Ye Xuan's Distortion

Zhang Yu did not take his duel with Chen You ten days later to heart at all. As for the Chen Family? Heh heh! He was someone with backing now.

As long as he cultivated the second layer of the Bedrock Mountain-Forming Art to the level of mastery over the next ten days and further proved his talent before Shi Cangyue, Shi Cangyue would naturally help him deal with the Chen Family.

As long as Zhang Yu displayed heaven-defying talent in cultivating the Bedrock Mountain-Forming Art, there would naturally be great scholars to argue his case.

"Azure Eagle Ranking, spirit crystals." Zhang Yu muttered under his breath. He was determined to claim the rewards.

Li Feifei returned to the outer disciples' residence in a very good mood. The moment she entered the courtyard, she found Ye Xuan sitting beside the stone table, staring at her with a gloomy expression.

"Where did you go? Why haven't you been taking proper care of me these past few days?" Ye Xuan bellowed at Li Feifei.

Before the Dragon Gate Assessment, Li Feifei had catered to Ye Xuan's every whim. She had taken meticulous care of him and yielded to him in everything, even giving him her own cultivation resources.

"Senior Brother Ye, I am not your maid. From now on, you are you and I am me. Do not lump the two of us together, lest others misunderstand," Li Feifei said coldly.

That was simply her character. When she wanted to curry favor with someone, she could give them everything she had. Once she no longer wished to, she would make it clear to their face.

Li Feifei was not truly at fault. At the very least, she possessed more frankness than those sinister people.

"You don't want to become an inner disciple anymore?" Ye Xuan looked utterly astonished.

"Hmph, Senior Brother Ye, you have not even passed the Dragon Gate Assessment yourself, so there is no need for you to worry about my affairs." Li Feifei said, "Oh, and that top-grade Blood-Nourishing Pill you borrowed from me before the Dragon Gate Assessment? You do not need to return it. Consider it a gift from me."

Before the Dragon Gate Assessment, Ye Xuan had wanted to further consolidate his strength, so he had told Li Feifei that he wanted a top-grade Blood-Nourishing Pill.

Li Feifei had sold all her valuables in exchange for a top-grade Blood-Nourishing Pill.

Feeling embarrassed, Ye Xuan had hypocritically claimed at the time that he was only borrowing her pill and would definitely repay her later.

"Li Feifei, you... you... you think you've treated me fairly?" Ye Xuan roared in impotent fury.

"Ye Xuan, where is this coming from? Ever since the day we became outer disciples of the Bedrock Institute, I have been responsible for your food and clothing. I never made you worry about even the slightest thing. All my cultivation resources and money went to you, but what have you ever done for me?" Li Feifei said with righteous conviction.

"Ye Xuan, a person must have a conscience. Between the two of us, my conscience is clear. When all is said and done, you owe me far more."

"You... you venomous woman, pfft..." Ye Xuan was so enraged that he spat out blood.

Li Feifei looked at him coldly and said, "I must have been blind not to realize sooner that you are a coward. If you cannot even withstand such a small setback, then you only have yourself to blame."

"Li Feifei, have you hooked up with Zhang Yu?" Ye Xuan roared.

Li Feifei ignored him and went straight back to her room.

That night, Ye Xuan left the residence and headed for the inner sect of the Star Court. About half an hour later, he knocked on the courtyard gate of Ye Ditian, a direct descendant of the Ye Family.

Ye Ditian, a direct descendant of the Ye Family, was an inner disciple of the Star Court and at the peak of Transformed Force.

Ye Xuan had been at Hidden Spirit Academy for so long, yet aside from paying Ye Ditian a visit when he had first arrived, he had never taken the initiative to come again.

Back in the imperial capital, Ye Ditian had been a dazzling genius, while Ye Xuan, as a collateral branch disciple, could only serve as his lackey.

Knock, knock!

"Who is it?" Only after quite a while did Ye Ditian's voice sound from within the courtyard.

"Young Master, it's Ye Xuan."

When facing Zhang Yu, Li Feifei, and the others, Ye Xuan always acted high and mighty. Yet now, he wore the demeanor of a groveling lackey.

Creak!

The courtyard gate opened, revealing a young man in white robes. With swordlike brows and starry eyes, he carried an arrogance that seemed ingrained in his bones.

