A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1176 Waiting for Someone

The things Owen had talked about never once crossed Ye Fan's mind.

"Enough. Since you've completed your mission, you can go back from where you came."

Ye Fan seemed disinterested in chatting, so he was ready to hang up on Owen.

"Okay. But Dragon Master, when will Operation Ablaze start?" asked Owen.

Ye Fan replied deeply, "Go back and wait for orders."

Ye Fan hung up the phone after that.

Sato was now dead, and the first division was destroyed. Ye Fan had avenged most of the surprise attack on the Pacific Ocean. All that was left was the Chu family.

"I, Chu Tian-Fan, will settle both our old and new scores soon!"

Ye Fan clenched his fists tightly as a menacing light radiated from his eyes.

The events that happened on that little island that day appeared in his mind again.

Ye Fan would never forget that sinister and heartless face and silhouette till the day he died.

However, now was not the time to settle the score with the Chu family.

Ever since Jiangdong's crisis occurred, Ye Fan found it even more important to create a defense formation.

Ye Fan wasn't talking about the battle arrays used during the warring eras, but the sort of formations that used spiritual energy to defend its user.

It was mentioned in Book of Celestial Cloud that it could be built using yasakani jade.

Ye Fan went to Japan with Suzumiya Eigetsu so that he could obtain the Japanese sacred object, the yasakani jade.

He could build a defense formation using it.

Sadly, so many things happened since that Ye Fan only had the time to consider it now.

In order to build the defense formation, he had to select a location.

At first, Ye Fan wanted to do it in one of two places.

The first choice was Mount Yunding at Yunzhou. If he set the formation here, he could protect Yunzhou and Qiu Mu-Cheng.

The second choice was the Ye estate in Jingzhou.

That way, he could protect his mother, grandfather, and his other relatives at Jingzhou in times of crisis.

Ye Fan kept deliberating between both these locations and couldn't make up his mind.

Ye Fan also considered moving his mother and his relatives to Yunzhou to stay under one roof with Qiu Mu-Cheng. That way, he only needed to create one main formation here.

However, Ye Fan found this unwise after much consideration.

Firstly, there was a Mufan Group branch office in Jingzhou which needed his mother's attention.

Secondly, while it was alright for in-laws to stay under one roof for a short period of time, conflicts would probably arise in the long term.

Moreover, were his grandfather and his other relatives going to live with Qiu Mu-Cheng too?

In the end, Ye Fan decided to create two formations after weighing all pros and cons.

The main formation would be located in Yunzhou while he created a secondary one in Jingzhou!

That way, all his loved ones would be protected.

However, now was not the time to create the formation.

The villa had been destroyed, so Li Er and the others were reconstructing it at top speed.

If Ye Fan wanted to create the formation, he had to wait until the construction of Mount Yunding Villa was completed.

Hence, Ye Fan had to postpone Operation Ablaze while waiting for the construction to finish.

Just as Ye Fan was contemplating details about how to set up the formation, a car suddenly drove towards the villa.

The door opened, and Li Er's courteous voice came, "Mr Chu, it's Li Er. I am here to pick you up like you asked."

Ye Fan nodded before walking out of the house to tell Li Er to send him to Mount Yunding Villa.

"Hmm? Mr Chu, why are you going there? The place is under construction, so everything is a mess," asked Li Er quizzically.

Ye Fan replied calmly, "Tell them to take the day off. All the workers are to leave the mountain and come back tomorrow."

"Er..."

Li Er's lips twitched. He had no idea what Ye Fan meant by this.

Why did he suddenly want to give the workers a day off?

However, Li Er didn't keep probing when Ye Fan didn't plan on explaining. Instead, he sent all the workers away and gave them a day off like Ye Fan ordered.

Li Er drove the car and brought Ye Fan to Mount Yunding's peak.

There were all kinds of construction materials and machines at the peak.

The lavish villa located there had already been demolished.

The entire area looked like it was undergoing rebuilding in the aftermath of some natural catastrophe. Li Er couldn't understand why Ye Fan insisted on coming.

"Li Er, get the men to clean up a small space and set up a coffee table, two seats, a pot of tea, and two teacups. I'm meeting someone here. Hurry up," said Ye Fan after reaching the peak.

Li Er felt even more puzzled.

"Mr Chu, are you meeting guests here? Are you sure? Why don't I give Haiyuan Restaurant a call so that they can give you a private room instead? It will be more comfortable for your guests," asked Li Er as he looked at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan waved his hand. "It's fine. I want to do it here. If we change locations, she might not be able to find me."

Since Ye Fan insisted, Li Er stopped trying to convince him otherwise.

He shook his head as he smiled sadly.

Brilliant people like Mr Chu certainly thought out of the box.

Li Er made arrangements to set up the table and chairs.

30 minutes later, everyone left the mountain.

Only a single man, table, and two cups of tea remained on the peak.

A young man sat on the ground on the peak as the fragrance of tea filled the air.

It felt as though he was a highly skilled hermit waiting for someone of destiny to turn up.

In the distance, a gentle breeze left Yunwu Lake undulating.

Ye Fan's bangs fluttered in the wind.

By his side was an exquisitely wrapped package.

No one knew what was in the package. Meanwhile, at a small restaurant not far from the peak, a woman dressed in purple was seated quietly.

She had an extraordinary aura. Despite the veil on her face, it was impossible to conceal her stunning beauty.

She was so beautiful that all the women around her paled in comparison.

The men around her kept looking over in awe and envy.

If they hadn't seen her beauty firsthand, no one would believe such a beautiful woman could exist on earth.

She had a perfect figure and a cold yet surreal goddess-like aura.

What was a feast to the eyes?

This woman was a feast to the eyes!

Despite how ravenous the patrons were, they lost all notion of hunger the moment they laid eyes on her.