There were many videos about Chairman Chen online.
During the twenty days the freshmen had spent in the secret realm, many stirring stories had also unfolded on the Magic City front lines.
Among them, Chairman Chen single-handedly fought two Level 4 Monsters to stop them from breaking through the defense line. It had been major news, trending ten days ago and earning the admiration of countless netizens.
Chen Ye clicked on a video with over a hundred million views.
Before he even started watching, he first saw the countless comments beneath it...
"Chairman Chen is seriously awesome!"
"Amazing. So this is the true strength of a Level 5 Expert?"
"Too strong, too ferocious. I can't imagine humans can unleash such power too."
"Battle hero Chairman Chen, my idol!!"
"Haha, you dare run wild before Chairman Chen? Die, monsters!!"
"This is what it means to hold the pass alone against ten thousand!"
"So fierce! Among all S3 talent users, Chairman Chen must already be one of the representative figures, right?"
Just from those comments, Chen Ye could tell the video had to be incredible.
He eagerly clicked on it.
The video was filmed from an aerial overhead angle, probably by a drone.
At the start, monsters covered the mountains and plains, fiercely assaulting the human defense lines.
Cries of battle, artillery fire, and monster roars... rang out without end.
Through the footage, Chen Ye could also see just how brutal the battlefield between humans and monsters was!
At that moment.
Two exceptionally vicious-looking monsters led a group of other monsters in a charge toward one section of the human defense line.
Those two monsters were incredibly powerful. Human firearms could not leave even a scratch on them. They rampaged all the way forward, and many military soldiers were utterly unable to stop them, dying miserably beneath the monsters' iron hooves.
Just as the two monsters were about to break through the defense line...
A shocking, highly penetrating voice suddenly rang out across the battlefield:
"Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist!"
A burly man charged in from afar like a fierce Descending Tiger, slamming toward the two Level 4 Monsters.
The next moment!
The sky filled with fist shadows!!!
"Pop pop pop..."
The air exploded from the blows, producing continuous sonic booms.
Human eyes could no longer track how many punches the man had thrown in that instant.
All anyone could see was that the two massive monsters had been swallowed by the barrage of fist shadows!
Moreover, blue, flowing glimmers appeared amid the crisscrossing fist shadows, drawing elegant arcs through the air before eventually weaving into a net that left the two Level 4 Monsters unable to advance even an inch!
Before long.
When all the fist shadows vanished, the two Level 4 Monsters also crashed to the ground.
A closer look revealed that the two Level 4 Monsters were in a miserable state, their bodies covered in fist-shaped craters and beaten beyond recognition...
The video ended there.
After watching it.
Chen Ye was stunned, deeply shocked.
He truly had not expected his dad in this world to possess such terrifying strength.
Even though his attributes were already absurdly high, he would probably still get utterly crushed by his dad, Chairman Chen, right?
A Level 5 Expert truly was powerful!
As his thoughts wandered.
Suddenly.
Someone sent Chen Ye a video call.
It was his mother, Yang Rongzhi.
Chen Ye stood up and went into the dormitory hallway before choosing to answer it.
Zhao Zheng and Lu Yong had just fallen asleep. It would not be good to wake them by taking the call inside the dorm.
"Hello, son!"
As soon as the video call connected, Yang Rongzhi's delighted voice came through. "I just saw the news. It said you and that girl Tang Zichen received an extra reward in the secret realm? Is that true?"
"It's true."
Chen Ye smiled and nodded.
"Oh! That's wonderful!"
Seeing that her son had achieved something, Yang Rongzhi was immensely happy—far happier than when she herself accomplished something.
"Chen Ye, you have to thank that young lady properly. If she hadn't looked after you in the secret realm, you definitely wouldn't have gotten such good results."
All right!
It seemed even his own mother thought Tang Zichen had carried him...
Chen Ye did not explain. It was not the time to reveal the truth yet, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom. I know."
At that moment.
Yang Rongzhi suddenly smiled meaningfully. "Chen Ye, I also heard on the news that you and that girl Tang Zichen formed a team in the secret realm?"
Chen Ye knew at a glance what his mother was thinking.
He nodded helplessly. "Yes."
"So you two spent those twenty days together every day, sharing hardships and supporting each other?"
"Mom, just say what you want to say!"
