181: Chapter 181 A Bizarre Challenge

“Thank you, Young Master Chen, for being willing to grace us with your presence!”

The attendant bowed and left.

The girls immediately became excited when they heard they were going to attend a charity banquet.

Even Hua Yuetong and Hua Xingtong were exceptionally excited, as if they had long forgotten their encounter at the Black Ghost Market.

“A charity banquet? We have to wear evening gowns, right?”

“I want to wear that blue one!”

“Sister, shall we wear those matching sister outfits?”

“Brother Chen Yi, did you prepare any pretty little dresses for me?”

Chen Yi looked at The girls, who had instantly fallen into a frenzy of choosing dresses, and smiled helplessly. “Fine, fine, fine, wear whatever makes you look beautiful! But before that, please get me something to eat; I’m starving!”

“We ate lunch at the hotel restaurant; the food at this hotel is quite good!”

“Is that so? Then I’ll go have a taste too!”

Thus, Chen Yi led a group of stunningly beautiful girls, marching imposingly toward the hotel restaurant, instantly attracting countless gazes of envy and jealousy.

If looks could kill, Chen Yi would probably have died hundreds of times over!

However, mixed in among them seemed to be a few analyzing gazes?

Why was that?

What Chen Yi didn’t know was that the news of him accepting the challenge from Bai Song had been unilaterally announced by Bai Song while he was sleeping, and it had once again surged to the top of the Yanjing trending topics!

[Shocking! Bai Song challenges the mysterious youth Chen Yi to a duel! It will take place tomorrow night!]

[Suspected escalation of a battle between love rivals! Bai Song vs. Chen Yi! Are they both fighting for Yun Zhiyao?]

[Deep dive into Chen Yi! He is likely a high-level Beast Tamer with multiple abilities!]

Various clickbait news articles were flying everywhere, pushing Chen Yi’s popularity even higher than the just-concluded Bai-Lei duel.

Chen Yi, who was currently feasting, was still temporarily unaware of all this.

When he finished his meal and leisurely returned to his suite to change clothes for the banquet, he learned from The girls who were playing on their phones that he had suddenly added an itinerary for tomorrow.

It completely baffled Chen Yi!

“What on earth is this? When did I accept Bai Song’s challenge?”

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Time to step back a little.

The Bai-Lei duel had ended, and the crowd outside the Yanjing Third Public Arena had not yet fully dispersed.

Bai Song was panting heavily, struggling to calm the churning blood and spiritual energy in his body, barely able to walk normally.

Although he had won in a sorry state, the victory ultimately belonged to him!

He wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, tried hard to squeeze out a smile he thought was dashing, and searched for Yun Zhiyao’s figure among the spectators.

Soon, he saw Yun Zhiyao standing in the shade of a tree not far away.

However, Yun Zhiyao was not paying attention to him, the victor, as he had expected. Instead, she was slightly lowering her head, focusing intently on the phone screen in her hand, her fingers scrolling continuously.

Seeing this scene, an inexplicable sense of irritation surged into Bai Song’s heart.

He had defeated Lei Han, and as his prospective Contracted Spirit Beast, shouldn’t Yun Zhiyao be the first to congratulate him?

At the very least, shouldn’t her gaze be on him?

He couldn’t hold back, and forcing his still unsteady steps, he walked over to Yun Zhiyao, pretending to be natural.

“Zhi Yao, look, I said I wouldn’t let you down!”

Bai Song said, looking as if he were showing off, “A scrub like Lei Han is nothing to worry about at all!”

Yun Zhiyao seemed to have been startled awake by his voice only then.

She raised her eyelids, glanced at him indifferently, and said in a calm tone, “Mm, congratulations.”

After speaking, her gaze involuntarily fell back to the phone screen.

Her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she were deeply researching something.

This almost perfunctory attitude was like a bucket of cold water poured over Bai Song’s head.

He won the match, and this was all he got in return?

He subconsciously leaned in closer, wanting to see what could possibly be more important than the duel that had just ended.

Relying on his height advantage and not-weak dynamic vision, he instantly caught a glimpse of the content on the screen.

It was the Baidu search engine interface, and the search bar clearly displayed two words—Chen Yi!

Below it were several relevant information links.

“Boom—”

In an instant, Bai Song felt the blood he had just calmed down surging wildly again.

Even more violently than when facing Lei Han’s attacks!

Jealousy, anger, and humiliation instantly overwhelmed him!

It was Chen Yi again!

That pretty boy who was surrounded by a bunch of vase-like women and looked completely useless!

Yun Zhiyao was actually searching for information about that man right after he had won the match?

Could she have taken a fancy to that guy?

The sense of inflation brought on by winning against Lei Han was catalyzed into extreme anger by jealousy at this moment.

He stepped back abruptly, no longer looking at Yun Zhiyao.

Instead, he faced the crowd around him who were still discussing the match, especially one of the reporters’ cameras, and shouted loudly: “Chen Yi! I know you must be watching what’s happening here too! Don’t hide like a coward!”

“Today’s warm-up is over. Tomorrow! Tomorrow evening, right here!”

“I, Bai Song, officially challenge you to a duel! If you’re a man, stand up and fight me! I want to let everyone know who is the one worthy of standing by Yun Zhiyao’s side!”

This sudden declaration of war caused the crowd, which had been dispersing, to explode into an uproar again!

“Holy crap? The eldest young master of the Bai family wants to challenge Chen Yi to a duel?”

“Asking because I don’t know, who is Chen Yi? Is there a Chen family among the top 100 Beast Tamer families in Yanjing?”

“Just search for Chen Yi’s name online and you’ll know! It looks like there’s a good show to watch tomorrow!”

“Is it because of Miss Yun again? The rivalry has escalated!”

“Quick, quick, quick! This is huge traffic! Hurry up and make a video!”

Everyone took out their phones, and news about Bai Song challenging Chen Yi spread at the speed of light.

Bai Song listened to the exclamations and discussions around him, then looked at people’s surprised and admiring expressions; his vanity and the pleasure of revenge were temporarily satisfied.

The confidence brought by defeating Lei Han made him feel as if he could already see the scene of him trampling Chen Yi under his feet tomorrow!

By then, let’s see if you, Yun Zhiyao, will still fancy that pretty boy!

“Bai Song!”

Yun Zhiyao finally put away her phone, her stunning face covered in a layer of frost. “What are you doing?”

It was obvious that she was extremely displeased with Bai Song’s act of peeking at her phone and using her name to promote the duel without authorization!

But Bai Song was in high spirits and couldn’t listen to a word she said.

He just snorted coldly, gave Yun Zhiyao a look that said, “I’ll prove it to you,” and then left, surrounded by his Contracted Spirit Beast and attendants, with an inexplicable victor’s posture.

Yun Zhiyao watched his retreating figure, her brows tightly furrowed.

Although this matter was unilaterally announced by Bai Song.

But ultimately, this matter was because she had been searching for things about Chen Yi, which caused Chen Yi to inexplicably become a target and get into trouble.

This was not her intention.

She pondered for a moment and instructed the attendant beside her: “Go and find out where Chen Yi is staying. In my name, send an invitation to tonight’s Liuli Palace charity banquet—although I feel he might not need it.”

After all, things had reached this point; if she were to speak out and explain that it was Bai Song messing around, it wouldn’t be a good thing for either her or Chen Yi.

The backlash of public opinion wouldn’t care who initiated it.

It was better to just go with the flow!

After apologizing in person tonight, she could also see this mysterious man with her own eyes!