CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: TAKING YOU AS MY DISCIPLE

Discovered?

The young woman heard Ye Fei’s remark and immediately exclaimed with a surprised expression, "You... how did you notice?"

"Is it that hard?"

Ye Fei chuckled, looking puzzled.

He hadn’t expected that after catching a thief, the woman didn’t flee but instead reacted like this.

The woman excitedly stepped forward, grabbing Ye Fei’s hand and saying, "Of course it’s hard! I just used one of Thief Sect’s top techniques, ’Empty Hands’! Ordinary people wouldn’t notice anything at all—unless they’re highly skilled or have extraordinary sensory perception!"

As she spoke, the woman circled Ye Fei, sizing him up and down, then said, "Judging by how you look, you don’t seem like an expert. Hmm! You must have keen senses, so I’ve decided!"

"Decided? Decided what?" Ye Fei asked curiously.

"I’ve decided to recruit you into our Thief Sect!"

The woman smiled brightly. "With someone like you, possessing such senses, it would be such a waste not to join us! What do you say? Joining only requires a one-time entrance fee of 998. Plus, since I, Youu Cancan, the Sect Leader of the Thief Sect, am personally recommending you, I’ll even give you a 20% discount!"

Not being a thief would be a waste?

And there’s an entrance fee on top of that?

Hearing this, Ye Fei was instantly amused by Youu Cancan.

Still, he waved his hand dismissively and said, "I’m not interested. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be on my way!"

Saying that, Ye Fei immediately started walking forward.

But Youu Cancan, clearly a stubborn one, quickly chased after him when she saw his refusal and said, "Why won’t you agree? The Thief Sect has great benefits, excellent perks, and we’ll even teach you martial arts! Like the kind where you can leap across rooftops and walls, just like on TV!"

Even so, Ye Fei remained unmoved.

To him, what martial arts could possibly compare to the Soul-controlling Technique? Besides, his main goal now was to find Guo Wenyuan, join the United Commerce, and obtain the Qingtian Three Choppers!

Seeing Ye Fei was still indifferent, Youu Cancan frowned, clearly unhappy, and said, "What do you even want?! I’m practically begging you, and you’re still ignoring me? If you don’t agree, I’ll shout ’harassment!’ right now!"

"Then go ahead," Ye Fei replied flatly, continuing to walk forward.

"You... I..."

Youu Cancan was so frustrated her nose practically twisted in anger. She had never encountered someone like Ye Fei, completely impervious to any approach. She could only sigh and huff, "Hmph! What are you so smug about? Just because you’re a little more perceptive? Watch out—when my junior brothers, who are competing in the United Commerce martial arts tournament, come back, they’ll help me rob you until you’ve got nothing left!"

United Commerce?

Hearing this, Ye Fei finally stopped in his tracks.

"Your junior brothers are competing in the United Commerce tournament?" Ye Fei asked curiously.

"Of course!"

Seeing Ye Fei stop, Youu Cancan instantly perked up and brightly smiled, "My junior brothers are really amazing! And most importantly, with me, the intelligence expert, helping them, winning the match is as easy as pie!"

An intelligence expert, huh?

Looking at Youu Cancan’s confident expression, which didn’t appear to be lying, Ye Fei began to smile.

Getting some intel before the tournament started didn’t seem like a bad idea.

So Ye Fei immediately said, "Waive the entrance fee, and I’ll join!"

"Waive it? Done! Totally waived!" Youu Cancan, seeing his agreement, didn’t even hesitate and instantly agreed.

Before long, Ye Fei followed Youu Cancan to the so-called temporary base of the Thief Sect in Yuntai.

But shortly after entering, Ye Fei frowned.

Because Youu Cancan’s so-called junior brothers consisted of two people: one was named Hee Youliang, and the other Dong Youcai!

But judging by their appearances, neither seemed competent—neither had even reached the threshold of being a Martial Artist.

And these people were supposed to compete in the United Commerce martial arts tournament?

Moreover, at that moment, Hee Youliang and Dong Youcai were looking Ye Fei up and down with mocking expressions.

"Hey, Sect Leader Junior Sister, is this the new disciple you recruited into the Thief Sect? He looks clueless, like a total fool," Hee Youliang sneered disdainfully.

"Shut up!"

Youu Cancan immediately put her hands on her hips and snapped angrily, "Do you think my eye for talent isn’t better than yours? Besides, our Thief Sect is barely hanging on—who else would even want to join? Having anyone is already a blessing!"

"True enough! Anyway, even if it’s just someone to pour tea and run errands, it’s still something. But as for Junior Brother Dong and me..."

Speaking of which, Hee Youliang turned to Dong Youcai beside him, chuckling, "We should really focus on preparing for the United Commerce martial arts competition!"

"Senior Brother, why bother practicing? We’re already Martial Artists, leagues above those ordinary folk. Once we’re there, I could beat all of them with just one hand!" Dong Youcai said with supreme confidence.

Hearing this, Ye Fei could only shake his head.

Although he wasn’t familiar with the United Commerce, seeing that even Master Ma and Zhou Tian were participating.

The martial arts competition must at least involve practitioners from Ming Energy to Hidden Energy stages.

Meanwhile, Hee Youliang and Dong Youcai hadn’t even entered the Martial Arts threshold yet, yet they claimed they’d win with one hand—it was utterly absurd.

Still, Ye Fei’s primary interest lay in the intel Youu Cancan had mentioned, so he didn’t bother pointing this out. Instead, he simply followed behind them as they headed toward the United Commerce venue.

While walking, Youu Cancan suddenly tapped Ye Fei on the shoulder and said, "S-sorry! Actually, I lied. My two junior brothers aren’t experts at all!"

"I know," Ye Fei replied casually with a smile.

"You know?"

Youu Cancan frowned in confusion upon hearing this.

To her, Ye Fei didn’t seem any brighter than Hee Youliang and Dong Youcai.

But she didn’t dwell on it, instead continuing, "Actually, it was my idea for them to enter this United Commerce competition. So, if you see them getting knocked out, don’t be surprised. Their skills can’t represent the Thief Sect at all—you’ve got to have faith in the Thief Sect!"

Hearing this, Ye Fei couldn’t help but find it amusing.

Turns out, Youu Cancan was worried about her junior brothers losing and shaking Ye Fei’s faith in the Thief Sect, so she decided to confess in advance.

"If you know they’ll lose, why let them enter?" Ye Fei asked, puzzled.

"Because they’re always dreaming of being experts, refusing to properly build up the Thief Sect. As their Sect Leader, I want to teach them a lesson so they’ll settle down and focus on being good little thieves!" Youu Cancan said with a sly grin.

"But what if they win? Wouldn’t your plan backfire?" Ye Fei asked again.

"Impossible!"

Youu Cancan immediately glanced ahead, making sure Hee Youliang and Dong Youcai weren’t paying attention, then leaned toward Ye Fei’s ear and whispered, "I told you I’m an intelligence expert. I know everything about this United Commerce competition—almost none of the participants are below the Ming Energy Middle Stage!"

"Of course, you probably don’t know what Ming Energy Middle Stage is. Just know that those two are going to have a really, really bad time!"

Youu Cancan said with a mischievous grin.