Jiang Nannan subtly clutched the small cloth bag in her hand, gently weighing it, and an inexplicable joy filled her heart at its heavy feel.
If all this money was sent home, her mother should be very happy, and it could greatly improve their lives.
"Damn it! You dog, how dare you hit on my Nannan, I think you have a death wish!" Just then, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the side.
Ye Chen turned his head and saw a burly young man in black clothes quickly walking towards him.
The young man was over 1.8 meters tall, with a strong build, thick eyebrows, tiger-like eyes, a straight nose, and a square mouth. His face was flushed with anger, and his whole demeanor was intimidating.
The person who arrived was none other than Jiang Nannan's number one admirer—Xu Sanshi.
"Xu Sanshi, what are you doing!"
Before Ye Chen could react, Jiang Nannan stepped in front of him first, her face full of anger.
Xu Sanshi's previously furious demeanor immediately deflated when he saw Jiang Nannan, and he even said somewhat aggrievedly, "Nannan... this kid clearly has bad intentions, don't let him trick you..."
"Hmph, Ye Chen is just a new student, what bad intentions could he have?"
Jiang Nannan snorted coldly, then looked at Xu Sanshi with deep disgust in her eyes and said, "On the contrary, you, I've told you many times already, I have no relationship with you whatsoever. Please don't pester me, and don't disturb my life, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite!"
Xu Sanshi's face turned from pale to red from Jiang Nannan's words, but he didn't dare to get angry at Jiang Nannan, so he glared fiercely at Ye Chen, threatening, "Kid, I advise you to scram now, leave Jiang Nannan, otherwise I'll let you know what cruelty is!"
"Xu Sanshi! How dare you lay a hand on a new student? Do you believe I'll report you directly to the Disciplinary Office!" Jiang Nannan's voice also turned cold at this moment, clearly genuinely angered!
Xu Sanshi usually liked to bully others by relying on his power, especially boys who were close to her; almost all of them had been beaten by Xu Sanshi.
Bullying older students was one thing, but Xu Sanshi actually started bullying new students directly! Wasn't this tarnishing Shrek Academy's reputation!
Those who didn't know might think all Shrek students were such arrogant, overbearing bullies!
Whether on or off campus, senior students were strictly prohibited from attacking junior students. If caught by the Disciplinary Office, they would basically be expelled directly!
It was only because Xu Sanshi had some background and wasn't too excessive in his daily behavior that his punishments were never too severe.
"Nannan, no, no, I'll go now, I'll go now..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi immediately shrank his neck and quickly backed away.
However, as he left, he still glared fiercely at Ye Chen.
Normally, when he bullied people, no one dared to complain. After all, he usually bullied peers, and everyone had their own pride; if they were bullied and went to tell a teacher, they would probably be laughed at for life.
But this time he was bullying a new student. A warning was fine, but if he actually laid a hand on him and the Disciplinary Office found out, even with his Xuanming Sect background, he would have to pay a huge price.
The Xuanming Sect cooperated with Shrek, providing Shrek with various pills. Shrek could give him some convenience, but would not break the rules for him because of it.
"I'm sorry, junior, for making you see that. You don't need to be afraid of him. The school rules are here; he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on you."
Jiang Nannan only then turned to look at Ye Chen, revealing a gentle smile, her tone filled with deep apology, after all, Xu Sanshi had developed animosity towards Ye Chen because of her.
"It's alright, senior. The noodles are cold, eat quickly," Ye Chen said with a smile.
"Mm ~"
Jiang Nannan nodded lightly, naturally unwilling to waste food. She sat down again and slurped her noodles in small bites...
...
Many people had gathered around by now. Seeing that Xu Sanshi hadn't fought with Ye Chen, they were all somewhat disappointed, feeling that the gossip in their hands suddenly lost its flavor.
At the same time, many boys looked at Ye Chen with envy.
He was just a pretty boy, why should he win Jiang Nannan's heart? Heaven truly isn't fair.
However, the female students looked at Ye Chen with a strange expression. It was clearly the first time they had seen such a handsome young man, which made them feel good. At the same time, they also envied Jiang Nannan for being able to interact with such a young man...
Not far away, at Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall.
Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao naturally witnessed the entire scene.
Tang Ya's gaze lingered on Ye Chen for a long time before she looked at Huo Yuhao and asked, "Yuhao, do you know which class that boy is in? How come I've never seen him before?"
Although she also found Ye Chen pleasing to the eye, it wasn't love at first sight. She was just curious how such a young man suddenly appeared in the academy and managed to capture the aloof campus beauty, Jiang Nannan, so quickly...
"I don't know, it's my first time seeing him too."
Huo Yuhao gently shook his head. He never really cared about such things. His heart was only set on becoming stronger and on revenge, to avenge his mother.
"Yuhao, be careful of that young man. His Martial Soul should be the Extreme Ice Martial Soul. He is very, very strong. You'd best not provoke him." Just then, Tianmeng Iceworm's voice echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind, with a hint of solemnity in its tone.
"Is Extreme Ice very strong?" Huo Yuhao rarely saw Tianmeng Iceworm actively warn him, so he asked curiously.
The other party should also be a new student, and not from Class One. Huo Yuhao felt it was possible he might face him in the new student competition, so he wanted to learn more.
"You should remember I told you that when you reach level 20, I would give you a great opportunity. What I want to give you is the Extreme Ice Martial Soul."
Tianmeng Iceworm slowly said, "Extreme Ice is the ultimate of the ice attribute. Its rarity even surpasses twin Martial Souls. Simply put, it's four words—Invincible in the same realm!"
"That strong?" Huo Yuhao subconsciously took a few more glances at Ye Chen. It was his first time seeing Tianmeng Iceworm give such a high evaluation.
Tianmeng Iceworm also knew it shouldn't boost others' morale and diminish its own prestige, so it added, "But you don't have to worry. Once you obtain the great opportunity I give you, plus my assistance, you will definitely not be inferior to him in the future."
After all, it had to give Huo Yuhao greater motivation to cultivate faster and reach level 20 as soon as possible.
Huo Yuhao had no talent and no resources; he only had hard work.
Fortunately, he had obtained a Soul Ascension Pill and a Xuan Water Pill some time ago, which significantly increased Huo Yuhao's cultivation speed. He was now a level 17 Soul Master!
He was also getting close to level 20.
"Good!"
Huo Yuhao nodded lightly, secretly resolving in his heart that he must cultivate diligently and strive to reach level 20 before the end of the semester, and then, together with Tianmeng Iceworm, go and obtain that super great opportunity that could reverse his fate!