Hearing his grandfather's words, Ye Wushuang was so shaken that she couldn't speak. A twelfth-grade student like him had actually made her grandfather—a man who had weathered countless storms of blood and death—say something like that. Just how extraordinary was he?
"Perhaps this is the first step toward the Ye family dominating all of Huaxia!" A fierce desire and unshakable faith blazed in Ye Donglai's eyes.
"So, Wushuang, you absolutely must be a good maid. Whenever you have free time, just try seducing Grandmaster Chen a little. If it works, that would be wonderful!"
Ye Donglai suddenly became serious as he instructed his granddaughter.
"Ah... I know."
The answer slipped out instinctively, and Ye Wushuang immediately realized what she had said. "Good grief, Grandpa, you're so annoying! What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"
Her face flushed crimson. She bit her lip and puffed out her cheeks. "I'm the school belle. I have plenty of people chasing after me. Who's supposed to seduce whom?"
Even though she said that, compared with Chen Yu, all of her pursuers were worlds apart...
Watching Chen Yu disappear down the road, a thought suddenly flashed through Ye Wushuang's mind. "Maybe being this guy's maid... wouldn't be so bad?"
Chen Yu had no idea what she was thinking. He was on his way home when he took out his phone and found more than a dozen messages and missed calls waiting for him.
As soon as Chen Yu called back, Shen Fei's voice roared through the phone like thunder:
"You damn bastard, where the hell did you disappear to? I went looking for you yesterday and couldn't find you anywhere. I called you a dozen times, and you didn't even pick up! Damn it, I nearly puked blood because I thought you'd jumped off a building and killed yourself after getting rejected when you confessed your love!"
"Pighead Liu is definitely going to come after you this weekend. He's got a really close relationship with the principal, so you need to be careful! If things go south, I'll ask my dad tonight whether he can invite him to dinner... so we can apologize!"
"I'm telling you, you got way too carried away! Is Pighead Liu someone we can afford to offend...?"
Listening to Shen Fei's tirade, a trace of warmth rose in Chen Yu's heart. In his previous life, Shen Fei had been the rare ray of light in his dark existence. Even when Chen Yu had fallen into utter despair, Shen Fei had always stood by him.
But Shen Fei's fate had been equally tragic. His father had gone bankrupt after being swindled in business, then jumped from a building and killed himself. In a single night, Shen Fei had gone from a wealthy young heir to someone burdened with millions in debt. In the end, on a night of torrential rain, he had vanished without a trace.
"In this life, I'll let you share my glory!"
With that thought, Chen Yu gently consoled Shen Fei over the phone and told him that he had a solution. Only after hearing that did Shen Fei abandon the idea of asking his father to apologize.
Chen Yu hung up and was about to continue walking home when he suddenly stopped.
He glanced into the alley beside him. A man was sprawled on the ground, his head covered in blood. More than ten men stood around him, machetes in hand.
They all wore identical black T-shirts. Clearly, they were a well-trained machete squad.
Chen Yu frowned. He had seen countless scenes like this in his previous life. He had no intention of getting involved and was preparing to turn around and leave when someone called out to him:
"Gou Gou, this is the backup you were talking about? Your expert friend? Some little punk dares to stick his nose in? Take him out too! Chop him to death!"
A man with a long scar across his face sneered, and several others immediately charged at Chen Yu.
Gou Gou shouted, "Fuck you idiots, you've got the wrong guy! I don't know him. Let him go!"
Scarface sneered. "You think you can fool me? You think it's that easy?"
Gou Gou was so furious he nearly spat blood. "Scarface, are you stupid? You really do have the wrong guy! Little brother, sorry about this—run!"
Hearing that, Chen Yu sighed. To think he'd get dragged into something like this. He had never intended to save anyone; it was obvious that they had simply misunderstood.
"Get lost."
Faced with flashing blades, Chen Yu merely waved his hand once. The entire group went flying, a palm print stamped onto each man's face.
He had not unleashed any killing intent. Otherwise, every one of their heads would have exploded.
Gou Gou and Scarface were stunned.
Scarface shouted, "Shit, you were still lying to me! Brothers, he's an expert! Everyone, charge!"
The men surrounding Gou Gou immediately turned toward Chen Yu. Gou Gou's mouth fell open and his eyes bulged.
"Fuck, turn back! I really don't know him! Brother, what are you standing there for? Run!"
Gou Gou sprang up from the ground and rushed over to block Scarface. But the next instant, he froze.
Chen Yu merely flicked two fingers. More than a dozen machetes dropped to the ground with a clatter. The men clutched their wrists and screamed in agony.
With one move, he had crippled the hands of every machete wielder.
Scarface stared at Chen Yu, terror filling his eyes. He hadn't even seen what had happened. All he knew was that his hand had gone numb, as if paralyzed, while each tendon seemed to snap apart. He understood then—he had encountered a true expert!
"For showing disrespect, I'll take one of your hands as punishment. Get out!"
A single roar made Scarface and his men tremble. They obediently turned and fled, leaving only Gou Gou standing there with his mouth hanging open, speechless.
Chen Yu turned to leave, but Gou Gou suddenly sprang into action.
"Brother, wait!"
Gou Gou rushed in front of Chen Yu and dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Thank you, brother, for saving my life! Gou Gou will never forget this for as long as I live. If you ever need anything, come find me at Xiaoyao Hongchen Entertainment Club. Just mention the name Gou Gou, and they'll know!"
He enthusiastically held out a gold card.
"This is Xiaoyao Hongchen's Supreme VIP card. My phone number is on it. Use this card there, and all your expenses are free."
Chen Yu frowned, slightly surprised.
He knew Xiaoyao Hongchen. In his previous life, it had been one of Dongchuan's most famous entertainment venues. Rumor had it that a notorious underworld figure stood behind it. He never expected that the person he had saved today would be connected to it.
Chen Yu accepted the card. Deeply grateful, Gou Gou left after giving him his phone number and promising that he would definitely treat him to a meal as thanks.
At the same time, Scarface ran to a secluded place and made a call despite the bone-deep pain. A deep male voice rang out:
"What? You failed?"
"Even a little punk was an expert?"
"Investigate him thoroughly. Make him and his entire family... disappear."
Chen Yu knew nothing about any of this. By then, he had already arrived home.
Over the past two days, he had studied Huanglong Wuji Dao during the day, then gone to the park in the late afternoon and evening to cultivate, fully consolidating the results of his Body Tempering realm. But he still needed more time to reach mastery.
On Monday morning, Chen Yu ended his meditation and headed to school. In the principal's office, Liu Fali was already waiting, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.
"Principal Zheng, I want to talk about Chen Yu from Senior Class 3!"