A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 2181

The rise of a new king would always encounter countless oppositions.

Jared was one of the well-established martial arts elites. It was not surprising for him to feel threatened by the emergence of Ye Fan.

Ever since a long time ago, Jared would rather crown Chu Yuan as the strongest than allow a young fighter like Ye Fan to take over the world.

Many from the older generation shared the same sentiment as Jared, which was why throughout Ye Fan's journey, he had to go through so many trials and tribulations and face countless enemies and hostility.

However, when faced with a life-and-death situation, Jared could no longer care less about his own discrimination against Ye Fan.

Just like what Ye Qingtian had mentioned, Ye Fan was probably the only person that could go against Chu Tianqi in this entire world.

When everyone was on the same page, someone in the crowd asked, “But, how are we supposed to find Chu Tianfan? We don't even know where he is right now.”

The sudden question made all eyes turn to Ye Qingtian.

Despite feeling embarrassed, Jared bit the bullet and voiced out what everyone was thinking. “War God, Chu Tianfan is from China, just like you. Moreover, you have the closest relationship with Chu Tianfan compared to the rest of us here. Will you take on the solemn responsibility of saving all of mankind? You have to find a way to find Chu Tianfan and ask for his help. Tell him that if he's willing to help, the martial arts world of the whole planet will be willing to apologize. Also, tell him that we'd agree to any of his requests as long as it's reasonable.”

Jared no longer cared about his pride and dignity, not when his country was facing grave danger. All he wanted was for his country to overcome the current crisis.

As for the future consequences, he would just cross the bridge when he came to it.

To his dismay, Ye Qingtian merely scoffed icily. “Hmph! So now you're asking for my help? Why didn't you come to me in the first place and ask for my opinion when you headed to Mount Chumen to ambush Ye Fan? You're the definition of using others for your own benefit and disposing of them once they can no longer bring you advantages! I despise those shameful and disgraceful actions of yours! Yet now, you have the audacity to ask me to butter up Ye Fan on behalf of the International Martial Arts Union? Let's not talk about whether or not I can find him. Even if I do manage to find him, I do not have the courage to make such embarrassing requests!” Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Ye Qingtian refused immediately.

After all, he really could not bring himself to do something so dishonorable.

“War God, calm down. What had happened in the past was all just a misunderstanding.”

“This is a crucial time right now. We have to consider the big picture. I'm sure you wouldn't want Yanjing of China to be attacked too, would you?”

Aaron and Carlo tried persuading Ye Qingtian, too.

“I don't care. You got yourselves into this mess, so it's your job to get yourselves out of it. I refuse to clean up after your mistakes!” Ye Qingtian turned his face away in anger.

He was so furious that he began laughing out of disbelief.

Previously, he did not attend the congress of the International Martial Arts Union and had asked Mo Gucheng's son to take his place.

One could imagine his shock when Mo Wuya reported to him what had happened when he returned.

Ye Qingtian was livid back then.

Unfortunately, he knew that his hands were tied. In the end, China was still a minority in the International Martial Arts Union. There was no way he could have changed their minds.

The union had not respected China's opinion when they chose to ambush Ye Fan.

Yet now that they needed help from Ye Fan, the union expected China to be the spokesperson.

It was only natural that Ye Qingtian refused to do something so shameful for the union.

“You—”

Seeing how adamant Ye Qingtian was, Jared and the rest were helpless.

However, they knew that they were in the wrong. Hence, they no longer dared to ask Ye Qingtian for help.

“How about this? Let's apologize to Chu Tianfan through various media platforms. At the same time, we'll ask Chu Tianfan and the people of Dragon God Hall to help us fight this battle.”

At the end of a long discussion, they came up with that conclusion.

Once the meeting was over, the Martial Arts Security Council gave Chu Tianfan a public apology, making use of all major social media platforms to ever existed.

