A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1618

Whoosh!

The turbulent and icy wind howled while enveloping the entire sky.

As the figure emerged from the darkness, an aura as domineering as the thunderstorm descended upon the scene.

Van Buping, Ke Zhe, and the others were stunned by the sight.

Slowly, a sense of dread began to creep into their hearts.

"M-Mr. Van, w-who is that?" one of the Grandmasters asked in a soft yet terrified tone.

However, Van Buping remained silent as he continued to stare intently at the figure before them.

For some reason, he felt as if there was something heavy hanging over his head the moment he saw the man.

In fact, he could even feel his breathing becoming labored.

Considering that even Van Buping felt pressured, it went without saying that the sensation was stronger for Li Er, Lei San, and all the other common folks.

In fact, all of them felt as if they were suffocating.

"What a powerful aura."

"This feeling... Can it be..."

Holding that thought, Li Er looked up. As he narrowed his gaze, he almost jumped up in excitement.

"Mr. Li, are you saying..."

When they saw Li Er's response, Lei San and Wang Jiexi suddenly thought of something.

The next moment, their bodies trembled as their eyes widened in shock.

They weren't alone in their reaction. Simultaneously, Xu Lei and the others looked ahead with anticipation and delight.

Even He Yurou, who had been standing by the lake in silence, felt a jolt of emotion within her.

Standing on her toes, she looked out far and strained her eyes to get a clearer look at the figure's face.

Could it be him?It should be him, right?

"It definitely is," she muttered under her breath.

At that moment, He Yurou didn't understand why she was so excited and filled with anticipation to see him.

After all, she wasn't even friends with him and they barely had anything to do with each other.

In spite of that, she was still hopeful that the youth would turn out to be him.

At that moment, the crowd at Yunwu Lake began to feel so anxious that they even held their breath.

Even though no one could clearly see the figure's face, many in the crowd couldn't resist picturing it in their minds.

Just when everyone waited with anticipation, Ke Zhe furrowed his brows at the figure within the darkness and demanded, "Who are you to try and pull such a ghastly stunt in broad daylight? Speak your name at once!"

One second...

Two seconds...

For a whole ten seconds, no one responded at all.

The only sound that could be heard was the pitter-patter of raindrops and the terrifying footsteps of the figure.

Just when Ke Zhe grew impatient and wanted to ask again, an indifferent voice rang out through the torrential rain.

"I'm Ye Fan of Jiangdong."

Boom!

The few words blew everyone's mind.

As Yan Buping trembled and Ke Zhe widened his eyes, China's top five Grandmasters felt a shiver down their spines.

As for Qiu Mucheng, who was being held captive by Ke Zhe, she felt her body jolted for a fleeting moment before her eyes began to redden. "Haha!"

“Mr.Chu!”

"It's Mr. Chu!" "Mr. Chu is here!"

"The King of Jiangdong is back!"

"Everyone, quick! Follow me to greet Mr. Chu!"

Ye Fan's appearance was greeted with joy by some and dread by others.

In contrast to the grim expression on Yan Buping's face, Li Er was screaming in delight as he darted forward to greet the dark figure.

"Mr. Chu, welcome back! Li Er at your service."

His words sent shockwaves throughout the crowd.

At the same time, Lei San and Wang Jiexi who were following Li Er from behind quickly joined in the welcome.

"Welcome back, Mr. Chu. Lei San of Jingzhou, at your

"Welcome back, Mr. Chu. Wang Jiexi of Jianghai, at

your service."

"Welcome back, Mr. Chu!"

Their voices thundered in all directions.

"

When Van Buping and the other Grandmasters saw the hundred-odd men drop to their knees and heard them bid the figure welcome, their faces turned ashen at once.

"Mr. Van, w-what are we going to do?"

"S-Should we flee?"

What they were worried about had now become reality.

They had assumed that they would be able to avoid Ye Fan duringthe kidnap.

Hence, none of them expected the man himself to appear in the end.

Suddenly, Van Buping and the others felt trapped.

Just then, Ke Zhe scoffed. "What are you panicking for? We still have the War God Castle, King of Fighters, Sword Saint, and China's War God backing us. Regardless of how powerful Ye Fan is, there's no way he can take us all on. Besides, we are the top five

Grandmasters. Why should we be afraid of a youngling like him?"

Before Yan Buping could reply, one of the Grandmasters asked Ke Zhe with a terrified expression, "But don't you forget, despite his young age, Ye Fan is a Supreme Grandmaster. Are you saying that you're going to challenge him?"

All this while, a Supreme Grandmaster was worshiped like an idol within the martial arts world.

Even though Yan Buping was the highest-ranked Grandmaster, it never crossed his mind to fight a Supreme Grandmaster.

It wasn't because he had not tried it before. Instead, he was actually afraid to even think about it.

To Yan Buping and the other Grandmasters, a Supreme Grandmaster was the equivalent of being invincible, as it was the highest level attainable in the martial arts world.

Usually, they would accord the War God Castle's Six Pillars of China the utmost respect and never even considered challenging them.

Therefore, they began to feel nervous when Ke Zhe declared that he wasn't afraid of Ye Fan.

Still being as indifferent as ever, Ke Zhe spat, "Is he really a Supreme Grandmaster? Who knows, maybe he's a fake. Even though everyone says that he has the power of a Supreme, has any one of you actually seen his true strength? Besides, if he really has the power of a Supreme, why doesn't Sword Saint and the others organize an official ceremony to recognize it?"

He continued, "Back then, the title of the Unrivalled Supreme was given posthumously. My guess is that even if Ye Fan is stronger than us, he can't be that much stronger. After all, martial arts training takes a very long time. Given that he is only in his twenties, there's no way he can achieve Supreme Level unless he started training in his mother's womb."

All this while, Ke Zhe had doubted Ye Fan's strength.

Back then, Ye Fan's Supreme identity was first revealed after the battle in Boguia.

At that time, War God and the others assumed that Ye Fan had fallen. Having no other concerns, they awarded Ye Fan the title of Unrivalled Supreme.

However, to many in the public, the posthumous title was given as an honor to the dead instead of a true sign of one's strength.

"What about the battle of Jiangbei where Ye Fan wiped out the Lu Clan? Lu Songliang was stabbed by his sword and consequently pinned on a stone pillar by it. Given that everyone knows about the incident, how can Ye Fan's strength be fake?" another Grandmaster asked.

"Lu Songliang was the lowest rank Grandmaster of all. After sealing himself off for training for many years, he declared that he had achieved Supreme Level. However, did anyone really see it? Therefore, the battle of Jiangbei doesn't show much. It only proves that Ye Fan is slightly stronger than a Grandmaster. However, don't forget that Lu Songliang was fighting alone back then. But now, there are five of us here!" Ke Zhe explained with a deep voice.

Having been convinced by Ke Zhe, the other Grandmasters fell silent as they nodded to express their agreement.

After listening to Ke Zhe's theory, the fear they felt toward Ye Fan began to diminish.

"Enough. Let's not talk about that now. If we can avoid conflict, we'll try our best to do so." With a

steady voice, Yan Buping made his stance clear.

With that, he looked ahead and asked grimly, "Are you the Unrivalled Supreme? By coming here, you've saved us the effort to search for you. We are here under the instructions of the War God Castle to inform you of your punishment!"