A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1136 Who Shall Be the Final Victor?

Xur Jun-Lin's vast army had fallen to their knees and the Warring Wolves had gone down. Long Bai-Chuan had declared his loyalty to his enemy. The weapons that the Xur family had brought to the fight against Ye Fan had either been destroyed by Ye Fan or turned against the Xur family. "You...who exactly are you?" Xur Jun-Lin trembled with horror as he stared at the man before him.

Before this fight, Xur Jun-Lin would never have believed that such an incredibly powerful figure existed in these backward lands of Jiangdong.

Yet, before him stood a man who had won the undying loyalty of Long Bai-Chuan.

He dared not imagine the extent of influence and power this so-called Mr Chu truly wielded.

Xur Jun-Lin had expected to be faced with an arrogant fool who had climbed to the top and gotten himself crowned the ruler of Jiangdong through sheer brute force and strength. With the vast military at their disposal, it would take the powerful Xur family barely seconds to crush such a lowly gangster.

But reality had proven otherwise.

The seemingly ordinary looking Ye Fan hid a terrifying and immense power.

He had Long Bai-Chuan's loyalty and allegiance. No other man could boast the same.

The power he wielded far surpassed that of the Xur family.

Xur Jun-Lin was filled with incredulity and confusion as his face paled. He demanded to know who Ye Fan truly was.

The young man merely shook his head and smiled.

"Old man, do you really think you have the right to stand there and speak to me?" With a mirthless smile and a cold glint in his eyes, Ye Fan thundered. "Kneel!"

Waves of power surged from Ye Fan's person and flooded the area as his voice boomed like thunder.

Strong winds began to howl.

All Xur Jun-Lin could feel was the immense weight of a mountain pushing down on his shoulders.

"No! You're just a young punk. How dare you make me kneel before you," roared Xur Jun-Lin furiously as he struggled to keep himself upright.

Before him, Ye Fan remained proud and standing.

His hands were folded behind his back while his eyes stared confidently into Xur Jun-Lin's. An authority akin to a god's exuded from his person.

His slim form seemed as formidable as the mountains as he stood there.

The power and authority that he exuded sent shivers down Long Bai-Chuan's back as well.

"Is this the authority that the Dragon Master commands? He commands such awe and fear with a single word. He must be terrifying when he reveals the full extent of his power!"

Long Bai-Chuan gazed at Ye Fan with the utmost respect. The power emanating from the young man inspired nothing but awe in the commander.

As the River Dragon, he was the Dragon who had command of might in the Dragon God Hall. With his decade of intense training, he had believed that he was a worthy match for the Dragon Master.

But it seemed that he had been too naive.

He might be the Military God of China and listed as a grandmaster in the Chinese martial arts ranking, but the Dragon Master remained an unfathomable opponent. Facing the young man was akin to staring into a deep abyss. All he felt was the cold.

The last time Long Bai-Chuan had felt this way had been when he had met the most powerful martial artist in China.

The Dragon Master currently possessed the power to have a fight with the most powerful martial artist in China. They might turn out to be evenly matched.

"Why aren't you kneeling?" Ye Fan's voice thundered once more.

Xur Jun-Lin couldn't withstand the pressure on him anymore. With a loud thud, his knees bent and smashed into the ground.

As he let loose a furious roar, this old patriarch of the Xur family and well-respected general of the Chinese military finally fell on his knees and kneeled.

"You bastard, how dare you make me kneel! You deserve to be killed. You deserve to be shot!" roared Xur Jun-Lin furiously like a madman as his eyes glowed with a murderous red.

He was an esteemed officer of the government who was well respected by everyone. Not even the head of the state dared to demand that the general kneel before him.

Yet here was a young man who had forced him to go on his knees. This was the greatest humiliation that Xur Jun-Lin had suffered in his life. He would rather be killed than suffer such insult.

Ye Fan remained unmoved as Xur Jun-Lin continued screaming furiously at him. His dark eyes stared coldly at the general like how an emperor would look at an ant.

"Xur Jun-Lin, you should have anticipated this when you decided to make an enemy out of me. You're just an ant. How dare you challenge my authority? You didn't believe me when I told you that, but what about now? Do you have anything else to say for yourself?" said Ye Fan coldly. The tone of his voice could freeze water.

Xur Jun-Lin laughed.

His laughter was filled with defeat, selfmockery and loss. It was the laugh of a hero who had fallen from his pedestal.

"I've done great things for this country and accomplished many deeds as a soldier in war. I've earned respect and influence that remained to this day even after my retirement. I didn't expect that everything would be destroyed in your hands today and that I would be defeated by you."

"Mr Chu, you've won. I was blind and underestimated you. But don't for a moment think that you're going to get off that easily after taking down the Xur family. There's still the Lu family. The old master of the Lu family, Lu Cang-Qiong, is a man greater than I am. The power that the Lu family wields surpasses that of mine. You might be General Green Dragon, but that won't save you. Even if you were the commander of the military camp, it won't help, not when you've killed someone from the Lu family."

"Our vengeance is not yet complete. You may kill me today, but I swear you're going to join me in no time. In fact, your family and everyone loyal to you in Jiangdong are going to die. They're all going to be taken down!" shouted Xur Jun-Lin amidst his crazed laughter. His eyes had gone wild with rage.

Ye Fan simply shook his head.

"It appears that you're still delusional and won't give up on your fantastical dream. You know only of the power that the Lu family holds in China but nothing of mine. Just like how I have the power to make you kneel, I too have the ability to deal with the Lu family and make them submit. Forget it, I'm just wasting time talking to you. You'll find out who's the final victor."

Ye Fan's arrogant laughter sent strong ripples surging through the air and clouds stirring uneasily in the horizon. In the distance, the seas began to churn.

He stood with his hands folded behind his back as his voice reverberated between the heaven and earth.

His words were all that everyone could hear.

Li Er's and everyone's faces darkened when they caught the swell of confidence in Ye Fan's voice.

Ye Fan's position as General Green Dragon gave him a reason to not be afraid of the Xur family or the military.

But what about the Lu family?

Would his position in the military make the Lu family retreat in fear?

Lu Cang-Qiong, the head of the Lu family, was a well-respected figure and an important pioneer who had accomplished great things for the country. He was someone even the head of the state had to address politely as Old Master.

Lu Cang-Qiong's son, Lu He, was one of the most powerful men in China who sat in the executive committee that ran this country. He wielded true political power in China.

Making an enemy of the Lu family seemed akin to making an enemy of the state.

Did Ye Fan truly have the power to make such a family submit to him?