Chapter 71 of 100

Chapter 71

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"Just as much as that!" Ye Chu pulled off the opponent's glove that was infused with malevolent energy. The malevolent energy spread from the glove up his arm and entered his body. Instead of purifying and expelling it, Ye Chu used his spiritual energy to surge towards it. He wanted to try out the idea in his mind and verify the words in the Red Malevolent Energy Manual.

The Grand Master of the Sand Kingdom watched as Ye Chu stepped on the Sand Field Cloud, his face turning extremely ugly. His heart was also filled with tumultuous waves, and no one could believe what they were seeing—a person at the Innate Realm was actually defeated by someone at the Conceptualization Realm.

"Good! Good!" The King of Yao was overjoyed, his face flushed red with excitement.

The King of Yao's excitement thoroughly influenced the people of Yao, who began to cheer. They looked at Ye Chu with fiery enthusiasm.

Zhang Su'er and Su Rong looked at Ye Chu, their expressions equally excited, tears welling up in their eyes. They had originally thought that they and the King would surely die, and that the Yao Kingdom's palace could not withstand this crisis. But they never expected Ye Chu to stand out like a celestial being and easily kill the Innate Realm Grand Master.

"Long live the Yao Kingdom! Long live Ye Chu!"

The people of Yao were incredibly excited, their cheers rising in waves. They all felt as if they had been reborn after a disaster, and at this moment, they wanted to vent all their excitement. The sound waves shook the sky, infecting everyone.

Su Rong looked at the young man who remained unperturbed, standing there lazily. Listening to the overwhelming praise in her ears, Su Rong felt a bit dazed. At this moment, Ye Chu seemed to overlap with the hero she had imagined, and she felt it was incredibly unreal.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Su'er, seeing Su Rong staring at Ye Chu in a daze, couldn't help but glance at her and grab her hand, sighing, "I never thought Ye Chu would be praised to such a crazy extent."

These words made Su Rong's hand tighten, causing Zhang Su'er some pain. Her breathing even became a bit disordered. Zhang Su'er turned to look and clearly saw Su Rong biting her lip.

Zhang Su'er was taken aback, remembering that Su Rong had once told her that she hoped her partner would be a hero, loved by the people, powerful, and a young talent skilled in both civil and military affairs. At this moment, Ye Chu was so similar to her expectations.

But just a short while ago, Su Rong had firmly rejected Ye Chu!

"Is she regretting it?" Zhang Su'er looked at Su Rong, seeing her bite her lip, her eyes misting over. She just held her head high, stubbornly preventing her tears from falling.

Zhang Su'er patted Su Rong's hand, saying nothing, her gaze falling on Ye Chu.

Ye Chu had already disabled the Sand Field Cloud, his gaze now on another Innate Realm martial artist. The Grand Master of the Sand Kingdom's face changed dramatically, unable to resist the urge to flee. But the Marquis of Weiyuan had already locked onto him, making it impossible for him to escape.

Facing the Marquis of Weiyuan and the Innate Realm-capable Ye Chu alone, he had no chance of winning. As more and more soldiers surrounded him, the Grand Master of the Sand Kingdom couldn't help but turn pale.

Neither Ye Chu nor the Marquis of Weiyuan made a move against him. Ye Chu's gaze fell on the Marquis of Weiyuan, seeing the old man who had once doted on him now looking much older. He couldn't help but sigh, thinking that the decision three years ago must have hit him hard.

The Marquis of Weiyuan's eyes also welled with tears. Despite expelling this heartbroken young man from the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence and severing ties, seeing his achievements now, he couldn't help but shed tears.

No one doesn't hope for their children to achieve greatness, and Ye Chu had clearly proven himself. Hearing the excited cheers around him, the Marquis of Weiyuan felt that this former wastrel had grown up.

The Marquis of Weiyuan reined in his emotions, turning his head away, pretending not to see Ye Chu. He shouted to the approaching soldiers, "Form the military formation!"

Many of the Imperial Guards were those the Marquis of Weiyuan had personally led in the past. Hearing his order, despite him no longer having military authority, they reflexively followed his command.

Seeing the Marquis of Weiyuan form the military formation to surround the Grand Master of the Sand Kingdom layer by layer, Ye Chu knew that the other side wouldn't be able to cause much trouble. The Marquis of Weiyuan's strength was already above his, and with the military formation, this person was doomed.

Ye Chu didn't make another move, kicking the Sand Field Cloud away and sending it to the side of the King of the Sand Kingdom. "He's already disabled. Take him away."

"Yes!" The head guard bowed, saying, "This person, though without any official position, is worthy of my respect!"

Ye Chu took the glove, turned to look in the direction of the Marquis of Weiyuan, and prepared to leave.

"Ye Chu!" The King of Yao called out.

"Hmm?" Ye Chu turned to look at the King of Yao, "Is there something?"

The King of Yao stepped up to Ye Chu, looking at him and said, "You damaged the imperial plaque of the Dingwu Hall. Do you know your crime?"

This sentence made everyone pause, even the guards around him tensed up, their eyes wide with disbelief at their king. They wondered what their usually wise king was thinking, asking about such a trivial matter at this time.

Su Rong and Zhang Su'er also became anxious, knowing that although Ye Chu seemed incredibly lazy, he was still very stubborn. If he was asked about his crime and it annoyed him, who knew what he might do.

"What do you want?" Ye Chu narrowed his eyes, looking at the King of Yao, his expression unchanged, still smiling.

"Crime must be punished! How about punishing you by making you the Grand Master of the Yao Kingdom?"

This sentence made everyone collectively fall silent for a moment, but they soon cheered, "Long live the Grand Master..."

Su Rong and the others also breathed a sigh of relief, their beautiful eyes involuntarily falling on Ye Chu. To have the status of Grand Master at the Conceptualization Realm was probably the first in the history of the Yao Kingdom. Although it broke the rules, no one would dare to object.

"Not interested!" Ye Chu's not-so-loud voice made the cheers around him abruptly stop, everyone staring at him in shock.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Ye Chu bowed to the King of Yao and turned to leave. He had come to block an Innate Realm opponent, partly for the Marquis of Weiyuan and partly to prevent the good place of Yao City from being tainted by war. He had no interest in being a Grand Master.

Watching Ye Chu turn and walk away, leaving only his back, everyone exchanged glances, all finding it unbelievable.

"This is what scholars often call indifference to fame and wealth," Zhang Su'er's eyes almost sparkled, "After the deed is done, he leaves without a trace, deeply hiding his name and identity. At this moment, Ye Chu truly has a touch of such freedom!"

After saying this, Zhang Su'er turned to look at Su Rong, seeing her staring at Ye Chu's back in a daze, her fists tightly clenched.

The King of Yao watched as Ye Chu's back grew longer, unable to help but sigh. But his heart was not calm, and no one could imagine that this former scoundrel of the Yao Kingdom had such a demeanor and strength.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing Ye Chu leave, the head guard reminded the dazed King of Yao.

"Oh!" The King of Yao reined in his complex emotions, his gaze falling on the Marquis of Weiyuan. After some thought, he said to the head guard, "Draft an edict: promote the Marquis of Weiyuan to an external prince, restore his military authority, and place all military authority of the Yao Kingdom under his command. Also, draft a detailed list of treasures from the palace treasury and send a portion to the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence. Send cultivation pills to the two sons of the Marquis of Weiyuan."

"Yes!" The head guard was taken aback, not expecting the king's rewards to be so generous, even making the first external prince in nearly a hundred years in Yao City. But everyone knew that given the Marquis of Weiyuan's contributions this time, these rewards were not excessive.

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