Chapter 184: He Only Wants to Be Your Uncle!

Ye Chen’s boldness was undoubtedly beyond An Miaoli’s expectations. It even made her feel a hint of anger, as if she had been slightly offended by a stronger individual. But she quickly realized she shouldn’t be angry. After all, Ye Chen had never done anything that offended her.

Whenever Ye Chen met her, he showed the utmost respect. He even extended kindness by giving her cultivation methods. He had protected An Yuyi. And now, he was even willing to offer the Divine Will Pool spot voluntarily.

Yet despite all that Ye Chen had done, he never boasted about it. He never used it as leverage, nor did he seek to gain any advantage in return. What right did she have to be angry? Simply because Ye Chen liked her?

But liking her wasn’t Ye Chen’s fault. An Miaoli, though she had never experienced romantic feelings, understood that love and affection often arise and fade unexpectedly.

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An Miaoli looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression and immediately shook her head. “An Yuyi doesn’t need it! Fellow Daoist Ye should use it for yourself.”

If she hadn’t realized Ye Chen’s feelings, An Miaoli might have accepted the offer. Then, she would have given him other precious items in return as compensation.

But now that she was fully aware of his feelings, she could not accept it. Otherwise, what would that make her?

An Miaoli rejected the offer firmly. However, Ye Chen’s attitude was even more resolute. “I have matters to attend to, and I will be leaving Divine Will City soon. I won’t be able to wait for the Divine Will Pool to open. If Senior An doesn’t want the spot, no one else will take it. It will remain vacant.”

Ye Chen’s stance was clear and firm. After all, whether it was the previous Divine Will Sect direct disciple spot or the current Divine Will Pool spot, neither were easy to give away. If Ye Chen went to the streets to find a random cultivator to give it to, Divine Will Sect would never recognize them.

Only people like Li Feihuang and An Yuyi, who already had connections to Divine Will Sect, were qualified to accept such a spot. Since Li Feihuang didn’t need it, An Yuyi was the only option. This spot had to be given away.

An Miaoli furrowed her brows slightly upon hearing this, as though she wanted to say something more. But before she could, Ye Chen spoke directly.

“Senior An, you also want Yuyi’s cultivation to improve and for her to achieve a top-tier Golden Core, right? You wouldn’t want Yuyi to miss the Divine Will Pool and fall behind, would you? Now, I am willing to give her the spot. Why refuse it, Senior?”

Ye Chen’s words left An Miaoli silent. Though she often said that one must accept defeat gracefully and allow her niece to face reality, if her niece could obtain the opportunity to enter the Divine Will Pool and compete for the Phoenix Blood in the future, it would undoubtedly be the best option. After all, her niece was the only bloodline left of her late brother. The only family she had in this world. As her aunt, An Miaoli naturally hoped for An Yuyi to grow stronger. The cultivation world was ever-changing, unstable, and dangerous.

An Miaoli couldn’t guarantee that she would be able to protect her niece forever. In such circumstances, the stronger An Yuyi became, the better.

After thinking this over, An Miaoli fell silent.

Seeing her silence, Ye Chen immediately seized the opportunity to speak up.

“Senior An, don’t overthink this. My offering of the spot is not part of any scheme or ulterior motive. There’s nothing I want from you in return. I don’t need you to help me or betray Divine Will Sect. I am offering this spot purely out of goodwill, and you need not worry about any consequences.”

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Upon hearing this, An Miaoli sighed inwardly. She knew full well that Ye Chen wasn’t giving her the spot out of opportunism or seeking to gain favor. Ye Chen was indeed offering it willingly. But at this moment, An Miaoli would have preferred if Ye Chen had been the kind of person who sought to gain from her. At least that would make things easier to deal with.

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An Miaoli honestly felt she wanted to clarify things with Ye Chen. She wanted to make him stop entertaining any improper thoughts. There was simply too great a gap between her and Ye Chen in every way. And with An Yuyi standing in between, it was completely impossible.