Chapter 2: Trouble Has Come

Jiangnan Region, Jianghai City.

Coming out of the train station in the evening, Fang Yu passed by the vegetable market and bought a prepped chicken and two cans of beer before slowly making his way back home.

His home was located in a dilapidated urban village, a two-story house with a small courtyard. Fang Yu lived on the second floor, while a mother and daughter lived on the first floor.

The rent here was very cheap, only five hundred yuan per month.

Upon arriving home, Fang Yu set up a grill in the courtyard and began roasting the chicken on it.

Just as Fang Yu was brushing sauce onto the chicken, a girl carrying a backpack hurriedly ran into the courtyard.

"Wow, it smells so good, Brother Fang Yu. I could smell it from far away," the girl said as she walked up to Fang Yu, her eyes gleaming at the chicken on the grill.

"Don't worry, there's definitely some for you," Fang Yu replied.

"Brother Fang Yu is the best to me," the girl happily exclaimed before walking into her own house.

This girl was the tenant on the first floor, Yu Yueyue, currently a freshman in high school.

After a moment, Yu Yueyue came out again, carrying a small stool and sat down next to Fang Yu.

"Brother Fang Yu, where have you been these past few days? My mom went back to our hometown recently, and I've been really bored staying here alone," Yu Yueyue said, resting her chin on her hands.

"A close friend of mine passed away, and I went to pay my respects," Fang Yu truthfully answered.

"...I'm sorry for your loss," Yu Yueyue quietly said as if she had done something wrong.

Fang Yu's friend must have been around the same age and they were close. It was really tragic for someone so young to pass away.

However, Yu Yueyue noticed that Fang Yu's face showed no signs of sadness at all. He was just staring at the greasy roasted chicken, salivating.

"Alright!"

After a few minutes, Fang Yu picked up the roasted chicken, holding it in his hand as if he wasn't afraid of getting burned.

He tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Yu Yueyue, then he himself began gnawing on the remaining roasted chicken.

It was truly delicious!

Speaking of which, it's quite ironic that a person who has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years still cannot achieve fasting and has to rely on grains and miscellaneous food to satisfy his hunger. It's truly a big joke in this world.

But Fang Yu has no choice. He can choose not to eat, but then he will feel hungry.

A long time ago, he went through a period of extreme disillusionment and wanted to starve himself to death.

As a result, even after not eating or drinking for two months, Fang Yu was still alive and well. However, although his bodily functions were fine, he would still experience an intense feeling of hunger and thirst.

As long as this craving persisted, Fang Yu had to eat and drink, or else he would feel extremely uncomfortable.

In the evening, Fang Yu sat on his bed, carefully looking through the prescriptions that Xia Xiuzhi had spent nearly twenty years writing.

These prescriptions were the lifelong research of Xia Xiuzhi, his life's work.

Every single prescription was a priceless treasure, and if leaked, it would undoubtedly cause a sensation in the medical field.

"This kid, he even researched prescriptions for enhancing vitality and kidney nourishment. Truly a case of the student surpassing the master," Fang Yu muttered to himself.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Just as Fang Yu was looking at the prescriptions, a series of fierce knocking came from downstairs.

"Yu Lao Gou, come out! You still owe us fifty thousand in gambling debts. Do you think you can avoid paying just by hiding?" a rough voice sounded.

With Fang Yu's hearing, he could hear Yu Yueyue's crying from the first floor of the house.

It seemed like she had mentioned her mother going back to their hometown, leaving her alone at home these past few days.

"Open the door now! If you don't, we'll break it down! When I catch you later, I'll crush your balls!" another voice shouted.

"Bang!"

While they were talking, they had already started banging on the door.

"Yu, Yu Chengye has already divorced my mother, it has nothing to do with us, and he's not here..." Yu Yueyue said with a sob in her voice.

"He's not here just because you said so? You're his daughter, are you going to stand by and watch him die?" the two men continued to bang on the door.

"If you keep banging, I... I'll call the police!" Yu Yueyue cried out.

"You dare to call the police? If we break down the door, I'll deal with you first!" one of the men threatened.

"Bang, bang, crack!"

The door was knocked open.

Two menacing men who had come to collect their debt walked into the house and saw Yu Yueyue sitting on the side, her legs trembling in fear.

The two men looked around and realized there was no one else in the house, only Yu Yueyue alone.

"Well, well, isn't this old Yu raising such a beautiful daughter?" One man looked at the trembling Yu Yueyue with lustful eyes.

"Well, I have an idea. Since we can't find old Yu, let's just take her and sell her. The money we earn can be used to repay old Yu's debt." The other man said.

"Don't rush, before that, we can... hehe." The man crouched down, looking at the trembling Yu Yueyue, an evil smile on his face as he reached out his hand.

But before his hand could touch Yu Yueyue, he felt a tremendous force lifting him up.

"Who are you!?" The other man shouted, ready to attack Fang Yu.

"Bang!"

The next moment, the man screamed in agony as Fang Yu kicked him and sent him flying into the yard.

The man that Fang Yu was holding in his hand didn't even have a chance to speak. He was slapped multiple times by Fang Yu before being thrown into the yard.

"Whoever owes you money, go find them. Three seconds, get out of here immediately." Fang Yu said calmly.

