A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1488 The Formation Is Done

It was a clear and sunny day in Yunzhou, Jiangdong today. The sky was blue and free of clouds.

Yunwu Lake, which was usually obscured by cloud and mist, was clearly visible from afar.

The surface of the vast lake rippled and glittered with sunlight.

The rare view drew numerous residents of the city to the lake for some sightseeing.

As countless tourists lost themselves to the beauty of the lake, a child amongst them pointed at the distant Mount Yunding in confusion. "Look, mum! Look at all that cotton candy!" His words drew many eyes towards the mountain.

"Heavens!"

"Oh my god!" "What's with all those clouds?"

"It looks like a sea of clouds!"

"What's that place?"

"Where did all those clouds come from?"

Countless voices filled the air as everyone stared into the distance.

Clouds that gathered and formed a light mist were a common sight above Yunwu Lake but what they were seeing now was an actual sea of clouds.

Thousands of thick white clouds hung heavily above the lake, obscuring the towering mountain behind them and leaving the people only with the view of the foot of those mountains.

The towering mountain looked like it had descended from the heavens.

The sudden appearance of the strange sight sent countless people into a dazed stupor.

In fact, they had mistakenly thought that the mountain before them had appeared

out of nowhere.

"Isn't that...Mount Yunding? That's where Mr Chu lives. What happened? How did so many clouds gather over the course of a night? Has Mr Chu ascended and attained godhood?" gasped someone in surprise after he finally recognized the mountain for what it truly was.

Others suspected that Ye Fan had attained godhood.

News of the strange phenomena on Mount Yunding soon spread everywhere and caused an uproar in Yunzhou.

Within half a day, countless residents had gathered at the foot of Mount Yunding to catch a glimpse of the strange sight. The roads in the vicinity were jammed pack with cars.

Without Li Er's men stationed at the foot of the mountain to guard the mansion, these curious folks would have rushed up the mountain to find out what was going on.

"Step aside and make way for Master Er."

"Who dares block the way of Master Er?"

The loud voices of the brothers Jin Bao and Yin Bao rose above the massive crowd suddenly.

A man who was wearing a suit and had a bald patch at the top of his head was escorted by his guards as he charged up Mount Yunding.

"Mr Chu, what happened? Is this divine punishment? Please say something. You're scaring me!"

Li Er had been scared witless when he had heard about the strange sight at Mount Yunding.

He had been convinced that the heavens had decided that Ye Fan had killed one too many and was going to exact divine punishment. Ye Fan was going to be struck down by lightning. He had hurried to Mount Yunding immediately.

He had panicked when he saw neither hair nor hide of Ye Fan after searching the entire mansion.

"Master Er. Jook, isn't that Mr Chu?" Jin Bao seemed to have come across something. His voice shook with incredulity and awe as he pointed ahead of them.

Li Er looked up.

Standing proudly between the heaven and earth and amidst the clouds was a young man.

The sun hovered behind him while light enveloped his person.

If Li Er were to look closer, he would catch the piece of jade floating in midair before Ye Fan.

It was shaped like the full moon and stood eight feet tall.

This was the Yasakani Jade, one of the three sacred artefacts that he had gotten from Japan.

Between the moon-shaped jade and the sun stood Ye Fan, exuding an aura of absolute and godlike power.

"May the energies of the sun and moon gather and transform into the Invoke the Celestial Sky Formation!"

A voice that sounded otherworldly filled the heavens.

The lands and rivers quaked while the sea of clouds roiled.

Beams of light surged from the ground under the feet of Li Er, Jin Bao and Yin Bao, and rushed towards the skies.

Countless beams intersected in the sky, weaving a web of light that spanned thousands of meters and fell across Mount Yunding.

"That's...that's..."

Li Er and the others were stupefied by the sight. Their eyes were filled with incredulity.

"Heavens! Who is Mr Chu exactly? Is he still human?" Li Er thought to himself.

Unable to withstand the shock assailing them, Li Er and the others fell to their knees with a loud thud.

They resembled devout disciples kowtowing to their mighty god.

After a long while, the beams of light in the sky finally faded. Peace and quiet descended upon the mountain again.

The aura of intimidating power around Ye Fan faded away as he slowly approached Li Er, Jin Bao and Yin Bao.

With his ruffled hair, his sneakers and sweatpants, he looked like an ordinary young man who had just graduated from college.

No one would look at him and associate him with Mr Chu, the man who ruled Jiangdong and struck fear in the hearts of Chinese martial artists.

"You don't have to be so nervous. I was setting up a defensive formation. In times of crisis and when faced with an unbeatable foe, you may seek shelter at Mount Yunding. I'll teach you how to control the formation. With the protection of the Invoke the Celestial Sky Formation, few in China would be able to breach these grounds. Li Er, from this day, you will be responsible for this formation and for the safety of my friends and family." Ye Fan's face had no hint of emotion as he spoke slowly and calmly. He stood tall and with his hands folded behind his back.

At his feet was Li Er, still on his knees.

The man froze when he heard what Ye Fan had said. The young man seemed to be making his will.

"Mr Chu, why are you telling me this? Are you planning to leave again?"

Li Er could sense what Ye Fan was trying to say. It seemed as if Ye Fan was going to leave for good this time.

Ye Fan did not reply at first.

He simply turned away and stared past the layers of clouds and into the distant sky. His voice was heavy and low when he spoke. "I came to Yunzhou so that I could leave it one day. How can I continue to stay when my mission is waiting for me? It's been ten years. It's time to do what I set out to do."

Li Er slammed his forehead into the ground with a loud thud. The deafening sound frightened Jin Bao and Yin Bao, who had been standing in the corner all this while.

"Mr Chu, you can't leave! Jiangdong can't do without you. Yunzhou can't do without you. In fact, I can't do without you...no one else can keep the peace in Jiangdong!" wailed Li Er as tears streamed down his cheeks.

Perhaps Li Er truly couldn't bear to part with Ye Fan.

After all, he had gone through so much hardship with the young man.

They had survived the battle at Mount Tai, the Feast of the Sea and Sky and the chaos that the Lu and Xur families had wrought on Jiangdong.

He had watched Ye Fan grow from a young man who was a nobody to someone whose name was heard in every household in Jiangdong, and finally to someone whose name struck awe and fear in the hearts of many across the whole of China.

With Ye Fan around, Li Er feared nothing.