Brothers Are Nothing Compared to Money

"Th-That's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Yu Xiaogang froze. He had never seen anyone move so fast. Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others had only run a dozen meters when the other person had already returned.

"I forgot to warn you that Soul Skills are absolutely forbidden during the run." Yu Xiaogang was making a typical after-the-fact excuse. Seeing Ye Tianxing return and appear before him ten times in succession, he found it hard to believe and assumed Ye Tianxing had used some kind of Soul Skill.

Unexpectedly, Ye Tianxing did not get angry. He simply put the bamboo basket back on his shoulders with a smile.

Only then did Yu Xiaogang nod in satisfaction. Trying to play clever tricks in front of him? This brat called Ye Ping'an was still too green.

"In that case, go catch up with Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others, and run with them—"

"Hey? Hey! What are you doing?! Put me down!"

Yu Xiaogang suddenly realized he had lost his balance. Ye Tianxing had hoisted him onto his shoulder, face forward and buttocks back, as if everything were ready.

Ye Tianxing was about to sprint!

"Master, to prove that I didn't cheat, I sincerely invite you to set off with me and witness the scenery on both sides. I'll also have to trouble you to count for me. I'm bad with numbers, so I don't know how many laps make how many."

"No! Put me down! No!!!" Yu Xiaogang wailed, but Ye Tianxing ignored him completely.

Whoosh!

The moment he finished speaking, Ye Tianxing shot forward. His legs drove his hips, and the instant his feet hit the ground, he sprang ahead again. He carried at least a hundred kilograms of stones on his back, plus Yu Xiaogang—whose weight was enough to fill another stone-packed bamboo basket.

Two bamboo baskets.

Ye Tianxing felt no pressure at all. Since childhood, he had bathed in the Angel's Divine Radiance at the Angel Temple and practiced swordsmanship beneath the pressure created by Qian Daoliu's Soul Power. When Qian Daoliu thrust his sword at him, Ye Tianxing had to force himself up under pressure so overwhelming he could barely move, just to dodge it. Often, a single attempt left him gasping for breath.

Over time, Ye Tianxing developed extraordinarily sharp reflexes. Running now, he felt light all over, as though there were nothing on his back.

"Ye Ping'an is too insane. I roughly counted just now—he actually completed ten round trips. He's already finished the task Master assigned for today." Dai Mubai panted heavily, yet he was deeply shaken.

"Is he even human?" Ma Hongjun collapsed onto the ground. The heavy stones crushed his already plump body.

"So strong! The gap between him and me is like an uncrossable chasm." Tang San gritted his teeth inwardly, sweat covering his forehead. He continued running forward with somewhat heavy steps, occasionally needing to look after the others behind him.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a blurred shadow swept past, drawing everyone's attention.

"Was that Ye Ping'an just now?" Ning Rongrong could hardly believe it. Judging from the figure and clothing, it should have been him.

"Didn't Boss Dai say he'd already completed ten round trips and finished the task? Then why?" Oscar wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked in confusion.

"I think he used some kind of Soul Skill and Master caught him, so Master made him run again." Xiao Wu's guess was mostly right, but one point was wrong.

"No, is it possible that Ye Ping'an isn't being punished by running, but is carrying Master while running?" Zhu Zhuqing said blankly.

"What?!" ×6

Whoosh!

Ye Tianxing arrived before them, facing them directly. On his shoulder, Yu Xiaogang's face was livid, his eyes vacant, his tongue hanging out as he muttered endlessly, "Let me go! I want to get down."

"Ugh!"

The feeling of wanting to vomit but being unable to made Yu Xiaogang miserable.

"Teacher!" Tang San could not help worrying at the sight. He suddenly glared at Ye Tianxing and demanded loudly, "What did you do to my teacher?!"

"Master suspected me of cheating, so I'm busy proving myself. Don't interrupt me! This first round trip isn't even over yet. I'll talk to you later!"

With that, Ye Tianxing carried Yu Xiaogang and shot off again.

"No!" Yu Xiaogang's heart-rending cries gradually faded into the distance.

Before long, everyone saw Ye Tianxing pass by again. Tang San tried several times to stop him, but Ye Tianxing was simply too fast. Even using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was useless.

"What speed! Just where did this monstrous Ye Ping'an come from?" Tang San felt ashamed and grew even more curious about Ye Tianxing.

"Ahhh!"

Yu Xiaogang's continuous screams echoed along the entire road, lingering without end.

By the time Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others returned from their first lap, Yu Xiaogang was already nowhere to be seen. Instead, Ye Ping'an had taken Master's place and was pouring them salt water to quench their thirst.

"Ye Ping'an, where is my teacher?" Tang San hurriedly asked.

"Dean Flender helped him back to rest. Don't worry, he's fine." Ye Tianxing smiled and filled their cups with salt water.

Ma Hongjun grinned slyly, set down his bamboo basket, and said, "Since Master isn't here, let's hurry back and rest. One round trip to Suotuo City is tiring enough, and I didn't sleep well last night either."

The moment he finished speaking, a sword rested on Ma Hongjun's shoulder. Its edge was icy cold, brimming with killing intent.

"Go back? Who said you could rest?" Ye Tianxing said coldly.

"Holy shit!" Ma Hongjun was terrified of death. He hurriedly hoisted his bamboo basket and ran behind Dai Mubai.

"Ye Ping'an, isn't this a bit much? We're all from the same academy!" Seeing his lackey suffer, Dai Mubai had to step forward.

"Before he left just now, Dean Flender entrusted me with watching over all of you. He told me not to let you slack off. He'll be supervising you at any time." Ye Tianxing was abusing borrowed authority. In truth, Flender had not said a single word.

"I—" Dai Mubai had just begun to speak when Tang San stopped him, silently turned around, and continued running.

"If you don't want Ye Ping'an to mock you, work harder." After saying that, Tang San took the lead and ran off.

Dai Mubai was holding back a breath of anger. Ye Ping'an had exposed his old wound yesterday, and now today, this guy was shitting on his neck again!

"Fine, I admit defeat! Ye Ping'an, just wait. There'll come a day when you face something you're not good at." Dai Mubai threw out that threat before turning around to continue running.

The others said nothing when they saw this and quickly followed the two.

Only after everyone had gone far away did Flender emerge from not far behind Ye Tianxing.

"You brat, why are you stealing my lines?" Flender asked, feigning anger.

"As a student, I must always understand the dean's painstaking intentions." Ye Tianxing then asked, "How is Master?"

"You still have the nerve to ask! Master is in terrible shape right now. He's completely dazed and keeps muttering 'no, no.' Everyone kept giving me strange looks along the way! You brat... I really don't know what to say about you!" Flender said with a laugh that was half amusement, half exasperation, pressing at his brow in distress.

"I heard the academy has serious financial problems?" Ye Tianxing asked casually.

"What trouble are you planning now?" Flender asked warily.

"I have a way to make money." Ye Tianxing planned to start with Flender.

"Do tell!" Flender's eyes lit up as he immediately cast Yu Xiaogang's situation to the back of his mind.