A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 2038

“I'm sorry!” Ye Fan said politely while saluting the eighteen elders.

Although he held a grudge against the Chu Sect, he didn't hate everyone in it.

At the very least, he didn't hate the elders standing before him.

Ye Fan had once entered the Treasure Pavilion by accident many years ago.

The Chu family had nearly beaten him to death when they had caught him doing so.

As the eighteen elders had taken pity on him, they had helped reduce his suffering by defending him verbally.

The elders wiped the blood off the corners of their mouths as they returned to their seats.

However, they no longer maintained that icy-cold attitude toward Ye Fan. Instead, their faces were filled with shame and respect.

“Hey, kid! If I'm not mistaken, you're not from the Chu

Sect, are you? Judging by your age, I don't think you're even thirty! Am I right?” asked the eldest and most powerful of the eighteen elders.

Ye Fan simply nodded without saying anything.

The elders felt even more ashamed when they saw that.

“We have not stepped out of Chu Sect's forbidden grounds for dozens of years. Who would've thought a young and talented man as you existed in the martial arts world? If this is the level of skill you possess at such a young age, one can only imagine how terrifyingly powerful you could become in the future. Would you be so kind as to tell us your name? You are the first person to have faced our Inescapable Chain Formation head-on and broken through it.”

Those in the martial arts world had lots of respect for powerful martial artists.

Ye Fan's strength and skill had impressed them to the core.

“I'll be honest with you all. We actually met a little over ten years ago, and it happened right here as well,” he said with a chuckle.

“Oh? We have?” The elders all had surprised looks on their faces.

“That's impossible!”

“We would definitely remember meeting someone as young and talented as you!”

“Exactly!”

The elders shook their heads as they disagreed with his statement.

It wasn't until Ye Fan brought up the story of the Chu family nearly beating him to death that the elders recalled who he was.

“You're that kid from the Chu family? As in Zhenghong's son?”

The elders' faces were filled with surprise as they looked at Ye Fan, who nodded in response.

“How impressive... How very impressive... Who would've thought that kid from the Chu family would turn out to be so powerful? The Chu family sure is filled with talents! Chu Zhenghong was really amazing back in the day. Now, they've got a new one to take his place. As expected of the descendants of the Great Emperor. They all have the Great Emperor's blood running through their veins! By the way, have you returned to your family? Has your grandfather accepted you?”

Although the elders couldn't care less about the current affairs in the world, they knew a thing or two about Ye Fan because Chu Zhenghong had told them about it before.

“Accept?” Ye Fan shook his head and let out a wry chuckle. “He probably hates me so much that he wants to kill me right now!”

Gaius, Owen, and the others tried to follow him, but the elders stopped them.

“What are you guys doing? I thought you said we could go in?” Gaius asked while glaring at them.

“We only allowed this young man to enter. You guys will have to either obtain a handwritten permit from the head of the Chu Sect or defeat us in combat to gain access,” replied the elder standing in front.

Gaius and the others backed off in fear instantly.

They knew they weren't as capable as Ye Fan in defeating the eighteen elders even if they were in their prime, let alone when wounded.

“You guys can just wait for me outside. I'll bring you all some herbs to treat your wounds on my way out!” Ye Fan said with a smile.

“All right, then.”

Gaius and the others had no choice but to sit outside and wait for Ye Fan to return.

Just like that, Ye Fan stepped into the Treasure Pavilion, which was thousands of years old.

The first floor of the Treasure Pavilion was filled with valuable artifacts like ancient calligraphy, historical paintings, and precious antiques.

Even the missing beast heads from Yuanming Gardens could be found there.

Any of the artifacts stored there could easily shock the entire world.

However, Ye Fan had no interest in such things. He went up to the second floor.