Ye Feng Didn't Play by the Rules

"Cuihua, you're not thinking of breaking up with me, are you?"

"Yes."

"Cuihua, haven't I treated you well? Why do you want to break up with me? Every time we got together, didn't you enjoy it too?"

"You have treated me well, and I enjoyed it every time too. It's just that whenever your martial soul's evil fire flares up, you always... always... I really can't take it anymore. Even when my period came, you only cared about venting your own evil fire."

"Cuihua, didn't I stop in the end? Besides, the Dean said there'd be a solution."

"Stop it. How many times have you said that already? I have to consider my own safety."

Ma Hongjun and Cuihua argued fiercely. Seeing that Cuihua was about to leave, Ma Hongjun gripped her hand tightly and refused to let her go.

"Ahem."

Ye Feng coughed softly, drawing the attention of Ma Hongjun and Cuihua.

Ma Hongjun was already in a foul mood and glared coldly at Ye Feng. When he noticed Ning Rongrong beside him, his eyes lit up. "What, are you trying to meddle in someone else's business?"

"Let that girl go."

Just then, a familiar voice rang out.

Ye Feng looked over and saw Xiao Wu and Tang San walking toward them.

Xiao Wu?

Ye Feng froze.

In the original storyline, Xiao Wu had rebuked Ma Hongjun. Tang San had then meddled in the matter, and even fought Ma Hongjun.

Now Xiao Wu was with Tang San again. Could it be that Tang San's protagonist halo had taken effect? Had Xiao Wu fallen for Tang San?

"Brother, you really are here."

Xiao Wu left Tang San's side and ran over to Ye Feng. "I was going to find you so we could have breakfast together, but you weren't in your room. I happened to run into Tang San on the way. Tang San said you hadn't returned all night. I was worried about your safety, so I came looking for you with Tang San. Don't misunderstand."

Ye Feng understood that he had overthought things. He reached out and stroked Xiao Wu's head. "My mistake. I didn't tell you when I went out last night."

Xiao Wu looked at Ning Rongrong with a faint hint of jealousy in her eyes and asked curiously, "Brother, where did you go last night?"

Ye Feng answered truthfully, "My master came. I went out with him last night."

"Oh. So Sword Senior came." Xiao Wu looked enlightened.

Xiao Wu was a soul beast, while Sword Douluo was a Titled Douluo. Yet out of consideration for Ye Feng, Sword Douluo had not treated Xiao Wu differently just because she was a soul beast.

Because of that, Xiao Wu had a very favorable impression of Sword Douluo.

After answering Xiao Wu, Ye Feng walked over to Ma Hongjun and Cuihua. "I can sense Soul Power fluctuations from you, and you mentioned the Dean just now. I assume you're also a student of Shrek Academy?"

Ma Hongjun sized Ye Feng up from head to toe. After a pause, he nodded.

Ye Feng smiled. "Let her go. A forced melon is never sweet."

Ma Hongjun frowned, glanced at Tang San, and asked, "You want to meddle too?"

Ye Feng smiled and reassured him, "We're all students of the academy. In the future, we'll be companions. How could your business be none of my business? If you trust me, let her go first. Leave this matter to me, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied with the outcome."

Ma Hongjun fell silent and studied Ye Feng again suspiciously. After hesitating for a while, he finally released Cuihua's hand.

Cuihua did not leave immediately. She remained where she was, looking curiously at Ye Feng. She wanted to hear what he had to say.

Pointing at Ma Hongjun and Cuihua, Ye Feng said solemnly, "Actually, the problem between you two is easy to solve. The reason you're breaking up is because Cuihua can't endure Ma Hongjun's demands. Cuihua, if you want to solve this problem, why not find Ma Hongjun a few more hens to share your burden?"

"What? Hens?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Ma Hongjun and Cuihua looked at Ye Feng in confusion.

Ye Feng explained, "It means that if the hens in a flock can't endure the rooster's demands, then find the rooster a few more hens, so he can vent the evil fire in his body. Wouldn't that solve it?"

Cuihua thought for a while, then asked, "You mean Ma Hongjun should find several more women?"

Ye Feng nodded.

Cuihua looked at Ma Hongjun and blurted out, "No. You actually want me to serve Ma Hongjun together with other women. You... what kind of solution is that? You're just being a hooligan."

Ye Feng shook his head and explained, "Cuihua, what plans do you have for your future?"

"Plans?"

Cuihua was stunned, her gaze blank. She truly had never made any plans for her life.

"Cuihua, you're not that young anymore. You're even a little older than Ma Hongjun, aren't you? According to rural customs, in another year or two, you'll probably have to get married, right?" Ye Feng asked.

Cuihua nodded. In another year and a half, she would reach marriageable age.

There was a saying in the countryside: raising a daughter drains one's wealth. It meant that having a daughter was a losing business. Once a daughter was grown, she would become another family's daughter-in-law. Therefore, once rural girls reached marriageable age, their families hurriedly married them off.

"You were born in the countryside. When it comes time for you to marry, what kind of man do you think you'll marry? Most likely a farmer, right?" Ye Feng asked.

"Mm." Cuihua seemed to understand what Ye Feng meant. She nodded and looked at Ma Hongjun.

"Farmers need to till fields and raise pigs. Their work is all dirty, sweat-soaked labor. They work themselves to the bone all year, yet earn very little. Sometimes, when natural disasters, man-made calamities, or war strike, farmers are the first to suffer." As Ye Feng spoke, he looked at Ma Hongjun and asked, "What is your current soul master rank?"

"Soul Grandmaster," Ma Hongjun answered.

"Cuihua, you may not know the benefits of becoming a Soul Grandmaster. Once someone becomes a Soul Grandmaster, they can receive a soul master stipend of ten Gold Soul Coins from Spirit Hall every month. Over twelve months, that comes to 120 Gold Soul Coins. Cuihua, have you ever seen that much money?" Ye Feng asked.

Cuihua's eyes were blank as she shook her head.

"120 Gold Soul Coins. Most farmers couldn't earn that much even after working their entire lives. Ma Hongjun is still young. As his soul master rank rises, the monthly soul master stipend he receives will only increase. If you stay with Ma Hongjun, you can live a prosperous life. In life, what one gains, one loses; what one loses, one gains. If you accept that Ma Hongjun has other women, you can become a wealthy lady with no worries in life, and your family will benefit as well. If you break up with Ma Hongjun, you'll very likely end up living a life of toil and hunger. Whether you want to be a wealthy lady or a poor farmwife, think it over carefully yourself. Let me add one more thing: in that situation just now, Ma Hongjun was still able to hold back and not enter you. That shows you still carry considerable weight in his heart." Ye Feng persuaded Cuihua. After saying this, he did not rush Cuihua or Ma Hongjun, allowing Cuihua to think carefully about whether she still wanted to break up with Ma Hongjun.