203: There's no reason to mess with the Wang family!

The moment Chu Niubi heard the word "clown," he instantly exploded!

He pointed his finger at Wang Yuan's nose, his spittle almost spraying onto the other's face.

"Wang Yuan! You're the fucking clown!"

"Your whole family graduated from the circus!"

"I'll worship whoever the hell I want as my master, what's it to you? Who gave you the right to stand here and make snide remarks?!"

Wang Yuan, sprayed with spittle, hastily dodged and wiped his face with a look of disgust.

"Isn't it true?"

"Chu Niubi, you're really famous now."

"That 'earth-shattering kneel' at the airport—the video has already spread across all major platforms."

"By tonight, the entire Yanjing... no, netizens nationwide will know the 'glorious tale' of the Chu Family's young master kneeling in public, crying and begging someone to take him as a disciple."

"This heat is way more explosive than all your previous scandals and gossip."

"Congratulations, Chu the internet celebrity."

Clearly.

This matter had likely been stirred up from behind the scenes by someone.

After all.

The covert and overt struggles among the Three Major Families were nothing new. Given the chance... who wouldn't want to crush their competitor?

Chu Niubi's eyes widened. Instead of getting angry, he puffed out his chest.

"So what if I'm famous?"

"I have the guts to own up to my actions!"

"If I want to worship a master, I'll do it openly and proudly! If I want to do something, I'll do it clearly and plainly!"

"Unlike some people..."

He shifted his tone, his gaze turning scornful.

"Who put on a respectable front in public but are full of depravity behind the scenes."

"Got the Department Beauty pregnant in university, then zipped up his pants and refused to take responsibility."

"To save a bit of face, the family even turned around and slandered the girl, accusing her of doing anything to climb the social ladder, driving her to jump off a building to end it all..."

Chu Niubi grew angrier as he spoke.

"Wasn't that incident big enough back then?"

"A human life! And what happened in the end? Didn't your Wang Family just use money and influence to brutally suppress it, sealing it up tight?"

"And you, Wang Yuan, have the nerve to stand here all high and mighty lecturing me?"

"Are you even worthy?!"

The incident Chu Niubi spoke of was not a complete secret within Yanjing's top circles.

Several years ago, during his university days, Wang Yuan had a relationship with a Department Beauty from a commoner background and got her pregnant.

Upon learning of this, the Wang Family was furious, considering it a disgrace to their name. Not only did they forbid the marriage, they instead used their resources to spread rumors that the girl was promiscuous and scheming to use the pregnancy to climb up, applying immense pressure.

To the point where,

the girl, unable to bear the humiliation, ultimately leaped from the rooftop of the school building, her fragrant life extinguished.

The incident caused quite a stir back then, but the Wang Family's power was vast. They quickly mobilized media, legal, and other means to suppress public opinion, "compensated" the girl's family, and the matter was eventually dropped.

This became a stain that Wang Yuan, and even the Wang Family, were unwilling to mention.

But now... Chu Niubi had dragged it out into the open!

"You... shut your mouth!"

The arrogance on Wang Yuan's face instantly crumbled, replaced by a ghastly pallor!

A flicker of panic flashed in his eyes, quickly overtaken by rage.

"Chu Niubi! Stop spouting nonsense and slandering people!"

"That's defamation! Malicious rumors spread by people with ulterior motives!"

"Our Wang Family already clarified it! That woman had psychological issues herself!"

Chu Niubi scoffed, crossing his arms and tilting his head to look at him.

"Getting nervous?"

"Look, look, someone's getting nervous."

"Jumping at the mere mention of it. Do you often dream of that girl coming to claim your life at night?"

"You!!!" Wang Yuan's chest heaved violently, his finger pointing at Chu Niubi, trembling with anger.

A vein throbbed on his forehead; he was almost unable to restrain himself from rushing forward to tear Chu Niubi's foul mouth apart.

But remembering his purpose for coming here, he forcibly suppressed this rage.

He took several deep breaths before barely managing to suppress the resentment in his heart. He stopped looking at Chu Niubi's punchable face and instead directed all his fury towards Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen!"

"You're really something!"

"You even dare to hit my Wang Family's steward?"

"Do you really think that just because you have the Dragon Group backing you and that 'act first, report later' reputation, you can run wild in Yanjing?!"

Ye Chen hadn't spoken until now, letting Chu Niubi do his thing.

Now that the focus was on him, he slowly lifted his eyelids and looked at Wang Yuan.

"I hit him."

"And then?"

His tone was very calm, even a bit bored.

As if he hadn't hit the Wang Family's steward, but merely swatted away a buzzing fly.

Wang Yuan choked on this attitude once again.

This master-disciple pair, why the hell were they so alike?

Both so infuriating?!

