Reborn as the Strongest Immortal Cultivator in Modern Times

After his battle with Qi Xin, Ye Yu broke through his bottleneck and reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Seeing Zhao Jing standing under the tree, she asked, "Mom, didn't you go to the shop today?"

"Don't you look at the time? Your cousins ​​will be back soon." Zhao Jing said irritably when she saw that Ye Yu was alright.

Ye Yu jumped down from the tree, put her arm around Zhao Jing's shoulder, and walked back into the house.

Knowing that she was worried about him, he comforted her for a while before playfully saying that he was hungry and asked Zhao Jing to cook for him.

Ye Yu took out her phone and found that it was out of power and turned off. As soon as she plugged it in and turned it on, she received a call from Lu Zhuofeng.

Lu Zhuofeng told her on the phone that he had found two more shops he liked, and that the shop he had bought before had already started renovations. He also mentioned that he was currently very busy with his studies and couldn't manage everything at once.

Ye Yu said she understood, and transferred the 50 million that Wang Chaohai had given her to Lu Zhuofeng, and told him that Xu Jia would be going to Kyoto to help tomorrow.

Ye Yu hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to discuss it with Zhao Jing, who agreed.

When Xu Jia and Lu Xiaoting returned in the evening, Ye Yu called Xu Jia into the house.

"Xiaoyu, is there something you need?" Xu Jia asked as she sat down.

Ye Yu handed a glass of water to Xu Jia: "Cousin, I want you to go to Kyoto tomorrow to help Lu Zhuofeng."

"Did something happen to Lu Zhuofeng?"

"It's nothing major, it's just that he's recently found two more shops he likes, and the previous shop has already started renovations. He's also very busy with his studies and can't manage everything."

"You've found two more shops? Do we have enough money to buy shops in Kyoto? They're very expensive there." Xu Jia asked with some concern.

"Don't worry about the money. I'll take a day off tomorrow afternoon and go to the pawnshop to sell the things I brought back earlier. I'll transfer the money to you when I get it."

“Okay, then there’s no problem. I’ll pack my bags in a bit and we’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning,” Xu Jia readily agreed.

After seeing Xu Jia out of the room, Ye Yu began to take stock of her belongings. She didn't plan to pawn the gold bars here, mainly because the price wasn't high.

So she cleared out more than twenty antiques and five sets of jewelry, planning to pawn them tomorrow.

As for jade, she would definitely not pawn it; she had already used up a lot of it in the arrays she had created outside the courtyard and under the Qingli tree.

She then reforged her puppet master, leaving her with almost no jade left.

She won't buy the jade unless she gets a replacement.

Playing with the two remaining jade stones in her hand, Ye Yu remembered that she had seen online that there was a place on the border of China that was rich in jade, and that a kind of gambling called "stone gambling" was popular there.

"Looks like I'll have to find some time to go there sometime," Ye Yu muttered to herself.

The next morning, Ye Yu and Lu Xiaoting said goodbye to Xu Jia in advance, and then went to school together.

Ye Yu walked into the classroom and looked in Zhang Xiangyu's direction. He didn't come to the classroom today. He was probably seriously injured that day and needed to recuperate in the hospital.

The weather is gradually getting warmer.

Ye Yu finally took off her heavy coat and put on her light school uniform.

Previously, to avoid suspicion, she wore a thick coat every day like her classmates, which made it extremely inconvenient for her to move around. Now she can finally be free.

Zhang Xiangyu finally returned to school for classes. When Ye Yu entered the classroom, she saw him slumped over in his seat.

He didn't get up and walk towards Ye Yu until the bell rang for the end of the first class and Ye Yu and Xu Qian were about to go to the restroom.

When he walked to Ye Yu's side, he said softly, "Uncle Xing has been discharged from the hospital. You can go see him during PE class this afternoon."

After saying that, he brushed past them and walked out of the classroom.

Ye Yu knew that he did this to avoid people with ulterior motives finding out that they had crossed paths, which was also why she hadn't visited Shen Xing in the hospital for the past month.

