Chapter 385 A Tremor
"Ladies and gentlemen, have you seen enough of the show? Leave quickly, or is there someone planning to take advantage of my weakness and attack me?"
Having dealt with Huang Zicheng, Ye Fan swept a glance over the crowd. A sense of invisible exhaustion hit him instantly, but he feigned calmness as the immense aura within him swept towards the group of spectators.
Ye Fan was aware that among the crowd, there were no shortage of Ancient Martial Artists. If someone took advantage of his weakness to launch a strong attack, he might suffer a great loss.
"Not good! Ye Fan is angry. Let's scatter, everyone!"
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Under the deterrence of Ye Fan's powerful aura, the onlookers from Central Plains dared not hesitate and quickly withdrew from the scene.
In the blink of an eye, only the Xu siblings, Xu Ruoxuan and Xu Haoran, were left by Yanming Lake.
Xu Ruoxuan noticed Ye Fan's weakness and stepped forward, "Mr. Ye, you look in pretty bad shape. Come back with me to the Xu Family! After all, we are a Super Family Clan. As long as Mr. Ye comes with me to the Xu Family, with our family's deterrence, I believe no petty crooks will dare to have designs on you!"
"Yes, Mr. Ye, come back with us to the Xu Family!" Xu Haoran also spoke up.
After everyone left, they both noticed Ye Fan's gradually paling face, and a trace of cold sweat even began to seep from his forehead.
"Alright!"
Looking into the sincere eyes of the Xu siblings, Ye Fan did not hesitate and nodded in agreement.
The battle by Yanming Lake had drained Ye Fan significantly. He needed sufficient time to recuperate and recover.
Originally, with the combat power of a Martial King, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to overpower Chen Longpeng. However, Ye Fan had not expected Xiong Yibing to come into the fray unexpectedly.
Forced into a corner, Ye Fan had no choice but to initiate the supreme mental method of the Medicine God Pavilion, forcibly enhancing his fighting strength substantially, which had significant aftereffects, leaving a person weakened for a long period after the fight ended.
Previously, the Xu Family had wanted to cooperate with the world-class Chris Family, and Ye Fan had indirectly helped the Xu Family. He believed that with the character of the Xu siblings, they would not easily make a move against him.
Half an hour later, escorted by the Xu siblings, Ye Fan successfully arrived at the Xu Family and began to recuperate in a guest room, restoring the vigor within his body.
By then, with the battle over, Central Plains City was suddenly swept up in a huge commotion.
"What? A Martial King named Ye Fan has emerged in our Central Plains City? Is that true? You should know that on the surface, our Central Plains City does not have a Martial King!"
"It's true! All of it is true. Not only that, he also killed Chen Longpeng, the number one expert from East Sea, and Xiong Yibing, the super powerhouse of the Imperial Capital Ye Family's Young Master, Ye Xunhuan. His strength is undeniably formidable!"
"Absolutely, absolutely! I was at the scene during the battle. In the end, Ye Fan's counter-kill showed how powerful he really is!"
In no time, Noble Clans and Powerful Families started discussing vigorously; the news was like an earthquake, causing countless individuals to feel waves of shock and awe in their hearts.
Previously, the most powerful individuals in Central Plains were only Martial Arts Grandmasters.
Who could have anticipated that now, a Martial King would emerge in the Central Plains Martial Arts Circle, and this Martial King was ridiculously young.
Shocking!
At this moment, numerous influential figures in Central Plains, in addition to being shocked, remained shocked.
An hour later, Ye Fan's origins and background were dug up.
"Tsk tsk! Who would have thought that this Ye Fan actually came from the Second-rate Family of the Su Family, and he is the husband of the famous beauty Su Ruoxue of Central Plains!"
"Indeed, it's surprising. Pass on my command: we must get on good terms with the Central Plains Su Family. If we can get to know Mr. Ye Fan, our family will prosper!"
"Give the order, instruct the family members to keep a low profile for the time being, and especially when encountering a young man named Ye Fan, they must only make connections and must never offend him!"@@novelbin@@
When many distinguished individuals learned that Ye Fan was from the Central Plains Su Family, countless families decided to foster good relations with the Su Family and placed Ye Fan at the top of their families' list of people not to provoke.
After all, before Ye Fan's emergence, the strongest in Central Plains City were merely Martial Arts Grandmasters. Now with Ye Fan on the scene, slaying a Martial Arts Grandmaster was as easy as killing a dog.
Who would dare to offend Ye Fan in the future? In a fit of rage, Ye Fan might turn their families upside down, a cost any family in Central Plains could not afford.
