"Right, today is the day for the monthly rewards to be distributed. Everyone seems to get a pill and three Spirit Stones."
"The pill's grade corresponds to one's cultivation level. As the villain, I should arrogantly claim a Fourth Rank pill and Mid-grade Spirit Stones."
"Heh, although I don't really care about the pills, I still have to follow the plot."
Xu Chen stretched his muscles and bones, then left the cultivation room and headed straight for the reward distribution center.
Ye Xuan will be here today, won't he? And the heroines too.
He rubbed his temples. It seems like there's a new heroine at the reward distribution center as well.
Damn it, I hope this heroine will make things easier for me.
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The reward distribution center doesn't belong to any academy; it exists alongside them.
After all, the Elders in charge of reward distribution hold considerable power.
Today, Xu Chen was dressed in black, wearing a golden hair crown, his long hair cascading down, exuding an ancient charm.
Wherever he passed, most women blushed and secretly rejoiced.
"What a handsome disciple, I've never seen him before. He must be a freshman."
"Hurry and ask which academy this newcomer is from. I like him so much."
"I'm too shy, you go ask. He's really so handsome!"
At this moment, after tempering his Physical Body, Xu Chen wasn't muscular.
Instead, he had a refined and elegant aura, exuding a graceful demeanor that made people feel as if they were basking in a spring breeze.
Currently, the surrounding road had become slightly congested due to Xu Chen.
Xu Chen smiled. In the original story, he was like this too.
He was an ultimate villain, after all, and had to maintain some prestige.
Lost in thought, he arrived at the reward distribution center.
He looked closely and saw many people queuing, forming a long dragon.
Counting them, there were at least ten long lines, with hundreds of people in each.
Xu Chen even saw Ye Xuan queuing, right in the middle of the third line, almost at the counter.
At the same time, Xu Chen sensed that Ye Xuan had also leveled up.
However, Ye Xuan liked to play the underdog, so it was impossible to discern his true cultivation level.
At this moment, Ye Xuan also saw Xu Chen, and his expression instantly turned slightly cold.
Xu Chen, Xu Chen, you definitely didn't expect that in just one month, I would already be at Early Fourth Rank.
With such an achievement, who else in the entire Jixia Academy can compare?
Today, I won't reveal too much. Just showing Half-step Fourth Rank will be enough to crush you.
Thinking this, Ye Xuan's lips curled into a smile.
It feels so good to defeat an enemy without revealing my full strength.
Xu Chen also sensed Ye Xuan's gaze and thoughts, but remained indifferent.
According to the original plot, Ye Xuan was currently Early Fourth Rank, while he was Mid-stage Fourth Rank. Furthermore, Ye Xuan had also become a Fourth Rank Alchemist.
At this reward distribution center, Ye Xuan's strength and alchemist identity would be revealed simultaneously, overshadowing everyone and allowing him to claim double rewards, thus suppressing Xu Chen.
"The plot hasn't gone unexpectedly this time. Wonderful."
Xu Chen was deeply moved this time. The plot was finally proceeding smoothly.
With that thought, he prepared to join the queue at the back.
"Xu Chen, you're finally here!"
Just then, a voice he had never heard before reached him.
Xu Chen clicked his tongue. Damn, it's a new heroine.
She's not going to cause trouble, is she?
He turned around with a pained expression, looking at the new heroine at the reward distribution center, Shan Qianqian.
She was wearing a yellow dress, and a bright, approachable smile graced her stunning face.
She gently rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair wrists.
Her slender fingers were fair as jade, and her voice was like heavenly music.
The white boots she wore accentuated her long, shapely legs, her figure close to the golden ratio, almost perfect.
Her identity was the daughter of the director of the reward distribution center, and she had countless admirers.
In the original story, Ye Xuan's dual cultivation of alchemy and martial arts shocked her, and she immediately fell in love with him.
Her personality was also the best among the original female leads: kind and considerate. Her cultivation level wasn't high, but her alchemy talent was exceptional, even surpassing the protagonist Ye Xuan.
Xu Chen bared his teeth and turned around, asking, "Miss, is there something you need?"
Shan Qianqian pouted upon hearing this, "You said yesterday you were coming here to claim your reward and asked if I had a shortcut. Did you forget?"
Xu Chen: "???"
Forget my ass!
I haven't even spoken to you in this life, alright.
As expected, Shan Qianqian had also deviated from the script.
"System, these little side quests where a female lead invites me, they're not a big deal, right?"
Xu Chen bared his teeth and asked the System.
The System replied: "It's just claiming a pill. It's not important in this life. Do as you please."
Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and then replied to Shan Qianqian, "Ah, yes, I think there was something about that. So I don't have to queue, right?"
Shan Qianqian's anxious heart finally calmed down upon hearing this, and her eyes lit up with wild joy.
He agreed. That's wonderful. He rejected Li Ruoling, but he agreed to her.
So happy, truly so happy!
In the previous ninety-nine lifetimes, she had to play the role of someone who loved Ye Xuan and unconditionally devoted herself to him.
Ye Xuan, however, barely cared about her and had even slapped her a few times. She was utterly disgusted.
On the contrary, Xu Chen had always been an impeccably gentlemanly young master to her in all ninety-nine lifetimes, and he had even helped her out before.
It was because of Xu Chen that she was finally able to refine the Ninth Rank Ultimate Treasure Pill.
This man, she had fallen in love with him.
Therefore, amidst the gazes of everyone, Shan Qianqian took the initiative and grabbed Xu Chen's hand, "Of course not, we're already so familiar, why would you ask?"
Soon, she pulled Xu Chen to the counter, intending to personally assess his strength.
"Whoosh!"
The surrounding crowd waiting in line immediately had their eyes turn red.
Their faces were filled with unconcealed envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Holy crap! Goddess Qianqian has never held a man's hand before!
This newcomer, just entering the academy, gets this kind of treatment?
Damn it, this is truly infuriating!
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At this moment, the boys in line gritted their teeth, while the girls cursed Shan Qianqian, calling her a little bitch.
This little bitch is actively seducing the handsome guy, pfft.
Ye Xuan's expression darkened slightly, and that familiar feeling of losing something resurfaced in his heart.
He gritted his teeth. Li Ruoling was ignoring him, so after entering the academy, he had developed feelings for this Shan Qianqian.
Gentle, beautiful, kind, with a pleasant voice – she was the ideal partner in his heart.
He had been loitering around here frequently for the past few days.
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