Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

The villagers, young and old, may not be online and therefore unaware of what's happening online.

However, many of the younger generations in the village have returned.

The first thing they did after returning to the village was to take the elderly members of their families to Ye Chen's house, bringing gifts with them.

Everyone has the same goal.

They wanted to get some information out of Ye Chen's parents!

Someone even offered 100 million to buy the cultivation technique!

Ye Chen's parents are now at least at the late stage of Qi Refining, and they have seen the world, so they are naturally very calm.

100 million? That might have been tempting in the past, but now? It seems that material things no longer appeal to them.

This must be the inexplicable separation between the cultivation world and the secular world!

Having seen more of the world's wonders, looking back, everything seems so ordinary.

Ye Chen's parents are also veteran actors, their Tai Chi skills are superb, and they greet and see off guests as easily as drinking water.

I will not accept any large gifts, but I don't mind small gifts.

When asked, the answer is always the same: they know nothing. Ye Chen hasn't been back for a long time.

What kind of cultivation? What could a college student like him cultivate? You guys are kidding me!

Oh? Is he really that good? My son's really accomplished! I need to call and ask him!

Many people went to the Ye family, but no one could get any substantial information from them.

......

Inside an old Li's stew restaurant, Ye Chen was drinking duck soup.

I unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance who wasn't really a close friend—Brother Chicken!

Of course, Ye Chen had already started eating, and since he had his back to them, Brother Chicken didn't recognize him, otherwise it would have been quite awkward.

The four of them randomly found a table and sat down.

"Boss, one serving of braised duck with ox penis! And four grilled beef testicles! And four servings of noodles!"

Chicken Bro gave a practiced shout.

The boss responded and got to work.

"Brother Chicken, Boss Ye Chen is so amazing, do you think we could ask him to teach us?"

A burly man asked.

"Yeah, Brother Chicken, we've been quietly helping the TCM clinic all this time, doesn't Boss Ye acknowledge our good deeds?"

Another burly man chimed in!

"Brother Chicken, most of the brothers have left, it's just the few of us left. I have no problem working for Boss Ye, but we have to make sure Boss Ye sees it. These days, who does good deeds anonymously!"

The third burly man also sighed.

Chicken Bro chuckled as he listened to his three brothers' words: "What did I say before? I told you Boss Ye is extraordinary. Look at him, how domineering he is! Do you think Boss Ye didn't see our efforts? He saw them all long ago. 'Do good deeds and don't ask questions,' what was that saying again?"

"Money!" a burly man added.

Chicken Bro clapped his hands: "That's right, we don't want money, we need to be devout, and Boss Ye will see it one day!"

"Besides, isn't what we're doing now more interesting than lending money?"

"Help maintain order outside the TCM clinic, so that Boss Ye won't be distracted by such trivial matters!"

"Do good deeds and don't worry about money!"

"Isn't this doing something beneficial for society?"

"When Boss Ye sees us one day and lends us a hand, won't we take off together? It's best to choose sides early, understand? Trust me, my judgment is sound!"

Brother Chicken is making empty promises to everyone!

As Ye Chen listened to their conversation, he almost drank the soup up his nose.

When did he get so many underlings like this...?

However, he had indeed noticed Brother Chicken and his group quite early on.

They are the ones who maintain order at the TCM clinic.

So these guys are starting to take sides!

Well, it's fate that we bumped into each other today, so let's give them a bit of luck!

He doesn't want to owe anyone anything.

Ye Chen slowly finished the slightly flavorful "beef tendon" before getting up to pay the bill.

After paying, as Ye Chen passed Chicken Bro and the others' table, he casually pulled up a chair and sat down.

A burly man was about to start cursing when he saw Ye Chen's face and almost slipped on his backside.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then shocked and overjoyed.

Chicken Bro stood up abruptly.

Ye Chen pressed his hand down, making a shushing gesture.

Chicken Bro was pushed back down by an invisible force.

"Don't speak, everyone. Now I'll talk, and you remember. How much you can grasp depends on your luck!"

Ye Chen spoke slowly.

A hint of fervor flashed in everyone's eyes. They had just been discussing Boss Ye when he appeared right beside them.

Is Boss Ye a deity?

Are good days finally coming?

Ah, happiness came so suddenly...

Twenty minutes later, Ye Chen got up and left, leaving each of them a pill.

Chicken Brother and the others were processing the information in their minds, and staring at the pills on the table for a long time without coming back to their senses!

The CPU is practically smoking from dry heat...

After a while, the excited Chicken Brother came to his senses and got up to chase after Ye Chen, but Ye Chen had already disappeared.

Chicken Bro had no choice but to come back.

"What did I tell you? Trust my judgment. Boss Ye won't treat us unfairly. Our opportunity has arrived!"

Chicken Bro looked at the group with an excited expression and said.

"Brother Chicken is awesome! Boss Ye is truly magnanimous!"

"I'd be willing to die for Boss Ye even if it meant my own death. A true man dies for one who understands him!"

"Boss Ye, that high and mighty master, actually lectured us for 20 minutes and even gave us pills! My god, must our ancestors' graves be emitting auspicious smoke?"

The three burly men sighed deeply.

"Let's eat first, then start cultivating as Boss Ye said. We can't let Boss Ye down!" Chicken Brother imitated Ye Chen and pressed his hand down.

"..."

Ye Chen returned to Longjin Residential Area, and Xiao Qi arrived shortly afterward.

Ye Chen noticed that Xiao Qi was in a bad mood and asked, "What's wrong? Who made my precious disciple angry?"

Xiao Qi didn't say anything, but took out his phone, opened Chen Tingting's Douyin and WeChat Moments, and handed it to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen took it, glanced at it, and raised an eyebrow.

"You've successfully guided Qi into your body, not bad! It's just a bit too high-profile; you might suffer for it later!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and offered a fair comment.

Xiao Qi directly established a spiritual bridge with Ye Chen, sharing what he heard and saw at school.

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

"Master, it's not that I meant to sow discord, but she really went too far. She even had someone scratch my face. Tell me, what have I done to wrong her? I've been secretly protecting her a lot these past few days, and yet she..." Xiao Qi pouted, feeling a little aggrieved.

Ye Chen gently patted Xiao Qi's head to comfort him.

"I gave her a chance before, asking her if she wanted to cultivate, but she gave up on her own. Now she probably regrets it after seeing the benefits of cultivation. Tingting's character is ultimately a bit flawed; she's too jealous and a bit self-centered. Fortunately, she didn't completely embark on the path of cultivation, otherwise it might have harmed her and others!"

Ye Chen looked at Xiao Qi: "From now on, you don't need to go to school anymore. Let her do what she wants. I'll put in a good word with the school; she'll still get her diploma. A bigger stage awaits her!"

Xiao Qi nodded obediently: "Yes, Master!"

Why would a cultivator who is about to reach the Golden Core stage go to school?

Is he pretending to be weak to take advantage of others?