Chapter 91 You Don’t Dare?

Ye Tianci idly toyed with the two gifts. Looking at the table laden with wine and dishes before him, a faint, wicked smile curved his lips.

“Qi Zhaoyang, you and I have never met. This is our first acquaintance.”

“You send me a car, send me money, and even treat me to a drink.”

He paused on purpose, and the slyness at the corner of his mouth vanished, replaced by a cold, dark edge. “I’m not your father. Why are you being so filial to me?”

As the words fell, he slowly turned his wrist and poured the full cup of wine onto the floor.

The smile on Qi Zhaoyang’s face froze.

His expression instantly turned grim, his eyes vicious and venomous.

The private room fell silent.

All the black-suited bodyguards around him revealed fierce looks and slowly clenched their fists.

The air seemed thick with the stench of gunpowder.

“Ye Tianci, what do you mean by this?” Qi Zhaoyang’s voice was icy.

Ye Tianci met his gaze indifferently. “Nothing much. A man like you isn’t worthy of being my friend.”

Crack!

Qi Zhaoyang slammed the table hard.

The bodyguards all stepped forward at once, glaring at Ye Tianci like a pack of wolves, murderous intent blazing in their eyes.

“You insolent bastard! How dare you insult Brother Yang!”

“Get down on your knees and apologize to Brother Yang right now!”

“Kid, do you know where you are? This is Qitian Mansion! You’ve got a death wish if you dare cause trouble here!”

The bodyguards cursed furiously.

Ye Tianci gave a scornful laugh. “Qitian Mansion? I think it won’t be long before you’re all turned into a filthy heap of mud.”

“Ye Tianci!”

Qi Zhaoyang roared in anger. “I made an effort to befriend you out of respect. Don’t know what’s good for you!”

“You really think I wouldn’t dare touch you?!”

“Let me tell you, in Shu City there is no one I, Qi Zhaoyang, wouldn’t dare lay a hand on!”

The contempt in Ye Tianci’s eyes deepened. “You’re worthy of showing me respect? In my eyes, you’re trash.”

“All of the Qi family are trash.”

“You’re asking for death!”

Qi Zhaoyang could restrain himself no longer. He lunged forward and swung a fist toward Ye Tianci’s face.

He was fast.

But Ye Tianci was faster still. In one motion he seized Qi Zhaoyang by the wrist and raised a brow. “You know some martial arts. No wonder you’re so arrogant.”

Qi Zhaoyang’s expression changed drastically.

The Qi family had always valued martial training, and he had practiced since childhood. Though he was not among the very top in Shu City, he was still a formidable expert.

Among the younger generation in Shu City, few could match him.

He had never expected Ye Tianci to catch his wrist so casually.

A tremendous force came surging through him, and fear flashed across Qi Zhaoyang’s face. “Ye Tianci, who exactly are you?”

“Guess.”

Ye Tianci brought his palm down!

Qi Zhaoyang was shocked. He hurried to block, but he could not withstand Ye Tianci’s force.

Pfft!

Qi Zhaoyang spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with its string cut.

He crashed heavily into the wall of the private room and fell to the floor.

He struggled to his feet, staring at Ye Tianci in terror. He could not believe he had been unable to withstand such a light, casual strike.

How was that possible?

“Qi Zhaoyang, your Qi family bully the weak with power and commit every kind of evil!”

“Today, I will act on behalf of heaven and set things right!”

Ye Tianci’s gaze was icy.

“You? Acting on behalf of heaven? Hahaha, how utterly ignorant and audacious!”

Qi Zhaoyang laughed with contempt and snapped his hand down. “All of you, attack! Beat him to death!”

More than a dozen black-suited bodyguards rushed at Ye Tianci like a pack of ravenous wolves, baring teeth and claws.

But how could they possibly be his match? None of the dozen lasted even ten seconds before they were all sprawled on the ground.

Ye Tianci took them down mostly with a single punch each.

Qi Zhaoyang tried to run, but Ye Tianci kicked him flat.

With one hand, Ye Tianci locked both of Qi Zhaoyang’s arms so he could not break free.

Bang!

Ye Tianci drove a fist into Qi Zhaoyang’s right eye.

