370: Chapter 370 Witness Just How Thick-Skinned is the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion?

Wu Province lay on the stretcher, his eyes instantly lighting up upon hearing those words.

"Grandpa! You're going to get revenge for me?"

"You must kill that bastard! Tear him into ten thousand pieces!"

He shook with excitement, aggravating his injuries and making him grimace in pain, yet his face remained full of exhilaration.

Wu San Gui glanced at him without responding.

Revenge?

Of course he wanted it.

But he knew all too well that with the strength Ye Chen displayed last night, the Wu Family's meager resources weren't even enough to get stuck in the man's teeth.

Going head-to-head would be seeking death.

But...

He couldn't do it, but someone else could.

The Tianji Pavilion.

They were the ones capable of dealing with Ye Chen.

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Wu San Gui's eyes as he was about to give an order...

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Immediately after.

Wu Gong came stumbling in, his face a mask of shock and fear.

"Old... Old Master!"

"People from the Tianji Pavilion are here!"

Wu San Gui's whole body jolted as he snapped upright from his chair.

People from the Tianji Pavilion? They arrived this early?

He hadn't even figured out how to explain the matter of the key!

Before he could react, two figures had already walked through the door.

The leader was a Middle-aged Man in his forties, wearing a cyan long robe.

Behind him followed a burly, powerfully built man with a murderous aura.

Seeing the newcomers, the muscles in Wu San Gui's face twitched slightly, but he forced a smile and hurried forward to greet them.

"Mister Liu's presence is a great honor. Please forgive my lack of a proper welcome!"

That Middle-aged Man was the external affairs elder of the Tianji Pavilion, Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion.

He was in charge of 'collecting goods' in the Shanghai area for the Tianji Pavilion; his authority was immense, and his methods were extremely ruthless.

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion walked into the living room, his gaze sweeping across until it landed on Wu Province on the stretcher, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Patriarch Wu, has your grandson been stirring up trouble again?"

"How could that be?"

The smile on Wu San Gui's face grew more bitter. "Mister Liu, it's a family misfortune, there was a bit of an accident..."

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion interrupted him, looking Wu San Gui straight in the eye.

"Patriarch Wu, I've come today only to collect that item."

"Where is it?"

The smile on Wu San Gui's face froze instantly.

He opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion's brow furrowed even deeper.

"What? The item isn't in your hands?"

"Gongsun Long contacted us once before his accident."

"He said the item would be delivered to the Wu Family!"

Wu San Gui's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard, finally bracing himself to speak.

"Mister Liu... the item... was snatched away."

As the words fell, the temperature in the living room seemed to drop several degrees.

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion stared at him, his killing intent palpable.

"Snatched by whom?"

Wu San Gui gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words from between them.

"Ye Chen."

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion was taken aback for a moment.

Ye Chen?

He had heard this name.

He had been making quite a splash in the martial arts world recently; supposedly, he was the culprit who killed Gongsun Long of the Black Prison, wiped out the Sima Family in the Capital, and crushed the Chen Family's Third Elder, Chen Nufang, with a single kick...

But wasn't that in the Capital?

Why had he suddenly come to Magic City?

And he even stole something from the Tianji Pavilion?

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion stared at Wu San Gui, his tone turning cold.

"Patriarch Wu, I need an explanation."

Wu San Gui didn't dare hide anything and recounted everything that happened last night from beginning to end.

Of course.

He didn't mention that Wu Province had sought out Ye Chen first; he only said that Ye Chen had deliberately provoked them and forced the Wu Family to hand over the key.

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion listened and remained silent for a long while.

Then.

He laughed.

That laugh was bone-chillingly cold, making a shiver run down Wu San Gui's spine.

"Interesting."

"A brat in his early twenties actually thinks he can be lawless?"

"Stealing my Tianji Pavilion's things and crippling my partner's grandson..."

He turned around and strode toward the door.

"To the Maoyue Grand Hotel."

"I want to see just how capable this Ye Chen really is."

The burly man grunted in response and followed close behind.

Wu San Gui stood in the living room, watching the two receding figures with an expression that was hard to describe.

There was relief.

There was anticipation.

And there was also a faint, underlying sense of unease.

Ye Chen...

Will you still be able to act so arrogant this time?

