A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 2312 Surrender Agreement

The staff of the International Martial Arts Union rebuked sternly, their angry voices filled with threats and murderous intent.

Now, Chu Sect had fallen, and Dragon God Hall had vanished without a trace.

It could be said that in today's world, the greatest martial arts force was the International Martial Arts Union.

These individuals, entrusted with the authority of the International Martial Arts Union, presided over Norwal City, naturally exuding an air of confidence and fearlessness.

However, just as their words fell, they could see the figures of a man and a woman appeared walking side by side up ahead of them. They just appeared in everyone's view.

Upon seeing this person, Chu Shen and the rest of the Chu family couldn't help but shudder.

A whirlwind of emotions swirled within and various complex feelings surged to their mind.

As for the staff of the International Martial Arts Union, their eyes narrowed slightly.

Especially the leader, Dubyn's eyes were dark and gloomy, staring intently at the two people ahead.

For some reason, Dubyn always felt a sense of familiarity with that man, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

“Who are you?”

“What brings you here?”

“Don't you know? Mount Chumen is a controlled area. Those who live here are the most dangerous war criminals.”

“If you don't want to invite trouble, leave immediately!”

Out of caution, Dubyn did not immediately take action.

Instead, a warning was given in advance.

However, the two of them paid no heed to his warning.

He walked past the Chu family as if they were invisible. Finally, he stopped in front of the mother- daughter duo under evasive gazes as they trembled in fear.

“Does it hurt?”

The man reached out, gently touching the wound on the little girl's forehead.

The little girl winced in pain, grimacing and baring her teeth, with tears still streaming down her face.

The man helped her up from the ground and comforted her with a smile, “Don't cry. A beautiful girl shouldn't mar her looks with tears.”

As the man spoke, he gently grazed the girl's delicate nose.

The girl didn't dare to speak, she just looked at her mother as if seeking her help.

In a way, it looked more like she was questioning who the man was.

Her mother, too, dared not utter a word, her head bowed low, lacking even the courage to look at the man.

She stood as still as a cicada in winter as if the person standing before her was an entity even more terrifying than those from the International Martial Arts Union.

“Hmm?”

“Hey, kid. I'm talking to you.”

“Didn't you hear me?”

The man's obnoxious attitude filled Dubyn with extreme anger.

Immediately, he furrowed his brow, sternly questioning the man.

But the man still ignored him.

“You are courting death!”

Dubyn was instantly enraged and immediately ordered his subordinates to take action.

At that moment, the man who had always maintained a calm demeanor, finally had a glint of coldness flash across his eyes and brows.

“It seems like you're the one courting death.”

The man spoke in a low voice.

Then, with a wave of his long sleeve.

A burst of energy was suddenly unleashed.

With a single scream of agony, the staff of the International Martial Arts Union were all sent flying like kites severed from their strings, spewing blood as they were thrown backward.

Even Dubyn, with the power of a grandmaster, couldn't escape.

Similarly, he was severely injured, coughing up blood as he fell to the ground.

“Who...who are you?”

The man's strength left Dubyn utterly astonished.

“Speak while kneeling!”

But at that moment, the man let out another shout.

The majestic grandeur was akin to towering mountains.

Dubyn and the others were directly forced to kneel on the ground.

At the same time, the members of the Chu family surprisingly knelt down in unison upon hearing his words.

Everyone looked at the man with eyes filled with fear and trepidation.

Ye Fan couldn't help but be deeply moved upon witnessing such a scene.

Is this even members of the Chu family?

Why couldn't Ye Fan see even a trace of their former pride and bravery in their eyes?

Indeed, there was only that kind of timidity and servility.

Especially after seeing the chains on them, Ye Fan's eyebrows undoubtedly furrowed even deeper.

He looked at Chu Shen, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked in a cold voice, “What exactly is going on?”

Faced with Ye Fan's words, the Chu family naturally dared not conceal anything.

Chu Shen said earnestly, “It's because there are only a few girls of suitable age in our family over sixteen years old.”

“However, the officials of the International Martial Arts Union were not satisfied. They demanded that our family hand over more girls. Left with no choice, we had to give up even the girls under sixteen.”

“The girl's mother couldn't bear it, which led to the conflict that just erupted.”

“However, as heaven and earth are our witnesses, we have been strictly adhering to the obligations stipulated in the contract. We certainly have not hidden any girls and refused to hand them over.”

Chu Shen spoke in a voice filled with sorrow.

He looked terrified, there wasn't a trace of the dignity that a high-ranking elder of the Chu family should possess.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan's frown deepened without a doubt, “That's not what I was asking.”

“I'm asking what's the story with the chains on you?”

