Chapter 2196


    Zhao Hongtu was right.


    Ye Fan''s strong-headed personality had resulted in him offending several people all this while.


    Li Er would not be too worried if this happened in the past.


    After all, Ye Fan was powerful back then and need not fear stepping on people''s toes.


    However, the martial arts world underwent a massive global revolution, especially in the past few


    months since Ye Fan''s departure.


    Just as Li Er was still in deep thought, Zhao Hongtu walked over and patted Li Er''s shoulder. He


    chuckled lightly, “Mr. Li, times have changed. The current martial arts world is no longer under the


    control of Mr. Chu. This is evidently so after the creation of the Empyrean Ranking. Now, the


    number one warrior on the Sky Ranking is iparable to the warriors of the Empyrean Ranking.”


    Zhao Hongtu paused slightly before continuing to advise, “Thus, Mr. Li, I''m giving you until the end


    of today to consider my proposal. You shall decide whether to hand over the treasures. I''m offering


    you this advice since we''rerades. The warriors from other countries maye over in the next


    few days. Believe me; they will not be as friendly as me.”


    “Oh, by the way, I heard you recently met with a car ident and hurt your leg. I suppose you''re


    recovering well? You should be more mindful in the future. Otherwise, you may end up hurting more


    than just your leg the next time,” Zhao Hongtu said suggestively.


    With that, he turned and left, leaving Li Er sitting there and looking helpless.


    “Are you all right, Godpapa?” Chu Lin whispered.


    Li Er smiled forcefully and replied, “I''m fine, Lin. Could you head upstairs first? I will like to be alone


    for a while.”


    Chu Lin nodded obediently and went upstairs.


    Li Er sat alone in the hall, pondering about the next course of action.


    “Are you okay, Mr. Li?”


    “Did those jerks hurt you?”


    At that moment, the two brothers, Jin Bao and Yin Bao, ran in hurriedly.


    It seemed they had gotten wind of Zhao Hongtu''s intrusion and rushed over quickly, fearing for Li


    Er''s safety.


    “I''m all right. They dare not touch me, at least for now. They wanted the treasures Mr. Chu brought


    back from Chu Sect,” Li Er answered softly.


    Both Jin Bao and Yin Bao flew into a rage upon hearing that.


    “That bunch of b*stards. It wasn''t enough that they snatched Mr. Chu''s assets, now, they''re eyeing


    Chu Sect''s treasures! Mr. Li, I can''t take this lying down anymore! It''s time to contact Mr. Chu and


    have him return to Jiangdong with his men and exterminate those assh*les!” Jin Bao hollered, with


    Yin Bao echoing him.


    The current situation in Jiangdong had spiraled out of their control.


    They were banking all their hopes on Ye Fan to show up and restore order!


    Li Er, however, shook his head resignedly. “Mr. Chu has yet to recover from his injury, and I don''t


    have information on his whereabouts either. How are we going to contact him?”


    “Furthermore, Zhao Hongtu may be right about this. If we were to ask Mr. Chu to resolve the


    situation at this point, it may harm him instead. They''re all waiting for an opportunity to attack Mr.


    Chu.” Li Er''s tone was heavy and solemn.


    Li Er initially believed Ye Fan would rule the martial arts world after he defeated Chu Yuan and


    Dragon God Hall took care of Chu Sect.


    Ye Fan''s followers, like Li Er himself, would no longer have to fear any forces or warriors then.


    On the contrary, things had developed in the opposite direction of Li Er''s expectation.


    As Chu Sect fell, Martial Arts Security Council emerged.


    Chu Yuan was terminated, but Chen Jiuzhou appeared.


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    Li Er sometimes thought to himself. Why does this world harbor so much malice toward Mr. Chu?


    Can''t this vast universe amodate Mr. Chu and Dragon God Hall?


    As gloominess hung over Li Er, a lean figure appeared suddenly outside the manor.


    The figure followed the moonlight and walked up the steps into the Li residence.


    “Who''s that?” Jin Bao and Yin Bao instantly became alert when they heard footsteps.


    They whipped out their revolvers and aimed at the figure standing at the entrance.


    “What''s going on? It has only been a few years, and you''ve forgotten my teachings? We must learn


    to make peace, not war, be kind, and smile constantly...”


