Chen Ye calmly turned around, a smile on his face. He looked at the three of them and was just about to speak.
The brown-haired girl curled her lip disdainfully. "If you don't want a beating, then get out of the way."
"I'm here to find Tang Wulin. It has nothing to do with you. If you dare block my way again, don't blame me for being rude."
The girl sounded impatient. Chen Ye glanced her over.
The reason Chen Ye had been so accommodating wasn't that he was afraid of her.
He had already guessed her identity: she was probably Mu Xi, the daughter of Mu Chen, that Saint Craftsman.
He didn't have much of an impression of Mu Xi, but he didn't dislike her, either.
She wasn't a bad person by nature; she was just a somewhat spoiled, willful young lady.
Unfortunately, he had gone out of his way to treat her with patience, only for her to respond like this.
At that thought, Chen Ye calmly nodded and murmured, "Oh." Then he stepped forward.
He moved in without a fuss, reached out, and grabbed the hands of two of the boys, one on either side.
He yanked hard. The sound of bones popping out of place rang out, and the two boys cried out in pain.
Before the third boy could react, Chen Ye lifted his foot and kicked him squarely in the chest.
At the same time, he let go of the other two and shoved them straight to the ground.
One of the three lay on the ground clutching his chest, while the other two clutched their dislocated arms and screamed.
Seeing Chen Ye deal with all three so swiftly, Mu Xi looked incredulous.
But before she could say anything, Chen Ye was already standing in front of her.
The boy's fair fingers seized Mu Xi by the arm. Under her disbelieving gaze, he flipped her over his shoulder.
Only when a sharp pain shot through her backside did Mu Xi realize she'd been thrown to the ground.
"Do you know who my father is? How dare you treat me like this? You believe I won't get my father to beat you up?"
Mu Xi spoke furiously. Tears of pain had already sprung to her eyes.
Chen Ye, however, remained calm. You wouldn't listen when I tried to talk to you nicely, so you had to learn your lesson.
"I don't know who your father is, but you can go back and tell him my teacher is Leng Yaozhu."
"Ask him if he knows someone named Leng Yaozhu."
"What if my father does know her? Even if he knows her, he'll still avenge me!"
Mu Xi glared at Chen Ye, gritting her teeth as she spoke in anger.
Chen Ye wasn't annoyed. He simply nodded calmly.
"If your father knows her, he definitely won't bring you to take revenge on me. If he doesn't know her and comes after me, then you'd better get ready for trouble."
As he spoke, Chen Ye reached out and patted the girl on the head.
When Mu Xi felt a boy several years younger than her pat her head so familiarly, her face instantly flushed red.
She wanted to punch Chen Ye, but looking at him, she felt a little intimidated.
Mu Xi wasn't stupid. After all, she was the daughter of an eighth-rank Saint Craftsman. Her father doted on her, but she still understood certain things.
The three people she had brought along all had strong Soul Power. They were all Three-Ring Soul Masters.
Yet they hadn't even managed to react before he took them down.
This boy standing before her was several years younger than she was, and he was in the same class as her junior apprentice brother. He was clearly no ordinary person.
Besides, the upperclassmen like Mu Xi had heard of the so-called Grade One Class Zero.
After all, Grade One Class Zero was famous at Eastsea Academy.
In particular, it was no secret that its most terrifying genius had white hair.
"All right, go back to your father."
"If your father wants to talk to my teacher, he can go straight to her. He should know where she is."
After saying that, Chen Ye didn't linger. He took Tang Wulin and left.
Tang Wulin glanced at his junior apprentice sister, but in the end, he said nothing.
Actually, this had happened in the original timeline, too—only after Tang Wulin first met Mu Chen and was praised by him.
Chen Ye hadn't expected this part of the story to change. He'd thought Xie Xie had already warned Mu Xi, but somehow he'd ended up caught in the middle of it himself.
Chen Ye glanced at Tang Wulin, looking a little annoyed.
He'd just been chewed out by that old bastard Old Tang, and now he'd run into this mess. How could he possibly be in a good mood?
Seeing Chen Ye's expression, Tang Wulin looked unusually apologetic.
"I'm sorry, Chen Ye. It's my fault. She's my senior apprentice sister. Maybe she's jealous that the teacher likes me more."
"That's probably why she acted like that. We'll most likely have to go to the office in a bit."
Tang Wulin gave a wry smile. Chen Ye only rolled his eyes at him.
Ten minutes later, the two of them came out.
Nearby, Mu Xi stood with her arms crossed, still looking angry. But after glancing at Chen Ye, she ultimately said nothing.
If it had been anyone else, Mu Xi would have threatened them. But Chen Ye was the sort of guy who wouldn't go easy on a girl, so naturally, she held her tongue. She was afraid of getting beaten up, after all.
"Wulin, do you like Mu Xi?"
The question Chen Ye asked on the path through the woods came somewhat out of the blue.
Tang Wulin turned to look at Chen Ye, unsure what he meant.
When he heard the word "like," the first person who came to mind wasn't Mu Xi, but an ordinary-looking girl.
She wasn't as pretty as Na'er, but for some reason, she drew him in.
Thinking of Gu Yue, Tang Wulin glanced silently at Chen Ye again. He knew Gu Yue seemed to be quite close to Chen, so he stood there quietly without saying anything.
Looking at Tang Wulin's silence, Chen Ye smiled. He had heard exactly what the other boy was thinking.
So he didn't pursue the topic. He waved at Tang Wulin and said, "You two can get lost together. Neither of you is any good."
Chen Ye's words came out of nowhere, leaving Tang Wulin completely baffled. But remembering that Chen Ye had helped him today, he only murmured, "Oh."
After Tang Wulin left, Chen Ye stood where he was, lightly rubbing his chin with his left hand, curiosity in his eyes.
"They've barely spent any time together. Why is he so interested in Gu Yue—why does he even like her? I really don't get it."
"Right, where did Gu Yue and the others go? I was so busy talking to Tang Wulin that I haven't checked on them."
Chen Ye muttered to himself where he stood. His eyes flickered, and his whole body turned into bubbles before vanishing on the spot.
Meanwhile, in a dim room outside the academy, the soft, breathless sounds of two girls drifted out.
On the big bed, one girl sat while the other straddled her.
The girl pinned the one beneath her by the hands, keeping her trapped.
Chen Ye was startled when he suddenly appeared and saw the scene.
He peered through the darkness with his pale golden eyes and realized that Na'er was straddling Gu Yue.
Their pose was undeniably intimate.
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