“You lot came here to do what?” Pang Shao’s face darkened the moment he saw the group enter the banquet hall. He glared furiously at Ye Yuanwu and barked, “You are not welcome here. Take your pack of lapdogs and get out.”
Ye Yuanwu paid no mind to Pang Shao’s rebuke. His gaze swept across the room, noticing quite a few famous ladies present. His pupils contracted slightly. These ladies used to be much closer to their circle. But over the past year, they had clearly preferred spending time with Pang Shao, Liu Shaoyang, and that crowd. Whenever they received invitations from Ye Yuanwu’s group, the ladies would decline with all sorts of excuses. Yet when Liu Shaoyang and the others extended an invitation, the ladies rarely refused.
Ye Yuanwu and his group had always looked down on Pang Shao, Liu Shaoyang, and the other spoiled young masters. They usually kept their distance to avoid being tainted by association. In front of Pang Shao and the others, Ye Yuanwu’s group felt an absolute sense of superiority.
But now, the choices these ladies were making felt like a harsh slap to their faces. They were unwilling to accept it. They wanted to make these ladies see that getting close to such useless trash was a mistake.
A hero deserved a beauty. That was the proper tale. Ye Yuanwu and his group considered themselves heroes. How could heroes lack beautiful women at their side? Since these ladies had yet to recognise who truly deserved their closeness, Ye Yuanwu and the others would simply show them the correct choice.
“Miss Wang Yan! Care to join me for a drink?” Ye Yuanwu’s gaze fixed on Wang Yan. Her full breasts and perky hips made his eyes glaze over slightly. He thought to himself that Marquis Wang’s daughter had grown even more stunning. How had he never noticed before?
Pang Shao and the others flew into a rage. They glared at Ye Yuanwu and his group. Ignoring that he was openly flirting with women they had invited, Ye Yuanwu was showing complete contempt, not putting them in his eyes at all.
Ye Chu stood to one side. He could now see that Ye Yuanwu and the others were not here for him. He felt rather surprised. Could it be that Ye Jingyun had not told the Ye family he was back?
“Did you lot steal Ye Yuanwu’s women?” Ye Chu asked Liu Shaoyang quietly, noticing the deep-seated hatred in Ye Yuanwu’s eyes towards Pang Shao and the others.
Liu Shaoyang thought to himself that they would have loved to steal Ye Yuanwu’s women if he had any. The problem was that Ye Yuanwu had none at all. All their skills at chasing women had nowhere to go.
“Ye Yuanwu’s circle is full of obedient good boys, nothing but puppets who only know how to cultivate and study. Yet these pieces of trash are hailed in the imperial city as role models for the younger generation. People call them diligent and outstanding. I think those who praise them must be blind. Meanwhile, our group is just a bit wilder, and suddenly we’re labelled as scoundrels, spoiled brats, and tyrants. Normally we wouldn’t care about the insults. After all, our two circles never crossed paths. But lately they keep picking fights with us, and the conflicts have only grown bigger.” Liu Shaoyang explained.
Ye Chu listened and understood perfectly. It was just like schools in his previous life. There was the circle of good students and the circle of bad students.
Ye Yuanwu and his group were the good students. Pang Shao and the others were the bad students. Neither side could stand the other. Both wanted to step on the other. Such rivalry was inevitable. Without a spark, things might stay calm. But once a spark appeared, conflict was certain.
Seeing Ye Yuanwu’s gaze roaming over the group of famous ladies, Ye Chu knew exactly what that spark was.
Beautiful female classmates were liked by both good students and bad students. Whoever got closer to them would naturally make the other side jealous.
And undoubtedly, when the lively, slightly wicked bad students suddenly reformed, worked hard at cultivation and studies, they became incredibly attractive to women.
It was like in his previous life: a bad student who used to fight and cause trouble suddenly started studying seriously one day. Naturally, women grew curious about what had happened to him and drew closer. Bad students were usually full of energy, witty, and fun. A group of good girls following them to try things they had never experienced before naturally made them willing to get close to Liu Shaoyang and the others.
