45: Chapter 45 A Minor Turmoil in the Market

On this day, Ye Tian woke up from a night of Cultivate.

After being tempered by the golden body fruit and days of arduous Cultivate, he felt his cultivation base had become more solid, and his comprehension of the Nine Revolutions Purple Heart Art had deepened a level.

Although his Realm did not immediately Breakthrough, his Foundation had become increasingly solid.

He got up to stretch his limbs and walked to the window.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and the weather was excellent.

Immersing himself in Cultivate indefinitely was not a long-term solution; balancing work and rest was the Righteous Path.

He recalled that the Materials obtained from hunting Vicious Beast in the Black Cloud Mountains were still piled up in his storage ring; it was the perfect time to go to the marketplace and exchange them for Spirit Stone or the Medicinal Pill he needed.

Nowadays, the treatment he and his mother received in the Family was no longer what it used to be.

Their monthly allowance was generous, and all their daily necessities were provided in full, strictly following the standards for core members of the Family.

Ye Tian understood in his heart that all of this was built upon the strength and potential he had displayed.

The Family valued his worth; this relationship was realistic and direct, and he felt no particular emotion about it, accepting it calmly.

After a simple wash, Ye Tian strolled towards the Ye Family marketplace.

The marketplace remained bustling and noisy, with people coming and going.

Ye Tian headed straight for the Ye Family's own "Danxiang Pavilion," intending to process some of his Materials first.

However, as he approached Danxiang Pavilion, he noticed something was wrong.

A large crowd had gathered at the shop's entrance, pointing and whispering, and intense arguing could be heard from inside.

Ye Tian frowned slightly, pushed through the crowd, and walked forward.

Inside Danxiang Pavilion, several men dressed in common Martial Artist attire were surrounding the manager of Danxiang Pavilion, shouting loudly.

On the ground lay a sallow-faced man with a faint breath, appearing to be severely injured.

The burly man leading them pointed at the manager's nose and cursed: "What kind of shitty Medicinal Pill is your Ye Family selling?!

My brother bought a bottle of Qi Condensation powder here yesterday and went back to Cultivate, but what happened?

Qi Deviation, and his Meridians were damaged!

You must give us an explanation today!

Otherwise, we will smash this shady shop of yours!"

The manager, a middle-aged steward, was sweating profusely and waved his hands repeatedly: "This hero, you cannot speak nonsense!

The Medicinal Pill in our Danxiang Pavilion has all undergone strict inspection; there are absolutely no inferior products!

Your brother suffered Qi Deviation; could it be due to improper Cultivate, or..."

"Bullshit!"

The man roared, interrupting the manager: "Are you saying my brother misaligned his Qi while practicing and is blaming you?

Look at his condition!

He only became like this after taking your Medicinal Pill!

If you don't compensate us with a thousand or eight hundred Spirit Stone today, this matter is not over!"

The surrounding crowd also began to whisper.

"Is it true or false? Did the Ye Family's Medicinal Pill have a problem?"

"No way, I've always bought Medicinal Pill here and never had any issues."

"Hard to say, you can know a person's face but not their heart; maybe they are passing off inferior goods as good ones?"

"These few people look unfamiliar; they don't look like locals..."

Ye Tian stood on the periphery of the crowd, observing calmly.

He keenly sensed that although these men were dressed ordinarily, they faintly carried an Evil Qi, not like ordinary Loose Cultivator Martial Artist.

Furthermore, the timing and manner of their disturbance seemed somewhat deliberate.

Especially the man lying on the ground; although his complexion was poor, his aura did not seem as disordered and weak as one truly suffering from Qi Deviation; instead, there was a sense of deliberate suppression.

"Are they here to pick a fight?" Ye Tian immediately became alert.

Associating this with the Lin Family's recent petty actions and the hostility from the Black Cloud Stronghold, he could be almost certain that this was by no means a simple dispute!

Just then, the man, seeing the manager still defending himself, seemed to lose patience and slammed the counter, shouting sternly: "It seems you will not shed tears until you see the coffin!

Brothers, smash it for me!"

Hearing this, the few men behind him prepared to smash the shop!

"Stop!"

A calm voice rang out, instantly causing the men to pause.

Everyone looked towards the sound and saw a young man in green robes parting the crowd and walking in slowly; it was Ye Tian.

The manager, seeing Ye Tian, was like seeing a savior and quickly shouted: "Young Master Ye Tian!"

The man looked Ye Tian up and down; seeing he was young, although his temperament was steady, he did not take him seriously and sneered: "Where did this greenhorn come from?

Daring to meddle in our business? Get lost! Otherwise, we'll deal with you too!"

Ye Tian ignored his clamoring, scanned the man lying on the ground, then looked at the man, and said indifferently: "You say he suffered Qi Deviation because he took my Ye Family's Medicinal Pill?"

"Nonsense! If it's not your Medicinal Pill, what else could it be?" the man said, stiffening his neck.

Ye Tian sneered: "Is that so? Then I must see what kind of Medicinal Pill can have such an immediate miraculous effect."

Before his voice fell, his figure suddenly moved, instantly appearing beside the injured man on the ground, reaching out to grab his wrist!

He wanted to personally examine the other party's pulse!

"How dare you!" The man's face changed drastically; he did not expect Ye Tian to act so abruptly!

He roared and threw a punch straight at Ye Tian's back, attempting to stop him!

However, Ye Tian did not even look, and struck out with a backhand palm!

Bang! Fist and palm collided, and the force of Qi overflowed!

The man felt a huge force surging over; his entire arm instantly went numb, and he groaned, staggering back five or six steps, knocking over a shelf before barely standing firm, his face filled with horror!

Meanwhile, Ye Tian's hand had already landed steadily on the wrist of the man on the ground.

A trace of True Qi probed in; Ye Tian raised an eyebrow, and the sneer in his heart deepened.

Although this person's pulse was weak, his Foundation was solid; this was definitely not the sign of Meridians damage caused by Qi Deviation!

It was clearly a symptom faked by taking some kind of special drug!

"Hmph! Playing tricks!"

Ye Tian snorted coldly and applied a little force with his fingertips.

"Ah!"

The man on the ground immediately let out a scream, unable to keep up the act, and suddenly opened his eyes, looking at Ye Tian in terror.

The truth was revealed in an instant!

The surrounding crowd was instantly in an uproar!

"So it was faked!"

"I knew it, how could the Ye Family's Medicinal Pill have problems!"

"These people are here to cause trouble!"

The man, seeing the matter exposed, turned livid. He pointed at Ye Tian, gnashing his teeth: "Good! Good boy! You're ruthless! Let's go!"

As he spoke, he prepared to take his people and leave.

"Leaving?" Ye Tian stood up slowly, blocking the doorway, his eyes cold. "Slandering the reputation of my Ye Family and attempting to smash the shop, you want to just walk away like this?

How can there be such a cheap deal in this world!"

He locked his gaze on the man: "Speak! Who instigated you to come here?!"

Just as the burly man, intimidated by Ye Tian's formidable strength, was about to speak and reveal the mastermind...

"Move aside! Move aside! The Law Enforcement Team is on official business!"

A burst of noisy footsteps came from outside the crowd.

The surrounding crowd immediately parted to create a path.

They saw a team of city Law Enforcement Team members, wearing uniform leather armor, led by a small leader, walking in quickly.