You Brought This on Yourselves!

(The previous chapter has been revised.)

Not long after the chilling voice rang out, a group of hostile-looking soul masters arrived at the Farm Courtyard.

Ye Tian looked up. The young man leading them was in his twenties, muscular, with fiery red hair and a playful smile at the corner of his lips.

This man was probably the so-called Young Master Zhou.

Before he could speak, Bibi Dong raised her brows, displeasure on her face. "People from the East Sea City Spirit Hall Branch?"

The overbearing middle-aged guard stepped forward, coldly sweeping his gaze over Ye Tian's group. He cupped his hands toward Young Master Zhou and declared arrogantly,

"That's right. This is Zhou Wu, grandson of the Hall Master of the East Sea City Spirit Hall Branch!"

"Were you the one who hurt Xiao Xin?" Bibi Dong clenched her delicate hand, a trace of killing intent in her eyes as she looked at Zhou Wu.

If he had truly done something so vile,

then it was a resounding slap in the face to her, the Pope.

Facing the killing intent in Bibi Dong's eyes, Zhou Wu felt a chill run through him, but he did not attribute it to Bibi Dong.

Could anyone in this tiny farm possibly stand against him?

He himself was a Soul Ancestor.

And his personal guard, Black Scar, was even a Soul Emperor!

Zhou Wu glanced at Ye Tian and Bibi Dong with a smile. He clasped his hands together and deliberately stretched them before his chest, looking utterly relaxed.

"That's right. I did it."

"Anything good dug up along the East Sea Coast belongs to me. That little bitch not only hid things from me, she even dared defy me. Giving her a claw was merely a light punishment."

He was also reminding them who ruled the East Sea Coast.

He casually walked over to Ye Tian, seated himself on a stone chair, and said indifferently,

"Of course, as the Hall Master's grandson, I know I should compensate people when I hurt them."

"Since Xiao Xin is one of yours, I'll just pay you."

"Uncle Black Scar, give him ten Gold Soul Coins. Consider the extra my generosity."

"Yes!" Black Scar, built like a tiger, responded. He took ten Gold Soul Coins from his robes and scattered them through the air, saying coldly, "This is what you deserve."

Seeing this, Zhou Wu let out a mocking chuckle. "Uncle Black Scar, we're all friends. Don't be so overbearing!"

His face carried a wicked charm as he looked at Ye Tian. "I didn't come today to make trouble. I came to discuss business with you, Ye Tian."

Hearing this, Ye Tian felt a surge of disgust.

If his sister had not been present, Zhou Wu would have been lying on the ground already.

The only reason he had not acted was because he did not want his sister and Na Na to witness such a bloody scene.

"There is nothing for us to discuss." Ye Tian crossed his arms and spoke expressionlessly.

"Don't be in such a hurry!" Zhou Wu clapped his hands and rose to his feet, staring at Ye Tian with a sinister smile. "Ask your men first. It won't be too late to answer me afterward."

Ye Tian frowned at those words.

At that moment, Thirteen stepped forward and whispered into his ear, "The scouts just sent word. They brought two hundred Spirit Hall soldiers and have surrounded the farm's entrance. But don't worry, Young Master. Our hidden forces are more than enough to deal with them."

After processing Thirteen's report, Ye Tian's expression turned grave. Killing Zhou Wu alone would not matter.

But Zhou Wu's identity was tied to Spirit Hall, making things somewhat troublesome.

Seeing Thirteen quietly inform Ye Tian of their forces, Zhou Wu burst into laughter. "Ye Tian, can we sit down and have a proper talk now? You should know that offending Spirit Hall will not end well!"

Coldly watching Zhou Wu's smug expression, Hu Liena stepped forward and said angrily, "You think you deserve to call yourself Spirit Hall?"

"Impudent!" Black Scar suddenly stepped forward, his voice icy. "You dare slander Spirit Hall? Are you tired of living?"

His words made Hu Liena laugh in anger.

She could not stand seeing such scum within Spirit Hall and was about to step forward to teach him a lesson.

But Bibi Dong, standing beside her, stopped her.

Seeing her teacher silently shake her head, Hu Liena realized she had been too impulsive.

She immediately snorted coldly, swept Black Scar with her gaze, and said no more.

In Zhou Wu's eyes, Black Scar's words had intimidated Hu Liena.

Feeling that he needed to make things clearer, he lightly dusted off his clothes and said carelessly,

"Your businesses along the East Sea Coast are very profitable. A man with no power or influence like you should understand the saying: a man is guilty because he possesses jade, shouldn't he?"

