Chapter 118: Everyone Is a Cultivator!
At that moment, in the alley next door.
Ye Tian was holding two young men in their twenties, who looked at each other nervously, their faces full of fear.
“How did you find us?”
Ye Tian didn’t respond. Instead, he barked, “Enough nonsense. Tell me quickly—who sent you?”
“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you!”
One of the older youths hurriedly begged for mercy. His voice trembled as he looked at Ye Tian’s fierce expression, struggling to speak clearly.
“It was the young lady of Phoenix City who ordered us to bring you back to Xiangxi.”
“Phoenix City’s young lady?”
Hearing this unfamiliar title, Ye Tian was completely puzzled.
He had never dealt with anyone from Xiangxi before, let alone some young lady from Phoenix City.
“Do you know me?”
“No.”
“So your young lady knows me?”
“Probably. Anyway, the young lady asked us to bring Ye Tian back. We heard that there’s only one Ye Tian famous in Zhongdu.”
“That must be the big shot—you.”
The more outgoing and older youth mustered the courage to explain.
Afterwards, he kept begging, “Boss, please don’t kill me. This is all the lady’s order. The grievance has its head, the debt its master. Go take your revenge on the lady!”
“Alright, I got it.” Ye Tian nodded. “Call your young lady. I’ll ask her myself.”
“Okay, okay, thank you, boss, for sparing us!”
The youth, sniffling and tearing up, quickly took out his phone and dialed a number, relieved that Ye Tian didn’t intend to kill them.
“Hello, young lady, Ye Tian is here to see you.”
On the other end, a girl’s voice rang out in surprise: “Really? That’s great! Hurry and let him talk!”
“It’s Brother Ye Tian!”
Hearing the girlish voice, Ye Tian furrowed his brow deeply.
Why was it always women?
Could it be that he was currently plagued by romantic troubles...?
“Who are you?” he asked coldly and directly.
“You sent people all this way to Zhongdu to capture me. What exactly are you scheming?”
“Capture you?”
The girl on the phone was clearly taken aback. After a brief silence, her slightly affected voice returned to normal.
“Brother Ye Tian, you let those two idiots answer the phone first.”
“Here, talk to them.” Ye Tian tossed the phone to the leading youth.
Soon, the phone’s speaker blasted a deafening scream:
“You two idiots!”
“I told you to invite Brother Ye Tian over, to invite him, understand?”
“Not to bind him and drag him here!”
“Sorry, young lady, I was wrong.” The youth whimpered like a child who had done something wrong.
Could he help but cry?
This was their first mission outside Xiangxi, and they hadn’t expected to fail so badly, almost losing their lives.
Not only did they botch the job, but they also almost got killed by the big shot. The outside world was truly terrifying...
“You two fools, if I weren’t tied up with other matters, I would have come personally.”
After a torrent of scolding, the girl finally calmed down and ordered them to hand the phone back to Ye Tian.
“Sorry, Brother Ye Tian~”
In a coquettish tone, she teased.
“All that just now was a misunderstanding. I hope you’re not angry. Actually, it’s to thank you for saving my life the other day. Xiao Yan wants to invite you to visit Xiangxi.”
“Saving your life?”
Ye Tian was surprised. He clearly remembered that recently he hadn’t saved anyone; he had been killing instead.
“Yes, yes, in Yingtian City, you were the one who set me free!”
Xiao Yan explained excitedly.
“Brother Ye Tian, you do good deeds without leaving your name. I had to investigate for a long time!”
Ye Tian...
With her reminder, he finally recalled where he knew that voice from.
Wasn’t this the little twin-tailed girl he had casually freed at Sino’s underground ranch that day?
He hadn’t expected that in just one day, this girl would come looking for him to repay the favor.
What was even more surprising was that this girl he casually rescued was the famous Phoenix City heiress!
It was almost too dramatic.
“I appreciate your kindness, but Xiangxi is too far. I don’t want to go.”
Saving her had been a spontaneous act; he never expected any repayment.
As for visiting Xiangxi?
At this point in time, he didn’t have the qualification to indulge in meaningless pleasures!
He had to keep growing stronger, stronger!
That was his sole focus.
Soon, he would face a colossal force, and only by quickly advancing to the Martial King realm could he stand his ground.
“Alright then.”
On the other end, Xiao Yan let out a disappointed huff.
“I was even planning to take you to soak in the Spirit Spring. Such a letdown.”
“Spirit Spring? What’s that?”
“The Spirit Spring is the treasure of our Yang family.”
“Anyone who soaks in it for the first time will see their cultivation skyrocket. Most people aren’t even allowed to bathe in it~”
Xiao Yan proudly huffed.
Cultivation skyrocketing?!
Ye Tian’s eyes brightened, his tone instantly changing:
“Fine. When can I come over?”
“Brother, didn’t you just say you wouldn’t come?”
“I changed my mind. Why not?”
“Of course you can!”
The girl was overjoyed and quickly ordered the two thugs to prepare the car.
Soon, a huge truck appeared at the alley entrance. Over a dozen zombies lined up obediently and boarded the vehicle.
“I’ll take the brothers back. Number Two, you drive and take care of the boss.”
The leader of the youths drove the truck away in a flash, leaving Number Two trembling beside.
“Boss, I’ll drive carefully. Please don’t kill me!”
Ye Tian fell silent.
Such timid fellows, yet they still tried to kidnap people? Had these two never left their hometown?
“Don’t worry. As long as you behave, I won’t harm you.”
“Yes, boss. I will obey!”
Number Two felt like he’d been pardoned and hurriedly invited Ye Tian into the truck.
Along the way, Ye Tian took the opportunity to inquire about Phoenix City.
Thanks to the prior groundwork, Number Two spoke openly, except for some forbidden secrets, he told him almost everything.
Phoenix City was actually an ancient village nestled against the mountains.
Because of its isolation from the world, the residents had little contact with outsiders, resulting in purer bloodlines.
According to Number Two, the children of the Yang family were born with the aptitude to cultivate the Inner Core Technique; almost everyone was a practitioner.
This shocked Ye Tian deeply.
He knew that cultivating the Inner Core Technique was far more demanding than martial cultivation—hundreds of times more stringent!
Among a thousand ordinary people, very few could even sense the innate energy. Merely sensing it wasn’t enough; one had to refine and harness it to qualify for cultivation.
It was astonishing that an entire family could cultivate—it was simply unbelievable!