Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen had been squatting there all day, but no one had come near him.

Even if the other party is a Foundation Establishment expert, Ye Chen can still sense them with his mind when they get close to the recycling station.

Unless he was already inside the recycling bin...

There's nobody in the recycling bin!

No, there's someone there, an old man guarding the gate...

Ye Chen thought to himself, "Holy crap, could that gatekeeper be Master Number 999?!"

Now that I think about it, this is the only possibility.

He didn't even realize it at the time.

He remembered that the old man was either watching TV or half-lying down, nothing unusual about him, just an ordinary old man.

This is perfectly normal behavior for an elderly person.

Who would have thought that an old man who could establish his foundation at any time would look like that?

Ye Chen thought he was just an ordinary old man and didn't pay much attention to him.

An old man who could be building a foundation at any time was assigned to guard the gate of a scrap metal recycling station?

What a joke! Nobody could have predicted that.

"If you know it was me who did it, why haven't you come looking for me these past two days?" Ye Chen asked casually.

"Hehehe, because I sent someone to take care of your parents. I'm going to let you see their gruesome deaths and experience the pain of losing a loved one. I'll share the pictures with you when they send them back!"

At this point, the old man let out a sinister laugh: "I'm waiting for you here. You'd better come over obediently, or I'll make sure your family and friends all get out of here before you. I have plenty of money!"

After saying that, the old man hung up the phone.

Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly took out his phone, opened the dark web, and searched for his hometown.

They discovered there really was a bounty mission, targeting his parents, with a reward of 1000 million. A top hunter accepted the job.

The order was placed yesterday.

Ye Chen hurriedly dialed his mother's number, but the call wouldn't go through.

Ye Chen dialed his father's number again, but the call still wouldn't go through.

Ye Chen felt a wave of dizziness: "They should be fine, they all have protective jade talismans!"

That was the only way Ye Chen could console himself!

His parents had taken the Marrow Cleansing Pill, so their physical condition was good. Coupled with their first-level Qi Refining cultivation, they should be able to protect themselves.

Even in danger, a protective jade amulet is essential.

But why is no one answering the phone?

Ye Chen paced back and forth, wondering if he should ask the village staff to go and check on him, since he happened to be in the group chat.

Just then, his phone rang; it was Ye's mother calling.

Ye Chen answered the phone cautiously without speaking, afraid that he would hear someone else's voice.

"Hello, Chen'er!" Ye's mother's voice came from the other end of the phone, tinged with a hint of seriousness.

Upon hearing his mother's voice, Ye Chen felt a weight lifted from his shoulders.

But when he heard that his mother's voice sounded off, Ye Chen's heart, which had been at ease, started to pound again.

"Mom, what happened? Is Dad alright?" Ye Chen asked anxiously.

"Huh? Oh, your dad's alright!" Ye's mother was taken aback.

Ye Chen was completely relieved to hear that nothing was wrong.

"Mom, is something wrong?" Ye Chen asked again.

He had a vague feeling that something was wrong with Ye's mother; she must have encountered some trouble.

"Chen'er, Mom doesn't know what to do. Someone rushed into our house with a claw hammer and tried to hit your dad. Your dad accidentally knocked the person away... Your dad also suffered some minor injuries."

At this point, Mother Ye didn't know what to say.

"Is that person no longer breathing?"

"Yes!" Mrs. Ye nodded. "The other party suddenly rushed in, who knows what got into him? We don't have any security cameras, so we didn't dare call the police. We just finished dealing with it... Oh, right, he also had a firearm on him..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen felt a wave of fear wash over him, but he also breathed a long sigh of relief.

Thankfully, the person is alright!

His dad is still the best; the medicine he took wasn't wasted, and he didn't turn his cultivation into a dog's!

The reason the other party used a claw hammer was probably to avoid making too much noise.

Otherwise, if we directly use firearms, there's no telling what terrible consequences might occur.

The opponent is a top-notch hunter!

They were all top-notch hunters, yet they suffered a terrible setback at the hands of a farmer and lost their lives.

He's probably the most frustrated top hunter ever.

He probably never imagined that a farmer in his forties or fifties would have such a good physique!

Ye Chen comforted his mother for a few words, briefly explained the other party's identity to her, and told her to just deal with it directly and not to feel guilty.

When Ye Chen told his mother that the other party was a hunter who had come specifically to hunt them, her guilt vanished instantly.

But then she thought that they hadn't offended anyone in the countryside, so why would a hunter come over?

"Chen'er, did you run into some trouble outside?" Mother Ye asked anxiously, as if she had just realized something.

Ye Chen laughed and said, "Mom, you don't need to worry about me. The other party just doesn't dare to retaliate against me, so they're thinking of using you to get revenge. You and Dad should be careful!"

"Your father and I are in great physical condition now. We learn Bajiquan from TV every day, and usually two or three people can't get close to us." Ye's mother pouted.

"But you, you need to take good care of yourself in this big city, you know?"

Ye's mother, who was initially a bit lost, has now turned her attention to Ye Chen.

This is what it means to be strong when you're a mother!

"Okay, Mom!"

Ye Chen exchanged a few more words of advice with his mother before ending the call.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm.

He underestimated the old man's vengefulness.

Ye Chen immediately searched for the people he cared about on the dark web, and fortunately, no one else was on the list.

Ye Chen was slightly relieved.

The old man's invitation to go over might be a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

But the old man didn't know his true strength, so it seemed unnecessary for him to put on this show.

The opponent has absolute confidence in their own strength, like a cat toying with a mouse.

Would a cat care if a tiger knew kung fu?

Therefore, Ye Chen quickly made a decision; that old man was an obstacle he had to overcome.

If we let him run wild, who knows what other trouble he might cause.

It will be too late to regret it later.

Even if he is currently at the eighth level of Qi Refining, while his opponent is at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, it's true that if you're going to fight someone of a higher level, you really have to fight someone of a higher level...

It seems that television isn't all lies...

Although he wanted to challenge opponents at the seventh level of Qi Refining, or even those at a lower cultivation level.

But when things happen, there's nothing he can do.

Unless he is truly ruthless and indifferent to the safety of his friends and family, and endures the consequences indefinitely, allowing the other party to continue their reckless behavior.

But he obviously couldn't do that.

Ye Chen put on a mask, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for a scrap metal recycling station in the suburbs.

Ye Chen got out of the car when they were about a kilometer away from the recycling station.

Ye Chen took an invisibility pill, a clairvoyance pill, and a calming pill, making ample preparations.

Then, he took a deep breath and carefully moved toward the recycling station!