This didn't mean they were loyal to Ye Fan. Instead, they were simply afraid of him.
Ye Fan had already gone through situations that should have resulted in his death so many times.
During the last crisis in Jiangdong, two of Yanjing's elite families had taken over the city.
Almost all the powers in Jiangdong thought Ye Fan was dead.
The King of Jiangdong, Chen Ao, betrayed him, and Mufan Group changed ownership.
Ye Fan's family was even prepared to run.
Everyone thought Mr Chu's era was over.
Jiangdong was waiting to welcome new powers.
But look what happened in the end?
Ye Fan ended up returning triumphantly at the last moment.
He killed the sons hailing from the two Yanjing elite families to make an example of them and make everyone bow to him.
Even Chen Ao, the longtime King of Jiangdong, and Ye Fan's right-hand man, was punished severely by Ye Fan.
He took away all that Chen Ao had worked all his life to accomplish and banished Chen Ao from Jiangdong forever.
Since they had witnessed first-hand what would become of them if they betrayed Ye Fan, the powers of Jiangdong refused to believe Lv Hua's one-sided story of Ye Fan's death and switch sides.
After Lv Hua's plans failed, he had no choice but to work on Ye Fan's closest kin.
He felt that if Qiu Mu-Cheng caved in or died, he could take over Mufan Group easily with no one at the helm.
Despite Lv Hua's calculated plans, he hadn't expected the army to get involved.
Since the army was controlled by the government, there was some degree of overlap with the martial arts circle.
Regardless of Lv Hua's audacity, he didn't dare to kill someone in a military camp.
He couldn't do it openly, so he had to deal with it secretly.
He had told his family to use their connections with the government to pressurize Lu Tian-He or isolate him.
Once someone else took over as Jiangdong's army commander, Qiu Mu-Cheng would lose her protection.
When the time came, he could do anything he liked with Ye Fan's widow!
"Young Master, don't worry. After the banquet is over, the Lv family's reputation will rise. All the powers of Yanjing will obediently bow to us, never mind one tiny Mufan Group," consoled the chauffeur when he noticed how unhappy Lv Hua was.
Lv Hua nodded. "That's true. After this celebration, our family's powers will not be limited to a small location. Instead, we will hold sway over the entire country as the top martial arts family in the martial arts circle. In time, I will have control over Qiu Mu-Cheng just like how I can easily quash an ant.”
Lv Hua couldn't help smiling smugly as he thought about this.
HUUU!
The car wheels turned as the wind outside shattered.
Lv Hua sat in his posh car as he headed to Lin'an at top speed with the sun shining brightly outside.
Lv Hua was still clueless about Ye Fan's return.
Other than Ye Fan's close family and friends, the entire Chinese martial arts circle had no idea that the man who caused such a huge sensation half a year ago was back.
Lin'an was an ancient city and had over 2,000 years of history ever since it was established in the Qin dynasty.
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