13: Shi Tianyang

"Uncle Yan! I think I've cultivated to the first layer. There's a new kind of power—what exactly is it?" Jiang Ye asked excitedly, his eyes full of curiosity.

Yan Kui smiled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of relief: "Divine Breath Power! From now on, continue cultivating as you did before, and this power will grow stronger and stronger. Of course, your Profound Qi Realm must also keep improving, to fully Awaken your Pure Yang Body. Otherwise, the curse still won't let you off."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye's body shuddered again, and he hurriedly nodded: "Yes! I will definitely work hard. I don't want to die, and my parents don't want to die either. If they die, there'll be no one to take care of my little sister."

Jiang Lingyi and Lin Min were not far away. Hearing Jiang Ye's words, they felt a bit speechless. This lie had fooled him for five years, and he still hadn't noticed anything amiss. However, Jiang Ye was still just a child, simple-minded. It was best to let him remain in the dark and keep working hard on his cultivation.

Yan Kui waved his hand and said indifferently: "Alright, go back and rest with your parents!"

Jiang Ye nodded, then asked again: "Uncle Yan, the New Year is the day after tomorrow. What would you like to eat? I'm taking my sister to town tomorrow to play, I can buy something for you."

Yan Kui chuckled and said casually: "Get me some wine. Food, anything is fine."

Jiang Ye patted his chest and laughed: "Alright, I'll definitely get you some good snacks to go with the wine."

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The next day, Jiang Ye, holding Jiang Xiaoqi, went to town with Shi Bao and Shi Feng. With just one day left until the New Year, the market was packed with people. Shi Bao, with his stout and robust body, pushed his way through the crowd, and Jiang Ye and the others followed behind him, moving smoothly without obstruction.

"Brother, I want that, I want that." Jiang Xiaoqi pointed at a toy pinwheel, saying in a childish, milky voice.

Jiang Ye smiled and nodded: "Okay, Fatty Bao, help get a pinwheel for Xiao Qi."

Shi Bao took a pinwheel and handed it to Jiang Xiaoqi: "Xiao Qi, here!"

"Hahaha! Thank you, Fatty Brother." Xiao Qi took the pinwheel, happily waving it back and forth. However, because there were too many people, the pinwheel accidentally bumped into a woman around twenty years old.

"Hey! You hit me, you lowlife scum!" The woman frowned, her tone full of disdain.

Hearing this, Shi Bao immediately flew into a rage and retorted directly: "Fuck your mother! She's just a little kid who accidentally bumped you. Did it kill you?"

The woman's face darkened in anger: "Vile commoner! Say that again if you dare!"

Shi Bao didn't back down at all and directly entered repeat mode: "Fuck your mother! Fuck your mother! Fuck your mother!..." He said it while provocatively staring at the woman, making her furious.

The woman was so angry her face turned livid. She shouted angrily: "You... Men! Beat this bastard to a pulp!" As soon as she finished speaking, four or five guards stepped out from behind her and surrounded Jiang Ye and the others.

Just as the atmosphere was reaching a tense standoff, a young man walked over, directly pushed those few people aside, and said coldly: "Stop! Get lost!"

Shi Bao and the others were overjoyed and shouted in unison: "Brother Tianyang!"

Seeing who had arrived, the woman's expression became somewhat unnatural, her tone carrying a hint of threat: "Shi Tianyang, I advise you to mind your own business!"

Shi Tianyang sneered and retorted without any courtesy: "Mind my own business? You're having people attack my younger brothers and sister right now. How can I not get involved?"

The woman gritted her teeth, her tone carrying a hint of contempt: "Don't think you're so great just because you have some strength. There are plenty of people in the Sect stronger than you."

Shi Tianyang scoffed, his tone full of mockery: "Whether I have strength or not is none of your damn business! Trash like you, if it weren't for the Sect looking at all the money your family gave, they wouldn't even glance at you!"

"You..." The woman was so angry her face turned green, but she couldn't retort. She could only gnash her teeth and say, "You lowlife scum, just you wait!"

"His mother..." Shi Feng was just about to curse when Jiang Ye pulled him back immediately and whispered, "Tonight, we'll take out her whole family!"

"Huh?" Shi Feng and Shi Bao were stunned for a moment, then revealed a mischievous grin, "Hehe!"

Shi Tianyang looked at Jiang Ye and the others and asked with concern: "Are you all okay?"

"We're fine!" Jiang Ye shook his head and said with a smile.

Shi Tianyang nodded: "Then let's go together. I also need to buy a lot of things to take back."

Shi Bao asked curiously: "Brother Tianyang, are you and that person from the same Sect?"

Shi Tianyang nodded, his tone carrying a hint of disdain: "Yes, she only got accepted because her family bribed an Elder with money. She's been cultivating for five years and has only just Broken Through to the first stage of the Profound Core Realm."

Hearing this, Jiang Ye and the others had an even worse impression of the woman. However, their minds were no longer on her now, but on tonight's "plan."

"Let's go, let's go buy New Year goods!" Jiang Ye said with a laugh, holding Jiang Xiaoqi, and continued walking deeper into the market.