In truth, Zhou Wu had only recently learned from his grandfather that the East Sea Coast had a hidden wealthy man named Ye Tian.

And he had neither power nor influence.

People like that were the easiest to bully.

The reason they had been able to investigate Ye Tian was because the Zhou Family, as the head of the East Sea City Four Great Families, controlled Eastsea City's docks.

During the year-end audit of the docks, the Zhou Family had discovered in astonishment that cargo throughput at Eastsea City's docks had increased tenfold over the past two years.

The Zhou Family had made a fortune because of it.

Eastsea City was an obscure little coastal town. Such explosive growth was obviously abnormal.

Following the trail, the Zhou Family discovered that many workshops had appeared in the rural areas outside Eastsea City over the past two years.

And the owners of all those workshops pointed to a man named Ye Tian.

Most importantly, Ye Tian was an orphan with no backing whatsoever.

With wealth he could not protect, how could the Zhou Family not be tempted by such a juicy piece of meat placed before them?

No one ever thought they earned too much money. If they could seize all the profitable assets in Ye Tian's hands,

then before long, the Zhou Family would be able to dominate the East Sea Coast!

They might even rise further in power and become the Hall Master of one of Spirit Hall's main branches!

That was why the clan head, his grandfather, attached great importance to Ye Tian and had sent him here to personally negotiate with him.

Hearing the obvious threat in Zhou Wu's words, Ye Tian was secretly surprised that his business empire had been discovered.

Sure enough, every secret would one day be exposed.

But he had earned all his wealth legally with his own hands.

Anyone who wanted to take it would have to pay a price in blood.

Even if they had ties to Spirit Hall, that did not mean he feared them!

He did not seek trouble, but neither would he ever fear it.

If the Zhou Family thought he was easy prey, then they had truly picked the wrong target.

He looked calmly at Zhou Wu. "I am only an ordinary commoner and would not dare oppose Young Master Zhou. But please remember, when a commoner is enraged, blood can be spilled within five steps."

His expression then turned icy as he waved his hand. "Thirteen, see them out!"

"It seems you still don't understand, Ye Tian!" Black Scar stepped forward with a sinister laugh. "We have arranged three hundred soldiers outside the farm. If you don't hand over eighty percent of your shares to my Young Master Zhou today, you will die on your own farm!"

"Uncle Black Scar, my grandfather is a Spirit Hall Master after all. How could the Zhou Family forcibly take another person's belongings?" Zhou Wu said with a smile.

Black Scar immediately bowed. "My apologies, Young Master. This subordinate was presumptuous."

Zhou Wu waved his hand and swept Ye Tian with an amused look. "Uncle Black Scar, I can't remember some of Spirit Hall's laws very clearly. You're an old hand in Spirit Hall, so you should still remember."

"Let me ask you, what is the punishment for attacking a member of Spirit Hall?"

"In reply to Young Master, according to Spirit Hall law, attacking a member of Spirit Hall is punishable by death!" Black Scar bowed again.

Zhou Wu's smile faded. His eyes narrowed slightly as he greedily glanced at Bibi Dong's chest. "Then what about forcibly taking a common woman?"

Black Scar replied, "In reply to Young Master, there is no punishment for that. Even under noble law, given your status, Young Master, the penalty would be light."

Upon hearing Black Scar's answer, Zhou Wu feigned surprise. "So that's how it is!"

He spread his hands, pointed at Bibi Dong, and looked mockingly at Ye Tian. "If I wanted to make a move on your sister, do you think you would resist and attack me?"

Black Scar stepped forward to add, "Ye Tian, my Young Master is a reasonable man. I hope you will consider this carefully once more!"

"Otherwise..." He gave a sinister laugh. "We will have no choice but to stop being reasonable!"

The moment those words fell, Ye Tian's expression turned incomparably cold!

Daring to harm his sister was undoubtedly touching his reverse scale!

Whether they acted or not, anyone who even dared entertain such thoughts had to pay a price in blood!

"Thirteen, cripple him!" Ye Tian's voice carried not a trace of warmth.

"Yes!" Having received Ye Tian's order, Thirteen no longer concealed himself.

Six soul rings—purple, black, black, black, black, red—flared to life, and a mass of icy blue Heavenly Flames appeared in his hand!

This was his martial soul, the Void Devouring Flame.

Thirteen's expression was icy as he swept his gaze across Zhou Wu's group. "Young Master already gave you a chance. You brought this on yourselves!"