Ye Fan looked towards Zhou Ming and Zhuang Chao, both of their bodies involuntarily trembled!
“Young Master Zhou, why do I feel like Ye Fan has already discovered us?” Zhuang Chao frowned and stealthily moved back into the crowd. Ye Fan’s recent handling of Feng Hanshao had scared everyone present witless, and Zhuang Chao was still somewhat in shock.
This time Zhou Ming came to Flower Capital with a trump card given by His Highness the Holy Envoy.
Although Ye Fan was displaying strength that was at least that of a Martial Emperor Fourth Rank, Zhou Ming was not discouraged.
However, since Ye Fan was somewhat unconventional, Zhou Ming was not planning to play his trump card until the very last moment.
“What is there to be afraid of, Young Master Zhuang? Don’t you have confidence in your Gu Technique? Just release those Poison Gu later and bite all of them to death!” Zhou Ming was still egging Zhuang Chao on.
Zhuang Chao’s eyebrows twitched, “Releasing the Poison Gu isn’t a problem! But the key issue is that the Third Elder of the Gu Sect was blown up, and the whereabouts of the Five Poisons Child are unknown. I’m not sure if Ye Fan is also skilled in Gu Techniques… and I need to get close to Ye Fan to release the Poison Gu on him! The distance is too far now, if I rashly release the Poison Gu and Ye Fan notices, it’ll become difficult to act later!”
“Is that so? Then let’s create an opportunity to get close to Ye Fan!” Zhou Ming’s lips curled into a smug smile, “Let’s wait a moment, when the birthday banquet officially starts, we can find an opportunity to go up and toast the elder, won’t that give us a chance to get close?”
Zhuang Chao nodded, “Young Master Zhou makes sense! If Young Master Zhou hadn’t reminded me, I would have almost forgotten. For this operation, my father emphasized that there were additional tasks!”
As he spoke, Zhuang Chao gave a meaningful glance towards a table not too far away.
The muscular man in camouflage understood the signal and immediately nodded!
In the past, the Gu Sect wrought havoc upon the world, prompting the empire to employ Martial Arts masters to drive the Gu Sect into the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the Miaojiang Gu Cult, banning any Gu Master from leaving Miaojiang without the official permission from the empire.
Garrisoned in the Southwestern Region, responsible for monitoring the Miaojiang Gu Cult, was none other than Old Master Ren. In particular, Old Master Ren had a mysterious department at his disposal, Department 749, which only answered to his commands. The members of that department were highly skilled and naturally nemesis of the Gu Sect.
If the Gu Sect wanted to break out from the Southwest Miaojiang, they would need to penetrate Old Master Ren’s deterrent force.
The Gu Sect had learned from multiple sources that Old Master Ren had been bedridden for many years, and Ren Zhenghua’s earlier introduction had confirmed this.
The camouflaged muscular man was Ren’s deputy, Jiang Yuan, who was also the puppet the Gu Sect spent many years cultivating.
Today, Zhuang Chao’s visit to the Ren Family was not only to deal with Ye Fan and complete the assigned tasks, but also to assist Jiang Yuan in his power grab!
“Dear guests, that was just a minor interlude! Young Master Feng had a little misunderstanding with our Ren Family, which has now been resolved. Please, continue with the music, continue dancing! We will wait for more guests to arrive shortly, and the banquet will begin soon. Everyone, make sure to eat well and drink well!”
Ren Zhenghua exchanged glances with Ye Fan. With Ye Fan’s permission, he picked up the microphone to address the remaining guests present.
The representatives of the families that had stood against the Ren Family, witnessing Feng Hanshao’s downfall, had long since vanished without a trace.
Most of the remaining guests supported either Ye Fan or the Ren Family, with some being neutral families that had previously stayed out of the dispute.
Having witnessed the grand spectacle Ye Fan and Pang Hai orchestrated that reduced Feng Hanshao to tears,
everyone no longer dared to underestimate the Ren Family.
