Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 35 - Let Daddy Rest for a While

Shortly after Ye Chuan and Luo Xi sat down, a group of people entered the large lecture hall. Someone shouted,

"Huang Haotian from the Taekwondo Club is here!"

Many people looked up. This lecture was for both Ye Chuan's class and Huang Haotian's class, so seeing Huang Haotian enter with the Taekwondo Club members, Ye Chuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

It seemed that quite a few people were interested in this duel, even announcing his arrival in the lecture hall.

Strange, why didn't anyone shout, "Venerable Ye is here!" when he entered?

Tsk, so lacking in discernment.

"Heh." As soon as Huang Haotian entered the lecture hall, he noticed Ye Chuan sitting not far away. 

His gaze lingered on Luo Xi for a moment before he snorted coldly and walked to his seat with Zhao Ruyan.

He wasn't in a hurry. When the duel came, he would crush Ye Chuan under his feet.

He'd let this guy be arrogant for a while longer.

Then he'd smash his face to a pulp!

Challenging the entire Taekwondo Club?

There was only so much for being pretentious!

Just wait.

"The duel is this afternoon?" After sitting down, Zhao Ruyan looked away from Ye Chuan and asked Huang Haotian.

Huang Haotian smirked. "This afternoon, though I don't know if he'll actually show up."

The school newspaper club had already caught wind of this. If Ye Chuan chickened out, the whole school would know by tomorrow. But that was fine too; it would not only clear the Taekwondo Club's name but also show everyone the consequences of offending him, Huang Haotian.

He would utterly humiliate Ye Chuan to avenge the humiliation of having a cigarette stuck in his… well, you know.

"Did you invite a lot of people to watch?" Zhao Ruyan frowned. "Won't this be too big of a deal? The school will definitely intervene."

"Hmph, it's a consensual duel. He shouldn't have talked big online if he didn't have the guts," Huang Haotian rolled his eyes. "And what is this, a spar. Does the school even care about sparring? Why would they?"

Sparring and honing skills within clubs was perfectly normal.

Not to mention, Ye Chuan had boasted, "I can take on ten!"

"But…"

"Why are you always speaking up for that loser? Don't tell me you're getting back together with him?" Huang Haotian saw Zhao Ruyan's hesitation and frowned. 

"Don't forget, I'm doing this for you."

"How could that be?" Zhao Ruyan glared at him.

But Huang Haotian wasn't very interested in Zhao Ruyan anymore. He had his eyes on the girl beside Ye Chuan.

He heard her name was Luo Xi.

Both her looks and figure were far better than Zhao Ruyan's.

Huang Haotian rubbed his hands. He had to find an opportunity.

…

Meanwhile, with Ye Chuan—

"ChuanChuan, are you really going to participate this afternoon? This is a trap!" Luo Xi couldn't imagine how Ye Chuan could possibly win this duel. 

She didn't want to see him get hurt.

With his skinny arms and legs, how could he be a match for them?

"Of course, those guys are all show, no substance," Ye Chuan chuckled.

Luo Xi hesitated, clutching Ye Chuan's sleeve, not knowing what to say.

"Ye Chuan, why don't you buy insurance first?" An Shiyu suggested. "I'll pay for it. If you get hospitalized, we'll split the payout fifty-fifty, how about that?"

Ye Chuan: "..."

You guys have no faith in me?

And An Shiyu, don't you have any conscience?

Could you earn that money with peace of mind?

"Is it possible… that I'll beat all of them down?" Ye Chuan said.

An Shiyu gave him a "what nonsense are you talking about" look. One person taking on a dozen main members of the Taekwondo Club? Even Ultraman would get beaten up. 

Seeing Ye Chuan's confidence, she rested her chin on her hand and said,

"Tell you what, let's bet a thousand yuan. For every person you defeat, I'll give you another thousand."

"Oh?" Ye Chuan was amused. "Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

"Heh."

An Shiyu's response was a dismissive snort.

"One, two, three…" Ye Chuan counted on his fingers.

Luo Xi, seeing Ye Chuan counting, asked curiously, "What are you calculating, ChuanChuan?"

"One thousand per challenger, plus a thousand from Xiaoyu, so I'll earn tens of thousands of yuan from this?" Ye Chuan said.

Luo Xi: "..."

A dozen people, a thousand each, plus another thousand per person from Xiaoyu.

How did he arrive at tens of thousands?

But Luo Xi didn't dwell on it, instead thinking about how to help Ye Chuan in the afternoon. 

She suddenly thought of the teachers she was close to. If there were teachers present, Huang Haotian wouldn't dare to be too ruthless, right?

When class started, Luo Xi focused on the lecture, while An Shiyu played games. After listening for a while, Ye Chuan took out his phone to check on Bai QianShuang.

[Bai QianShuang cultivated for a while.]

[Bai QianShuang cultivated for a while.]

[Bai QianShuang ate for a while.]

[Bai QianShuang started reading.]

[Bai QianShuang is hungry.]

The chibi Bai QianShuang paced around the room, giving Ye Chuan the illusion of raising a hamster. He instinctively poked the chibi Bai QianShuang's head.

In the next second, Bai QianShuang fell to the ground. She immediately got up, drew her sword, and looked around warily.

Her chubby face was filled with confusion.

[Bai QianShuang is confused.]

After a few seconds, Bai QianShuang sheathed her sword, dismissing it as a hallucination.

[Bai QianShuang is attacking the snacks.]

Bai QianShuang continued to devour the snacks Ye Chuan had bought her. 

The chibi figure's looked silly, her grinning face as she ate was completely different from her real-life persona.

Ye Chuan then noticed that Bai QianShuang's favorability was displayed on the Tenant page.

Bai QianShuang's current Favorability: 40 (Favorability affects system reward output, character's attitude and behavior towards you, etc…)

Bai QianShuang's current Trust: 70 (Trust affects the character's trust in you. If it's too low, there's a chance they might leave…)

70 Trust should be considered high, right?

And Bai QianShuang had even made a Heavenly Dao oath, so she shouldn't leave.

"I'm a bit sleepy," Ye Chuan suddenly yawned. Although cultivation prevented him from feeling physically tired, he still felt mentally fatigued, especially after the text adventures.

"Didn't sleep well last night?" Luo Xi asked, noticing Ye Chuan's yawn.

"Not really. Close your legs, let Daddy rest for a bit." Ye Chuan patted Luo Xi's thigh.

"No way, there are so many people watching."

But in the end, Ye Chuan still layed down.