“Let me do it!”
The not-so-loud voice echoed around them. Including Zhang Su’er and her group, everyone stared at Ye Chu in a daze. No one had expected Ye Chu to say such a thing.
Ye Tian was momentarily stunned, but he quickly smiled at Ye Chu. “I’m glad you have that thought, but you’re no match for them! Move aside. I’ll go!”
“Liang Shan! Pang Shao! Take him back!” Ye Chu ignored Ye Tian and instead shouted to Liang Shan and Pang Shao.
“Alright!” Pang Shao excitedly ran forward and grabbed Ye Tian’s hand. “This kid is finally willing to step up for once. Let him go. Why are you trying to act tough!”
Pang Shao felt an indescribable excitement in his heart. No matter how much he had tried to persuade Ye Chu earlier, it had not worked. But now his grudge could finally be avenged.
“You…” Ye Tian wanted to say more, but Pang Shao cut him off. “What ‘you’? Letting him go is much better than letting you go!”
Pang Shao held onto Ye Tian tightly, afraid Ye Chu might change his mind, and dragged him back.
Watching Ye Chu walk towards the duel arena, the people of Yao City exchanged incredulous glances. “How does he have the courage to go up there?”
The group of women who had just been cursing Ye Chu also stared wide-eyed. Their clear gazes were filled with shock. Even Su Rong and Zhang Su’er could not help showing surprise.
“Ye Chu?!” Su Zhengping had never imagined that the person stepping forward at this moment would be Ye Chu. He muttered in astonishment and looked at his colleagues beside him. They all wore expressions of bewilderment!
“When did he gain such courage? These three years seem to have changed him quite a bit!”
“It’s rare! It’s just a pity. He has courage but no strength. If only he had Ye Tian’s level of power!”
“…”
Everyone watched Ye Chu walking towards the duel arena with complicated expressions. Only Ye Tian was anxious. He tried to break free from Liang Shan and Pang Shao. “Quickly bring Ye Chu back! If something happens to him, how can I face our late second uncle!”
“Why worry about him? Relax! His life is tougher than anyone’s!” Pang Shao held Ye Tian back and said discontentedly.
Ye Tian’s face turned livid with anger. He could not help shouting to Su Rong nearby. “Stop Ye Chu! Don’t let him go up!”
Su Rong nodded and quickly chased after him. She called out to Ye Chu. “Ye Chu! Come back!”
Ye Chu turned around. His face still carried that unrestrained, lazy smile, revealing several of his clean white teeth. “Little Su Rong, aren’t you all curious about what I’ve been doing these three years? Today I’ll let you know!”
“Ye Chu, don’t act recklessly!” Su Rong saw that Ye Chu still had the mood to say such things at a time like this. She grew anxious, and a flush of red appeared on her face, making her smooth skin even more apparent.
Ye Chu ignored Su Rong and turned his gaze towards Ye Li’s direction. “You’ve always seen me as a piece of rat droppings, thinking there’s no one in this world more useless and vile than me! You believe I stole what originally belonged to your two genius sons and wish you could kill me! So today I’ll return it to you. Saving the life of the son you’re so proud of should settle the debt for me taking what belonged to them back then, right?”
“Hmph!” Ye Li saw Ye Chu turning the spearhead towards him and could not help snorting. “Mind your own business. If you don’t have the ability, don’t go up there and die. Do you think doing this will make the world change its view of you?”
Ye Chu laughed. “I’ve never thought about changing anything! Being a vile scumbag is actually quite nice. At least there are no shackles on me. I don’t have to be like Ye Tian, knowingly going to my death yet still foolishly stepping up.”
“What right do you have to compare yourself to Ye Tian?” Ye Li was furious. For such a scoundrel to compare himself to Ye Tian was an insult to his son.
Ye Chu shook his head and ignored his angry outburst. He looked at Su Rong, who was blocking his path, and said, “Little Su Rong! Didn’t you want to know if it was me that night? Then I’ll tell you. That night was indeed me!”
“What?! It really was you?” Su Rong had guessed it might be Ye Chu, but hearing it confirmed still felt unbelievable. She pointed at Ye Chu with her finger, at a loss for words. “You… you…”
Zhang Su’er saw Su Rong so flustered and frowned as she asked, “What do you mean by ‘that night’? Su Rong, if he insists on going up, just let him! Hmph. If it weren’t for Brother Ye Tian speaking up, who would even care about him!”
