Chapter 135: Strike First and Gain the Upper Hand

  Since Xie Ji left, Ye Chen's home also fell into silence. Although some small forces from Lan Yu City still came to send gifts from time to time, they did not disturb Ye Chen's quiet life! However, Ye Chen knew that the calm in front of him was the calm before a storm.

  However, these things didn't matter to Ye Chen. After all, the re-distribution of power in Blue Rain City had nothing to do with him. Even if the Xie family came looking for him afterwards, Ye Chen wouldn't be afraid. Moreover, after being threatened by Xie Ji, Ye Chen already had the idea of destroying the Xie family, he just hadn't made up his mind yet. After all, the Xie family's power was still there!

  As time passed bit by bit, nearly a month had gone by in the blink of an eye. During this period, Ye Chen was completely absorbed in his cultivation, and his cultivation progress was also advancing rapidly. The only pity was that the killing aura on Ye Chen's body had already reached parity with his true energy. If he didn't continue to accumulate killing aura, he wouldn't be able to upgrade his cultivation.

  Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, withdrew from his cultivation, and stood up. He looked in the direction of Blue Rain City, narrowed his eyes slightly, and muttered to himself: "Now that there's no accumulation of killing intent, my cultivation can't be improved. With Blue Rain City about to redivide its forces soon, I wonder if I can take advantage of the chaos to kill some people and quickly improve my cultivation!"

  "Brother Chen!" The voice of Liu Yu'er came quietly from behind Ye Chen.

  Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's mouth curved into a slight smile as he slowly turned around and looked at Liu Yuer, saying softly, "Yuer, how did you get here?"

  "I have something to discuss with you!" Liu Yuer said to Ye Chen with a bit of hesitation.

  Ye Chen looked at Liu Yuer's expression and slightly furrowed his brow, saying: "Yuer, what's going on? Just say it directly!"

  "Brother Chen, it's been almost two months since we came out. When do you plan to go back? You know that in a month's time, the inner gate selection will begin. Your current cultivation has enough capital to enter the inner gate, but it's still best not to miss the selection!"

  It wasn't until Liu Yuer reminded him that Ye Chen suddenly realized he had unknowingly been out for almost two months.

  Ye Chen nodded slightly, turned his head to look at the distant mansion under construction, furrowed his brow and said softly: "Yu'er, if you take me back with all your might, it would only take five or six days. Now there is still plenty of time, I think I'll wait until the mansion is built before going back!"

  Liu Yuer heard this and nodded cleverly, saying: "Alright then! This time I came to tell you it's not to rush you, I just fear that with many things on your end, if they're not arranged properly, it will delay the time for returning!"

  "Alright, I understand!" Ye Chen nodded and immediately asked: "How's Tongtong's cultivation going?"

  Liu Yuer's expression changed as soon as Ye Chen mentioned Ye Tong, and she said discontentedly: "It's still your own sister, you don't even ask, but, Tongtong is indeed hardworking, now she has just broken through to the first level of the Fragmented Body realm!"

  "Shuǐ tǐ yī zhòng!" Ye Chen was slightly surprised and said: "Indeed, it's not slow at all!"

  "You're not slow, but you're incredibly fast! You've become a cultivator with three layers of Qi in less than half a year. I wonder who can match you in the world!" Liu Yuer smiled slightly and walked to Ye Chen's side, leaning gently against his chest, her face filled with happiness.

  "Haha!" Ye Chen gently wrapped his arms around Liu Yuer, his eyes gazing into the distance as he whispered to himself: "This is just the beginning!"

  Ye Chen immediately put his arm around Liu Yuer and slowly walked towards home...

  As soon as Ye Chen entered the house, he saw Xie Ji sitting in the courtyard waiting for him. He slightly furrowed his brow and slowly put down Liu Yu'er from his arms, walking up to him and saying coldly: "Steward Xie, what brings you here this time?"

  Ye Chen is a person who, although easy to talk to, also holds grudges. After being intimidated by Xie Ji last time, Ye Chen deeply resented the Xie family!

  Xie Ji saw Ye Chen walk in and hastily stood up, bowing respectfully and said: "Young Master Ye, I have come this time for two matters. The first is to apologize for my previous rudeness towards you, please forgive me and don't hold it against me!"

  Ye Chen listened to Xie Ji's words, and coldly smiled. With his keen eyesight, he saw through the Xie Ji in front of him at a glance. Although he was apologizing to himself, there wasn't a hint of remorse between his eyebrows.

  "Thanks for your concern, if there's anything else, please speak clearly! Let bygones be bygones!" Ye Chen said with a cold smile.

  Xie Ji looked at Ye Chen's expression and knew that Ye Chen had not forgiven himself. He immediately turned around and instructed the people behind him, "You go and deliver the furniture we've prepared from outside the village to the back!"

  Ye Chen heard that Xie Jini was there to give gifts, and he smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, but didn't say anything.

  "Yè Gōngzǐ, this time is exactly the second thing I came for!" Xiè Jì said with a smiling face to Yè Chén.

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and said: "Thank you, Manager Xie, for being so polite. Since the things have already been delivered, there's nothing else to do, so you can go down first!"

  Xie Ji listened to Ye Chen's words, furrowed his brow and hastily said: "Young Master Ye, I don't know if you've already informed the city master?"

  "Oh, you see, I've been busy with the construction of the mansion all this time, it's got me all confused. Don't worry about it! I've already given the city master a heads up!" Ye Chen said with a slight smile, speaking softly.

  Xie Ji's eyebrows furrowed even more as he listened to Ye Chen's words. If Ye Chen had told him instead of the city master, or if Ye Chen had given him a dirty look as soon as he arrived, Xie Ji wouldn't have been surprised. After all, last time he had intimidated Ye Chen!

  "Yè Gōngzǐ, is this really true?" Xiè Jì said with some disbelief.

  Ye Chen listened to Xie Ji's words, furrowed his brow, and said with some anger: "I said I'd take care of it for you, so I did! If you don't believe me, why did you ask me to do something for you?"

  Xie Ji saw Ye Chen's slightly angry expression, his face changed slightly, and he glanced at Liu Yuer who was standing beside him, hesitated for a moment, then bowed respectfully and said: "In that case, I'll take my leave first!"

  As soon as the words fell, Xie Ji hurriedly turned around and walked outwards. He had a bad feeling in his heart, he felt that this time's gift-giving was probably a futile effort, like throwing a meat bun at a dog, gone without return!

  Actually, Xie Ji had thought of taking action against Ye Chen when he heard those words, after all, his own things couldn't be given away for free. However, when he saw Liu Yuer, he restrained his thoughts.

  Ye Chen watched as Xie Ji walked away, his eyes narrowing slightly.

  "Brother Chen, just now this person wanted to lay hands on you!" Liu Yuer walked to Ye Chen's side and said softly.

  Ye Chen nodded slightly and said: "I see, if he hadn't held back considering your strength earlier, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for me to leave this courtyard today!"

  "Brother Chen, now you're in trouble! Who told you to be greedy from the start?" Liu Yuer's small mouth pouted as she spoke to Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and looked at Liu Yuer, saying in a soft voice: "Actually, if I didn't accept his gift, I'm afraid I wouldn't be calm this time either. After all, I've already made a name for myself in Lanyu City. If you want to clear your name, it's probably not possible!"

  "What are you going to do then?" Liu Yuer asked Ye Chen with a furrowed brow.

  Ye Chen sneered and said in a low voice, "What to do? Anyway, the things have been sent to me, so they don't have anything to do with me anymore. Then I'll take the initiative!"