Chapter 147

Chapter 147: Chapter 146 The next day, when some people with a bit of clout expected there to be a huge scandal, they were surprised to find everything was calm and quiet. Ye Tianchen carrying a coffin to the Qin family, brutally beating Qin Taoyuan, killing Qin Heng, and angering Qin Yi to death were already explosive events. Now, having wiped out the entire Luo family, it could be described as a sensation upon a sensation, truly remarkable. Such news should have shaken the nation and caused a long-lasting commotion. Yet, surprisingly, these stunning matters seemed to disappear without a trace, with no media explosion or official narrative, as if they sank into the sea.

Many people could only whisper in secret. Those with some influence remained silent. They knew for certain that someone high up had suppressed these two incidents, and the person capable of suppressing such significant matters was definitely not ordinary. It was very likely done by a few top leaders. Therefore, they wisely stopped mentioning it. In such a situation, speaking thoughtlessly could likely bring trouble upon oneself.

At the same time, many people gained a new understanding of the Ye family and saw Ye Tianchen in a new light. No one had imagined that Ye Tianchen’s actions against the Qin family and the Luo family, which should have shocked the country, would leave him unbothered. He definitely had connections at the top level, otherwise, these issues couldn’t have been suppressed. This puzzled many. The laughingstock of Capital City, the notorious wastrel and good-for-nothing, how had he suddenly become so formidable?

The Ye family, which had long been in decline and could even be humiliated by the Capital City’s underground forces, how had it suddenly come under high-level protection?

Indeed, the highest leaders and Yang Yi had suppressed the matter. Those who knew about this were mostly influential people. Ordinary citizens couldn’t possibly be aware of it. They had never heard such news. As for the information previously spread online by the three men of the Luo family, it had been either deleted, blocked, or was refuted by some websites. Netizens didn’t carry on much longer, and the topic slowly faded away.

As for those in higher positions, they were sharper than monkeys. With the slightest rumbling, they knew what to do. Only fools would chatter aimlessly at a time like this.

While many people were interiorly shaken by the name "Ye Tianchen," the man himself was standing at the entrance of Longteng University in a white T-shirt, flowery beach shorts, and a pair of flip-flops. He yawned. The place was swarming with people—enrollment day for freshmen. Especially at a top-ranked domestic university like Longteng University, it was a place many students dreamed of attending. He observed the new students coming and going, each one brimming with happy smiles.

"New freshmen please come this way for enrollment. Other students report to the other side!" a very fat male teacher shouted through a megaphone.

Ye Tianchen looked to the left where there was a large banner with big red characters: Enrollment for New Freshmen!

On the left, a long queue had formed. Ye Tianchen glanced at it and then headed towards the back of the line. Just as he had moved away, he heard a girl scream behind him. Turning around, he saw a girl dragging a large suitcase, tumbling toward the ground, seemingly because she was too petite and struggling with the heavy suitcase, unsteady on her feet.

Quick to react, Ye Tianchen caught the girl with his right hand and took her large suitcase with his left.

"Ah, thank you, thank you!" the girl said with a blush, looking at Ye Tianchen somewhat awkwardly.

Ye Tianchen was about to say "You’re welcome," but he stopped short when he saw her face. If stunning beauty easily moves people, then there’s another type of girl who can move people even more: the pure and flawless kind. Her face showed no sign of makeup, looking incredibly fresh. In short, with or without cosmetics, she had the sort of skin that seemed delicate to the touch, and without false eyelashes, she had beautiful eyes—exactly that kind of impression.

The girl in front of him had that refreshing feel. In terms of appearance, she was the extremely cute type; around 1.7 meters tall with a very attractive figure, wearing a simple white dress. It wasn’t expensive, but it didn’t diminish her outstanding look. The biggest impression she left on Ye Tianchen was that she resembled the female protagonist from an "Under the Hawthorn Tree" romance and also looked like the woman he loved most during the apocalypse.

"No problem, my name is Ye Tianchen, what’s yours?" Ye Tianchen said with a smile, returning to his senses.

"I’m Xiao Ya!" the girl said with a sweet smile.

"Yaer, like the name of the woman I deeply loved in the apocalypse..." Ye Tianchen murmured as he fell into reminiscence.

"What did you say?" Xiao Ya asked, blushing slightly upon hearing Ye Tianchen’s words.

"Ah, nothing, nothing..."

"Thank you for your help, I should get in line now..."

