A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1661

Chu Zhengliang's sudden strike was directed at Gaius and Owen. As the two were engrossed in their fight with the Dragon Guards, the sneak attack caught them off-guard and hit them. The Dragon Guards took the opportunity to up their attack and instantly gained the upper hand in the battle.

Gaius and Owen were sent tumbling backward. All the chairs and tables in their way broke from the great impact.

The crowd was awed by Chu Zhengliang's ability because he defeated two Supremes with a single strike.

"What horrifying prowess!"

"One strike and he fell two Supremes?"

"Although it was a sneak attack, he obviously didn't use his full strength."

"We have not seen the best of him yet!"

"I cannot imagine how powerful it will be if he had used his full might in that strike!"

"He really lived up to his reputation! The head of the Chu family is really formidable!"

All the guests in the hall were martial arts leaders from the international community. They were amazed by Chu Zhengliang's display of power. Although Chu Sect was the superpower of the international martia arts community for many years, not many people had seen the skills of the head of the Chu family.

It was an eye-opener for most of the guests, and many of them were secretly comparing their own skills to his.

Seeing Gaius and Owen were injured, Su Muqiu and Cecil stepped up from behind Ye Fan, ready to take Chu Zhengliang on. However, the Dragon Master stopped them.

Ye Fan moved forward instead and smilingly retorted Chu Zhengliang. "Well, how can you possibly conclude that I am not good enough yet? Let's prove ourselves with action rather than talk."

"Sure! Since you insist, I will take you on!" the latter confidently agreed. "And don't worry. I will not get any help from the Chu family or Chu Sect. Just an honorable fight between you and me, one on one." Then he added haughtily, "I would not want any gossip about the Chu family being a big bully and of me taking advantage of our home ground advantage. However, after you lose to me, I hope you and your accomplices will save us the trouble and take your own lives. What do you say, my dear nephew?"

"No, Dad. Lowlife scums like him don't deserve to fight you! That would be too high an honor for him!" Chu Tianqi protested even before Ye Fan could say a word in response to the challenge. "That is right, Mr. Chu!"

"We don't need to trouble you to deal with an immature brat like him."

"It will tarnish your reputation."

The rest of the Chu familyjoined in to dissuade Chu Zhengliang. To them, an illegitimate child like Ye Fan was at the bottom of the hierarchy in society, and it would be an insult to mobilize the head of their family to deal with him.

Chu Zhengliang waved them off. "Although he is an outcast from our family, the fact that he has the ability to command so many Supremes proves he has earned the right to fight me."

"But..."

Before Chu Qitian could argue further, his father cut him off. "That is enough. If you want to proceed with your marriage to Angie, just stand back and watch. Your dad is about to give you a big present for your wedding!"

Chu Zhengliang clearly had a sense of superiority and looked at Ye Fan with contempt.

"So, what do you say? Let's settle with a one-on-one fight between the two of us. Are you man enough to do it?" He pushed for an answer.

Ye Fan was unfazed by him and calmly replied, "I see no reason to reject you. But what happens if you lose?"

"Hahaha, you are delusional, Chu Tianfan! My dad has mastered Invoke the Celestial Cloud. Even if your dad is here today, he would not be a match. So, all you have to do is decide how to end your own lives after the duel. Stop wasting your time thinking about the impossible scenario of my dad losing to you!" Chu Qitian was tickled by his question and was laughing heartily at him. The rest of the Chu family joined in the mocking.

"What an inexperienced fool!" "Young kids these days are too arrogant."

"Does he really think he has a chance to defeat the head of the most prominent family?"

Chu Sect's head of elders could only smilingly shake his head at what he deemed was a joke.

The rest of the guests all had mocking expressions on their faces. It was quite obvious that no one thought Ye Fan had a chance against Chu Zhengliang.

"This guy is overconfident. Does he think that after he has defeated us Japanese, he can dominate the world?" Mochizuki Kawa threw a deriding look at Ye Fan as he mumbled.

"Stop it, Ye Fan! Don't..." The only person who tried to talk Ye Fan out of it was Tang Hao. He was anxiously trying to step in to intervene when Xiao Chen blocked his path.

"Why are you stopping me, Sword Saint? Do you really want to see him go down the path of destruction?" Tang Hao was fretting as he questioned

Sword Saint.

"After knowing him for so long, I thought you would have a better understanding of his temperament. Do you think your words can make him change his mind? Even when I resorted to the drastic move of stripping his title, he refused to budge and insisted on going ahead with his plans. Save your breath. It is his decision. He will have to bear the consequences himself," the latter reasoned.

Tang Hao knew the Sword Saint was right and could foresee his words would have no effect on Ye Fan. Besides, by stepping in, he risked dragging the Chinese martial arts world into the messy affairs between Ye Fan and the Chu family.

The wisest move would be to take heed of his advice, to stand back and watch.

The jeering and mocking from the crowd did not affect Ye Fan. His gaze was fixed on Chu Zhengliang, waiting for an answer from the head of the Chu family.

His uncle simply stood there with a smile and did not seem to have any intention of giving him a reply.

"Oh my! Is that a sign that the high and mighty head of the Chu family has no guts to face failure? If that is the case, then let's forget about the duel. Let's just do whatever we have originally planned and live with the consequences." A duel would be the best option because that would mean his Dragon Slayers would not need to get into a battle. However, Ye Fan came prepared for the worst, and he was ready to go ahead with his original plan should the negotiation fail.

"What do you want?" Chu Zhengliang finally spoke again.

Ye Fan listed his conditions coldly. "My demands are simple. If you lose, you and your whole extended family, including the old fart, come with me to China and kneel in front of my mother for a full seven days to repent. However, if he is already dead, then he has it easy. All you need to do is to dig out his remains and scatter them."

His demands infuriated everyone in the Chu family.

"That is atrocious!"

"What a b*stard!"

"Son of a b*tch!"

"How dare you? How could you be so disrespectful to our patriarch?"

"You are out to humiliate him!" "You are asking for trouble!"

A chorus of abuses rang throughout the hall as the Chus heaped insults on Ye Fan. Even the previously calm and collected Chu Zhengliang was angered by his demands.

He had not expected Ye Fan to be so callous. His nephew was out to humiliate his family by demanding that they kneel to a lowly woman. The act of disturbing the peace of the dead was unthinkable!