Seeking Death, Blue Silver Entanglement!

"Following the tropes of extreme-path novels..."

"As expected, I should probably join a martial arts hall first and lay low, solidifying my status as the protagonist amidst the cold glares and mockery of my fellow disciples!"

"The standard trope is for the protagonist's martial arts hall to provoke a gang, followed by the protagonist asking, 'Why do you force my hand?' But what's going on with me joining the gang directly?"

"In the genre of novels I read, out of ten protagonists, six start by apprenticing at a martial arts hall, two are fishermen, and one is a hunter..."

"Could it be that my gang-based start is the 'one that escaped'?"

As it concerned his life and death, Ye Li pondered this question with great seriousness.

When Ye Li was a child, he often contemplated topics that might seem absurd.

For instance, whether his thoughts could be read by others, whether the world he lived in was a novel, or whether he was the protagonist.

But clearly, such thoughts could not be concluded just by thinking about them.

However, Ye Li felt quite good about himself.

Because he discovered that he possessed the traits of countless novel protagonists.

Or perhaps, those protagonists possessed his traits.

While reading novels, he felt countless times that the book was describing him!

He perfectly possessed: Naruto's background! Zheng Zha's wisdom! Lu Mingfei's spirit! Gu Yue Fangyuan's talent! Chu Xuan's emotional intelligence!

Every one of the aforementioned protagonists possessed one of his six roots!

When he first read these works, Ye Li even thought he was reading an autobiography like Mein Kampf.

This is simply me!!!

It was truly hard on those authors to have followed him for so long just to gather material for those hit works.

With so many protagonist traits stitched onto him, Ye Li had felt different from those around him since childhood.

Even the people around him noticed his irrepressible traits, praising him for being far beyond the average person, saying that Ye Li was practically a god-man!

All this time, Ye Li felt that he was only one golden finger away from the status of a protagonist!

After all, there are no useless protagonists, only useless golden fingers!

Even a pig, as long as it obtains a system from a certain web novel site, can take flight.

Not to mention that Ye Li was just a bit more divine, and could ultimately be considered human!

And now, this World-Shocking Wisdom had finally completed the last piece of the puzzle!

Carrying his meager belongings, he passed through several main streets in the city.

Ye Li returned to the territory of the Azure Dragon Gang, which occupied the west side of the city.

The reason for centralized housing was to prevent the leakage of the Azure Dragon Sect's fundamental Azure Dragon Force!

This was not to guard against other martial arts halls or gangs in the city, but to prevent commoners from learning it.

The entire Guangming City was located on the border of the Xia Kingdom. Now that the empire was in decline, the official power's control over this area was not even as strong as that of local magnates.

The city existed in a state of nominal Great Xia administration.

It was often more efficient to deal with local gangs for matters.

As long as the corresponding taxes were paid, no one cared about this corner of the empire.

As long as no trouble was stirred up, it was fine.

The Azure Dragon Gang had hundreds of martial arts-practicing members! Its influence encompassed half of Guangming, and its power was monstrous!

And the leader of the Azure Dragon Gang was an expert whose cultivation had reached the Half-Step Innate realm.

Experts like this could be counted on one hand in all of Guangming; they were all figures who shook the entire city!

Backing such a force, he didn't need to worry about his safety in the short term.

By the time Ye Li returned to the gang, night had already covered the sky.

The two suns that shone brilliantly during the day had set, and a chilling wind blew, fluttering his sleeves!

Following the guidance of his memories, Ye Li arrived at the communal dormitory he had been assigned. Just as he approached, he heard voices coming from inside.

As a newly joined disciple, it was naturally impossible for him to be assigned an independent room; instead, he lived with other disciples.

Pushing open the door, he saw beds about seven meters long placed side by side inside.

There were three people in the room, two of whom were young men sitting cross-legged on the bed, chatting and laughing.

Ye Li glanced at them, a trace of surprise appearing in his eyes!

All three were dressed in the classic black-bottomed, red-patterned uniform of the Azure Dragon Sect, but the inner linings peeking out were of fine craftsmanship, unlike the patched shirt Ye Li was wearing!

