Ye Tiancheng's words were quite sharp. When Hou Mingzhu realized it, she puffed up like a frog in anger. "Heh, I know you like green tea. You must like women like Hou Qing'er, gentle and virtuous. But every successful person marries a woman who matches them. Your thinking is truly petty. I always thought you were a genius because your career grew so large and started so quickly. Now I realize those peasant roots in your bones can never be eradicated. It's a shame, really."
You haven't gained anything, and Ye Tiancheng's attitude is bad. Hou Mingzhu was so angry that she said some unpleasant things. After speaking, she was a little regretful, afraid she had really angered Ye Tiancheng. However, Hou Mingzhu did not apologize and left in a huff.
Ye Tiancheng clenched his fists tightly. Although he couldn't be sure Hou Mingzhu was the murderer of Hou Qing'er, this woman was too arrogant. Her disdain for Hou Qing'er was direct and undisguised.
Ye Tiancheng would not allow anyone to treat Hou Qing'er like that, so he needed to retaliate. There used to be stray dogs in this area. Ye Tiancheng was initially afraid of them, but later he befriended them. Coupled with a summon using his true qi, it was easy to have those stray dogs surround Hou Mingzhu.
"Help! Don't you dogs come closer!"
Unfortunately, while people could understand Hou Mingzhu, dogs could not. Under Ye Tiancheng's command, the stray dogs quickly converged on Hou Mingzhu.
Hou Mingzhu had the most prominent family background, a beautiful face, and the best figure. She had worried about accidents this time and brought a large team of professional bodyguards, but they were all kept outside the barrier, and no one could help her.
A stray dog kept biting Hou Mingzhu's rear. No matter how she ran, she couldn't escape the encirclement of the stray dogs. Soon, she was pounced upon and fell to the ground.
Her expensive haute couture dress was now mixed with the dirt. Hou Mingzhu had become incredibly dirty, no longer the clean and beautiful little princess.
"Help!"
Hou Mingzhu kept crying for help. Ye Tiancheng watched with his own eyes but did not act. Ye Tiancheng only needed to lift a finger, and these stray dogs would disperse.
However, Ye Tiancheng generally disliked bullying women. Although he detested Hou Mingzhu, Ye Tiancheng still respected women. After all, he had been to college and was not a "farmer" as Hou Mingzhu had called him.
After being frightened by the stray dogs for a while, Hou Mingzhu saw that the dogs had dispersed and then crawled up miserably. Unfortunately, she was covered in mud and water, looking utterly pathetic.
After so many days, Ye Tiancheng finally smiled. Seeing Hou Mingzhu in such a sorry state was indeed amusing.
As the saying goes, if you're unhappy, say it out loud and make everyone happy.
Ye Tiancheng was very happy, but Hou Mingzhu was quite miserable. After returning, she fell ill and had a fever all night. When this news spread, everyone felt that Ye Tiancheng had wronged Hou Mingzhu and that their relationship had broken down, causing the infatuated woman to fall ill and be unable to get up.
This made Ye Tiancheng's reputation quite bad. In fact, Hou Mingzhu had hired people to market this, intending to increase publicity for her Tianfu Catering and create some buzz. She even launched a special "heartbroken lover" set meal. In short, Hou Mingzhu only cared about profit.
Even if Ye Tiancheng didn't come out, Hou Mingzhu would still make money, albeit less. But Hou Mingzhu was very dissatisfied with earning less, so she wanted to invite Ye Tiancheng back.
However, Ye Tiancheng refused to give Hou Mingzhu any face, causing her entire family to lose face.
After temporarily stabilizing the business matters, Hou Mingzhu began to hire people at a high price to teach Ye Tiancheng a lesson. Hou Mingzhu already knew that being surrounded by dogs was Ye Tiancheng's doing and had sought out experts everywhere, spending money to find the culprit.
Hou Mingzhu first sent Scar. She intended to take advantage of the heavy rain and deliberately chose to go at midnight.
Her original intention was to ambush Ye Tiancheng, but she was beaten badly.
Realizing she had underestimated Ye Tiancheng's abilities, Hou Mingzhu learned from her mistakes and immediately hired another person. This person was also an old friend from Ye Tiancheng's dreams: Scar's senior brother, Black Tooth.
Black Tooth generally did not come out of seclusion because he possessed two magical artifacts. He relied on these two artifacts to act arrogantly and enjoy many benefits.
Therefore, it was usually impossible to hire this expert with money alone. Hou Mingzhu was quite clever and asked Scar to try. Scar found Black Tooth and told him how badly he had been beaten by Ye Tiancheng and how he had almost become Ye Tiancheng's slave.
Of course, the "almost" had question marks. Scar was already considering it, especially since he had already worked for Ye Tiancheng for two days. Their relationship was now unclear.
"Are you crazy? Doing this shames our sect! How can you work for a mere farmer? How can Shengshi Longyuan have trash like you? You don't deserve to be my junior brother."
"Senior brother, I had no choice. Who is as powerful as you? My talent is average. This is the result of diligent practice compensating for lack of talent. In the end, I couldn't even defeat Ye Tiancheng. Without even fighting, he dealt with me with a single finger and forced me to water his pear trees. Otherwise, all this was just to make the person who hired me lose face."
