Even a fool could see that Ye Xiao and Ling Hengyu were in cahoots. Ling Shuya pouted in anger, but she couldn't stop Ling Hengyu from leaving!

At the villa entrance, Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya stood at the gate watching Ling Hengyu drive away. Then, Ling Shuya glared at Ye Xiao with such intensity that, if possible, she would have skinned him alive!

In fact, Ye Xiao understood Ling Shuya's prejudice against him, after all, if he were a girl and someone suddenly lied about being his boyfriend, and moreover, with rumors swirling around in school, he would also be angry!

Ling Shuya stared at Ye Xiao, who felt a bit uncomfortable, so he headed straight to his room. Ling Shuya watched Ye Xiao flee, feeling somewhat helpless. From her father's attitude just now, it was clear that Ye Xiao being her bodyguard was a settled matter, and unlikely to change!

But now, with the wildly spreading school rumors, what was she to do? Just let everyone really think Ye Xiao was her boyfriend? As Ling Shuya pondered, suddenly, a very good idea came to her!

"Ye Xiao, stop right there!"

Just as Ye Xiao reached his room's door, he heard Ling Shuya and froze, bewildered as he looked back at her!

Ling Shuya quickly walked up to him and said, "Tomorrow, I want you to tell everyone at school that you're my cousin, not my boyfriend, or else I'll fire you!"

Ye Xiao looked at Ling Shuya and couldn't help but find her childishness amusing.

Seeing Ye Xiao just staring at her, Ling Shuya felt a little embarrassed because if she really could have fired him, he would have left already. She added, "Hmph, this is your only chance!"

Ye Xiao really wanted to turn around and enter his room, not bother with Ling Shuya, but recalling Ling Hengyu's instructions to indulge Ling Shuya like a big brother, he said, "I can go and say that, but I absolutely cannot say I'm your cousin, it's too fake!"

"Why?" Ling Shuya asked.

Ye Xiao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Can we not mention it?"

Ling Shuya immediately glared with wide eyes and said, "Why can't it be mentioned? Is there something shameful about it? You must say it!"

Ye Xiao said, "Alright, but don't be angry when I say this. If I said I was your older cousin, perhaps someone might believe it, but if I said I was your younger cousin, just think about it, I obviously look older than you. You even come off a bit childish, at most you could be a younger cousin, and here I am supposed to say you're my older cousin. People will definitely think I'm trying to cover something up, and with that, many will let their imaginations run wild. That would put a huge pressure on you from public opinion!"

"You're the childish one, how am I childish? I think you're insulting me, Ye Xiao. Do you think it's beneficial to insult your employer?" Ling Shuya was immediately offended. Ye Xiao actually dared to call her childish; he must have the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard!

Ye Xiao said, "I'm just being factual. If you want to resolve this matter, you have to listen to me now. You've seen it yourself, me becoming your bodyguard is irreversible!"

Ling Shuya found herself in difficulty. Ye Xiao's subsequent remarks were indeed correct; this was irreversible.

Ling Shuya just didn't want anyone to think she was impure, which was very important for a girl!

She hesitated, then looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "Then what should we do?"

Ye Xiao secretly chuckled to himself, you little vixen, finally realizing how important I am, right?

"It's actually very simple. Tomorrow I'll just make sure it's known that I'm your older cousin, right? Of course, it would be best if you called me 'cousin' in school; that would work even better!"

"You wish, expecting me to call you cousin, dream on! But you can go ahead and tell people you're my older cousin. If this issue gets resolved smoothly, I'll forgive you. However, you mustn't talk nonsense again in the future, hmph, if I catch you, you'll see what happens!" Ling Shuya said as she walked upstairs.

Ye Xiao smiled and was about to enter his room when he suddenly remembered yesterday's incident. So he immediately said to Ling Shuya, "When you shower, it's best to wear shoes. Otherwise, it's easy to slip, and your bones can't suffer any more damage for a while, or it will be harmful to you later!"

Ling Shuya's cheeks flushed upon hearing Ye Xiao's words; she hadn't expected him to bring that up again. If what Ye Xiao said hadn't been beneficial to her, she would have exploded with anger, especially since Ye Xiao had seen her naked. This made Ling Shuya very uncomfortable every time she saw him, and it was a big reason why she wanted Ye Xiao to leave!

After returning to his room, Ye Xiao quickly showered and sat on the bed to practice the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

The Nine Yang True Qi circulated slowly in Ye Xiao's body. Today's fight with Wang Dexin had shown Ye Xiao that there were many martial arts masters in the world, and Wang Dexin evidently had a higher realm. However, Ye Xiao relied on the protection of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and his Nine Yang True Qi recovered very quickly, which allowed him to draw even with Wang Dexin!

