Chapter 216: Professor Yuan, What Do You Think?

Watching the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable's skillful face-changing technique, the corners of the mouths of Yan Lanbing and the other high-level officials of Great Xia Academy could not help but twitch.

"Old but not dead is a thief"—the words left behind by the ancients truly hold merit.

The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable first touched the hollow eye sockets of Ye Lin's clone with his hand, then pulled out several silver needles and inserted a circle of them around the eye sockets; subsequently, the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable's brows furrowed.

"It's no good, there is absolutely no reaction."

"His eyes are like this because of the backlash from casting a forbidden spell, not an ordinary injury. The nerves around the eye area have completely necrotized; it is impossible to treat."

"What this old man can do is reconstruct the nerves for him and then install a pair of prosthetic eyes. Although these prosthetic eyes are not as good as normal human eyes, they can allow him to recover a portion of his vision. As for exactly how much he can recover, that will depend on Ye Lin's own fortune."

Yan Lanbing nodded. After all, the damage caused by casting a forbidden spell is irreversible; that the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable could manage to restore a portion of his vision was already a feat that defied the heavens.

"Since that is the case, I will have to trouble the Medical Venerable."

"I shall naturally do my utmost. I ask Dean Yan to guard me; reconstructing the ocular nerves is no easy task. I need to be fully focused and cannot allow anyone to disturb me." The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable's expression also turned serious.

"Understood!" Yan Lanbing nodded.

At this moment, Shen Jingbin suddenly poked his head over and asked.

"Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable, since these prosthetic eyes aren't as good as human eyes, why not just give my student real human eyes? I heard the Zhuge family produced a Spirit Eye Master..."

"Stop right there!" The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable's mouth twitched. "Healing the sick and saving lives is about benevolence and saving the world. To let one person recover their sight by making another person go blind—what kind of healing is that? Furthermore, his condition is a sequela of casting a forbidden spell; even if you transplanted someone else's eyes, the eyeballs would wither very quickly."

"So that's how it is..." Shen Jingbin felt a bit disappointed and muttered to himself. "What a pity. I heard that the Spirit Eye Master from the Zhuge family has a pair of eyes that are incredibly powerful; no matter what skill it is, they can learn it after just one look..."

Yan Lanbing's face couldn't help but darken, and he instructed the Vice Dean standing next to him, Huang Xiaopo.

"For this period of time, keep a close eye on Professor Shen. As soon as he gets within one kilometer of the Zhuge family, notify me immediately, understand?"

"Yes, Dean." Huang Xiaopo nodded solemnly.

Others might be joking, but Shen Jingbin might actually go and do the deed of digging out someone's eyeballs!

On the other side, the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable had already begun the treatment on Ye Lin's clone.

Two silver needles danced and leaped in his hands, continuously picking out the necrotized nerves from within Ye Lin's eye sockets.

The individual nerves floated in mid-air like tiny tentacles, which was somewhat chilling to behold.

After picking out all the necrotized nerves, the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable covered Ye Lin's eyes with one hand.

"Hundred Herbs Give Birth to All Things!"

A gentle green energy surged within the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable's palm, continuously nourishing Ye Lin's eye sockets.

When the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable let go, Ye Lin's originally shriveled and sunken eyelids had plumped back up.

The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable wiped the sweat from his forehead; clearly, treating Ye Lin was not an easy task for him either.

"It is done. Student Ye Lin, you may open your eyes and try to see." The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable reminded him.

Ye Lin's clone slowly opened his eyes. From the outside, his eyes had completely recovered; one could not tell at all that these were a pair of fake prosthetic eyes.

However, the world he saw was somewhat hazy and blurred, not very clear, but he had indeed recovered his vision!

"Many thanks, Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable!"

Ye Lin thanked him hurriedly; he could finally stop pretending to be blind.

"No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank your Dean." The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable waved his hand with a chuckle.

"The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable truly has a miraculous touch that brings the dead back to life. I admire you! I admire you!" Yan Lanbing couldn't help but exclaim.

"Dean Yan is too kind. If there is nothing else, this old man will take his leave." The Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable said goodbye to everyone and set off to leave.

After the Hundred-Herb Medical Venerable left, Yan Lanbing and the high-level officials of Great Xia Academy brought Ye Lin to the conference room, then looked at Ye Lin seriously and said.

