373: Chapter 373 Of all people to provoke, why did he have to provoke that devil?

“???”

The burly man's face was pale, and cold sweat hung on his forehead. When he heard Wu San Gui's words, his footsteps came to a sudden halt.

He turned his head and stared at Wu San Gui with a gaze that looked like he was looking at a dead man.

Wu San Gui's heart skipped a beat under that gaze, and he subconsciously took half a step back.

“Bro... Brother, what are you...”

Before he could finish his sentence.

The burly man had already rushed in front of him, raised his right foot, and kicked him hard in the stomach!

“Bang!”

Wu San Gui flew backward, crashing into a business van, the impact denting the car door!

He clutched his stomach, curled up on the ground, his expression shifting from shock to agony, and then from agony to confusion.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What happened?

Why did someone from the Tianji Pavilion kick me???

The burly man withdrew his foot and looked down at him from above, the fury in his eyes almost erupting.

“Take down that madman?”

“You have the fucking nerve to ask?”

“It's all because of you! Because of that trash grandson of yours!”

“Of all the people to provoke, you had to provoke that devil!”

The more he spoke, the angrier he got, and he kicked Wu San Gui again.

“Bang!”

“Ouch!”

Wu San Gui screamed in pain as he slid across the ground, slamming into a roadside fire hydrant.

He lay on the ground, his body in excruciating pain, but his mind was even more bewildered.

Devil?

What devil?

That Ye Chen?

The burly man pointed at his nose and continued to curse loudly.

“I'm telling you!”

“Elder Liu has been detained by that devil!”

“He's being used as a sparring partner for a bunch of greenhorns! A punching bag!”

“The face of my Tianji Pavilion has been completely disgraced by your Wu Family today!”

Wu San Gui lay on the ground, and upon hearing this, he was completely dumbfounded.

Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion, a Heavenly Realm Peak expert and the External Affairs Elder of the Tianji Pavilion, was actually detained by Ye Chen?!

And he's a sparring partner for a bunch of greenhorns???

He abruptly looked up at the burly man, his face filled with shock and fear.

“How is that possible?”

“Elder Liu is at the Heavenly Realm Peak...”

Hearing this, the burly man laughed out of extreme anger.

“Heavenly Realm Peak?”

“Heavenly Realm Peak is worth jack shit!”

“That Ye Chen pinned Elder Liu down with a single hand so he couldn't move!”

“Even his cultivation was sealed!”

“Do you have any fucking idea who you provoked?!”

Wu San Gui's face instantly turned as pale as paper.

One hand...

Pinned Elder Liu so he couldn't move?

And even sealed his cultivation?

What kind of strength was that?

Celestial Master Realm?

Or even stronger?

He suddenly remembered Ye Chen's calm and composed appearance as he sat on the sofa last night, and the scene where he crippled over a hundred Earth Realm experts with a single stomp...

A chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

He had thought that with the Tianji Pavilion's intervention, Ye Chen would surely die.

But now...

Even Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion had been detained!

The burly man took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and stared coldly at Wu San Gui.

“Wu, listen to me carefully.”

“My Tianji Pavilion will remember what happened today.”

“Once I return and report to the Pavilion Master, there will be a decision.”

“As for your Wu Family...”

He paused, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, “Good luck to you.”

With that.

He turned and left, disappearing into the early morning mist with large strides, leaving the group of Wu Family elites looking at each other in confusion and helplessness.

Wu San Gui lay on the ground, watching the receding figure, feeling as if his spine had been removed.

It's over.

Completely over.

He had thought that by dragging the Tianji Pavilion into this, he could kill with a borrowed knife and leave Ye Chen without a place to be buried.

But he never expected...

That knife would be snatched away by Ye Chen's bare hands and instead held against his own throat!

What kind of existence was the Tianji Pavilion?

It was the largest hidden power in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai region!

It was a behemoth that even Bureau 749 had to be wary of!

And who was Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion?

He was the External Affairs Elder of the Tianji Pavilion and a confidant of Pavilion Master Pei Donglai, Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion!

Now that Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion was detained by Ye Chen as a sparring partner, a punching bag, and beaten by a group of greenhorns in front of so many people...

This wasn't just slapping Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion's face; it was slapping the Tianji Pavilion's face!

It was Pei Donglai, Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion's face!

Could the Tianji Pavilion let this go after suffering such a huge loss?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

They would definitely retaliate!

And his Wu Family, as the fuse for this matter and the culprit who dragged the Tianji Pavilion into the mess...

Would be the very first target for the Tianji Pavilion's reckoning!

Wu San Gui's face was as pale as paper.

He had lived for over sixty years and struggled in Shanghai for decades, rising from a live-in son-in-law to his current position. What storms had he not seen?

But this time...

He was truly afraid.

He couldn't withstand the Tianji Pavilion's fury.

