In fact, Ye Fan was already a Seventh Rank Martial Emperor in strength. As long as he listened carefully, he could hear everything within a five hundred meter radius, even the movement of an ant, loud and clear!
How could he possibly be unaware of the conversation between Ren Xueying and Ren Botao just now?
As for this girl who saved him six years ago, Ye Fan’s visit this time was to repay her favor!
If Ren Xueying wanted Ye Fan to commit himself to her, Ye Fan didn’t have any objections!
After all, Ye Fan didn’t even know how many wives he had now, so he wouldn’t mind adding one more.
“Oh my! Brother Fan, don’t listen to my brother talking nonsense. He’s just making things up…” Ren Xueying felt like she was going to die of embarrassment, her face hot enough to cook an egg, and she wished she could just find a hole and crawl into it!
Even though Ren Xueying’s heart already belonged to Ye Fan, to say it so outright was far too embarrassing!
Before coming, Ye Fan had already gotten a good grasp of the Ren Family’s situation through Han Youyue’s intelligence system. It had to be said that Han Youyue, as Han Wuji’s granddaughter, deserved her reputation. In such a short time, she had almost completely established an intelligence system throughout Tiannan Province.
“I’ve met Brother Ren!” Ye Fan bowed to Ren Bo’an.
Since Ren Botao was Ren Xueying’s older brother, Ye Fan would of course show him the necessary respect.
“Hmph!” Ren Botao, not pleased with this Ye Fan trying to take away his sister, snorted coldly through his nostrils, showing no intention of acknowledging him.
“Big brother!” When Ren Xueying saw her brother’s reaction, she called out sharply and glared fiercely at Ren Botao, who then continued to speak. “I really don’t see what my sister finds in you. Can you drink?”
“A bit, I guess. If Brother Ren likes, I can drink until we’re both under the table!” Ye Fan said with a faint smile, feeling somewhat like a son-in-law visiting his wife’s family.
“You’re not being foolish?” Ren Botao looked at Ye Fan in surprise. Wasn’t it said that Ye Fan was a fool?
Why, after just a few words of conversation with Ye Fan, could he not sense any sign of foolishness in him?
Ye Fan nodded. “Brother, to tell you the truth! The image that the world wants to see is just what I allowed them to see… After the Ye Family faced annihilation, if I had not hidden my abilities, I’m afraid even the last spark of the Ye Family would have been extinguished! But now that the enemy has been confirmed, there’s no need for me to pretend to be foolish anymore!”
Ye Fan’s words left Ren Botao standing there, stunned.
Was the young lord of the Ye Family actually feigning foolishness?
No wonder the Ye Family’s mortal enemies had been repeatedly thwarted by the Ye Family.
Five years ago, Ye Fan was regarded as a monstrous genius, and since waking up, he was definitely not weak in strength.
“Hmph! Even so, what does it matter… If you want to marry my sister, you must first get past me… How’s your tolerance for drinking? How much can you drink?” After learning that Ye Fan was not a fool, Ren Botao was a bit less hostile towards him.
“I can’t drink much, just about this much!” Ye Fan gestured in mid-air, indicating roughly half a cup.
Ren Botao looked at him with disdain. “Heh! How can a man have such a weak capacity for alcohol? Today, big brother will teach you how to be a man. Let’s go drink!”
Steal my sister!
Today, I will make sure you end up drunk as a lord!
“Big brother… You agreed not to bully him, why are you going back on your word?” Ren Xueying knew her brother’s drinking capacity well; one person could drink a large vat. Ye Fan appeared refined and gentle, not the type to act rashly, how could he possibly outdrink big brother?
“You don’t need to worry about this, I’ve already agreed not to oppose you! If he can’t even pass this small test, how is he worthy of my sister?” Ren Botao waved his hand dismissively, with no intention of listening to Ren Xueying.
“Brother Fan…” Ren Xueying looked at Ye Fan with concern, “If later on you can’t drink, don’t force yourself, okay?”
If she had known earlier, she would not have called Ye Fan over so soon.
Now her brother wanted to compete in drinking with Ye Fan, and it would be bad if Ye Fan got drunk and humiliated himself.
“Don’t worry. As long as big brother is happy, I can drink a bit with him, no problem!” Ye Fan gave Ren Xueying an ok sign and even winked at her, “Don’t forget what happened in Cloud City with that shop owner!”
Ye Fan’s words caused Ren Xueying to freeze on the spot.
