Best Young Master
Chapter 501 - 446: Turnaround III

Chapter 501: Chapter 446: Turnaround III

"What do you think?" Chu Xuanji countered.

"I’m afraid the only person in the world who could make you come down from the mountain is your precious disciple."

Yan gave a bitter laugh. When the destroy virus broke out and humanity was facing the greatest catastrophe in history, he went in person to ask Chu Xuanji to come down from the mountain, and Chu Xuanji didn’t give him any face. In the end, it was a promise made that allowed Chu Xuanji to descend and left Yan owing Chu Xuanji a huge favor.

"To be exact, there are three people," said Chu Xuanji with implied meaning.

"Yes, three people."

Yan picked up on the subtext of Chu Xuanji’s words, heaved a sigh first, then started talking about Ye Fan’s matters, "Xuanji, your precious disciple first assassinated members of the Dark Council, the Yakuza, and the Giant Axe Organization in the Southeast Asia Special Zone, furiously killed Yan Lei, then went undercover to Taiwan, bloodbathed the Qinghong Villa, killed Fang Han, and wiped out the entire Hongwu Sect. I’m not wrong, am I?"

"As you have said yourself, the three people he assassinated in Southeast Asia were all from foreign underground forces. By rights, your Yanhuang Organization did not stop them from entering the country, which constitutes dereliction of duty—my precious disciple killed those three, essentially doing work for your Yanhuang Organization. You, as part of the Yanhuang Organization, should be thanking him."

Chu Xuanji snorted coldly: "And those two underlings of yours secretly colluded with the Qinghong Organization, they would not have expiated their sins even if they died a hundred times. As for my precious disciple wiping out the Hongwu Sect, hey, he issued a life-and-death challenge beforehand, and Tong He, that waste from the Hongwu Sect, verbally agreed. This doesn’t seem to violate Yanhuang Organization’s rules, does it?"

"Xuanji, it’s true that the three persons your disciple assassinated were from foreign underground forces, but their surface identities were very clean..."

"So what? Is a prostitute who spreads her legs in a brothel a whore, while one who plays the piano and sells herself in a nightclub isn’t?"

Chu Xuanji interrupted Yan unceremoniously, "No matter how a prostitute dresses herself up, she is still a prostitute. That’s an unchangeable fact. Likewise, no matter how those three dress themselves up, they are ultimately people from foreign underground forces. They dared to infiltrate our Huaxia, they deserved to die!"

"Xuanji, you’re being unreasonable."

Although Yan had long been aware of Chu Xuanji’s tendency to defend his disciple, he was still left feeling both astounded and bemused.

"Bullshit, I’ve always been reasonable. It’s you who has entered Six Gates, neglected cultivation not to mention, and gathered the air of politics, and now you’re playing the bureaucratic card in front of me," Chu Xuanji glared and cursed.

"Alright, let’s not talk about those three people for now. How do you explain your disciple’s bloodbath at Qinghong Villa? Some of them are criminals indeed, but are their crimes worthy of death?" Confronted with Chu Xuanji’s willfulness and irrationality, Yan felt powerless and had to change the subject.

"Hey, are you saying you’d rather see Qinghong fully infiltrate Huaxia and collude with the Bai Family to subvert all of Huaxia?"

Previously, Chu Xuanji deliberately didn’t mention Nanqinghong, but now that Yan brought it up, he sneered, "Chen Daozang’s ambitions are unknown to outsiders, but don’t you know them?"

"But still..."

"But nothing! Same old story, apart from my precious disciple’s one-on-one challenge with the Hongwu Sect, the other three incidents should have been handled by your Yanhuang Organization! He did them for you, and instead of being grateful, you’re actually going along with those sons of bitches from the Bai Family who are full of male prostitutes and female thieves, intent on leading my disciple to his death... What the hell kind of reasoning is that?"

Chu Xuanji fiercely reprimanded, "So in your, Old Yan’s, mind, is it right for the Bai Family to collude with Qinghong and engage in a scandal that harms the country and the people?"

"Xuanji, I can understand your feelings, but I hope you can also understand my difficulties. After all, the nation has its laws, the family has its rules, and games have their regulations."

