1. After Rebirth, I No Longer Wanted to Be a Cannon Fodder!

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57. Ye Shi's Background
"Ruofeng, did you meet a man named Ye Shi in City of Mo?" Zheng Min asked Lan Ruofeng with a serious look.

Lan Ruofeng frowned, looked at Zheng Min in puzzle and said, "Yes, I did. Mother, why did you ask about him?"

"Our empire used to have an emperor-level master named Qu Kun. He disappeared 20 years ago. Some people say that he went to another country, and some people say that he died. Qu Kun had countless enemies during his lifetime. Many people think that he was alone and has no families. But in fact, he had a son Qu Xinyang who is a versatile." Zheng Min said meaningfully.

"Does Qu Xinyang have anything to do with Ye Shi?" Lan Ruofeng asked sharply.

Zheng Min nodded and said, "Yes, Ye Shi is Qu Xinyang's son. When you have the chance, you should get along with Ye Shi."

"Why?" Lan Ruofeng asked.

"Because Qu Kun is very likely to be alive. If he is alive, Ye Shi is his only family, he will attach great importance to Ye Shi. If you get close to Ye Shi, you will extra attention from Qu Kun. As long as you can get a little benefit from Qu Kun, you can benefit endlessly." Zheng Min tapped the table with her finger, and said in a persuasive manner.

Lan Ruofeng frowned, thoughtfully.

"You've seen Ye Shi. I heard that he is not good-looking. Is that true?" Zheng Min asked.

Lan Ruofeng nodded and said, "Yes."

Zheng Min said lightly, "I did have a plan that you should chase Ye Shi. But now that you have Zhuang Yu, let's put Ye Shi aside. After all, it is hard to say whether Qu Kun is still alive. But it is no hard to make friends with Ye Shi when you see him."

Lan Ruofeng nodded and said, "I see, mother."

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City of Mo, Mu family.

"From here to here." Ye Shi looked at the map, holding his chin and said, "If everything goes smoothly, it will take about two months. The admission test of Saint Star Academy will take place three months later."

Mu Chen took out the map that Ye Shi showed him before, and said, "We have to leave early. I have studied the map you gave me before. We will pass by Green Hell flame's location on the way to Saint Star Academy. We can find the Green Hell flame first." Green Hell flame was taken by Lan Ruofeng in the original story. Thinking of this, Mu Chen got worried.

Ye Shi nodded and said, "Okay."

Mu Chen and Ye Shi were secretly sent out of the city by Mu Yuanfeng on a dark and windy night.

Mu Yuanhang didn't know that Mu Chen and Ye Shi had left until five days later. Before that, he thought that Mu Chen and Ye Shi were still practicing in Mu's house.

Ye Shi sat in the carriage, shaking his legs excitedly, "That's great! This is the first time I've traveled far."

Mu Chen looked at Ye Shi and said in confusion, "Doesn't it count as a long trip when you travelled from Ye family to City of Mo?"

"That's different. Uncle Chen and I did not stay at an inn or eat anything nice because we did not have much money, not to mention have fun on the way." Ye Shi said with frustration.

Mu Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry. You are with me now. There is one thing I can assure you. You won't get starve this time."

Ye Shi looked at Mu Chen and said, "Have you promoted to a second-level alchemist?"

Mu Chen nodded and said, "Yes!" Before leaving, Mu Yuanfeng taught Mu Chen the refining methods of the seven second-level elixirs he knew. Mu Yuanfeng was once again shocked because Mu Chen mastered them all with one try.