Planting Willows by Accident

After leaving the Soul Tool Experimental Area, the sky had already begun to darken, with only a few patches of sunset glow remaining.

Before they left, Fan Yu reminded them that they only needed to come over during the two weekend days.

This was mainly to avoid interfering with their study of basic martial soul knowledge. Once Ye Chen and the others reached their second year, courses would be formally arranged for them.

On the Outer Court's paths at dusk, two figures strolled along at an unhurried pace.

"Yuhao, didn't Bei Bei invite you to join the Tang Sect?"

Ye Chen was somewhat puzzled. The appreciation in Bei Bei's eyes had been obvious at the time. Given his personality, he shouldn't have waited this long without making a move.

Faced with the question, Huo Yuhao revealed a sunny smile and said calmly, "Senior Brother Bei Bei did invite me. He said he'd give me a few days to think it over."

Ye Chen understood at once. He had known Bei Bei couldn't possibly be that unreliable.

If you think of something and don't do it, then you don't deserve to be my grandnephew!

"Then have you thought it through?"

Huo Yuhao nodded in acknowledgment, then asked, "Brother Chen, do you know where Senior Brother Bei Bei is? I wanted to find him yesterday, but I'm not familiar with the academy, and I don't know where his class is."

He had thought it through. Rather than remain all alone, he might as well join the Tang Sect and have somewhere he could depend on.

From what he had observed, although the Tang Sect only had three members at the moment, the atmosphere among them was so harmonious and warm that he could not help wanting to join them.

Ye Chen rolled his eyes speechlessly and inwardly scorned him. You recruited someone but didn't explain things properly? Bei Bei is really getting worse with age.

"You don't need to look for him. I'll agree on Tang Ya's behalf. Just greet them the next time you see them." Ye Chen turned to Huo Yuhao and spoke carelessly.

"Yuhao, remember this. From now on, you're my junior brother. In front of Bei Bei and Tang Ya, you absolutely can't mention your age!"

Huo Yuhao looked at this "free" senior brother of his. After nodding in agreement, he could not help finding it amusing.

He was clearly several months younger than him, yet he deliberately put on such a mature appearance.

Having gone an entire day without food, along with absorbing knowledge at such high intensity, Ye Chen had long since become ravenous.

"Yuhao, let's go get something to eat at the cafeteria. My treat!"

Although Huo Yuhao was feeling somewhat dizzy, he still did not want to take advantage of someone for no reason.

If he went with Ye Chen, dinner would be settled, but after this meal, he would still have no idea where the next one would come from.

He could not keep following others around for free meals, could he?

Even if Ye Chen did not care, Huo Yuhao's pride would not allow him to do that.

His expression was hesitant. The words reached his lips, but he was too embarrassed to say them.

"Brother Chen, I still have something to do, so I won't go for now. By the way, could you lend me a few Silver Soul Coins? I'll pay you back in a few days."

Ye Chen's gaze froze. He did not know why Huo Yuhao wanted to borrow money from him, but he readily took a bulging money pouch from his ring and handed it over.

"Why talk about borrowing? If you need money, just take it. No need to be polite with me."

His tone was somewhat casual. To him, money was truly nothing more than a number.

His mother, Xian Lin'er, had always arranged all his food, clothing, and daily necessities. He had nowhere to spend money anyway.

Huo Yuhao accepted the heavy pouch and opened it. It was filled with Gold Soul Coins—there had to be several hundred of them.

The golden gleam left Huo Yuhao somewhat dazzled. In all his more than ten years of life, he had never seen this much money put together!

Taking a single gold coin from the pouch, Huo Yuhao stuffed the rest back into Ye Chen's hand without touching them.

"Thank you, Brother Chen. One is more than enough. I'm borrowing this money from you, and I'll definitely pay you back in a few days."

Huo Yuhao emphasized once more that the money was borrowed. While warmth filled his heart, he spoke with determination.

