11: despicable

"Qi and Blood Realm! I did it!"

In a high-end villa, Yang Yi suddenly opened his eyes, his expression filled with excitement.

The loose training clothes on his body seemed to bulge for a moment before settling down.

"Chu Yuan! Let's fight!"

Chu Yuan gave him a puzzled look.

"...Ahem, never mind." Yang Yi suddenly remembered that while he had reached the Qi and Blood Realm, this monster Chu Yuan had already reached the Inner Breath Realm several days ago...

This was Yang Yi's private training room, which contained an Energy Gathering Array that was no less efficient than the one at school.

Every day after returning from school, Yang Yi would Cultivate for a few more hours at home.

Just as he had expected, after Chu Yuan helped him refine the second vajra pill, he logically achieved a Breakthrough to the Qi and Blood Realm, becoming an official Martial Artist!

Getting into a martial arts university was already a certainty, but he could not afford to slack off now.

After all, there were gaps between universities; if one could attend a better one... naturally, one should go to the better one!

Yang Yi secretly warned himself in his heart, then saw Chu Yuan begin to sit cross-legged and Cultivate.

A wave of admiration surged in his heart once again.

For the past two days, every time Chu Yuan finished helping him refine the vajra pill, he would Cultivate for a while longer himself.

Yang Yi didn't have any issues with this behavior of freeloading off the Energy Gathering Array... this little bit of consumption meant nothing to him.

But having better talent, better Opportunity, and still working harder than himself... Yang Yi really had nothing to say.

Just as he was about to follow suit and Cultivate, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said,

"Right, Chu Yuan, there is one thing..."

Chu Yuan opened his eyes: "What is it?"

"I've investigated the matter regarding Zhou Zhe clearly; there is someone behind him." Yang Yi deliberated for a moment: "It's someone from the Prefectural Capital's Li Family, that transfer student in Class One;

I found out that he was the one who instigated Zhou Zhe to come and cause you trouble..."

A hint of a smile appeared on Chu Yuan's face. Of course, he had known about this long ago; the principal had already told him.

But he hadn't expected Yang Yi to actually care enough to do this.

Whether it was because of his own value or some other reason, Yang Yi had indeed done it, and that was enough.

"Don't laugh, this is very troublesome." Yang Yi was also a bit irritable: "Although I don't know why he is targeting you, the Prefectural Capital's Li Family is not that simple.

Before the College Entrance Examination ends, you'd better be careful.

If it really comes down to it... don't go to school; anyway, the Energy Gathering Array at my house is no worse than the one at school."

Chu Yuan shook his head and didn't explain much, simply saying: "It's fine."

Seeing that he didn't take his warning to heart, Yang Yi was initially a bit angry.

But then he thought of the 'teacher' with an unknown Realm behind Chu Yuan... for a moment, he was lost in thought and stopped trying to persuade him.

The two were completely on different wavelengths.

Yang Yi thought Chu Yuan had a background and confidence.

But in reality, Chu Yuan's biggest background right now... was perhaps the principal?

Moreover, on the day Zhou Zhe came to cause trouble, he had already gone to provoke Li Chen.

Although the other party hadn't made any moves in the past two days, Chu Yuan didn't think Li Chen was very broad-minded... there would definitely be actions later.

That's how spoiled children are; before you make them truly feel pain, any verbal or attitudinal warnings are useless.

He certainly wasn't afraid.

One concept must be clear: Li Chen is Li Chen, and the Prefectural Capital's Li Family is the Prefectural Capital's Li Family.

Li Chen, a newbie who had just stepped into the martial arts path, did not have the qualifications to represent the Li Family!

...

"Brother..." After returning home, Chu Ying immediately came up to him, tugging at his sleeve, her expression worried.

Chu Yuan frowned. This child was usually fearless, only revealing this demeanor when she encountered trouble.

"What's wrong?"

Chu Ying whispered: "It seems like something happened to our Family's restaurant..."

Chu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and went directly to ask Han Cui.

"Mom, what's going on with the restaurant?" he asked directly.

Han Cui never hid anything from Chu Yuan. She sighed and said: "I don't know what's going on either. These past few days, there have been inspections back and forth... either saying this isn't up to standard, or that isn't acceptable, demanding we suspend operations for rectification."

She wasn't new to business; she understood the ins and outs of it.

How could there be so many non-compliant issues?

Why was it compliant before, and now suddenly it isn't?

Great Qin was relatively generous to the families of Martial Artists who sacrificed themselves in war. In the current situation, it was highly likely that someone was trying to mess with them.

But Han Cui didn't remember offending anyone.

She just ran an ordinary restaurant; she didn't even have the Opportunity to offend anyone with any weight...

Chu Yuan was sharp; he instantly thought of Li Chen, and a feeling of absurdity surged in his heart.

If it really was his doing... isn't that a bit too beneath him?

If his peers within his Family found out, wouldn't they laugh him to death?

"It's okay, Mom. If it doesn't work out, just close the shop."

"How can that work?" Han Cui naturally disagreed: "You still have school, and there's Yingying..."

The Family had some savings, but Han Cui understood the principle that sitting around and eating through one's savings would eventually leave one empty-handed.

Having a source of income was very important; no matter how much or how little, it always gave one a sense of confidence...

Chu Yuan didn't say much, just tapped a few times on his terminal, and Han Cui's terminal immediately rang with a payment notification.

Raising her wrist to look, Han Cui immediately complained: "You child, why are you transferring money to me?"

But after unlocking it and seeing the amount, she immediately stuttered.

Looking as if she had seen a ghost, she looked at the terminal, then at Chu Yuan...

After a long while, she finally snapped out of it, pulled Chu Yuan over, and whispered, questioning him: "Six million!? Where did you get so much money!?"

She originally wanted to ask if her eldest son had gone to do something illegal.

But even doing something illegal couldn't possibly net six million in such a short time!?

Her eldest son had been quite mature since he was young, but he didn't look like some kind of Genius monster...

"Mom, this is a matter between Martial Artists... don't ask anymore." Chu Yuan brushed it off.

Han Cui wanted to say more but ultimately didn't. She was willing to believe in Chu Yuan and believed he wouldn't do anything irrational.

Seeing that she didn't ask, Chu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Explaining it was just too complicated, and he didn't want to tell lies.

Whatever Yang Yi wanted to think was his own business, but when facing his Family, Chu Yuan didn't want to say things that went against his conscience...

The funds he had prepared to purchase weapons were gone; he would just have to earn them again slowly.

Fortunately, his arrangement with Yang Yi wasn't a one-off deal.

But this matter couldn't just end like this... A trace of anger appeared in the depths of Chu Yuan's calm eyes!