A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1776

Ye Fan shook his head quietly.

His answer angered her, and she glared at him. "You can't have thrown it away, can you?" she interrogated. "H-How could you do that! Do you have any idea what that is? My mother gave me that! It's a token of my parents' love!"

Tang Yun was fuming. If looks could kill, Ye Fan would have been dead ten times already. Just when she was about to shout, Ye Fan unbuttoned his collar, revealing the Blue Spirit jade pendant he was wearing around his neck.

Tang Yun was surprised to see that, and her anger was assuaged immediately. She was touched that Ye Fan was wearing it. "H-Have you been wearing it all this time?"

Ye Fan nodded with a smile. "I can't let a lady down now, can I?"

After they bade goodbye at the residence, a lot happened between Ye Fan and Tang Yun. Even when Tang Yun had cut ties with him back at the rainforest, and when she said they would never meet again back at Fenghai, Ye Fan never took the pendant off.

Perhaps, he wanted to keep the lady named Yu Yun in memoriam forever.

Tang Yun was touched, but she knew it wasn't the time to talk about that. She quickly asked Ye Fan to leave. "Keep this pendant well. Mother always said that Lady Luck will watch over those who wear this on them. You must leave now.

"The people from Chu Sect will catch up soon. Your subordinates won't be able to hold out much longer. Don't worry about their safety, Ye Fan. I am still an important part of the sect. I'll try my best to keep them safe. At the very least, I can convince my master not to kill them." Tang Yun tried her hardest to get him to leave. She sounded nervous, but also reluctant.

Ye Fan was touched for some reason. Tang Yun seemed to see through him. She had already thought of the Dragon Slayers' safety even before Ye Fan brought it up. With that, Ye Fan had nothing to worry about anymore.

"Honestly, I wish none of this has ever happened. If you were still Yu Yun, and I were still Ye Fan, that'd be really great."

It was a strange thing to say, but it made Tang Yun tear up. She had the exact same wish as well.

Everyone was pursuing power and glory, and it was an eternal chase. But when they finally got what they wished for, they realized that what they hoped for the most was the peaceful days they used to have. Alas, that was just wishful thinking. Tang Yun was no longer Yu Yun, and Ye Fan had already become Chu Tianfan. Fate had played a cruel joke on them, separating them for eternity.

"Please, you must leave now." Tang Yun turned around. She did not want Ye Fan to see her losing her composure.

Ye Fan tried to leave, but he could not bring himself to take that first step. In the end, he inexplicably turned around and told her, "Yun, come with me."

It was a simple suggestion, but to Tang Yun, it was nothing short of a bombshell.

Ever since she was a child, she had been an obedient child, and eventually, she became the pride and joy of her master. Thanks to that, she became the head of the Chu Sect in the end. Ever since the day she was born, she had been living up to everyone else's expectations. She became what

everyone else wanted her to be.

But now, a man was extending a hand to her, telling her to break the rules, telling her to let go of the chains that were binding her. He was telling her to ignore how everyone would see her, and to leave theirtroubles behind them.

Nobody could understand what she was feeling. She froze up for the longest time, and words failed her.

As for Ye Fan, he regretted it the moment he said that. After all, he was a man who had fallen from grace. He had nothing, and his life was in constant danger. He knew he had no right to ask a great lady like Tang Yun to give her life of luxury up just to join him.

Besides, he had a family. Mucheng had been nothing but great to him, and he did not want to betray her. When all was said and done, Tang Yun was just a lady whom he could have been with. The reality, however, was never so kind.

Ye Fan could never give her anything, and if he took her away with him, the Tang family would hunt him to the ends of the earth. The Chu Sect would probably do everything in their power to kill him as well. No to mention Chu Yuan would also be hot on his trails.

It would be ideal if he could take Tang Yun with him, but in the face of reality, that promise was too naive and laughable. A happy ending could only happen in a fairy tale after all.

Before Tang Yun could give him her answer, Ye Fan had already given up on that idea. He used to think that he was fearless, but when it came to his relationship with Tang Yun, he relented. He, who used to be the Unrivalled, could only take the cowardly route.

He was just a mortal after all, and a lot was riding on him, so he could never give that up. If there's someone who can give up on everything, it's probably Mr.

Yunyang. He's a Great Emperor now. I doubt he's afraid of anything.

Ye Fan gave upon that foolish idea and turned around. He felt forlorn and crestfallen, but he knew he had to leave. He knew that their next meeting might never come after this departure, and even if it did, much would change.

However, before he could leave her behind, Tang Yun suddenly said, "I'll go with you, Ye Fan!"

Her answer came as a shock to him, and it shook Ye Fan to his core. He turned around, and what he saw was a tearful Tang Yun running up to him. She had delight, resolve, and a hint of madness in her eyes. When she fell into his arms, Ye Fan could no longer find the courage to refuse her, and he knew he had one more person in this world whom he was willing to give up everything to protect.

At that moment, everything around them turned silent, and Ye Fan answered quietly, "Thank you."

With that, both top fighters on the Sky Ranking walked together, and they made a run for the base of Mount Chumen.

"Hold it right there!"

"Who goes there!"

"Announce your names!"

Just a bit more and they would have escaped Mount Chumen, but all the fighters in Mount Chumen were guarding the whole place tightly. All of them were just waiting for Ye Fan to walk right into the trap they had set up for him.

A while later, these people finally saw two people coming down from the mountain. They went on high alert and quickly surrounded the would-be escapees, but when they came near, they realized that one of the escapees was their own leader-Tang Yun.

The fighters were struck with fear, and they knelt before her to beg for forgiveness. "W-We apologize for our rude behavior, Ms. Tang. We did not realize that it was you. Please forgive our behavior, Ms. Tang." Tang Yun looked at them and roared, "Since you can see now that it's me, get out of my way then!"

"B-But the Old Master told us to " someone tried to answer, but before he could finish, a flash of light appeared, and a thin, bloody line appeared on the man's neck.

If the line had gone any deeper, it would have cut the man's throat open. The man plopped down to the ground, scared witless.

"Are you still going to disobey me?" Tang Yun roared again.

Nobody dared to go against her orders, and they made way for their sect leader. Just like that, Tang Yun and Ye Fan easily broke through the Chu Sect's guard.

However, before they could go any further, a deep, powerful roar sounded seemingly out of nowhere. The roar was ancient, powerful, and majestic, as if a beast from ages past had broken through its chains, poised to make its return to the human world.

"This... This cannot be!" Tang Yun shivered.