A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1613

"How insolent! Who dares disrespect me like this?"

Xu Lei's insults immediately drew the attention of the five Grandmasters.

One of them had a cold look in his eyes as he raised his hand and prepared to teach her a lesson.

It wasn't until he saw how young she was that he held himself back.

"Hmph... I'll let this slide because you're but a young lady. Just so you know, we could've punished you for disrespect!"

Despite their tendency to abuse their status as elders, the Grandmasters were still nice people and refused to punish a small fry like Xu Lei.

"Is that so? You're going to punish me for disrespect when I simply stated the facts? In that case, aren't you guys just as guilty for accusing the Unrivalled of being a criminal?" Xu Lei snapped back coldly at them.

The Grandmasters were furious when they heard that. "You... You sure have a sharp tongue, young lady!

How are you related to Ye Fan? Why are you

defending him like this? As your elder, I shall remind you that he is guilty of treason, so it would be in your best interest to stay away from him before you get caught in the crossfire."

"Nonsense! Ye Fan has always been a man of honor, so there's no way he'd commit treason! You guys must be framing him or something!" Xu Lei shouted angrily and tried her best to defend Ye Fan. She was about to continue arguing when Li Er ran over and dragged her to the side.

"Ms. Xu, I think you should refrain from saying too much right now. Ms. Qiu's situation is concerning as is, so we really can't afford anything to happen to you. Please don't make it harder for us to answer to Mr. Chu," he pleaded.

That was when Lu Tianhe recognized the person in front and stepped forward to greet him respectfully, "Greetings, Grandmaster Yan. My name is Lu Tianhe. What brings you all the way to Jiangdong? You should've told me you were coming so I could make preparations to welcome your arrival!"

Lu Tianhe used to be a martial artist before joining the military.

Being an instructor of the three armed forces, he frequented Yanjing all year round, so he knew some of the prominent figures in the martial arts world.

The elderly man standing before him was Yan Buping. He was the head of the Xingyi Sect in Jiangnan as well as the highest-ranked Grandmaster.

Although Lu Songliang from Jiangbei was similarly powerful due to his family background, Yan Buping was the head of a martial arts sect and had over three thousand disciples over the years.

All Xingyi Fist practitioners in the world viewed him as a highly-respected master, so his reputation and prestige far surpassed that of Lu Songliang's.

As such, there was no way Lu Tianhe wouldn't know who he was.

Even so, Yan Buping had no idea who Lu Tianhe was and simply arched an eyebrow as he asked, "Lu Tianhe? Never heard of you. Whose disciple are you?"

"I..." Lu Tianhe's eyelids twitched from the awkwardness of the situation.

Great... Just f*cking great... I just had to go greet him when he doesn't even know who I am! This old man is a

lot more arrogant than Mr. Chu!

Despite being flustered, Lu Tianhe tried his best to introduce himself patiently, "Well, you see, I'm—"

However, Van Duping cut him off before he could even finish, "Whatever, we'll discuss your identity later. Seeing as you're from Jiangdong, you should know the situation here better than we do. I want you to go see Ye Fan and tell him the War God Castle demands his immediate presence!"

Van Buping's voice was so deep and authoritative that Lu Tianhe went pale and silent instantly.

Despite being treated with extreme contempt, there was nothing Lu Tianhe could do about it.

After all, Van Buping was the highest-ranked Supreme in China and a well-respected senior in the martial arts world.

Even so, Lu Tianhe would never deliver the message to Ye Fan as the latter wasn't even in Yunzhou at the time.

On top of that, Lu Tianhe refused to play the role of the messenger.

"I'm sorry, Grandmaster Yan, but Mr. Chu is both the Unrivalled and the pillar of China. A mere nobody like me wouldn't dare to deliver such a message to him! Since this is an order given to you by the War God Castle, I think it would be best if you Grandmasters approach the Unrivalled Grandmaster directly."

Thinking that Lu Tianhe was afraid of Ye Fan, Yan Buping reassured him by saying, "Don't worry. Just tell him this is a message from the War God Castle. Even someone like Ye Fan wouldn't dare cause trouble once he hears that. Well, unless he has a death wish, that is."

They believed that Ye Fan would never dare oppose the War God Castle as he was the one in the wrong.

"No, I still think a nobody like me shall avoid being involved in this grand conflict of yours." Lu Tianhe rejected his request once again.

Having lost his patience with Lu Tianhe, Yan Buping asked coldly, "Oh? I will ask you this one final time. Are you going to deliver the message or not?"

"Why are you wasting your time and energy on this uncivilized lowlife? A crappy place like Jiangdong is bound to have tons of ignorant fools like him. All it takes is a little beating to make him behave. I, Ke Zhe, shall be the one to carry out said task!" said one of the Grandmasters as he stepped forward.

He had on a pair of military boots and looked a little disheveled, especially with his long beard.

Lu Tianhe tensed up and went wide-eyed from shock when he heard the Grandmaster's name.

K-Ke Zhe? As in, the Grandmaster ranked second on the list? Oh, my God... If he's here, then does that mean these are the top five Grandmasters in China? And here I thought the other four were just random nobodies Yan Buping had brought along to appear intimidating... Looks like I have severely underestimated the War God Castle's resolve to take action against Mr. Chu. They must really be prepared to take him down if they're sending five Grandmasters just to deliver a message! Looks like Mr. Chu's place in the martial arts world of China is gone for good now. Regardless, now isn't the time to be worrying about him. I'm in a pretty dangerous situation myself here!

Right as Ke Zhe was about to teach Lu Tianhe a lesson, the gentle voice of a woman came from Yunwu Lake.

"Only the criminal should be punished for the crime. Gentlemen, you may take your issues up with me

instead. There's no need to put General Lu in a difficult spot."

The voice was soft yet sounded cold and authoritative at the same time.

Everyone turned their heads toward the lake and saw a beautiful woman on a small boat, slowly making its way toward them.