Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 721: 717: Overseas Ancient Martial Arts Family Reunion Conference

Chapter 721: Chapter 717: Overseas Ancient Martial Arts Family Reunion Conference

Due to the rush of time, it was not until Ye Fan boarded the plane and settled into first class that he had the opportunity to calmly greet Gu Youlan, Gu Mingshuang, and Lin Yuehua.

Gu Youlan and her daughter Gu Mingshuang responded to Ye Fan’s greetings in a reserved and polite manner.

As for Lin Yuehua, she was sitting next to Ye Fan and, given their good relationship, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

The flight from Hua Hai to Malaysia took over five hours, but with the company of the beautiful Lin Yuehua to chat with, Ye Fan did not feel bored at all.

Upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, there were already organizers of the Kinship Gathering waiting to receive them.

Ye Fan and the group, including Gu Youlan, were taken directly by limousine from the airport to the port, where they boarded a luxury yacht to head to the venue of the Kinship Gathering on a small island.

Malaysia has many islands, similar to those around Indonesia, and choosing an island for the Kinship Gathering allowed for privacy from unrelated parties and annoyances, while also offering luxurious services and facilities.

They landed on the island; it was about nine o’clock in the evening.

The time zone in Malaysia was the same as that of Huaxia, but the latitude was much lower. Upon deplaning, Ye Fan and the others shed their outerwear and sweaters, changing into summer clothes.

Ye Fan and his companions entered the lobby of the five-star hotel where they would be staying, where Shen Biancheng had already received the information and arrived seven or eight minutes early to wait.

“Haha, junior brother, you’ve finally arrived!” Shen Biancheng boomed with laughter as he approached.

He had arrived the day before. The opening of the Kinship Gathering was scheduled for the third day of the New Year.

Seeing that Gu Youlan and others were there as well, Shen Biancheng was about to greet them when Gu Youlan and her group preemptively greeted him.

After the long day of travel by plane, car, and yacht, Gu Youlan and the others were a bit weary. Moreover, having just arrived at the hotel, Gu Youlan chatted with Shen Biancheng for a couple of minutes before leading Gu Mingshuang and Lin Yuehua to check into their hotel rooms.

After Gu Youlan and the others left, Shen Biancheng led Ye Fan to the presidential suite he was staying in.

Accommodation for the gathering was free, but which rooms one was given depended on one’s status. With Shen Biancheng’s status, a presidential suite was naturally his to claim.

Entering the presidential suite and settling their luggage, Ye Fan, having finished washing up, found that Shen Biancheng had already ordered takeout for him.

After dining in the suite’s restaurant and satisfying his hunger, Ye Fan returned to the living room and sat down to rest on the leather sofa.

“Junior brother, your duel with Dong Ziqi is scheduled for tomorrow morning around eleven,” Shen Biancheng said seriously.

Ye Fan nodded.

Shen Biancheng then cautioned him, “Dong Ziqi has been famous in Southeast Asia for many years and is battle-hardened. He is already in the late stages of the dark energy, and his strength is very formidable. You must not underestimate him. Additionally, I won’t be able to intervene in tomorrow’s duel like I could at the Mo family’s.”

Ye Fan nodded earnestly, “Rest assured, elder brother. Even when a lion fights a rabbit, it uses all its might. In the life-or-death duel with Dong Ziqi, I will definitely give my all!”

“I’m relieved to hear that,” Shen Biancheng said, nodding. He then added, “I purposely looked for Dong Ziqi today to gauge him, but unfortunately, he did not show up. However, don’t worry, he wouldn’t dare not to participate.”

If Dong Ziqi participated in the duel, he would still have a chance to live. If he did not, Shen Biancheng would personally pursue and eliminate him, leaving him with no way out.

“You have my thanks for worrying, elder brother,” Ye Fan said gratefully.

Shen Biancheng smiled, “We are brothers, no need for formalities.”

A while later, he said, “You’ve had a long and exhausting journey today, and tomorrow you’ll face a life-or-death duel. You should rest early to conserve your energy.”