    Faintughter slowly traveled from the foyer of the manor.


    Although they could not see the face clearly, both Jin Bao and Yin Bao shuddered simultaneously


    when they heard his words.


    “M-Mr. Chu?” As soon as the brothers called out Ye Fan''s name in a trembling voice, a lean figure


    stepped into the hall.


    The dim yellow lighting shone on Ye Fan''s handsome face.


    “I-Is that you, Mr. Chu?” Li Er became emotional after he ascertained the visitor''s identity.


    Li Er dashed forward excitedly to receive him,pletely forgetting about his injured leg.


    As a result, he stumbled onto the floor after taking a few steps.


    However, despite the embarrassment, it did not stop Li Er from showing immense excitement.


    After all, Ye Fan was considered his harbor, backer, and protector in Li Er''s heart.


    So long as Ye Fan was present, Li Er would feel extremely secure regardless of the magnitude of


    any impending threats.


    In this world, only this man was capable of giving Li Er a huge sense of security.


    “Mr. Chu, you''re finally back.”


    “If you don''t return soon, you won''t be able to see Mr. Li and us anymore.”


    Jin Bao and Yin Bao burst into tears when they saw Ye Fan. As they walked up to him, their hands


    trembled in tandem with their pulsating hearts.


    The pair of brothers vented their aggrievances and theints they had during this period to Ye


    Fan.


    “Oh? Don''t tell me Jiangdong is in trouble again?” Ye Fan was startled when he heard what


    happened.


    Ye Fan had been managing Jiangdong for several years.


    It was an undisputed fact that he was well-respected in all of the eighteen cities in Jiangdong.


    Moreover, King of Fighters and Sword Saint had surrendered to Ye Fan and admitted defeat.


    Ye Fan felt that Jiangdong should be a stable ground under his protection.


    But it sounded otherwise from Jin Bao''s tone and expression. It was as if something serious had


    happened.


    Just when Jin Bao was about to reveal the truth, Li Er interrupted them, “Mr. Chu, don''t listen to their


    nonsense. I didn''t pay attention while driving the other day and got into a slight ident.”


    “It''s not a big matter. I''ll be all right after a few days of rest,” Li Er said with a smile.


    Ye Fan nodded. “Mm, you should focus on recuperating. Work matters can be delegated to the staff.


    You need not attend to them personally.”


    “Thank you, Mr. Chu, for your concern.” Li Er expressed his appreciation. “Mr. Chu, you don''t look


    too good. Have your wounds not fully healed?”


    Ye Fan waved his hand in dismissal. “It''s nothing of concern. I just expended too much energy.”


    “That''s good to know.” Li Er sighed in relief.


    “By the way, Mr. Chu, have you heard of the current global situation? The martial arts world deemed


    Dragon God Hall uwful and demanded its dissolution. I wonder what ns you have regarding


    this, Mr. Chu?” Li Er probed cautiously.


    He wanted to know Ye Fan''s thoughts about it.


    The current sentiment was the martial arts world saw Dragon God Hall as a threat.


    If Dragon God Hall was to expand and strengthen its influence, a conflict with the Supreme warriors


    of Martial Arts Security Council would likely ur.


    That would be a huge risk for Dragon God Hall to bear.


    However, if Dragon God Hall managed to suppress Martial Arts Security Council, it would show that


    they achieved what Chu Sect could not back then!


    When that time came, the martial arts world would yield to Dragon God Hall and submit to Ye Fan.


    Ye Fan was in no hurry to answer. He sat on the couch and poured himself a cup of tea.


    After taking a few sips of the tea, Ye Fan spoke. “Li Er, tell me what you all have in mind.”


    “We have to go all out, of course! As the saying goes, only the strongest will survive. We have to


    settle this by force. Only by trampling them under our feet will they submit to us willingly and dare


    not provoke Jiangdong and us again!” Jin Bao replied with vehemence.


    “That''s right, Mr. Chu. Let''s fight it out once and for all. We''re willing to follow your lead and go


    against the world! They were just International Martial Arts Union and Martial Arts Security Council


    and they are nothing. If it weren''t for you who helped them back then, they would long have been


    exterminated by Chu Sect!” Yin Bao was indignant.