59. Ye Family in Danger

Mu Chen and Ye Shi took seats far away from the group of people, and ordered a large table of dishes.

Mu Chen ordered the most expensive dishes in the restaurant. A table of food was worth several thousand elementary stones. Ye Shi didn't notice how much Mu Chen spent on the food, but Ye Ming and others did.

Ye Rong looked at Ye Shi jealously from time to time, and Ye Shi glared back fiercely.

"Uncle Ming, is he really Mu Chen? And he's a five-star warrior. I heard that Mu Chen is an ignorant and incompetent loser." Ye Rong muttered.

Ye Ming frowned and said, "That was an old news about half a year ago. Master Mu Chen suddenly changed more than half a year ago. Since then, he has been working hard on cultivation. He even became an alchemist."

Ye Rong asked, "Since Mu Chen is so good now, why does he want to be with Ye Shi?"

"Each has their own preferences. Master Mu Chen seems to like Master Ye Shi very much." Ye Ming glanced in the direction of Mu Chen and Ye Shi. Mu Chen was picking a piece of shark fin for Ye Shi, and Ye Shi looked shyly at Mu Chen. He looked happy right now.

Ye Ming narrowed his eyes. Although he didn't know what Mu Chen saw in Ye Shi, it was always a good thing that Mu Chen liked Ye Shi.

After Ye He's death, Ye Xun was ecstatic at first because no one would stop him from splashing money.

However, Ye Xun soon discovered that something was wrong. The family's business had frequent problems. Traitors were discovered in the family. The alchemist who had a contract with the Ye family also left and turned to other families. Busy and devastated, Ye Xun still couldn't stop the decline of the Ye family.

Ye Xun finally spent 200,000 yuan to buy two admission letters from the Saint Star Academy, giving it one last try.

Ye Ming frowned. One of the two letters that Ye Xun bought was actually for Ye Shi. Although Ye Shi was not Ye Xun’s favorite, Ye Xun also knew very well that Ye Shi had the most hope of being accepted by Saint Star Academy.

Ye Xun sent someone to City of Mo to inquire about the situation, but heard that Mu Yuanfeng took good care of Ye Shi and even spent 100,000 to buy an admission letter for Ye Shi. 
Since Ye Shi already had an admission letter, Ye Xun gave up the idea of ​​giving Ye Shi one. In his opinion, Ye Shi was a member of the Ye family anyway. If Ye Shi turned out to be a successful man in the future, he would help the Ye family for sure.

Ye Ming smiled helplessly. Ye Shi did not like the Ye family. It would be difficult for Ye Shi to help the Ye family in the future!

 

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Ye Rong gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle Ming, what level is Ye Shi now?"

Ye Ming glanced at Ye Shi and said, "It seems that he is already a seven-star warrior."

"What?!" Ye Wu said in shock.

"How could his strength increase so quickly?" Ye Cheng couldn't help but asked.

Ye Shi's great talent was well known to the Ye family. Several of Ye Shi's stepmothers tried their best to ignore Ye Shi, but Ye Shi was still ahead of the others. However, it was too fast to promote from a two-star warrior to a seven-star within just a few months.

Ye Ming shook his head and said, "I don't know. I heard that Young Master Mu Chen is very kind to Young Master Shi, and he is generous with using all available resources on him."

Ye Rong looked at Ye Shi who was being carefully protected by Mu Chen, and couldn't help but felt jealousy. Ye Shi was really lucky. He used to be protected by his grandfather, but now by his fiancé. What was wrong with Mu Chen? Why does he like Ye Shi?

"Mu Chen wastes so much money on so many dishes." Ye Rong said with jealousy.

"Young Master Mu is an alchemist. I heard that Master Mu's success rate in alchemy is high. I guess he doesn't lack of money." Ye Ming pondered.

Ye Cheng said, "I don't believe he can earn a lot as a first-level alchemist. He is lucky to have a wealthy family.” 

Ye Wu sighed and said, "You can’t blame him for having a rich family!"

