Smart People

Ye Chen had only just found Xu Sanshi and told him to meet at their usual place that evening to discuss something important when, not long after they parted, he received a voice transmission from Mu En saying that the people had already been intercepted.

To avoid any mishaps, he had no choice but to head to Sea God's Pavilion midway. He planned to meet the brother and sister first and stabilize their emotions before anything else.

On the other side, Xiao Hongchen's aura locked tightly onto Ye Chen. He did not understand why the man had captured them without restricting their strength, nor did he know where they were.

He only knew one thing: Ye Chen, who appeared harmless enough, was more dangerous than any assassin lurking in the night.

After the last tournament, although Xiao Hongchen had been deeply unwilling to accept it, he had to admit that Ye Chen was indeed very strong. Even he and his sister together had not been a match for him.

Before, he could at least tell that Ye Chen's cultivation had been at the peak of level 39. Yet now, despite possessing strength half a step into the Soul Emperor realm himself, he could no longer gauge Ye Chen's depth. In his perception, there was only a pool of stagnant water, like an Abyss that drew arrogant people toward it.

This showed that while he and Meng had indeed grown stronger over the years, Ye Chen had definitely not remained stagnant. He might even have improved far more than they had.

Ye Chen could naturally sense the siblings' differing emotions. Since his original purpose had not been to harm them, but to persuade them to join Shrek Academy, he simply decided to stop holding back.

Setting Meng Hongchen aside, with Xiao