“Huff—”

The rough man panted heavily, his gaze flashing with fury.

Ye Xingchen stood several meters away on the opposite side. Though he’d been punched several times, with his good physical foundation, his face didn’t show any bruises or swelling.

Must be said.

Even without any cultivation, even extremely weakened, our Lord Ye Emperor was more resistant than a punching bag!

The girl called Hui’er stood before him, using her weak figure to shield him, though tears welled in her bright eyes, they also revealed determination.

“Trash!”

Ye Xingchen roared: “When I recover my cultivation, I’ll tear you to pieces!”

Being beaten by an ordinary mortal was an utter humiliation!

“Sister!”

The rough man pointed at him: “Move aside, let me teach him another lesson!”

Bro.

Being able to abuse a Martial Emperor—props to you!

“Big brother!”

Hui’er cried: “I’m begging you, don’t hurt A’niu anymore!”

Because his sister was protecting him, the rough man didn’t dare rush over, only able to glare at Ye Xingchen with the most furious eyes.

“Crack.”

Su Xiaomo cracked a sunflower seed: “Sect Master, didn’t expect Junior Brother Ye to be this kind of person!”

“Yeah.”

Li Fei said: “Having a fiancée and not going back for so many years is really too much!”

They had roughly understood the situation from eating melons, feeling great disdain for Ye Xingchen’s behavior of abandoning his fiancée.

Sigh.

We’re all single.

He actually had a beautiful fiancée and dumped her—absolutely unconscionable!

At that moment, forget Hui’er’s brother—even Su Xiaomo and Li Fei wanted to go over and beat Ye Xingchen up.

“Strange.”

Li Qingyang said puzzled: “With Junior Brother Ye’s always aloof personality, how could he have a fiancée?”

“Maybe it’s an act.”

Su Xiaomo said: “In private he must be a smooth-talking flirt.”

These words made the disciples’ imaginations run wild.

Usually stern-faced Ye Xingchen, secretly a romantic player who sweet-talks young ladies—the imagery immediately came alive!

Jun Changxiao remained silent throughout.

He could see from Ye Xingchen’s eyes that he truly didn’t recognize this girl called Hui’er.

“Could it be…”

Jun Changxiao said: “This guy got hit by the Happy Football and lost his memory?”

He clearly remembered that year after participating in the sect competition, when returning with disciples, a big kick sent the ball flying, coincidentally hitting Ye Xingchen on the head, knocking him unconscious.

Middle of nowhere with no village ahead or behind, to prevent this guy from being carried off by wolves, he could only bring him back to the sect, then kindly took him in as a disciple.

“Kindly?”

The system said: “Doesn’t Host’s conscience hurt?”

Jun Changxiao’s brain spun rapidly, finally concluding that this dog-blood drama plot that only appeared in soap operas had actually happened to Ye Xingchen.

As the instigator, he immediately felt guilty.

Undeniably.

His accidental action gave the sect a disciple with unlimited potential.

But if he hadn’t knocked him unconscious, hadn’t made him lose his memory, by now he should have married and started a family, and wouldn’t have let down a girl for several years.

“I’m sorry.”

Jun Changxiao thought silently: “It’s I who delayed you two.”

It’s not too late.

There’s still a chance to remedy this!

Jun Changxiao stood up: “Xingchen, a man should be responsible. Explain properly to this young lady.”

“…”

Ye Xingchen’s mouth twitched.

I don’t even know her—explain what!

However.

Lord Ye Emperor wasn’t stupid either. At this moment he gradually realized something.

He had nurtured his incomplete soul deep in the earth, then broke through the soil to be reborn, possessing the body of a woodcutting youth. That youth should be A’niu, this girl’s fiancé.

Jun Changxiao transmigrated and inherited the original owner’s memories.

Ye Emperor’s possession belonged to the simple brutal school—the original owner’s soul vanished into smoke, memories didn’t synchronize.

Yes.

Just as he guessed.

