A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 438 You'd Better Think Carefully

Xing He had seen what Ye Fan was capable of.

Xing He would never forget how Ye Fan could easily defeat mighty men back in Li Er's house.

Ye Fan's incredible prowess had completely floored Xing He.

Moreover, Li Er had also invited Xing He to fight on behalf of Jiangdong at that battle at Mount Tai.

But Wu He-Rong had proven to be too powerful, and even a military instructor like Meng Bai-Chuan couldn't hold up against him.

Xing He was so afraid back then that he had just driven off and didn't even challenge Wu He-Rong.

He had run off cowardly, so he didn't dare to stick around in Jiangdong and returned the Yanjing that same night.

The taijiquan academy in Yunzhou was just one of the Xing family's many branches, and the headquarters was till back in Yanjing.

But even after returning to Yanjing, Xing He continued to pay attention to the news coming out from Jiangdong.

So of course Xing He had long heard about how Ye Fan had been powerful enough at Mount Tai to kill Wu He-Rong with just one blow.

And so Xing He became even more reverent towards Ye Fan.

This man was at god level.

Xing He was arrogant, but also had some level of self-awareness.

He knew very well that even if he put the hundred odd family members of the Xing family together, they would still be no match for Ye Fan.

So it was best not to offend someone at Ye Fan's level at all.

Otherwise, you wouldn't even know what hit you when you die.

But now he had nearly offended this vicious man thanks to his grandnephew. Xing He was horrified inside.

He was glad that he had recognized Ye Fan immediately, otherwise he was sure that he would end up like Wu He-Rong.

Xing He was already covered in sweat as Ye Fan spoke so unhappily and sinisterly to him.

He quickly dragged Xing Tian over. "You stupid fellow, how dare you offend just anybody?!"

"Hurry up and apologize to Mr Chu!"

Xing Tian wasn't stupid. He saw how his granduncle treated Ye Fan so reverently and realized that he had offended the wrong person this time round.

He lost all his earlier arrogance and hung his head like a sad looking bitter gourd as he apologized profusely to Ye Fan with a remorseful look on his face.

Everyone was shocked when they saw how these two ended up apologizing to Ye Fan profusely.

This was unbelievable.

What was going on now?

Wasn't Xing He here to take revenge for Xing Tian?

Why were they apologizing to Ye Fan now?

Could it be that Ye Fan knew Xing He?

"Miss...Miss Xu, does Mr Ye have dealings with the Xing family too?" Lin Wen-Jing was filled with shock as she asked Xu Lei dazedly.

Xu Lei's eyes trembled and shook her head a little doubtfully. "Maybe?"

Xu Lei only knew that Ye Fan had met the crowd's expectations at Mount Tai and defeated Wu He-Rong to become the king of Jiangdong, but she didn't know the details of what happened. So she didn't know that Xing He was also there at that time.

After all, Xu Lei was very busy handling her family matters at that time and didn't have any remaining energy to bother about this matter.

She just thought that Wu He-Rong was probably not a very strong opponent. Otherwise it didn't make sense for Ye Fan to defeat him so easily at such a young age.

Therefore, Xu Lei always thought that Wu He-Rong couldn't be compared to a famous martial artist like Xing He.

But Xu Lei had no idea that even though Xing He was famous, he was just famous in name. The little martial arts he knew were really simple stunts to heavyweights like Ye Fan and Wu He-Rong. So it was only natural for Xu Lei to be surprised that Xing He was being so respectful towards Ye Fan.

Now she finally understood why Ye Fan said that Xing He respected him like a god!

Xu Lei and Lin Wen-Jing thought that Ye Fan was just boasting, but it seemed like it was true after all.

Even though everyone was in shock, Xu Mei-Feng and her mother couldn't remain calm anymore.

They simply couldn't believe that the Master Xing they relied on was behaving so respectfully towards Ye Fan.

"Master Xing, what are you doing? Are you nuts? He's just a louse from a tiny city, so why are you being so polite to him? Your family has benefitted quite a bit from the Xu family, right? It's time you repaid the favor. This louse hurt my mother and insulted my family, so as the eldest daughter of the Xu family, I'm ordering you to break this asshole's legs! Don't worry, the Xu family will bear all consequences!" Xu Mei- Feng continued to shout angrily.

Xing He's expression immediately darkened as he shouted back at her, "I was wondering why my dearest grandnephew would dare to offend Mr Chu. So you two women were the ones who instigated him. Did you think the Xing family are a bunch of fools? You two refuse to go against him and you expect us to become your shields? Your family is above ours, so we can't control who you go around offending. But our humble Xing family only hopes that if your family wishes to die, don't drag us down with you!"

Xing He didn't mince his words at all. He gave a cold scoff and left with Xing Tian.

It was clear that Xing He wasn't going to be involved in this matter between Ye Fan and the Xu family.

After all, the Xing family couldn't afford to offend either side.

Staying out of it completely was the wise choice.

"You...you..." Xu Mei-Feng was furious when she saw that Xing He was just going to walk away without helping her. She roared angrily in Xing He's direction, "Xing He! Good on you! Don't regret doing this!" "What nonsense is this about being a martial arts expert! I think you're just trash! A coward! You don't even dare to go up against a countryside louse!"

Xing He's words was like a slap on the Xu family's face, and it embarrassed them terribly.

Xu Mei-Feng's vile voice continued to echo in the hall.

But nobody cared about her.

After Xing He walked out, Ye Fan didn't bother staying behind either. He started to head out with Xu Lei.

But this time, nobody dared to block his way.

"Ye Fan, was it?" a disdainful laugh suddenly rang out from the crowd just as Ye Fan was about to leave with Xu Lei.

Everyone watched a fair and skinny man walked out.

That was Xu Lei's fiance, Xu Ming-Hua.

This man had finally decided to step out after remaining silent for so long.

"Punk, you'd better think through this carefully. Are you sure you can bear the consequences of taking Miss Xu away from the Xu family? If you do that, you're not just offending the Xu family but the Xue family

as well! You should know how powerful the Xue and Xu family are in Yanjing, right? In particular the Xue family - anyone who dares to offend us will not end well."

"If you offend us, then your mother, your wife, and your family will get dragged into this as well. I don't think you want to see them suffer because of you, right?" Xue Ming-Hua laughed quietly as he spoke contemptuously. His cold laughter sounded like the wind in a dark valley, and it echoed softly in the hall.