Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Chapter 223 The Desire to Win

Ye Heng's seven-day challenge to Ye Tian quickly spread throughout the entire Xiaoshanhe Institute.

Among the many new disciples, Ye Tian was quite a famous talent, and not a few knew of him.

In contrast, Ye Heng was unremarkable.

Many hadn't even heard his name.

After some inquiries, learning that Ye Heng, at fifteen, was only at the Seventh Layer of the Qi Gathering Realm, everyone's first thought was that Ye Heng had gone mad.

Until news came out...

It was the newly appointed President of the Xiaoshanhe Institute who had Ye Heng challenge Ye Tian.

The consensus then was that Xiao Yi had gone mad!

Seven days, ah!

Even with the aid of elixirs, it was impossible for a waste at the Seventh Layer of the Qi Gathering Realm to catch up to a genius at the Third Layer of the Shentong Realm.

"Could the new president have gone completely mad?"

"It's the delusion of a madman, if Ye Heng can defeat Ye Tian, I'll twist off my head and let him use it as a stool!"

Similar sentiments echoed throughout the Xiaoshanhe Institute.

Meanwhile...

An Rujing was bringing Ye Tian before Chen Shuiwen.

Chen Shuiwen, with a satisfied look, let his gaze sweep over An Rujing and Ye Tian and chuckled, "Mr. An, you've done quite well this time."

"Thank you for the compliment, President!" An Rujing said serenely.

Chen Shuiwen nodded and narrowed his eyes, "From now on, Ye Tian will cultivate with me!"

An Rujing's cultivation was at the Golden Elixir Realm Peak, still a distance away from the Tao Tribulation Realm.

Chen Shuiwen, however, was genuinely at the Tao Tribulation Realm Peak, only a step away from the Dharma Manifestation Realm. Having Chen Shuiwen personally mentor Ye Tian was definitely more suitable than cultivating under An Rujing.

An Rujing smiled and said, "With the President personally taking charge, it will surely be within our grasp."

"Hahaha..."

Chen Shuiwen laughed proudly; he had been looking for an opportunity to deal with Xiao Yi but hadn't found an opening. Now with the agreed battle between Ye Tian and Ye Heng, it was like a pillow had arrived for his drowsiness. Contemplating this, he then handed a brocade box to An Rujing, "Inside is a Divine Passage Elixir, which can increase the chance of breaking through to the Tao Tribulation Realm by thirty percent."

"Thank you, President!" An Rujing showed a look of excitement.

At this moment, the Divine Passage Elixir was a six-star elixir, incredibly precious. Even at her level of the Golden Elixir Realm Peak, her entire fortune was barely enough to afford such an elixir.

Chen Shuiwen said indifferently, "As long as you are loyal to me, you won't be short of what you deserve!"

An Rujing nodded firmly.

Chen Shuiwen then turned to look at Ye Tian, who was somewhat restrained, and stroked his chin with a playful expression, "Little fellow, you'd better not disappoint me!"

Ye Tian quickly patted his chest, full of confidence, and assured, "Don't worry, President Chen, I've been with Ye Heng since we were kids, and he has never won a fight against me. Now, with President Chen's personal guidance, the gap between him and me will only widen. In the battle after seven days, I am completely confident I can win!"

For the past fifteen years, Ye Tian had bullied Ye Heng quite a bit.

All along.

In his eyes, Ye Heng was like an ant, easily crushed at any time.

Chen Shuiwen laughed heartily, "Good, very good! Ye Tian, go back and pack up, then move over here. You will be staying with me for these seven days!"

"Yes!"

Ye Tian stepped back, his face flush with excitement.

If he could gain Chen Shuiwen's approval within these seven days and become his disciple, that would be like a carp leaping through the dragon's gate!

After Ye Tian left, he turned to An Rujing beside him, "Mr. An, please prepare a batch of invitations for me, and send them to the nobles within the imperial capital. This will be our Institute Head Xiao's first time giving guidance since taking office, and it cannot be too lackluster!"

An Rujing gave a sweet smile, "Director, rest assured, leave this to me. I will make sure everyone knows about the battle in seven days!"

"Hahaha..."

Chen Shuiwen's fingers gently tapped on the table surface, his eyes twinkling with slyness and a cold gleam, "Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, you've really brought this upon yourself!"

...

Inside the eastern wing room.

Xiao Yi and others sat in a circle, while Ye Heng stood in the small courtyard in front of them, maintaining a very peculiar posture under the moonlight that enveloped him.

"Xiao, this Xiaoshanhe Institute is utterly corrupt. When we went there to check the accounts, they first used various excuses to prevent us from viewing the ledger and settled us in the front courtyard. It was just the time it took to drink a cup of tea when the backyard caught on fire, and all the ledgers were burnt to ashes..." Yan Mingli clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with rage.

Yu Huaxian nodded and said, "When I was the supervisor of the Eastern Factory, I also investigated many cases of corruption and fraud, but even those high-ranking officials would not dare destroy evidence and corpses so blatantly!"

Xue Bufan, the old man, however, was much calmer, speaking indifferently, "Chen Shuiwen has been running the Xiaoshanhe Institute for decades, turning it into an iron fortress. We simply can't intervene. Now we can only hope that this young fellow can help us break the stalemate!"

The group looked toward the courtyard.

Ever since they'd returned, they found Ye Heng maintaining that posture.

Three hours had passed, and Ye Heng was drenched in sweat with pale lips, yet he meticulously maintained his stance.

Xiao Yi stroked his chin and said, "For the upcoming period, we don't need to do anything. Let's wait until after seven days to discuss further!"

"Xiao, with just seven days, can this young man really do it?" Yu Huaxian asked worriedly.

Ye Heng was only at the Seventh Layer of the Qi Gathering Realm, while Ye Tian was at the Third Layer of the Shentong Realm.

There was already a vast gap between them.

Moreover, to ensure victory, Chen Shuiwen would surely utilize all resources to nurture Ye Tian.

He might even resort to forcing growth, trading Ye Tian's future for a short-term burst of power.

Xue Bufan squinted his eyes and said, "I do have a few elixirs that could allow him to break through to the Shentong Realm in the shortest time possible, but doing so would mean he would be stuck in the Shentong Realm for the rest of his life..."

The group turned to look at Xiao Yi.

To them, the only way to make a Seventh Layer of the Qi Gathering Realm practitioner capable of defeating a Third Layer of the Shentong Realm master within seven days was to stimulate his potential at all costs. Although this could ruin Ye Heng's future, what was most important to them at the moment was to break the stalemate.

Xiao Yi had been watching Ye Heng standing outside the door, not answering directly, but instead saying, "It's almost four hours now. I just told him that if he wants to defeat Ye Tian, he should maintain this posture, and he didn't ask why but just did it!"

The group was startled.

Following Xiao Yi's gaze to the courtyard.

In the dim moonlight of the courtyard, Ye Heng meticulously kept the exact posture, utterly still.

Even when mosquitoes landed on him and bit him, he didn't move a muscle.

All this because he possessed a heart set on victory!

The group couldn't help but fall silent.

"I'll take him out for a bit. We'll come back after seven days!"

Xiao Yi slowly stood up, stretching his limbs gently as he walked toward the door. As his left foot crossed the threshold, it paused slightly, and his calm voice echoed in everyone's ears, "Seven days may be short, yet they are enough to create a miracle!"