Balmas likely never expected Ye Tiancheng to possess such capabilities.
He had spoken with such conviction that it left no room for doubt. As soon as Ye Tiancheng finished speaking, Balmas felt an immense pressure. He wondered if the stinging pain in his ears from their previous encounter was still lingering, or if it was his ingrained subservience.
He appeared to be astonished and terrified to varying degrees. His mind was a tangled mess of thoughts, and only he could truly comprehend the depth of his fear and the feeling of being intimidated.
He was accustomed to intimidating others, but he never imagined he would one day be the one to be mocked and threatened. A look of panic flashed across his face. Despite his shock and fear, he managed to utter a defiant threat through gritted teeth: "If you have the guts, go ahead and find me. If you find me, I'll do as I said and kowtow to you three times, calling you Grandpa."
"Where in the world can you find such a cheap deal? If I find you, you'll just dismiss me with a single sentence? If I can find you, you'll give me three million. Three million is just a drop in the bucket for a young master like you. What do you say?" While kowtowing three times and calling him Grandpa might seem like a huge concession, it was actually useless. For someone with a thicker skin than a city wall, being called an 'nephew' would be no different from being called 'Grandpa'. The most effective method was to make them bleed some money.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng felt it would be better if Balmas gave him some money. Hearing Ye Tiancheng ask for three million, Balmas chuckled, "Alright, deal. If you find me, I'll give you three million. But what if you can't find me within a day?"
"I'll give you three million too. How about that?"
"Then it's settled. Since we've reached an agreement, bring it on. If you can find me, I'll give you three million." Balmas said with absolute certainty. In his eyes, there was no way Ye Tiancheng could find him, as his whereabouts were extremely secretive. He was very confident about this. His previous performance had put him under immense pressure, making him deeply regretful. He now realized that Ye Tiancheng only wanted three million yuan, which was merely a month's pocket money for him. For the wealthy, anything that could be solved with money was not a problem. He was now extremely annoyed with his earlier behavior, but there was no way to change it. He could only let Ye Tiancheng find him. After all, Ye Tiancheng had already made a bet with him.
Naturally, he would do his best to find the man's whereabouts.
Finding this man was neither easy nor particularly difficult for Ye Tiancheng. After all, this fellow was like an old fox; whenever he offended someone powerful, he would frequently change locations, and no one knew where he was. Not even his old butler, his closest servants, or his friends knew where Balmas was usually to be found.
If you can keep others in the dark, you must keep those around you in the dark. If those around you don't know where you are, you can protect yourself well. This was a family rule and the reason their family had survived to this day. One must learn to have multiple hiding places to live well. If you cannot live well, it proves that the world is not suitable for you.
At that point, you can choose to end your life or jump off a building.
Ye Tiancheng searched everywhere but couldn't find the man's whereabouts. He felt very lost. If he gave up now, it would truly be too tragic and a betrayal of all his previous efforts. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng immediately adjusted his thinking and began to rely on his intuition. He had a sixth sense, which was very accurate. He felt that the man must be hiding within the city and not in the palaces he had built. These palaces were surrounded by ancient trees and had beautiful environments.
However, all of this was not enough for Balmas. He felt that being in the city was meaningless. The only thing that gave him meaning was to live well here and to pursue Ye Tiancheng's traces. But he was unable to achieve his wish because Ye Tiancheng was elusive, like a dragon that shows its head but not its tail.
If a person can deceive their own relatives and friends about their hiding place, it proves that they can deceive their enemies. Ye Tiancheng believed that this man would not leave the city and must be secretly hiding somewhere within the city. This was because villas in the surrounding areas of the city were easily discovered. The place you are in means you are unwilling to leave and will continue to stay here. Therefore, this proved that the man still liked this "stinky" place and would not choose to leave so easily. If that was the case, then he could boldly find the man and have a good talk with him, getting the three million yuan. With this thought, he immediately headed towards the city, releasing his divine sense to search. The county town was not large, covering an area of only about 32,000 square kilometers. Such a small urban area had only over 300 streets. If he meticulously searched every street, he would definitely be able to find him. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng hurried towards the urban area, using his divine sense to investigate both openly and secretly on every street.