With the rise of the formidable Ye Fan, a change in the skies of Central Plains was inevitable.
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Meanwhile, far away in the Chen Family territory of the East Sea, the atmosphere was heavy with distress.
The steward, upon receiving the news, came to Old Master Chen Tianqi in a panic, "Patriarch, something terrible has happened, something terrible!"
"What matter could be so alarming?"
Old Master Chen Tianqi had just gotten out of bed and looked at the old steward in astonishment.
With a trembling voice, the old steward said, "It's... it's about the situation in Central Plains!"
He didn't dare to tell Chen Tianqi directly that Chen Longpeng and Huang Zicheng had both been slain by Ye Fan; the old master was of great age, and he feared that revealing the news all at once might cause the old man to collapse on the spot.
"Oh? The situation in Central Plains? Could it be that that bastard Ye Fan has already been cut down by Longpeng?" Chen Tianqi disdainfully asked.
In his eyes, Ye Fan was a rough and unworthy opponent, and with his eldest son, Chen Longpeng taking action, the outcome of Ye Fan being slain was virtually assured.
"No... no, it is not that!"
The old steward's face was pale, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
Chen Tianqi, surprised, said, "Not that? Then what is it? Don't beat around the bush, give me a full report of the battle!"
He had been with the old steward for many years, and the vaguer the steward was, the more Chen Tianqi felt that something major must have gone awry.
"Patriarch, please brace yourself, I'm afraid you might not be able to withstand this!" The old steward struggled to swallow his saliva.
Chen Tianqi scoffed and said, "Brace myself? Don't tell me Longpeng has been killed in battle?"
"Yes, Patriarch, you are correct, the eldest young master indeed died in battle!" the old steward said heavily.
What! Chen Longpeng died in battle?
Boom!!!
Upon hearing this news, Old Master Chen Tianqi was struck by a bolt from the blue, his whole body stiffened, frozen in place.
It took a full half a minute before Chen Tianqi came back to his senses. He looked incredulously at the old steward and said, "What did you say? Longpeng died in battle? This... how could this be possible?"
"Patriarch, this is the truth. The eldest young master's body is currently en route, please restrain your grief," the old steward said with an expression of heartfelt sympathy.
"Impossible! This cannot be possible!"
Chen Tianqi utterly refused to believe it as he exclaimed loudly, "My son Longpeng is a Martial Arts King, the number one expert of the East Sea, how could he possibly have been killed in battle?"
"Patriarch, I know it's hard for you to accept this reality, but the eldest young master truly has been killed. Not only him, but Young Master Huang Zicheng also perished. They were both slain by Ye Fan. If there are no mishaps, the bodies of both the eldest young master and Young Master Huang will be delivered to the Chen Family compound within two hours," the old steward said in heartfelt sorrow.
"Longpeng killed in battle? Even Zicheng was killed by Ye Fan?"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen Tianqi staggered, seeming to age a decade in an instant, his vitality and spirit apparently drained.
"How could this have happened?" Chen Tianqi muttered to himself.
He had originally thought that once his eldest son, Chen Longpeng, went to Central Plains, he would easily slay Ye Fan. Little did he expect that Chen Longpeng would end up dead in battle, and his grandson Huang Zicheng was not spared either, resulting in a situation where an elder had to mourn the death of a younger family member.
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Not only was Old Master Chen Tianqi in the East Sea territory shaken, but even Ye Xunhuan in the Ye family territory of the Imperial Capital was stunned by the news.
Upon receiving the news, Young Master Ye Xunhuan of the Ye family said in astonishment, "Pang Song, what did you say? Xiong Yibing is dead? Killed by Ye Fan?"
"Yes, Young Master, Xiong Yibing has fallen in battle, and the news is absolutely true!" said the middle-aged man sternly beside Ye Xunhuan.
His name was Pang Song, Ye Xunhuan's foremost strategist. When Pang Song learned that Xiong Yibing had been killed by Ye Fan, he was even more shocked than Ye Xunhuan.
In his eyes, Ye Fan was an insignificant character, how could he have possibly killed Xiong Yibing, a Martial King?
This was unscientific! It simply made no sense.
Ye Xunhuan, utterly bewildered, said, "Pang Song, could there be a mistake in your intelligence? I have known Xiong Yibing's combat power for many years; I could not be more aware of it. Even among the Ye family, Xiong Yibing's combat power is among the very best! You're telling me that Ye Fan has slain him; are you joking with me on a global scale?"
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