CHAPTER 578: NUMBER 575 IS REALLY A FOOL!

The night air was cool!

Ye Chuxue snuggled in Li Chen’s arms, gazing at the myriad stars scattered across the sky.

Perhaps lying in a position that wasn’t too comfortable, her delicate body curled up like a cat. She wriggled slightly, finding a more comfortable position.

"Stay still, stop moving around!"

As he spoke, Li Chen held Ye Chuxue tightly in his arms.

Possibly holding her a bit too tightly, Ye Chuxue protested a bit. However, after scratching with her little paws and finding it ineffective, she calmed down.

Ye Chuxue stared with her bright, sparkling eyes, looking up at Li Chen, and said, "You’re holding me so tightly, where could I possibly run off to?"

Li Chen casually retorted, "What if you did run off?"

"Hmph hmph hmph!"

Ye Chuxue huffed vigorously through her nose before turning her head away.

"What a fool!"

Hearing Ye Chuxue’s words, Li Chen was completely dumbfounded.

Over the years, people have modestly called him a genius, and less modestly, a freak. But being called a fool like Ye Chuxue did, this was indeed a first.

He believed that in this world, only Ye Chuxue dared to say such a thing.

Others, whether it was Zhao Yuqing, Qin Qingwu, or Miyamoto Sakura, Mei Ruohua, even Lian Hongshang, all had a certain degree of fear towards him.

Only Ye Chuxue never felt such fear!

If she were really provoked, no matter if you were an Immortal Master or Immortal Emperor, she would still punch you right in the chest.

Looking at Ye Chuxue’s delicate, beautifully sculpted cheeks, Li Chen couldn’t help but give her a peck.

"Xue’er, I will marry you when you turn twenty-four!"

Ye Chuxue rolled her eyes and said, "Hmph, you want to marry, but I might not want to marry you!"

After speaking, she blinked and asked, "By the way, why when I’m twenty-four?"

Li Chen smiled mysteriously and replied, "That’s a secret, I’ll tell you later!"

"I want to set up a ten-mile bridal procession and invite countries worldwide to congratulate us on a magnificent wedding!"

Listening to Li Chen’s promise, Ye Chuxue’s eyes shimmered with joyful ripples. She fantasized about the romantic scene of a ten-mile bridal procession, celebrated by nations.

...

After May Day, Li Chen headed straight for Mount Songy Shaolin Temple.

Now, Ye Chuxue was almost twenty years old. In her previous life, she had withered away forever at twenty-four.

Therefore, in four years, he must be powerful enough to confront the Master of the Heavenly Net!

No matter if the adversary was a god, demon, destroyer, or defender. Anyone who dared touch Ye Chuxue, Li Chen would make sure they paid with their life!

On May 3rd, Li Chen arrived at Mount Songy.

Today’s Mount Songy Shaolin Temple, not only was it a leader in the worldly society, but it was also a national 5A scenic spot.

Especially now, during the short May Day holiday, the number of tourists and worshippers was countless. Looking around, there were just heads everywhere.

It seemed he would have to wait until night, when the tourists had left, to make his move!

Li Chen muttered to himself, planning to find a place to rest well first, to brace himself for the night intrusion into Shaolin Temple.

Just then, a familiar figure suddenly entered his line of sight.

"Yuan Jin’er?"

Yuan Jin’er was his elementary school classmate, whom he had briefly seen once in apricot forest since their last encounter, and unexpectedly, he ran into her here.

As Li Chen saw Yuan Jin’er, she too saw him!

She was first shocked, then immediately overjoyed, and finally extremely excited as she yelled out,

"Li Chen?"

After Yuan Jin’er shouted this, several men and women around her instinctively turned their gaze toward Li Chen.

Among them, a few of the guys even looked at him with a hint of hostility.

"Li Chen, what a coincidence to run into you here!"

Upon seeing Li Chen, Yuan Jin’er became excited and was at a loss for words. Her plump hands didn’t even know where to rest.

"Yuan... Jin’er!"

Li Chen really wanted to call her by her childhood nickname, Round and Round. But as the words reached his lips, he realized everyone had grown up, and it wasn’t quite appropriate to call her that anymore, so he quickly corrected himself.

The younger Yuan Jin’er used to have two ponytails, her little face and hands were chubby. By the fifth grade of elementary school, she weighed over 100 jin. The nickname Round and Round was indeed apt.

It’s really true that a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood; the grown-up Yuan Jin’er had turned out to be so slim and graceful.

Yuan Jin’er, pointing at Li Chen, introduced him, "This is my elementary school classmate, Li Chen!"

Hearing the name "Li Chen," the other girls gathered around Yuan Jin’er and asked in a low voice, "Jin’er, is this the elementary school classmate Li Chen you often talk about?"

"He’s quite handsome too, no wonder you don’t fancy Cheng Hai, Li Dong and the others!"

"Wow, Jin’er, you’re amazing. You started dating in elementary school. I’m so jealous of you, I’m in university and my parents still won’t let me date!"

...

Hearing these girls’ comments, Yuan Jin’er blushed and explained in a low voice, "That’s not true, we were just classmates!"

"Jin’er, if you’re just classmates, then why are you blushing?"

In their eyes, Yuan Jin’er’s explanation was merely a cover-up, a cover-up that precisely proved there was something going on.

The few guys looking at Li Chen had a strong hostility in their eyes, probably all pursuers of Yuan Jin’er.

Li Chen felt like he was caught in the crossfire without doing anything, what was all this about?

He had important things to do in the evening, so he gently coughed twice and said, "Ahem, Jin’er, I have something to attend to, I have to go now, you guys have fun!"

However, before he could even turn around, Yuan Jin’er suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his arm.

Instantly, everyone was stunned with their mouths agape, especially those few guys whose eyes were about to pop out.

Is this the school beauty of their school? Being so proactive towards a guy, could it be they really were childhood sweethearts from elementary school?

Yuan Jin’er realized she had been a bit out of line just then, and quickly let go of his hand.

Her few close friends saw the situation becoming a bit awkward and came forward to smooth things over, saying, "It’s already noon, let’s have lunch together!"

"Li Chen, a fellow classmate is inviting you, you’ve got to give it a face even if you are busy, right?"

Thinking that he had nothing to do during the daytime, and also that declining again might embarrass Yuan Jin’er,

Thinking of this, he agreed to join them.

Through introductions, Li Chen learned that they were all students from Central Continent University, taking advantage of the May Day holiday to visit Mount Songy Shaolin Temple.

The girls, upon learning that Li Chen was studying at Jiangnan University, also looked at him with a bit more fervor.

Although Central Continent University is indeed a key university, it only ranks as a 211, whereas Jiangnan University is a 985 and also ranks just after Beijing Qinghua, the difference between the two is more than just one notch.

A few guys’s faces turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Cheng Hai, this Li Chen has ulterior motives, looks like he’s trying to steal our Yuan, the school beauty!"

"Hmph, he just did better in his college entrance exams, what’s the big deal. Just remember, this is Central Continent, our turf. He, a Jiangnan University student, dares to come here and steal the school beauty. Did he think all the guys in Central University are dead?"

...

The few guys planned to give Li Chen a lesson during the meal.

Their voices were very low, but still every word entered Li Chen’s ears.

However, for Li Chen, he didn’t take any of this seriously. He couldn’t be bothered to argue with these worldly people. If they really crossed the line, he wouldn’t waste words, and would simply swat them away like flies.