Each of them had a fair complexion, and one of the youths even had a jade ring hanging from his waist, clearly from a well-off family.

But what surprised him most was that the youth with the jade ring looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, still possessing a childish air, clearly not yet an adult!

Seeing Ye Li enter, the youth with the steady expression smiled: "A newcomer is here, welcome, welcome! My name is Zhao Yan."

"I am Ye Li, a newcomer to the Azure Dragon Sect today. I look forward to your guidance!" Ye Li bowed politely, only to be met with a disgusted snort!

The boy, still possessing a youthful air, sneered with disdain:

"Reeking of sweat, clothes covered in dust, looking like a pauper. Remember to wash off your stench before coming back."

Having said that, the boy put on his shoes and walked straight out of the dormitory, seemingly to escape the sour odor on Ye Li and breathe the fresh air outside!

Frowning as he watched the boy's arrogant figure retreat, Ye Li had not expected such an encounter!

What sweat odor? He had already washed up after his martial arts practice. It was likely just disdain for his tattered clothes and a refusal to associate with him.

It's here, it's here! The smell is right! A classic brainless mob character has jumped out on his own! This pretty boy is exactly that!

Ye Li couldn't help but shake his head inwardly:

He's making me feel stifled! This brat is already courting death! I'll endure him for a few days! He will definitely taste my Blue Silver Entanglement!

Oh, there is one thing I forgot to mention.

In addition to the aforementioned virtues and traits of a protagonist, Ye Li had also inherited the magnanimity of Tang San!

Upon seeing Ye Li, Tang Jia San Shao stayed up all night writing the bestselling Douluo series!

"Brother Ye Li, don't take it to heart!" Once the boy was far away, Zhao Yan, seeing the awkward atmosphere, spoke up:

"That kid is a direct descendant of the Li family, named Li Xi. He's been arrogant since he was young and doesn't get along with us either. It's best to minimize contact; just yield to him when you see him in the future!"

"As for the one beside me, his name is Wang Xian!"

"The Li family?" At the mention of the surname Li, Ye Li thought of the Li family in the east of the city. No wonder he was so arrogant.

"Looking at Li Xi's age, he doesn't seem to be eighteen yet, right?"

Ye Li asked curiously, "Could it be that he joined the sect before even awakening his entry?"

"Sigh, the Li family has deep pockets and has produced several acquired martial artists, so naturally, they want to cultivate the younger generation of their clan!"

Wang Xian explained, "The Li family spent a huge sum of money to purchase an Age-Deceiving Pill that can awaken entries early, so this Li Xi manifested his entry several years earlier than the average person."

As they spoke, the expressions of both Zhao Yan and Wang Xian were filled with envy.

Their families were only modestly wealthy and could not compare to the Li family, who could afford an Age-Deceiving Pill.

Age-Deceiving Pill?

Ye Li pondered. Such an item must be extremely precious; someone from the bottom like him had never even heard of it:

As expected of the wealthy. Just the head start in time is several years ahead of ordinary people. Isn't this saved time a massive advantage?

Seeing Ye Li deep in thought, the man laughed, "But don't be disappointed. That Li Xi was likely abandoned by the Li family; otherwise, they wouldn't have sent him into the sect to practice martial arts."

"Abandoned?"

"Of course! If Li Xi had manifested a good entry, the Li family would have cultivated him in secret long ago. They wouldn't have been willing to send him out! Unlike you, Brother Ye, who has such talent." Wang Xian said with a smile.

"Me? Talented?"

Ye Li was startled!

The insight of these two was surprisingly accurate; they had seen his extraordinary nature upon the first contact! His aura!

This made him wonder, could it be that his domineering aura was impossible to conceal?

Just as Ye Li was doubting himself, Wang Xian explained:

"Of course, we all paid money to avoid squeezing into that sweaty dormitory with the dozen people outside, and given Brother Ye's financial resources..."

"...Haha, it's clear you were arranged to be here by the instructor based on your own natural talent!"

After all, those who could live here either had wealth or potential!

Ye Li: So it turns out my pauper's aura was discovered...