NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 21: How Dare You Touch Her!
Chapter 21: How Dare You Touch Her!
Bai Rourou raised her head and saw that flawless, jade-like face right in front of her.
In an instant, her delicate cheeks flushed a deep red.
She never expected that Ye Junior Brother would save her at this moment.
But then again, it was his fault!
Who told him to call out while she was practicing her sword dance?
It made her lose her focus.
With these complicated thoughts swirling in her mind, she felt her body being gently set down by Ye Shu.
Ye Shu had noticed the strange looks from the surrounding disciples.
“Wow! A hero saving a beauty! What a dreamy scene!”
“I’m so envious of Senior Sister Bai, getting to be held by the Demon Prince.”
“Ugh, they’re such a perfect match!”
“Too bad this is the Heavenly Fiend Sect. If it were any other sect…”
The disciples were practically starry-eyed, glancing back and forth between the two, unsure whom to envy more.
Hearing these comments, Bai Rourou’s face turned even redder, and her heart raced with nervousness.
If this continued, wouldn’t it lead to misunderstandings? Wouldn’t it violate the sect rules?
How annoying!
Just then, a voice filled with near-fury rang out.
“Where did this scoundrel come from, daring to touch Rourou’s body?!”
At this, everyone finally noticed a man who had been silently watching the scene.
He was glaring at Ye Shu with eyes full of rage, as if he wanted to skin him alive.
“Who is he?”
Ye Shu had no recollection of this person. The only thing on his mind was, Doesn’t he know who I am?
How dare he shout at me like this? Doesn’t he know who the Demon Prince of the Heavenly Fiend Sect is?
Bai Rourou then spoke to the man, “Qing Yunzi, do you know who you’re speaking to?”
Qing Yunzi?
Ye Shu furrowed his brows, deep in thought. The name sounded familiar, but he couldn’t quite place it.
Qing Yunzi roared, “I’m not deaf! I heard clearly—he’s the Demon Prince of your Heavenly Fiend Sect!”
He looked down on everyone with arrogance, even though he knew Ye Shu’s identity.
The others were baffled by his attitude. This is the Demon Prince! How can he not show any respect?
“Oh, I remember now! It’s him!”
Ye Shu suddenly had an epiphany and slapped his palm as Qing Yunzi’s haughty tone sparked a memory. He finally recalled Qing Yunzi’s identity.
This man wasn’t a disciple of the Heavenly Fiend Sect but rather a disciple from another sect.
He was a disciple of the Demon Sword Mountain, another demonic sect—Qing Yunzi!
His status was even more impressive: the son of the Demon Sword Mountain’s master, a quasi-Demon Prince, a sword prodigy, a Golden Core expert at the age of twenty…
The list of accolades went on and on!
He was truly a top-tier genius!
As a disciple from another sect, he was currently in the Heavenly Fiend Sect as part of an exchange program between demonic sects.
The so-called exchange program was exactly what it sounded like—an initiative to exchange outstanding disciples between sects to share knowledge and spar in martial arts.
The Heavenly Fiend Sect also sent its own disciples to other sects.
Naturally, other sects sent their disciples to the Heavenly Fiend Sect as well.
This Qing Yunzi was one of the exchange students from the Demon Sword Mountain.
Who would have thought he’d show up here and dare to speak so disrespectfully to Ye Shu?
Ye Shu found it all quite amusing.
Suddenly, a disciple shouted on Ye Shu’s behalf, “Qing Yunzi, according to etiquette, as a quasi-Demon Prince, you should bow to the Demon Prince!”
The difference in their status was clear. A quasi-Demon Prince was still not a true Demon Prince, and as a guest in the Heavenly Fiend Sect, Qing Yunzi should have shown respect to Ye Shu.
Hearing this, Qing Yunzi looked at Ye Shu and sneered, “Bow to you? You’re the one who ruined my plans! If you hadn’t shown up just now, I’d have been the one to catch Rourou in her moment of need!”
His eyes still burned with anger.
Just moments ago, he had been discussing sword techniques with Bai Rourou.
