Do You Know Who My Master Is?

Early morning, the dawn light spilled across the ground.

As Ye Li's feet stepped into Spring Return Alley once more, the entire lane was in an uproar!

Spring Return Alley, usually somewhat quiet during the day, was now incredibly boisterous; they were all waiting for the same person!

Ye Li!!!

Only one night had passed, yet the core disciples of the Azure Dragon Gang who couldn't find a way to cozy up to him had packed the street.

Right now in Spring Return Alley, Ye Li was even more sought after than the most popular headliner!

If he nodded his head and agreed to sell his services just like Yuan Zhang, he could earn several thousand taels in a single day.

That was far more than what one could get from working oneself to death with loans!

Ye Li walked in slowly with his hands behind his back, and was immediately intercepted by San Niang.

San Niang was dressed simply today, without wearing so many hair ornaments.

Seeing Ye Li enter, she looked him up and down as if he were an alien, then teased:

"Yo, I couldn't tell, but you brat actually became the Gang Leader's disciple without a sound, tsk tsk tsk!"

"Before anything was set in stone, I naturally didn't dare to disturb San Niang." Ye Li smiled shyly. "However, could you give me the Dragon Tiger Pill today so I can take it back and consume it?"

After all, with countless people looking forward to his arrival, Ye Li had no intention of putting on a show in front of so many people.

"Tch!" San Niang gave a light scoff, though she had no objections.

This was not just because of Ye Li's current status.

Most importantly, while everyone else treated the Dragon Tiger Pill like a venomous snake or scorpion, only this brat accepted it as if it were a treat, getting up and leaving every day after digesting it.

Watching him for so many days, she truly admired Ye Li's willpower.

She believed that even without anyone supervising him, Ye Li possessed immense self-control.

Eating that stuff like candy every day, he wasn't even afraid of exploding from the pressure.

"Then I'll go notify Kang Min, Lin Xian'er, and Yan Ying that they don't need to come and accompany you."

San Niang said, shaking her head with emotion:

"No wonder you're well-read and have a way with words; the names you gave them are truly artistic. They've even had more customers these past few days."

"The other girls are green with envy and all want you to give them stage names too."

Regarding San Niang's joke, Ye Li smiled without a word. These names were naturally not the girls' real names; they were just stage names Ye Li had given them.

Every time he took the Dragon Tiger Pill, San Niang would place a few girls who were posturing and posing beside him; if Ye Li couldn't hold back, he would have to go for it.

But Ye Li was well-known for not playing "online games," so he naturally refused.

However, fearing the medicinal power was too strong to resist, he gave the girls accompanying him these stage names to dampen his fire.

These so-called stage names were, naturally, famous female characters from his past life's NTR works.

Perhaps due to the stereotype that "there is no wuxia without cuckoldry."

Unintentionally, the names Ye Li gave these people were all classic characters from wuxia novels.

Since the Dragon Tiger Pill would cause hallucinations of two-dimensional beauties to seduce him, he introduced famous wuxia NTR characters to cut off his desires.

Those girls also didn't understand why, whenever Ye Li was about to lose control, he would shout at them: "Your name!!!"

Upon hearing the question, these girls would identify themselves by the names Ye Li had given them—"Lin Xian'er," "Kang Min," "Yan Ying"—and Ye Li's previously restless face would immediately become as calm as an ancient well.

These girls couldn't figure it out either; the names were clearly pleasant to the ear, so why didn't Young Master Ye like them?

Indeed, why didn't Ye Li like these elegant names?

Truly hard to guess!

As Ye Li and San Niang talked, a group of disciples gathered in the distance, discussing him fervently.

"So this is the new disciple the Gang Leader took in; he really is a man of talent!"

"Indeed, his natural talent is simply inhuman, like a god; he broke through Body Tempering in two months."

"And he could easily defeat seven people of the same rank by himself; a true god among men!"

"God-man Ye? Interesting!"

Ending the conversation, Ye Li took the Dragon Tiger Pill for the next two days from San Niang's hand, and the core disciples who had been afraid to approach due to the elder's authority immediately swarmed forward.

"Senior Brother Ye! You've finally arrived. After hearing last night that you defeated seven people alone without a scratch, this junior brother would like to ask for your guidance on the Iron Thread Fist."

"Young Gang Leader, from now on, you are the only sky in the Azure Dragon Gang; we follow your lead!"

"Young Gang Leader, can you tell us how you cultivate? We heard you broke through Body Tempering in two months and all want to learn!"

In an instant, the surrounding exclamations and flattery surged in like a tide.

The flattery from these people varied in quality, causing Ye Li to shake his head inwardly. He raised a hand and said sternly, "I must correct a linguistic error in what you just said."

As Ye Li took the initiative to speak, the scene fell silent once more.

After a brief moment of reflection, everyone immediately realized they had overdone their bootlicking.

Given how low-key Ye Li had been over the past month, it was clearly impossible for him to have voluntarily accepted the incredibly conspicuous title of "Young Gang Leader."

But they had guessed wrong!

Facing the gazes of the core disciples, Ye Li shook his head lightly:

"You remembered it wrong; I did not break through to Body Tempering within two months."

"It took me one month, six days, and one hour to break through to the Body Tempering Realm!"

"My memory isn't great, so next time you praise me, remember to be more detailed. I'm afraid I'll forget."

With that, Ye Li patted the stunned core disciple on the shoulder and walked toward the street with his hands behind his back.

On the scene, everyone was stunned by Ye Li's self-aggrandizement.

Should one call Ye Li's words too shameless or not shameless enough?

But in truth, these people were thinking too shallowly; this was Ye Li's top-tier tactical maneuvering!

If he had truly established a persona of being incorruptible and these people had actually believed it, thinking a Hai Rui or Bao Qingtian had arrived in the Azure Dragon Gang, what would happen if no one dared to send him gifts?

For those factions, they don't fear your greed; they fear you having no personal desires.

Without personal desires, how can one build connections or make progress?

After a brief silence, the scene was immediately drowned out by even greater praise:

"The Young Gang Leader is truly authentic! He never wastes energy on internal conflict!"

"Exactly! Rather than interacting with those hypocrites, it is far more refreshing to speak with the Young Gang Leader!"

"The Young Gang Leader is domineering!"

Before long, Ye Li walked in front with the core disciples surrounding him.

This group formed an imposing procession, marching toward the gang headquarters in a grand manner.

As news of Ye Li's identity spread, no one dared to intercept them.

Their destination was none other than the Martial Armory!

Although Zheng Tong considered martial techniques to be mere parlor tricks and had not granted Ye Li authorization to enter the Martial Armory, did that mean he wouldn't go in?

He was the Young Gang Leader now, after all!

If he couldn't enter before becoming a disciple, and still couldn't enter after, then what was the point of being the Young Gang Leader?

Exercising a little bit of power, Ye Li arrived at the Martial Armory without any obstruction!

But soon, Ye Li encountered a roadblock. The Post-Heaven Realm elder in charge of the Scripture Pavilion looked troubled and said, "Brother Ye, you have no credentials. This is against the rules."

"Rules!" Ye Li furrowed his brows. "In this Azure Dragon Gang, my master is the rule!"

"Your Martial Armory has some nerve. Do you think your rules are greater than the Gang Leader's?"

"Let me in quickly, and don't disturb my master's cultivation over such a trivial matter! At worst, I'll just give you a permit later!"