Chapter Fifty: Cui Shiming

  "Pal, I'll take this sword. How much silver?" Ye Chen didn't put it back and asked the shop assistant who was waiting aside.

  The shopkeeper glanced at the broken sword and said, "The boss has said that these ancient weapons are all two thousand taels of silver, no haggling, no price increase."

  "Alright."

  This price is within Yechen's acceptable range and worth buying.

  On the other side, Ye Hai also chose a stone statue and a broken bronze bell, which added up to 15,000 taels of silver. Calculating this way, the annual profit of Jiuding Xuan was simply astronomical, after all, the purchase price of some antiques might only be a few dozen or even just a few taels.

  When the two men walked out of Jiuding Pavilion, it was already noon.

  "Yechen, let's go to Chaoyang Building for dinner! I'll treat you." Yehai had a storage ring given by his master Duan Yueke. The stone statue and the broken copper bell were all put in it.

  Chaoyang Building is the largest restaurant in Luocheng, and Ye Chen hasn't been there for a long time. He nodded in agreement at once.

  A moment later, the two arrived at Chaoyang Building and went upstairs under the leadership of Xiao Er.

  "Two gentlemen, would you like a private room or dine in the main hall?" asked the waiter.

  "Let's just go to the main hall!"

  "Alright, there's a window seat over there. Please, you two this way." The waiter first gestured with his arm, then quickly ran over to grab the towel on his shoulder and wiped down the table.

  He plopped himself down, and Ye Hai gazed out at the streets outside, saying: "It seems like Luo City is still more familiar to me. You don't know, my master and I have been wandering around almost every day. Today we might be in this city, but tomorrow we'll arrive at some unknown small town thousands of miles away. Sometimes when our luck is bad, there won't be a single person within tens of thousands of miles around us, so we can only sleep under the wind and stars.

  "Hasn't he ever encountered any danger?"

  "Of course, I and my master were once hunted by a sixth-level top-tier demon beast on the Great Desolate Ridge of the Black Dragon Empire, and we were also besieged by famous masters from the Tuoluo country. Fortunately, our luck was not bad, and several times we narrowly escaped with our lives." Leaf Hai still had lingering fear as he recalled past events.

  Ye Chen somewhat admired Ye Hai, who was clearly a playboy type of person. Of course, his master Duan Yueke was also like that, no wonder the two became master and apprentice.

  The dishes arrived, and the two of them ordered another pot of wine, savoring their meal with relish.

  Tap tap tap......

  On the way to dinner, a chaotic sound of footsteps echoed from the staircase, with quite a few people.

  "Chui Shixiong, Chaoyang Building is the largest restaurant in our Luocheng, many famous and skilled people have dined here before, you will definitely not be disappointed." A clear female voice sounded, it was Ye Xuan.

  "Since Ye Shimei has praised Chaoyang Building so much, it must have its own advantages. A few fellow disciples, let's taste it carefully later."

  "It's rare to come to Ye Shimei's territory, so I'll have to leave some memories behind."

  "Yeshi sister, Luocheng is good, but it's not a place to stay for long. Feicui Valley will be your home from now on!" Someone spoke with a siren-like voice.

  The footsteps grew louder, and a group of people arrived on the second floor. Ye Xuan was about to speak when he saw Ye Chen and Ye Hai by the window, let out a cold hum, and furrowed his brow.

  "Yeshi sister, who are these two?" The boy with smaller eyes noticed that Yexiang's gaze was different and turned his head to look. The figures of Yechen and Ye Hai on the second floor were exceptionally eye-catching.

  "It was I, a descendant of the Ye family."

  "The Ye family's young master, I don't know where his school is." Another youth spoke up.

  "One has joined the Liu Yun Sect, and the other is following Duan Yue on a journey through Jianghu." Ye Xuan told her truthfully.

  "Liuyun Sect, in Tianfeng Country is a major sect, unfortunately, it's two ranks lower than our Feicui Valley. As for Duan Yue Ke, who is that? I've never heard of him before, could he be some kind of Jianghu swindler?" Several young men started teasing each other.

