The Prince of the World Chapter 16: Three-day Appointmen

Yan Li stopped Xue Zhan when he'd had his revenge on Ye Yun, who by then, sporting a miserably swollen face, were barely even recognizable, let alone looking anything like his old self.

“He who humiliates people will eventually get humiliated by others! Let's go!”

With this being said, Yan Li and Xue Zhan, along with others, strode off, as Ye Yun's errand boys stood still, not daring to get in their way at all. It was not until Yan Li and his friends had completely gone out of their sight did they rush over to help Ye Yun up, who bit out his words viciously, “Go, go tell my brother! I want Yan Li dead!”

Once they got back to the yard, Lin Wen, Lin Wu and the others couldn't help but relive what just happened, faces lit up with pure excitement, for justice was finally done. Yan Li didn't remark on any of this, whereas Xue Zhan, brows furrowed, started to worry about the consequences of the incident since they just beat up a guy who had connections with an indoor disciple that might want to have a word with them later.

“What are we going to do with Ye Tianyu, Shixiong Yan?”

“It'll be fine, I've got this!” Yan Li told Xue Zhan with a reassuring smile, knowing what exactly was bothering him.

They chatted for a while before setting off for their own businesses.

Yan Li walked to the middle of the yard and started waving his Bladeless Sword in an almost sluggish yet disorderly way, which had Xue Zhan watching in bewilderment, not knowing what kind of move this was.

The Mixed Yuan Classic had mentioned one move called “Na Xu” in an obscure description without providing detailed breakdowns, and Yan Li had been pondering over it for days, trying to figure out how to pull it off, but came out short every time. Yet, he was in no rush, for the Mixed Yuan Classic was a God-level guide, so the moves mentioned in it must not be easy to perform; and if he could easily pull any of those moves off in just two or three days, he'd have to re-examine its authenticity then.

One simply couldn't rush things if he wanted to be a martial artist.

Yan Li continued to wave his sword around, feeling himself enter into the Void, as every word in the description of “Na Xu” flashed through his mind.

“Bang!” The door was suddenly kicked open with a deafening thud.

Yan Li exited the Void and looked towards the door, where stood a grave looking young man in white who was shooting dirty looks his way, and beside him were Ye Yuan and his bunch of errand boys.

The wounds on Ye Yuan's face must have been attended to but were still swollen enough to make his face look funny.

“You are Yan Li?” Ye Tianyu stepped forward in a manner that only people in the Yuan realm spotted.

Yan Li could clearly sense the pressure Ye Tianyu was piling on him, which made him frown a little bit. But he was quick to recompose himself, standing straight with his sword in hand, and nodded slowly, “Indeed I am.”

“Do you know who I am, Yan Li?” Ye Tianyu's look turned dangerously predatory. Had it not for the rules in Dahuang Palace, he would've claimed Yan Li's life right there and then.

“Nice to meet you, Shixiong Ye.” Yan Li greeted him with a minute bow.

“Good! Very well! Since you know my name, then you should know that Ye Yun is my brother. If you dare to touch him a finger, you would be messing with me. And how do you think you can handle it?” Ye Tianyu said as he strode forward, emitting great pressure in all four directions.

Yan Li, though being at close range to him, appeared to be unfazed by Ye Tianyu's pressure, since he had both Liang Chen and Li Li's souls in him and was a Xuan realm master in his past life. Besides, the pressure thing was just some kind of mind game, so it'd only be a lost cause if Ye Tianyu tried to subdue him with his pressure.

Yan Li calmly replied, “How would I know if I didn't try it myself? I respect you as an indoor disciple, Shixiong Ye, but you're pushing too far now! And I believe you know what exactly happened back then, so why can't you just let go of this and not make it any worse.”

Ye Tianyu's eyes twitched with anger as he listened to this little outdoor disciple lecturing him, and huffed out a furious laughter, “I have never wronged anyone in my life, and the only one who dared to defy me was six feet under. I will give you an option, Yan Li. Go slap yourself a hundred times on your knees in front of my brother, and then leave Dahuang Palace. You do that and I'll let you off the hook!”

Xue Zhan stood beside with his fists tight and glared at Ye Tianye, as he sneaked a worrying peak at Yan Li, blaming himself for failing to talk him out of going after Ye Yun.

Yan Li still looked undisturbed in the face of Ye Tianyu's threat and said, stressing every single word, “You can't take away my dignity! I'd rather die standing if that's the case.”

Yan Li didn't even bother to raise his voice by too much, but spoke with undeniable firmness, as his pride made its presence felt and stunned everyone around.

“Bravo!” Xue Zhan mouthed to himself. Even Ye Yun's errand boys looked a little star-struck because of Yan Li's courage.

Yan Li continued, “Besides, you have no right to put me on my knees, Shixiong Ye. I'll challenge you to fight me on the Stage in three days, what do you say about that?”

Ye Tianyu, dumbfounded by Yan Li's confidence, trailed off for a moment before giving an emotionless response, “On the Stage? Fine, if you ever feel so inclined to have yourself killed!”

There were thousands of disciples in Dahuang Palace and you just couldn't expect everyone to see eye to eye with each other at all times; so, whenever there was a dispute that couldn't be solved without a fight, it would be taken to the Stage if two parties all agreed. But once you were on the Stage, your safety would no longer be the concern of Dahuang Palace any more. Therefore, people wouldn't normally go this far unless the hatred ran deep.

“Then it's settled! I'll meet you on the Stage at noon three days later!”

Ye Tianyu cast an indifferent squint at him before taking off with Ye Yun and others, “Hopefully you'd still be this reckless by then!”

“Have you lost your mind, Shixiong Yan?” Xue Zhan sputtered, trying to talk Yan Li out of it, “You can't just go out there and fight him on the Stage! I mean, you don't have to go this far!”

“As if I had a choice here.” Yan Li replied, deep in his thoughts.

He was right about this since Ye Tianyu had Ye Yun spread the news far and wide that he and Yan Li would fight it out on the Stage. This way, Yan Li would have no where to go but fight him.

Xue Zhan was almost worrying to sickness after hearing this, shuffling in circles around the yard. “Then what are we going to do? What are we going to do about this?”

Yan Li didn't have the heart to see him fidgeting like a caged animal, so he told Xue Zhan, “From now on, I'm going to practice in seclusion for two days; and by then, I should be able to reach the Yuan realm.”

“What? What did you just say, Shixiong Yan?” Xue Zhan asked incredulously.

Yan Li flashed him a smile, “You are not hearing things! I am on the verge of a breakthrough. Once I reach the Yuan realm, even if I couldn't defeat Ye Tianyu, at least I wouldn't get myself killed.”

“Hahaha, that's awesome! If only you could reach the Yuan realm, Shixiong Yan, then…” Xue Zhan could not hold back and let out a hearty laughter.

“Okay, okay, stop right here! I'm going to start practicing now. Make sure nobody is here to disturb me during these two days, will you, Shidi Xue?”

“Don't you worry a thing, Shixiong Yan! No one will stop you from reaching the Yuan realm!” Xue Zhan promised, patting his chest.

Yan gave him a nod before striding into his room. Seated on the bed, he was soon to enter into the Void…

Shortly after Yan Li began practicing, Lin Wu, Lin Wen, Yao Ling and Situ Xue stormed into the yard yelling, “Is it true, Shixiong Xue? That Shixiong Yan is going to fight Ye Tianyu on the Stage!”

Chapter end