Leave the Money and You Can Scram

"Oh, isn't this Great Xia's most esteemed Ninth Princess? What brings you to see a good-for-nothing like me?"

A cold smirk touched Xiao Chen's lips.

Ye Qingxuan, the Ninth Princess of the Great Xia royal family, was deeply loved by the Xia Emperor, the recipient of boundless affection. She was born in the same year as Xiao Chen.

Years ago, when the Zhenbei King Manor announced the birth of a Born King Physique, the news reached the palace, and the Xia Emperor personally brought Ye Qingxuan to the Zhenbei King Manor overnight, eager to arrange a marriage between Xiao Chen and Ye Qingxuan.

The aim was to firmly bind Xiao Chen to the Great Xia Emperor's war chariot.

A Born King Physique was simply too terrifying.

If it were to reach its peak, overturning a dynasty would be as easy as flipping a hand.

The Xia Emperor had to prepare for the worst.

Under the Xia Emperor's deliberate arrangement, Ye Qingxuan was raised in the Zhenbei King Manor from a young age, spending every day with Xiao Chen.

Before the age of fifteen, she and Xiao Chen could be considered childhood sweethearts.

Xiao Chen was also very fond of this beautiful and gentle, doll-like girl.

In those years, many reclusive families with status far surpassing the royal family brought their daughters to the Xiao family, hoping to marry into the family, but he rejected them all.

His heart was solely for Ye Qingxuan.

Once, when Ye Qingxuan accidentally fell into the water, he risked his life to save her. Ye Qingxuan was rescued, but he almost died.

If things had continued that way, he and Ye Qingxuan would have been a golden couple.

But all this affection vanished into thin air when Xiao Chen turned fifteen.

As Xiao Chen's dantian shattered, the originally gentle and lovely Ye Qingxuan, who used to cling to Xiao Chen from morning till night, calling him "Brother Chen," suddenly changed her tune, becoming cold and distant. Not long after, she was taken back to the palace.

This world was just like the ancient Earth that Xiao Chen came from. Men married early, as early as thirteen, so they matured in matters of the heart relatively early.

The innocent time he spent with Ye Qingxuan in his youth had been deeply etched into Xiao Chen's heart.

Even after Xiao Chen was thrown into a desolate little city, he still insisted on writing to Ye Qingxuan every so often, only to receive perfunctory responses.

Perhaps out of fear of the Zhenbei King's military power, she responded that she would definitely marry Xiao Chen, but her attitude was extremely cold.

And Xiao Chen was kept hanging on like this, holding onto a faint hope in his heart, expecting her to really marry him.

But he waited day and night, and that day never came.

Instead, because he refused to give up the engagement, he was beaten to death by Xiao Lingtian.

And according to Xiao Lingtian, it was Ye Qingxuan who instructed him to go to Xiao Chen to break off the engagement.

It made sense.

Xiao Lingtian was now a rising star, a peerless genius who suppressed his generation.

And Xiao Chen, in their eyes, was just a useless cripple with a shattered dantian.

It was understandable that Ye Qingxuan wanted to marry Xiao Lingtian!

However, Ye Qingxuan could have just told him directly, giving him a quick end, but she kept him hanging on for so many years, and even had Xiao Lingtian use violence to coerce him, ultimately beating him to death. It was truly cold-blooded and ruthless.

However.

The current Xiao Chen would never be as foolish as his predecessor!

No matter how beautiful this woman was, he would not like her!

He had transmigrated, who still believed in love?

"I know you resent me, but that's just your bad luck! Don't blame me! You haven't answered my question, have you severed ties with the Zhenbei King Manor?"

Ye Qingxuan asked coldly.

"Yeah, I have."

Xiao Chen said indifferently.

His tone was as casual as if he had just thrown away a piece of trash.

"Do you know what a foolish decision you've made? A cripple like you, away from the Zhenbei King Manor, can you survive for even a month? You truly are not worthy of being my husband!"

A hint of disdain flashed in Ye Qingxuan's eyes as she looked at Xiao Chen, her gaze as if she were looking at an idiot.

Xiao Chen laughed in anger.

Not worthy of being Ye Qingxuan's husband?

When she was nine years old, if he hadn't risked his life to save her, Ye Qingxuan would have been a skeleton by now!

And she could still stand here and act high and mighty with him?

He was really baffled!

What kind of unlucky physique did the original owner have?

Why did he only encounter ingrates?

He saved his younger brother, and was beaten to death by his younger brother!

He saved his fiancée, and was abandoned by his fiancée!

But thinking about it, it's normal. In my past life, there were many cases of people being blackmailed after helping old ladies.

It can only be said that people's hearts are treacherous, and there are too many stories like the farmer and the snake.

"Ye Qingxuan, it's not your place to lecture me on what I do! What do you want? Just say it!"

Xiao Chen said coldly.

Hearing Xiao Chen's blunt reply, a look of disbelief and astonishment appeared on Ye Qingxuan's face. Xiao Chen's eyes were full of indifference, completely different from his previous attitude of holding her in his palms like a fairy, as if he were a different person.

