C13 As a Young Man It Was Normal for Him to be Arrogant

Yun Qingxue's remarks struck a chord not only with Ye Bufan but also with Yun Xiaolan, Ye Yuhang, and the rest of the Ye family.

Each pair of eyes that turned to Yeh Hongchen was filled with shock and disbelief.

It turned out that this strikingly handsome young man was, in fact, a peak late-stage Innate cultivator!

He had reached the Celestial Stars Stage, while their strongest, Ye Yuhang, was merely at the early Innate Stage, the Prana Stage!

Yeh Hongchen's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing Yun Qingxue's introduction. "Junior Sister, are you trying to make everyone resent your Senior Brother?"

"Hmph, what of it? I may not be his equal now, but the tables will turn. In thirty years, no, make that three years!" Ye Bufan's eyes blazed with a warrior's spirit.

"Within three years, I will surpass him! I will defeat him! Then you'll see that all you've done today was simply to disgrace yourself."

With those words and a final look of determination at Yeh Hongchen, Ye Bufan swept out of the room with a flourish of his sleeve.

Little did he know, Yeh Hongchen's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly at his declaration.

Was this to say that, according to the original storyline, Yeh Hongchen only had three years to live, or perhaps even less?

"Hmph, you? Not in three hundred years, let alone three," Yun Qingxue called out defiantly after Ye Bufan, defending her senior brother's honor.

Once Ye Bufan had departed, Yeh Hongchen rose from his seat, declaring, "With matters as they stand, I consider my task here done. Farewell."

"Young Master Yeh, please don't take offense. I hope you won't dwell on Young Master Ye's words," Ye Yuhang said, quickly standing and offering a conciliatory smile.

Yeh Hongchen, hearing this, didn't respond and continued on his way out, hands clasped behind him, exuding the air of a true master.

Off to the side, a Ye family disciple watched with a touch of disdain, muttering under his breath, "Pfft, who's he trying to impress?"

He is Ye Zuoming, the son of the Ye family's second elder, currently hailed as the family's premier prodigy, at the middle stage of Qi Refining.

His voice may have been low, but who was Yeh Hongchen? A formidable expert at the peak of the late Innate stage, he heard every word with crystal clarity.

Turning slowly, his piercing blue eyes suddenly dropped: "A frog in a well."

"What did you say?" Ye Zuoming, still brimming with youthful pride, bristled at Yeh Hongchen's dismissive gaze.

"Any problem with me calling you a frog in a well?" Yeh Hongchen stepped forward, his expression impassive, his tone cool.

Endowed with the title Mortal World Young Master by the denizens of the East Continent, he naturally referred to himself as such.

"I..." Ye Zuoming's face flushed with anger upon hearing Yeh Hongchen's words again.

In all his time in Luoyang City, no one had dared to address him in such a manner, fueling his own sense of pride.

But before he could retort, a young woman at his side intervened.

"My apologies, Young Master Yeh. My brother was somewhat impulsive and did not mean to offend you," Ye Yueming said, her lovely eyes meeting Yeh Hongchen's, her voice laced with regret.

"However, Young Master Yeh, your remarks were quite dismissive."

Ultimately, Ye Yueming subtly shifted the blame, suggesting it was Yeh Hongchen's attitude that had provoked Ye Zuoming's reaction.

"Yue Ming, Zuoming, stop this disrespect at once! Apologize to Young Master Yeh!" A middle-aged man next to Ye Yuhang, his face alight with alarm, urgently commanded.

"No harm done. Youthful exuberance often comes with a dash of arrogance."