The day began with a new approach: systematically upgrading all industries. After all, he had to defy convention from the very start. Although many people invested in him and things proceeded smoothly, those individuals weren't truly sincere partners; they were merely waiting to see his next move. If his progress faltered, they would quickly abandon him.
In this capital-driven market, everyone was cold and ruthless. A single misstep would lead to being discarded with no room for negotiation. Everyone harbored wicked thoughts, existing like demons. What these people thought and what they would do were incredibly difficult to comprehend, and even more so to understand. When these things became unbearable, everything would deviate from their objectives.
"If you don't work hard, others will discard you like worn-out shoes," Nuwa Stone said in Ye Tiancheng's mind. It had entered his consciousness and settled there, for according to ancient Chinese philosophy, the mind was where the spirit departed.
If it resided in this place, it meant it had claimed it as its nest and intended to establish a base. Seeing his expression, Ye Tiancheng looked at it with immense disdain, wishing he could slap it twice. For some things, if a person couldn't achieve their dreams and goals in an extraordinary manner, it would be a tragic affair. Everyone's mood would become incredibly dejected, and making unnecessary changes for those things would affect their entire being. Therefore, these matters required considerable time for him to change and utilize.
In fact, these issues were not issues at all. The main point was how Ye Tiancheng would cooperate with the girl. Because Ye Tiancheng's own persistence had caused this fellow to change, he hadn't even considered why such a development occurred.
It was also a result he hadn't anticipated before. Prior to that, this fellow had wanted Ye Tiancheng to help him achieve his dream. The reason for this was simple: to turn him into someone who embodied his own dream.
It was that simple, not complicated at all, with no superfluous thoughts. Therefore, before these matters, it fully explained his deepest inner desires and the things he wanted to change. If everything that followed would change because of these events, then everything was self-evident. It still required something significant to bring about change, and all things would be altered, making destiny itself become very unpredictable. For the sake of ideals, simply doing this was not enough.
Effort was still needed. Of course, Ye Tiancheng was unaware that he had already infringed upon many people's interests.
These people would view him as a thorn in their side, a splinter in their flesh, and then attack him. This was primarily because all the businesses Ye Tiancheng was currently involved in would alter the entire structure of the city. These people were extremely enraged, the most prominent among them being the Hou family.
As for He Mingzhu, she would be the first to refuse to accept that the man she had once relegated to the cold palace was now defecating and urinating on her head. Moreover, he had even allied with many families.
The Feng family already considered him an enemy, but the Yao family did not. This was because the Yao family viewed him as a god-like existence, believing he would change the future landscape of the entire city, and therefore trusted him immensely. However, the Feng family regarded Ye Tiancheng as a thorn in their side, a splinter in their flesh, wishing to eliminate him as soon as possible. No one knew what would happen next, but Ye Tiancheng paid no attention to these matters, as if everything was happening as it should. He had already made up his mind, which was to disregard the entire situation.
In other words, he simply didn't care what would happen or what crises might emerge. He already had a preliminary preventive measure, which was to do what he intended to do.
Because this elder had already approved all the procedures, the subsequent matters were quite simple: Ye Tiancheng could smoothly produce the ancient secret recipe Dragon Gallbladder Liver-Purging Pill.
It was impossible for such a product to lack a market. As this old fellow promoted it, many elderly men and women would soon gather around this health product. People nowadays ate very well, leading to many health issues. If there was a special medicine to alleviate and control their conditions, it would be akin to a treasure. Living to their age, they finally understood the bitterness of approaching the end of their lives and the fading of their vitality. Therefore, the desire to live was everyone's most basic wish and aspiration.
If a medicine could extend their hope of survival, it would naturally be a very good thing.
Thus, this old man had already recommended it, and it would soon become popular on his social media. Many people rushed to buy his Dragon Gallbladder Liver-Purging Pill. Now, everyone in Xiaohe Village had been taught by Ye Tiancheng how to make this pill. However, the raw materials were now a precise issue, as everyone preferred to work in the factory rather than brave the wind and sun in the mountains. All the medicinal herbs for the Dragon Gallbladder Liver-Purging Pill were abundant in the back mountain, so sourcing them locally was feasible. However, wandering in these mountains was not a pleasant experience.
Because you were working there, not admiring the scenery. The mountains were full of thorns, and a single slip could cut your skin. Moreover, snakes were also abundant; a sudden appearance of a rat snake could scare the soul out of you.
This type of rat snake was called a Red-Eyed Snake, and it was highly venomous. A single bite could be fatal. Therefore, those who sought benefits were unwilling to come to this accursed place. With no other option, Ye Tiancheng had to personally go to the back mountain to gather herbs.
Ye Tiancheng went to the back mountain at night. He didn't want anyone to see his storage ring. If people knew about such a thing, they would surely be consumed by jealousy, as how could mortals possess something as divine as this?
