Chapter 4 : Our Ye Chen

"I am."

Uh, it's quite embarrassing. Ye Chen really doesn't know what his status is in the Seven Treasures Lustrous Sect.

He was brought in by Chen Xin, and he just refused Chen Xin's intention of taking him as a disciple. Strictly speaking, he has no relationship with the Seven Treasures Lustrous Sect at all.

"You are a thief!"

Just as Ye Chen was still pondering his identity, the cute little girl in front suddenly shouted, and then he felt a blackness in front of his eyes, and his whole body fell to the ground.

The little girl excitedly rode on Ye Chen's back, her small hands grasping his hands tightly crossed together, just like a policeman catching a thief.

"Hey hey, I'm not a thief, listen to me explain."

Ye Chen felt speechless. He didn't expect a girl to be so wild. Hasn't anyone taught her to behave more ladylike to be liked by others?

"Humph! If you're not a thief, why have I never seen you at home?" The little girl said angrily, "Don't try to deceive me, I'm not that easily fooled."

After speaking, she seemed to feel that holding Ye Chen like this was inappropriate, so she exerted force with her legs, firmly clamping Ye Chen and not letting him move at all.

"Who deceived you? I was personally brought into the sect by your Sword Grandfather. Let me go quickly, or don't blame me for being rude."

"You big liar, Sword Grandfather has always been alone, how could he know you."

The little girl's pink face puffed up, and her grip tightened even more.

At these words, Ye Chen felt a bit depressed. The little girl was right, but he wasn't lying either.

"Are you sure you won't let me go?"

"No!"

"Alright, you asked for it."

Ye Chen couldn't persuade her, so he had to resort to force.

Stirring up the soul power in his body, Ye Chen's body was suddenly filled with strength. With a little effort, he broke free from her control, then propped himself up on the ground, and the little girl was instantly lifted up by him.

"Ah!"

Seemingly frightened, the little girl became a little flustered and hung on Ye Chen's neck, her legs tightly wrapped around his waist. Her small body was quite heavy, almost suffocating Ye Chen.

Wanting to pry off the hands around his neck, Ye Chen didn't dare to use too much force to avoid hurting her. However, the little girl suddenly burst out with a seventh or eighth level of soul power, making it impossible for Ye Chen to break free in a short time.

For a moment, both of them fell to the ground, unable to stand steadily.

One wanted to escape, the other wanted to catch, and they rolled around on the ground.

The little girl had no demeanor of a young lady at all, holding onto Ye Chen tightly, and Ye Chen couldn't be too forceful with his soul power, so he couldn't break free from her restraint.

She was like a clingy barnacle, sometimes riding on Ye Chen, and when she was thrown off, she would grab onto his legs, displaying all sorts of bizarre postures, not letting Ye Chen leave the thatched house.

"Let go, my lady, you're almost choking me to death."

"No, you shameful thief! You dare to fight with me. Wait until Sword Grandfather comes back, he'll break your legs."

"I'll be damned!"

Ye Chen felt speechless at this unreasonable provocation. He hadn't done anything wrong, for heaven's sake.

Just as Ye Chen was at a loss, a teasing voice came from the door.

"Hey, what are you two kids doing? You need to grow up before you can honeymoon!"

At these words, the little girl lying on Ye Chen suddenly froze, then quickly let go of him.

"Cough cough, thank you, senior, otherwise this kid would have died here today."

After catching his breath, Ye Chen glanced at the little girl who still looked unsatisfied, thinking to himself, she's got the temperament of a tigress, but who knows who'll be unlucky enough to marry her in the future.

"Haha, no need to thank me, my good disciple. Actually, Rong Rong is a good kid, just a bit impatient."

The person who came was tall but thin, with sunken eyes like a drum tower. His hair was sparse, and he was probably another Title Douluo of the Seven Treasures Lustrous Sect: Bone Douluo!

Wait, Rong Rong? Good disciple? What the hell!

Ye Chen suddenly realized something and his face changed drastically.

It was at this moment that the expression of the system suddenly echoed in his mind.

\[Congratulations on successfully accepting Bone Douluo as your master, completing the Check-in Goddess task, and increasing automatic cultivation speed by 100%!\]

"Wait, system, can I give up this check-in task?"

Ye Chen shouted anxiously in his mind. If he remembered correctly, once he completed the check-in task, the goddess he checked in with would have a 300% increase in favorability towards him, like a couple madly in love.

