Boom!

The moment the words were spoken.

A rough noise was heard, and the tightly closed courtyard door was slammed open. Suddenly, a large group of youths surged in aggressively.

Leading the pack was none other than Jiang Chenhao.

He arrogantly shouted before even setting foot inside the courtyard:

"You little bastard, dare to humiliate disciples of the Celestial Essence Sword Sect, your retribution has arrived!"

The shopkeeper, hearing the commotion, turned pale and trembled as he cried out, "Young master, I warned you to leave earlier, now that they've come, there's nothing I can do!"

Ye Qing smiled brightly, "Old gentleman, you don't need to worry about this. With my brother here, they dare not act recklessly!"

At this time, how could she still be speaking such bold words?

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes.

Do you think you are Ye Qingchen?

He sighed inwardly, having done his best, the situation was beyond his control.

Jiang Chenhao's companions, seeing Ye Qingchen's fearless demeanor, began sneering as well.

"How arrogant! He hasn't even tried to escape…"

"Hehe, if he wants to escape now, it's already too late. We've brought Senior Brother Li Xiu, who is a genius ranked thirteenth!"

In the midst of the chatter.

The crowd parted, and Li Xiu strode forward.

His heart burned with rage, determined to tear the little brat who dared to humiliate the Celestial Essence Sword Sect into pieces.

"Who is the insolent fool that dares to touch our disciples, truly courting death… If you kneel and beg for mercy now, it might not be too late!"

At that moment, Ye Qingchen glanced mildly at the approaching Li Xiu:

"It was me!"

Li Xiu, intending to burst out, suddenly froze, seeing Ye Qingchen's face, shock overtook him, as if he plunged into an abyss!

This existence before him, he feared he could never forget in his lifetime.

In the Guangling Secret Realm.

This opponent single-handedly defeated the geniuses from the eight major sects.

Moreover, displayed the cultivation of the Spiritual Sea Sixth Heaven, with Second-Layer Sword Intent, he killed the Gold Medal Assassin Huang Yun.

Thinking back to that battle.

He couldn't help but feel suffocated.

How could this happen again, to meet this person once more?

Under that mocking gaze, Li Xiu felt his legs tremble involuntarily.

"Senior Brother Li Xiu, it's him! He's the one who beat me, and not only that, he also humiliated our Celestial Essence Sword Sect. This guy should not be let off lightly…" Jiang Chenhao said viciously, with a smug glance at Ye Qingchen.

This brat dared to hit him, he was doomed!

In the courtyard, others were either gloating, sneering, or coldly indifferent towards Ye Qingchen.

As if they could see him being beaten and forced to beg for mercy by Li Xiu.

Even the shopkeeper shook his head in private, thinking it unlikely Ye Qingchen would escape a thrashing today.

Then suddenly.

The previously motionless Li Xiu erupted, slapping Jiang Chenhao's face hard.

Before anyone could react.

Li Xiu quickly stepped forward, bowing deeply to Ye Qingchen, and with a trembling voice of utmost respect, he exclaimed:

"Young Master Ye!"

Li Xiu's words plunged the courtyard into dead silence, so quiet even breathing and heartbeat seemed to cease.

Everyone stood as if struck by lightning, dumbfounded.

Jiang Chenhao, still confused, suddenly quivered as if realizing something, gazing incredulously at Ye Qingchen.

All around, the disciples of the Celestial Essence Sword Sect came to their senses, frozen like statues.

"You want me to kneel and beg for mercy?" Ye Qingchen stood with his hands behind his back, gazing with a half-smile at Li Xiu.

Under this gaze, Li Xiu felt as if doused in ice water from head to toe, his fury turned to deep fear, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Young Master Ye, this is all a misunderstanding!"

"I didn't know it was you! This has nothing to do with me, it was all Jiang Chenhao who provoked you…"

At these words, Jiang Chenhao's vision darkened, his head buzzed, nearly fainting. The flamboyant woman beside him also turned pale as a sheet.

Everyone around bowed their heads deeply, not daring to make a sound.

Even the shopkeeper's eyes widened.

Ye Qingchen scanned the surroundings and looked at Jiang Chenhao: "I want this house, any objections?"

"No objections, absolutely none! Since Young Master Ye wants it, you can have it…" Jiang Chenhao was on the verge of tears, all thought of revenge vanished.

Even the likes of Lei Qianjue, Chen Beixuan, Zhao Yue are no match for Ye Qingchen, let alone him?

His supposed support, Li Xiu, did not even dare to meet Ye Qingchen's eyes, much less himself?

"If no objections, then leave!"

Ye Qingchen waved his hand casually.

He merely wanted to purchase the house where his father once lived, not to stir more trouble.

To Li Xiu and Jiang Chenhao, these words were like heavenly music.

Without a trace of hesitation, everyone retreated like a tide. Especially Li Xiu, who left with bowed head, respectful until he was hundreds of meters away, finally exhaling deeply:

"Oh my god, that was a brush with death…"

Li Xiu found his back drenched in cold sweat.

Others fared little better, Jiang Chenhao feeling he barely escaped with his life.

At this moment.

The courtyard was silent again.

Ye Qingchen smiled at the shopkeeper, saying:

"Now, you can sell me the house, right?"

"So you're Young Master Ye!" The shopkeeper finally came back to his senses, realizing the youth before him was the recently famed Newcomer King?

He promptly bowed to Ye Qingchen, "No problem, I'll bring the deeds right away."

After Jiang Chenhao's interruption, the transaction quickly concluded, and with the deeds in hand, Ye Qingchen prepared to clear the residence and search for clues about his missing father.

However, to his disappointment, the house was barren with hardly any remnants, every room empty.

"Brother, did father really live here? After so many years, any clues would probably be gone!" Ye Qing said disappointedly.

She had already searched the house earlier without any findings.

Ye Qingchen was silent.

He went to the study, finding it barren and sparsely furnished, with only a dozen tomes on the shelves, the writing indecipherable.

"It seems there's truly nothing to gain this time. This might just have been a temporary stopover for father, with no clues left behind?"

He sighed inwardly.

"Huh?"

As Ye Qingchen was about to leave, a strange feeling washed over him suddenly.

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