Chapter 171: I Want to Practice Cultivation

"Me!"

Suffering such verbal abuse from the woman he loved deeply, Jiang Cheng's spirit took a massive blow. He stared at her with bloodshot eyes, completely speechless.

After a long while, under two pairs of mocking gazes, he said in a low voice:

"Figures. A woman of your caliber is nothing new. What qualifications do you have to match up to me?"

"I was the one who overthought things."

"In a nightclub, I wouldn't even spare a second glance at someone like you, even if you threw yourself at me. I really was an idiot before."

"You two go on. I'll take my leave."

With that, he stood up and walked away on his own.

"Hahahaha!"

Zhao Qianqian clutched her stomach, bursting into loud, shrill laughter. She pointed at Jiang Cheng's retreating back and mocked:

"You, of all people, presume to think you're a cut above me! Aside from being a Capital native, you're nothing but a loser!"

"You can't even afford a holiday gift more expensive than handmade paper cranes!"

"So broke yet trying so hard to act high and mighty, and you don't even want people to call you out on it. Ha!"

Watching the scene unfold, Ye Tian sneered inwardly. At the crucial moment, he released the restriction on Ouyang Xiaotian, who had been hopping around in anxiety on the spot.

"Phew!"

Exhaling deeply, Ouyang Xiaotian felt as though he had just spent three years serving time in prison and was finally released.

He first looked respectfully at Ye Tian, bowed, and apologized:

"Esteemed immortal, it was my ignorance that offended you. Please forgive me!"

He certainly knew how to read the room.

Ye Tian nodded slightly, indicating that he accepted the apology.

The two of them had no prior grievances; it had all started from a misunderstanding, so there was no need to dwell on it.

"Secondly, don't you think you've gotten a bit too full of yourself, woman?" Ouyang Xiaotian turned his gaze toward Zhao Qianqian, who still wore a proud expression.

"You're a gold-digger who would sleep with anyone to climb the social ladder, yet you still have the nerve to look down on others?"

"You serving me is a privilege I granted you, do you understand!"

"And now you're putting on airs!"

A barrage of harsh scolding left Zhao Qianqian completely bewildered.

"Brother Xiaotian, did you get something wrong? I'm your woman! Why are you taking that loser's side?"

Zhao Qianqian felt deeply aggrieved. She clearly hadn't done anything wrong, yet she had somehow become the target of everyone's ire.

Moreover, Brother Xiaotian, who had just been praising her skills moments ago, had now turned his back on her and started pointing fingers.

Men really were all the same—utterly fickle.

"What nonsense are you babbling? When did you ever become mine?" Ouyang Xiaotian looked at her with utter disgust. "From the moment you flirted with me to the time you willingly came to the office, I never made any promises. Think back and remember for yourself!"

"If you're not sure, I have private surveillance footage. You can check the tapes yourself!"

Zhao Qianqian was left speechless.

Indeed, from the moment she actively seduced Ouyang Xiaotian to the time the two of them came to the office, everything that happened was initiated by her.

However, he had tacitly agreed to it!

When a man and a woman do such things, shouldn't the man take responsibility?!

"Tsk tsk!" Ye Tian chuckled, shaking his head.

If the entire Dragon Country were filled with foolish women like this, the nation would surely perish sooner or later.

Now it was her turn to endure these mocking glances. Zhao Qianqian suddenly broke down, realizing she had apparently been taken advantage of for free.

"Ouyang Xiaotian, you dare pull up your pants and pretend you don't know me!"

She let out a shrill scream, pointing at Ouyang Xiaotian and cursing.

"I'm telling you, Zhao Qianqian, even if I have to throw away my dignity, I'll broadcast this to the whole world and make sure you can never show your face in the Capital's elite circles again!"

"Moron!"

Ouyang Xiaotian was amused by her outburst. "Go out and ask around about who I, Ouyang Xiaotian, am. The reigning tyrant of the Capital's elite circles!"

"I only play with women; I never string them along with false hopes."

"I've kept all the evidence from the very beginning when you seduced me, right up to when you willingly came to serve me. Go ahead and splash all the dirty water you want on social media right now."

"I'm already notorious anyway, so do whatever you want!"

"That's right, the young master has always been like this. Everyone knows it."

The assistant who had come in to deliver documents chimed in. After setting the files down, he turned and left, completely unfazed.

"Ahhh!"

Unable to accept this reality, Zhao Qianqian let out a piercing scream and lunged forward frantically, trying to physically attack Ouyang Xiaotian, only to be knocked to the floor with a single slap.

"Giving you an inch and you think you own a mile, huh?"

Ouyang Xiaotian frowned with a look of utter disgust.

"Damn it, not only did I not have fun today, but I also got dragged into this mess. How unlucky!"

"Someone come in, carry this crazy bitch out of here, and have HR scrub her employment records. I never want to see her face again!"

"Yes!"

More bodyguards in suits entered, and with a few swift moves, hoisted the frantic, unhinged Zhao Qianqian up and carried her outside.

"Ouyang Xiaotian, you'll come to a bad end!"

"I'll get my revenge on you, I swear I will!"

No matter how wildly she screamed, Ouyang Xiaotian ignored her completely, looking entirely at ease.

Having grown up in his position, he had seen at least ten digits' worth of similar women and was long used to it.

"Oh, by the way, gold-digger, let me tell you a fact you probably won't be able to stomach."

Ouyang Xiaotian spoke up suddenly.

"Haven't you always wanted to find a young, wealthy master from the Capital?"

"That simpering dog you just yelled at and chased away—Jiang Cheng."

"He is the legitimate eldest son and heir of the Jiang family, one of the top ten wealthiest families in the Capital, and by far the most favored one!"

"If you don't believe me, go look it up online yourself later."

Zhao Qianqian, who was halfway out the door being carried away, suddenly went still.

Her previously distorted, ferocious expression froze, and she stood completely dazed.

"Really or fake?"

"True or false? Go check and find out for yourself. What's the use of asking here?" Ye Tian said with an audible laugh, as if he could hear her low murmurs.

Immediately after came a breakdown of desperate, agonizing weeping.

Just hearing those cries made it clear how immense her regret was.

The bodyguards carried Zhao Qianqian further away.

"Hehe, pardon me for making a spectacle of you."

Ouyang Xiaotian walked over, invited Ye Tian to take a seat, and introduced himself:

"I am Ouyang Xiaotian, the primary heir of the Ouyang family."

"And you are, esteemed Daoist priest?"

"Ye Tian. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving." With a brief reply, Ye Tian turned to walk away.

His mission was accomplished, and it was time to head home.

As for this Ouyang Xiaotian fellow, he had no interest in getting acquainted.

"Hey, don't rush off just yet!" Ouyang Xiaotian's expression stiffened. Fearing that the Daoist priest might despise him, he quickly hurried over and bowed repeatedly:

"Daoist priest, to be honest, I really want to cultivate immortality and become a legendary immortal who can fly through the skies."

"If you don't disdain me, I can kowtow and take you as my master right now."

"Whatever you want—money, women, or worldly possessions—I will exhaust the entire power of the Ouyang family to satisfy your every demand!"

Hearing this, Ye Tian raised an eyebrow and halted his steps.

So sincere?

"You say you want to cultivate immortality?"

"Yes! Ever since I was a child, my dream has been to become a cultivator, eventually attain the Dao, achieve longevity, and become a lofty, omnipotent immortal!"

Seeing that there was hope, Ouyang Xiaotian grew immensely excited.

"It's just that I went to the White Cloud Temple to ask before, and the priest there told me my aptitude was dull and I had zero qualifications for cultivation."