They had been engaged in a heated exchange, and he had been on the verge of catching her as she fell, allowing him to play the hero and save the beauty.
But then Ye Shu had appeared out of nowhere, stealing the opportunity and catching Bai Rourou himself.
That embrace should have been his!
How could Qing Yunzi not be furious?
“Rourou?”
Ye Shu heard the term of endearment and glanced back at Bai Rourou, only to see her face as red as a monkey’s bottom, too embarrassed to look up.
If he had to guess, this guy had ulterior motives and was thinking about something inappropriate.
Ye Shu smiled but didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he turned back to Qing Yunzi, “Do you even remember where you are right now?”
His words immediately stirred up the crowd!
Being shouted at by a disciple from another sect on their own turf was beyond humiliating.
“Qing Yunzi, you lowly scum from the Demon Sword Mountain, what are you barking about here?”
“You dare not bow to the Demon Prince? Have you lost your mind?”
“Apologize to the Demon Prince right now, then get the hell out of our Heavenly Fiend Sect!”
As they hurled insults at him, Qing Yunzi couldn’t contain his temper any longer, “Oh, so this is how the Heavenly Fiend Sect treats its guests? How interesting.”
He seemed to have forgotten that he was the one who started the conflict, acting as if he were the victim.
He narrowed his eyes at Ye Shu and said through gritted teeth, “You! You’re that Demon Prince named Ye Shu, right? I never expected someone so young to already wield such formidable power!”
He dragged out the last few words, emphasizing them.
Golden Core stage!
Who would have thought that among the younger generation of the Heavenly Fiend Sect, there was someone so young who had already reached the Golden Core stage?
Looking at Ye Shu’s face, he seemed even younger than Qing Yunzi himself.
The thought made him seethe with jealousy. He considered himself a peerless genius, having reached the Golden Core stage at the age of twenty, a feat unmatched in the Demon Sword Mountain. Yet here in the Heavenly Fiend Sect, someone had surpassed him.
And that someone was the very person who had just dared to lay hands on his goddess!
It was infuriating and envy-inducing!
Ye Shu raised his head and calmly looked at him, “What, not convinced?”
“Convinced? Why should I be convinced by you?”
Qing Yunzi sneered, spreading his arms and looking around, “I came here to defeat every single one of your Heavenly Fiend Sect’s younger generation. If I were convinced by you, I wouldn’t be here!”
“What arrogance!”
“Do you even know what you’re saying?”
“How dare you act so insolently in the Heavenly Fiend Sect!”
His words immediately provoked resistance from the disciples. This was the Heavenly Fiend Sect’s territory, and no outsider could be allowed to act so brazenly.
Qing Yunzi laughed and clapped his hands, “Good, you still haven’t been beaten into submission, have you?”
“In the half-month I’ve been in your Heavenly Fiend Sect, I’ve fought over thirty matches. Sorry to say, I haven’t lost a single one!”
“If you don’t believe me, you can ask my dear Rourou!”
As he said this, he turned to Bai Rourou with a tender gaze, his eyes shining with admiration.
It was as if he were admiring a priceless piece of jade.
“This…”
Bai Rourou hesitated, her words catching in her throat as she wrestled with how to respond.
What he said was true.
Since arriving at the Heavenly Fiend Sect, Qing Yunzi had started a wave of challenges, accepting all comers, whether they were at the Foundation Establishment stage or the Golden Core stage.
With his early Golden Core cultivation, he had defeated several mid-Golden Core disciples.
Being able to challenge and defeat those above his level was proof of his strength and justified his arrogance.
And his path of challenges was far from over.
It wouldn’t be long before he set his sights on Ye Shu, the sect’s Demon Prince.
“Sigh…”
Thinking of this, Bai Rourou let out a sigh.
If he continued to win over and over again, it would cast a heavy shadow over the hearts of the Heavenly Fiend Sect’s younger disciples.
At this moment, she didn’t know how to stop him, as she was only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and no match for him.
Just then, a voice rang out:
“Interesting, but not by much.”
A tall figure stepped forward.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Ye Shu’s figure seemed to radiate a golden light.