Watching Xiao Ya’s retreating figure, slender yet dragging a large suitcase, there was a feeling of wanting to protect her, especially since Xiao Ya looked very pure, stirring a reluctance to defile her. She bore some resemblance to the woman Ye Tianchen deeply loved in the apocalypse. Most crucially, the name of the woman Ye Tianchen loved in the apocalypse also contained the character "Ya" — was this coincidence or fate?

Reborn in this life, Ye Tianchen naturally could not meet those friends from the past nor the women who had followed him. Yet, in this life, there happened to be a girl who closely resembled the woman he had deeply loved in the apocalypse. Was she here to seek his protection once more?

"Yaer, is this your reincarnation? If there really is this life and the next, I am still willing to love you for a lifetime!" Ye Tianchen whispered to himself.

In the apocalypse, the woman Ye Tianchen loved most had died. Back then, Ye Tianchen wasn’t strong enough, he was still weak. The "Yaer" who stood by his side, the two of them shared hardships and faced life and death together. This was the most unforgettable affair of his heart. Even if reborn in this life, he could not forget. Once, there was a girl named Yaer who stuck by him through thick and thin, vowed to follow him unto death; she helped him when he was at his weakest, and still stood by his side when he became strong.

In a battle against a Supreme Strong, a fight that reached frenzy and chaos, by the time Ye Tianchen rushed back, Yaer was already dead, buried beneath the ruins. That night, Ye Tianchen howled to the heavens, consumed by hatred and sorrow, his cry reaching the sky. He slaughtered across ten thousand miles, destroyed the powerful Demon Beast that had invaded the Human Clan territory in midair, using its blood to pay tribute to Yaer.

"Move, move, clear a way for me..."

At that moment, two brawny men with horrific tattoos on both arms, wearing black tank tops, were pushing people aside as if some important person was coming.

Many were shoved aside by the two thugs. Ye Tianchen came back to his senses and glanced at the pathways on both sides, seeing that Xiao Ya had already queued up at the registration desk for first-year students. She was about to register, which relieved Ye Tianchen a bit. It was indeed inconvenient for a girl to carry such a large suitcase. No matter what, Ye Tianchen felt a certain fondness for the girl who resembled the woman he had deeply loved in the apocalypse. If she needed help, he would, of course, assist her. This was a kind of man’s complex.

Everyone stood frozen, not knowing what was happening, and they all looked towards the end of the pathway. A super luxurious Weilong sports car soon drove up, coming all the way to the entrance of Longteng University, stopping next to the registration area for first-year students. The two thugs hurriedly walked over with grinning faces and opened the car door.

A sixteen-year-old boy got out of the car, dressed in designer suits, with earrings on both ears and expensive rings on his left hand. He obviously came from a wealthy second-generation lineage, with the air of a privileged young master, though no one could guess which family’s offspring he was.

After the boy got out of the car, he glanced around with a look of disdain, giving the impression of a young boss, an elder in a youngster’s skin. He reached the registration desk and arrogantly slapped the table:

"Xuanyuan Yu, registering for first-year at Longteng University!"

No one expected this seemingly sixteen-year-old boy to also be a freshman at Longteng University. However, many people recognized that with such a domineering demeanor, he was unlikely to have been admitted to Longteng University on merit — his family was rich, of course they could afford to send him.

"Xuanyuan Yu? Is this boy from the Xuanyuan family?"

"No way, hasn’t this family been hidden for a long time? How have they appeared again?"

"Incredible, the Xuanyuan family once controlled the economic power within the country, deeply rooted and unshakeable by anyone, not even by the state. Just how they ended up hiding, nobody knows."

"Now that the Xuanyuan family has reemerged, something might happen. We better stand back and avoid provoking that young man!"

Some of the more knowledgeable students around began to exclaim, aware of the Xuanyuan family, a lineage that has existed in Huaxia since ancient times, and has controlled the nation’s economic lifelines at one time. One can imagine how shocking it was, and even if many years have passed without their presence, it was enough to surprise many.

"Please wait a moment. Once I’ve finished the procedures for this student here, I’ll help you," a female teacher said to Xuanyuan Yu with a smile.

"Hmm, sorry, I, Xuanyuan Yu, have never liked waiting for anyone. I hope you can process my enrollment immediately, otherwise the consequences are not something you can afford!"

Xuanyuan Yu’s voice was not loud, but it was incredibly haughty, especially coming from a sixteen-year-old boy, making it even more uncomfortable for others. He was simply too arrogant! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation.)