Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 25 - Ye Chuan is Done For

Hearing Ye Chuan's insistence on accepting the challenge, Luo Xi paused her toenail clipping. 

She held up a finger and smiled. "Tell you what, if you don't accept the challenge, I'll agree to one request from you."

"You'll miss out if you don't take this offer." Luo Xi emphasized, her face moving closer to the camera. "So, what do you say?"

Ye Chuan wasn't interested in Luo Xi's offer. "One request? Like, a peek?"

Luo Xi froze for a few seconds, her face flushing, her voice suddenly rising. "Of course not! Pervert!"

Ye Chuan replied with an "oh." 

"Then there's nothing else."

"Change your request."

"I won't do anything that puts me at a disadvantage. You should trust me," Ye Chuan said.

Luo Xi's beautiful eyes gazed at Ye Chuan in the video, then she shook her head. "I'm just worried, afraid you'll get hurt."

Ye Chuan smiled.

Seeing that she couldn't dissuade him, Luo Xi stopped trying. Having grown up together, she knew Ye Chuan's personality.

It seemed she could only find other ways to help him.

After the call ended, Ye Chuan went to the school forum as Luo Xi had suggested.

[Taekwondo: Year 1 Business Class A's insidious Ye Chuan ambushed the president and then slandered him!] A prominent trending post quickly caught Ye Chuan's attention. 

It was even pinned to the top.

Clicking on it, Ye Chuan saw the post denouncing him, a lengthy diatribe of over a thousand words. 

The gist of it was that they had agreed to a match, but Ye Chuan, lacking martial virtue, had launched a sneak attack. Even the other club members who tried to intervene were also ambushed.

Don't ask, just sneak attack!

As for the cigarette incident, it was pure fabrication, malicious slander without any evidence.

In short, Ye Chuan was a sneaky, dishonorable cheat, while the Taekwondo Club was pure and innocent, trying to offer friendly advice but ending up getting beaten.

Not only that, the Taekwondo Club demanded an explanation from Ye Chuan and a rematch to prove their strength.

The post had over a hundred replies—

2nd Floor. SmilingXiXiTodayToo: So shameless, clearly you guys ganged up on him.

OP replied: Bullshit! Don't talk nonsense if you don't know anything!

SmilingXiXiTodayToo: Git gud.

…

3rd Floor. FishTofu: Front row seats for the drama! But all of you got ambushed by one guy? So weak.

OP replied: You know nothing! We have martial virtue!

FishTofu: We~ have~ martial~ virtue~

…

17th Floor. NoSpinach: That Ye Chuan is such a child, ambushing people in a match? 

OP replied: Are you sick? 

NoSpinach: Triggered? Trash Taekwondo club.

…

26th Floor. ReallyReallyReally: Is this for real? It's not a game, one guy ambushing everyone?

OP replied: Shut up if you don't know the facts.

…

32nd Floor. OuJinJin: Ambushing in a match, this Ye Chuan guy is something else.

OP replied: Exactly.

…

44th Floor. IAmAFish: Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.

OP replied: ?

…

89th Floor. BoardKickingExpert: Support OP! Ye Chuan should be expelled!

…

There were many replies, some neutral, some supporting Ye Chuan, and some criticizing him. 

The post was highly inflammatory, completely twisting the facts, so the later replies became somewhat one-sided.

…

Meanwhile, in a certain restaurant, Huang Haotian was quite satisfied with his club member's post.

At least, he felt much better now.

It was Ye Chuan's sneak attack that caught him off guard, not that he was actually weak.

He had been practicing Taekwondo for so many years, how could he be knocked out by Ye Chuan so easily?

A man has his pride, a horse has its hooves. 

Even if he was a city-level Taekwondo champion, being suddenly attacked in the chin, even Tyson wouldn't be able to withstand it.

"And he wouldn't dare to accept a rematch. He'd be courting death in a formal match." Huang Haotian snorted and said to Zhao Ruyan beside him,

"Ruyan, don't worry, I was careless last time and didn't dodge. I'll definitely avenge you."

"What's the use if he doesn't accept the challenge?" Zhao Ruyan glanced at Huang Haotian, annoyed. 

For some reason, after seeing him get knocked down, her feelings for him had completely vanished.

He wasn't even as good as Ye Chuan.

At least Ye Chuan was handsome. Sure, he was a bit poor, and he ate a lot, always needing extra food and takeout.

But at least he was efficient when he helped her with tasks.

"Doesn't this just prove that he's a sneaky little punk?" Huang Haotian said slowly, then put his arm around Zhao Ruyan's waist and made a kissing sound. 

"Babe, I booked a super nice hotel tonight, one with a jacuzzi~"

"You're so annoying."

Just then, his phone rang. Huang Haotian glanced at it impatiently and answered, "Hello?"

"President, that Ye Chuan kid accepted," said a club member on the other end.

"Huh? What's that idiot thinking?"

"No, look."

The call ended, and Huang Haotian received a picture and a link to a forum post.

A post seemingly made by Ye Chuan himself.

[In light of certain slanderous accusations from a certain Taekwondo Club member, a certain Huang Mouse, I welcome a challenge anytime.]

Registration fee: 1000 yuan per person. You can all come at me, I'm short on time~

Attached image: Git gud.jpg

(ED: "Git gud" is a common gamer slang phrase meaning "get good" or "get good at it". It's a humorous and often dismissive way of telling someone to improve their skills in a video game or other activity. The phrase originated in online video game forums and became popular in the early 2010s.)

What the—?

Seeing that Ye Chuan dared to call him out and even called him Huang Mouse, Huang Haotian's eyes widened!

And he said they could all come at him?

How dare he?! Did he think he was some kind of superhero?

"Does he think we'll be ambushed again after we're prepared?" Huang Haotian cursed under his breath, but then he sneered. 

"Heh, good. Better to get beaten up by me than be a coward."

He would not only beat Ye Chuan to a pulp but also publicize this duel throughout the school, letting him know the consequences of looking down on the Taekwondo Club!

Meanwhile, Ye Chuan's reply post was rapidly gaining popularity on the school forum.

This also attracted the attention of other martial arts clubs—

Members of the Karate and Sanda clubs, upon learning that Ye Chuan had not only accepted the challenge but also arrogantly claimed they could all come at him, wondered if he was joking or if he was actually that delusional.

After being tagged by students in the forum, the presidents of the clubs also replied.

Karate Club President: Although Taekwondo is mostly for show, Huang Haotian is not someone to be trifled with when he's serious.

Sanda Club President: Hoo hoo, some drama to watch. I'll livestream it for you guys. That Ye Chuan kid is done for, absolutely done for.

Judo Club President: A bit too arrogant, don't you think? Looking for a CP, DM me~

(SHMOLL: Judo Club President is one feisty person, don’t you think?)

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.