"Young Master Ye! I hope you understand that offending my Wen family will bring no good end to you and your brother!" one of them said, his tone aggressive and extremely overbearing.
Ye Shaodong replied indifferently, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not familiar with your Wen family. You must have come to the wrong place."
Ye Tian pushed the door open and saw a man in his early thirties, accompanied by four attendants, standing in the courtyard. Ye Shaodong stood at the entrance, showing no fear towards them.
Seeing Ye Tian return, Ye Shaodong smiled and said, "Xiao Tian, you're back."
Ye Tian nodded and stared at the man, saying faintly, "Are you Wen Lingdu? What business do you have at my home?"
Wen Lingdu looked at him deeply, "Are you Ye Tian?"
Ye Tian replied, "I am."
Wen Lingdu then asked, "You said on the phone that day that my Wen family would lose several important figures?"
Ye Tian confirmed, "I did say that. Now, this matter is irreversible. You should prepare yourselves."
Wen Lingdu angrily demanded, "Speak! Did you use malicious means against my Wen family, causing all of this to happen?"
Ye Tian sneered, "If I had used malicious means, do you think you would still be standing here alive, shouting at me?"
Wen Lingdu gritted his teeth, "This matter is definitely related to you!"
Ye Tian warned, "Do not speak carelessly about matters without evidence, or you will anger me."
Wen Lingdu retorted defiantly, "So what if I anger you?"
"Thump!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly knelt on the ground, his body uncontrollably slapping himself in the face, again and again.
He looked terrified, "What did you do to me?"
Ye Tian stated calmly, "Such disrespect warrants one hundred self-inflicted slaps."
The attendants were so terrified their scalps tingled, and they dared not move.
Ye Tian pulled Ye Shaodong back into the house. Ye Shaodong exclaimed, "Xiao Tian, that move of yours was incredible. Even I felt like I was seeing a ghost."
Ye Tian smiled, "This is the Puppet Needle Technique. I'll let you try it later."
Ye Shaodong quickly waved his hand, "I'll pass."
He then asked, "The Wen family must have sensed something. Will they retaliate against us next?"
Ye Tian took a sip of his herbal tea and replied, "Let them retaliate. They will only suffer more."
Ye Shaodong added, "They must have sensed that matter."
Ye Tian sneered, "With Wang Binhu guarding the cemetery, no one can cause trouble there. However, we need to be careful on our side."
Ye Shaodong nodded, "I'll personally pick up and drop off Yan'er these days."
Ye Tian dismissed the concern, "That's not necessary. The Wen family now wants a word from me, hoping I'll spare them."
Ye Shaodong inquired, "Xiao Tian, are you planning to let them go?"
Ye Tian sneered, "Let them go? They wish! Brother, I'll be staying here for the next couple of days."
Ye Shaodong smiled, "Alright, your room has been kept as it is. I'll have someone clean it up."
Ye Tian specified, "I'll stay on the top floor."
After a brief conversation, he returned to the courtyard. Wen Lingdu had finished slapping himself, his face already swollen. He now looked at Ye Tian with eyes filled with both respect and fear, as if he were seeing a devil and a deity.
Ye Tian observed him, "Your Wen family is truly overbearing, bullying people to my doorstep. Heh, how is it now? Does your face hurt?"
Wen Lingdu took a deep breath, "I didn't know you were a master, and I apologize for my previous offenses. I didn't come with any other intention, I just hope you can show mercy!"
Ye Tian coldly asked, "Show mercy about what?"
Wen Lingdu's eyes darted away slightly, "We both know what's going on."
Ye Tian stated, "I don't understand what you're talking about."
Wen Lingdu gritted his teeth, "Mr. Ye, whatever your demands are, just name them."
Ye Tian scoffed, "Make demands? Heh, why would I make demands?"
Wen Lingdu remained silent for two seconds, then said, "Regarding this matter, a senior figure from our Wen family will personally come to visit."
Ye Tian coldly ordered, "Get lost. I have no interest in your family's senior figures!"
Wen Lingdu dared not linger and quickly left the Ye residence with his subordinates.
After they left, Ye Tian ate a hurried meal and then went home to inspect the melon stones and other items he had purchased. After Zhang Jiliang transported them, everything was placed at Jiangnan Huayuan.
Lin Ziyi was at work, and Liangzi had been doing nothing but guarding the items at home for the past two days.
"Brother Ye, you're finally back," he said with a smile.
Ye Tian instructed him to pack the items into boxes and store them in the basement, then he headed to the cemetery.