"Thank you, Master Chen, for saving my life!"
Tang Hai felt his body return to normal and was ecstatic, his tone towards Chen Jie becoming respectful.
"No need for thanks, it was merely a transaction," Chen Jie said lightly.
"Master Chen, then I'll take my leave. I've had such a big incident, and there are many matters at home to attend to. I'll thank you properly another day," Tang Hai said.
Chen Jie nodded.
Afterwards, Tang Hai had Tang Ruotong and Tang Wenwu follow him to leave.
Chen Jie was also preparing to depart.
However, the people present called out to him.
"Master Chen, wait."
Chen Jie frowned and turned back. The one who spoke was Master Yi.
"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Yi Zhantian. In Pingcheng, I have a certain standing, and my main profession is to do feng shui for some people," Master Yi said.
"My name is Zhou Shu, I'm a Taoist priest who expels evil spirits..." Master Zhou also spoke politely.
Others introduced themselves one after another.
Chen Jie realized he had underestimated some of the capable individuals in Pingcheng.
The people present were all talents from various fields. Among them were martial physicians, magic masters, martial artists, external martial arts experts, and devout Buddhist monks.
"Do you need something?" Chen Jie asked.
"Master Chen, if it weren't for you today, we would all have died here."
"Indeed! Master Chen, you are so young yet possess such abilities. We are truly impressed."
Zhou Shu said, "Actually, we don't have anything specific to ask of you, Master Chen. But as you've seen, external masters like Yang Tian can easily pose a threat to our Pingcheng masters.
"Since Master Chen has such capabilities, we have a humble request. If an outsider were to provoke the master circle of Pingcheng again, we hope Master Chen would stand up for us and bring honor to Pingcheng!" Zhou Shu explained.
"Not interested!" Chen Jie said dismissively.
These people had some skills, but not much.
Chen Jie playing with them was like a promising young man playing with toddlers who were just learning to walk.
Chen Jie certainly wasn't interested.
The faces of the group turned awkward.
"Master Chen, even if you disdain our abilities, we still have considerable influence in society. If you ever need help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask us."
"Yes, Master Chen. This peach wood sword I have was found by chance in a cave. If Master Chen were to stand with us, I'd be willing to gift it to you as a token of sincerity!"
Zhou Shu suddenly held out his peach wood sword with both hands towards Chen Jie.
Chen Jie looked at the peach wood sword, his gaze sharpening.
He then took it into his hands.
The crowd rejoiced inwardly.
Chen Jie also felt a stir in his heart.
He had already sensed the extraordinary nature of this peach wood sword. In his hand, it felt as heavy as iron.
Moreover, it contained a lot of spiritual energy.
From the immortal cultivation secret techniques he obtained from the seabed, Chen Jie learned that such an item could be used to set up formations.
If he used the peach wood sword as the core of a formation in his villa, it would be entirely feasible. He wouldn't have to search for places with abundant spiritual energy to cultivate anymore.
He had to have this peach wood sword, he'd take it even if he had to snatch it!
Chen Jie thought to himself.
"You are truly willing to give it to me?" Chen Jie asked Zhou Shu.
"Naturally," Zhou Shu replied.
Yi Zhantian said solemnly, "Master Chen, although I don't have anything valuable to give you, I'm willing to provide free feng shui consultation for you, to make your residence a blessed place."
Others chimed in, "Yes, Master Chen. Master Yi is very famous in Pingcheng. With him doing your feng shui, it will surely bring you smooth sailing and abundant wealth."
Chen Jie smiled.
He guessed that this feng shui art was related to the formation arts in immortal cultivation techniques.
Because he had already realized that so-called magic masters were just weakened versions of cultivators.
Although they shared the same origin, the difference was like that between heaven and earth.
Chen Jie's mind stirred, "There's no need for feng shui, but I do need your help with something."
"What is it?" Zhou Shu quickly asked.
"I need to set up some formations in my residence and require people with the five elements attributes to support the formation. You all are perfect for this." Chen Jie said.
Yi Zhantian subconsciously asked, "Could this be the legendary Qimen Secret Arts?"
"Let's just say it is. Come with me," Chen Jie said with a wave of his hand.
"Alright, it's our honor to assist Master Chen. Let's go!"
The group majestically exited the club, each getting into their luxury cars, all following behind Chen Jie.
More than a dozen luxury cars headed towards Xishan Villa with imposing momentum.
Along the way, they attracted countless envious glances.
On the road, Chen Jie received a call.
"Brother Chen, I have some news for you!" Zhou Wei said.
"That scoundrel Ye Fan just found me and said he wants to hire some masters of the mystical arts to deal with you!"
Zhou Wei knew that even if he became Chen Jie's subordinate, Chen Jie wouldn't fully trust him.
After all, his entire family had died at Chen Jie's hands.
So he was eager to prove himself to Chen Jie. Just as Ye Fan found him, he quietly informed Chen Jie to show his loyalty as a subordinate.
"Ye Fan is targeting me, shouldn't you be happy about that?" Chen Jie said with a half-smile.
"Impossible! Brother Chen, you are my master now. I'm your dog. Anyone who dares to oppose my master, I'll bite them to death! Brother Chen, Ye Fan is on the first floor of the bar right now. He thinks I'm just pretending to be your dog and going along with you, but he's dead wrong. I'm sincerely your dog!"
"Brother Chen, with just one word from you, I'll go downstairs immediately and bring people to hack that bastard to death!"
Chen Jie was quite satisfied with his attitude and asked, "What? You're a useless young master with nothing left. How did he find you to hire masters?"
"Brother Chen, didn't I get some protective talismans from you yesterday? It caught the attention of our Master Zhou of Pingcheng. I took this opportunity to obtain some information about their master circle, so Ye Fan wants to find them through me."
Coincidentally, Master Zhou was following behind.
Chen Jie could ask Master Zhou later to know if Zhou Wei was lying.
Therefore, he said, "I'm very satisfied with your choice. However, there's no need to kill him. Bring him to my villa and tell him that more than a dozen masters are at my villa."
"Okay, Brother Chen, I'll go do it right away! But I'll state beforehand, I have absolutely no relationship with Yin Manman anymore. Yin Manman, by some means, managed to get together with Ye Fan," Zhou Wei said.
...
Watching the more than a dozen cars following behind Chen Jie, the Tang Hai family of three on the roadside was shocked.
They hadn't actually left when he said they would. They were still negotiating compensation with the club.
This was because Yang Tian's earlier actions had damaged some of the club's facilities.
"Why are all these people following Chen Jie?" Tang Wenwu muttered.
Tang Hai's face was grave, "They probably see Chen Jie's potential and want to curry favor!"
He immediately made a decision, "We can't just stand by! We must seize this opportunity to latch onto him. I've just had an idea."
"Dad, what's your idea?" Tang Ruotong asked.
She also felt that Chen Jie was someone their family couldn't afford to offend.
If they could curry favor with him, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
The next moment, Tang Hai looked intently at Tang Ruotong, a strange glint in his eyes.