The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 275 - 274: Slapping the Face

Chapter 275: Chapter 274: Slapping the Face

"Young Master Ye has arrived, and this lowly one was late in welcoming him; my offense merits death!"

The elder in the black robe bowed deeply before Ye Xuan, his demeanor reverent and fearful, with a fine layer of sweat even covering his forehead.

"Eh?!"

The Sect Masters of the three major forces were all suddenly startled.

Isn’t that Elder He?!

The three of them had originally planned to speak out and stop this farce from continuing, but they hadn’t expected Elder He to appear, and to treat Ye Xuan with such respect?!

The three of them were dumbfounded on the spot.

"Who is he?"

But the disciples from the three major forces did not recognize Elder He. Seeing this person bowing in front of Ye Xuan, they were immediately puzzled.

Some even secretly blamed the old fellow for being so clueless and interrupting the play from continuing, ruining their enjoyment of the spectacle.

"Elder He? What brings you here!"

At this moment, Steward Wang was bewildered on the spot, and hurriedly paid his respects to Elder He.

"Elder He?!"

Once Steward Wang spoke out, the entire place was shocked.

A wave of astonishment passed through the crowd.

"Impossible! He’s Elder He? Why is he so respectful toward Ye Xuan?"

"Eh?!" Those from the Emperor Immortal Sect were completely dumbfounded as well.

Could it be that the eldest brother had already reserved this High Grade Spirit Boat?!

When did this happen, and why were they not informed?!

Even Mu Baicheng was momentarily stunned.

He could see that this Elder He’s strength was unfathomable.

But Elder He was showing such respect to Ye Xuan.

No.

It wasn’t respect.

It was fear.

A deep, soul-piercing fear.

It seemed as if Elder He was very, very afraid of Ye Xuan, afraid to the depths of his soul!

This left Mu Baicheng utterly perplexed.

And at this moment, those who found it most unbelievable were the Saint Heirs of Mystic Demon, the Holy Daughter of Smoke Mist, and the Saint Heir of Spirit Tomb.

They had all thought that Ye Xuan was boasting, and coupled with the statements of Steward Wang, they were even more eager to see Ye Xuan make a fool of himself.

But now, Elder He, the highest-ranking official of the local branch, had appeared and was showing such an attitude towards Ye Xuan?!

This completely caught them off guard.

"Elder He."

At this moment, the Sect Masters from the three major forces hurriedly came forward and paid their respects to Elder He.

They were very clear that Elder He was not an ordinary person, but a significant figure from the main office of the Spiritual Boat Association, certainly not someone they could afford to offend.

Despite not understanding why Elder He was so respectful to Ye Xuan, they had to do what was required of them.

Elder He, however, paid them no mind and kept his body bent in front of Ye Xuan, not daring to make the slightest move or to straighten up.

This scene seemed to freeze there.

Ye Xuan glanced indifferently at Elder He.

This Elder He was the one who had followed Mo Gaoli and appeared on the Spirit Boat at Huainan City.

At that time, Elder He had personally witnessed the deaths of Yuan Qingyun and Mo Gaoli, and how Qi Xiaobo had groveled and bowed his head.

"Half a month ago, I seem to have had someone reserve a High Grade Spirit Boat, was that handled by you?"

Ye Xuan asked calmly.

"It was indeed this lowly one in charge," Elder He responded, not daring to show any disrespect and spoke truthfully.

"Then why are there others boarding this Spirit Boat today?" Ye Xuan asked again.

Elder He’s body trembled slightly, then he turned to Steward Wang and demanded coldly, "Come over here and explain properly what is going on."

Steward Wang was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, his sweat pouring out, not daring to hide anything, he revealed everything.

It turned out that after Elder He received Ye Xuan’s reservation, knowing that Ye Xuan was taking people from the Emperor Immortal Sect to the Southern Ghost Tomb, he passed the information down.

However, Elder He did not elaborate on Ye Xuan’s affairs, as it was a taboo subject within the Spiritual Boat Association.

Thus, those below only received the news that people from the Emperor Immortal Sect were heading to the Southern Ghost Tomb by a High Grade Spirit Boat.

This information was then passed down to Steward Wang, who only knew that this High Grade Spirit Boat was headed to the Southern Ghost Tomb and subconsciously assumed it was the people from the three major forces.

And with the appearance of the people from the three major forces and the delivery of the Spirit Stones, he didn’t think much of it.

Thus, this situation was caused.

