Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Chen Tian was about to continue drinking with Erwa's father, but a quick glance revealed a figure among the pedestrians downstairs that filled him with terror.

Without a second thought for the wine, Chen Tian "whooshed" to his feet and dashed downstairs.

"Brother Chen, this wine is truly fragrant, let's have another… Huh? Where'd he go?"

Erwa's father, already tipsy, raised his glass, intending to clink it with Chen Tian's, but when he looked up, Chen Tian had vanished from his seat as if by magic.

This sobered Erwa's father up considerably, and he quickly looked around, trying to find Chen Tian.

Fortunately, a waiter passed by carrying wine and dishes. Erwa's father immediately grabbed him, anxiously asking, "Have you seen my brother?"

"Your brother?" The waiter looked puzzled for a moment, then glanced at the seat opposite him, and suddenly understood. "Oh, you mean the gentleman who was sitting here? He seemed to see an acquaintance down below and ran after them."

With that, the waiter went on his way, carrying the wine and dishes.

"Saw an acquaintance?" Erwa's father was now rather puzzled. Since coming to Vegetable Basket Village, Chen Tian had rarely stepped outside. Where would he have met an acquaintance?

Filled with doubt, Erwa's father leaned out the window and, sure enough, spotted Chen Tian in the bustling crowd on the street, walking as if possessed towards a place where many people were gathered.

"What's wrong with my brother today?"

Erwa's father had never seen Chen Tian look like that before. Worried, he quickly paid the bill and hurried after him.

Down the street, the commotion continued.

The burly man was fiercely beating the disheveled old man lying on the ground, kicking and punching him.

The old man's body was bent like a shrimp, and he was only concerned with protecting the silver he had snatched in front of his chest, ignoring the man's beating.

"That crazy old man is asking for it. How many times has he openly robbed people here? It's good to teach him a lesson this time!"

"That's true, but look how frail that old man is. If he keeps getting beaten like that, won't he die?"

As the burly man beat the old man, the surrounding crowd pointed and gossiped, but no one stepped forward to stop the violence.

"You old codger, you crazy old codger, you dare steal even my money, you're tired of living! If you don't hand over the silver, believe me, I'll beat you to death!"

Having finally earned a tael of silver, before he could even warm it in his hand, it had been snatched away by this crazy old man who suddenly appeared. The burly man was so angry that he felt like he was going to explode, so he couldn't help but put more force into his blows, causing the crazy old man's mouth to bleed.

"No… no… won't give it! This old man hasn't had a drink in months! I want to use this silver to have a good drink!"

This old man was probably really crazy. Even after being beaten until he bled, he still refused to let go, and even started talking nonsense.

"Damn it, you old thing, you really want to die, don't you? Fine, I'll grant your wish today."

The burly man had been performing in the streets since he was a child, and he inevitably had a trace of ferocity about him. Seeing the crazy old man's stubbornness, the anger in his heart was completely ignited.

He stopped beating him and looked around. He happened to see two stone lions standing in front of a house not far away.

So the burly man strode over, spat on his hands, squatted down, and used all his strength to lift one of the stone lions, carrying it back towards the crazy old man.

"Oh no, this is going to lead to someone's death!"

"Hey, crazy old man, just give him back the silver, or you'll lose your old life."

Seeing the burly man carrying the stone lion back, everyone couldn't help but sweat for the old man and advised him to give up.

However, the old man seemed to have lost his strength from the beating, and just lay on the ground, tightly clutching the silver tael to his chest, refusing to let go no matter what.

Seeing this, everyone shook their heads, lamenting in their hearts that the old man was finished.

Just then, the burly man finally carried the stone lion back. Seeing that he still refused to release the silver, he was blinded by anger and roared, throwing the stone lion he was holding over his head at the old man.

In this era where human life was as cheap as dirt, killing a crazy old man didn't matter. Only getting back the heavy silver was important.

Moreover, this old man wasn't the first time he had come here to rob him. Before this, the crazy old man had stolen or robbed him of a lot of silver.

The combination of new and old hatred finally made the burly man lose his mind, vowing to kill this crazy old codger.

Seeing the burly man actually throwing the stone lion at the crazy old man, the onlookers turned their heads away, as if they couldn't bear to watch the bloody scene.

"Thud…"

The stone lion landed, making a heavy sound. Everyone felt as if there had been an earthquake, and the whole earth shook.

Hearing this strange sound, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts for the old man. After all, being hit by such a heavy stone lion, the frail old man would definitely be dead.

But when people slowly turned their heads back, the scene before them immediately stunned them.

The old man wasn't dead. Beside him stood a young man holding a kitchen knife, it was Chen Tian.

Looking at the stone lion, it had been neatly split in two, the cut being smooth and flawless.

"Such a sharp knife, could it be from the legendary Chen's Blacksmith Shop?"

Seeing this incredible scene, everyone was amazed.

The burly man was also stunned for a moment, then his face darkened and he strode forward again.

As soon as the burly man said this, everyone present was stunned.

However, Chen Tian ignored him, simply stuffed the kitchen knife into his hand, and then helped the old man away.

From beginning to end, Chen Tian's face was extremely gloomy!