Mu Chen and Ye Shi took seats away from the group of people, and ordered a large table of dishes.
Mu Chen ordered the most expensive dishes in the restaurant. A table of food was worth several thousand spirit stones. Ye Shi didn’t notice how much Mu Chen spent on food, but Ye Ming and the others did.
Ye Rong stared at Ye Shi jealously from time to time, and Ye Shi stared back.
“Uncle Ming, is he really Mu Chen? And he’s a five-star fighter. I heard that Mu Chen is a stupid and incompetent loser.” Ye Rong muttered.
Ye Ming frowned and said: “That was old news about half a year ago. Master Mu Chen suddenly changed more than half a year ago. Since then, he has been working hard in cultivation. He even became an alchemist.”
Ye Rong asked: “Since Mu Chen is so great now, why would he want to be with Ye Shi?”
“Each has their own preferences. Master Mu Chen seems to really like Master Ye Shi.” Ye Ming glanced towards Mu Chen and Ye Shi. Mu Chen was choosing a piece of shark fin for Ye Shi, and Ye Shi was looking at Mu Chen shyly. He looked happy at the moment.
Ye Ming narrowed his eyes. Although he didn’t know what Mu Chen saw in Ye Shi, it was always a good thing that Mu Chen liked Ye Shi.
After Ye He’s death, Ye Xun was overjoyed at first because no one would stop him from splashing money.
However, Ye Xun soon discovered that something was wrong. Family businesses were often in trouble. Traitors were found in the family. Alchemists who had contracts with the Ye family also left and switched to other families. Busy and broken, Ye Xun still couldn’t stop the Ye family’s decline.
Ye Xun finally spent 200,000 yuan to buy two acceptance letters from Saint Star Academy, giving it one more try.
Ye Ming frowned. One of the two acceptance letters Ye Xun bought was actually for Ye Shi. Although Ye Shi wasn’t Ye Xun’s favorite, Ye Xun also knew very well that Ye Shi had the most hope of being accepted by Saint Star Academy.
Ye Xun sent someone to Mo City to inquire about the situation, but heard that Mu Yuanfeng was taking good care of Ye Shi. Even Mu Yuanfeng spent 100,000 to buy an acceptance letter for Ye Shi.
Since Ye Shi already had an acceptance letter, Ye Xun gave up on giving it to Ye Shi. In his opinion, Ye Shi was a member of the Ye family. If Ye Shi turned out to be a successful man in the future, he would definitely help the Ye family.
Ye Ming smiled helplessly. Ye Shi didn’t like the Ye family. It would be difficult for Ye Shi to help the Ye family in the future!
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Ye Rong gritted her teeth and said: “Uncle Ming, what level is Ye Shi now?”
Ye Ming glanced at Ye Shi and said: “It looks like he’s already a seven-star fighter.”
“What?!” Ye Wu said in shock.
“How can his strength increase so quickly?” Ye Cheng couldn’t help but ask.
Ye Shi’s great talent was known by the Ye family. Some of Ye Shi’s stepmothers tried their best to ignore Ye Shi, but Ye Shi was still ahead of the others. However, it was too soon to be promoted from a two-star fighter to a seven-star in just a few months.
Ye Ming shook his head and said: “I don’t know. I heard that Young Master Mu Chen is very kind to Young Master Ye Shi, and he’s generous with all the resources available to him.”
Ye Rong looked at Ye Shi who was carefully protected by Mu Chen, and couldn’t help but feel jealous. Ye Shi was really lucky. He used to be protected by his grandfather, but now by his fiancee. What was wrong with Mu Chen? Why did he like Ye Shi?
“Mu Chen spent so much money on so many dishes.” Ye Rong said jealously.
“Young Master Mu is an alchemist. I heard that Young Master Mu’s success rate in alchemy is high. I guess he doesn’t lack money.” Ye Ming pondered.
Ye Cheng said: “I can’t believe he can make so much as a first-class alchemist. He’s lucky to have a rich family.”
Ye Wu sighed and said: “You can’t blame him for having a rich family!”
