Chapter 3: The Talent
At this moment, Su Mengli felt as if she had just woken up from a dream. The things that happened just now seemed like being in a desperate situation for her.

The accusations and malicious rumors from her classmates made her world dark, almost devoid of any light.

But the appearance of Ye Xuan was like a ray of light, dispelling the endless darkness and allowing her to see the brightness!

“Ding, congratulations host, Su Mengli’s favorability has increased to thirty points. Genius Su Mengli can provide bonuses to the host. Would you like to activate the bonus?”

Ye Xuan silently thought in his heart, “Of course, activate it immediately!”

“Congratulations host, you have obtained Su Mengli’s bonus. Your talent has been enhanced.”

Ye Xuan glanced at his own talent. It had changed from the original C-class Muscle Strengthening to B-class Power King.

After the revival of spiritual energy, one’s talent completely determined their potential and future. Although there was only one level difference between B-class and C- class talents, the gap was quite significant.

With C-class Muscle Strengthening, even with a lifetime of effort to develop it to its fullest extent, one could only possess a strength of one thousand kilograms. At this level, there was no room for improvement; it had reached its peak.

On the other hand, with B-class Power King talent, once it was developed to thirty percent capacity, it could surpass Muscle Strengthening.

If developed to its fullest extent, he could possess a strength of fifty thousand kilograms. Additionally, all muscles and bones in his body would be strengthened to be able to withstand the impact of a speeding car. That was the difference between the two!

Directly enhancing someone’s talent was unheard of even after the return of spiritual energy. This showed how excited Ye Xuan was at this moment.

Then, Ye Xuan smiled at Su Mengli and said, “Classmate Su, what are you still standing there for? Let’s go have breakfast!”

Su Mengli couldn’t look directly at Ye Xuan. She felt her heart pounding like a deer running wild, feeling flustered.

The two of them left the classroom one after another. Just as they stepped out, Su Mengli gathered her courage and said, “Ye Xuan, wait.”

Ye Xuan turned to look at Su Mengli with a sunny smile on his face. “What’s wrong?”

Su Mengli was once again warmed by Ye Xuan’s smile. He had been so fierce towards their deskmate just now, but now he was smiling so warmly at her. Could it be…

“Ye Xuan, can I treat you to breakfast? Thank you for helping me.”

Ye Xuan replied directly, “I would be honored!”

Ye Xuan came back to change his own and his family’s destiny. If possible, he also wanted to change the Empress’s fate.

However, all of this was not something that could be changed just by knowing some future events. He needed power, and brushing up on the Empress’s favorability was the most convenient way for him to increase his strength!

When Su Mengli heard that Ye Xuan didn’t refuse, a more natural smile appeared on her face. The two of them went to the cafeteria together.

However, on their way to the cafeteria, two boys were hiding under a big tree smoking cigarettes.

When they saw Su Mengli and Ye Xuan together, the two boys exchanged glances. “Damn it! Isn’t that our sister-in-law? Is someone being so oblivious?”

“Daring to have breakfast with our sister-in-law? Wait until school is over; he’ll pay for it!”

These two delinquent boys didn’t bother lowering their voices, and Su Mengli and Ye Xuan could clearly hear their conversation.

Su Mengli looked worried. “Ye Xuan, I’m sorry. I’ve caused trouble for you. Maybe you should go eat by yourself.”

Ye Xuan smiled and said, “Trouble me? How did you trouble me? Did you provoke some scum from the school?”

Su Mengli looked at Ye Xuan and said, “Aren’t you afraid of them? They’re not just trying to scare you. After school, they will really bother you.”

Ye Xuan laughed and said, “Am I afraid of them? They’re not fierce beasts. What is there to be afraid of?”

Now that spiritual energy hadn’t returned yet, they were just a few small delinquents. What was there to be afraid of?

After all, Ye Xuan’s mental age was already that of a middle-aged person. How could he be afraid of them?

Even if he had to be afraid, it should be the Empress after awakening in the future.

In front of the Empress, these social scum wouldn’t last three seconds; they would turn into ashes.

Furthermore, although Ye Xuan’s ability hadn’t awakened yet, after more than twenty years of fighting against mutant beasts, he had rich combat experience. After all, once Muscle Strengthening reached its peak at C-class development, there was no room for improvement.

All Ye Xuan could do was constantly hone his own combat skills in order to defeat opponents faster and make himself live longer. For someone like these delinquents, Ye Xuan could easily handle ten of them without any difficulty.

Ye Xuan’s words were also not spoken quietly. The two smoking delinquent boys clearly heard what he said.

Originally, they wanted to inform their boss and wait until school was over to surround Ye Xuan together. But after hearing this, how could they bear it?

With cigarettes in their mouths, they cursed angrily, “You little brat, you’re quite arrogant!”

Then, the two of them rushed towards Ye Xuan, wanting to beat him up directly.

Ye Xuan looked at their movements full of flaws and shook his head slightly. Then he swiftly reached out and grabbed one of the boys’ ears, giving it a hard tug.

The delinquent boy felt like his ear had been pulled more than ten centimeters long. He let out a heart-wrenching scream and fell to the ground, covering his ear.

The other delinquent boy kicked towards Ye Xuan’s abdomen, but Ye Xuan grabbed his leg and gave it a strong pull.

This guy’s body was directly split into a split; someone who hadn’t practiced splits before would know how painful it was.

He also lost his balance and fell to the ground, clutching his crotch and screaming in pain.

Immediately after that, Ye Xuan looked at Su Mengli with a smile. “You see? These are just small fries. Even if there were more of them, why should I be afraid? They should be afraid of me!”

“Ding, Su Mengli’s favorability has increased to thirty-five points. (Note: Every twenty-point increase in favorability allows for one enhancement of talent.)”

Ye Xuan wasn’t surprised when he heard the system prompt. The shadow brought by that delinquent who pursued Su Mengli wasn’t small.

Now that Ye Xuan had only taught a lesson to one of his lackeys and gained five points of favorability, when he beat up their boss later on, he would surely gain even more!

At this moment, Su Mengli sincerely looked at Ye Xuan and said, “Thank you. For the first time, I realized that these people are weak.”

Ye Xuan smiled and said, “No need to thank me. Let’s go eat, and let’s not care about them.”

Su Mengli nodded vigorously and followed Ye Xuan to the cafeteria.

As usual, Ye Xuan ordered a basket of steamed buns, a bowl of porridge, and a side dish.

He didn’t deliberately save money for Su Mengli, nor did he intentionally show off. He just acted normally.

Su Mengli looked at this scene, and her smile became even more natural.

She knew that Ye Xuan wouldn’t deliberately order expensive dishes, but if Ye Xuan only spent fifty cents on a few steamed buns, she would feel embarrassed. Ye Xuan’s behavior made her very comfortable.

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