Ye Chen stood up and shook his head helplessly. He walked towards the hall, and Lin Changtian hurriedly followed him.
The hall was already in chaos.
Zhou Zhong seemed to have gone mad as he tried to rush out. His injuries had not healed yet, so Xue Yunfei and the others did not dare to stop him. They could only block the door and not let him leave.
"Don't stop me. Yuechang and I are already engaged. What right does the Chang Family have to steal her away? I will argue with them. I, Zhou Zhong, will not swallow this anger."
Zhou Zhong's eyes were red as he tried to rush out. He simply turned a deaf ear to everyone's persuasion.
"So what if you can't swallow this anger?"
At this time, Ye Chen strode in from the outside.
"Zhou Zhong, do you still not understand? You come from the Cloud Stepping City. You have no power or strength. At best, you are a third-rate cultivator. Why should the Bai Family choose you and give up the Chang Family?"
Zhou Zhong was stunned.
"When you were taken to the arena by the Lin Family, did the Bai Family stop them?
No, not only did they turn a blind eye to it, they even allowed the Bai Clan's disciples to mock and ridicule you in the arena. Why? Because you don't have any power, they would rather choose a hedonistic young master like Chang Kuan than a poor brat like you. "
The cold voice ruthlessly revealed the essence of the matter. Zhou Zhong's whole body went limp on the ground, and his eyes were dull.
Lin Chuxue saw this scene and felt sympathy. She glared at Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, you are going too far. Are you really Zhou Zhong's friend?"
"It is because I think of him as a friend that I said this."
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed. His body emitted a vigorous Zhen Yuan. In an instant, the whole hall was shrouded in a cold aura. Even Lin Changtian and Lin Chuxue felt their bodies tremble.
Zhou Zhong's strength was weak. In front of this terrifying Zhen Yuan, he felt that his whole body was being ruthlessly squeezed. There were even a few strands of blood seeping out from his pores.
Ye Chen walked in front of Zhou Zhong and said coldly in a condescending manner, "Zhou Zhong, do you truly love Bai Yuechang and are willing to give up everything for her, even your life?"
"Of course, as long as Yuechang can be happy, even if I die, I'm willing," Zhou Zhong said with difficulty.
"Alright then."
Ye Chen reached out his hand and grabbed Lin Chuxue's longsword, pressing it against Zhou Zhong's neck, "Then I will kill you right now, and then help you ruin this marriage. However, even if the marriage between the Bai family and the Chang family fails, with Bai Zhenhua's personality, he will definitely find another family. By then, Bai Yuechang will still have to marry someone else, and your death will be meaningless."
"No, I definitely won't allow such a thing to happen. I can't let Yuechang marry someone else."
Zhou Zhong's face was ferocious, but in the next moment, his entire face was incomparably bitter. He choked with sobs. "But you're right. I have nothing. The Bai family doesn't even put me in their eyes. I'm not worthy of Yuechang."
One angry, one sad, one crying. Zhou Zhong's appearance made everyone in the hall feel helpless. This was the reality, and they could only silently accept it.
"Zhou Zhong, this world respects martial arts. If you were an Origin Energy powerhouse now, even if you didn't say anything, Bai Zhenhua would be more than happy to betroth his daughter to you. Why would he cause so much trouble? In the end, it's because you're not strong enough."
Ye Chen's words made Zhou Zhong even more depressed. "You're right. I'm too weak. Unfortunately, when I realized this, it was already too late."
"That's not necessarily true."
Ye Chen suddenly smiled and said, "Although you're weak, as long as you can take out something that can make Bai Zhenhua take you seriously, you might be able to compete with the Chang family."
Just like the morning star in the dark night, Zhou Zhong turned his head and looked at Ye Chen with a burning gaze. "What do you mean by that?"
"The reason why Chang Kuan was able to marry Bai Yuechang was because Bai Zhenhua valued the Chang family's power. If Bai Zhenhua knew that you, Zhou Zhong, are more outstanding and have more power than Chang Kuan, he would definitely choose you as the son-in-law of the Bai family."
"But you just said that I'm powerless and can't compete with the Chang family." Zhou Zhong smiled bitterly. He felt that Ye Chen was mocking him, but he couldn't refute.
Ye Chen shook his head and smiled mysteriously. "You're indeed powerless, but I can lend you."
Lend?
Not only Zhou Zhong, but everyone in the hall was puzzled. How could something like power be lent just like that? Moreover, Ye Chen had just arrived in Blackwater City, so he shouldn't have much power.
Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Ye Chen wrote a few letters and sent them out. Then, he sat on the wooden chair and waited quietly without saying a word.
In less than a quarter of an hour, footsteps came from outside the door.
Wu Zichuan strode in, laughing. "Although the Ancient Moon Country isn't a vassal of my Sky Yuan Sect, as an inner sect elder of the Sky Yuan Sect, I can still say a few words. I don't believe that they would dare to reject a marriage between a family."
Seeing Wu Zichuan's arrival, everyone immediately understood. So he wanted to use his connections to help Zhou Zhong raise the flag and beat the drum to intimidate the Bai family.
It had to be said that this was indeed a brilliant idea.
"Brother Ah Fu, I didn't want to trouble you, but this matter can't be settled by force. I'm sorry to trouble you." Ye Chen shrugged, looking embarrassed.
"What's your relationship with me? This is just a small matter, no need to be so polite." Wu Zichuan laughed.
While they were talking, Qin Yun also arrived.
Once he received Ye Chen's letter, Qin Yun immediately threw away all his matters and rushed over.
"President Qin, you won't mind if I ask you, the president of the Yuan Array Master Guild, to run errands for me, right?"
Qin Yun raised his eyebrows. "Who am I? Why would I mind such a small matter? You even told me how to set up the ancient Yuan Array for free. Even if you ask me to be your follower, I won't even blink an eye."
Qin Yun was straightforward. He was really forthright.
"I've long heard that Xiao Chen's heroic spirit is extraordinary. Today, I see that you really live up to your reputation."
At this time, a slightly magnetic voice came into the hall.
Everyone turned their heads and saw a middle-aged man in a blue robe striding into the hall. His face was resolute and his facial features were regular, somewhat similar to Lin Changtian.
"Old man, why are you here?"
Lin Changtian and Lin Chuxue looked at each other in shock. They didn't expect Ye Chen to invite their father, the head of the Lin family, Lin Xingping, over.
"Xiao Chen greets the head of the Lin family."
Ye Chen bowed slightly and said slowly, "This matter is a little tricky. I really don't have the strength to suddenly disturb you. I hope you can forgive me."
Lin Xingping waved his hand and chuckled. "Don't mention it. I'm an unfilial son. If it weren't for your care, I wouldn't have grown to where I am today. I can't thank you enough, why would I feel disturbed?"
Lin Xingping had also been watching the battle in the arena. He had long wanted to make friends with this monstrous genius who had appeared out of nowhere. Unfortunately, there was no one to recommend him, which was why he had kept it to himself.
Just now, he received Ye Chen's letter, asking him to propose marriage on behalf of Ye Chen's friend. As the head of the Lin family, he didn't know how to describe the ecstasy in his heart. Without another word, he rushed over.
"By the way, little brother Xiao Chen, when I left, a good friend of mine happened to be a guest at my house. He heard about you and was very interested in joining in the fun. I wonder if you can count him in?"