"Don't worry, I'll beat up anyone who likes to show off like that. I'll beat up everyone I see. I'll let Ye Tiancheng know that not everyone in Shengshi Longyuan is a useless person like you. I will definitely seek revenge and kill him directly. He likes farming, doesn't he? I can turn his corpse into fertilizer."
"Senior brother, you must be careful. This person has a mysterious power. He's not just a strong ordinary person, nor is he a fortunate individual who has cultivated some magic. I can confirm that Ye Tiancheng is a successor of an ancient magical technique."
"I don't care what he is. I want him dead. He definitely won't live to see tomorrow."
Black Tooth made his domineering declaration and then hurried to Dahe Village. In his opinion, such a rising star had no chance of resisting him. Such people should just be killed without expending too much effort.
From the moment Scar appeared, Ye Tiancheng had already prepared for Black Tooth's arrival. After all, he had gone through this process once before. Practice makes perfect, so there was no great suspense this time; he could just proceed according to the previous rhythm.
That familiar sense of unwelcome presence strongly reminded Ye Tiancheng that Black Tooth had arrived.
Despite sensing powerful spiritual energy, Ye Tiancheng remained calm. Seeing Black Tooth appear, he felt no pressure but rather a sense of relaxed familiarity, as if meeting an old friend.
"Good friend, your killing intent is quite heavy. This won't do. One must learn to be more peaceful, otherwise, one cannot cultivate quickly!"
"What are you? You think you can teach me how to act? With your cultivation, you're not even qualified to wash my feet."
Too lazy for further nonsense, Ye Tiancheng quickly lunged towards Black Tooth, his speed like lightning.
"You do have some ability, but it's a pity. Your little tricks are just common circus acts to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Black Tooth sent a blade of light flying. Although it wasn't his full strength, it was enough to easily slice an ordinary person in half.
Ye Tiancheng dodged it effortlessly with a sidestep. "You little thief dare to act tough with me? When I hit you later, you'll know what pain is."
Before he could understand the confident smile on Ye Tiancheng's face, Black Tooth flew into the air. Before he could even make a move, he was struck down with a bang.
Ye Tiancheng's power was too immense. This powerful aura was unbearable for ordinary beings, let alone Black Tooth, who was merely an outstanding cultivator.
The reason he was so formidable was due to his two magical artifacts: one was a fragment of the Fuxi Qin, one of the Six Ancient Divine Artifacts, and the other was a ring that could store items.
This fragment of the Fuxi Qin was indeed potent. Although it was only a small piece, it possessed the power to shake heaven and earth. It was precisely this small fragment that gave Black Tooth courage beyond the ordinary.
Most cultivators were no match for him; Black Tooth often killed them instantly. However, someone like Ye Tiancheng was indeed a rare exception.
Unwilling to accept defeat, Black Tooth took out a knife made of black iron and swung it, but it only hit empty air.
"Ye Tiancheng, no wonder a farmer like you has developed so quickly. We are the same kind of people; we are both artifact owners."
Unfortunately, Ye Tiancheng possessed the Nuwa Stone, a complete Nuwa Stone. Compared to that tiny fragment, it was like a father.
The two powerful forces clashed for a long time. Unsurprisingly, Ye Tiancheng won. Knowing he was here to deliver divine artifacts, Ye Tiancheng mercilessly seized both of Black Tooth's high-level divine artifacts.
"Your cruel actions will surely be repaid!"
However, Black Tooth's accusations were useless. His entire body emitted a cyan flame, and he shot up into the sky. Just like in his dreams, the despicable fellow wanted to burn his soul to increase his power.
"Whether I get repaid or not, I don't know, but you're definitely finished. I told you to calm down. With your impulsiveness, you'll end up with your soul scattered."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Tiancheng also unleashed a surge of true qi. At this moment, words were useless; it was time for a real fight.
Their true qi clashed in the air, instantly illuminating the night as if it were daylight. Those who didn't know would have thought they were seeing the aurora borealis.
After a fierce battle, Black Tooth, as expected, made one last struggle and fell heavily into the soft soil. Ye Tiancheng was all too familiar with this pit; wasn't this the rudimentary form of his future fishpond?
It was quite amusing. Black Tooth's death was even more pathetic than in his dreams. He lay in the large pit, emitting blackish-green smoke, barely alive, looking somewhat pitiable.
"You call me crazy, but I think you're pretty crazy too. During the confrontation just now, it was so dangerous, yet you didn't burn your soul's power. Aren't you afraid of dying by my sword?"
"My Nuwa Stone is complete, and I'm different from my dream. My cultivation is much stronger now, so I don't need to burn my soul foolishly. I can easily defeat you."
During this time, since Hou Qing'er left, Ye Tiancheng had indeed lost the will to make money, but he had never stopped cultivating. His progress was far ahead of what he had experienced in his dreams. Otherwise, how could he be so confident and fight Black Tooth so easily?
Black Tooth soon breathed his last. Ye Tiancheng knew that once the villagers were alerted, they would come. Ye Tiancheng checked the Fuxi Qin fragment and the spatial ring again, confirmed he had obtained the equipment, and quickly fled.
He had finally obtained two good items. While not as exhilarating as in his dreams, it still felt good. Ye Tiancheng carefully put away the divine artifacts.
As for Black Tooth's corpse, it went to keep company with that unlucky fellow, Hou Damao, just like before.