"Student Ye Lin, we have all seen your performance in the Crying Soul Secret Realm!"

"As a Forbidden Spellcaster, you possess the ability for close-quarters combat, which is extremely rare and commendable. Therefore, Great Xia Academy has decided to exhaust the entire academy's strength to cultivate you!"

"So, the most urgent task is to find a new, powerful mentor for you. Tell me, which mentor would you like to switch to?"

Facing Yan Lanbing's question, Ye Lin scratched his head.

"Dean, I want to continue following Professor Shen."

The corners of Yan Lanbing's mouth twitched slightly.

"Ye Lin, I do not deny that Professor Shen's strength is very high, but when it comes to imparting knowledge and resolving doubts, Professor Shen is not as good as other professors. Would you like to reconsider?"

"No need to reconsider, Dean. In my heart, Professor Shen is the best mentor in all of Great Xia—no! In the entire world!" Ye Lin's words were firm and resonant.

The high-level officials of Great Xia Academy all felt their scalps tingle.

It would be easy if Shen Jingbin were unwilling to let him go, but now it was Ye Lin himself who didn't want to leave. What could they do?

Bang!

Just as the high-level officials of Great Xia Academy were getting a headache, the door to the conference room was suddenly smashed open, leaving a large hole.

Shen Jingbin ran in excitedly and hugged Ye Lin tightly.

"Wuwuwu, Ye Lin, I knew it! I didn't cherish you for nothing!"

"Professor Shen, the seas may dry up! The rocks may crumble! The heavens may collapse! The earth may split! Only our bond as teacher and student shall remain steadfast and unchanging!"

"Beloved disciple!"

"Kind mentor!"

Having recovered his vision, Ye Lin and Shen Jingbin looked at each other affectionately, putting on a display of deep teacher-student affection.

Watching this scene, Yan Lanbing and the others looked at each other in dismay.

"Dean, what do we do now? This is a problem! Ye Lin has only been with this lunatic for a month and has already become as crazy as him. If this goes on for a long time, what will happen?" An old professor was so anxious he was covered in sweat.

"That's right, Dean! Student Ye Lin's mental state looks too abnormal! I feel like he's about to be assimilated by Shen Jingbin!"

"We can't let this continue. Why don't we force them to separate? One Professor Shen has already turned Great Xia Academy upside down; if we add another Forbidden Spellcaster with a mental illness, it'll be even more terrifying, damn it!"

The many high-level officials of Great Xia Academy discussed the matter, all expressing their concerns.

"Professor Yuan, what do you think?"

Yan Lanbing looked at an old professor with white hair and a white beard. This person was the most senior professor at Great Xia Academy, knowledgeable and experienced; Yan Lanbing wanted to hear his opinion.

"Dean, there must be something fishy about this."

Professor Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and continued.

"Logically speaking, anyone who follows a mentor like Shen Jingbin would know to pack up and run immediately. But not only does Ye Lin not think of running, he is instead flocking to Shen Jingbin. There might be some trickery here that we don't know about."

"However, as it stands, Shen Jingbin is indeed wholehearted toward Ye Lin, even willing to give Ye Lin a divine artifact he snatched from the Demon Emperor for free. Clearly, he cares extremely deeply about this student."

"I actually think it wouldn't be a bad idea to let Ye Lin follow Professor Shen. After all, Professor Shen is also a part of Great Xia Academy; we just need to have someone keep an eye on him."

Yan Lanbing nodded in deep agreement. Now that Ye Lin was determined to follow Shen Jingbin, if they insisted on changing his mentor, it might backfire and cause Ye Lin to develop resentment toward Great Xia Academy.

It's just like a girl who insists on marrying a delinquent; the more her parents try to dissuade her and the more people around her try to interfere, the more she will feel that this is a match made in heaven and true love.

"Since that is the case, let Ye Lin follow Professor Shen. Vice Dean Huang, I will trouble you to be responsible for watching them." Yan Lanbing made his decision.

"Very well, Dean." Huang Xiaopo nodded.

Subsequently, Yan Lanbing looked at Ye Lin and spoke.

"Student Ye Lin, since you insist on choosing Shen Jingbin to continue as your mentor, the academy will respect your choice."

"From today on, Great Xia Academy is your backing! All resources of Great Xia Academy are open to you! For reasonable requests, just ask me! For unreasonable requests, ask Professor Shen in secret!"