Despicable

"Blood-Qi Realm! It's done!"

Inside a high-end villa, Yang Yi suddenly opened his eyes, his expression filled with excitement.

The loose training clothes on his body seemed to billow for a moment before settling back down.

"Chu Yuan! Come, let's fight!"

Chu Yuan gave him a puzzled look.

"...Ahem, never mind." Yang Yi suddenly remembered that while he had reached the Blood-Qi Realm, that monster Chu Yuan had already been in the Internal Breath Realm for several days.

This was Yang Yi's private training room, which contained an Energy Gathering Array that was no less efficient than the ones at school.

Every day after returning from school, Yang Yi would cultivate at home for several more hours.

Just as he had expected, after Chu Yuan helped him refine the second Vajra Pill, he had logically broken through to the Blood-Qi Realm, becoming a formal martial artist!

Getting into a martial arts university was already a certainty, but he couldn't slack off now.

After all, there were gaps between universities, and if one could get into a better one... naturally, one should aim for the best!

Yang Yi secretly warned himself, then saw Chu Yuan begin to cultivate cross-legged.

A surge of admiration welled up in his heart once again.

For the past two days, every time Chu Yuan finished helping him refine the Vajra Pill, he would cultivate for a while himself.

Yang Yi didn't mind this "leeching" off his Energy Gathering Array at all... such a minor loss meant nothing to him.

But to have better talent, better fortune, and still be more hardworking than himself... Yang Yi truly had nothing to say.

Just as he was about to follow suit and cultivate, he seemed to remember something and spoke up.

"Right, Chu Yuan, there's one thing..."

Chu Yuan opened his eyes: "What is it?"

"I've investigated the matter regarding Zhou Zhe; there's someone behind him." Yang Yi weighed his words: "It's someone from the Li Family of the Prefecture, the transfer student in Class One. I heard that he was the one who incited Zhou Zhe to come and cause you trouble..."

A faint smile appeared on Chu Yuan's face. Of course, he had known about this for a long time; the principal had already told him.

But he hadn't expected Yang Yi to be so thoughtful.

Whether it was because of his own value or some other reason, Yang Yi had actually gone and done it, and that was enough.

"Don't laugh, this matter is very troublesome." Yang Yi was also a bit agitated: "Although I don't know why he's targeting you, the Li Family of the Prefecture isn't simple. Before the college entrance exam ends, you'd better be careful. If it really comes to it... don't go to school anymore. Anyway, the Energy Gathering Array at my house is no worse than the school's."

Chu Yuan shook his head, not bothering to explain, and simply said: "It's fine."

Seeing that Chu Yuan didn't take his warning to heart, Yang Yi was initially a bit angry.

But then he thought about the "teacher" behind Chu Yuan, whose cultivation level was unknown... he became thoughtful for a moment and stopped trying to persuade him.

The two were thinking on completely different wavelengths.

Yang Yi felt that Chu Yuan had a background and confidence.

But in reality, Chu Yuan's biggest background right now... was perhaps the principal?

Moreover, on the very day Zhou Zhe caused trouble, he had already gone to provoke Li Chen.

Although the other party hadn't made any moves in the last two days, Chu Yuan didn't think Li Chen was broad-minded... he would definitely take action later.

Spoiled children were just like that; until they were made to feel real pain, any warnings in terms of words or attitude were useless.

He certainly wasn't afraid.

One concept had to be clear: Li Chen was Li Chen, and the Li Family of the Prefecture was the Li Family of the Prefecture.

Li Chen, a mere novice who had just stepped into the path of martial arts, had no right to represent the Li Family!

"Big brother..." After returning home, Chu Ying immediately approached him, tugging at his sleeve with a worried expression.

Chu Yuan frowned. This child was usually fearless; she only showed this demeanor when she encountered trouble.

"What's wrong?"

Chu Ying whispered: "It seems like our family's restaurant is in trouble..."

Chu Yuan let out a sigh of relief and went straight to ask Han Cui.

"Mom, what's going on with the restaurant?" he asked directly.

Han Cui never hid anything from Chu Yuan, so she sighed and said: "I don't know what's going on. They've been coming back and forth to inspect it these past few days... saying this isn't up to code, or that isn't right, and demanding we suspend business for rectification."

She hadn't been in business for just one day; she understood the ins and outs of the trade.

How could there be so many things that weren't up to code?

How could it have been qualified before, but suddenly be unqualified now?

Great Qin was relatively generous to the families of martial artists who sacrificed themselves in war, so in this current situation, it was highly likely that someone was targeting her.

However, Han Cui could not recall offending anyone.

She only ran an ordinary restaurant; she didn't even have the opportunity to offend anyone of any real weight...

Chu Yuan, however, was sharp; he thought of Li Chen in an instant, and a sense of absurdity welled up in his heart.

If it really was his doing... wouldn't that be a bit too beneath him?

If his peers within his family found out, wouldn't they laugh him to death?

"It's alright, Mom. If it doesn't work out, let's just close the shop."

"How could that be?" Han Cui naturally disagreed. "You still have school, and there's Yingying..."

The family had some savings, but Han Cui understood the principle that sitting idle and eating away at one's wealth would eventually lead to ruin.

Having a source of income was important; no matter how much or how little, it always gave a person a sense of security...

Chu Yuan didn't say much, merely tapping his terminal a few times, and a payment notification immediately rang out from Han Cui's terminal.

Raising her wrist to look, Han Cui immediately complained, "You child, why are you transferring money to me?"

But after unlocking it and seeing the amount, she immediately choked on her words.

As if she had seen a ghost, she looked at the terminal, then back at Chu Yuan...

After a long while, she finally snapped out of her daze, pulled Chu Yuan over, and whispered a question: "Six million!? Where did you get so much money!?"

She had originally wanted to ask if her eldest son had gone off to do something illegal.

But no matter what illegal act he committed, it would be impossible to scrape together six million in such a short amount of time!

Her eldest son had been mature since he was young, but he didn't look like some kind of genius monster...

"Mom, this is a matter between martial artists... don't ask." Chu Yuan brushed it off.

Han Cui wanted to say more but stopped, ultimately remaining silent; she was willing to trust Chu Yuan, believing he wouldn't do anything irrational.

Seeing that she didn't press the issue, Chu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Explaining it would be far too complicated, and he didn't want to tell lies.

Whatever Yang Yi wanted to think was his own business, but when facing his family, Chu Yuan didn't want to say anything against his conscience...

The funds he had prepared to purchase a weapon were gone, so he would just have to earn them back slowly.

Fortunately, his dealings with Yang Yi weren't a one-time affair.

But this matter could not be left as it was... A flicker of anger emerged in the depths of Chu Yuan's calm eyes!