Hard work pays off. When he reached the eighth street, he suddenly felt a very familiar aura. This familiar aura was Balmas's aura. Since this place was a "Hua Liu Yuan" (a place of pleasure or indulgence) and there were no gentlemen here, it was the safest place. He thought that Ye Tiancheng would never imagine he would be found here, no matter how hard he tried. He kept chuckling and recalling the content of his conversation with Ye Tiancheng. While he was still excited, he suddenly heard someone push open his door. Standing at the entrance was Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng's sudden appearance in front of him made the man's face fall, his expression filled with terror.
"Brat, how did you find me? I thought you wouldn't be able to track me."
"Facts speak louder than words. Didn't I find you? What's so strange about that? Anything that humans can do, I can do." Ye Tiancheng felt this situation was nothing major because he was very powerful and felt omnipotent and omnipresent.
"Your way of thinking is truly terrifying. If it were me, I wouldn't let others find me so easily." Ye Tiancheng chuckled at him because he had a trump card: his divine sense could detect where the man was hiding. The man thought Ye Tiancheng was just lucky and couldn't possibly find him so easily.
"Poor people naturally think that rich people are superior and feel inferior, like trash. So, I want to tell you that my thoughts are different from yours, don't you agree?"
As the man spoke, he was self-righteous and kept mocking Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng felt this man was simply an idiot and didn't want to waste any more words with him, feeling that talking to him was an insult to his intelligence.
"Since there's nothing more to say between us, let the facts prove everything." Ye Tiancheng really wanted to make him understand what was permissible and what was not, and how powerful he was, making the man insignificant.
Some things seem completely unrelated, but some things are destined to make one feel a sense of crisis.
"I didn't expect you to be so cheeky."
"There are too many things you haven't expected, so many that they make one feel a sense of crisis." At this point, he finally understood the state of being unable to explain many things clearly to someone. Now, he couldn't explain himself to Ye Tiancheng at all, because the more he spoke, the more powerless he felt. Ye Tiancheng walked over and slapped him across the face. The pain was intense, making him jump up immediately, his eyes glaring at Ye Tiancheng as if struck by electricity.
"Didn't we agree on three million? Why did you slap me twice?"
Balmas looked at Ye Tiancheng with great confusion, but Ye Tiancheng offered no explanation. He knew that talking to such trash was meaningless. The only meaningful thing was to let him accept his slaps.
Balmas was dazed by the blows, and Ye Tiancheng offered no explanation. The implication was that if he didn't pay up, he would be slapped again. Ye Tiancheng found him annoying and felt his words were irritating. Although Balmas was not very bright, he wasn't so foolish as to not understand why Ye Tiancheng was angry and had slapped him twice.
The stunned Balmas finally accepted reality and obediently took out three million yuan and handed it to Ye Tiancheng. Although the three million was all written on a check, it was very effective because Ye Tiancheng knew how to handle such checks. Besides, he didn't dare to act arrogantly in front of Ye Tiancheng. The fact that Ye Tiancheng could find him and slap him across the face clearly showed that Ye Tiancheng did not take the Balmas family seriously. It was a challenge: "If you want to challenge me, Ye Tiancheng, come on! I, Ye Tiancheng, am that formidable."
The man was thoroughly subdued. Even when Ye Tiancheng left, he didn't dare to look him directly in the eye, knowing that such a glance might bring trouble. After all, their Balmas family was not as powerful as the Feng family.
Ye Tiancheng didn't even take the Feng family seriously, let alone his Balmas family. Although the Balmas family's business was not particularly impressive, they were extremely formidable in other aspects. This was something that had to be taken seriously. If one did not take their enemies seriously, they would naturally be eliminated. This thought constantly surfaced in the man's mind, and the continuous occurrence of such thoughts taught him to be honest.
This thought made him feel very awkward, and he couldn't help but feel as if he had been impacted by others.
"These guys are typical bullies who pick on the weak and fear the strong. Once you are strong, they become very compliant."
"That's what you say, but I have to disagree with you. Everyone's thoughts and experiences are different. Don't assume your way of thinking is correct; you're actually quite foolish."