"It was my incompetence. Please punish me, Young Master Ye!" Elder He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, not even having time to blame Steward Wang, but instead immediately apologizing to Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan’s expression remained calm, and he spoke softly, "You were merely acting on behalf of the Spiritual Boat Association, naturally, there is no need for you to apologize to me. Now that this matter has been clarified, you know what to do next."

"I understand, Elder." He let out a slight sigh of relief, only then daring to straighten his back.

The moment he straightened up, Elder He’s demeanor transformed abruptly, like that of a dominant, invincible overlord.

Elder He looked indifferently at the three major powers’ sect masters and spoke slowly, "The three of you must also understand the full story by now. Regarding the Spirit Stones, Steward Wang will return them in full, but this High Grade Spirit Boat is needed by Master Ye. Please switch to another Spirit Boat."

"This..."

The faces of the sect masters from the three major powers slightly changed.

The disciples of the three major powers looked even worse, as if they had swallowed a fly.

"Why should he get it when we clearly paid the Spirit Stones and he only made a reservation? Why should he get to use it?"

Some radical disciples from the three major powers directly voiced out these sentiments.

"Hmm?" Elder He narrowed his eyes slightly, a terrifying aura suddenly radiating from him.

"Shut up!"

The sect masters of the three major powers immediately changed their expressions and coldly shouted.

They then bowed respectfully to Elder He, "Elder He, please forgive us, we have not managed our subordinates properly."

Elder He glanced sideways at the three men, speaking indifferently, "The rules of the Spiritual Boat Association have always been unbreakable..."

Elder He suddenly paused, sneaking a glance at Ye Xuan. Seeing Ye Xuan didn’t say anything, he continued, "If you are dissatisfied, you can always lodge a complaint at the main association of the Spiritual Boat Association."

"We wouldn’t dare." The sect masters of the three major powers bowed and groveled.

Where would they dare to complain? If they really lodged a complaint, it would probably be them who would end up dead.

"Then you know what you must do now, right?" Elder He asked flatly.

"Understood, understood." The sect masters of the three major powers nodded repeatedly.

Their behavior was far from that of a domineering overlord.

"Everyone, switch Spirit Boats."

The sect masters of the three major powers turned around, their expressions slightly cold, and ordered sternly.

"This..."

This was hard for the disciples of the three major powers to accept.

They had just been mocking Ye Xuan for not qualifying to ride this High Grade Spirit Boat, and now, suddenly, this very boat was Ye Xuan’s?

And they had been unceremoniously shown the door?

A feeling of extreme frustration welled up within them, to the point of wanting to vomit blood.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Emperor Immortal Sect were immediately overjoyed.

It truly was a situation of one moment in heaven and another in hell!

One second they were being mocked by the three major powers, and in the blink of an eye, they became the masters of this High Grade Spirit Boat?

It couldn’t get any more thrilling.

For a moment, their regard for Ye Xuan only increased.

The elder brother was truly amazing; they weren’t even aware when he had reserved this High Grade Spirit Boat.

What shocked them even more,

was that a figure who commanded respect from the sect masters of the three major powers behaved like a mere dog in front of the elder brother.

What kind of maneuver was this?

It was incredibly cool!

Beyond belief.

"You’re ruthless!" The Saint Heir’s face went through several changes.

He had never expected that Ye Xuan would have ties with the Spiritual Boat Association, that even Elder He would show such respect to Ye Xuan.

Initially planning to dent Ye Xuan’s sharp edge, they ended up having their faces slapped instead.

At that moment, he wished he could find a hole to crawl into, so embarrassed was he.

"Hold on." Just then, Ye Xuan spoke up.

"Master Ye, please instruct," Elder He hurriedly said.

Ye Xuan looked toward the Saint Heir, the Saint Heir of Lingxu, the Holy Daughter, and the numerous disciples from the three major powers about to descend from the Spirit Boat, and said flatly,

"I know many of you still look down upon our Emperor Immortal Sect. Today was just a small lesson. Hopefully, in the future, you will be more observant and stop looking down on others."

"Get lost."

Expecting Ye Xuan to say something profound, the people from the three major powers were nearly driven to rage by his words.

And those who had been the loudest in mocking were now too ashamed to raise their heads.

Ultimately, the people from the three major powers could only leave dejectedly, switching to two Middle Grade Spirit Boats.

In comparison, these Middle Grade Spirit Boats looked far inferior.

Not even close to the same class.

Once the people from the three major powers had left,

The disciples of the Emperor Immortal Sect burst into victorious cheers.

Mu Baicheng couldn’t help but glance at Ye Xuan strangely.

This guy, he truly was full of surprises.