Qi Xin and Lao Wu were killed by Ye Yu after all. Although the bodies had been destroyed, the two of them came to hunt down Zhang Xiangyu.

As time goes on, the Qi family will inevitably become suspicious. They will definitely come to investigate, and Ye Yu is afraid that they will suspect her.

During the afternoon physical education class, the students almost burst into tears when they saw Shen Xingshi, and they all complained to the main subject teachers for taking up their physical education class time.

Shen Xing laughed heartily and, without letting the students do any warm-up exercises or basic physical education training, told them to disperse and do their own thing.

When he finished speaking, his gaze swept across Ye Yu's face before he turned and walked toward his office.

The students happily dispersed. Ye Yu made an excuse to Li Qian that she needed to ask the teacher some questions, and left the playground under Li Qian's resentful gaze, heading towards the office building.

Ye Yu walked to the door of Shen Xing's office and knocked lightly a few times. A few seconds later, Shen Xing opened the door and let her in.

Zhang Xiangyu sat on the sofa and looked at Ye Yu, saying, "You're here."

Ye Yu nodded and sat down on the other side of the sofa, asking with concern, "Are you all alright?"

"It's alright now. I stayed in the hospital for a month and I'm all better now." Shen Xing placed the brewed tea in front of Ye Yu.

He then asked, "I heard from Xiang Yu that you have some questions for me?"

Ye Yu nodded: "I do have a question and would like to ask the teacher for advice."

"Ask away, I'll tell you everything I know."

Ye Yu asked, "Why is Qi Xin chasing after you?"

If Ye Yu hadn't intervened, she could have completely ignored this matter.

But now that she's involved, she needs to understand the whole story.

"That's a long story."

Shen Xing cleared his throat: "In ancient times, there were many martial arts families that produced many talented people and had great wealth and influence. However, in the last few hundred years, China has experienced many hardships, and many martial arts families chose to serve their country, but they almost all declined in those wars. Only a few martial arts families have preserved their bloodline."

"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, martial arts families no longer engaged in brawls and changed careers. Some went into politics, others into business, but the martial arts training passed down from their ancestors never stopped, and people called them ancient martial arts families."

“Our Shen family and the Qi family are among them. Although the Zhang family, to which Xiang Yu belongs, is not an ancient martial arts family, they have served in the military for generations and hold a high position in the military. Especially with Old Master Zhang in charge, the Zhang family can be said to be powerful and influential.”

"So the Shen family and the Zhang family formed a marriage alliance, with Xiang Yu's mother marrying Zhang Zhikun, who was Xiang Yu's father. However, his mother was unlucky and passed away when Xiang Yu was two years old. Taking advantage of this, the Qi family formed a marriage alliance with the Zhang family, marrying their daughter to Zhang Zhikun as his second wife."

"The woman from the Qi family gave birth to a son in the second year after she married into the family. Although Old Master Zhang was very happy, he did not raise the child by his side like Xiang Yu did. Although the Qi family was dissatisfied, they did not say anything."

"As time went by, the Qi family's ambitions grew. They knew that Xiang Yu was the eldest son, and all of the Zhang family's resources would be directed towards him in the future. However, because Xiang Yu was always kept by Old Master Zhang's side, they couldn't do anything about him, so they set their sights on the Shen family."

"Last year, when the Tiger Tail Sect was recruiting disciples, many ancient martial arts families were interested in having their children become disciples of the Tiger Tail Sect. Our Shen family also sent outstanding members of our clan to apply."

"But the Qi family actually took the opportunity to frame that child. The Tiger Tail Sect wanted to execute him, but our Shen family naturally refused, so a commotion broke out. However, the Tiger Tail Sect is a large sect with a well-preserved lineage, and our Shen family was naturally no match for it. Our patriarch also died with resentment because of this matter."

"While Old Master Zhang was visiting other countries, the Qi family plotted to frame Xiang Yu, making Zhang Zhikun hate him as well. Xiang Yu had no choice but to temporarily hide in Zhang City. I'm here to protect him, and we'll talk about it when Old Master Zhang returns."