Free Web NovelChapter 687: Chapter 687 Jiang Qi Receives News
Huomei said to Ye Qingchen with a smile, "Heh heh, let me tell you, to get him to fight you, I’m going to teach him a method to drastically increase his strength in a short time. You’d better be careful."
If he didn’t know Ye Qingchen was in a healing phase, he would have taught him this method too. However, he believed that with Ye Qingchen’s cleverness, he would be able to handle Wu Chang.
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「On the other side, at the Jiang Ancient Clan.」
Jiang Qi was walking through the Jiang Ancient Clan’s grounds when he suddenly overheard the conversation of some disciples by the roadside.
"Hey, hey, have you guys heard the news?"
"That Ye Qingchen who came to our Ancient Clan to cause trouble is now healing at the Wuji Immortal Palace!"
"Healing? Why does he need to heal?"
"What else could it be? He came here looking for trouble, and our Saint Heir beat him up!"
"Now that you mention it, no wonder! But what’s so surprising? Our Saint Heir is so powerful, isn’t it normal for him to win?"
"Tsk, just let me finish! That Ye Qingchen couldn’t defeat our Saint Heir, but he gave the Saint Heir of the Wuji Immortal Palace a thorough thrashing. In my opinion, the Wuji Immortal Palace is going downhill!"
"Huh? Ye Qingchen, a guy our Saint Heir can easily handle, and yet their Saint Heir was beaten so badly by him? That’s just ridiculous!"
"Yeah, the Wuji Immortal Palace gets worse year by year. I reckon they’ll fall into decline sooner or later!"
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The disciples’ conversation reached Jiang Qi’s ears, and he was immediately overjoyed.
"Hahaha! Ye Qingchen, I never expected you to be hiding in that place! You got away last time, but you won’t this time!"
When the Saint Heir from the Wuji Immortal Palace had come before to curry favor with him, he hadn’t even bothered to meet him. This time, if he were to go, the gates of the Wuji Immortal Palace would surely be wide open for him.
What a golden opportunity!
Jiang Qi clapped his hands in excitement, preparing to set off for the Wuji Immortal Palace.
「On the other side.」
Just as Huomei had said, Wu Chang sent someone with another letter of challenge before dawn.
Hedgehog-head awkwardly handed over the letter. "Um, this is from our Saint Heir for you. He said... he’d actually prefer it if you didn’t accept the challenge."
They still didn’t know why their Saint Heir was so persistent in challenging Ye Qingchen. After all, their Saint Heir had been utterly defeated last time. Besides, there was no way Ye Qingchen would waste more time on him!
However, to his surprise, Ye Qingchen once again accepted the challenge.
"Alright, I’ll take it. You can go now."
Hedgehog-head was completely bewildered. "Wait, you’re really accepting it again?"
"Is there a problem?" Ye Qingchen asked without even lifting his eyes.
"Haha, no problem, no problem at all!" Hedgehog-head said, then scurried away.
In his eyes, Ye Qingchen was now far more terrifying than their own Saint Heir.
The next day, the competition began again. This time, just like the last, a massive crowd had gathered.
"Man, I don’t know what our Saint Heir is thinking, challenging Ye Qingchen again."
"Wow, you still don’t know? Our Martial Grand-uncle has returned!"
"What? The Martial Grand-uncle is back? But what does he have to do with this?" the person asked, scratching his head in confusion.
The person beside him said, exasperated at his slow wit, "Come on, use your brain! Right after our Martial Grand-uncle returned, the Saint Heir eagerly challenged Ye Qingchen again. Doesn’t that prove our Saint Heir learned something from him?"
"You’re right! Now that you put it that way, I get it! With the Martial Grand-uncle’s help, our Saint Heir is bound to win this time!"
"Of course! Our Saint Heir might lose once, but he absolutely will not lose a second time!"
Just then, someone carrying a box came over.
"Gentlemen, care to place a wager?"
The two men immediately took out their valuables.
"Here, I’m betting everything on our Saint Heir!"
"Me too, me too!"
In the stands, Huomei sat at the highest seat, flanked by the three standing Elders. Unable to contain himself, the Second Elder conjured up two more boxes out of nowhere.
"Well now, you two, care to try your luck again? You lost terribly last time!" the Second Elder said, smiling slyly at the other two.
The Great Elder immediately took out a pouch. "There are a hundred kinds of heavenly and earthly treasures in here. If Ye Qingchen wins this time, I’ll give them directly to him!"
The Great Elder spoke with absolute conviction. With Martial Grand-uncle Huomei present, he had complete faith in the Saint Heir.
Seeing the Great Elder’s move, the Third Elder on the other side reluctantly took out a pouch as well, a pained look on his face. "Well, I don’t have that many valuables, but there are a few famous medicinal herbs in here. I’m with the Great Elder on this."
The Second Elder happily collected their wagers. "Since it’s settled, don’t you dare go back on your word!"
At this point, Huomei, who had been silent for some time, spoke indifferently, "Second Elder, it seems you have quite a bit of faith in Ye Qingchen?"
The Second Elder hurriedly shook his head. "No, no, no! Martial Grand-uncle, please don’t misunderstand. How could I possibly favor him? I just enjoy a good bet, that’s all."
Huomei shook his head. These people have terrible judgment.
On the stage, Ye Qingchen and Wu Chang stood in the same spots as last time.
"Ye Qingchen, I let you brat gloat for a few days, but today, I will wipe away my previous disgrace! I’ll show everyone the true power of the Saint Heir of the Wuji Immortal Palace!" Wu Chang roared as soon as he stepped onto the stage.
Ye Qingchen replied nonchalantly, "Show us your true power? You’d better hope you don’t make a fool of yourself!"
Wu Chang’s eyes immediately bulged with rage. "Ye Qingchen, I’ll admit you have a sharp tongue, but your quips are useless now. The outcome is already set in stone!"
"However, don’t worry. Even if you lose, I won’t have you thrown out of the Wuji Immortal Palace. I’ll make sure you stay here to recover, just so you can witness our contempt for you!"
As Wu Chang spoke, his energy surged, and the surrounding temperature plummeted in an instant. Ye Qingchen could clearly feel Wu Chang’s transformation; in a short period, he had ascended at least two Realms!
I wonder where Huomei got such a method. But there’s no way I believe it comes without side effects!
"Kid, stop daydreaming! Prepare to receive a crushing baptism from your grandpa!" Wu Chang burst into hearty laughter.
In that instant, all the surrounding Water Elements were mobilized. For some reason, the moment the Water Elements stirred, a series of piercing howls echoed through the air. The terrified spectators all clapped their hands over their ears.
"Damn it! I knew our Saint Heir was this powerful! He must have thrown the match last time on purpose!"
"Last time, our Saint Heir was just going easy on him because he’s a foreigner! HAHA, he definitely won’t be so merciful this time!"
"Let’s just wait and see Ye Qingchen’s pathetic state!"
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