This body’s original owner was called Pei A’niu.

An orphan with no father or mother, raised on charity from many households.

Later, when Jun Changxiao took away the possessed Ye Xingchen, the villagers searched for a long time but couldn’t find him, thinking he’d been eaten by wolves in the wild.

If not for Ye Emperor recently showing off and being coincidentally discovered by Tur Village villagers, they probably wouldn’t have come looking.

“Village Chief.”

Jun Changxiao said: “My Eternal Sect disciple is absolutely not someone who goes back on his word. Since he, Ye… Pei A’niu, has a marriage contract with Miss Hui’er, this master will naturally uphold justice.”

“Puhaha!”

Su Xiaomo couldn’t help laughing.

Pei A’niu.

This name was too down-to-earth!

No good, no good—her flank muscles were about to freeze from laughing!

The Eternal Sect disciples also couldn’t help but laugh, though since Ye Xingchen was their senior brother, they gave him face and didn’t laugh out loud.

Sect Master Jun also wanted to laugh.

As a Sect Master who needed to maintain dignity, no matter how funny something was he wouldn’t laugh, unless he couldn’t hold it in.

“Hahaha!”

“Ahahaha…”

Jun Changxiao draped his arm over Li Qingyang’s shoulder, tears of laughter streaming down: “Should we call him Pei Xingchen or Ye A’niu…”

Seeing the Sect Master and fellow disciples laughing so hard they were doubled over, Ye Xingchen was so angry every single hair was about to stand on end!

“Alright.”

Jun Changxiao withdrew his laughter, getting to the point: “This Miss Hui’er can stay in the sect. It just so happens A’niu… pfft… is also injured from cultivation and needs someone to care for him.”

“Ah!”

Hui’er quickly turned around, panicking: “Big Brother A’niu, you… you’re injured?”

Could see clearly.

This was genuine concern, absolutely not an act.

Xiao Zuiji’s eyes showed complexity.

His own fiancée had brought the Lily Holy Sect elders to break off the engagement back then, bringing tremendous pain. In contrast, Junior Brother Ye’s fiancée was truly heaven and earth apart.

“Woman.”

Ye Xingchen pointed at the main gate, coldly saying: “Scram.”

Though he’d roughly guessed that this girl was connected to the original owner, someone who single-mindedly pursued the martial path like him would absolutely not be troubled by romantic entanglements.

Moreover!

In his previous life, he was betrayed by a woman!

This was Ye Xingchen’s most heart-wrenching pain, something he could never move past.

Could be said.

Ye Emperor’s heart, Ye Emperor’s emotions.

At the moment of death in his previous life, they were completely sealed away.

This lifetime, he only sought to return to the peak, only sought to reach new heights, and personally eliminate that woman!

“A’niu!”

Jun Changxiao scolded: “How can you speak like that!”

Not understanding the situation, Sect Master Jun thought he’d kicked Ye Xingchen’s head broken with the ball. To make up for his mistake, he must bring this young couple together!

“Sect Master!”

The Village Chief clasped his hands: “Thank you for your righteousness!”

Coming to the Eternal Sect to find Pei A’niu, he’d been very worried at first, but after arriving he realized that Sect Master Jun was actually so approachable.

Having seen too many wealthy and powerful people act arbitrarily, encountering such an affable Sect Master was truly unexpected!

“Elder.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Please rest assured, if A’niu dares bully Hui’er, this master will be the first to not spare him!”

“…” Ye Xingchen.

“Sect Master!”

The rough man said: “Can I stay too!”

He was still worried that Pei A’niu would bully his sister, so he wanted to stay.

“Big brother!”

Hui’er said: “You go back!”

She feared her brother staying would make him unable to resist beating up Big Brother A’niu again.

Jun Changxiao definitely couldn’t let the rough man stay because he needed to provide Ye A’niu and Miss Hui’er opportunities to cultivate feelings. So he waved his hand: “Qingyang, see them out.”

—