Admitting His Mistake

"Ha... ha... ha..." Mai Ji laughed wantonly.

"You, a commoner, want to sue me, the son of an earl, and even seek out His Majesty the Emperor."

After laughing, his expression turned cold again as he stared viciously at Lu Xiaoxue.

"Let me tell you, you can't even get near the palace gates. In the Heaven Dou Empire, I've never heard of an ordinary person bringing down a noble."

"You!"

It was Lu Xiaoxue's first time seeing such an arrogant noble.

She was so furious that her chest heaved continuously.

But Ye Xiaobao was not nearly as patient.

A mere earl was nothing to him. Even Dong Bo would not take one seriously.

"Courting death!"

Just as he was about to make a move, Lu Xiaoxue grabbed his hand.

"Xiaobao, don't. If you hurt a noble, you'll lose your life."

Ye Xiaobao naturally stopped exerting force. He was also afraid of hurting Lu Xiaoxue.

Xiaobao?

Hearing that name, Mai Ji felt a strange sense of familiarity.

"Your name is Xiaobao? Then what's your surname?"

Lu Xiaoxue worried that Mai Ji was asking for Ye Xiaobao's name in order to take revenge.

She tugged at Ye Xiaobao's clothes, telling him not to answer.

But Ye Xiaobao said in a low voice,

"My surname is Ye!"

Naturally, he had no such concerns and blurted it out.

"Ye Xiaobao."

Mai Ji silently repeated the name to himself. Suddenly, his eyes widened.

He remembered his elder brother mentioning this name before.

He had said Ye Xiaobao was the greatest genius in the history of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The youngest Soul Elder in history, who had easily defeated a higher-ranked Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

The imperial family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had even clashed directly with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect because of him.

There were even rumors that he had played a part in the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

That person seemed to be called Ye Xiaobao!

He remembered clearly that, at the time, he had merely commented that the name sounded tacky, only for his elder brother to slap him to the ground.

His brother had also told him to stay far away whenever he heard that name.

If he ever offended that person, he was to strangle himself with his belt rather than bring trouble to the family.

Could this man really be that person from Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

Mai Ji's hands were already trembling. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Then he forced an ugly smile and asked Ye Xiaobao,

"Um, are you a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

"Oh, you know me?"

Ye Xiaobao was intrigued.

With this guy's talent and status, he should not have been able to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Mai Ji's heart trembled.

If he had truly offended someone like this, his father would not even need to act—his elder brother alone would slap him to death.

On the other hand, he was afraid that the person before him was a fake, and he could not make up his mind.

Still, since there was a chance he was real, Mai Ji could not take that gamble. He needed to leave first.

"Um, please carry on. I have something to take care of, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Mai Ji turned around and tried to leave.

The village chief, standing nearby, was dumbfounded. But he had learned his lesson and remained sprawled on the ground, absolutely refusing to get up.

"Hold it!"

"You think you can just leave?"

Mai Ji stiffly turned back to look at Ye Xiaobao, who had called out to him.

"What else do you require?"

"Nothing much. I just want you to pass a message to your father. In a few days, I'll pay him a visit."

Ye Xiaobao was no kind-hearted man. Repaying every grievance was his motto.

"I don't think that'll be necessary."

Mai Ji's face was filled with terror. If this really was that person, his life was over.

What should he do?

What should he do...

Beside Ye Xiaobao, Lu Xiaoxue was also shocked as she watched this noble become so frightened by Ye Xiaobao's name.

Just who was Xiaobao?

Could he really be some extraordinary figure?

It seemed she had only been deluding herself before. How could someone of such noble status possibly fall for a village girl like her?

Ye Xiaobao paid no more attention to Mai Ji and took Lu Xiaoxue's hand as he led her into the house.

He was just a minor character. Once they returned to Heaven Dou City, Dong Bo could deal with him.

Lu Xiaoxue had wanted to pull away when he first took her hand, but when she felt the warmth of Ye Xiaobao's large hand, she let him lead her inside.

But the moment they entered, she shook free of his hand.

"Um, I still need to pack my things."

After saying that, Lu Xiaoxue turned around and began gathering her belongings.

Ye Xiaobao was left somewhat bewildered.

He did not remember offending Lu Xiaoxue. Why did he feel like something was off?

Outside, Mai Ji was in even worse shape.

"What level do you think his Soul Power is?"

The middle-aged Soul Master shook his head.

"I can't tell, but he should be stronger than me."

"Stronger than you? It's over. It really is him."

Mai Ji dropped to the ground on his backside.

"It's over, it's over, I'm going to die!"

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he said, "Quick... help me up."

The middle-aged Soul Master hurriedly pulled Mai Ji to his feet.

The moment he was up, Mai Ji ran toward the house. But before he reached the door, he heard a voice.

"Get lost!"

He was instantly blasted away and crashed down beside the village.

"Pfft."

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yet everyone else seemed not to have heard anything at all and was completely unharmed.

"Young Master Mai Ji, are you all right?"

The village chief feared that this bastard might die in the village and bring retaliation upon them.

He quickly got up and pulled Mai Ji to his feet.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Soul Master was badly frightened and ran away without a trace.

He was only working for money. Since even Mai Ji could not afford to offend this person, why should he wade into such muddy waters?

After being helped up, Mai Ji slapped the village chief's hand away and staggered toward the entrance of the village.

He had to return and tell his elder brother and father about this, to see whether they could still save his life.

He did not want to die yet.

Inside the house, Lu Xiaoxue quickly packed a huge pile of belongings.

"Xiaoxue, you're taking this pot too?"

Ye Xiaobao stared at the pile of things and fell into deep thought.

"Of course. Otherwise, we'd have to spend money buying one. We already paid for the ox cart, so naturally we should load as much as we can. Besides, we'll have to rent a place after we get there."

Lu Xiaoxue put her hands on her hips, looking like she was carefully calculating every expense. Of course, it was also because she truly was too poor.

And the thought of living in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire made her somewhat uneasy.

Seeing Lu Xiaoxue's worries, Ye Xiaobao reminded her,

"Xiaoxue, did you forget? I have money. When we get to Heaven Dou City, I'll buy you a big house. Or you could come to school with me."

He truly could not understand why his friend needed to be so frugal.

Lu Xiaoxue merely smiled faintly and said,

"Your money is your money. Xiao Xin and I still need to support ourselves."

Lu Xiaoxue felt that Ye Xiaobao was kind to her only to repay her for saving his life.

Besides, just from the name, she could tell that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had to be extraordinary.

How could a school like that accept a student like her, someone with Zero Innate Soul Power?

Ye Xiaobao was even more confused. He thought about it carefully. He had not offended Lu Xiaoxue over the past two days.

Her attitude just felt completely different.

Could it be that time of the month?

Not long after.

"Ding-a-ling."

A burst of bell ringing sounded outside.

A thin, stooped old man pulled an ox cart up to the door.