"Xiao Chen, are you crazy? How dare you talk to me like that?"

"What's wrong with talking to you like that? Is there a problem? Do you think you're really a fairy? That everyone has to fawn over you?"

"But... but you used to like me so much!"

Xiao Chen looked at Ye Qingxuan, a sneer curling up at the corner of his mouth, "I was blind before, now I can see."

Ye Qingxuan's face changed drastically, and she bit her lip and said, "You... you were acting all along?"

Xiao Chen gave Ye Qingxuan a strange look, feeling that this woman's intelligence was really worrying!

Acting?

He almost lost his life trying to save her back then.

Could that be acting?

Sure enough, people with dirty hearts always like to think of others as dirty as they are.

"What's the matter? Just say it? I'm quite busy!"

Xiao Chen didn't want to explain it to her.

Ye Qingxuan glanced at the clothes Xiao Chen had taken off, which were covered in black, viscous filth and exuded a stench.

Could it be that Xiao Chen went to work as a night soil collector?

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Xiao Chen was a cripple. After leaving Zhenbei King Manor, he probably could only do these lowly jobs.

Thinking of this, she felt even more contempt for Xiao Chen, and she couldn't be bothered to argue about whether the other party had been acting towards her all along.

Anyway, soon, she would be admitted to a martial arts academy, soar into the sky, and become a true phoenix soaring through the nine heavens.

And Xiao Chen could only make a living by collecting night soil for others.

The gap between the two was too great, like clouds and mud.

It was impossible for them to have any intersection in this lifetime.

"I want you to sign this divorce agreement. I can give you a thousand taels of gold, so you can live a rich life and not have to make a living by collecting night soil."

Ye Qingxuan took out a document and a pen and threw them in front of Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he heard this.

Collecting night soil?

I'm collecting your mother's night soil!

Which eye of yours saw me collecting night soil?

But he still didn't explain, picked up the divorce agreement, and decisively signed his name.

"That's good. You and I are destined to be people from two different worlds. I was born to be high above, overlooking all living beings, and you..."

"Stop talking nonsense, leave the money and get out!"

Ye Qingxuan frowned slightly, and a very uncomfortable feeling suddenly surged in her heart.

She didn't understand how Xiao Chen, who used to be so shy in front of her that he didn't even dare to raise his head, had become so domineering today!

Moreover, he seemed to be a little impatient with her?

What gave him, a useless licking dog with a broken dantian, the right?

"Here are a thousand taels of gold notes. Take them. From now on, you and I are completely severed!"

Ye Qingxuan threw down a stack of gold notes and drifted away.

Looking at the divorce agreement in her hand, she felt a sense of relief.

She had finally gotten rid of this trash and could go find her true love.

Her husband must be radiant.

Only a genius like Xiao Lingtian, who possessed soaring talent, was worthy of her!

Xiao Chen?

He wasn't even worthy of carrying Xiao Lingtian's shoes!

On the other side.

Xiao Chen picked up the gold notes from the ground, his mood instantly improving!

He was just worrying about not having money for food!

He didn't expect Ye Qingxuan to actually bring it to him!

He'd give her credit for that!

Stuffing the gold notes into his chest, his hand inadvertently touched an envelope. Only then did he remember that he hadn't had time to open the letter Liu Sanji wrote to him.

During the three years he was thrown into Bear Martial City, Liu Sanji took care of him. Although that old guy was poor and a bit lecherous, he was truly good to Xiao Chen. If he had anything good to eat at home, he would definitely save it for Xiao Chen.

Opening the envelope and pulling out a yellowed letter, he saw written on it: "Damn it, those princes are going too far, actually making you, young master, break off the engagement? If I wasn't lacking in cultivation, I would definitely storm the Zhenbei King Manor and demand justice for you, young master!"

"Don't be sad, young master. If you suffer any grievances in the Zhenbei King Manor, just come to Bear Martial City to find me. Remember, Bear Martial City will always be your home!"

Seeing the crooked and ugly words on the letter, Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel his eyes moisten.

He didn't expect that people without blood ties could be warmer than his own blood relatives!

Suddenly, he missed the beggar's chicken that Liu Sanji made. He planned to take some time to visit Liu Sanji in Bear Martial City after he recovered his cultivation, treat him to a good meal, and satisfy his cravings.

[Ding! The system has issued a mission. The life blind box selection is now open. In three days, please participate in the Barren North Martial Academy assessment.]

[Option 1: Join the Saintly Wasteland Academy and become the envy of all as a child of the martial arts holy land, enjoying smooth sailing all the way.]

[Option 2: Join the Sword Immortal Academy, defying the heavens all the way, experiencing a hundred tribulations and a thousand difficulties, and venturing into the path of the sword.]

[Reward Description:]

[Reward 1: Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Art, an extremely ancient and powerful sword art cultivation method, terrifyingly powerful, and extremely effective against the demon race.]

[Reward 2: Indestructible Divine Skill, which can greatly enhance the host's defense, capable of withstanding most attacks in the world.]

Just then, the system's cold voice sounded.