Xiao Yan's Dilemma

[Chen Yu: Sister Huang Rong?]

Chen Yu, who was still eating, was a little puzzled. They had been talking just fine, so why had she suddenly stopped?

However, he did not think much of it and planned to continue discussing matters with Ye Fan and Xiao Yan.

[Xiao Yan: Maybe Little Turtle caused trouble.]

[Chen Yu: It only talked back to you a few times, and you're still holding a grudge? Can't you hope for something better?]

[Xiao Yan: Is this just about it talking back a few times? I don't even have any privacy now. It's all because of it.]

Especially the matter of him entering Sister Xuner's room in the middle of the night had been exposed by Little Turtle.

It made him unable to speak with any confidence in the group now.

[Chen Yu: We won't tell your Sister Xuner. Don't worry.]

[Ye Fan: Alright, let's talk about Brother Chen's matter instead!]

[Chen Yu: Alright, there's someone on my side named Yu Xiaogang. He...]

[Chen Yu: After you two arrive, go to Suotuo City and spread the news there.]

Chen Yu did not intend to have them spread it in Nuoding City. If Bibi Dong, that lunatic, sent a Titled Douluo to investigate afterward, wouldn't Xiao Wu be in danger if they had spread it in Nuoding City?

Nor did he intend to report this little rabbit. After a few small manipulations by Chen Yu, the little rabbit no longer had much of a bond with Tang San.

Once news about Yu Xiaogang reached Nuoding City, the chances for the little rabbit and Tang San to develop feelings would become even slimmer.

[Lu Xueqi: Isn't it going too far for you to make things up like this?]

[Chen Yu: Not at all. It isn't excessive in the slightest.]

[Huang Rong: You don't even know his past. What if he isn't a scumbag? Then making this up would be going too far.]

[Chen Yu: The truth doesn't matter! In my story, he can only be a scumbag.]

Who told Yu Xiaogang to come out and disgust people? Since he wanted fame, Chen Yu would kindly give him a hand.

[Xiao Yan: It's his bad luck that Yu Xiaogang provoked you. This time, even his reputation is gone.]

[Ye Fan: Reputation is a small matter. He might become a rat crossing the street, hated and beaten by everyone. One careless move, and he could lose his life.]

[Chen Yu: You're overthinking it. His life won't be in danger.]

What a joke. Tang Hao, lurking in the shadows, was no pushover. Tang San needed Yu Xiaogang's guidance now, so Tang Hao would definitely protect Yu Xiaogang along the way.

Perhaps Bibi Dong would also send people to secretly protect Yu Xiaogang.

Before, Bibi Dong might have been busy securing her position as Pope and had no time to look for Yu Xiaogang. But things were different now. Her authority had already stabilized. Once rumors about Yu Xiaogang flew across the continent, she would certainly learn his location quickly.

Given Bibi Dong's guilt toward Yu Xiaogang, never mind someone killing him—even if someone merely injured him, Bibi Dong might wipe out their entire family.

Chen Yu even suspected that once Bibi Dong learned he had rejected and humiliated Yu Xiaogang, she might make a move against a small fry like him.

Chen Yu ate while discussing things with them in the Chat Group, and they quickly settled on a plan.

Of course, safety was still the most important thing. If they encountered danger, they were to return to their own worlds immediately.

[Yan Lingji: You three are too vicious. I want to get in on it too.]

[Huang Rong: I want to join the fun too.]

[Chen Yu: Not this time. I'll invite you all to play together another time.]

[Chen Yu: Ye Fan and Huohuo, get ready. I'll call you over in a moment.]

[Chen Yu: I'll buy the Transmigration Talismans.]

Chen Yu hurriedly finished the rest of his meal, then looked at Xiao Wu and the others. "I'm going to get some training equipment. Does anyone want to come?"

Everyone shook their heads and declined.

Chen Yu did not say much. It would be more convenient for him to go alone anyway.

He got up, left the cafeteria, and headed outside the academy.

After leaving the academy, he asked around and found a Blacksmith Shop some distance from Nuoding Academy. He explained his requirements to the owner.

He planned to get some weighted gear to strap onto his calves and arms. It would be better than Yu Xiaogang's method of running while carrying stones.

The reason he had not chosen a Blacksmith Shop close to Nuoding Academy was that he did not want to run into Tang San. He also did not know whether Tang San had already found work at a Blacksmith Shop.

Chen Yu found an unoccupied corner near the Blacksmith Shop, opened the Chat Group, bought two Transmigration Talismans, and sent them to the two of them.

