Not long after he returned to the Taihuang Hall, two notification sounds suddenly rang out once again in Chu Ge's mind.
[Ding! The Son of Fortune has been forcibly suppressed and violently beaten by a brainless minor villain. Reward to the host: Villain Points +4000.]
[Ding! A trust crisis has arisen between the Son of Fortune and his aid to ascension. Reward to the host: Villain Points +10000.]
After pondering for a moment, Chu Ge roughly formed a guess.
Ye Chen had only been in Taihuang for a few days, and among the people he had offended, the one with the greatest status seemed to be that so-called member of the Dan Tai clan.
This matter was probably related to that person. As for the deeper details, Chu Ge naturally had no way of knowing—and couldn't be bothered to think too much about it either.
As long as it benefited him, he wished for it to happen every day.
As for the second system message…
A smile appeared on Chu Ge's face.
This "aid to ascension," without any surprises, was the powerful remnant soul—Ye Chen's "grandpa" inside the ring.
Previously, Ye Chen had already shown signs of discord with it. Now, there was even a genuine trust crisis.
There was no reason he couldn't make a move on this.
Without even thinking, one could guess that the reason this remnant soul had chosen to help Ye Chen in the first place was, to a large extent, to restore its own soul, reconstruct a physical body, and be reborn.
But with Ye Chen's current strength and resources, accomplishing all of that was nothing more than a fool's dream.
He, Chu Ge—the personal disciple of the Holy Lord—was entirely different.
Materials to nourish the soul and restore a body were indeed rare, but to him, it was merely a matter of opening his mouth to Luo Huangjun.
He might not even need to go to her. When he helped Taihuang recover the Huanglong Seal (Radiant Dragon Seal), Elder Xu had promised him many rewards.
When the time came, with just a casual request, someone would likely deliver the spiritual materials he needed right to his door.
Just imagining confronting Ye Chen in the near future and snatching away his "grandpa" right in front of him—the Son of Fortune's expression would surely be spectacular.
This, in a way, could also be considered a kind of "NTR."
[Ding! Evil intent detected in the host. Villain mission triggered.]
The system's prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.
Chu Ge frowned slightly, feeling somewhat displeased.
"System, you've got this wrong. How can this be called evil?"
He couldn't help but retort.
[Ding! Mission as follows: In one month's grand competition, during the direct confrontation with the Son of Fortune, seize the opponent's aid to ascension. Success reward: 'Human Emperor Banner.' Failure penalty: None.]
[Does the host accept this mission?]
Chu Ge looked a little troubled.
"System, you really misunderstand me. I am utterly incompatible with evil!"
As he said this, he chose to accept the mission without the slightest hesitation.
System: ...…
Summoning his diary, Chu Ge prepared to make a record.
By now, this diary had practically become his notebook—whenever he had a thought or encountered something interesting, he would write it down in real time.
[Interesting. That Ye Chen has already fallen into a trust crisis with the remnant soul grandpa inside his ring. Now that's truly intriguing. I don't know the exact reason, but for me, this is undoubtedly a good thing.]
[Once there is no trust between them anymore, it won't be long before they become strangers. If I intervene and promise to restore this grandpa's soul and reshape his body, the two of them would likely turn against each other, right?]
[Also, the fact that Ye Chen could be forcibly suppressed by that brainless minor villain is just ridiculous. I don't know who did it, but as long as it gives me Villain Points, it's a good thing—well done!]
[From this, it's also not hard to see that Ye Chen's fortune has already dropped quite a bit after I've harvested Villain Points from him several times. After I crush him again in the grand competition, I can probably start the process of completely reaping him.]
After casually recording a few entries, Chu Ge stopped.
And as for the many holders of the diary's copies—after reading what Chu Ge had written, they all fell into deep thought.