258: Wow, that's powerful! What a domineering punch!

Bai Chi!

The future heir of the Bai Family, one of the Five Great Families of the Capital!

Yan Qingwu and he were classmates in middle school, high school, and university.

Of course.

It wasn't because of fate, but because Bai Chi had his family pull strings to follow her!

But.

Yan Qingwu hated him!

For no other reason than that he chased her every day like an idiot!

Bai Chi soon approached the two of them.

He looked at Qingwu tenderly and said softly, "Qingwu, I heard you came to Xiamen City alone and couldn't help but worry, so I followed you here."

"There's no need for you to worry!"

Yan Qingwu showed no gratitude, her face full of impatience. "Where I go is my business. Young Master Bai, you should go home to your parents and stop bothering me, thank you!"

Bai Chi was long used to Yan Qingwu's cold attitude. His smile didn't waver; instead, to ease the tension, his gaze fell upon Ye Chen.

"This gentleman..."

"Must be the recently famous Ye Chen, Chief Instructor Ye, right?"

Ye Chen glanced at him and nodded. "That's me."

"Nice to meet you."

Although Bai Chi said it was a pleasure, his tone was very flat, even carrying a hint of arrogance.

"It's just that you look... much more..."

"...ordinary than I imagined."

"I'm curious, Chief Instructor Ye, what extraordinary methods did you use to make the most untamable Qingwu of our Hidden Dragon Pavilion so submissive?"

He was extremely upset at this moment.

Not only was he the heir to the Bai Family, but he was also one of the elite members of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion.

Last night, he suddenly received news that the long-vacant position of Chief Instructor had been taken by an obscure young man around their age.

What was even harder for him to accept was the internal rumor that this new instructor got the position because he had made the notoriously difficult Yan Qingwu yield!

Bai Chi had pursued Yan Qingwu for years and knew her pride well!

If even he couldn't handle her, what right did this Ye Chen have?

Seeing Ye Chen in person now, he found that aside from being somewhat decent-looking, there was nothing special about him!

The resentment and jealousy in his heart flared up.

Ye Chen naturally heard the hidden thorns in the other's words but didn't feel like wasting his breath.

He raised an eyebrow. "You can ask her yourself how I made her yield. I have things to do, so I'll be going now."

After saying that.

He turned around and continued his morning jog, with no intention of chatting further with Bai Chi.

"Hey! Instructor Brother, don't go so fast!"

Seeing Ye Chen run off, Yan Qingwu immediately wanted to follow.

Bai Chi shifted his steps and blocked her path, his smile fading slightly.

"Qingwu, stop it."

"Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

"You are the woman I, Bai Chi, have set my sights on. I don't believe you would easily yield to someone your own age!"

"Did he use some improper means to coerce you?"

In his voice, there was concern, and even more so, possessiveness.

Yan Qingwu was already annoyed at being blocked, and hearing his self-righteous tone made her even angrier.

But in the next second.

Her eyes flickered, and a sweet smile blossomed on her face, making Bai Chi's heart flutter. "Do you really want to know how I yielded?"

Bai Chi snapped out of it and nodded repeatedly.

Yan Qingwu's smile deepened.

"Him..."

"He spanked my bottom until I yielded!"

The expression on Bai Chi's face instantly froze, as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning from the nine heavens.

"What?"

"Spanked your bottom???"

He suspected something was wrong with his ears!

Yan Qingwu ignored him. Taking advantage of his momentary daze, she nimbly sidestepped him and chased after Ye Chen's back like a happy fawn.

The best part was... as she ran, she shouted in a sweet, delicate voice.

"Instructor Brother!"

"Wait for me!"

"I've hit a bottleneck in my cultivation, I'm waiting for you to clear it for me!"

The breeze carried her teasing voice away.

Leaving Bai Chi standing alone in the early morning light, completely bewildered.

Spanked... her bottom?

Ye Chen actually dared to spank Yan Qingwu's... bottom?!

And... and he spanked her into submission???

An indescribable rage! Jealousy! Shame! Like a volcanic eruption, it burst forth from his heart.

He suddenly looked up and chased after the direction Ye Chen and Yan Qingwu had gone.

In the next second.

He caught up with the two, blocked their path, and glared at Ye Chen. "Kid, you dare spank Qingwu's bottom???"

Ye Chen was stunned. He turned his gaze toward Yan Qingwu, his brow furrowing slightly.

What on earth was this woman up to now?

