A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1256 On Your Own

"Yan-Xi, don't thank me. Think nothing of it. Moreover, I didn't do much. By the time I got there, you had already driven most of the wolves away. I think, given your prowess, you didn't need my help at all and could have fought all the wolves on your own. You certainly live up to your father's name. Like father like daughter," said Lv Hua as he waved his hand and smiled at Lu Yan-Xi.

Although Lu Tian-He was a general, he was renowned even in the martial arts circle, so Lv Hua had heard of him too.

"But there are honestly a lot of wild animals in the rainforest. From the looks of it, it was wise for that lousy little idiot to run. Otherwise, he would probably perish before he even set eyes on any spirit energy fruit, right? I don't understand why War God Castle sent such a rookie."

Lv Hua brought up Ye Fan again.

His voice was filled with mockery for Ye Fan.

Lu Yan-Xi nodded in agreement. She found it odd for War God Castle to insist on Ye Fan joining the expedition. Weren't they sabotaging their efforts by sending Ye Fan?

"Enough. Stop chatting and stay alert. We are already in the heart of the rainforest. If I'm not mistaken, we ought to be pretty close to the spirit energy fruit tree, so stay sharp!" Kong Ming urged them in a deep tone.

Lu Yan-Xi and Lv Hua stopped chatting and started looking around for the spirit energy fruit tree.

However, Lu Yan-Xi noticed two people before long.

To be precise, she caught sight of one of them.

"Hua, look! Isn't that Ye Fan?" asked Lu Yan-Xi as she pointed up ahead.

"Impossible. The punk ought to have run all the way home by now. How could it be him? It can't possibly be him! How could he have gotten so far without our help? If it's Ye Fan, then I'll write my name backwards," Lv Hua scoffed as he shook his head and looked in the same direction as Lu Yan-Xi.

However, Lv Hua's eyes opened wide in disbelief.

"What the hell?!"

"It really is him!"

"What's the punk doing here?"

Kong Ming and the others hurried over in their shock to question what Ye Fan was doing here.

Ye Fan was slightly surprised to see them here.

However, Ye Fan merely laughed gently at Lv Hua's questions. "That's a genuinely strange question. If you can turn up here, then why not me?"

"You..." Ye Fan's retort left Lv Hua speechless. For a long time, Lv Hua was incapable of saying a word.

Kong Ming walked over and asked Ye Fan with displeasure, "Ye Fan, why did you move off on your own? Have you forgotten what I told you before we came? Or are you deliberately defying my orders? Kneel this instant and accept punishment!"

Ye Fan sneered and replied calmly, "Defy your orders? What makes you think you have the right to give them?”

"The audacity!" Kong Ming instantly exploded when he heard what Ye Fan said. "Do you really think I won't kick you off the team?"

Kong Ming was furious. It wasn't the first time Ye Fan had offended him.

Previously, he tolerated it on account of Ye Fan's young age.

However, he had unexpectedly refused to change his ways and became worse instead.

"Elder Kong, why waste time talking to him? Despite his age, he sure is cocky! I think you should expel him from the team and leave him to sink or swim. It would even save us the trouble of getting dragged down by him. Otherwise, if he gets beaten to death, we would still need to collect his corpse."

Since Lv Hua already did not see eye to eye with Ye Fan, he fanned the flames and instigated Kong Ming to kick Ye Fan out of their team.

Lu Yan-Xi was also appalled by Ye Fan's arrogance.

She glared at Ye Fan and scolded him in disdain, "Ye Fan, how dare you! How could you be rude to Elder Kong? Kneel now and apologize to him! Or else, don't blame us for dumping you in the middle of the rainforest on your own!"

All of a sudden, Kong Ming and the other two were condemning Ye Fan verbally, and their angry words echoed through the air. However, Ye Fan merely laughed. His laughter was filled with contempt.

"Good god! How could he have the cheek to mock us? Elder Kong, don't hesitate anymore. What's the point of keeping such an arrogant, reckless teammate? Drive him from the team and let him rot on his own in the rainforest! Even if he dies here, we can just say that he was slaughtered by our opponents over the spirit energy fruit," said Lv Hua viciously.

"You don't have to drive me away. I will leave on my own. In any case, you lot are nothing but a burden to me. I will have an easier time hunting down the spirit energy fruit on my own." Before Lv Hua finished his words, Ye Fan volunteered to leave them.

"Well done. I didn't expect you to have so much backbone at such a young age." Kong Ming was so angry that he laughed. He only spoke that way to scare Ye Fan and didn't intend on chasing him away. After all, in Kong Ming's opinionjudging from Ye Fan's skills, he was bound to perish if he went on his own in the rainforest.

Even though Ye Fan had committed a mistake, there was no need to send him to his death.

However, it didn't dawn on Kong Ming that he would voluntarily ask to quit the team.

In that case, what more could he say?

"As the Chinese team leader, I officially announce that Ye Fan is no longer on the team. From now on, his well-being is none of our business! You are on your own." Kong Ming looked stern and sounded cold as his booming voice clanged like gold falling onto the ground.

Kong Ming turned to leave angrily the moment he finished his sentence.

"Haha! Ye Fan, farewell!"

Lv Hua waved his hand gloatingly before chasing after Kong Ming.

Lu Yan-Xi glanced at Ye Fan and said in a lofty and cold tone, "If you don't want to die, I suggest you go right back home immediately. This is no place for you."

Ye Fan didn't get upset. Instead, he replied, "On account of your father, let me remind you to steer clear of Lv Hua if you value your life. Or else, you won't even know what hit you when you die." Rating the Translation Will Gain Two Pearls.