[Chen Yu: @Ye Fan, have you prepared everything?]

[Ye Fan: It's ready.]

[Chen Yu: Good. You two can come over now.]

After a while, a Light Gate appeared, and a pair of legs stepped out of it.

Damn it, this is too unfair. I'm not even as tall as his legs.

Chen Yu felt depressed. He raised his head to look at the newcomer. The man's features were delicate, but there was nothing particularly remarkable about him.

"Ye Fan?"

"Hehe, I thought Brother Chen would ask who I was."

"If it were Xiao Yan, he probably wouldn't wait for me to ask."

"That's true. Hm? Why hasn't Xiao Yan arrived yet?"

Just then, there was activity in the Chat Group. It was a message from Xiao Yan.

[Xiao Yan: I'm not going. The Chat Group says I need to buy another Transmigration Talisman, and I need the consent of the soul inside me before I can use it.]

[Chen Yu: Yao Lao woke up? Is he about to start absorbing you? Are you planning to come clean with him?]

[Xiao Yan: I haven't decided yet. Let me think about it some more.]

[ Ding, group member Ye Fan has sent an exclusive red packet to group member Xiao Yan. ]

[Ye Fan: @Xiao Yan, the printed materials are inside. I'll ask you for them once I reach Suotuo City.]

[Xiao Yan: Alright.]

[Chen Yu: It would be great if the group could give us a system storage space.]

Battle Through the Heavens World.

Xiao Yan stared at the ring in his hand with a headache.

Should he come clean? The other party was an eighth-rank alchemist and a Dou Zun expert. If he came clean, why would the man help him wholeheartedly?

If he did not come clean, he would have to spend three years as a good-for-nothing mocked by everyone.

He did not want to be useless, but he also wanted the wholehearted guidance of a Dou Zun expert.

Xiao Yan irritably tugged at his hair, feeling as though he was about to grow a brain.

Chen Yu looked at Ye Fan. "He isn't coming, so it's just you."

"Once you get there, improvise as you see fit. If there's danger, go back immediately."

Ye Fan nodded. With the Chat Group backing him up, he was not afraid of encountering danger in this world. He could not possibly be so unlucky that someone would kill him in an instant, right?

The two chatted for a while longer. Chen Yu gave Ye Fan some Gold Soul Coins, and Ye Fan left for Suotuo City.

Chen Yu returned to the Blacksmith Shop to wait. After about an hour, the owner finally finished the items he had requested.

When he returned to Dorm Seven with the items, everyone except Tang San was cultivating. Chen Yu did not disturb them. After putting the items away, he began cultivating as well.

As for Ye Fan, Chen Yu was not worried.

At that moment, Ye Fan was traveling to Suotuo City with a merchant caravan.

After parting with Chen Yu, Ye Fan asked around for caravans headed to Suotuo City. Suotuo City was known as a granary, so there had to be plenty of merchant caravans coming and going.

Since he had finally come to another world, he naturally had to properly experience its customs and sights.

Chen Yu had not specified a deadline anyway, so he could simply make his way toward Suotuo City at a leisurely pace.

Nuoding City was not close to Suotuo City. Even by carriage, it would probably take three or four days. At Ye Fan's pace, it would likely take ten days or half a month.

The next few days passed peacefully. Yu Xiaogang did not come looking for Chen Yu again, while Tang San fell completely silent. He left early and returned late, no longer speaking or interacting with the people of Dorm Seven.

It was not just Dorm Seven. Even in the first-year class, Tang San was isolated.

Everything he had said in the cafeteria had spread throughout the academy. Most students at Nuoding Academy had only level one, two, or three Innate Soul Power. By Tang San's own words, they were all good-for-nothings.

However, Tang San did not care about the students' attitudes. After all, he had the soul of an adult, so he probably viewed these students with an adult's mindset.

For the past few days, Chen Yu had been adapting to his weighted gear. Since his body was still small, he only equipped weights on his calves. Once he adapted, he would add weights to both arms.

This made the others in Dorm Seven wince. Wasn't meditating and cultivating properly enough? Why did he insist on making himself suffer?

This time, no one imitated Chen Yu.

First, they had no money and could not afford the equipment.

Second, they did not want to suffer like that. Being able to meditate and cultivate obediently was good enough. Weighted training? No chance.

As for Tang San, it was even more impossible for him to imitate Chen Yu. He had the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and simply looked down on Chen Yu's methods.