“Shut up!” Qing Wenting had no such good temper towards Ye Yuande as she did with Ye Chu. Seeing that he still wanted to say something, she shouted at him and pointed her finger towards the door. “Please leave this place!”
Her words not only stunned the Ye Yuande brothers, but also left all those who had followed the brothers here in utter shock. The group stared at Qing Wenting in disbelief.
“For the sake of this bunch of scum, the Holy Maiden actually scolded Ye Yuande?”
To everyone present, this was simply unimaginable. The Holy Maiden stood high above, pure and untouchable. If she were to help anyone, it should be the outstanding young talents of the imperial city, not this side of notorious playboys.
“Holy Maiden! Do you know who he is? He is called Ye Chu! He…”
Ye Yuande still tried to explain, but before he could finish, Qing Wenting cut in. “I know. He is that Ye Chu from Yao City, the street rat so disgusting that even others refuse to call him by that name, right? But so what? He is one of the founders of Star Slash. Do you think you can just take him away as you please?”
Ye Yuande was practically going mad inside. He wondered what sort of rubbish Star Slash even was. Yet seeing Qing Wenting’s cold gaze fixed on him, despite the bellyful of rage he felt, he forced himself to hold it back.
He knew Qing Wenting’s status very well. As the Holy Maiden of a major sect, even the emperor of the empire treated her with courtesy. Who would dare offend her? If the Ye family truly dared to act against Qing Wenting, they would be making enemies of numerous noble houses in the imperial city, and even the imperial family would step in to rebuke the Ye family for overstepping.
Yet such a person was now standing up for Ye Chu, for this group of playboys. Ye Yuande even wondered if the Holy Maiden had lost her mind. Associating with such a disreputable bunch of wastrels, was she not afraid of tarnishing her own reputation?
“Ye Yuande, Wenting has already told you to leave. What are you still standing here for?” A giggling voice rang out from beside Qing Wenting.
Only then did Ye Yuande notice the person next to Qing Wenting. Ye Jingyun walked towards him with those long, seductive, alluring legs, her eyes filled with schadenfreude. Beside Ye Jingyun stood a soft and delicate woman. She was stunningly beautiful and enchanting, with eyes as clear and lively as water, so charmingly lovely that even he could not help but lose himself in admiration for a moment.
“Ye Jingyun!” Ye Yuande frowned. His gaze swept between Qing Wenting and Ye Jingyun, his expression somewhat complicated. “Are you also standing on his side?”
Ye Jingyun shook her head. “I do not want to be hated by Cousin Ji Die. Whether you deal with Ye Chu or not has nothing to do with me. I just find this banquet quite interesting, and I do not want you to ruin it.”
Ye Jingyun smiled sweetly at Ye Yuande, her beautiful face radiant with a bright smile. She was an exceptionally lovely woman. Especially those long legs standing side by side with her slender, dynamic waist formed a captivating curve that drew men’s eyes irresistibly.
Seeing the tension between Ye Jingyun and Ye Yuande, Ye Chu could not help but recall some news he had heard years ago from the Marquis of Weiyuan in Yao City. Rumour had it that within the Ye family of the imperial city, the old master’s two sons were at odds. The old master had placed the second son in the position of family head, which left the eldest son dissatisfied. He had been secretly fighting with the current head to seize back the position of patriarch.
Ye Chu had not paid much attention to it before and thought it unreliable. But now, seeing Ye Jingyun and Ye Yuande like this, it seemed the rumour was true.
“What I do is none of your business,” Ye Yuande snorted, clearly displeased with this cousin of his.
“Believe it or not, I will beat you up!” Ye Jingyun raised her soft, delicate fist, still smiling as she looked at Ye Yuande.
“You…” Ye Yuande’s face flushed with anger, but in the end he held back. Looking at Qing Wenting standing together with Ye Jingyun, his expression grew somewhat grave, and another thought stirred in his mind.
“Could it be that the Holy Maiden’s sect has allied with Second Uncle!” The mere possibility made Ye Yuande’s heart jump. If that were true, it would make things even harder for his father in his bid to reclaim the position of family head.
“Please leave,” Qing Wenting said to Ye Yuande once more.
Ye Yuande exhaled lightly, calming the emotions in his heart. He turned his gaze to Ye Chu. “Do you only know how to hide behind women?”
Ye Chu laughed. “Why do not you find a woman to hide behind and give it a try? With that face of yours that would make even ghosts scream in terror, no one would want you as a pretty boy anyway.”
Seeing his second brother being insulted, Ye Yuanwu roared in fury and stepped forward, glaring at Ye Chu as he cursed loudly. “What are you? How dare you insult my second brother? If you are any kind of man, come out and settle this with my second brother once and for all.”
“Such a clumsy provocation. Do you think it would work on me?” Ye Chu smiled. “You want to compare with me, right? Then I will set a challenge. Do you dare accept it?”
“If you dare set it, we naturally dare accept it!” Ye Yuande sneered. “Do you think I would be afraid of a notorious piece of scum like you?”
“Very well. Today I will set one challenge. If you do not dare accept it, you can call your entire Ye family to come together.” Ye Chu smiled sweetly as he looked at Ye Yuande.
Yet these words from Ye Chu caused an uproar all around. Everyone sucked in a cold breath and stared blankly at Ye Chu, thinking he must have gone mad. With his meagre strength, he actually dared to challenge the colossal entity that was the Ye family?
Did he not know that the Ye family was one of the ancient noble houses of the imperial city?
“Ye Chu! Show some respect!” Ye Jingyun was also angry. Although she enjoyed watching Ye Yuande clash with Ye Chu, she could not tolerate Ye Chu belittling and scorning the Ye family.
Ye Chu turned his gaze to Ye Jingyun. “I show respect to everyone. I am merely setting a challenge. Whether you dare accept it is up to you!”
“Speak then. We would like to hear what gives you the qualification to challenge the entire Ye family,” Ye Yuande sneered, thinking that someone he could easily deal with actually dared to spout such nonsense here.
“In the near future, I will pay a visit to the General’s Mansion. Since you all claim to be real men, if you have the guts, come with me inside. I welcome the entire Ye family to join!” Ye Chu laughed, his smile exceptionally bright.
Yet when Ye Yuande and the others saw the gleaming white teeth in Ye Chu’s smile, they all stood there dumbfounded. No one could have imagined Ye Chu would say such a thing.
What kind of place was the General’s Tomb? Who would dare intrude recklessly? It was no different from seeking death! Even if the entire Ye family gathered their full strength, they would not dare force their way in!
“Do you think we will believe you?” After a moment of stunned silence, Ye Yuande burst into loud laughter. “Do you really think I am that easy to fool?”
“I never thought your intelligence was particularly high, but what I am saying now is the truth. If you truly have the ability, then come and settle it with me in the General’s Tomb. If you do not dare, then get out of here right now.” Ye Chu’s smile vanished. A cold, sharp light shot from his eyes as he roared at Ye Yuande with the force of thunder.
At this moment, Ye Chu was like a bloodthirsty leopard, his ferocity and sharpness fully on display.