A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1292 High Risk, High Return

It was utterly silent in the cave.

One could hear the air streaming through the cave in the stillness.

In the dim light, one could almost discern the shape of a person sitting cross-legged in the cave. The person's chest rose and fell steadily with every even breath.

Another person stood in the cave, his gaze burning as he stared unblinkingly at a pale blue fruit, barely able to breathe.

That barely breathing man was Ye Fan.

Was he tempted to take the fruit?

Of course!

This was something that the Book of Celestial Cloud had called a treasure amongst treasures. How could Ye Fan not be tempted?

He had traversed the lands and made his way halfway across the globe in order to find something that could make him more powerful. This something was now right before his eyes.

The ice spirit fruit was a precious and rare fruit. Its tree bore fruit once every thousand years. This was an exceedingly rare opportunity for Ye Fan.

He would kill himself if he let it slip through his fingers.

But it didn't matter how much he wanted that fruit.

The person seated before him was clearly more powerful than he was.

He would be flinging himself into the jaws of death if he were to make a grab for the fruit in plain sight.

A good man never placed himself in danger knowingly and foolishly.

He wasn't going to get himself killed for a mere fruit. It wouldn't be worth it.

"Forget it! I'm simply not destined to have it," Ye Fan sighed and shook his head after a long moment of deliberation.

He turned away and with steps filled with heaviness and pain, trudged into the darkness.

Ten seconds passed.

"No, I can't do that. That treasure is just lying right in front of my eyes. It's like a gift from the gods. I'd be an idiot if I don't accept a gift from the gods!" Some folks were extreme enough to call themselves an idiot.

Ye Fan was clearly one of them.

Having regretted his folly, he returned to the cavern.

After all, if you wanted fame and fortune, you had to be willing to risk your life for it.

Ye Fan had made up his mind. He was going to go for it.

If things turned sour, he could always run.

Even if he couldn't shake off his pursuer, he could always rely on his Dragon God Body to survive his enemy's attacks.

Besides, Ye Fan was optimistic. The odds appeared to be in his favor.

The cloaked figure was clearly in a deep trance.

He was going to sneak up on the cloaked figure quietly, then ambush him suddenly with an attack.

The blow wouldn't kill the person but it was definitely going to injure the latter seriously.

The cloaked figure would already be severely weakened upon waking up.

That would boost Ye Fan's chances of success.

When this idea had popped up in Ye Fan's head, he had turned back and decided to try his luck.

He admitted that the means that he was

employing were fairly unscrupulous.

He honestly felt bad for what he was going to do to the cloaked figure.

He had nothing against the cloaked figure, after all. Yet, he was going to ambush and attack the latter, then steal a rare spirit fruit from the person. These weren't the actions of the morally upright.

But he had no other choice. Ye Fan really wanted that millenary spirit energy fruit.

He was going to storm the Chu family soon.

If he wanted to escape unscathed from the storming of such a vast and powerful family, he needed the help that the ice spirit fruit could grant him.

Only rare treasures such as that fruit could help Ye Fan achieve drastic improvement in his cultivation within a short span of time.

Of course, Ye Fan could also choose to make a grab for the ice spirit fruit and run.

But there was a great chance that the cloaked figure would pursue and catch up with him. He would be killed and the fruit would return to the hands of the cloaked figure.

To ensure his success, he had to injure the cloaked figure first.

Even though his attack would also end up pulling the cloaked figure out of a deep trance and drive the latter into pursuing Ye Fan anyway, Ye Fan's ambush would also weaken the latter severely. The cloaked figure might not succeed in catching up with Ye Fan.

Ye Fan couldn't help but feel bad for what he was going to do.

But he was doing this to save himself. He decided to cast aside his concerns.

"Screw it, it's every man for himself! My apologies, mister!" Ye Fan gritted his teeth and decided to go ahead with his plan.

He wasn't going to allow himself to be held back by other concerns.

This was what battles for treasure boiled down to, after all.

It was a battlefield filled with lies and deceit, and where the strong preyed on the weak.

When Ye Fan had entered this treasure hunt, he had become the enemy. He was no longer friend to anyone who crossed his path. He had become their foe.

He might treat friends like Angie with sincerity and honesty.

But enemies whose interests conflicted with his would receive no mercy or kindness from him.

That was because mercy would only bring about his own downfall.

This was the world of martial arts.

Cruel and merciless.

Ye Fan finally moved.

A deafening sound erupted inside the cave as Ye Fan charged forward with the speed of an arrow loosened from the bow.

He moved so swiftly that the human eye could not catch up with him, stirring whipping winds in his wake and sending a spray of pebble and sand into the air. Within the blink of an eye, he had crossed a dozen or so meters.

"Who is it?"

His opponent's senses were a lot keener than Ye Fan had expected.

The cloaked figure stirred awake as soon as Ye Fan approached.

Waves of energy gathered and churned. The cloaked figure's eyes opened suddenly.

At that very moment, Ye Fan's palm fell.

With immense force and power, it landed squarely on the cloaked figure's chest.

The attack had come unexpectedly. The cloaked figure had been in a deep trance and had barely awaken. It had been too late then.

Ye Fan had successfully ambushed the cloaked figure with a blow to the chest.

With a loud boom, the cloaked figure flew off the stone platform and crashed heavily into the stone wall.

The impact sent rocks flying and rolling away.

A tremor coursed through the cloaked figure's body. Then, with a sudden grunt, the cloaked figure spat out a mouthful of blood.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan had gotten his hands on the ice spirit fruit. He laughed loudly as he began to run for his life.

"My apologies, esteemed senior. I'll make it up to you in the future, if I get the chance!"

Ye Fan knew how much his laughter resembled that of a villain's. After all, he had just disrupted someone's training and robbed the person of an invaluable treasure. In fact, laughing then had not only been rude but downright cruel.

He had tried to hold it in but he couldn't.

Who wouldn't be overjoyed with such a treasure in his possession?

The cloaked figure must have been in a great mood for the whole day after slaying the giant ape and acquiring the spirit fruit.

The cloaked figure had his chance at happiness. It was his turn now.

"Sorry!" Ye Fan's laughter reverberated in the cave as he fled into the distance.

A voice laced with cold fury erupted from the cave the next moment.

"Scoundrel! How dare you intrude upon my training and steal my treasure. I swear solemnly that I'm not going to rest until I turn you into dust!"

It was a fury that could set the heavens ablaze.

The coldness of that fury could freeze the rivers and oceans of the earth.

With a hand on his sword, the cloaked figure shoved aside the burning pain and charged out of the cave like a shooting star fueled by murderous rage and went after Ye Fan. Rating the Translation Will Gain Two Pearls.