Chapter 725: Unable to Accomplish Anything but Capable of Spoiling Everything

“No cause of illness? Are you messing with me?”

At this, even Gu Changshun couldn't help but darken his face.

Gu Qing was in such a half-dead state, yet Ye Yuan said there was no cause of illness—it was utterly preposterous!

“Haha, I told you this kid was just putting on an act, didn't I? He doesn't know the Yuan Thread Pulse Diagnosis at all, yet he's pretending in front of us—how ridiculous!” He Shuming sneered.

“Ye Yuan, you cut off Gu Hong's ear, made an outrageous demand for Huixiang Tower, and now you tell me there's no cause of illness! Don't tell me you really think the Gu family is easy to bully? Brother Jun, Ye Yuan is making a fool of my Gu family like this—are you still going to meddle?”

In his fury, Gu Changshun even changed how he addressed Ye Yuan.

If not for his fear of Jun Tianyu, he would have already struck down Ye Yuan.

Jun Tianyu was also baffled, not knowing what Ye Yuan meant by this, but he still spoke up: “If Brother Ye came today just to toy with your Gu family, then I, Jun, will take on your retaliation!”

His words were still domineering as ever!

Even if it meant going to war with a great clan like the Gu family again, he would not hesitate!

“Jun Tianyu, you! You're going too far!” Gu Changshun roared.

For a moment, the two sides were at odds, swords drawn and bows bent.

But Ye Yuan said calmly, “Everyone relax. Why so tense? Miss Gu is indeed not ill; she is trapped in an illusion and cannot extricate herself.”

“What did you say? An illusion? How is that possible?” Gu Changshun was full of disbelief.

“Kid, you're spouting nonsense because you can't find the cause! Qing'er is here in the Gu residence—who would dare cast a spell on her to trap her in an illusion? And Changshun is a Heavenly Initiation realm expert—would he not know if someone made his daughter fall into an illusion?” He Shuming sneered.

Ye Yuan glanced at He Shuming indifferently and smiled, “You'd better stop talking. The more you say, the more you expose your ignorance! So shut your mouth and let me finish, alright?”

“You! Fine, I'll see what kind of flower you can conjure up!” He Shuming snorted coldly.

As for Ye Yuan's explanation, not only Gu Changshun but even Jun Tianyu found it hard to believe.

Making someone fall into an illusion always requires some external influence.

But with their Heavenly Initiation realm strength, they couldn't detect anything wrong with Gu Qing.

Yet Gu Qing was clearly like a person possessed—she recognized no one and had a ferocious expression.

That was the strange part of Gu Qing's condition, and the reason everyone had been unable to diagnose it.

This situation had persisted for three years. If someone had cast an illusion on Gu Qing, with Gu Changshun's strength, he would have noticed something, unless the caster's strength was heaven-defying.

But if someone truly had such power, why would they trouble a young girl?

None of it made sense!

Ye Yuan said calmly, “Patriarch Gu, I wonder if your wife was ever ambushed by enemies before your daughter was born, and if one of them was skilled in illusions or soul attacks?”

Gu Changshun's face turned serious at this, and he nodded, “Indeed! That year, my wife was pregnant, and I took her to the Holy Land. On the way, we were ambushed by a group of bandits! Their strength wasn't great, but one of them had a very peculiar illusion technique that nearly caught me off guard. Our Gu family suffered heavy losses in that battle, and my wife was injured. Shortly after Qing'er was born, she passed away.”

Ye Yuan nodded, “That's it! When I said your daughter is trapped in an illusion, I didn't mean someone cast an illusion on her, but that she has had it since birth! If I'm not mistaken, that person must have used a large-scale illusion that directly affected many people present, right?”

“Correct! Although I was stronger, I was also severely disturbed by that illusion. I paid a great price to barely escape with my wife, and I almost died there!”

Recalling the events of that year, Gu Changshun still felt a lingering fear. Clearly, it had been a narrow escape from death.

“At that time, your daughter was still in the womb, but her soul was gradually forming, so she was also affected. However, due to the protection of her mother's body, the impact was not too great. But this slight influence lurked deep in her soul. If triggered by some coincidence later, she would become as she is now—deranged. So, was Miss Gu subjected to any shock three years ago?” Ye Yuan explained.

“Well... three years ago, she took a liking to a young man and wanted to be with him, but I disagreed and locked her up. Who knew she would turn out like this! At first, I thought she was pretending to be crazy, but later she really started killing anyone she saw, and I knew something was truly wrong! Master Ye is truly a divine being—just by taking her pulse, you deduced what happened back then almost exactly, as if you had seen it with your own eyes! Truly remarkable! I was rude earlier; please forgive me, Master Ye!” Gu Changshun bowed to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan waved his hand, “As a father, I can understand your attitude. But this fellow has been yapping away here, which is really annoying! You, so-called Alchemy Saint, do you have anything else to say? If not, can you get lost? Unable to accomplish anything but capable of spoiling everything!”

He Shuming hadn't expected Ye Yuan to miraculously find the cause, and his deduction was as if he had seen it himself!

Moreover, this kind of cause lurking deep in the soul was simply undetectable, wasn't it? What method had Ye Yuan used to diagnose it?

But hearing Ye Yuan's words, He Shuming flew into a rage, “Brat, what did you say?”

Ye Yuan said calmly, “Isn't it true? Why can ten-thousand-year profound ice suppress heart demons? Because it can suppress the soul! This illusion technique lurking deep in the soul is not too dangerous for a martial artist. Even without treatment, Miss Gu could have broken free with her own soul power in a few months. But you tied her to the ten-thousand-year profound ice, suppressing her own soul and instead amplifying the illusion's effect! To say you are unable to accomplish anything but capable of spoiling everything—isn't that an understatement?”

Ye Yuan's words made He Shuming's face change again and again.

His analysis was incisive, but according to this, He Shuming had become the culprit who worsened Gu Qing's condition.

How would Gu Changshun view him now?

Sure enough, Gu Changshun's expression changed, and his look toward He Shuming became strange.

Although he knew He Shuming hadn't meant it, the charge of reckless treatment was unavoidable.

But He Shuming had a close relationship with the Gu family, and Gu Changshun didn't know how to handle it for the moment.

After all, He Shuming was the only Alchemy Saint in Gufeng City!

Even if this Alchemy Saint seemed somewhat unworthy of the title in front of Ye Yuan.