"Hehehe... It's nothing, nothing. Mom was just curious and asking casually."
"That's good, then. Tang Zichen and I are only classmates. Don't get any funny ideas."
"Really? Your father told me that he had only asked that girl Tang Zichen to look after you if she happened to encounter you in the secret realm. He never asked her to team up with you!"
"She wanted to repay Dad for the favor he did her back then. She wanted to properly repay Chairman Chen, so she chose to team up with Chairman Chen's son."
"Really? Then that makes her even better! She's beautiful and kind-hearted... She truly is a good girl."
Chen Ye knew he could not convince his mother, so he changed the subject. "By the way, Dad went to support the Magic City front lines. Why did no one tell me about something so serious?"
"Weren't you about to enter the secret realm at the time? Your father and I didn't want you worrying, so we didn't tell you."
Yang Rongzhi added, "Besides, the situation is stable now. Your father will probably be back after a while. Just get along well with that young lady at school. Don't worry about your dad."
"Wait, what do you mean, get along well with her?"
"Huh? Son, what did you say? The signal is bad on my end... I have to go to a meeting now. We'll talk later, son!"
Beep!
The video call ended.
Chen Ye merely smiled.
It looked like neither of his parents knew Tang Zichen had been surrounded and attacked in the secret realm. Otherwise, Yang Rongzhi definitely would not have had this attitude.
She might even tell him to stay far away from Tang Zichen.
As time passed.
The news that Chen Ye and Tang Zichen had received an extra reward grew more and more popular, eventually climbing to the top of the trending searches by evening.
After all, no one in Xia Nation had earned such an honor in years.
Ever since monsters appeared, transportation between countries around the world had been almost completely cut off. The various sporting events from before had naturally been forced to stop as well. With nothing else to compete over, people began linking the extra rewards in the secret realms to national pride.
It was no exaggeration to say that Chen Ye and Tang Zichen receiving the extra reward had indeed brought glory to their country.
However.
While netizens congratulated the two of them.
They also questioned Chen Ye!
By now, netizens had already dug up every last detail about Chen Ye.
Someone who had bonded with a C-class hero talent had actually been admitted into Martial University!
Quite a few netizens made snide remarks, ridiculed him, and questioned whether Martial University's admissions process was unfair.
There were also many netizens who were simply jealous that Chen Ye had been able to team up with a goddess like Tang Zichen and get carried by her.
Of course, there were also many netizens who supported Chairman Chen. They believed Chairman Chen had made great contributions and worked tirelessly for the country. Compared to everything Chairman Chen had given the nation, sending his son to a prestigious school was no big deal.
Many powerful and wealthy people did the same!
There was no need to make such a huge issue out of Chairman Chen and Martial University.
Thus, the matter gradually turned into a major controversy online.
The arguments among netizens made Chen Ye famous across the country once more, turning him into a national celebrity.
Two months ago, when he went viral after bonding with a C-class hero talent, everyone had merely viewed him as a fool making a spectacle of himself.
Now, in everyone's eyes, he was a pretty boy who had succeeded by relying on a woman!!
As for the many netizens who saw him as a pretty boy.
Chen Ye had only one thing to say.
Thanks, everyone, for recognizing his good looks!
Martial University's old campus.
Women's dormitory.
As a high-level talent receiving special treatment, Tang Zichen was different from the other freshmen. She had a private dormitory room all to herself!
The school had arranged this not only to show how much it valued Tang Zichen, but also because it was afraid other students would disturb her rest.
After all, Tang Zichen needed to train her spiritual power every day. If she did not rest well, it would definitely affect her.
It was already past seven in the evening.
Tang Zichen sat before her computer desk, reading the online controversy with a slight furrow between her beautiful brows.
No one in the world knew better than she did that, in the secret realm, she had not carried Chen Ye at all. Chen Ye had carried her!
By teaming up with Chen Ye, she had benefited tremendously.
Not only had she failed to repay Chairman Chen's kindness, but his son had even saved her life.
Watching netizens question and attack Chen Ye!
Tang Zichen's expression.
Turned somewhat unpleasant.
After thinking for a moment, she made a bold decision!!
When I got up today, I still had a slight fever. I took some medicine and slept for a while this afternoon, and I'm feeling a little better now... Updates will return to normal tomorrow: one chapter around noon, and another before midnight!
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