Villain System: Stealing the Protagonist's Harem and Luck

Chapter 025: Changing Maps, The Ambition of a Leek

The events at the Taixuan Holy Land sent shockwaves through the entire Eastern Wilderness.

The coalition army—a force powerful enough to crush nations—had marched with killing intent, only to end up kneeling in the Great Hall, respectfully paying homage to a single young man.

When this news broke, countless cultivators dropped their jaws in disbelief.

Memory stones circulated rapidly, spreading images of the scene at the mountain gate far and wide. Within days, every major power knew the truth: A Young Lord from the legendary Upper Realm had descended.

The world was shaken. So the legends were true. The Upper Realm really existed.

“The Eastern Wilderness is changing!”

“Ascension has been a myth for millennia… yet someone has descended? That is an act of defying the heavens!”

“Hehe, no wonder those aggressive sects turned into obedient puppies. I thought the Taixuan Holy Land was doomed, but it turns out they hugged the ultimate golden thigh.”

In taverns and tea houses across the land, gossip flowed like wine.

“Have you heard about that disciple, Ye Chen?” someone laughed. “He got famous too!”

“Hahaha! I heard! Jealous that the Young Lord won the heart of the Number One Beauty, he tried to challenge him! The result? The Young Lord suppressed him with a single glance! Forced him to kneel like a dog!”

“Tsk, tsk. A toad lusting after swan meat. Did he really think he was worthy?”

Laughter echoed through the ancient cities. Ye Chen had become the punchline of the entire continent.

…

In a remote ancient city, a man with a sallow, sickly complexion hurried through the streets.

Hearing the mockery around him, his face twisted in ugly rage. His fists clenched until his knuckles cracked.

He touched his chest, where a dull, phantom pain still lingered.

“Su Qingge… you treacherous woman…”

“Gu Changge… today’s humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold!”

This man was, of course, Ye Chen in disguise.

The Eastern Wilderness had become a cage for him. With a single word from Gu Changge, every sect treated him like a plague. He didn’t dare show his true face.

His destination was the Central State.

Compared to the remote Eastern Wilderness, the Central State was the heart of the continent—vast, mysterious, and teeming with dragon veins. It was home to ancient dynasties and sacred mountains with legacies far older than Taixuan.

Even if Gu Changge can cover the sky with one hand here, can he influence the entire Central State?

There are families there with ancestors who ascended to the Upper Realm. Once I join them and display my talent, I will have my own backing!

Ye Chen’s plan was solid. He would rise again. He would make them all regret it.

“Master…”

However, a shadow hung over his heart. Ever since the incident at the Taixuan Holy Land, his beautiful Master, Yan Ji, had grown distant. She rarely spoke, only intervening to save him from lethal danger.

Ye Chen clenched his fists tighter.

Is she going to betray me too?

…

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

“An invitation from the Third Prince of the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty in the Central State?”

Inside the opulent palace, Gu Changge glanced at the gilded invitation Su Qingge handed him. He raised an eyebrow slightly, then tossed it aside.

“A gathering of ‘Young Geniuses’ to discuss the Dao?”

He sneered. The so-called geniuses of the Lower Realm? He could crush them all with a single finger. It was a waste of time. He’d rather stay here and tease Su Qingge.

“The Great Xia Imperial Dynasty is not simple,” Su Qingge explained, peeling a spirit grape with her slender, white fingers and feeding it to him. “Their founding ancestor ascended to the Upper Realm. Their foundation is unfathomable. And the Third Prince himself was born with a phenomenon—Dao sounds resonated for three thousand miles.”

“Great Xia? Central State?”

Gu Changge chewed the grape thoughtfully.

“You’re right. It is time to change maps.”

He stood up, stretching his limbs.

Life had been too leisurely lately. He wasn’t used to going this long without harvesting a leek.

If his calculations were correct, his little treasure-hunting mouse, Ye Chen, should have scurried to the Central State by now.

“In three days, the young talents of the Eastern Wilderness will depart together for the event. Does the Young Lord wish to join them?” Su Qingge asked.

Gu Changge pondered for a moment, then nodded.

He suddenly recalled a detail from his memories.

Elder Ming—his Dao Protector—originally hailed from the Central State of this world. Thirty thousand years ago, he had shattered the void and ascended.

It might be interesting to pay a visit to the old man’s stomping grounds.