Best Young Master
Chapter 299 - 265 [Challenge, Fearless!]

Chapter 299: Chapter 265 [Challenge, Fearless!]

Hearing Murong Sheng’s arrogant words again, Su Liuli furrowed her brows and, without engaging further in verbal sparring, she snorted coldly and turned to leave.

"You... you don’t believe me?"

Murong Sheng yelled after Su Liuli’s retreating figure. Seeing that Su Liuli did not stop, his face turned red with anger, his fists clenched so tightly that they cracked, his brows and eyes full of fury. Internally, he vowed fiercely, "Su Liuli, tomorrow, I will show you how utterly he fails in front of me!"

"Snap—"

As his words fell, inner strength surged within Murong Sheng’s body, and the road beneath his feet immediately collapsed, with the sounds of breaking echoing ceaselessly.

"Ah—"

Witnessing this scene, which only appeared in TV and movies, all the surrounding students were shocked and stared open-mouthed. Then, they looked at Murong Sheng as if he were a monster, exclaiming incessantly.

"A bunch of mortals!"

Murong Sheng looked down at those students disdainfully, then, with a flicker of his feet, he rapidly vanished from everyone’s sight, not at all concerned about the sensation his actions might cause.

Meanwhile, although Su Liuli heard the exclamations behind her, she ignored them, wiped the tears from her face, adjusted her emotions, and ensured her mind went back to calm before taking out her cellphone to call Ye Fan.

She didn’t want Ye Fan to know her background nor see her at her lowest, which was why she chose to inform Ye Fan by phone.

"Liuli."

The call connected and Ye Fan’s voice came through, calling Su Liuli by her name in a much more affectionate tone, his voice also becoming gentler.

All of this was because of the bizarre illusion from the night before.

Although Ye Fan did not know why he and Su Liuli had experienced that illusion, it had deeply embedded itself in his mind, refusing to fade, substantially closing the distance between him and Su Liuli, far beyond plain friendship.

"I... I have something to tell you."

On hearing the name ’Liuli’ and detecting the gentleness in Ye Fan’s voice, Su Liuli was momentarily startled, then her frozen heart slightly warmed.

"What is it?"

Ye Fan felt somewhat guilty; although it had all happened in an illusion, he had indeed done those things to Su Liuli but hadn’t shown any response or offered explanations afterward. He instinctively thought Su Liuli was about to question him about that incident.

"Do you know Murong Sheng?" Su Liuli asked.

"Uh..."

Seeing that Su Liuli wasn’t asking about the previous night’s events, Ye Fan was slightly taken aback and asked, "Do not know, who is he?"

"He is a Wudang Sect disciple."

"A Wudang disciple?"

Ye Fan was curious, wondering why Su Liuli was asking him if he knew a Wudang disciple.

Su Liuli quickly explained, "According to what Murong Sheng said, his father Murong Gu was once the top expert of Qing bang, and he lost to your father in a martial contest, causing the title of the number one of Qing bang to be taken by your father."

"Oh?"

Ye Fan was struck by the thought and then remembered the legendary deeds of Ye Wenhao. He felt that Su Liuli wouldn’t have brought up Murong Sheng for no reason and promptly asked, "Liuli, how do you know this?"

"During the summer, I went on a trip to Southern Tibet alone. On the way, I went to Wudang Mountain to pray and burn incense for Yu Xin, where I encountered Murong Sheng and had a brief conversation."

Saying this, Su Liuli paused for a moment, then couldn’t help but lie, "Just now, I ran into him by chance, and after talking for a bit, I learned all this from him.

"Why would he tell you about his father and my father?" Ye Fan continued asking, almost subconsciously using the words ’my father’ instead of Ye Wenhao’s name, and it didn’t feel the least bit awkward.

Hearing Ye Fan say ’my father,’ Su Liuli’s heart sank without explanation, but she forcibly hid her emotions and said, "Because he told me he is coming down the mountain to challenge you to a life-and-death fight. I asked him why he would do such a thing, and then he told me about his father and your father."

"I see."

Ye Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Given the cruelty and high stakes of a life-and-death fight, typically, martial artists engage in such battles only if they have great grievances with each other. Only very few would rashly issue a challenge over a matter of pride.

Now that he heard Su Liuli say that Murong Sheng wanted to challenge him to a life-and-death fight, Ye Fan understood that the other party intended for the son to fight on his father’s behalf, to regain face and wash away the disgrace of that past battle!

"From the tone of that Murong Sheng, he seems quite formidable; you should be cautious, better to investigate his strength thoroughly before deciding whether to accept the challenge."

For Su Liuli, her earlier threat to Murong Sheng was partly because she really had confidence in Ye Fan’s strength, and partly because she was feeling downcast and found an outlet. Now that she had calmed down, she was somewhat worried for Ye Fan’s safety.

"Yes, I’ll find out what I can about him right now."

Though he said that, Ye Fan’s eyes were nearly closed tight, a cold light flickered in his gaze, as if he had already made the decision to accept the challenge.

"Good."

Su Liuli initially wanted to talk more with Ye Fan, but hearing that Ye Fan was going to investigate Murong Sheng’s strength, she had to give up on what she was about to say and quickly agreed, ending the call voluntarily.

"Beep... beep..."

Seeing the call had ended, Ye Fan pondered temporarily, then dialed Chu Ji’s number.

"My dear nephew, what do you need your aunt for?" Chu Ji’s saccharine voice quickly sounded.

"Do you know about the martial arts fight between my father and Murong Gu back then?" Ye Fan asked straightforwardly.