Ye Tiancheng continued, knowing that to extend his dream, he had to persevere cautiously. If anyone discovered his golden finger, it would attract many encounters with cultivators. As he walked, he suddenly heard a gust of wind behind him. He turned his head and saw a girl dressed in snow-white robes rushing towards him. Of course, her voice sounded familiar. Wasn't that Lin Xue?
Lin Xue stopped not far from him, drawing her long sword with a swish.
Lin Xue pointed her sword at his face and said, "Ye Tiancheng, today is your death day. You killed my senior brother, and now you must pay with blood."
Ye Tiancheng felt a sense of unease at the sudden attack. After all, he was there to find medicinal herbs, and it was in the middle of the night. He didn't know where this girl had been lurking, constantly observing his movements. She must have seen him heading this way and followed him. Given his cultivation, he shouldn't have been unable to detect her presence.
But all of this seemed too strange; he hadn't detected her presence at all. So Ye Tiancheng asked strangely, "Why were you behind me? I didn't detect your presence at all. This is truly bizarre and incredible."
"Being able to detect your presence and find your location is not a difficult task. I will soon discover where you are. This is my special ability and my formidable method. This is why you can never surpass me."
"The only way out is the only way, the only choice is the choice. Therefore, to deal with you, I have racked my brains and wish to tear you into a thousand pieces. If you are willing to hand over that ring, I can consider not pursuing any responsibility, as this is a rare item, a hundred times more valuable than diamonds like the Star of the Sea King, the Star of Africa, or the Star of North America. Do you know that?" Lin Xue stared intently at the ring in Ye Tiancheng's hand, her eyes revealing a strong desire to possess it. Seeing her expression, Ye Tiancheng immediately understood that her desire for revenge was false, and her true intention was to obtain the ring. Thus, he smiled at her with disdain: "If you can defeat me within three moves, you can have whatever you want. If not, you will get nothing."
His meaning was very clear; it was up to her to choose.
Seeing Ye Tiancheng speak like this, she naturally understood what he was saying and what he intended to convey. Therefore, she didn't care about those issues. The crucial point was how to achieve this matter to the utmost extent.
"If you can let me slap you fifty-six times, I will let you go. Otherwise, you will pay a heavy price." She didn't want to compete with Ye Tiancheng in martial arts, because she knew that even three moves would be unbearable for her. His martial arts were formidable; even her senior brother was no match for him, let alone her amateur skills. However, she couldn't stop thinking about the storage ring, which was why she was so persistent. Despite facing death, she still held onto a glimmer of hope, driven by luck.
She desperately wanted to obtain this priceless item, of course, to express her purest desires.
Seeing her like that, Ye Tiancheng's proposed condition was not accepted. So, he had no choice but to tell her a harsh truth: "If you are unwilling to accept this established fact and don't leave soon, then I will let the item in your hand speak of my strength."
Because this girl had become an unspeakable scoundrel.
She had no ability herself but dared to provoke him here, truly seeking death. Therefore, in his heart, he deeply despised Lin Xue. If she truly had some skill, then it would be a different matter.
A person with no ability acting so arrogantly was bound to be disgusting. Ye Tiancheng felt this way, so he greatly disliked this woman. What this woman didn't expect was that Ye Tiancheng actually disliked her, which made her extremely angry and eager to rush over and slap him twice.
"You won't compete, you won't fight me, so what way do you want to resolve this? Demanding it out of thin air is impossible." Ye Tiancheng had obtained this ring through bloody battles, so he couldn't hand it over to this girl. Both logically and emotionally, he should have fought for it with his own skills. If he lacked the true skill, then he shouldn't have such unreasonable desires. Since it had fallen into his hands, he would certainly not give it up. This was Ye Tiancheng's most basic thought. This girl didn't expect Ye Tiancheng to be so unreasonable.
This was originally his sect's item, so how could he not give it to her?
But in this cold world, the reality is that the strong prevail, and the weak lose. If you lack the ability to obtain what belongs to you and it is taken away, it is only natural. Because in this world, no one will sympathize with your sorrow; they will only add insult to injury, or stand by and watch your joke to showcase their superiority, or to find some solace for their own wounded hearts. This is the common thinking of people nowadays. Therefore, in this cold and realistic world, discussing any conditions is laughable, because everyone hopes to climb by stepping on others' heads.
In fact, successful people have all climbed by stepping on others' heads. On this path of the strong prevailing, when paths cross, the brave win. No one can escape this fate, unless you want to leave this city and go to the world of cultivators, because perhaps there you can find a clean and direct way of survival. A clean and direct way of survival means they only rely on their own strength and skills to make a living.
Unlike now, where only those with connections can make a living and receive favor from destiny. Those without ability or connections will be trampled underfoot by others. Ye Tiancheng's confidence stemmed entirely from the fact that he didn't consider himself to be the kind of person described earlier, one who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
In the face of this bloody and cruel world, he still chose to maintain a shred of his conscience. In Ye Tiancheng's view, maintaining his conscience was the greatest victory.
