535: Chapter 535 You're a complete madman!

Ye Chen rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay her any mind, and turned to leave.

But Li Qin's muttering came from behind him.

"A man who doesn't understand romance."

Her tone was thirty percent reproachful and seventy percent teasing.

Ye Chen didn't even pause his steps, heading straight out of the gym.

The two of them walked into the living room one after the other.

The dining table was already covered with breakfast.

Bing Lan was sitting in the main seats with Zhuang Yufen and her husband, slowly sipping a bowl of porridge.

Liu Qingluo sat opposite them.

Meanwhile, the uninvited Eagle Country princess from last night, Euphemia, was currently sitting beside Liu Qingluo, curiously eating a bowl of white porridge and a small dish of side vegetables.

Hmm...

Back in the Eagle Country, she would never eat meals like this.

To her surprise, it was quite delicious!

Now, she had changed her clothes into a set of light pink loungewear, her long blonde hair tied casually into a ponytail.

Looking at her, she seemed determined to stay.

Ye Chen glanced over and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This woman's skin was even thicker than he had imagined.

As soon as Euphemia saw him come out, she immediately put down her chopsticks and stood up.

"A-Chen, something has happened."

Everyone looked at Euphemia in unison.

One second she was curiously eating, and the next, something had happened?

Ye Chen's brow twitched slightly. He walked over to the dining table, sat down, took a bite of a bun, and asked indistinctly, "What's wrong?"

Euphemia's expression was somewhat complex, her azure eyes filled with a trace of worry. "Carl is dead. Now, rumors are spreading in the USA and the Eagle Country that you killed him."

Ye Chen took another bite of his bun.

"Oh, that's not a rumor."

Euphemia was stunned.

Ye Chen took another bite. "I did kill him."

Euphemia: "???"

My goodness!

They had seen Carl fall into the lake last night.

Generally speaking, falling into a lake wouldn't be an issue for someone so powerful.

Therefore...

...she had been worried about Ye Chen being implicated.

But she never expected...

...that Ye Chen actually went to finish him off.

She froze on the spot, her azure eyes wide and round.

The dining table fell silent instantly.

However, Bing Lan and the others appeared quite calm.

How could they not be?

After experiencing so much, their hearts had been tempered by Ye Chen to be strong enough.

Li Qin asked in surprise.

"Wait..."

"Younger Male Cousin, when you said you'd 'send him off' last night, you meant killing him, not actually seeing him out?"

Ye Chen glanced at her and said flatly, "What else?"

Everyone was even more speechless.

Thinking about it, it made sense.

Someone had come to kill him; it would be unreasonable not to kill them back...

Ye Chen swallowed the last bite of the bun and picked up a tissue to wipe his hands.

"You don't need to worry about it. Someone will handle it."

Euphemia took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

"But the Gates Family..."

"What about the Gates Family?"

Ye Chen interrupted her. "Their family's second young master came to the Dragon Kingdom, kicked down my door, and wanted to kill me. Was I supposed to just stand there and let him?"

Euphemia's brows furrowed.

While it was true that Carl made the first move, caused the trouble, and intended to kill, and Ye Chen was merely acting in self-defense...

...the problem was...

...that was the Gates Family!

One of the three major financial magnates in the USA!

Their family's second young master died in the Dragon Kingdom. How could this matter be settled easily?

Ye Chen seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled slightly.

"I've offended more than just one family. Have they come to cause trouble for me yet?"

"Don't worry, someone will clean up the mess for me."

Euphemia was taken aback. "Who?"

Ye Chen didn't answer, only picking up the soy milk on the table and taking a sip.

The person he was referring to was, naturally, Xuanyuan Huo.

Although that old man usually didn't meddle in his affairs, he would definitely not stand by if something truly major happened.

After all...

...he was the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group.

He was one of the state's people.

And the old man was the leader of the Dragon Group...

The second young master of the Gates Family dying in the Dragon Kingdom was a matter that could be seen as either big or small.

On a small scale, it was a personal grudge and self-defense.

On a large scale, it could trigger a diplomatic storm or even affect the relationship between the two countries.

But with Xuanyuan Huo handling things from above, this matter wouldn't spiral out of control.

That old man's status in the Dragon Kingdom was not something the Gates Family could compare to.

What's more...

...Carl was the one who made the first move.

Ye Chen finished his soy milk and was about to pour another bowl when his phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone and looked; a name was displayed on the screen...

Old Man Xuanyuan.

How damn coincidental!

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and answered the call.

"Old man, morning."

On the other end of the line, Xuanyuan Huo spoke speechlessly, "Ye Chen, you've given me another surprise."

Ye Chen played dumb.

"What surprise?"

"Still pretending?"

Xuanyuan Huo said huffily.

"The second young master of the Gates Family, Carl Gates, died last night below the Dijing Garden in Xiamen City. Not a single bone in his body was left intact."

