Ye Tiancheng really didn't want to harm these greedy bloodsuckers. Once they heard that his father was beaten by a rich woman, they would probably try every means to go to Zhou Xiangxiang to suck blood. However, Zhou Xiangxiang didn't have as good a temper as him. She would probably deal with all these annoying children directly. Anyway, Ye Tiancheng thought of himself as a mobile work-study student. He originally wanted to protect them well, but these people were not capable, so Ye Tiancheng couldn't be blamed.
"Okay, then I'll go ask now. After confirming it's Zhou Xiangxiang, I won't bother with you anymore. After all, you have no money and can't compensate anything. If it was really Zhou Xiangxiang who hit him, we might get rich."
These people were so ignorant and greedy. Ye Tiancheng really didn't know what to say to them. He felt they were hateful and pitiful, but no matter what, it had nothing to do with him. If these people angered Zhou Xiangxiang, even if they were killed, they would only have themselves to blame.
"I'm warning you one last time not to provoke Zhou Xiangxiang. She's not as easy to talk to as I am."
However, the children of Village Chief Liu completely ignored Ye Tiancheng's warning, even thinking that Ye Tiancheng was alarmist.
"You're just jealous because we're about to get rich, so you're saying this, right? You should know that no one in the world can escape legal sanctions. No matter how powerful that female entrepreneur is, if we expose her deeds online, she probably won't dare to be arrogant with us and will obediently give us money. Just wait and see."
Those children were very arrogant. As soon as their eldest brother said this, the others immediately chimed in, each of them acting incredibly proud.
"That's great, Big Brother. I think this plan will work. We're about to get rich. I've been eyeing a RV recently. That RV has great features, and it's only two hundred thousand. When I get the money, I'll go pick it up and go on a trip."
These people had planned everything out, and no one truly cared about the pain Village Chief Liu was enduring. They were all thinking of sucking blood from their father. Such children were truly something else.
Those people actually went to find Zhou Xiangxiang. Ye Tiancheng couldn't stop them. Anyway, when Ye Tiancheng left the hospital, he encountered a bunch of luxury cars with nearly a hundred people getting out. These must have been sent by Zhou Xiangxiang to deal with him.
"You can hit me as much as you want."
Ye Tiancheng didn't want to cause trouble. His current abilities were not enough. Ye Tiancheng just wanted to cultivate quietly and become an immortal one day. At this time, being too high-profile would attract more cultivators to find trouble with him.
Zhou Xiangxiang walked over in her high heels, then directly slapped Ye Tiancheng.
"This slap is for making me lose face earlier. I'm teaching you a lesson."
After speaking, Zhou Xiangxiang kicked Ye Tiancheng, making him fall to the ground.
"This kick is for my brothers. I don't know what kind of internal energy you used, but my brothers all have broken bones and are in the hospital now."
Zhou Xiangxiang walked over again and stomped hard on Ye Tiancheng's hand, even twisting her high heel on his hand. It was truly vicious.
"This is because your instigation, with Village Chief Liu's children coming to extort me, those trash spoke disrespectfully to me. I've dealt with them all, but you, the instigator, can't escape either and should be punished."
After this foot, another kick landed on Ye Tiancheng's stomach. Ye Tiancheng had been protecting himself with his true qi, so he didn't feel any pain. He was just pretending to curl up his body and cry out in pain.
"It hurts so much! You woman, you're really good at fighting. I've paid back what I owe you. I hope you won't bother me anymore."
Those bodyguards were all stunned. Ye Tiancheng had been quite powerful before, and they were all quite scared, worried that they would be sent to the hospital by Ye Tiancheng's counter-attack like their other brothers. But now, Ye Tiancheng didn't fight back and was beaten so badly. Everyone looked at each other, unable to believe that someone who was so powerful suddenly became weak and was beaten into such a state by a woman. It was truly incomprehensible.
However, they soon confirmed one fact: that god-like figure had indeed been defeated by a woman.
"Do you really know you were wrong?"
"I definitely know I was wrong. I shouldn't have meddled. I also don't understand the actions of those children of Village Chief Liu, but I couldn't persuade them at all. I tried my best to dissuade them, but it was useless."
Zhou Xiangxiang was a bit disbelieving, given the drastic change in Ye Tiancheng's attitude. When he stepped forward earlier, his gaze was so firm, and he seemed so capable, it was impossible for him to be defeated so easily. Moreover, even when Zhou Xiangxiang insulted him, he didn't retaliate at all.
"You're really good at lying with your eyes open. I think you're the one who instigated them, and why aren't you fighting back now? What are you trying to achieve by saving your strength?"
As Zhou Xiangxiang spoke, she even took off her sunglasses, which she usually wore all the time.
