Chen patted Ye Xin’s shoulder, looked at her earnestly and said: "I’m here!"

"Then... alright!" Ye Xin gave Yang Chen a deep look, seeming like only Yang Chen could resolve the issue at hand now since Master Ye had only called Yang Chen inside earlier, so only Yang knows what’s going on.

"Quickly have Dongzi find Yang Dong, speed is crucial!" Yang Chen said.

"Okay!" Ye Xin nodded, quickly turned around, and ran towards the West Garden where Dongzi was resting.

After Ye Xin left, Yang Chen took a deep breath, knocked on the door, "Master Ye, may I come in?"

Silence ensued inside.

Yang Chen pondered and pushed the door open.

The door wasn’t locked, Yang Chen directly walked in, and closed the door behind him, also locking it.

"Master Ye!" Yang Chen proceeded inside.

Master Ye’s study contained numerous books, far more than those in Elder Zhuo’s study, two floors filled with various books, with the walls adorned with abundant calligraphy and paintings bearing immense artistic conception.

At this moment, Master Ye was sitting idly by the window’s tea table, quietly watching the smoke gently rising from the incense burner.

Yang Chen approached, sniffed, and spoke softly: "Agarwood, it smells good!"

Master Ye ignored Yang Chen.

Yang Chen chuckled, didn’t hesitate, and directly sat down: "Genuine Ya Province agarwood, very precious indeed! It is said the annual production of agarwood from Ya Province is merely a few kilograms, rarely able to disseminate out, you must have invested quite some thought into using it as incense!"

"Thought into what, the juniors sent it, I don’t have the mind for such play." Master Ye said coldly.

Yang Chen faintly smiled, said: "It shows the juniors are considerate, not using ordinary agarwood to fool you."

"What’s the difference between fooling and not fooling? It’s all same for a dying carcass!" Master Ye remarked coldly.

Yang Chen couldn’t help but frown at his words.

That sentence revealed a lot.

Master Ye had consistently contemplated ways to prolong life, otherwise, he wouldn’t have practiced such strange methods.

But now he speaks of a dying carcass, implying he might not plan to continue practicing such wicked things.

Thinking of this, Yang Chen couldn’t help but sigh, and said to Master Ye: "Can you tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Master Ye glanced at Yang Chen, thought for a moment, then slightly shook his head, "No! I can’t harm you further!"

Yang Chen chuckled lightly, said to Master Ye: "Since I can identify what this thing is, I can get rid of it, so it wouldn’t harm me!"

Master Ye was visibly moved upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope filled his eyes as he looked at Yang Chen: "What did you say? You can eradicate the insects within me?"

"I can..." Yang Chen frowned, said: "However, it won’t be simple, and it might be very troublesome, given these things have been inside you for eighteen years, they’ve most likely become part of your body, removing them will be exceedingly difficult!"

"Eighteen years..." Master Ye muttered to himself, sighed: "Yes! Eighteen years! In a blink, eighteen years have passed!"

After Master Ye expressed his feelings, he said to Yang Chen: "When do you think they placed these insects on me? Why didn’t I feel it? I haven’t even consumed anything they provided, merely following their prescriptions!"

Yang Chen smiled and said: "Do you think that those skilled in such arcane methods, if they intend to infest you with insects, would you perceive it?"

Master Ye was momentarily stunned, recalling the terrifying nature of those people, he couldn’t help but shake his head.

As Yang Chen said, the immense disparity in power, if those individuals indeed wished to infest him with something, it wouldn’t be difficult, and he wouldn’t notice.

"Furthermore, these things parasitize on you gradually, making them hard to detect. Now they have fully integrated with your bones and meridians, it’s normal that you don’t perceive them." Yang Chen explained.

"So... these things are the so-called method for lifespan extension?" Master Ye felt a wave of disgust, feeling like insects were crawling all over him.

"Approximately!" Yang Chen nodded and said: "As one ages, the body inevitably reacts sluggishly, becomes less flexible, then various issues arise with the organs, blood vessels, and meridians – all this is normal. Judging by the distribution of these insects, it’s not hard to imagine, the insects have maintained your skeletal flexibility, ensured your muscle activity, and the normal functioning of your internal organs. The only intervention they couldn’t provide might be the thought processes of your brain, right? This method does have flaws, if you develop Alzheimer’s, these insects might be of little use."

"I wish to understand, what is their ultimate goal?" Master Ye stared at Yang Chen and asked.