Xiao Chen activated the 'villain's eye' on Ye Fan while observing him.
[Name: Ye Fan
Status: Inner disciple of the Peerless Heaven Sword Sect and Young Master of the Immortal Ye Family
Cultivation: Divine Awakening Early Stage
Physique: Great Divine Yang Body [Divine level]
Destiny: 3400]
Xiao Chen was taken aback to discover that Ye Fan had already reached the Divine Awakening realm.
After a moment of thought, he realized it only made sense for the chosen ones to come back stronger after a setback.
He then turned his attention to the jade pendant, which played a significant role in Ye Fan's rise.
It not only contained a remnant soul but also held the plans and connections that Ye Zhiqiang had left for his son before his death.
After just a brief moment, he averted his gaze to avoid attracting any suspicion.
One of the reasons he wanted to meet Ye Fan in person was to use the 'villain's eye' on Ji Rongmei, as the 'plot viewing ticket' only allowed him to see events leading up to Ye Fan's ascension to the upper realm.
Xiao Chen could only recall significant events related to Ye Fan and lacked thorough knowledge about the upper realm.
He guessed that this might be due to the influence of heaven's will or perhaps he was too weak.
When he asked the system, it also told him to get stronger.
Without delay, he used his 'villain's eye' on Ye Fan's jade pendant and Rongmei's status panel appeared in front of him.
[Name: Ji Rongmei
Status: General of the Immortal Ye Family and Sole Survivor of the Immortal Ji Clan in the upper realm
Current Cultivation: Mysterious Platform Middle Stage
Former Cultivation: [Above Transcend Tribulation Realm]
Physique: Inferno Lotus Sacred Heritage [Extreme level]
Destiny: 6100]
After seeing her panel, Xiao Chen was not surprised, as he was already familiar with most of the information.
In the plot, Ye Fan was associated with only two women.
Tang Jingxue and Ji Rongmei.
The bond between Ye Fan and Ji Rongmei deepened due to their shared affinity for fire Dao.
Ji Rongmei had an extreme-level fire-type physique, while Ye Fan possessed a divine-level fire-type physique.
While Xiao chen was lost in his thoughts, Ji Rongmei who was residing within the jade pendant, was looking at him with a dazed face.
When she first laid eyes on his face, her heart raced unexpectedly. "What's happening!?"
"Why is my heart beating so suddenly?"
Despite having encountered countless handsome men in the upper realm, she had never experienced this before.
"Could it be..." A thought crossed her mind, and her cheeks turned bright red.
"No! I refuse to believe it!" She shook off the idea and glanced back at Xiao Chen.
After using her divine sense on him, she had a shocked face.
She couldn't see through him at all.
The only thing she could confirm was that he was at the Divine Awakening Peak stage—a fact he showed no intent to hide.
Then she noticed Tang Jingxue standing next to him, a beauty that rivaled her own, which sparked a feeling of discomfort in Ji Rongmei. She didn't realize that what she was experiencing was jealousy.
Meanwhile, Ye Fan looked at Xiao Chen with a puzzled expression. 'Who is he?' he wondered.
'Why do I feel nauseous just looking at him'
Ye Fan couldn't understand why he felt such disgust toward this man.
There was even a trace of killing intent rising in his heart, though he quickly hid it.
However, his killing intent didn't escape Xiao Chen and Rongmei.
Xiao Chen was slightly surprised but chose to ignore it.
Ji Rongmei, on the other hand, was confused by his sudden hostility. "Could it be he's one of the people who mocked Ye Fan?" she wondered. "Or is he simply jealous?"
As for Tang Jingxue, she vaguely recognized Ye Fan but paid him little attentio as she kept Xiao Chen's advice not to reveal herself in front of sect members in her mind.
More than anything, She was feeling depressed after Xiao Chen stopped her from shopping.
After checking Rongmei's panel, Xiao Chen proceeded with his plan. He pretended to browse the items briefly before picking up an ancient map.
"If the young master wants this, he can take it," the old man immediately offered, noticing his interest.
"This storage bag contains 2,000 low-grade spirit stones. That should be sufficient, right?" Xiao Chen replied, ignoring the man's words as he handed him the storage bag.
Ye Fan who was witnessed this scene, felt a burst of anger welling up within him.
He approached the old man and shouted,
"Old man, I wanted that. Why are you selling it to others? I have 1100 spirit stones here."
Hearing this, the old man replied with an angry face. "yours? Who said it was yours?"
"Did you not say you were a poor rogue cultivator and only got 850 low-grade spirit stones?"
"And to begin with, you weren't even planning to buy this map?!"
Hearing the loud shouts, a crowd gathered around the stall and observed the commotion with interest.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen asked with a stunned expression from the side. "Old man, what are you saying?"
"Brother Ye Fan is an inner disciple of our sect."
Hearing his words, the old man was shocked and cursed Ye Fan's entire ancestral tree.
If Ye Fan had him know his status, He would have given whatever he wanted at a low price.
'Not good. It was found that I tried to scam a disciple of the sect, I will be done for!' The old man thought, wiping the sweat on his forehead.
The old man quickly knelt before Ye Fan and tears streamed down his face, and pleaded with a pitiful face."Young man, please forgive this old man."
"Had I known your status as a disciple of the peerless heaven sword sect, I would have given you a discount". A cunning light flashed in his eyes.
"Please spare my life! I have a sick wife and three children waiting at home."
As his voice echoed through the bazaar, people gathered around the stall and engaged in discussions.
Xiao Chen saw through the old man's trick and gave a thumbs-up in his heart.
Ye Fan noticed the people staring at him with contemptuous and mocking eyes and was angered. "Old man, what do you mean by!?"
He knew old man was framing him.
Before Ye fan could speak further, Xiao Chen interjected with a smile. "Brother Ye Fan, this old man has acknowledged his mistake"
"Let's leave it at that" Xiao Chen said with a embarassed smile. He didn't give Ye fan any chance to explain himself.
"I observed that the young man concealed his identity and claimed to be a poor rogue cultivator who only has 850 spirit stones."
"Yes, this guy is quite cunning. He concealed his identity and tried to deceive the old man"
"When someone wanted to buy the product, he suddenly said he has 1100 spirit stones."
"Both of them are from the same sect yet so different?"
As the crowd's comments were thrown at him, Ye Fan's face darkened. He looked at Xiao chem with hatred, believing that it was because of him that the crowd had gathered here.
In a way, his guess was correct.
The crowd was paying special attention to Xiao chen and Tang jingxue from the moment they entered the bazaar but Ye fan didn't know about it.
He was simply blaming it on Xiao chen.
Ye fan looked at the treasure map in Xiao Chen's hands for last time and experienced an empty and lost feeling in his heart.
He understood that if he continued to argue, more crowd will gather and the news will reach the sect soon.
In a fit of anger, he left the bazaar and vowed to avenge this humiliation.
After seeing him leave, Xiao chen had a calm face but chuckled internally.
Then, he expressed his apologies to the crowd and that this incident was an accident.
The more he spoke for Ye fan, more people harbored disdain for him and this was also what he had wanted.
Most people knew Inner disciples of the peerless heaven sword sect were provided with 2000 low-grade spirit stones and pills corresponding to their realm each month.
They were mostly known for avoiding bargaining, not out of arrogance but anyone with a brain wouldn't attempt to deceive them.
However, Ye Fan not only concealed his identity but also attempted to deceive the old man while having enough money.
Observing the situation, Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. 'The aura of ridicule really works wonder'