“This punch is for the people your Qitian Mansion extorted with high-interest loans, and for those whose family property your Qi family seized!”

Bang!

Another fist smashed into Qi Zhaoyang’s left eye.

“This punch is for the innocent women you forced into prostitution, and for all those persecuted by your Qitian Mansion!”

Bang!

...

With every punch, Ye Tianci delivered another cold rebuke.

Qi Zhaoyang struggled and fought back, but Ye Tianci pinned him to the floor with one hand, leaving him unable to move.

He could only endure blow after blow.

After more than a dozen punches, Qi Zhaoyang’s face was a ruin.

Both eyes were completely flooded with blood, the sockets split open, flesh and blood mingled together, and it was impossible to tell whether his eyes could still be saved.

His nose had collapsed, and his lips were split open.

His whole face was drenched in blood.

“P-please... please stop hitting me!”

“I... I know I was wrong!”

Qi Zhaoyang knelt on the floor, crying out in pain and begging for mercy.

Only then did Ye Tianci let go. He leaned close to his ear and said in a low voice, “The good days of your Qi family are coming to an end. Pass my words on to Qi Changling.”

“Also tell him this: if he has any sense of self-awareness, he should skip his seventieth birthday altogether and turn the banquet straight into a wake.”

With that, Ye Tianci turned and walked out.

Just as he was about to leave the teahouse, someone suddenly called out to him, “Ye Tianci!”

It was Shen Ying.

Shen Ying had a graceful figure. Today her makeup was especially exquisite, and with her stunning features and slender form, she looked like a narcissus in bloom, beautiful beyond measure.

“Something you need?” Ye Tianci asked flatly.

It was as though the breathtaking Shen Ying was no different to him than any passerby.

Shen Ying pouted, somewhat displeased.

She had always been extremely confident in both her appearance and figure, and even more so now, believing that with today’s makeup she could outshine any beauty in Shu City.

Yet there was not even a flicker of surprise in Ye Tianci’s eyes.

It was as if her beauty had not entered his gaze at all.

“What do you mean, something I need? Can’t I call you over if I don’t need anything?”

Her spoiled young miss temper surfaced again.

Ye Tianci would not indulge her. He turned and started walking.

“Hey, hey, hey!”

Shen Ying hurried after him and blocked his way. “Can’t you stop acting so cold and ignoring people all the time?”

“Do you have something to say? Then say it. If not, move aside.”

Ye Tianci’s attitude remained the same.

“I do!” Shen Ying huffed.

“Then speak.”

Ye Tianci was brief and to the point, as though he would not spare her a single extra word.

“You...” Shen Ying stamped her foot in frustration and said with a pout, “I admit that before, I was throwing my young miss temper around and being a little willful with my words and actions. But you cured my grandfather, and I already apologized to you.”

“I even promised that I’d do anything for you, including becoming your girlfriend. It... it was you who ignored me. You can’t blame me.”

She sounded almost as if she were talking to herself.

“Finished?” Ye Tianci asked calmly.

Shen Ying looked at him blankly and nodded.

“Then I’m leaving.”

Ye Tianci did not want much contact with Shen Ying, but just as he took a step away, she blocked him again.

“Why are you like this? I’ve spoken to you so nicely, and you’re still so cold.”

“I get it. You dislike the fact that I used to be Qi Xian’s girlfriend. Fine, then let me tell you—I never even held hands with Qi Xian! And I’ve already dumped him!”

Shen Ying blinked her beautiful eyes and stared at Ye Tianci.

Ye Tianci smiled faintly. “Miss Shen, I think you may have misunderstood. How far you and Qi Xian went has nothing to do with me.”

“As for being my girlfriend, maid, or servant girl, none of that is necessary.”

“I merely cured your grandfather. That is all.”

“If there’s nothing else, please do not pester me in the future.”

Shen Ying froze. She bit her lip and stared at Ye Tianci’s eyes for a full ten seconds before finally saying softly, “I understand.”

“Rest assured, I won’t pester you anymore. But I really do have something to ask you right now.”

Shen Ying opened the car door and stood beside it, looking at Ye Tianci with a challenging glint. “Get in. I’m taking you to meet someone. You wouldn’t be too afraid to come, would you?”