While harbouring immense resentment towards Ye Jingyun, he had breakfast at the inn. Although for Ye Chu, who had reached the Emperor realm, ordinary food was more harmful than beneficial, he still maintained the habit of eating delicacies. This was a joy of life, and he was unwilling to lose it because of cultivation.
“I wonder if I may take a seat here?” Just as Ye Chu was having breakfast with Ye Jingyun at the inn, a man who looked to be in his fifties approached him, pointed to the empty seat opposite Ye Chu, and asked.
“Please, make yourself at home!” Ye Chu nodded, not taking the other party seriously, and continued to finish the delicacies in front of him.
“May I know your honoured name?” The seated man glanced at Ye Jingyun, then turned his gaze back to Ye Chu, asking him with a friendly smile.
Only then did Ye Chu look up. “Are you here to find me?”
“I am Ma Hua, the head of the Ma family!” the man said lightly. His voice was not loud, but it made Ye Jingyun tense up, her hand involuntarily reaching out to grab Ye Chu. Ma Hua also noticed Ye Jingyun’s movement. He could not help but shake his head. How could he not realise at this moment that his second son had been made a fool of by others?
“So you are a senior. I wonder what brings you to find me? To take revenge for your second young master?” Ye Chu smiled.
“You are overthinking it, sir. Young people will naturally have some bumps and scrapes. This is also a piece of wealth in their lives. I am not so protective of my children as to go to such lengths,” Ma Hua smiled at Ye Chu.
“Since you are not here to take revenge, what brings you to find us this time, senior?” Ye Chu asked with a smile. “Could it be that your son is still infatuated with her and wants you to propose marriage on his behalf? That is fine too. As long as you casually throw in some immortal materials and a supreme technique as bride price, I will agree!”
“You are joking, sir. My second son is indeed still infatuated with this young lady. However, this is a matter between you two. I am not so great as to go as far as finding a woman for him. As for ultimate treasures like immortal materials and supreme techniques, my clan cannot produce them.” Speaking of this, Ma Hua paused and said, “I have come to find you this time in the hope of making friends with you!”
“Making friends?” Ye Chu looked at the other party with a smile and said, “I only like making friends with women. Forget about making friends with men, especially an old man!”
“You are truly amusing, sir!” Ma Hua said to Ye Chu. “But what if the reward is the Giant Dragon Token?”
“Hmm?” Only then did Ye Chu perk up a bit, his gaze turning to Ma Hua. “What do you mean?”
“If I am not mistaken, you must have come for the Giant Dragon Token. There are no treasures in Giant Dragon City that can attract a talented young man like you, only the Giant Dragon Token has that possibility,” Ma Hua looked at Ye Chu and said. “As long as you can do me a favour, the Giant Dragon Token can certainly be used as a reward!”
“What favour?” Ye Chu looked at the other party.
“I still do not know your honoured name!” Ma Hua smiled.
“Ye Chu! The person beside me is Ye Jingyun!” Ye Chu replied. “Can Patriarch Ma now tell me what favour you need?”
“Naturally!” Ma Hua smiled. “I hope you can become a guest elder of my clan!”
“Guest elder?” Ye Chu looked at the other party in astonishment. “Are you sure you are not saying it wrong, Patriarch Ma? Yesterday I beat up your young master, and today you are inviting me to be a guest elder?”
Ma Hua smiled. “It is precisely because you have the ability to beat him up that I am requesting you to be a guest elder of my clan.”
“Speak then. What exactly do you want to do? I do not believe there are truly people in this world who repay resentment with virtue!” Ye Chu said to Ma Hua. “What is the purpose?”
“Young Master Ye is indeed straightforward!” Ma Hua laughed loudly. “I simply need you to represent my Ma family in an arena match.”
Seeing Ye Chu’s confusion, Ma Hua continued, “The annual arena tournament in Giant Dragon City is about to begin again. There are four great families in Giant Dragon City, and my Ma family is one of them. Every year, the four great families compete for the title of arena champion. The one who wins the championship can hold the Giant Dragon Token for a year. At the same time, the other family heads must contribute ten percent of their annual income to the champion.”
“Originally, my eldest son was supposed to compete this year. However, he had an accident a few days ago and is unable to fight. So I can only request your help! My clan has not won the championship for several years. If we do not win it again, I fear we will be expelled from the ranks of the four great families of Giant Dragon City.”
Ye Chu finally understood what the other party was plotting. He smiled and looked at the other party, saying, “Do you have confidence in me?”
“No! I have absolutely no confidence in you! But this is the best choice, because you are the strongest candidate I can find. You going on stage is still better than my second son,” Ma Hua looked at Ye Chu and said.
“Patriarch Ma is indeed direct, but your words are quite hurtful!” Ye Chu looked at Ma Hua and said. “However, I can tell from your words that the Giant Dragon Token is not currently in your hands, right?”
“Naturally, it is not in my hands! However, if you can win, would it not be in my hands then? All of this depends on you!” Ma Hua looked at Ye Chu with a beaming smile. “It just depends on whether you have confidence in yourself!”
Ye Chu fell silent. This was undoubtedly the best way to obtain the Giant Dragon Token. However, who were the opponents in this arena battle?
“Are the representatives of the other three great families very strong?” Ye Chu asked.
“Very strong. They are all successors of other clans, and each one is far superior to my second son,” Ma Hua said. “It will be extremely difficult to seize the championship.”
Ma Hua stared at Ye Chu, looking him up and down, but could not detect how strong Ye Chu was. However, the fact that he could kick his second son away with a single kick clearly showed he was extremely powerful.
Ma Hua had no other choice. The eldest son could not go on stage, so he had to find a suitable person. Even if they lost, they could not lose too disgracefully. Otherwise, many families in Giant Dragon City would move to divide them up.
To be honest, he was somewhat disappointed when he saw Ye Chu. He was too young. Even if such a person had strong strength, it was probably limited. How could he fight against the tiger and wolf-like successors of the other three families?
“It is not impossible for me to agree. Besides the conditions you mentioned, I also need enough Sun and Moon Essence for one person’s cultivation. If you can bring it out as a reward, I will fight this arena match for you,” Ye Chu looked at Ma Hua and said.
Ma Hua frowned. How precious was the Sun and Moon Essence? With the help of ores and various resources, they had only refined enough for a few people to cultivate to the Emperor realm. But Ye Chu was asking for the amount for one person right off the bat. This…
Ma Hua stared fixedly at Ye Chu, wondering if Ye Chu was worth paying this price.
“If you are unwilling, then please leave!” Ye Chu stared at Ma Hua and said. “Since you have no confidence in me, why bother coming to find me!”
“Agreed!” Ma Hua finally agreed. Ye Chu was the strongest cultivator he could find, and he had no other choice.
“Good! I will go back to the Ma family with you. You will give the amount of Sun and Moon Essence for one person to Ye Jingyun!”
Ye Jingyun looked at Ye Chu in astonishment, not expecting that Ye Chu was fighting for her.
These past few days, she had indeed felt that the Sun and Moon Essence was insufficient during her cultivation. It was simply impossible to break through to the Xuan Yuan realm without enough Sun and Moon Essence. It was precisely for this reason that her cultivation had made no progress recently. Originally, she wanted to find a way to solve this problem, but she did not expect that Ye Chu had been watching all along.
“This guy is actually quite affectionate and righteous!”