Yan sighed, "It’s just like what your precious disciple once did, although everyone knew he was breaking the law and regulations, he followed the rules of the game, left no traces, so no one could say anything. But now, even if what he does has its justifications, it ultimately violates the law and the rules, and it even destroys the rules of the game, and moreover, it’s been widely publicized by those with ulterior motives, making it known to all..."

"To hell with legal rules, I’ve said it, I only recognize reason—nothing is greater under heaven than reason!" Chu Xuanji said fiercely.

"Xuanji, when I initially asked you to descend the mountain to save the world, I owed you a huge favor. Since you’ve come to me today, then I can’t renege on my word."

Perhaps knowing that winning a debate against Chu Xuanji was harder than breaking through that legendary realm, Yan graciously gave up, compromising, "Alright then, I promise your precious disciple will be safe and sound. He can stay in Huaxia, but he must not appear in public view. Otherwise, he’ll have to leave Huaxia!"

Chu Xuanji’s face darkened, and without uttering a word, he stared intently at Yan.

Feeling uncomfortable under Chu Xuanji’s intense gaze, Yan complained, "Master Chu, as I mentioned before, no matter how justified your disciple is, he has after all violated the rules of the Yanhuang Organization. If the Yanhuang Organization does not show any reaction, how will it manage other cultivators in the future?"

"Old Yan, I don’t recall asking you to ensure his safety, did I?" Chu Xuanji suddenly broke into a sly smile, one full of cunning.

Uh?

For some reason, seeing Chu Xuanji’s crafty smile gave Yan an unpleasant premonition, and he couldn’t help but blurt out, "Then why have you come to see me?"

"I’m here to tell you something," Chu Xuanji said, enjoying the change in Yan’s expression, as he deliberately held back the information.

"What is it?"

"Guess?"

"—"

Yan was exasperated, and feigning anger, he threatened, "Master Chu, if you keep this up, don’t blame me for taking matters into my own hands."

"Fine by me. If you dare to make a move, I’ll proudly tell the world that not only did you dastardly renege on your past promises, but you also attacked me, repaying kindness with malice," Chu Xuanji retorted, looking at Yan with a disdainful look that seemed to say: Come at me, if you dare?

"Enough with this, tell me what you really want to say," Yan pleaded.

Looking at Chu Xuanji, who was as unbothered as a pig would be of scalding water, Yan admitted defeat and questioned Chu Xuanji once more. But as soon as he asked, a spark of understanding flashed through his mind, and he said in shock, "You couldn’t possibly be here to tell me..."

"See? Even without me saying, you’ve guessed it," Chu Xuanji laughed mischievously.

"Master Chu, I know you’re desperate to save your disciple, but you can’t possibly..." Yan paused to think, then negated his initial guess, frowning at Chu Xuanji, his tone becoming unintentionally serious.

However—

Before Yan could finish, Chu Xuanji angrily cut in, "Yan, we’ve known each other for more than a day or two. Do you think I, Chu Xuanji, would be that sort of person?"

Yan fell silent, his reason telling him that Chu Xuanji would not do something so beneath his dignity, yet he found his earlier speculation too shocking to believe.

"Hey, it seems you’re no different now from those schemers and scoundrels in the court," Chu Xuanji commented, as Yan seemed doubtful.

Seeing Yan remain skeptical, Chu Xuanji became thoroughly enraged, "I’ve got nothing more to discuss with you. I’m going to openly take my disciple with me. If you want to stop us, just try!"

With that, Chu Xuanji turned and left, utterly disregarding Yan.

Whoosh!

Yan swiftly moved to block Chu Xuanji’s path, sighing, "Master Chu, when will you ever change that stubborn temper of yours?"

"Even if it’s changed, am I not still Chu Xuanji?" Chu Xuanji intentionally provoked.

"Sigh..."

Confronted with Chu Xuanji’s ridicule, Yan not only wasn’t angry but instead let out a deep sigh, "Perhaps you’re right, my joining the Six Gates has indeed delayed my cultivation. Maybe, you have a greater chance of breaking through to that legendary realm than I do!"

"Stop feeding me that crap. I’ll tell you straight, what you guessed just now is only part of it. If you want to know the rest, go talk to my precious disciple yourself."

