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Chapter 303 - 269: [Magic Artifact Comparison]

Chapter 303: Chapter 269: [Magic Artifact Comparison]

"Beep... Beep..."

As he listened to the busy signal coming from the receiver, recalling Ye Fan’s last words, Ye Wenhao stiffened and stood frozen in place.

Believe him?

Human’s inherent emotional nature led him to unconditionally choose to believe in Ye Fan.

But rationality told him, although Ye Fan wasn’t as reckless as the rumors suggested, Ye Fan’s sentimental nature often led him to make impulsive decisions when people close to him were in trouble, unable to remain as calm as usual.

And with Murong Sheng possessing the Taiyin Xuan Sword, he was simply not someone Ye Fan could defeat!

Eventually, rationality overcame emotion, and Ye Wenhao dialed Zhao Meng’s number once again.

"Secretary Ye."

The call connected quickly, and Zhao Meng’s voice came through. After Ye Wenhao had ended their previous conversation, Zhao Meng had received a call from Xing Feng, who had given him a good scolding and demanded that he must go to Ao Xiang Villa and personally supervise the life-and-death battle!

Just as he was about to drive to Ao Xiang Villa, he didn’t expect Ye Wenhao to call him again.

"Director Zhao, I have an unreasonable request," Ye Wenhao spoke with a pleading tone.

Hmm?

Ye Wenhao’s voice rang in his ear, and feeling the earnestness in Ye Wenhao’s tone, Zhao Meng couldn’t help but be taken aback!

Although he had no direct dealings with Ye Wenhao, he had heard of Ye Wenhao’s reputation a long time ago and knew of his deeds, aware that Ye Wenhao was an extremely proud person!

So how could he not be surprised by the usually proud Ye Wenhao speaking to him with such a pleading attitude?

"Please speak, Secretary Ye."

After his surprise, Zhao Meng realized that Ye Wenhao’s call was most likely regarding the life-and-death battle between Ye Fan and Murong Sheng, but he did not voice it directly.

"I’m leaving for Dong hai right now and humbly ask Director Zhao to find a way to delay the life-and-death battle between Xiao Fan and Murong Gu’s son until after my arrival. Please," Ye Wenhao said.

"Secretary Ye, as you know, according to Yanhuang Organization’s rules, if both parties have signed the life-and-death contract, Yanhuang Organization members can only oversee the battle and not interfere," responded Zhao Meng with a troubled expression, but then remembering Ye Wenhao’s connections with Yanhuang Organization, he quickly added, "But I promise, I will do my utmost to delay the life-and-death battle until you arrive."

"Thank you!"

Relieved by Zhao Meng’s words, Ye Wenhao hung up the phone, swiftly headed for the stairway exit.

Two minutes later, Ye Wenhao rushed to the parking lot downstairs like the wind, dove into the red flag H7 sedan with the Jiangnan Province Committee No. 1 license plate.

"Vroom~"

Accompanied by the roar of the engine, the red flag H7 sedan, like a raging steel beast, roared out of the compound and onto the street.

Inside the car, Ye Wenhao drove one-handed, took out his phone, and dialed the number of Jiangnan’s second-in-command to continue presiding over the meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Secretary Ye has left due to urgent important matters, and the meeting will be chaired by me from now on," announced the second-in-command in the meeting room after hanging up the phone, his face filled with confusion.

If even the second-in-command felt this way, what of the other political bigwigs?

Their faces were even more puzzled!

They really wanted to know what urgent matter had arisen that made the usually steady Ye Wenhao leave in the middle of a Secretary meeting without even a word of warning!

While these Jiangnan political heavyweights were full of questions, Ye Wenhao floored the accelerator of the red flag H7, speeding towards Dong hai.

Meanwhile, Zhao Meng, as the person in charge of the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch, had just driven out of the Yanhuang Organization Office compound. He contacted the Yanhuang Organization member responsible for monitoring Murong Gu and Murong Sheng using the communicator on his wrist.

"Are Murong Gu and Murong Sheng on their way to Ao Xiang Villa right now?" Zhao Meng asked with displeasure in his voice.

"Uh... Yes, Director," replied the Yanhuang Organization member, who had been merely following Murong Gu and Murong Sheng without paying too much attention to the direction, now realizing it was indeed the route to Ao Xiang Villa, momentarily stunned: How did the Director know?

"Dammit, why didn’t you tell me such important news?" Zhao Meng scolded angrily.

"Direc... Director, what’s happened? What are they planning to do?" asked the Yanhuang Organization member, his face turning pale with fright, but sensing that Zhao Meng wouldn’t lash out without reason, he braced himself against unease and asked.

"That young punk Murong Sheng is going to have a life-and-death battle with Ye Fan!"

Zhao Meng bellowed, furious that as the person in charge of the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch, he had to hear about this from Ye Wenhao and Xing Feng, a clear dereliction of his duty!

"Uh..."

The Yanhuang Organization member was startled at first, then quickly understood why Zhao Meng was so angry and realized that this was no ordinary life-and-death battle between martial artists.

"Listen, when Murong Gu and his son Murong Sheng arrive at Ao Xiang Villa, inform them that I will be personally supervising the battle and demand that they must wait until I reach the scene before proceeding with the life-and-death battle," instructed Zhao Meng.

"Yes, Director!"

Although he didn’t know the purpose behind Zhao Meng’s actions, the Yanhuang Organization member still took the order immediately.