"Didn't I say not to disturb my cultivation unless it was important?" Ye Ditian revealed an impatient expression when he saw Ye Xuan.

"Young Master, I failed the Dragon Gate Assessment," Ye Xuan said.

"Hmph, useless trash. You wasted one of the family's academy admission slots," Ye Ditian cursed.

Thud!

Ye Xuan dropped to his knees with a thud, lowered his head, and said, "Young Master, failing the Dragon Gate Assessment has disappointed the family's cultivation."

Ye Ditian narrowed his eyes slightly. "Go back to the family and accept your punishment yourself. Do not come bother me if there is nothing important."

"Young Master, there is something. A commoner from my institute passed the Dragon Gate Assessment, then mocked me with his words. I can endure all that, but he said the Ye Family was..." Ye Xuan stammered.

"What did he say?" Ye Ditian asked. "Speak quickly."

"He said the Ye Family, a martial arts family of a thousand years, was dogshit. He said he could beat the younger generation of the Ye Family until they cried for their fathers and mothers... In short, he said many things to insult our Ye Family. Because I was injured, I could not fight him to the death. Please punish me, Young Master." Kneeling on the ground, Ye Xuan put on a tearful performance.

If Li Feifei had been there, she would certainly have been dumbfounded. Green tea? Ye Xuan was even more green tea than she was.

"Are you telling the truth?" A cold glint appeared in Ye Ditian's eyes.

"Young Master, every word is true. I would not dare lie," Ye Xuan said.

"Name!"

"His name is Zhang Yu. He is now an inner disciple of the Bedrock Institute, at late Dark Force. In ten days, he will fight Chen You, the Chen Family's second young master, to the death on the Combat Arena," Ye Xuan answered.

"He dared insult our Ye Family, so he must die. I will give you one day to lure him out of the academy. Can you do it?" Ye Ditian stared coldly at Ye Xuan.

"I can!"

"Get lost!" Ye Ditian shut the courtyard gate.

Ye Ditian did not care in the slightest whether what Ye Xuan, a collateral branch member of the Ye Family, had said was true. It was only when he heard that Chen You and Zhang Yu would duel ten days later that he became mildly interested.

He and Chen You often clashed on the Azure Eagle Ranking. Ye Ditian ranked fourth, while Chen You ranked third.

Ye Ditian had always wanted to enter the top three, but Chen You had blocked him from the top three every time. The family had grown increasingly disappointed in his performance and cut his cultivation resources in half. Ye Ditian had been pondering how to break into the top three of the Azure Eagle Ranking. After hearing Ye Xuan's words, a plan gradually took shape in his mind.

"Late Dark Force, hmph. If I secretly help Chen You get rid of him, Chen You will owe me a favor. At the next Azure Eagle Ranking arena matches, I will have Chen You repay that favor." Ye Ditian's thoughts were beautiful indeed.

As for some poor nobody like Zhang Yu, he did not take him seriously at all. Late Dark Force—he could crush the other party with one hand.

After Ye Xuan returned to the small courtyard, he glanced toward Li Feifei's room. A vicious expression appeared on his face as he muttered to himself, "Li Feifei, you dared betray me, so do not blame me for being ruthless. A woman like you deserves to die!"

The next day, Ye Xuan took the initiative to knock on Li Feifei's door.

Knock, knock!

Creak!

"Is something the matter?" Li Feifei frowned slightly when she opened the door and found Ye Xuan outside.

An apologetic expression appeared on Ye Xuan's face. "Li Feifei, yesterday was my fault. I apologize to you."

"No need." Li Feifei's face was cold.

"Li Feifei, though I, Ye Xuan, am a collateral branch disciple of the Ye Family, my word carries the weight of nine tripods. I said I borrowed that top-grade Blood-Nourishing Pill from you, so I will definitely repay it. Today, I planned to go to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to buy one and return it to you, but I am injured and somewhat inconvenienced in my movements. I would like to ask you to come with me." Ye Xuan appeared extremely sincere, and his reasoning made sense as well.

Li Feifei said nothing.

Ye Xuan added, "Zhang Yu comes from a poor family. He should need a top-grade Blood-Nourishing Pill very badly right now."

"Fine. I'll help you to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion," Li Feifei said.