Since Cui Ji called Wang Dexin 'martial uncle', there must be another master for Cui Ji. Although Ye Xiao didn't know if Cui Ji's master would cause trouble for him, he couldn't be careless. If they truly came after him, it would be troublesome!

Therefore, Ye Xiao's current goal was to break through to the third level as soon as possible. Once he reached the third level, beating Wang Dexin would be like beating an average person. At least, he should be able to fight Cui Ji's master. By then, in the whole of Minghai City, Ye Xiao would have nothing to worry about!

The Nine Yang True Qi circulated back and forth within Ye Xiao's Dantian and Tian Ling, with every meridian in his body acting like a high-speed highway, swiftly facilitating the passage of Nine Yang True Qi. With each circulation, Ye Xiao could feel a slight increase in the Inner Strength True Qi stored within his Dantian. Although the increase was minor, he knew that, over time, it was bound to be significant. However, Ye Xiao was somewhat puzzled about certain aspects of his breakthrough to the third layer!

While he desired to master the Nine Yang Divine Skill quickly, he also understood that in the way of martial arts, haste would not lead to success unless there was a true shortcut or some special training technique. Otherwise, one could only proceed slowly and gradually!

Ye Xiao certainly did not want to go insane from incomplete mastery of the skill. There probably wasn't anyone here capable of saving him from such a fate!

Time always flew by during cultivation, and before he felt he had practiced enough, Ye Xiao sensed someone knocking at the villa's front door. Opening his eyes, he wondered if it was already seven o'clock and whether Weei Jie had come to deliver his meal early.

Ye Xiao quickly left his room and hurried to the front door of the villa. Upon opening it, he saw it wasn't Weei Jie, but a young man in the uniform of the electrical bureau, who appeared to be around twenty-five years old.

The young man looked puzzled to see a male opening the door, but then he smiled at Ye Xiao and said, "Hello, I'm an employee of the electrical bureau, here to collect the electricity bill."

"Electricity bill?" Ye Xiao asked, "How much? By the way, I remember that nowadays, electricity bills are normally paid personally at the business office. Why would you need to collect it at the door?"

Caught off guard by the question, the man answered with a smile, "This area hasn't been transferred to the electrical bureau yet; I'm just here to collect the bill for them!"

"Oh, how much?" Ye Xiao thought that since it was just the electricity bill, it shouldn't be much. He didn't mind paying it himself since he was also living there!

The man said, "First, I need to check our meter."

"The meter?" Ye Xiao asked confused, "Isn't it the electricity bill?"

"Oh, right, haha, it's the electricity meter, sorry about that. I used to work in a water plant!" the man quickly corrected himself.

Ye Xiao couldn't help but become alert. If he remembered correctly, nowadays, the electricity meters shouldn't be installed inside the house, but he didn't call him out on it. Instead, he said, "I'm not sure about this, but since it's not your first time here, you should know where the meter is installed, right?"

The man replied, "They're usually installed in the kitchen; I need to go check the numbers."

"No problem, please come in," Ye Xiao said.

"No need to change shoes, right? My feet tend to be quite smelly!" the man said.

"No need!"

After that, Ye Xiao and the man entered the villa together.

"The houses that you rich folks live in are all so sophisticated and good-looking," he commented while his eyes roved around.

"I'm not a rich person," Ye Xiao said with a smile. "I'm a distant relative of the owner. I just happen to be studying nearby, so I'm staying here temporarily. Aren't you here to check the meter? The kitchen is this way."

Leading the man to the kitchen swiftly, the man looked around then said, "Ah, I got mixed up. Water meters are in the kitchen. The electricity meter should be on the external wall, right? My apologies!"

Ye Xiao's smile grew thicker as he said, "No problem. I know national employees like you work really hard. Sit down and have some tea!"

"No, thank you, I'm too busy and overwhelmed with work today. Since you're not the owner, let's have the owner handle the electricity bill in a few days. They should know where it is." The man then left the villa, casting a glance at Ye Xiao, who pretended not to notice.

After closing the door, Ye Xiao sat on the couch with a mind full of doubts. He replayed every action of the man in his mind and was certain this was no ordinary meter reader.

"It looks like I'll be busy tonight," Ye Xiao said with a wry smile, feeling for the first time the significance of his duty as a bodyguard.

Before long, Weei Jie arrived, followed by Zhou Yuyan.

"Eh? Why is there so much dust on the floor?" Zhou Yuyan stepped into the villa and asked in confusion.

"A meter reader was just here," Ye Xiao explained.

"A meter reader?" Weei Jie asked in surprise. "The meters here have never been read before. Why would a meter reader show up out of the blue?"

As Weei Jie spoke, he immediately looked at Ye Xiao, who nodded subtly. Weei Jie's face flashed with concern.

At that moment, Ling Shuya slowly descended from upstairs.

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