Ye Chu stepped past the two women and walked towards the duel arena. Seeing Ye Chu ignore everyone’s attempts to stop him and continue forward, the people of Yao City all felt uneasy.
They had never imagined that at the final moment, the person standing up for them would be the scumbag they had always cursed.
A group of young girls in Yao City looked at the lazy young man on the stage and suddenly wondered if they had scolded him too harshly before.
Sha Shan watched the young man standing in front of him and could not help laughing. “Hahaha! I heard about you a long time ago. The scum of Yao City. Hahaha. You actually think you can fight me?”
Ye Chu shrugged. “I didn’t want to at first! But you’re too arrogant. My little Yao Yao said a man should learn humility, so I decided to eliminate you on her behalf!”
“With just you?” Sha Shan found it ridiculous. A person whose bad reputation had spread throughout Yao City years ago actually dared to challenge him? He felt he had not heard a funnier joke in years!
“Yes! With just me!” Ye Chu smiled at him. “Make your move. Everyone’s time is precious. I still have to go home and play in the mud. Let’s make this quick!”
Sha Shan burst into laughter. “Right! All you’re good for is playing in the mud. I’ll send you into the mud right now!”
With that, Sha Shan chopped down fiercely with one foot towards Ye Chu. It was as fast as a gale, a swift and ferocious strike carrying domineering gusts of energy.
Sha Shan did not want to waste time on such trash, so he struck with the intention of killing in one blow. The attack arrived in front of Ye Chu in an instant. Ye Chu stood there without dodging or evading.
“Dodge quickly!” Ye Tian could not help shouting loudly. He even wanted to rush forward, but it was already too late.
Zhang Su’er and the group of women could not bear to watch and closed their eyes. Even Chen Bowen’s bones had cracked under that kick. If this kick landed on Ye Chu, he would either die or lose half his life!
Although the people of Yao City disliked Ye Chu, at this moment they could not help sighing.
The kick landed squarely on Ye Chu’s chest without any suspense. But the scene everyone expected did not happen. At some point, Ye Chu’s palm had blocked in front of his chest. Although Sha Shan’s kick was ferocious, when it landed on Ye Chu’s palm, it did not even create a ripple.
“This is impossible?” Sha Shan’s heart surged with shock. His strike was terrifying. Even Chen Bowen and Ye Tian would not dare block it head-on. Yet Ye Chu had blocked it!
The people of Yao City were all stunned. They stared at Ye Chu’s still fair and white palm, wondering if they were seeing things.
Zhang Su’er and the group of women muttered in disbelief. “Ye Chu’s palm isn’t wearing steel gauntlets, is it?”
“Keep going!” Ye Chu smiled at Sha Shan and said, “The force just now was too weak. Remember to add more power!”
“I refuse to believe you’re not afraid!” Sha Shan was enraged and chopped down again with another kick. Just like before, Ye Chu raised his hand and blocked it. Ye Chu did not move an inch.
“Again!” Ye Chu hooked his finger, his smile still lazy!
“Courting death!” Sha Shan roared. He unleashed a barrage of kicks in succession, sending out waves of fierce wind. The speed was astonishing. He actually performed the Innate-level Mountain-Splitting Leg in a continuous chain.
Watching the frenzied Sha Shan, Su Rong and the others also grew tense. They all stared straight at the arena.
Sha Shan attacked relentlessly, his leg strikes coming one after another. But what made everyone’s mind reel was this: Ye Chu stood there completely unmoved, blocking the opponent’s successive attacks with just one hand!
In the end, Sha Shan was actually panting heavily. He bent over to one side of Ye Chu, his eyes wide as he stared at Ye Chu, his face full of horror.
“Now it’s my turn, right?” Ye Chu looked at Sha Shan and said.
Sha Shan stared at Ye Chu’s palm, at the still fair and white hand, and asked, “What treasure are you wearing on your hand?”
That question was exactly what most people present were thinking. Could Ye Chu’s palm be wearing some great cultivator’s glove treasure? But to make the hand look as if nothing was worn, that treasure would be truly miraculous!
Ye Chu did not answer Sha Shan. Instead, he turned his head towards Pang Shao. “Haven’t you always wanted to know how strong I am? Today, I’ll let you see!”
With those words, Pang Shao’s body instantly tensed. His eyes did not blink as he stared at the arena. His whole being was filled with extreme excitement!