  Ye Hai had already sensed the arrival of several people and didn't want to bother with them, but he didn't expect the other party to directly mock his master Duan Yueke. He felt a surge of anger in his heart, put down his chopsticks, turned around and stood up, saying: "Who are you few? Do you know that humiliating someone's family teacher is an impolite behavior?"

  The young man with small eyes sneered, "I'm reminding you, don't be taken in by some swindlers from the jianghu, or else losing money is a small matter, but losing your life isn't worth it." If it were usual times, several people would definitely give Ye Xuan face, but hearing that Ye Xuan lost to someone named Ye Chen at the clan meeting made them uncomfortable. Just now, although Ye Xuan didn't say it clearly, as soon as they heard it was from the Flowing Cloud Sect, they understood without needing to be told, so they mocked the other party unscrupulously, showing off the prestige of Fei Cui Valley.

  Ye Hai's face was gloomy, "Take back what you just said, I won't pursue your mistake."

  "Jokes, once spoken, are like spilled water that can't be retrieved. What do you plan to do?" The young man with small eyes provoked Ye Hai.

  Ye Xuan's face was awkward, these few people were disciples of Feicui Valley, their cultivation was roughly the same as hers. The one with the highest cultivation was Cui Shixiong Cui Shiming, who had not spoken a word, and was already a mid-stage Condensing Reality martial artist. He was also considered a top figure among the inner valley disciples of Feicui Valley. Although Cui Shiming did not directly express it, Ye Xuan clearly felt that he had taken an interest in her, otherwise he would not have traveled thousands of miles from Feicui Valley just to come and see her.

  On one side were the Ye family's children, on the other were the disciples of Feicui Valley. Ye Xuan did not want them to conflict with each other, lest they lose face for either the Ye family or Feicui Valley, neither of which she wanted to see happen.

  "Lu Zhao, forget it!" Ye Xuan finally spoke up to stop him.

  A small-eyed young man named Lu Zhao glanced at Ye Hai and nodded: "I'm giving face to my junior sister Ye, otherwise, the one who will suffer is you."

  "We'll see about that, Mountain Fist!" Ye Hai bellowed, his true energy surging through his body as he hurled a punch at Lu Zhao.

  "Looking for death." Lu Zhao's eyes flashed with a fierce cold light, his feet moved swiftly, and in an instant he intercepted Ye Hai three steps ahead, slapping out with one palm.

  Rumble!

  Several tables nearby were overturned by the strong wind, and diners fled in all directions, shouting in shock.

  Ye Hai took three steps back and shouted wildly: "Come on!"

  Another fist was thrown out, stronger than the previous one.

  "Shuǐ Yù Zhǎng!" -> "Jade Shattering Palm!"

  One palm did not defeat Ye Hai, Lu Zhao's face looked a bit ugly, and he immediately launched the ultimate move of Feicui Valley, with faint cracks appearing on his palm.

  Fists and palms intersected, bursting out the sound of jade and stone shattering. Ye Hai was slightly inferior to his opponent in terms of cultivation, unable to stop his momentum, retreating straight back, knocking over three or four tables in a row, without stopping.

  Just as he was about to fall out of the window, Ye Chen made his move. His palm lightly patted Ye Hai's back, and the pure yuan true energy of the Qing Yuan skill destroyed Lu Zhao's true energy, preventing Ye Hai from losing face in front of everyone.

  "You're that Ye Chen, take my palm!" Lu Zhao had been waiting for an opportunity to teach Ye Chen a lesson, and seeing him make a move, he didn't hold back. With a swift arrow step, he burst out, his Jade Shattering Palm exploding into the air.

  "Get out of here!"

  Ye Chen's body remained still, one fist struck out, and instantly retracted.

  Pfft!

  As if struck by several fierce horses, Lu Zhao was shocked and his body flew back at an even faster speed, spitting out a large mouthful of blood in mid-air.

  At this time, Cui Shiming, who was called "Cui Shixiong" by Ye Xuan, lightly caught Lu Zhao and said faintly: "Lu Shidi, from now on, either don't make a move, or if you do, make sure to uphold the reputation of Feicui Valley, remember that."

  After he finished speaking, his tone changed and he said to Ye Chen: "You injured a disciple of the Emerald Valley, do you know your crime?"