The argument between Lin Xue and him was incessant, and the reason was the storage ring. The power of this storage ring was so peculiar that even the world's top scientists might not be able to decipher the meaning of the space it contained.
A small ring that could store so many things, opening up a space, was a field that scientists dreamed of exploring. Current science could not explain these small spaces because they could not grasp the physical and chemical properties, nor the relationships of various scientific principles.
Ye Tiancheng also didn't understand this ring. He just felt awkward wearing it, because a boy wearing a ring would naturally attract attention. Many people would gather around him, hoping to find some clue from his peculiar attire, but there was no clue to be found.
Ye Tiancheng was very dissatisfied with the current world, and thus he was filled with various emotions. Although he tried his best to control himself, he still had to bear the unnecessary burdens and troubles added by those who came to find him for herbs. Thinking of this, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but feel dejected.
Ye Tiancheng had long known that this world was very cruel. Just like his wife, who had disdained him when he was in trouble, but wanted to curry favor with him when he became successful. Ye Tiancheng was very unhappy with this contradictory behavior because he believed people should be consistent.
Instead of being like those who constantly changed their appearance for profit. Such people should be called traitors who served three masters. They had forgotten their original intentions.
They no longer remembered why they had done what they did in the first place.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng would not return the item for any inexplicable reasons. He was a very stingy person, especially when it came to the treasures, elixirs, and rare herbs possessed by cultivators. This was because he believed cultivators lived by their skills. If they lacked skills, it was only right for others to snatch their livelihood. If you had a way to resolve these matters, you would become a very successful and powerful person. Such success and power were fleeting, as you might grow old and lose everything, eventually turning into a pile of dirt. Thinking of this, life seemed meaningless. However, Ye Tiancheng felt it had great meaning because he wanted to be a strong person.
"You scoundrel, you really won't return our things?" Her face showed extreme displeasure, as if her mother had died. For Ye Tiancheng, the more they acted like this, the happier he became. Because for him, such a situation hadn't happened in a long time. If he could bring about a drastic change, it would be a very happy occasion. So, he couldn't help but laugh, his expression like that of a pig.
"Of course, I won't return this thing to you so easily. If I return it to you, I have conditions. If you can meet my conditions, I will gladly hand it over to you without any further trouble."
Hearing this, Lin Xue immediately asked, "What kind of request is it? Hurry up and tell me!"
"Of course, it's for you to leave me immediately, the farther the better. I don't want to see you again."
Upon hearing this, she was so angry that she felt like exploding. This was exactly the same as what he had said earlier. Only a scoundrel like him would say such infuriating words. But there was no other way. Words spoken are like spilled water; how you fulfill them is your own business and has nothing to do with others. Since it had nothing to do with others, there was no need to say anything more useless.
"If you maintain your composure, I will naturally return these things to you. But it seems you can't do that now. Since you can't, then stop talking nonsense."
Saying this, an inexplicable expression appeared on her face, making the other party feel very surprised and uneasy.
"So, what do you want? That's what I most want to ask."
"Nothing much, I just want to tell you that it's best to be humble and not be too arrogant. If you're too arrogant, you'll surely die without a burial place. In this world, cultivators are everywhere. If I tell all the cultivators that you possess the storage ring, you will face a desperate situation."
Although she couldn't defeat Ye Tiancheng, she still hoped to threaten him with this tone. Hearing that this girl dared to threaten him, he couldn't help but smile wryly, thinking, "This girl is truly adorable. She actually uses such a method to suppress me. Perhaps only she could think of this." At this moment, her demeanor was awe-inspiring, as if she were Liang Hongyu standing on the deck of a warship, beating the drum for victory.
Such an outcome was also unexpected for her. For her own safety, she hoped these people could make peace. But if they couldn't, she would still defy the world and do some despicable things. The only person who could do such things was probably Ye Tiancheng.
This person could act shamelessly, show off, and do unexpected things. Ye Tiancheng therefore retorted to Lin Xue, "Now you are the fish, and I am the knife. You can only be slaughtered. Therefore, as a victim to be slaughtered, you should honestly play your part and don't show off in front of me. I have already considered the methods you just mentioned, but good wine needs no bush. If you have the ability, do as you please. For now, I will let you go because of this. If it weren't for this issue, I would have already chopped off your head with a single blow, saving myself from your constant nagging. You know I hate to be bothered the most. If I am bothered, it will be the other party's fatal destiny."
After saying all this, her meaning was that I do as I please, and I set the rules, while you are not qualified to set rules. Therefore, she still saw herself as having the same aura as the person in the previous mechanism.
Therefore, no matter what happens, first, one must think calmly, not like these guys who do everything with great fanfare, as if afraid the world doesn't know.
So, as a person, the most important thing is to regulate one's mood. If a person is in a bad mood, they will pay a heavy price. It seems that these people are targeting Ye Tiancheng's various ailments.
Therefore, she now understood clearly that to open a practice as a village doctor, she still needed these people to properly discuss their destinies.