Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 560 - 560 546 Boasting Doesnt Cost a Dime

Chapter 560: Chapter 546: Boasting Doesn’t Cost a Dime Chapter 560: Chapter 546: Boasting Doesn’t Cost a Dime Wan Danrong began to grow anxious. If she lost, Ye Chen would have to leave the Wan Residence. She knew exactly how skilled she was… or rather how unskilled. All she had was a sparce knowledge of a few basic moves that Ding Yunjie knew all too well. Her best martial arts technique, the Willow Leaf Sword Technique, was even taught to her by Ding Yunjie. With him being so proficient in many martial arts styles, how was she possibly expected to defeat him in three days? It was an outrageous thought.

Wan Danrong said, “No, we can’t do this. I won’t be able to beat him in three days. He knows my martial arts skills and level all too well. I’ll go persuade him not to go through with this.” But there was another wishful thought brewing inside her, If it were possible to make him lose intentionally, as long as Ye Chen stays… After all, it was quite difficult to convince him to stay to begin with.

“Have some confidence! How can you not believe in my words?” Ye Chen said, “Don’t go looking for him. You can beat him.”

“Impossible. I could never be his match especially not within three days. It’s absolutely impossible.”

“If I say it’s possible, then it is. You should have some confidence.”

A skeptical Wan Danrong looked at Ye Chen, “Can you really prepare me to defeat Ding Yunjie in three days?”

“Yes, as long as you follow my directions and stick to my plan, you can beat him.”

Wan Danrong looked at him doubtfully, shaking her head. She just couldn’t believe it, “Impossible.” She didn’t know what Ye Chen was thinking, but she had no faith in him.

Ye Chen took another sip of his wine, saying, “If I couldn’t pull this off, wouldn’t that make me a braggart?”

“Have you ever seen Ding Yunjie’s martial arts skills?”

Ye Chen replied, “I saw a few moves on the night the masked man was chasing us.”

“His martial arts skills are vast and varied. Many are beyond me.”

“What’s the point of knowing a lot of martial arts if you’re not a master of any? It’s just monkeying around,” Ye Chen retorted.

“Do you have a secret weapon?”

“Heh, no.”

“Then how do you plan for me to beat Ding Yunjie?” Wan Danrong asked.

Ye Chen replied, “The Willow Leaf Sword Technique.”

“What? The Willow Leaf Sword Technique definitely won’t work. Ding Yunjie taught me that technique. He knows my level of mastery all too well. I still haven’t perfected a single standard set. We must switch to some other martial arts, preferably ones he is not familiar with.”

Ye Chen chuckles, “Switching to other martial arts is unlikely to work. Do you really think that you can master martial arts in just three days? As far as the Willow Leaf Sword Technique is concerned, you already have a good foundation. We just need to tweak your technique a bit and it would work just fine.”

“But Ding Yunjie knows the Willow Leaf Sword Technique by heart. Using this technique, I won’t stand a chance.”

“Excellent swordsmanship isn’t achieved just by memorization. Martial arts have never been mastered by rote learning.”

“No, even if I can become proficient in this technique, I still can’t surpass Ding Yunjie. You don’t know how greatly skilled Ding Yunjie is. It really won’t work. You’ll be sent away from the Wan Residence.”

Ye Chen smiled again, saying, “Trust me. You don’t need to learn the entire technique. Just mastering three moves will do.”

“You’re daydreaming, thinking that just three moves from the Willow Leaf Sword Technique can be enough to defeat Ding Yunjie. Impossible!” Wan Danrong thought Ye Chen was bragging again.

“Why is it impossible? If I say it’s possible, then it is. Just three moves.” Ye Chen took another sip of his wine and continued, “The moves are: ‘Sword Hidden in Mist,’ ‘Turning the Peak,’ and ‘Looking Back at the Moon.'”

It seemed to her like he just rattled off the first three moves that came to mind. Wan Danrong grew even more skeptical, and asked, “Are you looking for an excuse to leave the Wan Residence?”

“If I wanted to leave the Wan Residence, I wouldn’t choose an excuse that makes me look bad. When I leave, I leave with dignity. Rest assured, with me around, you’re safe,” Ye Chen said.

“How could this be? These three moves aren’t even the best moves in the Willow Leaf Sword Technique. How can they defeat Ding Yunjie?” She knew these three moves were extremely ordinary.

Ye Chen smiled and said, “Yes, they can. If you use the tactics you’ve been using up to this point, you certainly can’t defeat Ding Yunjie. You have to follow my plan. I need to make a few modifications, especially to the last move. I have to make a significant alteration. Over the following three days, stick to my plan. Each day, learn one move. Just one move. Three days later, when you’ve combined these moves into a coherent technique, whether you can defeat Ding Yunjie will depend on how well you’ve done.”

Wan Danrong looked at Ye Chen. His confidence made her have to believe that he was telling the truth.

Ye Chen stood up and said, “Alright, it’s noon. I’m hungry. Let’s go back for lunch. I still need to think about the modifications, see how they can flow together smoothly.”

Wan Danrong rose hastily, muttering under her breath, “This is all that damn Wang Dong’s fault. He’s just unbearable.”