Ye Tiancheng suddenly looked at Zhou Xiangxiang. With just one glance, the killing intent from a powerful being made Zhou Xiangxiang feel extremely cold all over. Waves of chills washed over her, making her feel as if she had fallen into an unfathomably deep ice cave. The feeling was indescribable, but it was filled with fear.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"No, I'm very friendly. Look at me, beaten by you like this. I just want to let bygones be bygones. Just don't bother me in the future. Actually, I'm just a good-for-nothing. I have no abilities at all. The reason I stepped forward today was just a momentary lapse in judgment. I shouldn't have done such a foolish thing. Those people I saved were not worth pitying at all. Those who deserve pity often have something hateful about them."
No matter how Ye Tiancheng babbled, Zhou Xiangxiang was not a three-year-old child. Having seen so many people and sensing Ye Tiancheng's demeanor, she knew he was not simple. Especially after finding out that Ye Tiancheng was a well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist before, whose industries spanned food, medicine, and horticulture, and even had significant influence in both legitimate and illegitimate circles. How could such a person be a good-for-nothing? Even if he was down on his luck temporarily, he couldn't be a good-for-nothing. And Ye Tiancheng claiming to be a good-for-nothing now indicated that he was brewing some grand plan or had something important that couldn't be revealed to outsiders, thus deliberately hiding himself. In any case, Zhou Xiangxiang knew Ye Tiancheng was a truly important figure, just one who was currently trying to hide himself. His legendary exploits were unforgettable, and Zhou Xiangxiang naturally knew quite a bit about them. Pretending to be weak now was the most terrifying thing.
Zhou Xiangxiang didn't want to push her luck. Knowing who Ye Tiancheng was before, she knew that offending him now might lead to a series of terrible consequences.
Zhou Xiangxiang suddenly became polite. The more Ye Tiancheng tried to hide his strength, the more Zhou Xiangxiang found him unfathomable, so she dared not provoke him further. Initially, Ye Tiancheng's involvement in this matter was an accident, and now it should be completely over.
"Mr. Ye, we meet by chance. I'll have someone take you to the hospital to get bandaged. Let's consider all our past grievances settled. You can still consider whether you want to cooperate with me. I'm a good businesswoman. Although I can be a bit hot-tempered, I'm always very generous and trustworthy in business."
Ye Tiancheng really couldn't figure out Zhou Xiangxiang. Just moments ago, she had looked like she wanted to kill him, but now she had a smile on her face and wanted to do business with him. Ye Tiancheng wouldn't dare. As long as he could stay away from this woman, Ye Tiancheng would be grateful. How could he dare to provoke such a terrifying woman again?
"Are you okay? It's just a superficial wound. I know Miss Zhou is a good person and didn't really try to kill me, so I'll just put on some ointment when I get back."
"Why are you avoiding me? Don't you want to cooperate with me?"
Zhou Xiangxiang wanted to show Ye Tiancheng her power. With a slight lift of her hand, her bodyguards dragged Village Chief Liu's three children out of the car. They had all become disabled, with blood flowing everywhere. The scene was extremely brutal. Some had their legs broken, some had their ears cut off, and one woman had all her hair removed. In short, it looked terrifying, a horrifying scene that no human could endure.
"How about it?"
Ye Tiancheng had seen such scenes many times, and he also felt it was quite satisfying. Earlier in the hospital, Ye Tiancheng had made it very clear to these children, but they still didn't know any better and actually went to trouble Zhou Xiangxiang. It was as easy for Zhou Xiangxiang to crush them as it was to crush an ant. Now that something had happened, Ye Tiancheng had nothing to say and didn't want to be wise after the event. Anyway, such people were asking for it. These pitiable people didn't know pity at all, but on the surface, Ye Tiancheng still had to pretend. Ye Tiancheng pretended to be frightened, his legs went weak, and he sat directly on the ground, even pretending to shiver twice.
"Miss Zhou, I've really seen your methods. You're too powerful. We're not on the same level. I shouldn't have provoked you. Please let me go. I'll never appear before you again."
"You're quite good at pretending, Ye Tiancheng. I just want to ask for your help and cooperate with me. Look, you've scared me. It's not like I'm robbing you."
Zhou Xiangxiang was helpless. This Ye Tiancheng was constantly trying to avoid her. The more he did so, the more Zhou Xiangxiang, a person who liked to conquer others, wanted to cooperate with Ye Tiancheng. She wanted to see why Ye Tiancheng kept avoiding her.
"Please let me go. Spare me. I have no abilities at all. That flower was just a coincidence."
Ye Tiancheng thought it was better not to sell the eight hundred thousand. Selling this eight hundred thousand had attracted so many people. It seemed that money always brought trouble. If it weren't for the money, so many people wouldn't have suddenly appeared, wanting to investigate what kind of magical ability Ye Tiancheng had obtained. Regardless, Ye Tiancheng would never reveal the matter of the little stone.
"Mr. Ye, save us! Please, only you can save us now. We're about to die."
Those children of Village Chief Liu were not in any life-threatening danger yet. This was also Zhou Xiangxiang's cleverness; she wanted these people to suffer.