A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1543

"What? Spirit energy fruit? Did you just say you're eating spirit energy fruits?"

Tang Hao opened his eyes wide when he saw Ye Qing-Tian eating spirit energy fruits as though they were apples.

He walked over and snatched the halfeaten spirit energy fruit from Ye Qing-Tian.

"That's such a waste! That's a sheer waste of a treasure! This is a sacred item to martial artists. Each fruit is capable of making one a grandmaster! You are already a supreme grandmaster, so you should have saved it for those who need it. How could you just eat it? This is such a waste! A complete waste!" said Tang Hao in agony with his face contorted. It seemed as though God of War had eaten his very flesh and not spirit energy fruit.

Tang Hao finally stopped his angry tirade from exhaustion and picked up the remaining spirit energy fruit for a bite to quench his thirst.

"Oh wow! It tastes pretty good. It melts in the mouth and feels as though I have just drunk energy in liquid form. I can sense a warm current in my chest and I feel so much more energetic now."

Tang Hao took another bite as he spoke. In the end, he finished the entire spirit energy fruit.

Ye Qing-Tian was stunned. He laughed and said, "You sure didn't mind eating my saliva. How could you eat my leftovers?"

"This is good stuff. What is there not to like?" Tang Hao rolled his eyes at Ye Qing-Tian before he swallowed the entire spirit energy fruit.

"What good stuff are you eating? Let me try some too." Sword Saint came out of the hall when they heard the God of War and Tang Hao's bickering.

The moment he saw Sword Saint, Tang Hao complained, "Sword Saint, it's spirit energy fruit. God of War ate some behind our back."

What?

"Spirit energy fruit?" Sword Saint frowned instantly.

Sword Saint was familiar with spirit energy fruit.

Decades ago, his only direct disciple died abroad because of spirit energy fruit.

Sword Saint couldn't help feeling sad when he heard about spirit energy fruit again.

"Tang Hao, how could you cry thief? Didn't you eat any?"

"I only ate your leftovers."

"That's the same..."

Sword Saint asked as they bickered, "God of War, where did you get this spirit energy fruit from? Don't tell me they can be found outside of the Amazon rainforest?"

Ye Qing-Tian shook his head and said, "Nope. These were Ye Fan's. He didn't go on a wasted trip back in the day. He snatched a lot of spirit energy fruit from the other participants. He told me to take the spirit energy fruit when I went to Jiangdong. He wanted to contribute to the Chinese martial arts circle, so he told me to give them to those who needed it."

"Then why did you eat them?" asked Tang Hao as he glared.

Tang Hao was no fool. He knew Ye Qing-Tian must have eaten more than one spirit energy fruit.

The God of War ignored him. "I had good reason to eat them. Some of the spirit energy fruit packaging was damaged, so they lost energy on their way here. If I didn't eat them, it would be a sheer waste." Ye Qing-Tian ignored Tang Hao and tossed a backpack to Sword Saint.

"They're all in here. If we use them wisely, we might be able to groom another grandmaster," said Ye Qing-Tian with a smile.

"Oh wow! So many? No wonder we never found out who got all the spirit energy fruits in the end. It seems Ye Fan swiped them all! This boy is really more talented than he seems..." Tang Hao looked at the bag full of spirit energy fruit, each one stored in a special wooden box, and laughed.

Although spirit energy fruit was useless to supreme grandmasters like them, they were still considered a treasure in the Chinese martial arts circle.

Spirit energy fruit was a boon to martial artists who were yet to become grandmasters. They were even capable of making innate martial artists grandmasters.

Now that they had their hands on such a treasure, Tang Hao couldn't help feeling happy.

"What do you think, Sword Saint? I have a keen eye for talent, don't I? I told you Ye Fan might look proud, but he is upright and patriotic in nature. Men like him are meant for success," said Ye Qing-Tian proudly.

After all, he was the one who wanted to make Ye Fan join War God Castle.

Now that Ye Fan had done well, the God of War naturally glowed with pride.

Sword Saint nodded. "That's true. I didn't think that Ye Fan would be so generous. Even though he had a conflict with War God Castle, he didn't take it to heart and even offered this treasure. No one can compare to his generosity. I used to wonder how Ye Fan managed to reach such heights despite his poor family background. From the looks of it now, his generosity must have played a part. Qing-Tian, you win! If you want to recommend Ye Fan as a lord, I won't object anymore."

Sword Saint was so impressed by Ye Fan's noble character that he changed his mind and agreed to let him become the fourth resident lord of War God Castle.

The God of War instantly laughed out loud when Sword Saint gave his blessing.

After the brief laughter, he sighed.

"Forget it. Even if we offered him the post, he wouldn't want it."

Ye Qing-Tian shook his head as he walked into the hall.

Sword Saint and Tang Hao went chasing after him as they asked, "Did you ask him already?"

"I did. That was the reason I went to Jiangdong. However, he turned me down. Never mind. It's too bad that we don't have the fortune of working with such a prodigy." Ye Qing-Tian didn't want to talk about it and sighed.

He asked quizzically, "Where is the King of Fighters? Why don't I see him anywhere?"

Sword Saint and Tang Hao's mood immediately sank when Ye Qing-Tian brought up the King of Fighters.

"We asked you to come because something happened. Wu-Ya is back," sighed Sword Saint.

"Isn't that good? Why are you sighing? Don't you want him to come back?" asked Ye Qing-Tian perplexedly.

"Sigh. Wu-Ya is severely injured and on his last breath. Things are really bad for him, and the King of Fighters has been staying by his side."

"What? He got beaten up again? What the hell? The last time he went to Japan, he was sent back half-dead and only recovered after a year. This time, the same thing happened after he went on his first mission? This kid is so unlucky. Did you find out who did it?" asked Ye Qing-Tian with anxiety and worry.

Sword Saint and Tang Hao looked at each other hesitantly. Finally, Tang Hao replied, "I guess you could say we know half the story."

"Half the story? What do you mean?" Ye Qing-Tian was even more confused.

"The King of Fighters was the one who landed him in this state. His injuries weren't serious when he first came back, but after the King of Fighters kicked him a few times, he became like this. Why don't you visit him and see if you could do anything to help?" said Sword Saint softly.

"What? The King of Fighters did this?!"

The God of War was so stunned that he didn't know what to say.

He was...really speechless.