...

Maoyue Grand Hotel, Room 2808.

Ye Chen was sitting on the sofa, leisurely sipping tea.

After a good night's sleep, he was full of energy.

The sunlight spilled in through the window, feeling warm against his body.

He pulled out his phone and checked the time.

9:30 AM.

By his reckoning, Yan Qingwu and those hundred and twenty wolf cubs should be arriving soon.

Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden knock at the door.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, looked toward the door, and spoke indifferently: "You could have just barged right in, yet you knocked. Is it to show how polite you are?"

"Boom!!!"

Just as he finished speaking, the door violently exploded inward.

Ye Chen sat on the sofa, teacup in hand, his gaze piercing through the rising dust to land on the two figures at the entrance.

The leader was in his forties, wearing a cyan robe, with a pair of sinister triangular eyes.

Behind him stood a burly, powerful man.

Ye Chen set down his teacup, leaned back against the sofa, and smiled slightly.

"You'll have to pay for that door."

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

Pay for the door?

The first thing this kid said upon seeing them was actually that?

He stared at Ye Chen; that young face showed not a hint of panic, and even seemed quite relaxed.

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion narrowed his eyes and strode into the room, coming to a halt three zhang away from Ye Chen.

"Was it you who snatched the item my Tianji Pavilion wanted?"

Ye Chen nodded, admitting it openly: "It was me."

Seeing his calm and unruffled demeanor, an indescribable sense of strangeness welled up in Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion's heart.

Does this kid really not know what kind of existence the Tianji Pavilion is?

Or is he faking it?

How can he have no reaction at all?

He took a deep breath and spoke coldly.

"Kid, the Tianji Pavilion has never gone looking for trouble."

"If you're sensible, hand over the item, and we'll let this matter go."

"Otherwise..."

Before he could finish.

Ye Chen raised a hand and cut him off.

"Stop right there."

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion's brow furrowed.

Ye Chen leaned against the sofa, looking at him with a half-smile.

"Never go looking for trouble?"

"Your Tianji Pavilion is involved with the Black Prison; that's already looking for huge trouble."

"So don't go trying to paint yourselves in a good light."

"Your Tianji Pavilion..."

He paused, his tone carrying a hint of mockery, "Are you even worthy?"

The burly man behind Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion's face changed, and he suddenly took a step forward, his aura erupting violently!

Heavenly Realm!

That pressure was almost tangible as it bore down on Ye Chen!

But Ye Chen sat on the sofa as if he felt nothing at all; even his breathing didn't falter for a second.

He just looked at Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion, his smile still as harmless as that of a child or animal.

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion's face darkened: "Kid, do you know what you're saying?"

Ye Chen tilted his head and nodded seriously.

"I know."

"I said your Tianji Pavilion isn't worthy."

"What? Am I wrong?"

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion was silent for two seconds, then suddenly laughed.

That laugh was bone-chillingly cold.

"Good, good, good."

"Everyone says you, Ye Chen, are arrogant. Seeing you today, you certainly live up to your reputation."

"But don't you know that arrogant people often die very quickly?"

Ye Chen laughed as well upon hearing this: "But why do I feel that the ones who die quickly are usually those who blindly rush in to deliver their own heads?"

"Anyone can talk big!"

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion's eyes narrowed, his killing intent fully revealed.

"Kid, I'll give you one last chance."

"Hand over the key, get on your knees and kowtow three times, then get out of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai region."

"Otherwise..."

He paused, his tone full of threat, "The Tianji Pavilion's methods will make you regret ever coming into this world."

Others might fear Ye Chen, but the Tianji Pavilion did not.

After all...

The power behind the Tianji Pavilion was not something ordinary people could compare to!

Ye Chen's smile faded slightly after hearing this.

He slowly stood up from the sofa, standing with his hands behind his back, looking Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion straight in the eye.

"I'd actually like to see what kind of methods your Tianji Pavilion has."

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion had completely lost his patience: "Fine, today I'll let you witness my Tianji Pavilion's..."

Before he could finish his sentence.

A sudden clamor of footsteps came from the room's entrance.

Immediately after.

A cold female voice drifted in from outside the door.

"Witness what of the Tianji Pavilion?"

"Witness just how thick your skin is?"