The meaning behind this statement was to finally make them understand that powerful people don't negotiate because they have the means to make you submit at their feet.
In this era, money is the most important thing. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng didn't waste any words with the other party and directly addressed the issue of money. He felt that money was the most crucial issue. If he asked for something unrelated to money, such as dignity or honor, those things wouldn't fill his stomach. It would be better to get some money, which was tangible. Therefore, taking his money was equivalent to taking the life of the Balmas family, and it served as a greater reminder to the Balmas family that next time they would strip their family of all their money, leaving them with no way to survive.
If the Balmas family had no money, they would be no different from ordinary people. The honor and status they had previously sought would plummet. A wealthy person who lost the halo of wealth would be like a rooster with its feathers clipped; it would have no dignity or honor, and would be laughed at by everyone.
Therefore, what frightened the Balmas family even more was that Ye Tiancheng would deal with their family in this manner next.
"Finally realized who's in charge, you damn bastard? If you hadn't treated me that way, you wouldn't have ended up like this. Your current predicament is entirely your own fault. Do you know what 'your own fault' means in this world?" As soon as Ye Tiancheng left, the chubby guy appeared. The chubby guy had followed Ye Tiancheng, wanting to act tough against these people at a crucial moment.
So, the moment Ye Tiancheng left, the chubby guy stepped in.
He wanted to see these people lose their luster. He enjoyed gloating. Whenever he saw someone he hated suffer misfortune, he would grin foolishly. However, people with such a mindset as the chubby guy would hardly achieve great things, because truly great people have a broader perspective and don't dwell on minor gains and losses. But the chubby guy cared a lot because these people had caused him great trouble in the past. Seeing them in misfortune, how could he not come out and say such things? He said these words to regain his dignity, because he felt that dignity was more important than money. If a person loses their dignity, nothing else can exist. He couldn't live a life of subservience, nor could he simply endure and be suppressed by everyone.
The chubby guy's thoughts and actions would later seem laughable and detestable to himself, because no one would kick someone when they are down, even if he himself was a bad person. Therefore, such behavior was very frustrating, but everyone has different personalities and ways of doing things. Not everyone needs to be the same, as long as they don't harm each other, it's acceptable.
The chubby guy's thoughts were truly infuriating to Ye Tiancheng. Under such circumstances, it was an undeniable fact that he was looked down upon by Ye Tiancheng.
In this regard, he felt very aggrieved and extremely displeased.
As time passed, all of this would become very tangible. This frightened Ye Tiancheng.
"Are you an idiot?" Ye Tiancheng kicked the chubby guy's butt and asked.
The chubby guy glared fiercely at Ye Tiancheng and said, "How should I put this? You shouldn't look at me like that!"
"You mean?"
"It means we're starting. The current matters have basically been resolved, so the remaining thing is to have fun." As he said this, he winked at Ye Tiancheng, making Ye Tiancheng even more inclined to kick him twice, because Ye Tiancheng felt this guy was simply courting death.
Now he finally understood why he felt like a naive and innocent existence.
Such words made one want to complain.
But then again, why bother arguing with this guy?
In Ye Tiancheng's heart, he had already formed such a plan. Within this plan, he had already begun his preparations.
That was to make the Feng family and the Balmas family experience his most formidable methods. Only by letting his opponents experience his most formidable methods could he make them submit.
Therefore, he acted without giving his opponents any chance, intending to eliminate them.
Such a simple idea came from Ye Tiancheng's heart. If Monkey knew about it, he would surely want to complain.
But for Monkey now, such complaints seemed meaningless.
After all, there is a big gap between ideas and reality, and one doesn't know how to deal with it.
As time slipped away, and he didn't know how to manage it, thinking too much would be meaningless.
Ye Tiancheng patted Fatty's shoulder and said, "So, our next step is to start our plan, right?"
"Yes, didn't you say three days later? What can we do after these three days?" The chubby guy was very confused. Wild vegetables wouldn't grow in three days.
But he didn't know that Ye Tiancheng had a powerful cheat system. Once this cheat system was activated, Ye Tiancheng would become very formidable.