Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 39: Under The Bed

Ye Chen and Jing Xiao were both unaware of how outrageous the rumors about them were spreading.

Jing Xiao was busy with her treatment; meanwhile, Ye Chen was learning his cultivation technique.

The Divine Resonance Art’s, after all, encompassed every technique, even the fate calculation; because of this, he still needed a lot of time to master it.

He could’ve gone out to see what the city was like, but he decided not to since only business had sects arrived.

It’s not like the top sects and families don’t have any commerce industry; it’s just that they are more private and always suppressed by each other.

The royal family didn’t like the top sects gaining control over the trades and economy in the kingdom, and the same was true for the top sects, as they didn’t want the royal family to have control over the economy.

So, they always suppressed each other’s industries, which gave a chance to other sects to rise.

The reason why they didn’t make any move was because the sects that were in business didn’t have a lot of strength, and the commerce industry was split into small shares, which didn’t threaten the existence of any top powers.

This also solved their problems, so they didn’t bother to suppress these sects and only competed in terms of strength.

Because of this, they didn’t bother to do business seriously and will arrive in the Mystic City later.

At that time the great market will also open, where one can search and pick up the treasures.

Ye Chen knew all of this because Lan Ming had informed him.

Knock! Knock!

Several soft knocks sounded on the door, pulling Ye Chen away from the small ancient book.

"Brother Chen, can I come in?" Lan Ming requested with a pitiful voice.

At first, she felt inappropriate to be in the same room as him under the eyes of the sect master and Li Mei; however, she failed to resist her urge to be with him and came knocking on his door.

"The door is open; you can come in," Ye Chen replied as he stored away the ancient book.

While hearing his response, Lan Ming hurriedly strode inside.

"Brother Chen! Hug me!" she exclaimed with a grievance before throwing herself in his arms.

Ye Chen didn’t refuse her request and embraced her soft body.

"Aren’t you afraid of being seen by sect master and sister Mei Mei?" He asked with a teasing look.

"Hehe, I am afraid, but I will hide under Brother Chen’s bed if they come here," she stated with a proud look while enjoying his embrace.

Ye Chen rolled his eyes at her and ruffled her soft hair.

After that, he took out a jade bottle and gave it to her.

"This is the Body Strengthening Pill. Although your cultivation is higher than Qi gathering, it is still useful," he said, giving her the jade bottle.

He had already planned to give it to her, but she didn’t come to the courtyard at all, so he could only give it to her now.

"Brother Chen, did you refine this pill by yourself?" Lan Ming asked with a curious look as she carefully took the jade bottle from him.

"Yes, I refined it myself," Ye Chen replied with a nod.

Hearing him, Lan Ming’s expression became ecstatic, and just as she was about to say something, someone knocked on the door.

"Senior Brother, are you there? Can I come in?" Li Mei inquired with an embarrassed look.

Just a few hours ago, she had run away from him because she was too shy to stay with him in front of Lan Ming.

She really didn’t want to look for him now but just now had a small epiphany on her sword art and was about to reach mastery.

However, suddenly she became stuck, and no matter how hard she tried, she just wasn’t able to go forward.

This made her feel stifled inside.

In the end, she decided to look for her senior brother.

Ye Chen didn’t know why she came here, but he didn’t care and was about to agree when Lan Ming placed a finger on his lips.

"Brother Chen, it’s bad for Sister Mei Mei to see me here, so I will hide under the bed and will conceal my presence," she whispered, and before Ye Chen could say something, she hid under the bed.

"Senior Brother, are you asleep?" Li Mei inquired after she didn’t receive any response.

It was already night, and just a while ago they had dinner, so she couldn’t help but think he must have gone to bed.

Of course this was not the case, and Ye Chen shook his head helplessly before replying.

"The door is open; you can come in," he said.

Hearing him Li Mei breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got inside with an anxious look.

She was afraid that he would capture her and make her stay in his room the whole night, but there was nothing she could do, as she thought this was better than getting haunted by the questions the whole night.

So, she timidly made her way in and stood a distance away from the bed.

At this moment, Lan Ming was concealing her breath under the bed, and her heart was beating like deer.

She didn’t want to get discovered by Li Mei because she was afraid that a misunderstanding might occur.

If Li Mei had a problem with her, then she wouldn’t mind, but she didn’t want Ye Chen’s relationship to become sour with her.

So, she decisively hid under the bed.

"Xiao Mei, do you need something?" Ye Chen inquired with a smile as he saw her timid look.

However, he didn’t make any moves and remained on the bed.

Watching him like this, Li Mei was relieved, and she nodded.

"Yes, I have some questions," she said and explained how she had an epiphany and how close she was to mastering the first few moves of sword art.

"It’s just that I am stuck at the last step, and no matter how much I try, I can’t understand what I am doing wrong. Senior brother, am I really dumb?" She complained with a frustrated look.

Because of Ye Chen teaching and guiding her, she had never encountered any difficulty, so even if he said she was dumb, she didn’t believe it, but now, after getting stuck for a while, she really felt she might not be talented.

At this moment, Lan Ming, who was hiding under the bed, heard this, and she almost shouted, Are you making fun of normal people?

There was no way someone who can have an epiphany without doing anything is a dumb and untalented person.

The heavens must have been blind if they really made someone like that.

Thinking of this, she felt stifled inside while wondering why Li Mei was thinking that she was dumb.

It didn’t take too long, and she got an answer.

"Xiao Mei, now you believe me? I said your talent is lacking in learning martial arts, but you always said it’s my fault for giving you fake martial arts techniques," Ye Chen stated with a righteous look.

Hearing him Li Mei lowered her head with a pout while Lan Ming’s mouth twitched with various expressions.

’I didn’t expect brother Chen to bully sister Mei Mei like this,’ she muttered in her heart while secretly deciding to help Li Mei know that she was a genius.

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Ye Chen didn’t know her thoughts; if not, he would give her a good spanking.

"Although your comprehension talent is low, you are not dumb if you can have an epiphany like that; also, comprehension depends on the cultivation realm. The higher the realm is, the higher the comprehension talent, so don’t bother with this too much," he said with a soft tone.

Hearing him Li Mei became relieved; however, it didn’t take too long for her expression to change.

She didn’t know when, but Ye Chen had arrived in front of her and extended his evil claws to capture her.

"Senior brother!" She resisted, but it was futile, and she was pulled into his embrace, and his domineering eyes peered into her anxious eyes.

"Xiao Mei, I don’t mind helping you, but you can’t let me do it for free, right?" He said with a teasing look.

"S-senior brother, master, and Lan Ming are living just beside us," she warned.

However, it didn’t have any effect on him, and he picked her up like a princess and made her sit on his lap while he positioned himself on the bed.

"Why are you so anxious? It’s not like we are doing anything inappropriate." Ye Chen chuckled as he saw her red, steaming face.

"You—you only know how to bully me!" Li Mei complained with a pout and punched his chest with her small fists.

There was no strength in her fists, so it did nothing and only made him bully her more.

However, knowing that Lan Ming was under the bed, he stopped wasting time and explained her doubts about sword art.

Just as he was doing this, a black figure sneaked into their suite, and after some hesitation, it knocked on his door, scaring Li Mei, who was on his lap.

Lan Ming, under the bed, also didn’t expect someone to knock on the door at this moment, so she was also scared and hoped that no one would discover her.