Supreme Divine Physician in the City
Chapter 517: An Insolvable Problem

Chapter 517: Chapter 517: An Insolvable Problem

Jin Hua the Serpent Consort still sneered, "Cannot die? Hmph, elder brother, you’re now hanging by a thread, your vitality has long been severed. Do you think you can still survive?"

The Ice Demon Elder responded indifferently, "True, my heart channels have been destroyed, and my vitality has been cut off! But do you not know that I still have the ’Life Extension Plan?’ As long as I consume the vitality of a few hosts, I will be able to restore my heart channels and be reborn."

Hearing this, Jin Hua the Serpent Consort’s expression changed drastically; she had never imagined that this old fellow still had a trick up his sleeve!

If he recuperated his vitality and found out that she wanted to kill him, then she would be in danger! This old fiend would definitely eliminate her completely.

A strong intent to kill flashed in her eyes; Jin Hua the Serpent Consort’s face contorted fiercely as she said, "Unfortunately for you, your hosts aren’t by your side. Do you think you can even leave this room to complete your life extension project?"

"Hehe... who said I was going anywhere?"

A strange glint flashed across the sunken eye sockets of the Ice Demon Elder as he smirked sinisterly, "My host is both far at the ends of the earth and right before your eyes! Jin Hua sister, have you not noticed your vitality rapidly dwindling?"

What!

Upon hearing this, Jin Hua the Serpent Consort was greatly shocked and quickly looked down at her own body.

She saw that the luster of her skin faded swiftly, and her once supple and elastic skin shriveled up at a rate visible to the naked eye, like a deflated tire, becoming like dry tree bark.

"You... you’ve placed a Poisonous Insect curse on me."

Looking at the Ice Demon Elder before her, Jin Hua the Serpent Consort’s face was filled with disbelief as her eyes brimmed with bitter resentment.

The Ice Demon Elder grinned, revealing a sinister and terrifying smile: "The most venomous is a woman’s heart, but have you ever heard the saying, ’No man is without poison?’ Jin Hua, did you really think I wouldn’t be cautious of you? There’s something I didn’t tell you, actually... you too are one of my hosts!"

"Now, I shall devour your vitality to complete my Life Extension Plan and be reborn. This will be your honor. From this point forward, your life will coexist with mine."

As his voice faded, the ashen complexion of the Ice Demon Elder began to regain some life, his emaciated, mummy-like body swiftly inflated, wrapped in vitality. He finally started to look like a normal human being.

Meanwhile, as his vitality restored, Jin Hua the Serpent Consort continually lost hers.

Her visage turned ashen, her flesh withered, as if she were an elderly person on the verge of decay, just short of becoming a desiccated corpse!

"Elder brother, I was wrong... Please spare me."

Watching her own skin shrivel, Jin Hua the Serpent Consort pleaded with the Ice Demon Elder, her eyes filled with terror.

"Sister, rest assured. Give your vitality to me, and I shall avenge your severed arm," said the Ice Demon Elder with an indifferent expression.

"I cannot accept this... I cannot!"

With a roar, Jin Hua the Serpent Consort’s vitality was entirely drained, turning her into a lifeless husk as she fell to the ground.

Clang! The soup medicine spilled from her hand, and the porcelain bowl shattered as it crashed onto the floor.

Hiss!

At that moment, a vicious-looking Poisonous Insect burst from a bloody hole in her abdomen and crawled out, which the Ice Demon Elder collected into his sleeve.

Glancing at the desiccated corpse on the ground, the Ice Demon Elder, now slightly invigorated, walked out of the room without looking back.

He still had to find the other hosts and devour their vitality!

He had sustained heavy injuries this time; it seemed he would need a good while to recover.

...

A silent night passed.

The next morning, Ye Xuan drove early to work at the Eastern Group.

After parking the car, he prepared to take the CEO’s elevator to Lin Tong’s office as usual.

But just a few steps out, he stopped, a conflicted expression appearing on his face, thinking about the events of yesterday. He was somewhat afraid to see Lin Tong again.

To speak of it, it’s just that he didn’t know how to face his wife! A wave of unease washed over him.

This problem was indeed a headache. Ye Xuan had thought about it all night and still hadn’t come up with a good solution.

It’s not that there wasn’t a solution. As long as he admitted his mistake to Lin Tong and promised to cut ties with Su Yumo from now on, it would perfectly solve the problem and even please Lin Tong, so he wouldn’t have to worry about his wife’s reproach!

But the problem was, this solution wasn’t perfect; it would only please one side, and Ye Xuan wanted a perfect outcome that would make both sides happy.

So he didn’t want to do that; to put it plainly, he was reluctant to let go of Su Yumo and didn’t want to cut off that relationship.

It has to be said, sometimes men are really despicable! He had clearly rejected her yesterday, yet he still coveted what was in the pot while eating from his bowl, wanting to maintain that relationship rather than decisively ending it.

Because he was reluctant to let go?

Perhaps... Which man doesn’t yearn for the beauty of a harem life, embraced by women on all sides, especially someone as flamboyant as Ye Xuan?

Of course, that was just one aspect. There was also the reason that he had developed some feelings for Su Yumo.

If at the beginning he was asked to cut off his relationship with Su Yumo, Ye Xuan would have agreed without hesitation and wouldn’t have felt troubled by it at all! At that time, he had no feelings for Su Yumo, just a bit of an ambiguous intent.

But after spending time together, sparks had flown between them. In his heart, he had already designated this woman as a candidate for his harem and as part of his grand life extension plan!

How could he bear to abandon her now?

But here comes the problem—if he continued this relationship, he would not be able to justify it to his wife!

Even, for this reason, Lin Tong might maintain her cold demeanor toward him indefinitely, and they might face a crisis in their relationship, possibly even a breakup.

This was not what he wanted to see!

Thinking about it was truly a headache. What should he do? It really was an unsolvable dilemma!

A bit troubled, Ye Xuan slapped his forehead, at a complete loss.

Originally, according to his plan, he could temporarily avoid bringing things to a head, playing both sides! Maintaining the relationship with his wife on one hand and developing feelings with Su Yumo on the other, so as to not offend either party.

When the time was right, he would launch a swift and decisive attack, breaking through the delicate situation with the speed of thunder catching one’s ears off guard, taking down both women in one fell swoop.

But plans can’t keep up with changes, and who would have imagined that Su Yumo would make such a move, confessing to him first! It disrupted all his arrangements, putting him in a completely passive position, and now he didn’t know what to do.

What Ye Xuan was worried about now was what Su Yumo’s attitude toward him really was.

Although she had expressed her feelings to him yesterday, it could have been a spur-of-the-moment decision!

Moreover, if Su Yumo knew about his relationship with Lin Tong, would she still have such feelings for him? All these were unknowns, so Su Yumo’s attitude wasn’t very clear; after all, their relationship didn’t have the deep emotional foundation that he and Lin Tong shared.

It would be a disaster if he didn’t handle it well, turning the situation into a complete mess, making all his efforts in vain!

"Alas, can only take one step at a time, and deal with it as it comes."

Ye Xuan sighed inwardly, shook his head, and decided to meet with his wife later! If he met with her now, he wouldn’t even know what to say.

But contrary to his wishes, while he didn’t want to see her, someone came looking for him directly.

"Dinglingling..."

Just then, his phone rang.

Picking it up, Ye Xuan saw that it was none other than Lin Tong calling!