Things had been the same in Ye Chu’s previous life schools. The bad students with bad reputations usually had girlfriends, and those girlfriends were often very pretty. Meanwhile, the top-performing good boys often ended up with no one at all, or only the plainest ones.
“However, even though we’ve worked hard at cultivation this past year, our foundation was too poor before. In terms of cultivation, we’re still far behind them. Every time we clashed, we suffered losses.” Liu Shaoyang sighed. They had improved a lot this year, their strength advancing rapidly. But their foundation was simply too weak. They had spent all their time eating, drinking, and having fun before. No matter how good their talent, catching up to Ye Yuanwu and the others in just one year was impossible. Especially since Ye Yuanwu and the others were not lacking in talent either. The gap between them remained huge.
“Suffering losses is fine!” Ye Chu laughed quietly and whispered to Liu Shaoyang, “The important thing is to create the impression that they are bullying others with their power. Women do not necessarily like someone more just because they are stronger. Let them win a few times. What does it matter? The more they win, the more these ladies will feel they are abusing their power, and the less willing they will be to get close to them.”
Liu Shaoyang grinned wickedly. He thought Ye Chu was truly insidious.
“Ye Yuanwu, what exactly do you want? Last time on the street you beat up quite a few of our people! Then you smashed one of our birthday banquets. This time we are simply celebrating a friend’s return, and you still come to cause trouble. Do you really think we keep stepping back because we are easy to bully?” Liu Shaoyang stepped forward, glaring at Ye Yuanwu.
Ye Yuanwu was stunned. When had he beaten their people or smashed their birthday banquet?
Ye Chu secretly gave Liu Shaoyang a thumbs-up from the side. He thought this guy had learned fast and applied it smoothly, effortlessly splashing dirty water on Ye Yuanwu and the others.
Ye Yuanwu clearly did not understand Liu Shaoyang’s intention. He looked at Liu Shaoyang coldly and said, “Trash like you lot? Beating you up is just beating you up. What’s the big deal?”
Those words nearly made Liu Shaoyang laugh himself silly. He thought this idiot was actually cooperating so perfectly.
Liu Shaoyang pretended to be furious, his face flushing red as he pointed at Ye Yuanwu and shouted, “You… you…”
“You what? Do you actually dare to make a move? Trash like you lot, even a hundred of you wouldn’t scare this young master.” Ye Yuanwu laughed mockingly with his group.
Wang Yan and the other ladies heard Ye Yuanwu’s sneering laughter and could not help frowning. They used to dislike Liu Shaoyang and the others too. But after spending time with them, they discovered this group was actually quite interesting. Though sometimes arrogant and roguish, they could hardly be called scum. Moreover, Liu Shaoyang and the others had always treated them with respect and care. Even when they wanted to take them to bed, they never resorted to tricks. They were at least honest scoundrels. In contrast, Ye Yuanwu and his group were always scheming to trick them into bed with endless lies and tactics, which made Wang Yan and the others feel disgusted.
“Third Young Master Ye, since you were not invited, it is not quite appropriate for you to stay here. Please leave.” Wang Yan stepped forward and spoke up.
Ye Yuanwu and the others were stunned. They looked at Wang Yan in bewilderment, unsure where they had offended these ladies.
Seeing the faint smile on Liu Shaoyang’s lips, Ye Yuanwu snorted. “Why don’t you invite us then? Otherwise, I will smash this banquet too.”
Ye Yuanwu stepped forward, his aura locking onto Liu Shaoyang, pressing down with immense pressure. Liu Shaoyang clearly could not withstand it. His face paled. Seeing this, Ye Yuanwu grew even more disdainful. He thought to himself that trash like them still dared to challenge his group.
“Since others did not invite you, why do you insist on shamelessly staying here?”
Ye Yuanwu looked at everyone with smug provocation. Just as he was about to say a few more harsh words to show off, a voice suddenly exploded, making Ye Yuanwu and the others whip their heads around: Who was courting death by daring to interfere with them!