He could withstand the fury of that devil, Ye Chen, even less.

But now, he had offended both sides to the death!

Wu San Gui lay on the ground, gasping for air, his mind racing with various thoughts.

Run?

Where could he run?

His roots were in Shanghai, his industries were in Shanghai, and his family was in Shanghai.

If he ran, everything would be gone.

Beg the Tianji Pavilion for mercy?

But Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion was still being held by Ye Chen, and the Tianji Pavilion was full of pent-up rage with nowhere to vent. Wouldn't going to them be seeking death?

Then there was only one path left...

Wu San Gui abruptly looked up at the revolving door of the Maoyue Grand Hotel.

Go find Ye Chen.

Beg him.

Beg him for protection.

Although that kid was a devil, although he had crippled his grandson, and although he had stolen the key from his hands...

Now, only he could protect him!!!

Wu San Gui took a deep breath and struggled to climb up from the ground.

He clutched his stomach, which was throbbing with pain from the kick, and stood unsteadily, his expression complex beyond words.

Wu Gong stood to the side, completely stunned: “Mas... Master, what do we do now?”

He asked cautiously, his voice trembling.

Wu San Gui took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.

“Go upstairs.”

Wu Gong was taken aback: “Upstairs? What are we going upstairs for?”

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

“To find Ye Chen.”

The confusion on Wu Gong's face intensified.

“Master, didn't we just find out from the Tianji Pavilion people that Elder Liu was detained by him?”

“If we go to cause trouble for him now, isn't that just delivering ourselves to our deaths?”

Wu San Gui suddenly turned his head and stared at him: “What the fuck do you know?”

Wu Gong was frightened by that gaze and took half a step back.

Wu San Gui took a deep breath and said word by word.

“The Tianji Pavilion suffered such a huge loss this time; they definitely won't let it go.”

“When they come to their senses, the first one they'll settle accounts with is our Wu Family!”

“At that time, where will we go to beg for mercy?”

“Who would be willing to protect us?”

Wu Gong's expression also changed.

Wu San Gui continued.

“The only one who can protect us now is Ye Chen.”

“As long as he is willing to take us in, our Wu Family will be fine!”

“Do you understand?”

Wu Gong froze for several seconds before it suddenly clicked.

An expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

“Mas... Master, you mean... we're going to beg the person who crippled the young master's arms and legs?”

Wu San Gui's face instantly turned the color of pig liver.

He knew it was embarrassing.

He knew it was humiliating.

He knew it would make the Wu Family the laughingstock of all Shanghai.

But what could he do?

Did he have a choice?

“So what if he's crippled!”

Wu San Gui gritted his teeth and growled.

“That good-for-nothing Sheng'er caused such a huge disaster. If losing two arms and a leg can exchange for the Wu Family's safety, that's his good fortune!”

“If the Wu Family is gone, even if his limbs were intact, how many days could he live?”

Wu Gong: “...”

He had followed Wu San Gui for decades, but this was the first time he had heard him say such things.

The same Wu San Gui who had pampered his grandson to the heavens was now actually saying...

It was good that he was crippled?

Wu Gong was at a loss: “But that Ye Chen...”

Before he could finish, Wu San Gui, in a fit of rage, raised his hand and slapped Wu Gong across the face!

“Slap!”

The crisp sound of the slap rang out on the early morning street.

Wu Gong clutched his face and stumbled back, his expression full of terror.

Wu San Gui pointed at his nose and cursed loudly.

“Shut up!”

“From now on, remember this!”

“Call him Mr. Ye!”

“It's not Ye Chen! It's not 'that kid'! It's Mr. Ye!”

“Now, come up with me to admit our mistakes!”

“Otherwise, the Wu Family is finished! Do you understand?!”

Wu Gong clutched his face and nodded repeatedly, tears nearly falling: “Under... understood...”

Wu San Gui took a deep breath, turned around, and walked toward the hotel's revolving door with large strides.

Wu Gong gritted his teeth and motioned to the several elite thugs behind him who were already scared witless.

“What are you still standing there for?”

“Hurry up and follow!”

The group woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly chased after him.

Soon.

Wu San Gui led the group, stumbling their way to room 2808.

The door was wide open, and noisy talking and laughter could be heard from inside.

Standing at the doorway, Wu San Gui saw the scene in the room at a glance...

The one hundred and twenty students from the Hidden Dragon Pavilion were gathered in groups of twos and threes, excitedly discussing something.

On the floor, Liu Rushi, Foreign Affairs Elder of Tianji Pavilion lay like a dead dog, his face so swollen that his original appearance was unrecognizable. Two students were holding his arms, preparing to drag him to a corner.

Wu San Gui's eyelids twitched violently.

At that moment, the group of students noticed them at the door.

Everyone stopped their actions in unison and turned their heads, dozens of gazes falling directly on Wu San Gui and the group behind him.