Ye Rong looked at Ye Shi with jealousy in her eyes.

"It's strange. Why are they here?" Ye Shi said while eating.

Mu Chen took a sip of his tea and said, "The most plausible guess: They should be participating in the selection of Saint Star Academy."

Ye Shi said in disapproval, "I don’t think so. There are three of them, but the Ye family only had one place."

"They can pay for the extra two" Mu Chen said lightly.

Ye Shi shook his head and said disapprovingly, "I don't think so."

Although Ye Xun was mean to him, he was generous to other brothers and sisters. However, in Ye Shi’s opinion, Ye Xun was not generous enough to spend 200,000 yuan to buy two places. Ye Xun was actually quite stingy.

"Didn't you notice? The three of them has just reached the level of second-star warrior, just enough to qualify for the selection of the Saint Star Academy." Mu Chen said.

Ye Shi scratched his head and said, "You are right. It's really strange. Ye Wu, I can understand. But it is such a surprise that Ye Chen is actually a two-star warrior."

"It's not surprising. They improve so fast probably because they used elixirs to accelerate the leveling-up.” Mu Chen said.

Ye Shi was confused, "But there will be many side efforts to use elixirs to rush the progress. My father has no reason to do this."

"Of course he does. After your grandfather died, the Ye family lost a strong man. Other families overtake them and spared the benefit of their wealth. Your father must be desperate now." Mu Chen said.

"How did you know?" Ye Shi asked.

Mu Chen shrugged and said, "Bad news always spreads very quickly."

Ye Shi exhaled and said, "When Grandpa was alive, my father always hoped that Grandpa would die soon so that he wouldn’t need listen to anyone anymore. Now Grandpa is really dead. It seems that my father is still living in a difficult time." Ye Shi frowned, feeling a little sad.

"Actually, there is a solution that can solve Ye family's predicament." Mu Chen said lightly.

"What?" Ye Shi asked in confusion.

"The Saint Star Academy boasts a very high social status in the empire. Every year, the Academy will recruit a small number of students. Therefore, once people are admitted, their families will enjoy a higher status. Many students who graduate from the Saint Star Academy will become martial art masters, Martial Art Spirit or even Martial Art Kings..."

"I also heard that the tutors of the Saint Star Academy sometimes choose apprentices among the freshmen. They even fight over for one outstanding student. If anyone from Ye family can be picked by the tutors of the academy, then the current predicament of the Ye family will be solved..." Mu Chen said.

Ye Shi glanced at Ye Rong and the others, pouted, and said, "If the tutors of the Saint Star Academy select students who are good at making trouble, then Ye Rong may be the one."

Ye Shi did not underestimate his siblings, but every year the Saint Star Academy recruited the best students in the empire. Many of them were six-star, seven-star, and eight-star warriors.

Mu Chen narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully, "Your father may have no other options. This is the only way out.” 

Ye Shi gritted his teeth and said, "You're right. This is really my father's style. He's not a responsible person. He complained that my grandfather didn't give him enough, and left the family affairs to my grandfather."

"If you are one of the Ye family, your father will probably get what he wants." Mu Chen said.

"Me?" Ye Shi said in shock.

Mu Chen nodded and said, "Yes! Haven't you noticed how outstanding you are?"

A fourteen-year-old seven-star warrior. Mu Chen did not think there would be many who could be this powerful among the students recruited by the Saint Star Academy.

Ye Shi frowned and said with a bitter smile, "So, this is the reason why he wants to have me back? I was wondering why he is being so nice suddenly. Now I know why.” 

Mu Chen patted Ye Shi's shoulder and said, "Okay. Stop thinking of them.” 

Ye Shi nodded and said, "Okay."

 

 

 

60. Jealousy

"Have all our dishes been served?" Ye Shi looked at the large table of dishes and asked Mu Chen.

Mu Chen shook his head and said, "Not yet. More will be served later."

"It's a waste if we can’t finish them all." Ye Shi whined.

