The next day.
In the garden, Ye Chuan had just arrived when he happened to see Irena sitting on a bench, drinking tea. She seemed lost in thought, her face devoid of expression as she simply lowered her emerald-like eyes.
"Ah, Lord Xi Xi, good morning." Perhaps noticing Ye Chuan's gaze, Irena turned her head and said.
"Yo, morning." Ye Chuan straightforwardly sat down next to the princess. Seeing only a teapot in front of her without a single pastry, he couldn't help but ask, "Not eating any pastries?"
"I'm just... a little lacking in appetite," Irena said softly.
After all, thinking about those disguised monsters, especially realizing that the day they would attack the royal capital was drawing closer, Irena found herself unable to calm down and think straight, let alone be in the mood to enjoy pastries.
"Oh, I see." Ye Chuan didn't share her worries. He simply turned to a nearby maid and said, "Miss, bring us some delicious pastries, preferably the kind Kaiaolen is most reluctant to part with."
The maid nodded gently and turned to leave.
"Pfft." Seeing Ye Chuan like this, Irena seemed amused. "Lord Xi Xi, you're always so relaxed no matter what."
"Life has to go on," Ye Chuan said. "A happy day is a day, and a bitter day is still a day."
Pausing for a moment, Ye Chuan seemed to remember something and shook his head.
"Lord Xi Xi, what were you like in the past...?"
"Why ask this all of a sudden?"
"I'm just a little curious," Irena whispered. However, considering that this might be invading his privacy, she just let out a soft chuckle. "Sorry."
"It's fine. The old me, well... I had to worry about my next meal... I had to rely on the financial help of a childhood friend just to survive," Ye Chuan said with a sigh.
Irena froze for a moment. Was Lord Xi Xi really that poor in the past?
For Irena, who had grown up in the royal capital, this was completely unimaginable.
Even when she fled to the town of Yisu, Irena had never worried about money.
"Being poor was one thing, but I couldn't even earn money if I wanted to. I had a terminal illness back then, so even trying to deliver food could have easily led to me dropping dead on the street."
"Ah..." Although Irena didn't quite understand what delivering food meant, she could tell that he had truly been in a miserable state.
"But, what about Lord Xi Xi's current power?"
"I obtained this through countless hardships and sweat," Ye Chuan said. "Do you know how many worlds I've struggled through to reach this point today?"
How many worlds...?
Irena still didn't quite understand Ye Chuan's way of speaking, but she could feel how difficult things had been for him.
"That's wonderful. If only I could have Lord Xi Xi's level of dedication," Irena said softly.
One person's strength was ultimately too weak.
She had no power.
"It's just a pity that I don't have the talent to become a mage," Irena said. Perhaps thinking about magic, she then asked, "Um, is Miss Aurora alright after yesterday?"
"I knocked her out, she's fine."
"Knocked out?" Irena was taken aback, but hearing Ye Chuan say she was fine, she felt relieved.
"Who... who got knocked out!"
A discordant voice rang out. Ye Chuan and Irena turned their heads, only to find Aurora and Elara standing not far away.
Aurora had let her ponytail loose, her red hair cascading down, making her look much more demure. On the other hand, Elara happily greeted Ye Chuan, "Teacher, what magic are we learning today?"
"I haven't decided yet," Ye Chuan said as his gaze fell upon Aurora. Her face instantly flushed red.
"Wh-what?! I just passed out yesterday because I consumed too much mana, that's all!"
"I have plenty of experience with that."
Seemingly trying to cover for herself, Aurora even covered her mouth, blushing as she put on a snickering expression. "Do you want me to teach you more fun things?"
Irena blinked her beautiful eyes.
What did that mean?
"Idiot," Ye Chuan shook his head.
"Who are you calling an idiot?!"
"Hard to say." The corners of Ye Chuan's mouth curled up. "Do you have the gold coins ready? I get tired too, you know."
"Guh." Aurora gritted her teeth and took a step back.
"Just you wait!"
With that, Aurora turned and ran off, leaving Elara standing there.
"Sister Aurora..." Elara looked back, a bit confused as to why her sister had such a huge reaction to their teacher.
"It's fine, ignore her," Ye Chuan said. He then turned to Elara, "If you want to learn magic, come with me."
"Yes!" Elara nodded eagerly like a chick pecking at grain.
Ever since witnessing Ye Chuan in action yesterday, Elara's admiration for him had reached an infinite level. After all, a formula that could reverse a Tier 6 magic spell was simply too terrifying.
"Oh right, Irena, when the maid brings the pastries over later, remember to have her send them my way."
"I understand, Lord Xi Xi," Irena gave a faint smile.
Having said his piece, Ye Chuan left with Elara.
Irena sat quietly in her seat, silently watching Ye Chuan's receding figure.
How wonderful...
"Speaking of which, hasn't Torres returned yet?" Irena couldn't help but think of her guard, Torres. She hadn't seen him for several days.
But Lord Xi Xi had said he was undergoing special training, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?
...
...
Ye Chuan led Elara to a clearing. "Since there are no more issues with your magic circuits, cast the spell from last time and show me."
"Understood!"
Knowing Ye Chuan's profound strength, Elara didn't hold back at all. She immediately channeled her magic circuits and chanted the incantation.
"Balala, Water Cannon!"
A magic circle surged with blue light, and then a pillar of water shot towards Ye Chuan!
The power was much greater than what was seen last time!
"Not bad, you've indeed improved a lot." Ye Chuan snapped his fingers, and the water cannon instantly disintegrated in front of him, turning into countless particles of light that scattered into the air.
"Yes!" Elara was also thrilled.
"Although I don't know who placed the seal on your magic circuits, congratulations. You can now set off toward a higher realm," Ye Chuan said, clapping his hands. "You've graduated. Congratulations."
The smile on Elara's face froze. She tilted her head, stunned for a moment. "Eh? Teacher, what do you mean?"
"Your magic circuits are back to normal, so you just need to focus on cultivating. You don't need me as your teacher anymore," Ye Chuan said.
"?!" Elara was dumbfounded.
Was that really okay?
"Oh right, since you're graduating early, you still have to give me gold coins every day," Ye Chuan said. "We still need to settle the tuition fees for the course."
Elara hugged her staff, a troubled look crossing her face. "Teacher~ isn't this way too early?"
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
