The onlookers were dumbfounded.
This scene was completely beyond their comprehension.
One of them used talismans, the other blocked them; to their eyes, it was like two gods battling.
It left them dazzled and fascinated.
Tang Hai was also shocked.
He was starting to doubt Yang Tian's words.
Because Chen Jie's current performance was far from that of a charlatan; he seemed to possess genuine skill.
Tang Hai was not foolish. He hadn't fully believed Yang Tian when he called Chen Jie a fraud.
There was a high probability that Yang Tian was targeting Chen Jie.
"Old beast, is that all you've got?" Chen Jie taunted.
"Scum, I have plenty more! Let's see how many of my Heavenly Thunder Talismans you can block!" Yang Tian was furious. He changed tactics, switching from throwing one talisman at Chen Jie to throwing two at once.
Chen Jie was overjoyed.
"Both of you, stop!" Tang Hai suddenly called out.
Yang Tian immediately halted upon hearing this.
The Soul Devouring Talisman Chen Jie had used on him was very strange, and he was already in considerable pain. This was a good opportunity to rest.
"Is there something?" Yang Tian asked with a frown.
"Master Yang, everyone is here today to see me. Can you do me a favor and both take a step back?" Tang Hai looked deeply at Chen Jie and asked politely.
"Hmph! Your favor means nothing to me. But fine, I'll take this scum's life later," Yang Tian sneered.
Tang Hai felt awkward but didn't retaliate.
Chen Jie, however, was unapologetic. "Useless! Just admit it if you can't hold on any longer. Let's see how you die later!"
Yang Tian's face turned ashen, almost as if he could bleed.
He roared at Tang Hai, "Trash! Do you want me to cure you? Then give me a satisfactory offer!"
Tang Hai's heart skipped a beat. He instinctively asked, "What? Didn't you say yesterday you'd treat me for free?"
"I said for free, but I didn't say I wouldn't have conditions!" Yang Tian said with a cold laugh.
Chen Jie said mockingly, "You don't honestly think this kind of useless person would come to cure you without asking for anything in return, do you?"
Yang Tian snorted, effectively confirming Chen Jie's words.
Seeing Yang Tian like this, Tang Hai already felt a sense of regret.
But as things stood, he couldn't say much more, lest he appear petty.
So he relented, "I am willing to pay."
"Are you out of your mind? I said I don't want money!" Yang Tian shouted.
He really doesn't want money?
Tang Hai was bewildered.
"Then what conditions do you want?"
Yang Tian suddenly pointed at Tang Ruotong, who was in Chen Jie's arms, "I want your daughter! If you let your daughter become my concubine, I'll save your life!"
"What? No!" Tang Hai immediately cried out in shock.
Even Tang Ruotong stiffened, looking at Yang Tian in terror.
His daughter was less than twenty years old. If Yang Tian were younger, he might have considered it, but Yang Tian was old enough to be his father. How could he agree to this?
"Do you think I'm negotiating with you?" Yang Tian glanced at Tang Hai sinisterly.
Tang Hai's heart clenched.
He felt that if he refused, Yang Tian would surely attack him without hesitation.
"That's enough. Master Yang, your condition is a bit excessive! Change it!" someone in the crowd couldn't help but protest.
The speaker was a slightly younger middle-aged man.
"Who dares question my methods?" Yang Tian suddenly grabbed a Heavenly Thunder Talisman and threw it at the young man.
Ah!
As the Heavenly Thunder Talisman approached, it ignited spontaneously.
The young man then collapsed to the ground, dying in agony.
"Who else dares to question?"
Yang Tian's gaze swept over everyone, and they all lowered their heads in fear.
At this moment, Tang Hai was filled with immense regret.
He regretted trusting Yang Tian.
He regretted doubting Chen Jie.
If Yang Tian hadn't come to treat him today, how could he have ended up in such a predicament?
He looked pleadingly at Chen Jie, hoping Chen Jie would help him.
But Chen Jie merely watched with a cold gaze.
He had given Tang Hai a chance. Since he didn't cherish it, he couldn't be blamed for being indifferent.
"Master Yang, as long as you change your condition, I am willing to offer other satisfactory terms!" Tang Hai said, sweating profusely.
"Is that so? What if I'm not satisfied?" Yang Tian asked chillingly.
"If you are not satisfied, I will marry my daughter to you as a concubine," Tang Hai said through gritted teeth.
He planned to get through this immediate crisis first.
"You know what's good for you. If I'm not satisfied, prepare your daughter to be clean and await me!"
Yang Tian suddenly took out a yellow paper from his pocket and then made some marks on it with his fingertip blood.
"煞灭符 (Sha Mie Fu - Evil Dispelling Talisman)!" Yang Tian whispered, and the talisman was instantly imprinted on Tang Hai.
With a boom, it ignited and burned.
Tang Hai felt a lightness in his body. The faint sense of oppression he had felt earlier vanished completely.
He felt much more relaxed.
Before he could speak, Yang Tian glanced at Chen Jie and arrogantly said, "Scum, see this talisman? I'm going to use it to destroy you!"
Tang Hai cried out, "Master Yang, isn't this talisman for my treatment? How can it kill people?"
"Idiot! If he kills you, isn't that indirectly curing your illness?" Chen Jie said disdainfully.
"What?"
Tang Ruotong and Tang Wenwu's faces turned grave.
Tang Hai looked at Yang Tian in disbelief. Seeing that Yang Tian didn't deny it, he asked, "Master Yang, is this true?"
"Still dreaming of someone saving you? You don't even realize you're being harmed. I told you long ago that the medicine he gave you was just a common painkiller."
Chen Jie looked at Tang Hai mockingly. "Moreover, I don't mind telling you something else: the Guan Erye statue your son has was made by Yang Tian! Think about why he showed up here!"
Yang Tian looked at Chen Jie and sneered, "Trash, you have some insight after all! That's right, the jade Buddha was made by me and deliberately sent to Pingcheng! Such items are bound to be coveted by the wealthy. When the owner's family is on the verge of death, I'll find an excuse to seize their family's assets, saving me the effort of earning money.
"It's just that I didn't expect someone could break the Guan Erye I made. But it doesn't matter, everything is under my control!
"From today onwards, all of the Tang family's assets belong to me! Tang Hai's daughter will be my concubine, and Tang Hai's son will be my dog! And to outsiders, I will appear as an upright master who saved Tang Hai's life and was generously rewarded with his daughter's hand in marriage!"
Instantly, Tang Hai felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He stood there, stunned.
He regretted it immensely.
He had actually disbelieved Chen Jie!
The others shouted, "Yang Tian, you master from Macau, coming to make trouble in our Pingcheng, have you asked us?"
"Even if you succeed today, we will spread the word about what you've done!"
Yang Tian glanced at them mockingly. "Do you think I called you all here for nothing? Do you think you have any chance of walking out of here alive today?"
"What?"
Everyone's face changed dramatically.
They looked terrified.
"You're also a piece of trash, almost dead yourself and yet you don't realize it," Chen Jie suddenly said, mocking Yang Tian.