Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao felt a surge of frustration welling up inside him, unable to vent it, and his face flushed slightly.
At this moment, Ye Chen had already arrived in front of Huo Yuhao's stall.
He didn't bother with Huo Yuhao at all, but instead sat directly beside Tang Ya, smiling as he said, "Sister Xiao Ya, are you free? Let's have dinner together tonight."
Tang Ya heard this and agreed without a second thought.
Although grilled fish was delicious, it wasn't filling, and she still had to meditate and cultivate at night, so she definitely needed to eat something better.
Even though she had already agreed to dinner with Bei Bei, she ate with Bei Bei every day and was a bit tired of it; one or two less meals made no difference.
Bei Bei certainly wouldn't mind.
"Xiao Ya! You can't eat with him!"
Just then, an angry voice came from the corner nearby; it was Bei Bei!
Bei Bei quickly walked towards Ye Chen, unable to suppress the anger on his face.
It seemed Bei Bei had been waiting here for quite some time.
And that was indeed the case.
Bei Bei had originally intended to stake out Ye Chen.
But he hadn't expected to stumble upon this scene.
Tang Ya clearly planned to eat with him today.
Ye Chen came along and immediately tried to snatch her away; this was simply preposterous!
Bah... Tang Ya was his girlfriend, why should Ye Chen eat with Tang Ya?
It was simply an outrage!
"Bei Bei, what are you doing? Ye Chen is the Tang Sect's Vice Sect Leader. Can't you be a little more polite?!" Tang Ya saw Bei Bei, not feeling guilty at all, but rather a bit annoyed!
After all, there was nothing between her and Ye Chen; she was just having a meal with him.
She was the Tang Sect Leader, and Ye Chen was the Vice Sect Leader; having a meal with Ye Chen to discuss the future development of the Tang Sect was perfectly normal.
On the contrary, Bei Bei's attitude towards Ye Chen made her feel a slight displeasure.
Bei Bei was a senior, after all; treating a junior with such an attitude, those who didn't know might think Bei Bei was bullying the younger ones!
"What, Tang Sect Vice Sect Leader? When did this happen? How come I don't know! Xiao Ya, for such an important matter, why didn't you discuss it with me?"
Bei Bei's reaction was even more intense than Huo Yuhao's.
After all, Tang Ya had never told him about the Tang Sect's Vice Sect Leader.
He had followed Tang Ya for so long, yet he was still just a Senior Disciple.
Now Tang Ya suddenly told him that a new disciple had arrived and directly became the Vice Sect Leader, stepping over him, the Senior Disciple; who could tolerate that?
"What's there to say about it? Ye Chen is strong and talented. If we don't give him the position of Vice Sect Leader and other benefits, why would he join our Tang Sect?"
"Just because our Tang Sect is dirt poor?"
Tang Ya looked at Bei Bei as if he were an idiot.
At the same time, a hint of dissatisfaction and disappointment flashed in her eyes.
Bei Bei was really too insensible.
He kept talking about restoring the glory of the Tang Sect, but he didn't offer any help at all.
Ye Chen was someone she had spent a great deal of effort and persuasion to convince to join the Tang Sect. Not only did Bei Bei not help, but now he was even causing trouble!
This was simply too much!
"But Xiao Ya... he, he..."
Bei Bei's face flushed slightly, but he couldn't utter a single word.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing."
Just then, Ye Chen stepped in to mediate.
He looked at Bei Bei and said, "Since you think I have a problem, then... you can just leave the Tang Sect."
"Hmph, at least you're sensible... No, wait..."
Bei Bei instantly reacted, almost exploding with rage, and angrily said, "Damn it, why should I leave the Tang Sect and not you?!"
Bei Bei was so enraged at this moment that he was somewhat disoriented.
He had thought Ye Chen would obediently get out of the Tang Sect.
He hadn't expected this bastard to be so shameless, directly telling him to leave; this was simply an outrage!
"I am the Tang Sect Vice Sect Leader, and I'm a Soul Sect. You're just an ordinary disciple, merely a Soul Venerable. Of course, you're the one who should leave the Tang Sect. Is that so hard to understand?"
Ye Chen also looked at Bei Bei with the gaze one would use for an imbecile.
He just couldn't find a reason to make Bei Bei scram, and now that Bei Bei was offering himself up, Ye Chen couldn't miss this opportunity.
The Tang Sect would no longer recruit male disciples in the future, and it was certainly inappropriate for Bei Bei, a male, to be in the Tang Sect.
"I..."
Bei Bei was choked up again.
Seeing that he couldn't win an argument with Ye Chen, he turned to Tang Ya for help, saying:
"Xiao Ya, he's actually trying to drive me away; he definitely has ulterior motives. This person is absolutely problematic!"
"Alright, Bei Bei, you're a fifth-year senior, after all. Can't you be a bit more mature?"
Tang Ya saw Bei Bei actually arguing with Ye Chen and immediately rolled her eyes, feeling a bit speechless.
This was like an adult arguing with a child; it was completely meaningless and rather childish.
Bei Bei was a senior, yet he was arguing red-faced with Ye Chen over a small issue, which was truly a disgrace to the Tang Sect.
On the other hand, Ye Chen...
She even felt that what Ye Chen said made some sense.
Since Bei Bei and Ye Chen had a conflict, for the Tang Sect's development to remain unaffected, one of them had to leave the Tang Sect.
Ye Chen was powerful and a pillar of the Tang Sect, so he naturally couldn't leave. That left only Bei Bei...
"Xiao Ya..."
Bei Bei still wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by Tang Ya, who said, "Alright, Bei Bei, calm down. Just do as Ye Chen says. You'll temporarily leave the Tang Sect for three months, and then we'll decide whether to let you rejoin based on your performance. Oh, and as for the Tang Sect's secret techniques, I won't take them back."
Tang Ya seemed to favor Ye Chen, but in reality, she had her own little plan.
After all, Ye Chen had said he would help her get revenge within three months.
As long as she successfully got her revenge, she could then let Bei Bei rejoin. As for the relationship between Bei Bei and Ye Chen, she could mediate, and it should be fine.
After all, her feelings for Bei Bei hadn't faded; she couldn't completely side with Ye Chen.
Of course, this was just Tang Ya's thoughts; Bei Bei didn't know them...
"Xiao Ya... you, you mean to make me leave???" Bei Bei looked at Tang Ya with some disbelief, his heart instantly breaking in half.
He had thought Tang Ya would side with him, but he hadn't expected that Tang Ya wouldn't even hesitate, completely siding with Ye Chen.
Those who didn't know might even think Tang Ya was Ye Chen's girlfriend!
Damn!
"That's right, as a senior, isn't it normal to yield a little to junior Ye Chen?" Tang Ya said as a matter of course.
She did all this for the development of the Tang Sect.
She and Bei Bei had managed for a few years, and they only recruited one Huo Yuhao for grilled fish.
She felt the main reason was that the Tang Sect had no Vice Sect Leader.
She was just a mascot, so she naturally had no effect.
Bei Bei hadn't developed yet, and he had his own pride, unwilling to use even a shred of his family's power, which also offered no help to the Tang Sect.
But now with Ye Chen, she felt Ye Chen was very capable. As long as she gave Ye Chen enough power and freedom, he might bring her a surprise.
So, she could only temporarily inconvenience Bei Bei.
She hoped Bei Bei could understand her painstaking efforts.