"And then?"

Wang Yuan laughed in extreme anger.

"And then you have to give me an explanation today!"

"Come back to the Wang Family with me!"

"Explain yourself in front of my grandfather!"

"Otherwise..."

His eyes sharpened, and the fierce aura of an elite from the [Leopard] unit suddenly surged around him.

"...I'll have to use a 'request' to invite you over!"

As his words fell, the dozen or so [Leopard] team members behind him simultaneously leaned forward slightly, poised for action.

A murderous aura rushed towards them!

Chu Niubi's Bodyguards immediately grew tense, stepping forward to shield Chu Niubi and Ye Chen even more closely.

The two sides faced off, tension drawn like a bow!

Seeing this, Chu Niubi, far from being afraid, grew even more excited. Rolling up his sleeves, he shouted, "Oh wow! Want a fight? Bring it on! You think I'm scared? I'll..."

"Chu Niubi."

Ye Chen suddenly spoke, interrupting his challenge.

Chu Niubi was startled and turned his head. "Master?"

Ye Chen didn't answer him. Instead, he looked at Wang Yuan, his eyes filled with pity, as if looking at a fool.

"Are you and your grandfather the same, having had your brains crushed by a door?"

Wang Yuan was stunned, seemingly not expecting Ye Chen to open with such blunt and vulgar insults. He then flew into a rage. "You... say that again?!"

Ye Chen seemed even more curious, tilting his head slightly.

"Am I wrong?"

"You and your grandfather, knowing full well I'm a Dragon Group member, actually dare to bring [Leopard] people to block me in broad daylight and threaten me?"

"Are you all brain-damaged, or did you collectively get water in your heads?"

"Or perhaps your Wang Family's upbringing specifically teaches you how to use the part above your necks to smash into iron plates?"

"Pfft—" Chu Niubi couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

Even Bai Wanqing beside them couldn't control the twitch at the corner of her mouth, though she ultimately suppressed it with her superhuman self-control.

Otherwise... she would have definitely laughed too.

Because Ye Chen's words were too vicious!

Wang Yuan's face turned ashen, the veins on his forehead throbbing visibly.

He had indeed, without his grandfather Wang Zhenyue's knowledge, privately mobilized familiar [Leopard] team members to come block Ye Chen.

Firstly, he wanted to vent some anger for the beaten steward Wang Yun and salvage a bit of the Wang Family's face.

Secondly, he wanted to take the opportunity to gauge the weight of this Ye Chen who had recently risen to fame.

He had thought... with his status as the Wang Family's direct grandson and the deterrence of the [Leopard] unit, he could at least pressure Ye Chen a bit, make him yield and obediently return to the Wang Family with him.

But he never expected!

Just after confronting them, before even a few sentences were exchanged, he was nearly choked to the point of passing out by this tag-team from Ye Chen and Chu Niubi!

"Ye Chen!"

Wang Yuan squeezed the words through gritted teeth. "Is the Dragon Group so great? Does being in the Dragon Group let you hit people at will and act recklessly?!"

"The Dragon Group is that great."

Ye Chen nodded. "At the very least, even if I killed you right here on the spot, as long as the reason is sufficient and the after-action report is written well enough, probably no one could do anything to me... believe it or not?"

Wang Yuan's pupils contracted, a chill ran down his spine, but was immediately drowned by fury.

He suddenly took a step forward, his aura erupting, revealing the cultivation of a late-stage Grandmaster. His eyes were full of mockery and disdain.

"Hahaha!"

"Ye Chen, do you really think you're something special?"

"Relying on the little bit of privilege the Dragon Group gives you, you dream of opposing our entire Wang Family?"

"Let me tell you, no matter how powerful the Dragon Group is, it's still the nation's blade!"

"It has to follow rules, follow procedures!"

"Trying to move against a deeply rooted family like ours? It's not that easy!"

"Oh?" Ye Chen crossed his arms in front of his chest and asked again, "It seems you're very confident in the Wang Family's foundation, thinking even the Dragon Group can't touch you?"

"Of course!"

Wang Yuan lifted his chin slightly, regaining some of his arrogance.

"Which of the Three Major Families of Yanjing isn't intertwined with the state, with intricate connections?"

"The Dragon Group is a sharp blade, true. But who holds the hilt, and who the blade is pointed at, isn't something a lowly Special Agent like you gets to decide!"

"Is that so?" Ye Chen smiled. "What if I happen to have a reason that could justifiably aim this blade's tip at your Wang Family?"

Wang Yuan frowned, an inexplicable sense of unease rising in his heart, but he refused to yield verbally.

"A reason? What reason? Stop bluffing!"

"Our Wang Family conducts itself with integrity and honor. What leverage could possibly fall into your hands?"