A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
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"Is that so? You're so confident of yourself?" came a faint laughter from the front while Ye Fan had just caught his breath while resting his tired and battered body against the large rock by the sea. When Ye Fan heard these words, his expression immediately darkened.

He looked up with a start and followed where the voice had come from.

A middle aged man in a suit was walking on the surface of the sea and making his way towards Ye Fan slowly.

When he came closer, Ye Fan finally saw the other person's face clearly.

This man had a squarish face and a wide forehead. His well-defined jaw emanated with authoritativeness.

If someone else was around right now, he would have noticed that this man looked rather similar to Ye Fan.

When Ye Fan saw who had arrived, he actually found it hard to remain calm even though he was normally very composed.

His pupils constricted suddenly.

He stared straight at the man in front of him, but emotions were surging in his heart like a tsunami.

"Chu Zheng-Liang, it's...it's you?! The one who put in so much thought and effort into killing me turns out to be you?!" yelled Ye Fan in a low voice. Nobody could understand what Ye Fan was feeling right now.

He never expected that the person who was so bent on killing him today would turn out to be his own uncle, Chu Zheng-Liang.

This man here was indeed that same man who had walked on the sea to this island from Tokyo, Chu Zheng-Liang.

Since he was well acquainted with the martial arts world, Chu Zheng-Liang knew very well how frightening a supreme grandmaster could be.

It was easy to defeat a grandmaster, but hard to kill one. It was even harder to kill a supreme grandmaster!

That was why Chu Zheng-Liang was insistent that Sato go through two rounds of firing, in order to make sure Ye Fan got blasted to death. After all that, Chu Zheng-Liang was still worried, so he walked around the area to confirm if Ye Fan had truly perished in that fire.

From the looks of it, it was right for Chu Zheng-Liang to be cautious after all.

Ye Fan had actually survived both rounds.

Even Chu Zheng-Liang was shocked by Ye Fan's will to live.

He was also glad that he had purposely come over to check. Otherwise, he might really have allowed Ye Fan to escape death.

After a brief period of agitation, Ye Fan quickly calmed back down again.

He leaned against the large rock and suddenly looked up and burst out laughing.

"Oh my my, I thrashed the younger one so the older one has come to get me. Since your son didn't manage to kill me, you've decided to do it yourself? I really didn't expect the second-in-command at the Chu family, a leader of Chu Sect, to actually deal with me personally!"

"But seriously though, Uncle Zheng-Liang, aren't you ashamed of yourself for bullying a younger person like me? So much for claiming that the Chu clan is the top family in the world. I can only say that you've thoroughly embarrassed all the ancestors of the clan," laughed Ye Fan without holding back. His cold laughter contained nothing but mocking and disdain.

But Chu Zheng-Liang wasn't affected by Ye Fan's mocking.

He placed his hands behind his back and looked down at the young man before him.

After looking carefully at Ye Fan for a long time, Chu Zheng-Liang sighed. "You're my eldest nephew, but I believe the last I saw you was ten odd years ago. I remember you were still a young child back then. I didn't think that you'd be an adult by the time we met again."

"You look really a lot like your father. But it's a pity that you're a lot more foolish than he is. Those who become outstanding and rise above the rest are always the first to be attacked. Didn't you know that? If you continued lying low and remained as an ordinary person, my son and I wouldn't really mind letting you live, since you're the biological son of my eldest brother."

"But it's too bad that you've chosen the wrong path. Instead of remaining low profile, you chose to be arrogant and boastful. Even if you don't die at my hands today, you will eventually be killed by someone else," said Chu Zheng-Liang very flatly. His tone of voice didn't contain any emotions at all.

It was as if the person in front of him wasn't someone he was related by blood to, but just some animal that didn't have anything to do with him.

"But Fan, I have to say that your gifting has really surprised me. You're so young, but you're already able to stand up against a nation by yourself. In such a short time, you actually made it to the Sky Ranking. I the old man knew that you were capable of this, I suppose he wouldn't have chased you out of the family back then, right?" Chu Zheng-Liang's lips suddenly curled upwards into a sinister smile when he reached this point.

He looked at the young man in front of him and continued, "But there are no ifs in this world. Since things have already come to this, then you must die. Fan, succumb to your fate. Back then, I lost the position of the head of the Chu family to your father. This time, my son, Tian-Qi, must not fail.

As his father, I must get rid of all obstacles in his way. That naturally includes you!"

His chilling words resonated in the wind.

A short dagger had suddenly appeared in Chu Zheng-Liang's hand.

He held the dagger and started walking towards Ye Fan.

His footsteps rustled as he stepped on the beach comprised of crushed rocks. The noise under his feet sounded like the chants of a grim reaper slowly approaching Ye Fan.

But Ye Fan didn't struggle and remained where he was calmly.

He looked like a prisoner on death row quietly awaiting his execution.

Chu Zheng-Liang was no longer as wary when he saw Ye Fan's reaction.

He knew that Ye Fan had already given up hope.

Ye Fan didn't even have the energy to stand up, much less defend himself.

He had no other choice but to accept his impending death.

"Fan, it's all over now. Your birth was a mistake to begin with. If your father hadn't been softhearted and pleaded with the old man, you would have died ten years ago. You ought to be content with the fact that we've let you live for so long." Chu Zheng-Liang laughed as he raised his dagger and brought it down towards Ye Fan's chest.

SWOOSH!

The sharp blade of the dagger reflected the strong sunlight coldly.

The dagger came down so quickly that it created a slight blast in the air.

But just as Chu Zheng-Liang brought the knife down, Ye Fan's calm expression that awaited his doom suddenly changed into a creepy smile.

In the next moment, the seemingly dying Ye Fan suddenly seemed to be energized once more. He roared fiercely and sent a violent palm towards Chu Zheng-Liang's chest instead.

"What?!" Chu Zheng-Liang was too shocked to continue with killing Ye Fan and he quickly retreated.

But because he had let down his guard earlier, Chu Zheng-Liang had come too close to Ye Fan, so it was impossible for him to completely dodge Ye Fan's attack.

There was a loud thud as Ye Fan's palm landed well on Chu Zheng-Liang's chest.

A ferocious energy immediately entered Chu Zheng-Liang's body and injured him from the inside. He immediately spat a mouthful of blood out and staggered nearly a hundred meters back. "This...this is... Invoke the Celestial Sky?!"