Ye Fan wasn't being audacious or conceited.
This was the confidence he had in himself!
He had trampled upon Japan's martial arts circles.
He had dared to kill those from the Chu family.
There was no reason for him to fear two local families.
Haiyuan Restaurant was booming with Ye Fan's angry words.
But these words didn't make Chen Ao see Ye Fan in a better light at all. Instead, Chen Ao ended up shaking his head as his disappointment in Ye Fan grew.
"I thought that after this near death experience, you would have learnt to be humble, more steady in your ways and become more low profile. But I was wrong. I was so very wrong. You are still young and brash after all. When I was your age, I was equally audacious and I thought that I had the ability to do anything too. But what's the use of thinking that way? I was just deluded about myself. Thankfully, I wasn't too capable back then, so even if I made mistakes, the price I paid wasn't too high."
"But Mr Chu, you're different. Since you're the King of Jiangdong, then you have to take responsibility for Jiangdong. Are you expecting us to constantly bear the consequences for the outrageous acts you do? Are you going to constantly implicate your family as well? But I know that there's no point in saying anymore since you won't listen to me.”
"Just kill me now, Mr Chu. After I'm dead, Jiangdong will have nothing to do with me. But if anything untoward happens to you in the future, don't blame me for not warning you in advance."
Chen Ao had completely given up.
There was no point in trying to wake a person up if the person wasn't willing.
He just hoped to die quickly now and be done with all of this.
Immediately after Chen Ao said these things, Ye Fan's cold and heartless gaze fell on him.
That frosty look made him seem like an executioner who had raised his blade and was ready to behead his prisoner.
"Mr Chu, don't do it! The words of the loyal are often unpleasant to the ear. Chen Ao has said all that with good intentions. They aren't nice to hear, but that's the truth, isn't it? And we haven't gotten to the bottom of why Chen Ao betrayed you either. Mr Chu, please let us investigate first and spare his life for the time being!"
Li Er and Lei San came running over to persuade Ye Fan.
Wang Jie-Xi also chimed in and hoped that Ye Fan could think twice.
But after hearing what they said, Ye Fan laughed.
His laughter was bright, but it also contained anger and self-deprecation.
"The truth? So all of you also think that I'm no match for the Lu and Xur families? All of you also think that I'm just audacious, conceited and lacking in self-awareness? Excellent. Just great. Since that's the case, I'll let you see what sort of authority I truly possess!”
Ye Fan got up and walked out after that angry declaration.
But before stepping out, Ye Fan looked down at the man kneeling at his feet. "Chen Ao, I won't kill you today. I'm going to let you witness the result for yourself! Will I be the one who gets cornered, or will those supposedly rich and powerful Yanjing families end up begging me for mercy instead!”
The ballroom was silent for a long, long time.
Even after Ye Fan had left for a long time, the ballroom remained absolutely silent.
Nobody dared to say anything at all.
Finally, Li Er and Lei San both laughed bitterly.
"This matter is really going to blow up."
The last thing Ye Fan said before leaving was clearly a proclamation of war against the Lu and Xur families.
They intended to persuade Ye Fan to hold back and lie low.
But their words ended up agitating him instead.
They ended up triggering the competitive side of Ye Fan instead.
"San, what should we do now? Do we really just sit back and watch as Mr Chu brings everything to the point of no return?" Li Er was filled with worry.
They were most afraid that Ye Fan was really going to kill Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua.
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