“Due to the negligence of the International Martial Arts Union, numerous misunderstandings had been stirred up between the union and the members of Dragon God Hall which is under the leadership of Mr. Chu Tianfan. The International Martial Arts Union wishes to offer our sincerest

apology to Mr. Chu Tianfan from the depths of our hearts. Mr. Chu Tianfan, please contact us immediately upon seeing this message. The martial arts world is currently facing an extreme threat that is unlike anything in the past. We hope that Mr. Chu Tianfan would let bygones be bygones and join forces with us as we fight this battle together. Every request proposed will be considered and discussed.”

A well-written apology consisting of over a hundred words spread across the martial arts world of the entire planet like wildfire.

“What's going on?”

“Are the MASC chickening out?”

“Didn't they just announce that they're gonna disband Dragon God Hall?”

“What is going on?”

“Weren't they acting so smugly only a few days ago by issuing the people of Dragon God Hall an ultimatum? Now they're just gonna turn a one-eighty and ask Chu Tianfan to come out of hiding and help them?”

Soon, the topic became the most trending search in the Martial Artist Forum.

Some were curious about the situation while some were questioning the change of events, but most of them were mockers.

The public was mocking the Martial Arts Security Council for being selfish and shameless.

All sorts of comments filled the screens.

Within minutes, the Martial Arts Security Council became the biggest laughingstock among the martial artists of the whole world.

“Hahaha! From the looks of it, they've gotten into some trouble, and now they're seeking Mr. Chu's help! How ironic!”

“Serves them right!”

“What a bunch of despicable losers!”

“Mr. Chu is not going to help you.”

“Fend for yourselves!”

In the meantime, Li Er was beyond ecstatic when he caught wind of the news.

He was exhilarated.

Those scumbags from the MASC are finally exposed for who they are! Serves them right!

“Hahaha! Now that's what I call karma!”

The sound of Li Er's laughter could be heard all over the manor. Overjoyed, he downed multiple glasses of beer to celebrate.

On the other hand, the martial arts leaders of the Martial Arts Security Council were not having as much fun as Li Er.

That was especially the case for Jared. Ever since he returned to his country, he could not eat or sleep. He paced around restlessly every day.

In the short span of just an hour, he had given China a few phone calls, asking if there were any news on Ye Fan.

Unfortunately, the replies he received always disappointed him.

The apology letter was like a rock sinking unceremoniously into the ocean. It did not seem to stir up any effect at all.

Meanwhile, a majority of the members of Dragon God Hall had been taking shelter in Elysian Hall ever since they departed from Mount Chumen.

Junie was in charge of the Elysian Hall in India. Her main purpose was to provide Ye Fan with a strong backup.

As such, after the members of Dragon God Hall had arrived, Junie employed the power of Elysian Hall along with the cooperation of the Vias family—Noa's family, and sealed the surroundings within a one-hundred-mile radius.

Not even a bird could fly out of the region.

That was the reason why the International Martial Arts Union failed to find the members of Dragon God Hall despite all of their efforts.

“Junie, have you read the formal apology letter from the Martial Arts Security Council?” Noa came looking for Junie to discuss the matter.

Junie frowned and said impassively, “It's probably a trick to lure Ye Fan out of hiding.”

To her surprise, Noa shook her head slightly. “Not necessarily. I heard that a lot of people died in Remdik. It looks like the work of a powerful fighter in the martial arts world. The MASC might have

encountered a terrifying and powerful enemy. Otherwise, they wouldn't forgo their pride and publicly apologize to Ye Fan.”

“Maybe, but that's not important. Even if those ungrateful jerks are really in trouble, I will not let Ye Fan interfere and help.” Junie did not care about the truth. Her only concern was Ye Fan himself.

“Yeah. Speaking of Ye Fan, has he not returned?” Noa asked. A hint of worry could be detected in her voice.

The night after Ye Fan led the members of Dragon God Hall to India, he bid farewell to Junie, saying that he wanted to go elsewhere to recuperate.

Thereafter, he left with Huangniu without another word. Since then, Junie had not seen him.

Junie shook her head in response to Noa's question. “That b*stard has always been like this. There's been no news from him ever since he left. He sure knows how to keep people worrying for him.”