CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58: BORN TO MY PARENTS, RAISED BY YE SHENG!

"Ah!"

Leon woke up startled from the hospital bed, discovering he was lying in the medical room set up specifically for competitors at the Celestial Heart Arena.

He turned his head and saw Ye Qingzhou calmly peeling an apple using Sword Point to stimulate Sword Qi.

Leon felt a bit touched, "Master Ye, I didn’t expect such a stingy person like you would actually buy fruit to see me."

"Oh, the fruit basket was bought by Senior Brother Lu."

"...Even so, your willingness to peel an apple for me shows you care."

But Ye Qingzhou munched on the apple he had peeled and said with a full mouth, "If you want to eat, peel it yourself."

"!!!"

Leon couldn’t help but grab an apple from the basket and take a big bite, feeling quite annoyed: "Damn, I hid my ace, but she also hid hers. I really underestimated her this time."

Ye Qingzhou finished the apple, shook his head with a laugh, "Even if you didn’t underestimate her, you wouldn’t have won. She wasn’t even using her full strength."

"That’s impossible!"

Leon couldn’t believe it; even though he was defeated by Zhu Jinfeng, he didn’t think the gap between them was that wide.

Ye Qingzhou, possessing the ability of Cicada Awakening, could naturally see that Zhu Jinfeng held back against Leon, so he spoke with certainty, "Nothing is impossible. Focus on healing, and leave the upcoming fight to me."

"Master Ye, if Zhu Jinfeng held back, then in the finals two days from now, you might not win either, right?"

"No, regardless of how many aces she has, the winner will undoubtedly be me."

Through the battle with Liu Dingjian, Ye Qingzhou gained significantly, and his strength advanced rapidly, becoming even stronger than when he fought Zhan Lie.

Especially after absorbing Liu Dingjian’s insights and understanding of Mountain Technique, Ye Qingzhou’s utilization of it became more exquisite, his bone strength increased again, meaning his tier could now unleash greater power, which left him very confident in this battle.

A day later, Leon, whose injuries had healed, faced various suppressions in the battle against Liu Dingjian and ultimately suffered a painful defeat, missing the top three, ranking fourth in this Sword Fighting Competition.

And the final fight for the championship would take place between Ye Qingzhou and Zhu Jinfeng.

A martial arts genius from a civilian background against a noble family’s favored daughter!

Even before their fight began, the finals were already buzzing with topics, with countless people online fervently discussing their victory and defeat.

"The emergence of Ye Qingzhou represents the rise of civilian martial artists! I support Ye Qingzhou!"

"Zhu Jinfeng has a great figure; I support Zhu Jinfeng!"

"I heard from God Yi that Ye Qingzhou is definitely going to win?"

"Heh, God Yi may be handsome with high cultivation, but he knows nothing about the Sword Fighting Competition. With a wife as beautiful as mine, how could I lose?"

Ye Qingzhou had undoubtedly become a celebrity by now, or he had already gained fame during the "Sword Fighting Two Dragons" incident at that time, but he found it troublesome and therefore refused interviews with reporters.

Of course, he still found it troublesome now.

But the advertisers mentioned that as long as he wore clothes full of advertising slogans, every additional public appearance would increase the advertising fee by 20%.

To fund the Bone Forging expenses, Ye Qingzhou had to face it with courage.

Outside the hotel, as soon as Ye Qingzhou appeared, he was swarmed by reporters, blocking his way completely.

"Ye Qingzhou, do you have the confidence to defeat Zhu Jinfeng in tomorrow’s finals?"

"Winning or losing doesn’t matter; I just hope she tries harder to make it fun for me."

Arrogant!

To the reporters, Ye Qingzhou’s words seemed audacious beyond measure.

But the more reckless Ye Qingzhou’s words were, the more excited they became.

How else would there be hot topics?

My birth, from my parents.

My upbringing, from Ye Sheng!

Soon, the reporters continued bombarding Ye Qingzhou with questions, eager to earn next month’s bonus from him, their eyes gleaming as if receiving rain after a long drought.

Come night, Ye Qingzhou saw a report that almost made him spit out his drink.

"Shock! Ye Qingzhou declared he hopes Zhu Jinfeng takes the initiative to let him have fun!"

"Shock! Ye Qingzhou actually wants to do such things to Zhu Jinfeng!"

Seeing this, Leon couldn’t help but give Ye Qingzhou a thumbs up: "Master Ye indeed, even I wouldn’t dare say such words."

Xu Yuebing watched Ye Qingzhou with a huff, not saying a word, only struggling with her chopsticks and bowl.

...

Linjiang First High School, faculty dormitory.

Xu Lan had just returned from a four-day seminar in the city, bathed, wrapped in just a towel, with water droplets trickling down her delicate, fair skin.

She was about to have a nice sleep when she received a call from Xu Yunxi.

"Not bad, it seems you’ve really found a good seedling this time."

"What, did Ye Qingzhou make it to the quarterfinals?"

Due to her recent busy schedule in the city, attending various meetings and striving for this year’s distribution of Rare Treasures, Xu Lan hadn’t kept up with the Sword Fighting Competition and wasn’t aware of Ye Qingzhou’s situation.

Upon hearing from Xu Yunxi that he not only made it to the semifinals but was even fighting Zhu Jinfeng for the championship the next day, Xu Lan was completely stunned, unable to regain her composure for a while.

Xu Yunxi laughed, "It seems you’ve put quite some effort into him."

Xu Lan forced a bitter smile, "I honestly dare not claim credit for it. Apart from giving him the complete textbook of ’Six Military Techniques’, I allocated some Rare Treasures needed for his cultivation, but these were originally benefits from the school meant for him."

Xu Yunxi was shocked upon hearing this, then delighted, "This means Ye Qingzhou’s talent might be far greater than we imagined. By the way, there’s something else you probably didn’t know."

"What’s that?"

"He killed the Blood Wolf Zhan Lie, and this time it wasn’t by trickery or ambush, but a direct and strong kill."

"What!"

After the surprise, Xu Lan suddenly felt a bit of a toothache, "Are you saying my student is more formidable than me?"

Zhan Lie was a Professional Sixth Rank Martial Artist and a member of the Heart Evil Stream, with rich combat experience, definitely not just someone with superficial cultivation.

After hanging up, Xu Lan was filled with melancholy.

Originally, she only intended for Ye Qingzhou to experience the atmosphere of the Sword Fighting Competition; she would have been content with him reaching the quarterfinals.

Now he unexpectedly fought his way to the finals, with rapidly advancing strength that allowed him to directly take down a Professional Sixth Rank Martial Artist.

How was she supposed to live up to this?

Sigh, what should a teacher do when the student is too outstanding?

Ye Qingzhou’s path to the championship was like a stone thrown into a lake, its ripples continuously spreading, disrupting the originally predetermined fates of many people.

No one knew what kind of storm and turbulence this small butterfly traversing through time and space would create by gently flapping its wings.