C576 The Three Great Prefecture Masters Who Wanted to Cry but Had No Tears Fourth Chapter in a Row

"Acting cute? Playing dumb? Boyish charm? Fresh and clean? Edgy? Street food? Concerts? What on earth are these things?" Lee Yuanye rattled off a list, leaving the heads of the three Martial Mansions utterly baffled.

"Ah, it's just a habit, just a habit. You guys don't get it, but all you need to know is that I'm pretty amazing. I'm the king who was born for this moment!"

"Yes, yes, of course," the three replied, still confused but feeling obliged to agree.

"But you know... even a king has his lows. We need to be ready for anything. What if that guy really is a prodigy and storms the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion to take me down? That would be the end of me. No, no, we have to prevent that from happening..." Lee Yuanye started muttering to himself.

"What’s the plan, Young Master Yuanye? Do you have a clever trick to deal with this guy?" asked the head of the Sea Heart Martial Palace.

Lee Yuanye, who had been boasting moments ago, suddenly lost his cool and snapped, "Idiot! If I had a plan, would I have been groveling to that guy just now?"

The head of the Sea Heart Martial Palace was so frustrated he nearly fainted. To be called an idiot by this braggart—who's the real fool here?

"Young Master Yuanye, what do you suggest we do? We'll follow your lead."

"Are you a fool too? Didn't I say it doesn't matter what I think? You need to ask my father."

Well, there you have it, the second fool has emerged, and the head of Azure Sun Martial Mansion is about to explode with anger.

The head of Moon Light Martial Mansion initially wanted to have a word with Lee Yuanye, but seeing the situation with the other two, he decided to stay silent. Unfortunately for him, Lee Yuanye wasn't about to let him off the hook. With a hint of annoyance, he said, "Third fool, did you get what I meant?"

The head of Moon Light Martial Mansion felt even more frustrated. He hadn't said a word, yet he couldn't escape being labeled a fool.

"Young Master Yuanye, your brilliance is beyond us... we common folk just don't understand..." Despite feeling like he was about to burst with anger, the head of Moon Light Martial Mansion forced a smile and responded.

The more reckless someone is, the more you can't afford to offend them. If this guy really wanted to take down a Martial Mansion, it wouldn't be difficult. He wouldn't even need to lift a finger; just one word from him, and many Martial Mansions would rush to do it for him.

None of the three doubted that Lee Yuanye could pull off such a feat.

"What nonsense about brilliance! My point is clear: no matter what, make sure you have the means to protect yourself. Didn't that kid just say my life is precious, worth 200 rare treasures? Damn it, can my life be measured by treasures? Even a million or a billion treasures aren't as valuable as my life!"

The three leaders were speechless. So, after all that talk, you're just a coward afraid of dying! But at least you weren't foolish enough to say the rest of it out loud, or you'd really be in trouble.

Even though he was called an idiot, the three leaders found Lee Yuanye somewhat amusing after a few exchanges. However, their amusement quickly faded.

Lee Yuanye spoke again, "So, my little life is in the hands of you folks from the Martial Mansions!"

Hearing this, the leaders of the three Martial Mansions were momentarily stunned. After being insulted and led in circles by Lee Yuanye, they were indeed a bit confused.

After a moment, the realization hit them like a ton of bricks...

Prepare for every eventuality? Get the means to save your own skin ready? My little life is in the hands of you folks from the Martial Mansions?

This shameless guy was going in circles just to get them to share the cost of his two hundred rare treasures! Just moments ago, Lee Yuanye had mentioned that the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion's ransom of treasures would be collected from the various Martial Mansions. When Lee Yuanye stopped mentioning it, the three leaders thought he had realized he was in the wrong.

Who would have thought that after all that, he intended to double down and have them cover his two hundred treasures as well? This left the leaders of the three Martial Mansions feeling utterly exasperated.

We’re really strapped for cash after your antics, and now you expect us to cover the cost of your life-saving items from the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion? You can’t be this shameless!

Lee Yuanye seemed to notice the stiff expressions of the three Mansion Masters and gently reassured them, “There’s no other way. We at the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion took a big hit this time. Fifteen disciples, each needing twenty items—that’s three hundred in total! Plus my own two hundred, making it five hundred altogether. Even if we turned the Pavilion upside down, we couldn’t come up with that many treasures!”

With a look of utter despair, Lee Yuanye continued, “Besides, even if we could gather that many, my father would kill me for causing such a mess. There’s no way he’d give me two hundred treasures to save my skin. So, I have to rely on you guys. I trust that the great Martial Mansions wouldn’t let me live in constant fear…”

Lee Yuanye put on a pitiful face, expressing his woes vividly. However, this time, the three Mansion Masters were not going to fall for it. This guy had once been arrogant and overbearing, and at other times, humble and servile. No one really knew what kind of person he was, but one thing was certain: he was definitely not someone to be pitied.

Considering everything he did that day, it was enough to make the leaders of the three Martial Mansions wish they could tear him apart. If... this were an isolated place where no one knew they were with Lee Yuanye, the leaders of the three Martial Mansions would have set aside their grudges and teamed up to eliminate him, just to ease their frustration. Unfortunately, that's just wishful thinking. Such a scenario is unlikely to happen, and perhaps that's why Lee Yuanye acts so recklessly. The leaders of the three Martial Mansions can only endure, endure, and endure some more...

"By the way, the task from Heavenly Mirror Pavilion is secondary. The most important thing is those two hundred rare treasures. Under the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion, there are thirteen Martial Mansions. If we distribute the two hundred treasures, each Martial Mansion would get about twenty. Yes, that's the plan. Prepare this first and hand it over to me privately in two weeks. Remember, it has to be done discreetly. My father must not find out. Alright, see you in two weeks..."

With that, Lee Yuanye turned and walked away...