Right now, Chen Taotian honestly wanted to die. After all, he was a prince—how had things come to this? He had ordered Ye Tian to be brought out of the prison, intending to teach him a lesson. But instead, he ended up being the one getting schooled.
"Chen Taotian, I can let you go."
Ye Tian looked at him now, thinking that while this guy was indeed repugnant, killing him outright would only bring trouble. After all, he still needed to live in this city.
It wasn't a big deal if trouble came to him alone, but if Han Zhengyun ended up getting caught up in it too, that would be unacceptable.
Chen Taotian nodded rapidly, his head bobbing like a drum. Ye Tian continued, "Don't thank me yet. The only reason I'm willing to let you go is because I have conditions. If you can meet them, I'll release you. If not, you're not leaving this place alive."
"Just say it—as long as it's within my ability, I'll agree."
"Alright then. Eat this."
Ye Tian pulled out a pill and held it out. "Do you know what kind of pill this is? Once you swallow it, if I so much as think about wanting you dead, you'll die without even a burial site. In other words, once you take it, you'll no longer be able to make trouble for me."
"What? This thing...?"
"What's the matter? Not willing? If you're not, then forget about leaving here alive. I won't spare your life. Think carefully—are you going to eat it or not?"
Honestly, if Ye Tian really wanted to kill him, it would've been easy. But he didn't want to go that far. Doing so would be excessive, and might stir up more problems, especially for Han Zhengyun.
At this point, Chen Taotian felt completely cornered. He finally said, "Fine, Ye Tian, I'll eat it, alright?"
He took the pill, knowing full well that it might be even more poisonous than actual poison. But at least if he didn't go looking for trouble, maybe he wouldn't die, right?
"What are you staring at? Hurry up and swallow it!"
With no other options, Chen Taotian popped the pill into his mouth and swallowed it.
Watching him take the pill, Ye Tian smiled. "That's more like it. If you had been this obedient from the beginning, none of this would've happened."
Then Ye Tian asked, "Got any money on you?"
"Of course! What, you think I'm joking?"
Since arriving in this world, Ye Tian hadn't acquired any local currency. So trying to squeeze a little cash out of Chen Taotian was perfectly reasonable. Money was essential here—without it, you couldn't survive.
Chen Taotian quickly pulled out a wad of bills and handed them over. "Here, take this. If it's not enough, I can give you more."
"How much can this buy?"
"Should be enough for a few courtyards, at least."
"Not bad. You can get lost now."
Ye Tian didn't want to see him anymore. Hearing that he was being let go, Chen Taotian immediately scampered off, not daring to linger another second. He was genuinely afraid that if Ye Tian changed his mind, he'd be dead.
Better to leave while he still could.
Ye Tian took the money and returned to Han Zhengyun's place. Once back, he handed the money to her and said, "Here's the rent."
Han Zhengyun hadn't expected him to come up with that much money. She asked, "Where did you get all this?"
"Hey, don't look down on me, alright? Don't forget who I am—I'm a celestial being, descended from the heavens. If I want money, it's easy. Just take it. I can't just freeload off you forever, can I?"
"But you already gave me a bunch of gold…"
"Doesn't matter. I'm giving you this now, so just take it. No need to fuss."
Han Zhengyun thought about it for a second and decided to accept it. "Alright, I'll make you something good to eat. I can't just take this money and not treat you well."
"Whatever. Do as you like."
Meanwhile, back on Chen Taotian's end, he was feeling incredibly dejected. He'd never been so humiliated in his life.
"Son, what happened to you? What's wrong with your arms?"
Chen Tiequan was shocked to see that both his son's arms had been dislocated. He asked, "Tell me—who did this to you?"
"It was Ye Tian. But Father—whatever you do, don't go looking for trouble with him. He made me swallow a pill. If we provoke him, all he has to do is think about it and I'll die!"
"What? You're not seriously believing that nonsense, are you? There's no such pill in this world. He's clearly bluffing." Content orıginally comes from N0velFire.ɴet
"You think he's bluffing?"
"I'm sure of it. He just doesn't want us going after him. But son, think about it—sometimes pride matters more than bread. Are you really just going to swallow this humiliation?"
"But Father, his strength is terrifying. You weren't there—he wiped out all my men in the blink of an eye!"
Chen Tiequan couldn't help but think his son was useless. How could he be so easily frightened?