"How did Director Zhao know that Murong Sheng, that young man, is going to have a life-and-death battle with a junior from the Ye Family?" After the call ended, another Yanhuang Organization member in the car asked, puzzled.

"Yeah, even we had no clue."

The Yanhuang Organization member driving also had a look of confusion and said, "Also, I heard the Director say he wants to wait until he arrives before he allows both sides to have the life-and-death battle. What’s that about? I don’t remember such a rule."

"You ask me, who am I to ask?"

The Yanhuang Organization member who had been on the phone with Zhao Meng wore a dejected expression. As the leader of the trio, he was primarily responsible for this matter.

"Leader Kang, what do we do if they don’t listen to us?" the driver from the Yanhuang Organization asked again.

"——"

The Yanhuang Organization member with the surname Kang and given name Lin pursed his lips, finding himself at a loss for words. Since both parties had already signed a life-and-death contract, the Yanhuang Organization members had no reason to intervene once the appointed time for the duel arrived!

Moreover, in his view, neither Ye Fan nor Murong Sheng would revere the Yanhuang Organization like ordinary martial artists did!

Not to mention the presence of Murong Gu, the Great Elder of the Wudang Sect??

"Great Elder, Junior Brother, Ao Xiang Villa is just ahead."

About half an hour later, in the Mercedes-Benz van ahead, Zhang Qian pointed to the shaded greenery and string of villas that was Ao Xiang Villa and said, "That guy with the surname Ye has set up a Nine Star Gathering Spirit Array in the villa, gathering Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from the surroundings in an attempt to increase his cultivation speed."

"Hmph, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi above the villa doesn’t even amount to one-tenth of that in our Sect’s Yuxu Palace."

Upon hearing this, Murong Sheng, with an expression of disdain, twitched his mouth. As a leading figure of the young generation in the Wudang Sect, not only had he been taught martial arts by both his father Murong Gu and the Wudang Sect Leader Zhang Tian Shi, but he also cultivated in the Wudang Sect’s most mystical place, Yuxu Palace, throughout the seasons.

If not for this, he would not have stepped into the Innate Great Success Realm before the age of twenty!

"Of course, Yuxu Palace is where the Array Eye of the Sect’s Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation is located. How could it compare to that shabby villa ahead?" Zhang Qian said with a mix of envy and resentment. It seemed as if Murong Sheng was the favored child of Heaven, while Ye Fan was just a poor kid from the slums, completely beyond comparison.

"Dad, those people from the Yanhuang Organization are like persistent ghosts. They’re not really planning to be biased, are they?"

While comfortably enjoying Zhang Qian’s flattery, Murong Sheng sensed the continued presence of Kang Lin and the others behind them and frowned.

"Don’t worry, with me here, they don’t have the guts."

Murong Sheng smirked dismissively. While a Half-step Gang Qi realm martial artist wasn’t as dismissive of Yanhuang Organization rules as a full Gang Qi realm martial artist, suppressing a few members of the Yanhuang Organization was as simple as playing house with children.

"That’s a relief," Murong Sheng replied, his mind at ease.

After a moment of thought, Murong Gu reminded him, "Sheng’er, consider today’s battle as a warm-up for next year’s Qing bang competition. To rid yourself of the habit of underestimating your enemies, when the life-and-death battle starts, you must not only bring out all your strength but also strive to overpower your opponent with a single move!"

"Dad, don’t worry. Within three moves, I will definitely bring that kid to his knees," Murong Sheng said, and with a cold laugh, he added, "After crippling his Kung Fu, I also want to sever his tendons and slice off his tongue, to teach him what happens to those who speak arrogantly!"

"If you do that, Ye Wenhao will certainly be enraged. At that time, I will challenge him, and he will undoubtedly choose to accept," Murong Gu said, nodding and showing a sudden burst of War Intent. It seemed as if he was eager to step on Ye Wenhao and erase the disgrace of their previous encounter!

A short while later, the Mercedes-Benz and the Grand Cherokee carrying members of the Yanhuang Organization entered Ao Xiang Villa one after the other. Following the guidance of a Dong hai Gang member driving ahead, they reached the villa where Ye Fan was staying.

As the cars stopped, Zhang Qian was the first to get out, respectfully opening the doors for Murong Gu and Murong Sheng, the father and son duo.

As the car door opened, Murong Sheng, clutching the Taiyin Xuan Sword, slowly stepped out, looking down with an air of superiority, as if a divine being gazed upon an ant.

Ye Fan didn’t care, instead, his gaze was fixed on the Taiyin Xuan Sword that even the most fearful magicians would dread.

"Kid, to fall under the Taiyin Xuan Sword is an honor enough for you!"

Noticing Ye Fan’s gaze, Murong Sheng proudly lifted the Taiyin Xuan Sword in his hand and sneered.

"Heh..."

Ye Fan just gave a light smile.

Huh?

Seeing Ye Fan’s smirk reflected in his eyes, Murong Sheng was slightly startled, while Zhang Qian was simply stunned: Could it be that this kid had some high-level magic artifact to counter the Taiyin Xuan Sword?

Did he?

Ye Fan wasn’t sure if the Crimson Gold Crown was considered a magic artifact of any particular level.

But—

In his eyes, compared to the mysterious Crimson Gold Crown, the Taiyin Xuan Sword was nothing but a piece of scrap metal!

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