In Cloud City, that painting worth thirty million was won over by Ye Fan for a mere pittance, leaving the shop owner completely bamboozled!
Was Ye Fan’s drinking ability really limited to just that?
Suddenly, Ren Xueying began to worry for her brother instead!
Seeing Ye Fan’s demeanor, Ren Xueying had already anticipated the outcome; her elder brother was probably going to be thoroughly tricked by Ye Fan again!
…
In the Ren Family’s hall, Ren Botao had his subordinates bring in a large vat of wine!
Some snacks were prepared on the table for the drinks, and by the looks of it, they were determined not to let Ye Fan leave until he was laid out flat!
Ren Xueying watched from the side, feeling nothing but anxiety.
Thinking of some of Ye Fan’s past experiences, Ren Xueying had already concluded that it would definitely be her elder brother who’d come out worse off today!
Yet her silly elder brother still appeared to hold all the winning cards.
Sigh!
“Elder brother, are we using this to drink?” While speaking, Ye Fan picked up a wine cup from the table, intending to pour wine for Ren Botao.
With a scornful smile at the corner of his mouth, Ren Botao said, “What ability is there in drinking from such a tiny cup? If we’re going to drink, we should use a big bowl like this!”
Ren Botao pointed to the side, where his subordinates brought over two large bowls.
To be accurate, those were not big bowls; they were buckets, each capable of holding at least a couple of pounds.
“Isn’t that a bit excessive? Elder brother, if we drink like this, I’m afraid you’ll get drunk very quickly!” Ye Fan said somewhat helplessly.
I really didn’t plan on tricking my uncle, but what can I do if he insists on digging his own hole and jumping into it?
“What? What did you say? I’ll get drunk… are you joking? Kid… when I was drinking with dad, you were still playing with mud. You think I’ll lose to you in drinking? Let’s make a bet; whoever gets drunk first today has to crawl out of here on their hands, while barking like a puppy. Do you dare?” Ren Botao provocatively looked at Ye Fan.
Although Ye Fan was no longer a fool and still had some residual prestige, Ren Botao still felt that the Ye Family was on the verge of collapse, barely able to protect itself, let alone the Ren Family, and he wanted to make Ye Fan back off.
But what Ren Botao didn’t know was that the power Ye Fan had now gathered had already surpassed that of the Ye Family at its peak.
With the addition of Chu Lanwei and the Thirteen Departments, Ye Fan’s influence was now strong enough to barely hold his own against Prince Jin.
“That won’t be necessary, right? Elder brother, we’re just having a drink. Why not forget the punishment?” Ye Fan said, at a loss for words. He had seen online bullying before, but to have his elder brother insist on bullying him like this, digging a pit for himself, left Ye Fan truly helpless.
Ren Xueying, standing beside them, was so distressed that she was almost going crazy. It was clear that Ye Fan was giving her elder brother a way out.
But unfortunately, Ren Botao took Ye Fan’s hesitation as fear and said provocatively, “What? Kiddo, scared? If you’re scared, you can leave now, give up on the idea of marrying my sister, and I’ll pretend nothing happened! Hmph!”
Ren Botao looked down on Ye Fan with a contemptuous face!
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If Ye Fan really did that, Ren Botao would despise him for the rest of his life.
Ye Fan glanced at Ren Xueying, the girl who had saved his life once upon a time.
Now that the Ren Family was in trouble, he naturally had no reason to retreat!
“Heh, scared? I wouldn’t say so… But let me say this first, elder brother, don’t regret it later…”
“Regret? Whoever regrets it is a grandson! Come, pour the wine. Less talk, more drink!”
With a bowl weighing over a pound, Ren Botao finished it in less than thirty seconds, drinking it clean and clear, “Refreshing! Your turn!”
Ye Fan gave a faint smile; a surge of Qi Force fluctuated from his hand, the powerful Qi Force transmitting from the base of the bowl into the liquid, controlling the flow of the wine to reverse and form a column flowing straight into Ye Fan’s mouth!
This move, “Dragon Draws Water,” was elegant and dashing!
And crucially, Ye Fan also took only thirty seconds to finish a bowl of wine!
Such an action from Ye Fan made Ren Botao freeze, shock in his pupils.
Can you really play like this?
But seeing how proficient and dashing Ye Fan’s move was, could he really only drink a little?
However, Ren Botao still stubbornly retorted, “Hmph! All flash, no substance. Let’s go again!”