"That battle, where your father defeated the then first-ranked Wudang disciple Murong Gu, taking his place and shaking the Martial Arts World, leaving behind a legend, I naturally know about it," Chu Ji replied instinctively, then sensing something amiss, asked, "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

"Murong Gu’s son, Murong Sheng, has come down from the mountain and wants to challenge me to a life-and-death fight," Ye Fan replied truthfully.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ji was startled, and then her tone became serious, "When did this happen? Did you accept the challenge?"

"I just heard the news; he hasn’t sent the challenge letter yet," Ye Fan replied, "I called you because I want you to help me investigate Murong Sheng’s background and see how strong he is."

"I heard that Murong Sheng is a leading figure among the young disciples of Wudang Sect, but I’m not sure what realm his strength has reached. However, he is one of the seed players for next year’s Qing Bang competition."

Chu Ji’s tone was a bit more solemn. Although Ye Fan’s improvement had far exceeded her expectations, she could not guarantee that Ye Fan could defeat Murong Sheng, who was hailed as the new generation Martial Arts genius of Wudang.

Ye Fan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is a seed player?"

"Seed players are those most likely to fight for the top three spots in the annual Qing Bang competition. There are ten in total, mostly Martial Arts geniuses from various sects and families, all bearing the title of Martial Arts genius," Chu Ji explained.

"I see," Ye Fan murmured thoughtfully.

"Xiao Fan, after your father defeated Murong Gu years ago, he returned to Wudang Mountain and has been in seclusion ever since. Now, his son has suddenly come down the mountain to challenge you. I think he must be prepared."

Chu Ji paused to consider, then cautioned, "To be safe, don’t accept the challenge yet. Wait for my reply—I’m going to investigate Murong Sheng’s real strength right now."

"Okay."

Ye Fan hesitated briefly but agreed to Chu Ji’s suggestion, yet he couldn’t help but ask himself: If Murong Sheng’s strength is greater than his own, should he play the coward and flee?

No!

Almost without thinking, an answer emerged in Ye Fan’s mind.

Shortly after Ye Fan hung up the phone, footsteps sounded outside the villa.

"Mr. Ye, a man named Zhang Qian has arrived at the villa. He claims to be the Wudang Sect Leader and says he has important matters to discuss with you. Will you see him?"

Soon after, a Dong hai Gang member responsible for the villa’s security walked into the grand hall, first bowing to Ye Fan, and then asked respectfully.

So soon?

Hearing this, Ye Fan felt a surge of anger and said sternly, "Let him in!"

"Yes, Mr. Ye!"

The Dong hai Gang member promptly took the order, then communicated Ye Fan’s instructions to his companions at the villa gate via radio.

Upon receiving the instructions, the Dong hai Gang member at the gate told the seated Zhang Qian in the Mercedes SUV, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Ye agrees to see you. Please have your driver follow me."

"Fine."

From the back seat of the car, Zhang Qian responded somewhat irritably, seemingly annoyed at being stopped at the gate, but his mood improved significantly when he thought of his purpose for visiting today, and he smirked incessantly.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Qian, driven in the Mercedes SUV, followed the lead vehicle smoothly along the estate’s roads, eventually stopping outside Ye Fan’s villa.

Hm?

As the car stopped, Zhang Qian immediately sensed the dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi above the villa courtyard.

"It seems the rumors are true; this young Mr. Ye is indeed practicing Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, and his Magic Cultivation is not low," he thought, his mind stirring. Then, remembering that Murong Sheng was not only powerful but had also specifically brought one of the sect’s treasures, the Taiyin Xuan Sword, down from the mountain, he smirked inwardly, "This kid is also considered a rare genius in the Martial Arts World, but it’s a pity he’s going to be nipped in the bud by my junior brother!"

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Ye is waiting for you in the hall, please!"

As Zhang Qian smirked, the Dong hai Gang member who had reported to Ye Fan stepped forward, gesturing for him to proceed.

Zhang Qian nodded haughtily, pushed open the car door, stepped out with his hands behind his back, carrying an air of superiority.

Seeing this, the Dong hai Gang member looked somewhat displeased but said nothing, silently leading the way ahead.

Whoosh!

As he entered the villa, Zhang Qian swiftly scanned the Essence Qi jade stone in the middle of the courtyard, then followed the Dong hai Gang member towards the main building.

In the hall, Ye Fan was already seated on the sofa waiting. Upon seeing Zhang Qian enter, he did not get up but just watched quietly.

Facing Ye Fan’s action, Zhang Qian felt somewhat displeased and snorted, "I am Zhang Qian, an Inner Sect disciple of Wudang Sect, and the leader of Dong hai Wudang Martial Arts Hall."

"If I’m not mistaken, you are here to deliver a challenge on behalf of Murong Sheng, right?" Ye Fan asked expressionlessly.

How does he know?

Startled by Ye Fan’s words, Zhang Qian was taken aback and looked at Ye Fan suspiciously, unable to read anything from his face.

"Mr. Ye is right. My junior brother Murong Sheng is a Martial Arts genius of the Wudang Sect. Hearing that Mr. Ye is skilled in both Magic and Martial Arts, he wishes to exchange a few moves with Mr. Ye," said Zhang Qian, as he pulled out the challenge letter personally written by Murong Sheng, provoking, "I wonder if Mr. Ye would accept the challenge?"

"An exchange? Ha, he wants to avenge his father and redeem the shame of that battle years ago," Ye Fan said with a sneer, "Go back and tell him, I’ll be waiting for him here at Ao Xiang Villa anytime!"

Whoosh—

As the words fell, Ye Fan’s consciousness moved, and the challenge letter in Zhang Qian’s hand suddenly flew out, landing in Ye Fan’s hands.

"Uh..."

Zhang Qian was stunned, not sure if he was shocked by Ye Fan’s words or by Ye Fan’s action, but he was completely overwhelmed by a single thought.

Facing the challenge, Ye Fan was fearless!

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PS: The first update.

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