"Don't tell me this has nothing to do with you."

Ye Chen looked innocent. "I'll be frank and admit it. It does have something to do with me; I killed him."

There was silence on the other end for a full three seconds.

Xuanyuan Huo clearly hadn't expected him to admit it so bluntly.

After the silence came a long sigh. "You kid... can't you just behave for a couple of days?"

Ye Chen also sighed.

"Old man, you can't blame me for this."

"He came to kill me first, kicked down my door, set fire to my living room, and told me to my face that he was going to kill my whole family."

"Tell me, could I not fight back?"

Xuanyuan Huo's breath hitched. "Is what you're saying true?"

"Absolutely true."

Ye Chen's voice turned a bit more serious. "My parents can testify, Bing Lan and the others can testify, and the Eagle Country's Princess Euphemia was also present at the time."

"Euphemia? That princess from the Eagle Country?"

Xuanyuan Huo couldn't keep his composure. "Why was she there too?"

"It's a long story."

Ye Chen didn't elaborate. "In short, Carl made the first move. I was just acting in self-defense."

Xuanyuan Huo said solemnly, "The Gates Family has already exploded. They're pressuring the Dragon Kingdom through diplomatic channels, demanding the murderer be severely punished."

Ye Chen laughed.

"Punish me severely?"

"Old man, did they get something wrong?"

"It was their second young master who came to the Dragon Kingdom to kill people, not me going to the USA to kill."

"That logic doesn't hold up."

Xuanyuan Huo snorted. "Of course I know it doesn't hold up, but the Gates Family won't reason with you. They only care about power because they have people from the Kunlun Ruins backing them."

Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"Then let's talk about power."

Xuanyuan Huo was infuriated by his nonchalant tone. Just as he was about to start cursing, Ye Chen suddenly added a sentence.

"By the way, old man, this matter also involves the Holy Sect."

On the other end, Xuanyuan Huo's voice suddenly dropped. "What did you say?"

"The Holy Sect."

Ye Chen repeated, a hint of coldness in his voice. "The reason Carl suddenly came for me was that the Holy Sect gave him a potion to make him stronger, turning him into an Ability User."

"An elder of the Holy Sect has come to the Dragon Kingdom?"

Xuanyuan Huo's voice turned completely cold, as if tempered in ice.

"That's right."

Ye Chen nodded. "Not only did they come, but they also wanted to use Carl's hand to kill me."

"Damn it!"

Xuanyuan Huo cursed angrily, "Those bastards actually dared to sneak into the Dragon Kingdom? They're looking for a nuclear strike!"

Ye Chen listened to the old man's angry cursing on the other end.

He knew the old man was furious.

The Holy Sect's people sneaking into the Dragon Kingdom was far more serious than Carl coming to kill someone.

Carl's was a personal grudge, at most a criminal case.

But the Holy Sect was a power from within the Kunlun Ruins; their intrusion into the Dragon Kingdom was a matter of national security.

To put it seriously, it was equivalent to tearing up the agreement from back then!

"Old man, don't be in a hurry," Ye Chen said leisurely.

"Don't be in a hurry?"

Xuanyuan Huo was livid. "People from the Holy Sect have come to run wild on our turf, and you're telling me not to be in a hurry?"

"It's no use being in a hurry."

Ye Chen sighed. "Besides, if you go to argue with them now, my plan will be ruined."

Xuanyuan Huo was stunned, then became wary. "Plan? What plan?"

Ye Chen leaned back in his chair and crossed his legs.

"I'm planning to lure all the Holy Sect's high-level members here and then wipe them out in one go."

Xuanyuan Huo was completely bewildered. "Are you... sure you're not joking?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?"

Ye Chen said as if it were a matter of course, "They've already taken the bait and will arrive before noon today."

Xuanyuan Huo completely lost it. "You kid... you're simply a madman. Do you know... there are Golden Core Stage powerhouses in the Holy Sect?"

Ye Chen chuckled. "I know!"

"And yet you still...?"

"Because I probably, maybe, possibly... am also at the Golden Core Stage."

Xuanyuan Huo: "!!!"

Did he hear that right?

This kid had actually reached the Golden Core Stage too?

What did this mean?

It meant...

...that Ye Chen was likely the most monstrously talented youth in the history of the Dragon Kingdom.

Even the Kunlun Ruins might not have produced such a genius...

It was too heaven-defying!

Xuanyuan Huo was shocked for several seconds before swallowing hard. "Are you... really at the Golden Core Stage?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but I have killed Golden Core Stage powerhouses," Ye Chen said truthfully.

Xuanyuan Huo's pupils constricted.

If he could kill a Golden Core Stage powerhouse, then he must be at the Golden Core Stage...

Xuanyuan Huo then came to his senses and laughed heartily. "Good, good, good! This old man finally didn't misjudge. You are truly bringing glory to the Dragon Kingdom!"