He was not greedy and knew when to stop.

With this one gold coin, he had enough for what he needed to do next.

After finishing dinner, Ye Chen returned to his dorm room and began cultivating on his bed.

Huo Yuhao had insisted on borrowing only one gold coin, so Ye Chen did not force the issue. Some things could not be measured in money.

Just like their friendship—if money were forcibly inserted into it, there might be no problem in the short term, but over time, it would inevitably grow moldy and spoil.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill circulated through his body. A powerful suction force appeared in Ye Chen's palm, drawing the metal cup on the dormitory table into his hand.

His palm turned slightly, leaving several distinct fingerprints on the incomparably hard metal cup.

After doing this, the Mysterious Heaven Skill circulated through several more cycles. Ye Chen exhaled deeply and opened his tightly shut eyes.

"As expected of one of the Tang Sect's Six Great Secret Arts, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon. I've only just grasped the basics."

"Once I cultivate it to minor mastery, if I use it on someone, it should definitely be capable of tearing tendons and dislocating bones."

Feeling the power of Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, a satisfied smile appeared on Ye Chen's face.

Of the six Tang Sect's Secret Arts, Bei Bei had only given him a simple introduction. Yet through his own exploration, he had already grasped the basics.

This showed that his comprehension far surpassed that of ordinary people.

"I wonder whether Huo Yuhao has returned. I'll go check—and give him the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record while I'm at it."

Ye Chen glanced at the night sky outside the window, which had already darkened, then rose and headed out.

With his memory, after several days, he had already memorized every word of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. All that remained was to slowly comprehend it and integrate it with himself.

He did not want to stop there. Instead, he intended to use the Tang Sect's Secret Arts as reference to create skills that belonged to him alone.

Since the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was no longer useful to him, he might as well give it to Huo Yuhao and make the most of it.

Dormitory 103, where Ye Chen lived, was only a few dozen steps away from 108.

True to his nature, after arriving at the door, Ye Chen did not think much about it and pushed it open before walking inside.

What he saw, however, became a sight he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Inside the room was a pale, bare back. Narrow yet round shoulders extended downward, tracing a soft curve along the waist before swelling at the hips.

Droplets of water slid down skin as crystalline as white jade. Since she was sitting in the bathtub, a pair of slender, long legs appeared and disappeared beneath the water, dealing Ye Chen an enormous blow. He nearly spurted blood from his nose.

Holy shit, how did I walk in on this? This is going to give me pinkeye!

Ye Chen slapped his forehead hard and hurriedly covered his eyes with both hands, yet they still disobediently opened a crack.

These hands of mine—when will they ever listen to my brain? Though Ye Chen thought this, he still could not resist secretly studying Wang Dong's back.

He was not a blockhead like Huo Yuhao. He knew Wang Dong's true identity!

With a peerless beauty completely naked before him, it was inevitable that his thoughts began to wander.

Only then did he remember that in the original story, Huo Yuhao had suddenly returned and caught Wang Dong bathing.

But because of a slight deviation in timing, Huo Yuhao had not returned to the dormitory. Instead, Ye Chen had stumbled upon this scene.

"Ah!"

Along with a piercing scream, Wang Dong instantly unleashed her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul. A pair of sapphire-blue wings wrapped around her body as she turned to look at Ye Chen by the door.

The fury in Wang Dong's eyes made Ye Chen's heart tremble. Only then did he realize that this was not the time to stay here.

He fully mobilized the Soul Power throughout his body, used his First Soul Skill to enhance himself, and stepped into the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, shooting out of the dormitory like lightning.

He had used every method available to him, all just to escape this "terrifying" place.

"Big Brother Tang San, I didn't mean to see your daughter naked! It was truly an accident! For the sake of us both being transmigrators, please turn a blind eye and spare your little brother!"

Ye Chen fled at top speed while muttering words that sounded utterly incoherent to anyone else.