For a few days on the boat, Ye Chu mostly stayed alone at the bow. Occasionally, Su Rong would come over to keep him company. With a beauty accompanying him, he lived quite comfortably. Ye Chu was in a cheerful mood, and his cultivation during this time yielded twice the result with half the effort, showing a faint trend of breaking through his bottleneck.
Su Rong had indeed become much colder towards those talented young men these days. Furthermore, seeing Su Rong occasionally walking towards the bow and getting along very well with Ye Chu, they instantly understood the reason and began to hold a grudge against Ye Chu as well.
These talented young men would walk to the bow together, always using various excuses to prevent Su Rong from contacting Ye Chu. When Ye Chu saw this, he would just smile, then yield the bow to them and find a quiet place elsewhere to sit down. With a calm mind, he would not be annoyed by these people.
However, these people did not seem ready to let Ye Chu off. They provoked him from time to time. Of course, their actions were not obvious. It was just that the peace and quiet Ye Chu desired was gone.
Considering Ye Tian and Su Rong, Ye Chu did not want to fuss with them. These people were not yet worth his attention.
Most of the time, Ye Chu pretended not to see them.
“Ye Chu! These people are discussing how to deal with you,” Liang Shan suddenly ran up to Ye Chu one day, acting all jittery. “Tsk tsk, all these people are interested in Su Rong, yet she keeps running over to you from time to time. They are jealous.”
“How do they want to deal with me?” Ye Chu said with a smile, completely unconcerned. If it were not for the sake of Ye Tian and Su Rong, he would have slapped them long ago. Han Lake would be their final resting place.
“I do not know. When I passed by just now, I only heard that they want to teach you a lesson and let you know which women you cannot touch,” Liang Shan clicked his tongue. “Do you want to avoid them for a while? Although you are strong, there are many of them. Moreover, they brought attendants, and those attendants are much stronger than the young men themselves.”
“I am not afraid of that!” Ye Chu said. “Who are we afraid of in Yao City? Yao City is our territory.”
Hearing Ye Chu say this, Liang Shan puffed out his chest, but immediately deflated. “If Pang Shao and the others were all here, we would naturally not be afraid. But now… even your big brother Ye Tian might not be willing to offend these people.”
Seeing Liang Shan like this, Ye Chu could not help but knock on his head. “Why be afraid of them? We are just staying on this boat. It is best if they do not provoke us. If they really do, have you ever seen me suffer a loss?”
Hearing Ye Chu’s words, Liang Shan’s eyes lit up. “Do you have a way to deal with them?”
Ye Chu did not answer because he saw Su Rong walking over. Seeing Su Rong, Liang Shan tactfully left.
“I am very sorry for causing you trouble!” Su Rong said with a bitter smile. “I did not expect them to be like this.”
“This is not much of a trouble!” Ye Chu smiled at Su Rong. “You do not need to worry about it. I am just curious about what exactly is in this Han Lake.”
Su Rong said to Ye Chu, “Do not get into conflict with them. These people have good strength and strong backgrounds. Furthermore, every one of their attendants is formidable. Even your big brother Ye Tian could not withstand them. If they really target you, I am afraid you will suffer. But with me here, they will at most provoke you and will not dare to attack you directly.”
Hearing Su Rong say this, Ye Chu smiled and nodded, not arguing with her. “Your strength is actually quite strong, which surprises me a little.”
“I received my master’s teachings and utilised many secret treasures to reach this stage. My master has only me as a disciple and has expended great effort on me, which is how I reached my current realm,” Su Rong said with a hint of pride. This realm was something she would not have dared to imagine before, yet she achieved it under her master’s guidance. Moreover, with her master’s cultivation, she would become even stronger.
She had witnessed Ye Chu’s strength, which had once shocked her greatly. But now, Su Rong had the confidence to surpass Ye Chu. After all, the strength of an emperor is not something everyone can achieve.
“To enable you to reach this stage, I am afraid your master must be at least a Law level expert,” Ye Chu smiled. “That can be considered a great opportunity.”
Su Rong nodded. Her master was indeed very strong, though she did not know exactly how strong.
“Let us not talk about this anymore. Remember what I said, do not get into conflict with these people, or you will be the one to suffer in the end,” Su Rong said. “As long as you endure it, they will at most shout a few curses and will not do anything to you.”
“Heh, do you think my temper can endure that?” Ye Chu said, looking at Su Rong.
Su Rong was stunned. Thinking of Ye Chu’s past behaviour, although he did not care if others cursed him, if someone provoked him, he had never been polite.
Realising this, Su Rong became a bit anxious. “After all, they are different from those martial artists in Yao City.”
“What is the difference?” Ye Chu said. “Alright, let us not talk about this. By the way, Su Xiaorong, you make very good tea. Do you want to brew a few cups for me?”
Seeing Ye Chu like this, Su Rong shook her head helplessly. After thinking for a moment, she still had the guards bring over a table and tea set, and truly began to brew tea for Ye Chu.
Ye Chu was immersed in drinking tea, praising it from time to time. He did not take Su Rong’s previous words to heart at all, which left Su Rong not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She thought to herself that if Ye Chu maintained this attitude, he would be the one to suffer in the end.
Su Rong brewing tea for Ye Chu was also seen by several talented young men who had been watching her closely. They gritted their teeth in hatred. If it were not for their regard for Su Rong, they would probably have rushed up and flipped the table right now.
Liang Shan sneaked up to accompany Ye Chu in drinking tea. Looking at the delicate and beautiful woman in front of him, he secretly clicked his tongue in his heart, thinking that Ye Chu was truly blessed to have such a woman brew tea for him all morning.
However, thinking of the gloomy expressions on the faces of those talented young men when he had just come up, he could not help but look at the calm Ye Chu.
“Ye Chu, I am trusting you. Do not tell me you have no means to deal with them when the time comes,” Liang Shan muttered.
After accompanying Ye Chu in drinking tea all morning, Su Rong finally left. Just as Su Rong left, several talented young men jumped up, landing beside Ye Chu, and said to him, “Friend, stay away from her from now on, alright?”
Ye Chu looked at him and smiled. “Why?”
“You do not need to know anything. Just stay away from her from now on,” the young man said to Ye Chu.
“Oh!” Ye Chu casually agreed.
Hearing Ye Chu agree with him, he finally snorted coldly. “Count yourself sensible. Otherwise, none of us would let you off. There are some people you should not have thoughts about.”
The group then left. Seeing Ye Chu act like this, Liang Shan stared blankly at him and said, “Is this your method?”
But soon, Liang Shan felt his brain was not working enough. When Su Rong appeared in front of Ye Chu again, Ye Chu asked Su Rong to brew tea for him once more, having apparently become addicted to it.
Seeing Ye Chu’s actions, Liang Shan swallowed his saliva. “Ye Chu, do you know that this kind of behaviour is completely provoking these people? You just agreed with them this morning, and now you are acting like this in the afternoon. They are probably…”