Chu Xuanji said irritably, "However, I must remind you, my precious disciple can be even more stubborn than I am when he wants to. I hope you don’t provoke him, or you’ll bear the consequences yourself!"

Whoosh!

Yan’s expression changed once again.

This time, in addition to shock, his face bore a look of heaviness!

...

An hour later.

A helicopter landed at the Yanhuang Organization headquarters, with the Martial Arts Hall Elder He Yunting personally waiting not far from the landing pad.

The cabin door opened, and Xing Feng was the first to jump out, while Ye Fan couldn’t help but look up at the four large characters of the Yanhuang Organization.

"What are you dawdling for? Get off the chopper!"

Seeing Ye Fan unmoved, Hong Lie frowned and glared at Ye Fan.

Facing Hong Lie’s provocation, Ye Fan disregarded it, slowly got up, jumped down from the cabin, and Hong Lie followed closely behind Ye Fan, as if escorting a prisoner.

Seeing this scene, He Yunting couldn’t help but recall the way Chu Xuanji and Yan had arrived at the Yanhuang Organization, acting high and mighty, and then thinking about the bet between Ye Fan and Hong Lie, he couldn’t shake the feeling that Hong Lie was heading for a tragedy.

"Ye Fan, Leader Yan is waiting for you upstairs, come with me."

As the thought emerged, He Yunting avoided further discussion, merely telling Ye Fan to follow him upstairs.

"Okay."

Ye Fan nodded, his attitude nothing like the arrogance he had shown towards Hong Lie, but rather very humble.

"Now you know to keep a low profile, what were you doing earlier?" Hong Lie couldn’t help but jab when he saw this.

Ye Fan still didn’t respond, just stepped forward to follow He Yunting.

"Hong Lie, the Leader asked me to take Ye Fan upstairs, why are you following?"

He Yunting had only said he would take Ye Fan up, intending not to let Hong Lie follow, but seeing Hong Lie trailing behind, he immediately stopped in his tracks.

"I want to witness him being brought to justice with my own eyes!"

Hong Lie said fiercely, as if it would be an affront to natural justice if Ye Fan were not brought to justice.

"You..."

He Yunting’s face changed, as if wanting to remind him of something, but before he could speak, he heard Ye Fan say, "Elder He, if some people insist on following, then let them follow."

Seeing Ye Fan speak up, He Yunting hesitated for a moment, seemingly afraid of offending Ye Fan, he ultimately didn’t say anything further.

Meanwhile, Hong Lie wore a face filled with a mocking smile, seemingly scoffing at Ye Fan for still having the audacity to be so brash at this point.

A few minutes later, Ye Fan, He Yunting, and Hong Lie took the elevator to the top floor of the Yanhuang Organization headquarters building.

In the top floor hall, Yan and Chu Xuanji had been waiting for a while.

"No wonder you dare to be so brazen, it’s because Master Chu has arrived."

Seeing Chu Xuanji, Hong Lie was first taken aback, then immediately sneered, "However, even if Master Chu has arrived, you can’t escape the law and the judgement of the Yanhuang Organization!"

"Don’t forget our bet."

Hearing the disrespect in Hong Lie’s words toward Chu Xuanji, Ye Fan’s expression turned cold, and he narrowed his eyes, staring at Hong Lie.

"Xiao Fan, what bet?"

Chu Xuanji flashed over in an instant, arriving in front of Ye Fan, and asked with a frown.

"Because I destroyed his disciple Ye Long’s Kung Fu in the past, he tried to take revenge on me in Taiwan but was stopped by Elder Xing Feng," explained Ye Fan. "However, he threw down some harsh words, saying that even though I escaped for the moment, I couldn’t escape forever. No matter who came out to protect me, he would bring me to justice or else kneel and call me ’Grandpa’."

"You little rat, you should thank that kid Xing Feng for stopping you; otherwise, I guarantee today would be your death anniversary!"

Chu Xuanji said, glaring at Hong Lie with murderous intent, word by word, "Also, since you’ve made a bet with my disciple, you’d better honor it, or don’t blame me for not giving face to a Master!!"

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