Luo Yongjun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Ye Feng’s words. "That's great! I knew that as soon as Brother Ye Feng made a move, there would be no problem!"
As he spoke, Luo Yongjun hurried over with a cup of tea. "Brother Ye Feng, here, have some water first!"
The weather was already sweltering, and Ye Feng didn't stand on ceremony, taking the cup and drinking a couple of mouthfuls.
At this moment, Gao Fuxuan, who was standing nearby, also greatly relaxed upon hearing Ye Feng’s words.
"Really? As long as it can be saved, that's good! Otherwise, spending hundreds of thousands on a dead fish, I wouldn't know how to explain it to my wife when I get back!" Gao Fuxuan said.
Hearing this, Ye Feng, who had just swallowed his tea, sprayed it out in shock. "What? Hundreds of thousands? This fish of yours is worth hundreds of thousands?"
Gao Fuxuan heard this and replied, "Of course. This is the most expensive blood-red arowana among arowanas. I bought it from a good friend for over seven hundred thousand!"
"Pfft! Over seven hundred thousand..."
Hearing this, Ye Feng almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He truly couldn't understand it, so he asked, "Mr. Gao, forgive me for not understanding, but is a fish really worth hundreds of thousands?"
However, before Gao Fuxuan could speak, Luo Yongjun interjected, "Brother Ye Feng, you don't understand this! Let me explain it to you!"
Ye Feng's curiosity was piqued. "Oh? Really? I'd love to hear it!"
"Arowana, also known as the golden dragon fish! It's an extremely beautiful ornamental fish! It has a body of brilliant colors and a magnificent posture, and keeping one in a room can enhance the beauty of the environment."
"At the same time, the golden dragon fish is also a symbol of auspiciousness and wealth! It's also called a feng shui fish, a money-attracting fish, with meanings such as warding off evil, bringing wealth, and attracting prosperity!"
"Furthermore, it's also a symbol of status. People who are pursuing official careers or doing business like to keep an arowana like this, hoping it will bring them good luck..." Luo Yongjun explained a lot in one breath.
After listening, Ye Feng only understood two points: first, it was good-looking and fun to keep; second, it was superstitious, hoping the fish would bring them good luck.
Ye Feng naturally didn't believe in such things, but he didn't deny others' ideas, merely nodding in agreement.
At this moment, Gao Fuxuan spoke, "Master Ye Feng, what exactly is wrong with my fish! I've been to several fish-healing masters, and they were all powerless!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng asked, "Before I answer that, let me ask you a few questions!"
Gao Fuxuan replied, "Okay, ask away! I'll tell you everything I know, without holding anything back!"
"Alright! How long have you had this fish? Where did you buy it?" Ye Feng asked.
Gao Fuxuan immediately answered, "I've only had it for three or four days! My best friend bought it for me through connections. It was originally worth over 1.5 million! He used his connections, so he only paid half the price!"
After speaking, Gao Fuxuan suddenly felt something strange and asked, "By the way, why are you asking these questions?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng chuckled, "It's nothing, just confirming a few things! I have a general idea of your fish's condition! And I have a way to cure it, and I can cure it!"
"That's really great, what exactly is wrong with it?" Gao Fuxuan asked again, eager to know the fish's condition.
Ye Feng said, "Actually, your fish isn't sick!"
This statement left Gao Fuxuan and Luo Yongjun bewildered. "What? Not sick? Then why is it listless and looks like it's dying?"
Ye Feng said, "That's because before you bought this fish, someone tampered with it and injected something into its abdomen!"
Both of them were even more shocked. Gao Fuxuan hurriedly exclaimed, "What? How is that possible?"
Luo Yongjun also looked puzzled. "Brother Ye Feng, how did you see that? How come I didn't know something was injected into its abdomen?"
"This is impossible! If something was really injected into this fish before it was bought, why was it fine for the first two days, but not today?" Gao Fuxuan asked, confused.
Luo Yongjun also nodded. "Right! Why?"
Seeing their shocked expressions, Ye Feng explained with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be a special material inside this fish's belly. It will slowly expand as it absorbs water, and then fill the entire fish's abdomen."
"The reason it was fine for the first two days is that this material absorbs water very slowly and needs time to expand! So it was fine then, but after two or three days of absorbing water, it has already filled the entire abdomen, and the fish naturally can't cope!"
When Ye Feng touched the fish earlier, he had already used his Sea God's Power to check its condition. The reason was that there was something like a gel inside the fish's belly.
This substance filled the fish's abdomen, almost suffocating it.
He had just injected his Sea God's Power to temporarily maintain the fish's life, but it was essential to remove the water-absorbing gel from its belly. Otherwise, no matter how much Sea God's Power he injected, it would be useless.
"This, this is impossible!" Gao Fuxuan said.
Hearing this, Ye Feng picked up the fish and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this fish of yours hasn't eaten anything in the past few days, right?"
"Uh? Yes! I tried to feed it these past few days, but it wouldn't eat!" Gao Fuxuan recalled.
Ye Feng continued, "But look, its belly is getting bigger and bigger! Isn't that strange?"
Gao Fuxuan hurried forward to check and was stunned. After a while, he said, "Huh, it really is. How did I not notice this!"
"Alright, I won't say anything else! Let's cure this fish first!" Ye Feng said.
Hearing this, Gao Fuxuan nodded quickly. "Okay! What do we do now?"
Ye Feng looked at Luo Yongjun. "This requires surgery to remove the contents from its belly! Boss Luo, I'll direct, and you operate!"
Ye Feng was not good at surgery, but Luo Yongjun, having been a fish healer for decades, was the best person to perform the operation.
"Okay! How do we do it?" Luo Yongjun asked.
Ye Feng said, "I'll hold the fish, and you directly cut open its abdomen and remove the contents!"
"Just do it like that? This fish might not survive!" Luo Yongjun said.
It wasn't that he hadn't performed surgery on fish before. In fact, he had done quite a few, but those were only minor surgeries.
And it required the fish to be in very good condition. This fish was already in such a state; it was dying even without surgery. If they were to cut open its abdomen directly, wouldn't it ascend to heaven on the spot?
But Ye Feng said, "Listen to me, I guarantee this fish will be fine!"
"This..."
Luo Yongjun still looked at Gao Fuxuan hesitantly.
After all, this fish was too expensive. According to Gao Fuxuan, it was originally worth over a million, and even after a discount, it was over seven hundred thousand.
If it died, neither of them would have enough money to compensate.
"It's fine, proceed! Even if the fish dies, I won't blame you..."