Ye Rong looked at Ye Shi with jealousy in her eyes.
“Strange. Why are they here?” Ye Shi said while eating.
Mu Chen took a sip of tea and said: “That’s a good question. They should be participating in the Saint Star Academy election.”
Ye Shi said disapprovingly: “I don’t think so. There are three of them, but the Ye family only has one place.”
“They can pay for the extra two.” Mu Chen said lightly.
Ye Shi shook his head and said disapprovingly: “I don’t think so.”
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Although Ye Xun was mean to him, he was generous to other brothers and sisters. However, according to Ye Shi, Ye Xun was not generous enough to spend 200,000 yuan to buy two places. Ye Xun was actually quite stingy.
“Didn’t you notice? The three of them have just reached the second star warrior level, enough to qualify for the selection of the Saint Star Academy.” Mu Chen said.
Ye Shi scratched his head and said: “You’re right. That’s really strange. Ye Wu, I can understand. But it’s really surprising that Ye Cheng is actually a two-star warrior.”
“That’s not surprising. They improved so fast probably because they used elixir to speed up leveling up.” Mu Chen said.
Ye Shi was confused: “But there will be many side effects to using elixirs to speed up progress. My father has no reason to do this.”
“Of course. After your grandfather died, the Ye family lost a powerful man. Other families overtook them and took advantage of their wealth. Your father must be desperate now.” Mu Chen said.
“How do you know?” Ye Shi asked.
Mu Chen shrugged and said: “Bad news always spreads very quickly.”
Ye Shi sighed and said: “When Grandpa was alive, my father always hoped that Grandpa would die soon so that he wouldn’t listen to anyone. Now Grandpa is really dead. It looks like my father is still living in a difficult time.” Ye Shi frowned, feeling a little sad.
“Actually, there is a solution that can solve the Ye family’s predicament.” Mu Chen said lightly.
“What?” Ye Shi asked in confusion.
“Saint Star Academy boasts a very high social status in the empire. Every year, the Academy will recruit a small number of students. Therefore, once people are admitted, their families will enjoy a higher status. Many students who graduate from Saint Star Academy will become martial arts masters, Martial Art Spirits or even Martial Art Kings…”
“I also heard that the tutors of Saint Star Academy sometimes choose apprentices among the new students. They even fight over one outstanding student. If anyone from the Ye family could be chosen by the academy tutors, then the Ye family’s current predicament would be resolved…” Mu Chen said.
Ye Shi glanced at Ye Rong and the others, frowned, and said: “If the Saint Star Academy tutor chooses a student who is good at making trouble, then Ye Rong might be the one.”
Ye Shi didn’t look down on his siblings, but every year Saint Star Academy recruited the best students in the empire. Many of them were six-star, seven-star, and eight-star fighters.
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully: “Your father probably has no other choice. This is the only way out.”
Ye Shi gritted his teeth and said: “You’re right. This is really my father’s style. He’s not a responsible person. He complains that my grandfather doesn’t give him enough, and leaves the family affairs to my grandfather.”
“If you were one of the Ye family, your father would probably get what he wants.” Mu Chen said.
“Me?” Ye Shi said in shock.
Mu Chen nodded and said: “Yes! Haven’t you noticed how extraordinary you are?”
A fourteen-year-old seven-star warrior. Mu Chen didn’t think there would be many people who could be this strong among the students recruited by Saint Star Academy.
Ye Shi frowned and said with a bitter smile: “So, this is the reason why he wants me back? I wondered why he suddenly became so good. Now I know why.”
Mu Chen patted Ye Shi’s shoulder and said: “Okay. Stop thinking about them.”
Ye Shi nodded and said: “Okay.”
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…Is Ye Shi even a member of Ye family by blood? Or did they steal him as a baby. 🤣
Thank you for the chapter.
Oh no, I caught up 😔
Really enjoying it so far. Thank you for the chapters!
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I like how Mu Chen took a roundabout way to not hurt Ye Shi but also told him that his father is trying to use him. Especially since Ye Shi is slightly naive and doesn’t read into most people’s bad intentions outrightly.