"Oh?
So you're saying the sales commission for the Lesser Liuyi Pill isn't going to be given to me either?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned sharp, and he let out a cold laugh.
A sharp, bone-chilling cold instantly radiated from his body.
"Young Master Ye Yunfei, this has nothing to do with me. Proprietor Luo ordered me to convey his meaning to you. How about... I go persuade him again?"
The shop assistant was so frightened he retreated several steps, his face pale as he gasped for breath. The pressure from Ye Yunfei was simply too great.
"Heh, no one can welsh on a debt owed to me, Ye Yunfei. The sales commission for the Lesser Liuyi Pill is three hundred thousand Spirit Crystals per year. If you dare withhold a single one, I'll tear down this Lingzhen Pavilion."
Ye Yunfei's tone grew icy and menacing.
"Now, I'm going to take some medicinal herbs—enough worth over a hundred thousand Spirit Crystals. Whoever dares to stop me shouldn't blame me for being impolite."
Ye Yunfei stepped forward, heading towards the rows of medicinal herb shelves in the main hall.
Most of the herbs in Lingzhen Pavilion were displayed on these shelves. A smaller portion, the more precious ones, were kept in a special herb treasury at the back, fetched only when a customer specifically requested them.
Ye Yunfei walked up to the rows of shelves, spotted the herbs he needed, and directly reached out to take them.
"T-this... this..."
The shop assistant knew full well that with his strength, he couldn't possibly stop Ye Yunfei.
Besides, before Xiao Chuchu left, she had repeatedly instructed him that if Ye Yunfei or members of the Ye Family came to Lingzhen Pavilion to purchase herbs, they were allowed to do so on credit.
It was just that the newly arrived Proprietor Luo had taken it upon himself to refuse further credit to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright, Proprietor Luo started this mess, so he can solve it himself."
In the end, the shop assistant ran off to find Proprietor Luo.
"Impudent brat! How dare you cause trouble at our Lingzhen Pavilion! Someone, seize this young man!"
Soon, a white-robed elder, his face filled with anger, stormed out. Pointing at Ye Yunfei, he roared.
Immediately, a dozen or so guards from Lingzhen Pavilion in the main hall charged towards Ye Yunfei.
"Scram!"
Ye Yunfei moved. His hands shot out in quick succession, delivering powerful slaps.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
In just one second, all the Lingzhen Pavilion guards were sent flying with a single slap each. They crashed onto the floor of the hall, crying out in pain.
"Outrageous! Brat, how dare you provoke the might of our Lingzhen Pavilion! Do you think a minor clan from a small city can stand against us? Let me tell you something: the influence of our Lingzhen Pavilion spreads across the entire Eastern Region! The Great Qin Empire is merely one of our branch offices. Even the emperor of the Great Qin Empire wouldn't dare provoke us like this!"
The white-robed elder took a step forward, releasing the energy of the early Heaven Realm to pressure Ye Yunfei as he snarled.
His tone was brimming with threat.
Swish!
The moment the elder finished speaking, Ye Yunfei shot forward. His speed was extreme, and he was already standing right in front of the elder.
Boom!
Without a word, Ye Yunfei directly threw a punch. Seventy to eighty thousand jin of pure physical strength poured forth, concentrated on his fist.
The air in front of him seemed to be instantly sucked dry.
The white-robed elder felt as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on him. Even his breathing became difficult.
"You're courting death!""
The elder hadn't expected Ye Yunfei to act so decisively. Shocked and furious, he roared.
Boom...
Ye Yunfei's fist had already arrived in front of him.
Boom!
Acting in haste, the elder had no choice but to throw a punch of his own in response.
A dazzling yellow light bloomed from his fist, releasing the energy pressure of the early Heaven Realm, whipping up a howling gale.
Bang!
Their fists collided.
The white-robed elder's expression changed drastically as he was jolted back several steps, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei's movements didn't pause for an instant as he stepped forward in pursuit, throwing another punch.
"You!"
The elder was both startled and infuriated.
Ye Yunfei's actions were far too decisive, far too swift.
He had no time to react properly. Left with no other choice, he was forced to throw another punch in response.
Rumble...
A powerful aura of spiritual energy rushed forth with a roar from his fist.
He was going all out!
Boom!
Their fists collided once again.
This time, the white-robed elder was sent staggering back dozens of steps.
Swish!
Ye Yunfei showed no sign of letting up, pursuing him again and throwing yet another punch.
His movements were clean and efficient, his technique simple to the extreme.
"Roar..."
The elder was so angry he felt like exploding. A sea of wrath surged within him as he roared.
Under Ye Yunfei's relentless assault, he had no other option. The only method was to meet fist with fist.
Boom!
The third time, their fists collided.
This time, the white-robed elder's body was sent flying, crashing onto the ground some distance away.
"Y-you brat..."
Lying on the ground, for a moment the elder couldn't even get up. Fresh blood gushed from his mouth as he stared at Ye Yunfei. His gaze held fury, terror, and venomous hatred.
He couldn't understand it—he was at the early Heaven Realm, while Ye Yunfei was only at the late Earth Realm. Why was he utterly helpless against him?
"Out of consideration for Xiao Chuchu, I'll spare your life this once. Remember this: the annual sales commission for the Lesser Liuyi Pill is three hundred thousand Spirit Crystals. If even one is missing, this Lingzhen Pavilion has no reason to remain open."
Ye Yunfei swept a glance at the white-robed elder, his tone a clear warning.
Then, Ye Yunfei turned and continued selecting herbs.
"Go to the herb treasury immediately. Take this list and fetch these herbs for me."
A short while later, Ye Yunfei had selected a large batch of herbs in the main hall. He wrote down a list and handed it to the shop assistant.
"Young Master Ye Yunfei, this..."
The shop assistant hesitated.
"You won't go?
Then I'll go myself!"
Ye Yunfei stepped towards the back hall.
"Young Master Ye Yunfei, let me do it!"
The shop assistant was frightened.
The herb treasury was a restricted area of Lingzhen Pavilion, off-limits to outsiders.
Finally, under Ye Yunfei's intimidation, the shop assistant selected a batch of precious herbs that Ye Yunfei needed from the treasury and handed them over.
Throughout the entire process, the white-robed elder didn't dare to interfere again.
The earlier fight had left him severely injured.
He could tell that if he dared to obstruct Ye Yunfei again, Ye Yunfei might just kill him!
This youngster truly seemed to fear neither heaven nor earth!
Ye Yunfei took the herbs and swaggered off.
"You brat, just you wait for daring to offend Lingzhen Pavilion. You'll pay the price."
The white-robed elder stared venomously at Ye Yunfei's retreating figure, already beginning to scheme in his mind how to deal with Ye Yunfei and avenge the humiliation he had just suffered.
A short while later.
Ye Yunfei returned to Ye Residence.
To his surprise, Elder Du of the Tianyuan Sect had actually brought a large group of Tianyuan Sect disciples to the residence.
Ye Tianpeng was personally attending to them.
It was no joking matter. The Tianyuan Sect was one of the Empire's Four Great Sects!
For the Ye Family, they were a lofty, seemingly unreachable existence.
Now, an elder of the Tianyuan Sect was personally visiting Ye Residence. Every single clansman of the Ye Family was feeling both honored and overwhelmed.
Inside the main hall, Ye Tianpeng, accompanied by several Ye Family elders, was carefully and deferentially attending to Elder Du.
"Hahaha, Ye Yunfei, you're back. It's good that the Ye Family is safe. I arrived late and couldn't be of any real help. I'm truly ashamed."
The moment Elder Du saw Ye Yunfei return, he let out a hearty laugh and came forward to greet him.