Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 7 - System Logs and Ruyan

"Pretty much. Treating you to lunch is definitely no problem. Help me coax Luo Xi," 

Ye Chuan chatted casually with An Shiyu, but he didn't reveal anything about the system. He just said that he had successfully rented out a room in his place, and the rent was quite good.

"You really got dumped?" An Shiyu walked beside Ye Chuan, swaying slightly. 

She had overheard the conversation between Luo Xi and Ye Chuan, so she asked out of curiosity.

"Yeah" Ye Chuan replied.

"Indeed, besides a decent face, he's useless." An Shiyu nodded in agreement. In her eyes, Ye Chuan's only asset was his face.

Oh right, his cooking was pretty good too, she and Luo Xi had both tasted it.

Ye Chuan twitched the corner of his mouth, "I'm so handsome and single now, why don't you take advantage of the situation? Just treat me to meals every day."

"Tsk, I have a boyfriend," An Shiyu said, hands in her pockets.

"Who?" Ye Chuan was surprised. 

Someone with such a nasty personality could actually have a boyfriend?

"The top student in our grade."

Ye Chuan seemed to know who she was talking about, and asked, puzzled, "Doesn't he have a girlfriend? I think she's a rich young lady, right?"

"I'm the mistress."

"Huh?" Sometimes Ye Chuan couldn't understand An Shiyu's thought process, even though they had known each other since middle school.

Chatting with the strange girl, they returned to the classroom. 

Ye Chuan immediately saw Luo Xi sitting at her desk, preparing her textbooks. The moment their eyes met, she made a face at him and turned away, ignoring him.

She was definitely still upset.

There weren't many people in the classroom yet, so Ye Chuan sat down and took out his phone. He opened the Ten Thousand Realms Landlord app and clicked on Bai QianShuang's room.

In the room model, a chibi version of Bai QianShuang was sitting cross-legged on the bed, blinking her big eyes, looking incredibly cute. 

In the corner, Ye Chuan noticed a log recording the events that had taken place.

[Bai QianShuang cultivated for a while, her stomach became hungry.]

[Bai QianShuang cultivated for a while, her stomach became hungrier.]

[Bai QianShuang suppressed her desire and focused on cultivation.]

[Bai QianShuang entered a state of tranquility.]

[Bai QianShuang finished all the breakfast on the table.]

…

[Bai QianShuang is still hungry.]

…

Ye Chuan: "..."

If she was hungry, she should just eat. But Bai QianShuang's appetite surprised him.

Could it be because her body's energy consumption was high, and without spiritual energy to replenish it, she got hungry more easily?

[Obtained a Bai QianShuang-related item, do you want to claim it?] A pop-up window appeared.

Ye Chuan was a little surprised to receive another Bai QianShuang-related item today. He wondered what would happen if he didn't claim it.

After pressing the "no" button on his phone, Ye Chuan discovered a backpack button. 

With his refusal, a golden pill appeared inside.

Ye Chuan's eyes lit up.

Could it be… medicine to cure his illness?!

He tapped on it, and a detailed window popped up on the screen—

[Item: Tiger Strength Pill

Ordinary-grade pill. Permanently increases Qi upon consumption. Effectiveness decreases with repeated use.]

[Note: Increase Bai QianShuang's favorability to obtain rarer related items.]

Seeing that it wasn't medicine for his illness, Ye Chuan was a little disappointed, but it said it permanently increased Qi, which was much better than yesterday's belt.

Clicking "claim" from his backpack, a golden pill appeared in Ye Chuan's palm, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

He tossed the pill into his mouth. A strange, indescribable stench assaulted his senses, like week-old kitchen waste. But the smell quickly transformed into a faint medicinal fragrance, turning into a warm current that filled his body.

"Crack, crack." Ye Chuan moved his arms. He wasn't sure how much his Qi had increased, so he looked at the short-haired girl not far away. 

"Oi, Xiao Yu, lift me up."

(TL: Xiao means small, it's a way of addressing people you know. He is talking to Shiyu)

"Not interested."

He then looked at Luo Xi. 

"Beautiful Luo Xi, give me a hug?"

"Hmph." Luo Xi snorted softly and ignored him. She was clearly still angry.

Seeing that both his friends refused, Ye Chuan touched his chin and his gaze fell on the desk in front of him. 

It was filled with thick textbooks, not too heavy, but still difficult to lift with one hand.

Ye Chuan tried grabbing the edge of the desk, and in the next second, he easily lifted it.

As if it were a styrofoam box.

"Really?!" The change in his strength exceeded his expectations.

"What's with the sudden outburst?" An Shiyu asked.

"I don't eat beef."

(TL: In Chinese internet humor, this kind of off-topic and nosesical response is a common trope to make fun of a situation while changing topic)

An Shiyu: "?"

Is he sick?

Just as Ye Chuan put the desk down and sat down, several people walked in through the classroom door. 

The woman at the front, with curly hair, had her arms crossed and bright red lipstick. Three or four boys followed behind her.

When they entered, they immediately saw Ye Chuan sitting by the window.

"..." 

The curly-haired woman frowned slightly, then walked towards Ye Chuan.

"I heard Zhao Ruyan and Ye Chuan broke up? Look at this, I heard she's with Huang Haotian."

"Who knows? Where did you guys hear this from?"

"Whatever, let's watch the drama unfold. This is going to be good."

The surrounding classmates all looked over, and at this moment, Zhao Ruyan walked up to Ye Chuan's desk, her frown deepening.

Ye Chuan, on the other hand, had one hand propping up his face, gazing melancholically out the window at a forty-five-degree angle.

"Ye Chuan, don't you have anything to say?!" Zhao Ruyan kicked his desk.

Ye Chuan looked back, pinching a wisp of wind from the window,

"Our fate has ended, why do you insist on clinging, my lady? Let it go, like the wind."

The air fell silent for a moment.

"Cling my ass! I dumped you, okay?!" Zhao Ruyan exploded upon hearing Ye Chuan's words. 

He made it sound as if she was the one who got dumped and was now clinging to him.

"Return everything I gave you!"

"Our feelings?"

"The money! The month of meals you freeloaded off me!" Zhao Ruyan said. 

"I thought your family really owned a building for rent, but it turns out to be some dilapidated shack in an urban village! You liar! I want you to pay me back tenfold!"

Ye Chuan looked troubled. 

"A month of meals… Maybe in the toilet? If you search, you might find some leftovers. Tenfold, I'm not sure if there's that much. I'll send you the toilet location later?"

Zhao Ruyan's fists clenched.

Just then, a familiar ponytail, carrying the scent of shampoo, appeared in front of Ye Chuan.

Luo Xi shielded Ye Chuan, looking directly at Zhao Ruyan and the others. 

"Zhao Ruyan, your intentions with Chuan Chuan weren't pure to begin with. Why are you saying he lied to you?!"

"And Chuan Chuan wasn't bad to you. He ran errands, did chores, and wrote reports for you, right?"

"You're the one who cheated, that's what's wrong," Luo Xi said.

"I don't care! Luo Xi, get out of my way!"

(SHMOLL: I am so going to use where to find the things you gave me thingy.)