These two men were beaten dizzy after just a few strikes. They knew how terrifying Fang Yu was and didn't dare to linger. They didn't even dare to say anything harsh as they scurried away, their pants soiled.

Looking at Yu Yueyue still trembling and crying on the ground, Fang Yu crouched down and said, "It's alright now, I've chased them away."

Yu Yueyue hugged Fang Yu and burst into even louder sobs.

After comforting Yu Yueyue for a while and fixing the door of her house, Fang Yu returned to the second floor.

To be honest, after living for nearly five thousand years, Fang Yu has seen too much and has become quite indifferent.

For the misfortunes of many people, like Tang Laoye, he would choose to watch from a distance with cold eyes.

He would only choose to help those he has a relationship with or those he finds interesting.

It's late at night, and Fang Yu lies on his bed, closing his eyes, ready to sleep.

Just like not eating, Fang Yu won't die if he doesn't sleep, but he will feel tired.

So, he still needs to sleep.

But just as he closes his eyes for less than two minutes, he hears a knocking on the door.

He goes to open it and finds Yuye Yuyue, wearing thin pajamas.

"Fang Yu gege, I, I'm afraid to sleep alone at home... Can I sleep at your place?" Yuyue's beautiful big eyes are swollen from crying, her delicate nose is also red, looking pitiful.

Apart from her mother, Fang Yu is the person she trusts the most.

Fang Yu hesitates for a moment, there is only one bed in his house.

But seeing Yuyue still trembling, Fang Yu doesn't refuse and agrees to her request.

"You can sleep on my bed tonight." Fang Yu says.

"I, I can sleep on the floor, you can sleep on the bed." Yuyue says.

"It's okay, I slept a lot on the train today, not feeling tired at all." Fang Yu says.

Yuyue stops talking and carefully climbs onto Fang Yu's bed.

This is Fang Yu gege's bed, it still has his warmth, he was just lying here earlier...

Lying on the bed, looking at Fang Yu sitting at the desk, going through a stack of prescriptions, Yuyue can only feel her face burning.

I'm actually lying on Fang Yu gege's bed...

What is Fang Yu gege looking at?

How can Fang Yu gege be so good at fighting? Those two men were so fierce, but Fang Yu gege easily threw them out... So cool.

Yuyue, a teenage girl, daydreams and starts to feel sleepy before long, falling asleep.

The next day, Fang Yu arrived at Jianghai High School.

In fact, over the past thousands of years, he had attended school many times.

But there was no choice. If he wanted to survive, he had to live like a normal person.

Having tried countless professions, Fang Yu still found going to school the most interesting and relaxing.

Returning to the classroom of Class 2, Grade 12, Fang Yu sat in the corner seat.

In the class, he was just a solitary and low-key student, with no friends and hardly noticeable.

He was sure that at least half of the class didn't even know his name.

"I heard that the school belle from the neighboring top class, Tang Xiaorou, wants to transfer to our class. Is it true?"

"Yeah, the class monitor overheard Tang Xiaorou talking to our class teacher in the office, and it was about her request to transfer to our class."

"Damn, what's going on? She's a goddess! Why would she want to transfer to our class? Does she have her eyes on someone in our class?"

Fang Yu could hear the discussions of these people, but he just found it noisy.

"Hey, Fang Yu, Tang Xiaorou is coming to our class, aren't you excited at all?" Liu Dong, his chubby desk mate, poked Fang Yu's arm and asked.

"I don't even know who she is, why should I be excited?" Fang Yu asked in return.

"Damn, you've never heard of Tang Xiaorou? She's the heiress of the Jiangnan Tang family, with an illustrious background. And most importantly, she has a beautiful angelic face. She's the undisputed school belle of Jianghai High School, a goddess-level figure!" Liu Dong said excitedly.

Jiangnan Tang family? He seemed to have heard of it somewhere.

But Fang Yu just responded with a simple "oh" and rested his head on the desk, closing his eyes.

Having not slept for a night, he was a bit tired.

Seeing Fang Yu's lack of interest, Liu Dong stopped bothering him as well.

The bell rang for class, and everyone returned to their seats, sitting up straight, waiting for the arrival of the school belle.

Sure enough, Class Teacher Huang Hai led a girl into the classroom.

The girl was wearing the school uniform, with her hair tied in a ponytail and no makeup on her face, yet her skin was still fair and radiant.

Her facial features were delicate, with sparkling eyes, a refined nose, and rosy lips.

Wearing the same uniform as other girls, but exuding an ethereal charm like a celestial being.

This was the school belle, the goddess.

Both the male and female students in the class almost simultaneously exclaimed in admiration.

"Starting from today, Tang Xiaorou will be transferring to our Class 2 and studying with our classmates. Let's warmly welcome Tang Xiaorou!" Class Teacher Huang Hai said with a respectful expression.

The students in the class applauded, disturbing Fang Yu, who was still resting his eyes.

As soon as he looked up, Fang Yu saw Tang Xiaorou standing on the platform.

Hmm? It's her?

Fang Yu immediately understood why Tang Xiaorou wanted to transfer to this class.

Damn! Trouble has come.

Tang Xiaorou was also searching for Fang Yu in the class, and when she saw him in the corner, her beautiful eyes lit up.

Fang Yu, you're indeed here!

"Teacher, I want to sit with him." Tang Xiaorou stared intently at Fang Yu's location and spoke up.