A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1211 Ye Fan's Might

It wasn't appropriate for someone his stature to hit a man who was down, but Lin Qing-He cared nothing for his reputation or his name right now.

All he wanted to do right now was to vent the fury boiling inside him.

He sent a few hard kicks at Lu Tian-He before he finally ceased his assault.

Lu Tian-He was lying in a pool of his blood, faint spasms coursing through his body as he hovered on the verge of death.

The attacks that Han Ping and the others had unleashed upon him had caused him severe injury.

A few soldiers from the Jiangbei military couldn't bear the sorry sight of him anymore. They hurried over and asked if they should send General Lu to the hospital.

"The hospital? Just leave him be. Don't worry. The man's got coarse skin and thick bones. He won't die that easily," barked Lin Qing-He as he reprimanded the men who had tried to help Lu Tian-He. "Alright, we've wasted enough time as it is. The Green Dragon Force's no longer in the contest and Lu Tian-He's been taken care of. Let us get on with the contest."

The spectators turned their attention back to the contest again.

No one paid Lu Tian-He any heed as he lay lifelessly on the ground. No one could tell if he were still alive.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan was making the last of his preparations for the Invoke the Celestial Sky Formation. Naturally, he had no idea what was going on in Jiangbei.

According to what he had planned, he would have to begin setting up the formation soon.

After a few months of deliberation, he decided to set up a supplementary formation in Yanjing that would serve as protection for the Xu family.

"Once the formation in Yunzhou is complete, I'll be able to establish a connection across all three locations and from the south to the north. Yunzhou will be the primary formation while Jingzhou and Yanjing serve as supplementary formations. These three defensive formations will serve as defense and protection for my family and friends. If I don't survive the storming, Lei, Mu-Cheng and the others will still have a place they can call home and a place they can retreat to in times of danger," murmured Ye Fan as he studied the mansion before him. It was slowly but surely taking shape.

What he saw in his dark unfathomable eyes was not the land before him but the future and its infinite and myriad unknowns.

The years of living a dangerous life had instilled in Ye Fan the habit of planning for the worst.

He had to settle the grudge he had with the Chu family.

But before he did so, he had to make sure that his family and friends remained safe.

Ye Fan had thought that Qiu Mu-Cheng simply had to grow powerful enough and that would make her safe against all dangers.

He had given her a multimillion-dollar empire and a stronghold in Jiangdong. He had groomed loyal men like Li Er and Lei San. With those, Ye Fan had provided Qiu Mu-Cheng her first layer of defense.

He had thought that it would be enough to protect Qiu Mu-Cheng and his family and provide them with a safe haven in Jiangdong.

But what had happened in Jiangdong during his absence had rid him of his childish hopes.

He had realized then that his supposed gifts to Qiu Mu-Cheng could only provide her safety from dangers in the mundane world.

But they were useless when it came to shielding her from dangers coming from the martial arts circle.

Otherwise, Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua couldn't have nearly leveled everything that Ye Fan had built in Jiangdong. They had been able to because they had had a grandmaster in tow when they had tried to annex Jiangdong.

The entire Ye Family had nearly been massacred.

In order to protect his family and friends from martial artists, Ye Fan had to resort to building the Invoke the Celestial Sky Formation.

With the formation in place, Ye Fan's family and friends would be safe from martial artists.

No matter how powerful a grandmaster might be, he would find it a challenge to get through the defensive formation.

Of course, only the primary formation in Yunzhou afforded such strong defenses.

The supplementary formations in

Jingzhou and Yanjing weren't going to be nearly as powerful.

Yet, they would definitely come in handy when a crisis struck.

Should things get really bad, everyone could simply retreat to Yunzhou.

Ye Fan lost himself in his thoughts. It was then that he heard a commotion at the foot of Mount Yunding.

"What's going on outside?" Ye Fan frowned before yelling unhappily.

The construction of the mansion was pivotal to Ye Fan's grand plan. He was naturally displeased when his thoughts were interrupted.

"Mr Chu, a group of youths are causing a scene outside and attempting to enter the estate. We couldn't stop them. They've hurt quite a few of my men," said the man who was in charge of the mansion's construction with a look of terror in his eyes.

An icy glint flashed across Ye Fan's eyes.

"Take me to them," said Ye Fan. The temperature plummeted instantly.

His curt reply betrayed the cold fury burning inside him.

He was going to kill those intruders.

Cries of pain rang out from the foot of the mountain then.

A few guards were thrusted into the air and landed on the mountain.

The iciness in Ye Fan's eyes intensified.

Before Ye Fan could fly into a rage, he saw the Green Dragon Force charging up the mountain. Their dusty faces and uniforms appeared before him.

"Tai Shan? Zi-Yang? Why are you here? Weren't you supposed to be in Jiangbei, participating in the contest? Why have you returned?" said Ye Fan with surprise. The anger that he had felt earlier vanished and was replaced by confusion.

The Green Dragon Force had been brimming with resentment and rage. Upon hearing Ye Fan's questions, they fell heavily onto their knees and burst into tears.

"Instructor Chu, you have to stand up for us!" Ye Yu-Yan's eyes were wet. Tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls.

Tai Shan and Gao Da-Zhuang were weeping loudly as well.

Ye Fan was like a father to them.

They didn't bother hiding their emotions and instead revealed the resentment and frustration that they felt.

"Instructor Chu, they...they've gone too far! They're utter bullies!" Rage and frustration had Li Zi-Yang and his teammates shaking uncontrollably as they cried.

"Don't get so upset. Calm down and tell me what happened. Don't worry. I'm here for you, no matter what happened. I'll hold the heavens up for you even if the skies were to come down on you."

It was this overwhelming confidence that had the powerful men of Jiangdong kneeling at Ye Fan's feet and declaring their allegiance to the young man. This was why the Green Dragon Force had sworn their undying loyalty to Ye Fan.

They hadn't done it because of the connections that he had or the family that he had come from. They had been won over by his sheer confidence and certainty in himself.

With a few words, he had brought peace to the Green Dragon Force and exorcised the anger and fear within them. Having found and returned to their harbor, they felt safe. Rating the Translation Will Gain Two Pearls.