Yan Qingwu immediately put on a pitiful look and asked in a low whisper, "Instructor Brother, didn't you tell me to... tell the truth?"

That look! That tone! She looked exactly like a little wife who had been bullied by a tyrant and didn't dare speak up.

Ye Chen suddenly understood and was speechless.

He almost forgot!

This woman was a top-tier schemer, her acting was always on point, and she dug pits without blinking!

Otherwise... she wouldn't have joined him in tricking Black and White Impermanence and then come out to rob them!

He took a deep breath, looked at the trembling Bai Chi, and responded calmly.

"That's right, I did."

"But don't worry, I didn't take her pants off."

Yan Qingwu: "!!!"

Didn't take her pants off?

Wait... why did that sound like adding fuel to the fire?

Her beautiful face instantly flushed red, half from shame and half from being speechless.

It felt as if something had exploded in Bai Chi's head.

Didn't take her pants off?!

Is that the damn point?!

The point is that you did it!

You spanked Yan Qingwu's bottom!

The pure and sacred goddess in his heart had been spanked!

"Ye Chen!!!"

Bai Chi's reason was completely snapped by rage.

His eyes gradually turned blood-red, and he was beyond furious.

"You shameless scoundrel! How dare you desecrate Qingwu like this!"

"I want to duel you!!!"

"If you lose, you must resign from the position of Chief Instructor and kneel before Qingwu to apologize!"

Ye Chen frowned. "Can we skip the kneeling? If so, I'll agree."

Hearing this, Yan Qingwu knew Ye Chen was up to something.

So.

She turned to look at Bai Chi, her face turning cold. "Don't you dare agree to that!"

Seeing the goddess speak to him like this, appearing to care about Ye Chen... for a moment.

He grew even angrier and roared, "I agree!"

"You!!!"

Yan Qingwu was annoyed.

Because Ye Chen clearly wanted to throw away the position of Chief Instructor.

Then how could she get her revenge?

But before she could speak, Ye Chen interrupted her and said to Bai Chi, "Alright, then hit me once."

Bai Chi was stunned and subconsciously punched Ye Chen in the chest... it was weak, not even as strong as a tickle.

It was just a reflexive action.

As a result... Ye Chen's expression changed drastically. He clutched his chest and staggered back several steps exaggeratedly, finally crashing into a decorative tree and swaying with it.

"Ah—so strong! What a domineering punch!"

"All my meridians are shattered, and my energy center is broken!"

"I lost! I've lost completely!"

As he spoke.

He looked at Bai Chi with a weak gaze and a sincere tone.

"Young Master Bai truly is the genius of the Bai Family, your strength is unfathomable. I... admit defeat!"

Yan Qingwu: "..."

She watched Ye Chen's exaggerated performance, and her face darkened.

I mean... even if you want to lose on purpose to get rid of the Chief Instructor title, you should at least put some effort into it!

This is way too fake!

You didn't even knock down a few leaves from the tree, okay?

Bai Chi was completely frozen in place.

He looked down at his fist, which hadn't used any strength at all, then looked up at Ye Chen's "critically injured and dying" appearance, feeling like he was being played.

"Ye! Chen!"

Veins popped on Bai Chi's forehead. "Are you... fucking playing me for a fool?!"

Before he could finish—

"Boom!"

A powerful aura belonging to the Mystic Realm Peak erupted unreservedly from Bai Chi's body!

His robes fluttered without wind, and the air within three meters around him seemed to become thick and stagnant.

"I, Bai Chi, began practicing martial arts at seven, entered the Xuan Realm at eighteen, and reached the Mystic Realm Peak at twenty-four!"

"Among my peers, except for Qingwu, I have never been defeated!"

"How dare you humiliate me like this?!"

Bai Chi's eyes were fixed on Ye Chen, his voice trembling with rage.

"If I don't beat you until you kneel and beg for mercy today, I'll write my name, Bai Chi, backward!"

He stomped his foot in fury and lunged forward like a Leopard!

This time, it was no longer a playful punch.

Instead, his five fingers formed a claw, accompanied by a whistle that tore through the air. True Qi from the Mystic Realm Peak condensed at his fingertips as he lunged ruthlessly toward Ye Chen's shoulder!

That was the Bai Family's secret grappling technique... Gold-Rending Claw!

If this claw landed, it would be enough to tear five holes in solid steel!

In his towering rage, Bai Chi was now playing for real!