Ye Tian said, "Your arrival indicates you are prepared to accept all conditions. Very well, I will give you a chance. Within one hour, transfer one hundred million to this account. Remember, you have only one hour. Miss this opportunity, and you will never get another!"
Ma Junji immediately replied, "One hundred million, I'll give it. I'll transfer the money now!"
He tremblingly returned to his car and made a call. In less than ten minutes, a sum of money was transferred to one of Ye Tian's accounts in installments.
Ye Tian nodded. He walked over and patted Ma Junji a few times, saying, "I've lifted some of the restrictions. I'll give you another month to prepare one billion and transfer it to the same account. Of course, you can choose to find someone else. As long as they can cure you, I won't take a single cent."
Ma Junji's body immediately felt lighter, the pain gone. However, upon hearing the demand for one billion, he almost fell to his knees.
"Ye Tian, one billion. I don't think my family can afford it."
Ye Tian sneered, "Is that so? I am very clear about your Ma family's situation. With assets in the billions, I'm leaving you several hundred million. Are you still not satisfied?"
Ma Junji fell to his knees with a thud, "Ye Tian, please spare me. My father will not pay ten billion for me. He'd rather have another son than do that."
Ye Tian said indifferently, "Is that so? A child's misbehavior is the father's fault. Go back and tell him that I have already accounted for this one billion with him. If I don't see the money within a month, your Ma family should prepare for ruin!"
Ye Tian decided to deal with the Ma family harshly. If it weren't for Ma Junji's instigation, Ding Jian wouldn't have caused the death of his parents and elder sister-in-law.
Seeing that Ye Tian was unyielding, Ma Junji dared not plead further. He dejectedly got into his car, seemingly to make another call.
From inside the car, Ma Junji's angry shouts could be heard.
Yun Song stepped forward and bowed slightly, "Mr. Ye, I apologize for my ignorance earlier. I hope you can forgive me."
Ye Tian asked, "Are you a Daoist from Wusong Temple?"
Yun Song quickly replied, "I am."
Ye Tian said, "Do not inquire further into the Ma family's affairs. I will not stop until the Ma family is bankrupt. You do not need to know the reasons behind this."
Yun Song replied, "Yes. I came this time hoping you could offer me some guidance."
Ye Tian said, "Another day."
Yun Song was overjoyed, "Thank you, sir."
At this moment, Ma Junji, with red eyes, walked over, "Mr. Ye, my father knows you are a master. He says he is willing to offer one of our family heirlooms to win your forgiveness."
Ye Tian's interest was piqued, "Oh, a family heirloom? What is it?"
Ma Junji explained, "I saw it when I was young. My great-grandfather passed it down to my grandfather. It's a blood-red jade. When you place your hand on it, it feels very warm and comfortable. My great-grandfather slept with the blood jade and lived to be one hundred and seventeen years old. My grandfather sleeps with it now, and his health is also excellent." Da Feng Novel Network
Ye Tian was greatly surprised. A stone that could prolong life?
After considering for a moment, he said, "Have someone bring the stone over immediately. I'll take a look. If it is truly as you say, I can reduce the one billion by some amount."
Ma Junji quickly called back. A few minutes later, he said, "Mr. Ye, my father will be here shortly."
More than half an hour later, another car arrived. A man walked up to the Ye family's ancestral home. He was not tall and had a somber expression.
After getting out of the car, he first glared fiercely at Ma Junji, then bowed slightly to Ye Tian, "Mr. Ye, I have brought the item."
With a wave of his hand, the driver carried a stone the size of a pumpkin.
Ye Tian examined the stone. It was covered in dense, capillary-like blood-red veins, which made it appear red. In reality, the stone was semi-translucent.
He placed his hand on the stone and felt its warmth, along with a gentle power that seeped into his palm.
A thought struck him, and he identified what it might be.
Taking his hand away, he said, "This jade can be worth five hundred million. You can prepare another five hundred million."
The middle-aged man's face turned grim. "Although my Ma family has assets in the billions, it is difficult to come up with five hundred million in cash. Moreover, I have already transferred one hundred million in cash to Mr. Ye earlier."
Ye Tian said indifferently, "When people make mistakes, they must accept punishment. Five hundred million, not a cent less."
Seeing that Ye Tian was unyielding, the middle-aged man had the driver put down the blood jade, then turned and kicked Ma Junji to the ground before getting back into his car without looking back.
Ma Junji cried out in pain, got up, and chased after him, "Dad, wait for me..."
The Ma family members and Yun Song left one after another. Ye Tian picked up the stone and murmured, "Blood Spirit Stone! I never thought I would encounter such a legendary exotic item!"