Chapter 5: I say sorry!

Ye Chen naturally didn't know what Lin Jingxue was thinking; he was still immersed in the shock and joy brought by the Supreme Qi Refining Technique.

Lin Jingxue didn't disturb him; after looking for a while, she went to wander among the other children, maintaining order.

However, An Yu beside him couldn't sit still.

She saw Ye Chen always reading, her curious eyes fixed on him.

"Ye Chen big brother, do you already know so many characters?"

"Wow, Ye Chen big brother is so awesome!"

She propped up her little head, looking at Ye Chen.

And at this moment Ye Chen had almost flipped the book to the last few pages.

"Refreshing, so refreshing!"

"After finishing it, I have a feeling of being enlightened."

Just as he was about to circulate the Supreme Qi Refining Technique, he suddenly felt a gaze constantly on him.

With his current cultivation, if he weren't immersed in the Supreme Qi Refining Technique, he would have sensed it the moment An Yu saw him.

Regarding this, Ye Chen's mind was full of doubt.

"Huh, why does she keep looking at me? Could there be something on my face?"

He turned his head to look at An Yu and asked, "You've been staring at me; is there something on my face?"

Ye Chen turned his head rather quickly; when he turned back, An Yu hadn't reacted yet.

Being asked like that by Ye Chen, she let out an "ah" sound.

Her little head reacted a bit slowly; when she finally reacted, she replied, "No, I just think Ye Chen big brother already knows so many characters; it's amazing!"

Being praised like that by An Yu, Ye Chen couldn't help but blush, rubbing his nose with a "hehe".

"Actually, there's nothing special; I just read a bit more."

"That's still really impressive!"

An Yu said excitedly, looking at Ye Chen with eyes full of little stars, full of admiration.

Ye Chen scratched the back of his head; facing the soft, tender little girl, he became full of childlike wonder.

"An Yu little sister, I still want to read it once more; you go play by yourself for a while."

Ye Chen suddenly said to An Yu.

Hearing Ye Chen's words, An Yu nodded vigorously and replied, "Oh, okay!"

After saying that, Ye Chen looked at the Supreme Qi Refining Technique again; he wasn't actually reading it, for with his current mental power he could completely memorize it at a glance, needing no second read.

The reason he told An Yu he wanted to read it a second time was to circulate the Qi Refining Technique and cultivate.

Ye Chen, looking at the children's reading material, quietly circulated the Qi Refining Technique; after one cycle of the technique, his breath surged again.

"I'm about to break through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining."

Ye Chen's heart was bursting with excitement; in just two days, his strength had surged this much.

While he was still immersed in the joy of his progressing strength, he suddenly noticed An Yu's abnormal state beside him.

He turned around and found An Yu frequently shifting her sitting posture, her expression tense, unable to sit still.

Seeing this, Ye Chen roughly understood what was happening; he raised his hand, and Lin Jingxue, seeing Ye Chen raise his hand, thought he had something to say and walked over to him.

The children were all doing their own things and didn't notice Ye Chen raising his hand.

Lin Jingxue walked up to Ye Chen; regarding this "prodigy" Ye Chen, aside from yesterday's incident, she still had a good impression of him.

"Ye Chen little friend, what's wrong?"

Lin Jingxue asked gently.

However, Ye Chen didn't speak; instead, he pointed his finger at An Yu beside him.

Lin Jingxue followed Ye Chen's hand, saw the fidgeting An Yu, and instantly understood what was going on.

So, with a smile, she said to An Yu, "Let's go, let's head out."

"Okay……"

An Yu followed Lin Jingxue out of the classroom together; Ye Chen saw An Yu leave and lightly shook his head.

"This little kid, holding it in and not knowing how to say it; although class is almost over, holding it in is never good for the body."

After saying that, Ye Chen dove back into cultivation; not long after he immersed himself, the end-of-class bell rang.

And An Yu also came back; Lin Jingxue didn't return with her, she went back to the office to prepare the equipment needed for the next music class.

An Yu walked while wiping water off her hands, and kept sniffing her hands.

A little boy saw her wiping and sniffing, became curious, then burst out laughing and asked, "What are you doing? You couldn't have just peed on your wrist, could you?!"

An Yu blushed, lowered her head and stayed silent; she was naturally shy, and this person being the class "bully", very mischievous, made little An Yu feel a bit afraid deep down, so she didn't dare reply.

That boy suddenly smirked, a bit arrogant, even shouting loudly, "Come look, come look! This girl peed on her hand! She's wiping it!"

His shout attracted many children to gather and watch.

And he then kept shouting, "Shameful face, peed on hand, shameful face, peed on hand."

His shout, those kids all joined in; the children don't understand anything, they just think it's fun, and thus the children's malice becomes that pure.

Hearing their words, An Yu felt wronged and burst into tears; summoning some unknown courage, she shouted loudly, "No, I didn't, it's not like that!"

An Yu argued with reason, but those people simply didn't believe her, still shouting, "Shameful face, peed on hand."

And meanwhile, Ye Chen, who was cultivating, also heard the shouting.

And the system's voice appeared at the same time.

【You who are cultivating hear that a fairy is being bullied by villains; saving the fairy might bring unexpected gains, but not saving is also a choice, after all the world of cultivation is perilous, and everything requires careful consideration.】

Ye Chen withdrew from cultivation, stood up from his seat, and saw that An Yu was being surrounded by a crowd, squatting there, wiping her tears in grievance.

Ye Chen walked over without hesitation, pushed to the center of the crowd, and shouted, "Who was leading just now?! Get out here!"

Those kids, upon seeing Ye Chen, didn't dare to speak.

That's how children are; once someone speaks loudly, they lose their courage and dare not step forward to admit fault.

Right now, with his shout, nobody dares to speak.

Little An Yu wiped her tears, feeling wronged, lifted her head, and looked at Ye Chen with a wronged expression. Ye Chen walked up to her and said: "If others scold you, scold them back; some people are born to be scolded, they need discipline."

Ye Chen originally wanted to say, "Some people are as if they have no parents, needing discipline," but saying that would be too harsh, easily getting reported by parents for psychological issues, and he could easily be suspended, so after thinking he decided against it.

An Yu has a gentle personality; although she is lively and active with Ye Chen, that's limited to Ye Chen—she normally doesn't argue with others, and precisely because of that, many people like to tease and bully her as a joke.

Ye Chen has helped her stand up more than once.

Sniffle~

"Stop crying, tell me who scolded you, I'll take care of this."

An Yu heard Ye Chen's words, stopped crying, stood there with red-rimmed eyes, sniffling.

"Yes, it's him..."

An Yu slowly raised her hand, extended her index finger, and pointed at a rebellious little boy.

Ye Chen didn't say anything else, but slowly walked toward that little boy.

Even when Ye Chen stood before him, that little boy showed no remorse whatsoever.

"Li Yan, was it you who scolded her?"

Ye Chen asked in a gentle tone; although his voice was soft, he was actually restraining the urge to beat this guy.

"So what if it was me?"

Li Yan said with a completely indifferent face.

"Apologize!" Ye Chen said each word clearly, his tone heavy.

"I won't!"

Li Yan also refused to back down and replied.

"I say... apologize!"

This time Ye Chen infused spiritual power, his eyes revealing an awe-inspiring pressure terrifying to children.