"No, we can discuss anything else, but this is not negotiable. I will absolutely not divorce Ye Tiancheng."
Su Muxian was about to leave, while her father's tears continued to flow. He looked at his daughter with a pained expression.
"Why must you be with him? Are you crazy? You'll regret spending your life with such a good-for-nothing sooner or later."
"I love Ye Tiancheng. Even if I regret it someday, I won't blame anyone. I only know that I cannot leave him now."
Ye Tiancheng was deeply touched. A woman defying her father for his sake, such genuine affection was truly moving.
"Daughter, aren't I just afraid you'll be wronged? You know, I don't want anyone to bully you."
Su Muxian smiled and shook her head. "As long as Ye Tiancheng is here, I won't be wronged."
In the end, she did not listen to her father and chose to stand with Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng was very moved, thinking how much he owed Su Muxian in this life and how he must repay her slowly.
Two days later, it was the anniversary of Su Muxian's mother's death, so Ye Tiancheng accompanied Su Muxian to sweep the grave.
There was an unspeakable history concerning Su Muxian's mother. Su Muxian's mother had made a mistake, seemingly related to infidelity. Therefore, after her death from illness, she could not be buried in the Su family's ancestral graveyard and was instead laid to rest in an unnamed cemetery. Su Muxian's father was a stubborn man and refused to have anything related to the Su family inscribed on the tombstone.
"Ye Tiancheng, I always feel my mother was wronged. It's a kind of intuition. As a daughter, I can't do anything for my mother. Now, I can only burn more paper money for her."
Ye Tiancheng and Su Muxian knelt there, placing the yellow paper in the brazier. It was also for psychological comfort, as the dead could not speak.
Suddenly, they both heard footsteps. Following the direction of the sound, they saw an elegantly dressed old man walking towards them.
However, the old man's gait was very strange, somewhat like someone drunk, unable to stand steadily, staggering and wobbling, which made people feel a sense of unease.
Ye Tiancheng's first reaction was to protect Su Muxian. Su Muxian was just a young girl, and if the person had any sudden aggressive intentions, it would be most dangerous for her.
"Save me!"
Before the old man could reach them, he collapsed, unable to support himself. Ye Tiancheng quickly went to check on him. The old man's face was pale blue, clearly showing signs of suffocation.
"What's wrong?"
"Save me!"
After uttering these words, the old man completely fainted. Su Muxian, standing behind Ye Tiancheng, dared not even look. For an elderly person of this age, a sudden illness could be fatal.
"Su Muxian, don't be afraid. Just stay behind me."
After speaking to Su Muxian, Ye Tiancheng used his internal energy to treat the old man. He discovered that the old man had suffered a sudden heart attack and, not carrying any quick-acting heart medication, was in a critical condition.
Fortunately, Ye Tiancheng used his internal energy to protect his heart meridians and then quickly drove him to the nearest hospital. If he hadn't encountered Ye Tiancheng today, the man would surely have died.
After saving the man and confirming he was out of danger, Ye Tiancheng began to contact the old man's family. He discovered that the old man was an elder from the Ouyang family. The world truly is small. Ye Tiancheng had a feud with Ouyang Xinuo, yet he had inadvertently saved an elder from their family. It seemed such matters were hard to explain.
Ye Tiancheng and Su Muxian intended to leave anonymously after doing a good deed. However, they saw an old acquaintance at the back door of the private hospital – Ouyang Xinuo.
Ye Tiancheng had suffered greatly at the hands of Ouyang Xinuo and had been trying to find his whereabouts. But Ouyang Xinuo had seemed to disappear. Now that he had suddenly appeared, Ye Tiancheng would not let him go.
"Ouyang Xinuo, you still have the nerve to show your face!"
"The one who saved me is you!"
Ouyang Xinuo had only heard that an elder in his family had been saved by a young man accompanied by a girl. Ouyang Xinuo hadn't asked for details, but when he discovered it was Ye Tiancheng, he felt a surge of anxiety.
"Yes, it's me. It seems fate brings together those who are meant to cross paths. You clearly don't wish it were me!"
"Alright, since you saved our elder, I'll give you five million. Consider it my gratitude. Our past grievances are now settled, and I suggest we let bygones be bygones."
Ouyang Xinuo had once wanted to eliminate him completely, and now he so casually wanted to smooth things over. How could Ye Tiancheng agree to that?
"Do I look like I care about your paltry sum of money? Forget five million, even fifty million, and I still wouldn't reconcile with you."
While Ye Tiancheng was not paying attention, Ouyang Xinuo attacked him directly with dark energy. He had been smiling just moments ago, but suddenly his eyes turned murderous. It was clear he intended to kill him, and in a despicable manner.
"Ouyang Xinuo, you're as despicable as ever. You're really asking for death!"
Ye Tiancheng wanted to retaliate, but Ouyang Xinuo's power was clearly much stronger than before. He glared at Ye Tiancheng with venom, a triumphant smile on his face.