“Yes,” Ye Fan replied, getting up and going to rest in his room.

As for Gu Youlan and the others, knowing that Ye Fan had a life-and-death duel the next day, they did not come to disturb him.

The next morning, at nine o’clock, the Overseas Ancient Martial Arts Family Reunion continued.

Ye Fan, due to preparing for battle, did not arrive at the venue on time.

At the venue, Shen Biancheng and Li Huaren met again.

Li Huaren stepped forward, clasped his fists towards Shen Biancheng, and said, “Mr. Shen, may I have a word with you in private?”

Shen Biancheng scrutinized Li Huaren, guessing his intent. If it had been just about himself, he would have flatly refused. But since it was about Ye Fan, he patiently gave Li Huaren an opportunity to speak.

He gave a slight nod of the head and walked towards a coconut grove outside.

After entering the grove for a dozen meters, Shen Biancheng stopped, turned around, and looked at Li Huaren, saying, “Speak.”

“Mr. Shen, there’s a saying that enemies should resolve rather than deepen their conflicts. My eldest disciple, Dong Ziqi, was indeed wrong to accept money to assassinate your junior brother, but he did not know your junior brother’s identity beforehand. Moreover, since your junior brother was unharmed, it was a case of an ignorant misstep,” Li Huaren said, humbling himself. “So, can we dispense with the duel? I propose that Ziqi takes this opportunity at the gathering of masters to apologize to your junior brother in person and offer reparations. What do you think?”

Shen Biancheng shook his head decisively.

Li Huaren continued to persuade him, “Your junior brother indeed has exceptional talent and recently swept through the Mo family’s young elites. However, my disciple Ziqi has spent years honing his dark energy and is battle-tested, earning his reputation through combat. Once the life-and-death duel begins, no one can predict who will live and who will die. It would be better to turn swords into plowshares.”

“It is my junior brother who will win!” Shen Biancheng said confidently. “What does it matter if Dong Ziqi has eaten rice for an extra ten or twenty years?!”

Li Huaren shook his head and said, “Not necessarily. Mr. Shen, before stepping onto the duel stage, the door to reconciliation will always be open. I hope you and your junior brother will think it over again.”

Shen Biancheng did not categorically reject the offer this time and said indifferently, “We’ll see when the time comes.”

Around 10:30, Shen Biancheng, Gu Youlan, and the others returned to the hotel to accompany Ye Fan to the venue’s duel stage.

On the way, Shen Biancheng whispered to Ye Fan about Li Huaren’s visit, then asked, “Junior brother, what do you think?”

“Fight!” Ye Fan said curtly.

Shen Biancheng nodded and said no more. At this moment, it was not possible to persuade Ye Fan, lest he become unsettled in his resolve.

Upon arriving at the venue, countless gazes quickly shifted their focus.

The news of Ye Fan’s sweeping victory over the Mo family’s young elites had already spread in the ancient martial arts world. Furthermore, being Shen Biancheng’s junior brother, his appearance caught the attention of numerous masters.

“So that’s Shen Biancheng’s youngest junior brother, the Azure Dragon Hand. He really is young and truly an exceptional talent!”

The crowd watched Ye Fan enter the venue, whispering to each other in excited discussion.

At the same time, everyone became thrilled, anticipating an extraordinary clash between dragons and tigers.

A duel to the death between two masters well-versed in dark energy was not something one could easily witness.

Meanwhile, in another direction, Dong Ziqi also entered the venue. Walking with him, besides his master Li Huaren, was a group of fellow disciples.

At this point, there were only five or six minutes left before the official life-and-death duel. Li Huaren intentionally led Dong Ziqi to have an encounter with Shen Biancheng and Ye Fan.

Li Huaren and Dong Ziqi were still wary of Shen Biancheng and his martial arts school, not daring to form a deadly feud with Ye Fan’s sect. Therefore, they hoped to subdue the enemy without fighting.