A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1240 Mysterious Woman

A woman was quietly seated several kilometers away at a pavilion with a veil over her face.

The fragrance of tea swirled in the air in front of her and the trees rustled behind her.

She was surrounded by several high level martial artists.

If Kong Ming were here, he would have sensed that even the ones just guarding the pavilion were at his level of martial arts.

After a short while, a young man passed through all the layers of protection and walked quickly to the woman right in the middle. He bowed and reported, "Teacher, we received news that the team from China arrived in Manaus earlier this evening."

The woman stopped drinking her tea and finally looked up. "Are they finally here? How many of them are there? Is there a grandmaster among them?"

The young man shook his head and replied in a low voice, "My subordinates have checked the four members of the Chinese team, and none of them is on the grandmaster ranking in China. The most famous of the four is the top imminent grandmaster of the country, Kong Ming. The other three are probably new talents to the scene, so they're not famous at all. They should all be below grandmaster level, and they are no threat to us."

The woman nodded. "This lineup from China does stand a chance in this rainforest."

"Haha! What's the point? With you around, Chu Sect is definitely going to have the last laugh in this fight for the spirit energy fruits! All the other nations are just playthings to us," laughed the young man with a snort. His voice was filled with pride and self-confidence. The fight hadn't even begun, but he could already foresee their victory.

But the woman shook her head. "Do not be careless. You should know why I'm here this time. I will not do anything unless something out of the ordinary happens. The only people you can use are still the fighters who are below grandmaster level."

"Teacher, don't worry, I know what to do. You can focus on what you need to do, and I'll get the rest done. I won't let those lowly fellows interrupt your grand plans," replied the young man with a smile. "Also, my father has been stuck at a bottleneck for many years now, so I hope that after this mission is complete, you could give a little of the fruits to my father," requested the young man politely as he looked at the woman in front of him.

The woman nodded. "You don't have to worry about this and just focus on doing what you need to. Once I get the fruits, the excess will definitely be split among everyone else. Regardless of whether you're from the Chu family or the Jones family, you're all part of Chu Sect. If all of you become strong, Chu Sect will also become strong."

"Alright now, you may be dismissed. Go and remind Monroe to follow the plan and not to do anything rash."

The young man left after the woman finished giving her instructions.

The pavilion fell silent again.

But nobody knew that an invisible palm had come over the entire place in the darkness.

As more and more martial artists arrived from various countries, the city of Manaus started to liven up.

Manaus was the city that was the closest to the Amazon rainforest, so all the martial artists chose to stay here before entering the rainforest.

The residents of the city could immediately sense that a large group of foreigners had arrived in their city within a few days.

All their hotels and guesthouses were fully booked.

Some of their entertainment venues also saw a sharp spike in sales.

The restaurants and other eating places also enjoyed much better business than usual.

But ordinary folks couldn't see any other difference besides these obvious matters. Only some sensitive ones could sense that the usually peaceful South American continent was going to face a major event

soon.

"Elder Kong, a lot of martial artists have come to South America this time. We've just arrived, but I can already sense a number of them around us. Some of them seem even more formidable than I can detect." Ye Fan and the rest had also arrived in Manaus to stay for the night before heading for the rainforest.

But they could already sense how terrifying large the number of martial artists in Manaus was.

"But of course. Even though a spirit energy fruit is not very useful to martial artists who are already at grandmaster level and higher, it is a great treasure to those who have been stuck at imminent grandmaster stage for a long time. This is a fruit that is only available once every 30 years, so it's only natural for everyone to make a rush for it. I would say that the number of imminent grandmasters in this city is way more than the number we have in China!" said Kong Ming in a low but steady and authoritative voice, which made his listeners feel particularly secure.

"So what? Elder Kong, you're the best imminent grandmaster that China has! All these other imminent grandmasters are like breakable porcelain bowls to you, so they're no threat." Lu Yan-Xi just laughed when she heard these words and didn't feel any pressure at all.

But Kong Ming shook his head. "You're thinking too simply about this. There's always someone more powerful than you are out there. Even someone as powerful as the God of War isn't part of the top ten martial artists worldwide ranking despite being the best in China for so many years.

So what more myself? All of you are still young and you have no idea how big the world out there is. You have no idea that some of these people might only be at imminent grandmaster stage, but they have as much strength as a grandmaster. Also, there might be one or even several grandmasters hiding among the martial artists in this little city."

"30 years ago, my master's brother was at my level of martial arts, but he lost his life here in the end. Do not think that this mission is a time for fun and games. It really isn't an exaggeration to say that this trip is truly a matter of life and death!"

"If you want to go back in one good piece, then listen to my commands and follow my orders strictly. Otherwise, if you end up dead in a foreign country, none of us will stick around and help to bury your dead body!"

When Kong Ming came to the last sentence, he turned to look at Ye Fan. It was clear that he was directing these words at Ye Fan, warning him to keep his audacious character out of trouble. But Ye Fan didn't say anything and looked as carefree as always.

"You seriously don't know what's good for you at all! When you end up in danger, don't expect us to save you!" Lv Hua felt even more disgust for Ye Fan when he saw Ye Fan's oblivious and sloppy attitude. He scoffed and ignored Ye Fan altogether.

"We'll just eat here, then rest for the night. We'll enter the rainforest tomorrow." Kong Ming led the other three into a restaurant after they had walked for some time. Rating the Translation Will Gain Two Pearls.