A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1735

The next minute elapsed in silence until Tang Yun finally spoke her mind.

"I don't think now is a good time to talk about a revival. It's true that our sect holds considerable clout here, but from a global perspective, there are other people who are equally good like Tsukuyomi Tenshin from Japan. No one-not even I-dare claim to be a shoo-in when facing him in combat. Locally, we are also seeing a surge in the number of competent martial artists, so talks about dominating the realm should wait. We can't act too rashly."

"But Ms. Tang-"

"This is not up for discussion." Tang Yun cut off the elders, who begged to differ.

"Further discussion will have to wait until my master returns."

Now that Tang Yun spelled the final verdict, no one said another word.

"Where is the Jones family, by the way? I'm expecting to see representatives from their family."

Tang Yun was perplexed when she realized one of the Three Families of the Chu Sect was absent.

"Maybe they are on the way?" Chu Zhengliang suggested. "I heard that something happened in the family a few days ago. Maybe the head of the family is still seeing to it."

Chu Zhengliang smiled, still drinking his tea.

His question reminded Tang Yun of the agreement between the Chu family and Ye Fan.

"Did anyone from the Chu family go to China?" she asked.

It's almost been a month already.

"Well, I've sent someone over already. I guess it's about time the messenger returns," Chu Zhengliang said casually.

Tang Yun was alarmed. A frown stitched above her beautiful eyes. "You didn't go yourself?"

"Why should I?" Chu Zhengliang asked in return with a slight laugh.

"Sending a few men over is already good enough."

"For real?" Tang Yun was piqued. "Have you forgotten about the promise you made to Chu Tianfan a month ago? How dare you go back on your word by sending just a few messengers to relay your apology? Has the Chu family forgotten that Chu Tianfan is the first on Sky Ranking? Now that you've failed to deliver onyour promise, do you think your family will be able to bear the consequences?

Tang Yun did not expect the Chu family to take their promise so lightly.

Are they not afraid of retribution? What if Ye Fan comes for the family?

Despite Tang Yun being incensed, Chu Zhengliang was still enjoying his drink calmly. He waved his hand dismissively, assuring Tang Yun that everything would be just fine. "Nah, you don't have to worry about that, Ms. Tang. He might have topped Sky Ranking, but he's still a deserted child at the end of the day.

There's nothing he can do to the family. There are also good fighters in our family. My dad is a good case in point. Getting an apology from a prestigious family like us is already kindness shown to him. Someone like him should be satisfied with seeing our messengers. Besides, I doubt he has the guts to come all the way up Mount Chumen."

Chu Zhengliang smiled confidently as he spoke, feeling that his judgment could never be errant.

To him, after Patriarch Chu returned, Ye Fan would not have the courage to act recklessly toward them anymore, but little did he know, Ye Fan was already at the entrance.

Bang! The gate of the Chu Sect Castle was thrown open immediately after.

A head covered with blood stuck out from the door crack.

"Uncle? W-what happened?"

Chu Zhengliang was disconcerted when he saw Chu Shen injured. "C-Chu Tianfan..." the wounded man replied weakly. "He's here..."

His words echoed like a death sentence in everyone's ears.

Everyone in the castle shot up from their seats in horror.

Chu Zhengliang's wrinkled face paled. He stared at his uncle in disbelief.

"Id-uncle! What do you mean by 'he's here'? This is impossible!"

He looked at the assembly of shocked men, still trying to make sense of what he saw.

"How dare he? He's nothing but an abandoned child!"

He was stupefied - the impossible was now unravelling right in front of his eyes.

Just a second earlier, he was still optimistic and confident, but what happened the next moment completely crushed his interpretation of the matter.

Ye Fan was right there where he was.

"How many people came with him? Is Moon God here too?"

Memories of being roughed up by Ye Fan were still fresh in Chu Zhengliang's mind. This explained his fidgety response when he found out Ye Fan was here in person.

Chu Zhengliang knew that there was no escaping his fate if Ye Fan knew what he did.

He knew he was culpable deep in his heart, and this compounded his fear.

"He came alone," Chu Shen answered.

This stoked further terror among the crowd.

"What? He came alone to Mount Chumen?"

No one could believe what they heard.

Even Tang Yun was disturbed, but she had no time to go to the bottom of it.

After receiving such a report, she led everyone in the Chu Sect outside.

When they went out to face him, Ye Fan was already on the second peak of Mount Chumen, which was also where the Chu Residence was.

The residence was earlier on refurbished and recovered from the mess a month earlier, but with Ye Fan's little visit, the ground was again covered with fresh blood.

"S-stop! Don't come any closer!"

The Chu Family Protectors were out trying to deter Ye Fan. The family had lost many protectors a month ago and had just recruited new people, so they were not as adequately trained as the earlier batch. The protectors, along with members of the Chu Sect, drew their swords and arrows, standing up against Ye Fan.

They tried to ward him off by hurling threats at Ye Fan, but that did not work on him.

His brutal killing was his sole answer to their empty words.

Zap!

A blade of wind severed the tense air, giving off a flash of green light.

Ye Fan's Qi engulfed the whole space, pulverizing his enemies.

"Argh!"

Shrieks and screams of agony echoed on the tip of the mountain as blood splashed liberally all over, tainting every part of the family residence.

The Chu Sect and the Chu family should all die!

Ye Fan did not care how powerful those people were. Neither did he care about offending those people with strong family backgrounds. To him, they were just animals who were standing in his way. Thousands of men were vanquished by his sword as if he was reaping a load full of harvest.

His moves were rhythmic as he hunted the people down one after another. Their petrified screams followed every slash of his sword and every step of his feet as if he was dancing to a murderous tempo. "He's Satan himself!"

Ye Fan did not even spare his old friends.

Fighters from the Chu Sect were stricken with panic when they beheld the scene.

They were so appalled they lost the valor to fight. Some of them dropped their arms and fled down the mountain in a craze.

As fighters deserted their posts and more blood was shed, people hiding in the residence became increasingly scared.

Just as everyone was lost in fear, the Demonic Duo, whom Ye Fan once defeated, emerged from the ancient residence.

"Are you going to continue sacrificing innocent lives? You're demonic!"

The two old men were aghast by the atrocious sight, but Ye Fan completely disregarded their condemnation.

The Demonic Duo had no choice but to charge forward.

This sparked a brutal fight.

The two darted over at full speed in Ye Fan's direction.

It seemed like they were fixated on stalling the man until Tang Yun and the others arrived.