Ye Tiancheng felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, likely from being corroded by the dark energy. Ye Tiancheng then suffered an excruciating headache.
Su Muxian saw blood seeping from Ye Tiancheng's body. The obvious wound on his abdomen frightened Su Muxian, and seeing the blood almost made her cry out.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Ye Tiancheng coughed helplessly, while Su Muxian anxiously cried out.
"Brother Ye, are you alright?"
"This bastard, it's not that easy to hurt me. I can still hold on."
Ye Tiancheng had used some of his internal energy to save the old man, and then Ouyang Xinuo's surprise attack. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a bad state.
"Ye Tiancheng, look at your pathetic state. You still dare to brag to me. You think you can do something to me? You simply don't have the ability!"
Ouyang Xinuo was well-prepared. With a mere gesture, he gave a command. The back gate of the private hospital suddenly opened, and dozens of men wielding weapons rushed in. These men were strong and fierce, holding knives, and they completely surrounded Ye Tiancheng.
These men were strong and stood with their backs straight, not appearing like ordinary people. They seemed to be professionally trained assassins or thugs.
"Ye Tiancheng, I advise you not to play any tricks or think about escaping. Perhaps if you cooperate, I'll let you die a less painful death."
Ye Tiancheng wanted to protect Su Muxian, but Ouyang Xinuo, who had long harbored feelings for Su Muxian, snatched her away. As soon as Ye Tiancheng moved to intervene, the men surrounding him immediately closed in.
"Ouyang Xinuo, release Su Muxian immediately, or I won't let you off!"
"Stop bragging here. You're just a blowhard. You deserve to die, and I shouldn't hesitate. " Ouyang Xinuo turned to Su Muxian, his tone softening considerably. "Don't pity this good-for-nothing. A man who can't even protect you, a man with no strength, is someone you should stay away from."
At this moment, Su Muxian's face was pale with fear. She kept looking at Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng was injured, and the dark energy was still corroding him. While resisting the dark energy, Ye Tiancheng was also depleting a large amount of his internal energy.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
Ye Tiancheng's anger was ignited. However, Ouyang Xinuo had control of the entire situation and was not afraid. He just watched Ye Tiancheng and smiled faintly.
"Oh really? You sound so capable, but you can't do anything, you just brag."
Ouyang Xinuo knew these men could control Ye Tiancheng. This battle had no suspense.
"Big Brother, why don't we take care of this woman too? They are already married. If we leave any survivors, there might be a lot of trouble."
Ouyang Xinuo's subordinate was quite considerate of him, but his words were ill-timed and showed a lack of understanding of Ouyang Xinuo's true intentions.
Ouyang Xinuo kicked him fiercely and then gave his final order.
"Kill Ye Tiancheng. Miss Su, if anyone touches a single hair on your head, I'll make sure you have no place to be buried!"
As soon as Ouyang Xinuo finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He reached back and pulled out several hidden weapons. The weapons struck his back, causing Ouyang Xinuo to feel a slight injury.
The hidden weapons emitted a faint fragrance. The attacker was extremely fast, and in an instant, directly entered Ouyang Xinuo's body, causing him harm.
"Who is it? If you have the guts, attack me head-on instead of sneak attacking from behind."
Lin Xue descended from the sky, stepping on an umbrella. The scene was unrealistically beautiful, like a fairy descending to earth.
"Ouyang Xinuo, when it comes to being insidious, I can't compare to you. Your grandmother is here to deal with you today."
Ouyang Xinuo tried to attack with dark energy, but suddenly a bird flew over. As its wings spread, a pair of golden-yellow illusory wings appeared, vast and filled with a strong pure energy.
This bird was the spiritual bird that Lin Xue had subdued in the Pure Land. It had now become powerful enough to leave the Pure Land and survive independently.
Dark energy was most afraid of pure energy, and Ouyang Xinuo was also a coward. Regardless of who won in the end, as soon as the situation turned unfavorable, he would quickly turn and flee.
His subordinates also scattered like birds and beasts...
The most pressing issue now was Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng had been holding on, but he was starting to falter.
"Brother Ye, are you alright?"
"It's nothing... It's not easy for that weakling to truly injure me. I can still hold on for a while, don't worry about me."
After saying this, Ye Tiancheng almost collapsed to the ground, but Su Muxian caught him in time.
"No, I feel like you're seriously injured. Your body is still bleeding. Why don't we go inside and get a few stitches?"
Because of the dark energy, Ye Tiancheng could not absorb the energy of heaven and earth for recovery, so the wound continued to bleed.
"My injuries cannot be treated by ordinary doctors."
Hearing Ye Tiancheng say this, Su Muxian became even more anxious. "Then what should we do? Brother Ye, if this continues, you'll die. I don't want you to die."
"Let's leave here first. I need a quiet place to heal. Su Muxian, don't worry about me. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is bestowed by heaven. I have a tough life. It's not easy for such a weakling to kill me."
After saying this, Ye Tiancheng's vision went black, and he collapsed.