The whole place went silent.
Chen Fan felt something was off. Uh-oh, did he go too far?
Ye Ziyue and Ye Zimei instantly locked onto Chen Fan. The two of them were ready to make a move.
At that moment, Ye Zitian jumped down and threw a punch.
But the next second, Zhu Yeqing slapped Ye Zitian right across the face. The whole place went silent again.
Chen Fan said, âOh, come on, this is weak. Arenât you all from big families? Howâs your strength so pathetic? All sixth-rank, huh?â
Ye Zitian was dazed.
Zhu Yeqing said softly, âIf you dare disrespect the young master again, donât blame me for getting serious. And you two womenâdonât think just because youâve chatted with the young master a few times, I wonât act. I could easily crush you both right now.â
Hell yeah, Chen Fan laughed happily. Sure enough, the plot didnât go off track. In this scene, Zhu Yeqing totally dominated the room.
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In Chen Fanâs eyes, anything below first-rank felt pretty much the same, right? Because thereâs not much difference. Just like Zhu Yeqing said, sixth-rank was the sixth-rank.
Chen Fan himself thought heâs sixth-rank entirely because Zhu Yeqing told him so.
At the scene, Chen Fanâs foot was stepping on Ye Zifengâs head. His gaze was resolute as he looked at Ye Zitian in the distance, as well as the angry sisters.
Ye Zimei and Ye Ziyue, the two sisters, stared daggers at Chen Fan. The diary was one thing, but when it came to Ye family matters, the two couldnât help but be furious. After all, in theory, this guy was their little brother.
âChen Fan ⦠whatâs your deal?â
Chen Fan looked at Ye Ziyue and said, âWhatâs my deal? This is my dealâwhat else could it be? Beating him up! Iâve been annoyed with him for ages. Always acting smug with me, looking down on meâI hate it when people look down on me.â
Nearby, Tao Xiaoyao, playing on her phone, shook her head helplessly.
Probably only these rich kids would be so confused. How did such an impressive young person pop up in a small place like Qin City?
Ye Zitian stared hard at Chen Fan and said, âAre you looking to die? And ⦠you ⦠who are you?â
âMy name is Zhu Yeqing. Iâm just the young masterâs servant, arenât I, Young Master?â
Chen Fan said, âYeah, so what? Ye Zitian, whatâs with that look? You got a problem with me?â
Ye Zitianâs face still stung like fire. It was because he hadnât been prepared.
âToday, Iâll make you both die.â This time, Ye Zitian lost a bit of his composure.
Having never suffered a setback in his life, how could someone like Ye Zitian endure this kind of humiliation?
Just as he was about to throw a punch, another slap came flying.
This time, Ye Zitian was dumbfounded again.
âYou ⦠what rank are you?â
âSixth-rank. The young master says Iâm sixth-rank, so Iâm sixth-rank.â
Brother Di laughed wildly and said, âHahaha, interesting, so interesting. I never imagined the strongest among the younger generation would be here. Iâll take her on.â
Brother Di leaped down in one swift motion.
Zhu Yeqing didnât hesitate, throwing a punch that clashed with Brother Diâs fist.
Zhu Yeqing didnât budge, but Brother Di took a step back.
Cao Zijin watched in shockâdamn, this was a perfect flex.
Chen Fan looked at Zhu Yeqingâs hand and said, âYou okay?â
âThank you for your concern, Young Master. Iâm fine. Itâs a small matterâhe canât beat me.â
Zhu Yeqing stood proudly. Before coming here, the young master had told her that today, they needed to show off. The young master couldnât display his own martial skills.
So, it had to be herâshe was the young masterâs face. The young master said that today, this face had to be maxed out, so today, she was invincible.
âYou, and youâcome at me together.â
Ye Zitian and Brother Di exchanged a glance.
Normally, they wouldnât take such provocation, but at this moment, they couldnât refuse. Because Zhu Yeqing had the strength to back up her words.
The two attacked at the same time.
Zhu Yeqing stood her ground, striking back repeatedly.
One used palms, the other used fists, but Zhu Yeqing countered with simple punches.
For a moment, the three of them fought fiercely, locked in an incredible deadlock.
At this point, everyone watching was stunned. What kind of development was this? Damn, in their memory, wasnât Brother Di supposed to be the strongest? Wasnât he said to have one foot in second-rank?
How could he look so pathetic now?
And Ye Zitian was third-rank too.
But this woman claimed she was sixth-rank. There were two possibilities: either she really was sixth-rank, which was totally unrealistic, or the second possibilityâChen Fan didnât understand ancient martial rankings at all.
This Chen Fan guy didnât know anythingâhe was just a spoiled rich kid who got lucky with someone like Zhu Yeqing by his side.
Ye Zitian and Brother Di stepped back at the same time.
Their biggest realization was: doesnât this woman ever get tired?
Meanwhile, Zhu Yeqing smirked helplessly.
In private, ever since she learned that Chen Fan knew martial arts, Zhu Yeqing often sparred with him.
It wasnât about anything elseâit was genuine martial practice. No matter how many times she faced off against the young master, the result was always the same: one punch.
No matter how much she improved her strength, it was meaningless because the young master was just too strong. And Zhu Yeqing had also realized her own strength was formidableâso formidable that it almost felt like an illusion.
Her master had told her once: âIf you meet a man who, in just a few days, rises to third-rank strength, itâs not your problemâitâs his.
That man can only be practicing one technique: the Yellow Emperorâs Inner Canon.
Because itâs a complementary technique. Only this wondrous, ancient practice can drastically boost the strength of someone he loves.â
âThen, Master, what about the Emperorâs Heart Technique you mentioned?â
âThe Emperorâs Heart Technique is indeed from the same era as the Yellow Emperorâs Inner Canon. But in terms of ranking, think of it this way: the Emperorâs Heart Technique was the worst technique of that era, dead last, while the Yellow Emperorâs Inner Canon was among the top ten.â
Right now, Zhu Yeqing deeply felt itâher inner energy flowed endlessly, clearly much purer than before.
Different techniques yield different foundations.
In truth, Zhu Yeqing had been stuck at third-rank for a long, long time. Her master had told her that if possible, staying at a certain level longer was beneficialâit would make her foundation thicker, and her future potential would be terrifying.
So now, the situation was this: Ye Zitian and Brother Di were going all out, but sadly, Zhu Yeqing hadnât even broken a sweat.