“Congratulations to Elder Master Ren on his seventieth birthday, my Yang Family presents a pair of jade unicorns!”
“My Wen Family offers a pair of Golden Lions!”
The scene immediately started to liven up, with many families sending their blessings and gifts, showing their reverence to Elder Master Ren. At the same time, it was also an attempt to curry favor with Ren Zhenghua, aiming to establish good relations.
The banquet hadn’t even officially begun when Ren Zhenghua and Ren Zhengchao stepped off the stage, warmly entertaining the guests. Guests also constantly approached Ren Xueying, congratulating her on finding a good husband.
This left Ren Xueying blushing, but even more bashful were Qiu Wan and Qing Ruolan by Ye Fan’s side.
Qiu Wan, who was already a married woman and had become Ye Fan’s woman as an act of gratitude, now made such a public appearance. Instinctively, she wanted to hide behind Ye Fan.
By nature, Qiu Wan was not a contentious or grasping woman. The arrival of Ye Fan had drastically changed her life’s trajectory. For Qiu Wan, this was already enough; just being the woman behind Ye Fan was more than she could ask for.
Seeing Qiu Wan like this, Ye Fan’s lips curled into a smile. He extended his hand, wrapped it around Qiu Wan’s slim waist, and held her, then introduced her to Qing Ruolan and Ren Xueying, “Xueying, Wife Ruolan, let me explain! This is Sister Wan, she’s my woman too. Please take good care of her in the future!”
“Ah…” Qiu Wan let out a startled cry, “Xiao Fan, this… isn’t…”
“Isn’t what? Sister Wan, aren’t you my woman? Have you forgotten? There are still so many scratch marks on my back from last night, all made by you, Sister Wan,” Ye Fan teased Qiu Wan, who was blushing profusely. Your next journey awaits at empire
Embarrassed, Qiu Wan almost wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, “Ah! Stop talking, Xiao Fan… I’m dying of embarrassment…”
“Miss Ren, Miss Qing! Hello… I am Qiu Wan!”
Having reached this point, with nowhere to hide, Qiu Wan reached out to Ren Xueying and Qing Ruolan with a face red with embarrassment.
Exchanging glances, Qing Ruolan and Ren Xueying finally understood why they hadn’t heard of Qiu Wan before, and why she suddenly became Nether Group’s Finance Director. It turned out she was already Ye Fan’s woman.
“Hello, Sister Wan!”
With smiles on their faces, Qing Ruolan and Ren Xueying shook hands with Qiu Wan. Qing Ruolan said with a laugh, “I was wondering why Xiao Fan didn’t come back all of last night! So he was captivated by Sister Wan… giggle…”
Qiu Wan timidly looked down, at a loss for words.
Ren Xueying quickly and tactfully changed the subject, “Sister Wan, your skin is so well maintained, please share some tips with us!”
Among women, there’s never a lack of topics to discuss. Soon enough, Qiu Wan, under the guidance of Ren Xueying and Qing Ruolan, completely blended in.
The atmosphere at the scene was harmonious!
Suddenly, a challenging voice broke the harmonious mood!
“Patriarch Ren, today is the Elder Master’s birthday banquet. Why haven’t we seen Elder Master Ren yet? Couldn’t it be that Elder Master Ren has been poisoned and is now gravely ill?”
The one speaking was none other than Elder Master Ren’s deputy, Jiang Yuan!
Standing up with Jiang Yuan were several other commanders of the Southwest Defense Zone. Everyone eyed Ren Zhenghua intently, “Patriarch Ren, if Elder Master Ren really is in no position to lead, please hand over the command seal to Mr. Jiang, and let the deputy take over the entire Southwest Defense Zone!”
Huh?
Was this an outright attempt at usurpation?
After the recent events, with the Feng Family leaving defeated from their confrontation, there were still people unwary of danger, brazenly opposing the family?