The girl just now was Ning Rongrong, which means that from the moment the check-in was completed, she would be hopelessly in love with Ye Chen and couldn't get rid of it for the rest of her life.

\[The completed check-in task cannot be cancelled!\]

"This..."

Gulping nervously, Ye Chen swallowed his saliva and turned to look at Ning Rongrong.

As expected, all the anger in her eyes had disappeared, replaced by a green and pure admiration, making Ye Chen, a 17-year-old singleton, blush.

Being liked by someone felt really good, even though it was just a little tigress.

"What are you thinking, you brat? Bone Grandpa has taken you as a disciple, hurry up."

Ning Rongrong gently pushed Ye Chen. Although her tone was a bit urgent, her actions were very gentle, and her voice became softer and softer.

"This little girl, what's wrong with her today? She's restraining her temper?" 

Seeing Ning Rongrong's change, Gu Rong didn't know whether to be happy or worried. He and Chen Xin both treated this little girl like a granddaughter, but now Ning Rongrong's eyes seemed to be filled with that kid, inexplicably making Gu Rong feel a bit lost.

"Thank you!" Ye Chen nodded towards Ning Rongrong and then knelt down on one knee, saying, "Master is above, please accept Ye Chen's respect!"

"Haha, good, good." Gu Rong touched his sparse long hair and smiled, "Ye Chen, you can refuse Chen Xin, that old fossil, which shows that you have good taste. I won't be stingy. Consider this a gift for accepting me as your master."

With a wave of his withered hand, a beautifully crafted black bone pendant fell into Ye Chen's hand. Then Gu Rong continued, "Meditate and cultivate well. After you have a solid foundation, I'll take you to hunt for your first soul ring." With that, he flew off in an unknown direction.

In the thatched hut, the remaining two exchanged glances inadvertently, and

 the atmosphere gradually became awkward.

Because of the unpleasantness earlier, Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong didn't know what to say. It wasn't until Ye Chen's stomach grumbled that Ning Rongrong spoke first, "It's time for lunch. Let me take you to eat. The food in our Seven Treasures Lustrous Sect is delicious." With that, she pulled Ye Chen towards the cafeteria.

The two of them walked out of the bamboo forest behind the mountain and soon arrived at the martial arts training ground inside the sect.

At this moment, there were many people on the training ground, and the disciples of various sects were practicing very diligently. But when Ning Rongrong and Ye Chen walked over, Ye Chen could clearly feel countless eyes gathering on him.

Suddenly, a group of eleven or twelve-year-old boys blocked their way.

One of them said, "Kid, let go of the young lady's dirty hands. The young lady is not someone you can defile."

The person next to him continued, "Where did this stray dog come from? Do you know where this is? Do you think you can hold the young lady's hand?"

Seven or eight people spoke one after another, as if Ye Chen had committed some major taboo.

"Cough cough, look clearly, Rong Rong is holding my hand." Ye Chen, with a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, raised the two tightly clasped hands and said innocently, "A good dog doesn't block the road. We're hungry and going to eat."

"We'll block it. What can you do about it?"

"Then you're a group of bad dogs!"

Ye Chen smiled faintly, with a hint of sharpness in his words.

At these words, the group of eleven or twelve-year-old boys blushed with embarrassment, feeling like they were being taunted.

In their eyes, Ning Rongrong was the daughter of the sect master and also a famous little goddess in the Seven Treasures Lustrous Sect. They felt hopeful and excited whenever they could catch a glimpse of Ning Rongrong. But now, their little goddess was actually holding hands with a boy of unknown origin, taking a leisurely stroll? No one could bear to see this.

A slender young man pushed through the crowd. He was about thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in luxurious brocade, and quite handsome. However, his face was full of killing intent, making him look somewhat effeminate.

"I'm Yao Hai, and I challenge you to a three-day duel."

At these words, Ning Rongrong immediately looked displeased, "Have you no shame? You're so grown up, yet you want to challenge Ye Chen? You're at the 26th level of soul power and already have a soul ring, while our Ye Chen is only at the 10th level of soul power."

"Your family?"

Yao Hai and the others looked at each other, all thinking, what is Ye Chen to Miss Rongrong? How could she protect him like this, and why did she say 'our Ye Chen'? It's really annoying!

"Alright, three days from now, you wait for me here."

Different from Ning Rongrong, Ye Chen readily agreed, then, under the jealous gaze of the crowd, he walked with Ning Rongrong towards the cafeteria.

(End of this chapter)