When he saw that girls impish grin, Ye Zichens mind buzzed.

Wasnt this Xue Honghongs little sister, Xue Beibei?

Xue Beibei gleefully waved her little hand, but her eyes flashed with crafty light. She already knew Ye Zichen was here, which is why she wasnt at all surprised to see him.

Ye Zichen, what are you doing? My little sister just greeted you! Xue Mo patted him on the shoulder.

Ye Zichen arched his brows. Did you just say shes your little sister?

Thats right, what of it? Shes Xue Beibei, my youngest sister. Im the middle sister. We have an older sister too.

Your biological sister?

Of course. What, are you saying we dont look alike? Xue Mo pulled Xue Beibei into her arms and batted her eyes.

No, you do. Ye Zichen, seemingly a bit out of sorts.

Ye Zichen had always known that Xue Mos family background was exceptional, and meeting Xue Yang had confirmed his assumption.

But hed never thought Xue Mo was from the Sea of Innocence. Didnt that mean Xue Yang was the Great Emperor in charge of the Sea of Innocence?

Then didnt that mean Xue Honghong was Xue Mos big sister?

I was only then that Ye Zichen realized it: when Emperor Hades teased him and said he was Xue Yangs future son-in-law, he wasnt suggesting hed get together with Xue Mo at all.

Didnt that mean Emperor Hades knew about his relationship with Xue Honghong.

Emperor Hades was just a bit too terrifying!

Hey, what exactly are you doing? Why are you getting so distracted? This afternoon, the schools splitting us into groups for the ranking competition, and the competition itself is tomorrow. Youre our main fighting force; you cant act like this.

Now that he knew Xue Mos identity, Ye Zichen didnt quite know what to do.

This.

Was his sister-in-law!

The ranking competition tomorrow will be absolutely no problem, but theres something Id like to ask you. Your real name is Xue Momo, isnt it? asked Ye Zichen.

Youre awfully smart, arent you? she nodded. Thats right, its Xue Momo. All three of us sisters have repeated characters for given names. However, I didnt want others to know that I was the second young miss of the Sea of the Innocence, so I cut off the final Mo.

Ye Zichen really wanted to call out, Little Sister-in-law, but he managed to restrain the impulse.

I was best not to push the boundaries of their relationship. Otherwise, how would they maintain their relationship as good bros?

The Second Young Miss of the Sea of Innocence. Tch Tch, I never would have guessed. It looks like Ive inadvertently found myself a mighty backer. Ye Zichen teased her.

Xue Mo chimed in, looking somewhat displeased, Im the third young miss of the Sea of Innocence, but when I talked to you, you ignored me! Jeez, youre every bit as rude as you were when we first met.

Little Sister, what are you saying? When you first met? Have you seen Ye Zichen before? asked Xue Mo, looking rather flabbergasted.

Ye Zichens face froze up. Fortunately, Xue Beibei hurriedly backtracked and said, Second Sister, you misheard me. How could I possibly have met him before? The family keeps me on such a short leash. Do you think Im as free as Big Sister?

In the end, they managed to bypass the subject. Xue Beibei continued, He seems rather pleasing to the eye. Not bad!

Xue Beibei gave her evaluation like a little adult. When Xue Mo heard that, she laughed bitterly and explained to Ye Zichen, My little sister is still just a kid. Dont take it to heart.

Its fine. Ye Zichen waved away her concerns, then arched his brows. But did you just say shes the assistant you invited to help with the ranking battles? Are you sure?

What are you trying to say? Are you looking down on me? Let me tell you, Im strong! Not even that cowardly bear guy and mysterious sword dude Jiang Wei are necessarily a match for me! Youd best be careful; if you dont learn your place, Ill teach you a lesson! Xue Beibei puffed up her cheeks irritably and clenched her tiny fists.

Xue Mo still looked apologetic, and her expression seemed to ask Ye Zichen for his patience.

She neednt have worried. How could Ye Zichen possibly get angry at Xue Beibei? Besides, he rather liked those insults shed just thrown around.

Cowardly bear guy?

What a perfect nickname for Pang Zheng!

Later, Ye Zichen learned that the ranking batles required teams of five, plus a sixth member as a substitute.

Anti-Upheavals line-up naturally was Luo Zi, Li Hu, Chen Guangfa, Xue Mo, and Ye Zichen. That was a perfect team of five. Theyd only invited Xue Beibei in case someone got hurt and they didnt have enough regular members left to continue.

According to Xue Mos explanation, Xue Bei Bei was actually a student too, it was just that she spent all her time cultivating inside the Sea of Innocence. That was why she could bring Xue Beibei to the ranking competition.

Otherwise, if she could just casually recruit outside reinforcements, everyone would do it, and then the student society ranking battle would be meaningless.

That afternoon.

The arena was long since full of people. The academys ranking battle was always the biggest, most spectacular event they held. Everyone, no matter which student society they belonged to, wanted to know who their societys team would be up against. It helped them determine just far their team would make it up the ranks.

Hah? Isnt that the former top-ranked society, Anti-Upheaval? I didnt think theyd dare compete! When Ye Zichen and his companions entered the venue, they heard a detestable cry from afar.

When they looked into the distance, they saw Pan Zheng and his Grizzly Bear Society members walking right towards them. The one whod shouted was none other than Chen Yinian.

There were six of them, too, five main members plus a substitute. They were Pang Zheng and five of his platoon leaders.

When he heard someone mock them, Li Hu curled his lips and snorted, I wondered why it smelled so bad in here. Looks like it was because of you, Chen Yellowteeth. Back when I was still in the Grizzly Bears, I told you to brush your teeth! Why didnt you listen?

Youre nothing but filthy dogs who betrayed your masters for glory, said Chen Yinian disdainfully.

Who exactly are you referring to? Li Hu glared at him.

Chen Yinian grinned back, showing his large, yellow teeth. You!

You fuc-.... Li Hu was just about to step forward when Ye Zichen grabbed him and dragged him back.

Then he and Xue Mo took a step forward. Call back your dog. Dont let it bite people. These words were obviously directed at Pang Zheng, who couldnt help but laugh. I didnt keep a close handle on him. My apologies! But I really do admire your courage. Im shocked you actually showed up!

Why wouldnt we? What, are you going to eat us or something?

Pang Zheng narrowed his eyes and laughed. How could I do that? Im talking about the ranking batles. Its just a friendly competition is all. If we really do draw Anti-Upheaval as our opponents, Ill have my subordinates whale on you a little harder.

With that, his expression darkened.

Ye Zichen clenched his fists. Their eyes met.

In truth, there was no deep hatred between Ye Zichen and Pang Zheng.

Their entire conflict was based on how Ye Zichen had lured away members of the Grizzly Bear Society. That meant that the Grizzly Bear Society hadnt performed as well in this years recruitment as theyd expected.

Also, there was all the resources Pang Zheng had spent buying his little cousins freedom from her bet. That was quite a loss

But there shouldnt be anything more than that!

Ye Zichen thought it wasnt much, but if Pang Zhang knew how little Ye Zichen thought of their grudge, he might have coughed up blood.

All those resources had dealt a devastating blow to Pang Zhengs financial health.

In any event, those were just details to Ye Zichen. He didnt really care that much.

But he could still teach Pang Zheng a lesson, if for no other reason than that hed disliked Pang Zhengs imperious attitude ever since meeting him at the schools opening ceremony.

Quite frankly, a guy like this was in need of re-educating. Teach him a lesson, and hell surely get his act together!