Ye Chen responded, “You can’t blame Wang Dong. He’s just a pawn. The person who’s really jealous is Ding Yunjie. He’s unhappy that I took his place and wants me out of here. Can’t you tell how genuine these feelings are?”

Wan Danrong blushed and protested, “What are you talking about? There’s nothing between me and Ding Yunjie!”

Ye Chen chuckled and said, “You don’t understand boys. They’re not good at expressing their feelings. They’re all like that.”

Wan Danrong looked at Ye Chen, puzzled.

“Everything I said is true. You are too close to the situation to see clearly.”

“You’re too impulsive. You shouldn’t be so easily provoked,” Wan Danrong said.

“I’m not being impulsive. I want to see if I can really make a splash here. Otherwise, everyone would think that I am just freeloading at the Wan Residence. I certainly don’t want to carry that burden.”

“You don’t need to create such a big hurdle for yourself. If you lose, you’ll have to go back to begging on the streets, sleeping in the Gourd Temple.”

“Then buy me a courtyard, and I won’t have to beg!”

“Dream on.” However, Wan Danrong did ponder a bit over this.

Ye Chen continued drinking.

Yi Mei was somewhat surprised. Wan Danrong and Ye had left at noon. How could they be back so early?

Wan Danrong reluctantly shared what had happened on the small hill.

Yi Mei said, “Heh, some people sure know how to boast without spending a dime.”

Ye Chen paid her no mind.

Yi Mei laughed, “Just wait to be kicked out of the Wan Residence, you big braggart.”

“Enough, hurry up and prepare lunch. I need to think.” Wan Danrong said somewhat dispiritedly.

Ye Chen continued to leisurely sip his wine.

Ding Yunjie was extremely pleased. This was definitely an opportunity to let the drunkard make a fool of himself. Most importantly, it was an opportunity to oust him from the Wan Residence once and for all. Nothing was more critical than this.

Wang Dong noticed Ding Yunjie’s elation and chuckled, “We can kick this guy out of the Wan Residence in one go. The young lady won’t be able to blame us.”

Ding Yunjie was ecstatic.

“This braggart actually thinks he can get the young lady to defeat me in three days. How preposterous.” Wang Dong then commented: “Will he back out and ask the young lady to lose on purpose?”

After considering Wang Dong’s words, Ding Yunjie called out, “Wang Dong, spread the news about my martial arts match with Rong’er in three days.”

“Right, we must let everyone know. Then he won’t be able to back out. Everyone will be watching, and the young lady wouldn’t want to disgrace you either. This plan is perfect.” Wang Dong was also roused.

“I can’t wait to see this damned boasting drunkard get lost.” The very thought made Ding Yunjie happy.

He had been teaching Rong’er martial arts for over three months. After three long months, he knew Rong’er like the back of his hand. He knew her skills like nobody else. To think Rong’er could defeat him in three days, he must be off his rocker or on drugs. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to make such a boast.

Wang Dong asked, “What martial arts will the young lady use at the time? Will the drunkard teach her something different? Should we have someone keep an eye on them?”

Ding Yunjie laughed, “No need to watch. Acquiring a new martial skill in three days? You must be joking. Martial arts can’t be learned in a day or two, especially not for Rong’er. That’s daydreaming!”

“Indeed, how could she learn different martial arts in three days.”

“Even if she learned different techniques, she won’t succeed. If she wanted to lose the competition, she could learn a different technique, but it would only make her lose quicker.” Ding Yunjie knew Wan Danrong’s skills and talent all too well.

“So, the drunkard has no choice but to leave?”

Ding Yunjie waved his hand and said, “He must leave.” He won’t give the opposition any chance.

“That drunkard, acting like a playboy, always boasting to the maidens in the courtyard. He’s nothing but trouble.”

“Whether he’s trouble or not, he must be thrown out of the Wan Residence.” Ding Yunjie regarded him as a threat. Once the drunkard was out of the Wan Residence, he and Rong’er could start anew.

“Why on earth did Rong’er bring this freeloading drunkard back to the Wan Residence.”

“We must expose his freeloading face.” Ding Yunjie said confidently.

“Yeah, also need to humiliate him publicly. No one can blame us, as he was the one who made the wager.”

Ding Yunjie said, “Okay, go and spread the news, make sure everyone knows.”

Wang Dong nodded, “Relax, I won’t miss an opportunity to disgrace him.”

“Good, go now, I need to prepare myself as well.” said Ding Yunjie.

Soon the news about the arrangement between Ye Chen and Ding Yunjie spread throughout the Wan Residence, and everyone knew about it.

This left Wan Danrong a little confused. She had been considering seeking Ding Yunjie to call it off, but now that the wager had already been made public, even her father was aware of it.

Backing out was no longer an option; a competition was inevitable.

Everyone was discussing it eagerly, seemingly waiting to see the drunkard get expelled from the Wan Residence.

Of course, everyone in the Wan Residence stood by Ding Yunjie’s side. The drunkard had just arrived a few days ago, and every day he was drunk and disorderly, like an overbearing landlord, acting even more like a host than the young lady herself. He was extremely annoying.

There was no way to keep things under wraps any longer. Rumors were flying everywhere, as everyone waited for the day of the duel to arrive.

However, Ye Chen remained as carefree as ever, continuing to drink his wine.