Mu Chen said, "Don't worry. I have enough money. Enjoy your meal.” 

Mu Chen had a look at Ye Rong and the others, and there was smirk in his eyes. The Ye family began to go downhill as early as when Ye He was still alive. But when Ye He was still alive, he was able to maintain the family to look nice on the surface. Now it was hard to even do that.

Just now, he had a quick look at the dishes ordered by Ye Rong and others. They only ordered a few cheap dishes.

Ye Shi glared at Mu Chen and said, "Even if you have money, you can't waste it."

Mu Chen shrugged and said, "You are right, my darling. So you should eat more and don't waste any."

Ye Shi blushed because of how Mu Chen addressed him.

At first, Ye Shi had a problem with Mu Chen's waste of money, but as he begun to enjoy the food, he had no problem at all.

Ye Rong frowned, took a deep breath, and asked Ye Wu, "How many elementary stones does Mu Chen have to pay for the meal?"

"No less than 3,000 elementary stones." Ye Wu gritted his teeth and said. Even when Ye Xun was generous to him, he did not have enough to pay for such an expensive meal, not to mention that Ye family wad declining. Ye Shi was so damn lucky!

Ye Rong said with a long face, "Ye Shi gobbled up the food like he is starving to death. What a shame!"

From time to time, Mu Chen picked food for Ye Shi and asked Ye Shi if he would like to take any other food out.  

"Although Ye Shi’s table manner is not elegant, Mu Chen seems to like him very much." Ye Cheng said with narrowed eyes.

Ye Rong's face turned place and said, "I don't believe that Mu Chen would like that ugly bastard. Mu Chen probably has some secrets."

 

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After Ye Shi finished eating a large table of food, he was surprised to find that Ye Rong and the others had just finished eating.

Ye Shi said, "It takes them so long to finish that little food. They really eat slow."

Ye Shi said this because he simply disliked that Ye Rong and others ate slowly. However, Ye Rong was a proud person. She felt that Ye Shi was insulting them. Thinking of how Ye Shi lived such a comfortable life with Mu Chen and how she and her brothers had to live on tight budgets, Ye Rong's face turned red because of anger and a shout burst out.

"Ye Shi, you think everyone eats like a hungry tiger like you? Like someone is going to take the food from your mouth. Shame on you.” Ye Rong said coldly.

"Miss Ye, you shout like a shrew. You are not making the Ye family proud of you." Mu Chen said lightly.

Ye Rong's face distorted when she heard Mu Chen's defense for Ye Shi.

"Stone, let's go." Mu Chen took Ye Shi's hand and said.

"Young Master Chen, wait." Ye Ming stopped Mu Chen and said.

Mu Chen looked at Ye Ming and said, "What for?"

Ye Ming asked expectantly, "Are you two going to the Saint Star Academy? If so, we happen to go there too. Perhaps we can..."

Mu Chen interrupted Ye Ming and said, "No need. We still have many other things to do.”

Mu Chen sneered in mind. What a joke that they wanted to travel along with them. It was obviously that Ye Shi did not like them.
After Mu Chen and Ye Shi left, Ye Rong asked, "Mu Chen is going to participate in the selection of Saint Star Academy, but why is Ye Shi going there?"

"Mu Yuanfeng spent 100,000 elementary stones to buy Ye Shi an admission letter for Saint Star Academy." Ye Ming explained.

"What?!" Ye Rong couldn't help but exclaimed.

Originally, her father didn't plan to give her this place. It was her mother who tried her best to convince Ye Xun to buy an extra admission letter for her. Ye Shi actually had such a precious thing.

"Why is Mu Yuanfeng willing to pay so many for him?" Ye Rong said jealously.

"Sister, have you forgotten that Mu Yuanfeng is a third-level alchemist with a lot of money? One of his elixirs is worth more than one million elementary stones," Ye Wu reminded.

Ye Rong frowned and felt unfair, "How can he be so lucky?!"