“Who put these on you!”

Upon hearing these words, Chu Shen's face turned grim. After a long while, he let out a sigh.

As it turned out, ever since Chu Sect was defeated and Ye Fan was put on the martial alliance's most wanted list, the Chu family's situation took a drastic turn for the worse.

In order to exact revenge on the Chu family, the martial artists of the International Martial Arts Union forced the Chu family members to sign a humiliating surrender agreement that stripped them of their rights and dignity.

Within the agreement, not only were the entire estates of the Tang and Chu families confiscated, but the Tang and Chu families were also designated as war criminals in the martial arts world, destined to bear heavy shackles generation after generation.

Within the clan, every girl over the age of sixteen was required to be handed over, to undergo the educational transformation of the International Martial Arts Union.

As for men, they were forbidden to practice martial arts. Anyone found doing so would be executed.

And, condemned to live and die in the wilderness, he was never to step half a foot out of Mount Chumen.

Upon hearing this, an indescribable anger surged within Ye Fan.

These insatiable scoundrels of the International Martial Arts Union.

In the process of eliminating Chu Sect, they crumbled at the first touch, surrendering as soon as the battle began.

One could say that the downfall of Chu Sect had nothing to do with the group of people from the International Martial Arts Union.

It was entirely Ye Fan, who, with the power of the Dragon God Hall, risked his life to obliterate it.

Yet, this bunch of scoundrels claimed the glory with the demeanor of victors and even forced the Chu family to sign a surrender agreement.

The war wasn't even their battle, nor were they the ones who destroyed Chu Sect.

Dragon God Hall didn't even demand to sign this agreement. What right does the International Martial Arts Union have to do so?

“So, they ask you to sign, and you just sign?”

“Where was your imposing attitude when you drove me out of the Chu family years ago?”

“Where is the fervor from your global conquests of yesteryears?”

“Why has everyone suddenly turned into a spineless jelly?”

Ye Fan was seething with anger.

Even though he didn't particularly like the Chu family.

But in the end, it was his paternal family.

Moreover, many of them were his kin.

In the Chu family, Ye Fan could tolerate his own deception, but he would not allow other forces to insult his family members like this.

And now, they were even treated like slaves.

This undoubtedly tarnished Ye Fan's reputation.

“Where are Demonic Duo?”

“Get them here!”

Ye Fan shouted sharply.

The thunderous roar echoed throughout the entire Mount Chumen.

A moment later, the figures of two elders emerged, flying out from the depths of the Chu family residence.

Fell directly on his knees in front of Ye Fan.

“Mr. Chu!”

Upon seeing Ye Fan, Demonic Duo greeted him with respect and reverence.

“Do you two even have the audacity to address me as the head of the family?”

“You have been the guardians of the Chu family for generations. Protecting the lives and safety of the Chu family members is your sacred duty.”

“And what about now?”

“Is this how you guys protect them?”

Ye Fan sternly rebuked in anger.

Instantly, Demonic Duo felt bitter. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“Mr. Chu, we are left with no choice.”

“If that contract hadn't been signed after the defeat that year, the International Martial Arts Union would have rallied the global martial arts forces to annihilate the Chu and the Tang families.”

“We brothers can't fight against all of them. We have no choice but to let the Chu family live on in disgrace, so they won't be annihilated by the International Martial Arts Union.”

After saying that, Demonic Duo also let out a sigh.

Most of the time, they found themselves not in control of the circumstances.

Ye Fan didn't say a word, but his hand clenched tightly.

At this moment, Dubyn and the others behind him seemed to have guessed Ye Fan's identity.

“You...you are, Chu Tianfan?”

“Aren't you supposed to be dead?”

“How are you still alive?”

Dubyn asked anxiously.

Ye Fan didn't pay any attention, he simply asked him, “Where are the girls you took from the Chu family?”

Dubyn's lips quivered slightly as he quickly offered a placating smile. “Rest assured, Hall Master Chu,” he said, “they are all doing well. We meant well by taking them out and allowing them to receive a good education. Then, reform and guide them to become better people, and prevent them from straying down the wrong path!”

“Bullshit!” At this moment, someone from the Chu family stood up and cursed loudly, “Education? You took away the girls from our clan just to satisfy your beastly desires. Our poor girls were only sixteen years old when they were taken away by you for a year. They became pregnant and miscarried and were chained up in a room like dogs. Moreover, these are the ones who survived. Most of them were violated and killed by you beasts!”

“You bunch of b*stards. You're worse than animals with human faces but the hearts of beasts! You will get your comeuppance!”

The Chu family was instantly filled with righteous indignation.

All the resentment that had been silently endured over the years was now fully vented.