as he gang''s scolding sounded, a grandmaster emerged from behind him and reached out to shove ye fan, "get lost, you idiot! don''t make me raise my hand!"


    the grandmaster rebuked coldly, a qi force surged out as he thought he could easily repel ye fan.


    but he had underestimated ye fan''s strength!


    before his qi force was fully unleashed, ye fan had already made his move, effortlessly grabbing the grandmaster, swinging him around like a stick, and smashing him to the ground with ferocity.


    crack!


    boom!


    after a series of deafening sounds, the grandmaster didn''t even let out a scream before he lay limp on the ground like a dead dog, instantly losing his fighting strength!


    and who knows how many bones in his body were broken!


    huh?


    that took him down?


    all the guests in the audience couldn''t help but take a sharp breath and began to reassess ye fan once again.


    was this really the idiotic young master of the ye family?


    five years ago, he was known as a monstrous genius, but after being idiotic for five years, most people had forgotten he was ever a genius. they thought since his mind was addled, his martial skills would have surely deteriorated as well.


    but now it seemed ye fan''s strength had reached an extremely terrifying realm!


    how could a grandmaster be tossed around like a toy in ye fan''s hands, so effortlessly defeated?


    he gang and liu zijian both widened their eyes, with a hint of wariness in them!


    on the other side, ren zhenghua and ren xueying, along with others, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing ye fan appear.


    subconsciously, they had started to see ye fan as their mainstay!


    "with me, ye fan, here, those people won''t be able to turn the skies!"


    ren zhenghua watched ye fan with intense eyes, recalling the phrase ye fan had said before.


    at that time, ren zhenghua thought ye fan was bragging, but now it seemed that ye fan had not exaggerated one bit.


    liu zijian had participated in some of the actions of the higher-ups and roughly knew some of the secrets.


    besides elder tang zheng, there were other heavyweights in the capital who wanted to doom the ye family!


    now that things had reached rock bottom, those bigwigs would definitely not sit by and watch the ye family rise again!


    the guests at the venue were all abuzz!


    although ye fan''s displayed strength wasn''t weak, everyone was indeed not optimistic about the ye family''s current power and influence. moreover, ye fan was still seen as an idiot by outsiders!


    so what if he could fight?


    "unless ren zhenghua has gone mad, he would definitely not agree to marry ren xueying to ye fan!"


    while everyone was making a ruckus, ren zhenghua walked up to the stage with a microphone, coughed, and said, "ladies and gentlemen! i am ren zhenghua, the patriarch of the ren family. i was planning to announce this news later, but since it has come to this, i might as well reveal it now!"


    "today, i announce that ye family''s young master ye fan and my daughter ren xueying, in the presence and with the blessing of everyone here, are bound by a marriage contract. today marks not only the old man''s birthday banquet but also the setting of the marriage bond. i hope you will all offer your congratulations!"


    hiss!


    as ren zhenghua''s words fell, the venue fell into silence, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!


    it took several seconds before the crowd reacted!


    "damn! is this a bombshell or what? just a couple of days ago, i heard the ren family had been forced to reach an agreement with the feng family, feng hanshao even made a public declaration, announcing ren xueying as his future wife and warning others to steer clear! and now, ye fan has cut in halfway?"


    "i heard young master feng is already on his way here, and he has invited heavyweight guests to bear witness! once he arrives and finds out he''s lost his fiance?e, that''s going to be one hell of a show!"


    "right! the ancient martial feng family stands above the secular world, a formidable force to be reckoned with. now that the ye family is almost completely destroyed, can they withstand the revenge of the feng family?"


    while the crowd whispered among themselves, ren xueying stepped onto the stage, took the microphone and said, "elders, friends, and relatives! ye fan and i didn''t just meet today. six years ago, on that night, brother fan lay in my arms... i''ve liked him ever since that night six years ago..."


    ren xueying''s words not only confirmed the news but also conveyed an even more important message!


    that is, even if feng hanshao truly married ren xueying!


    six years ago, ren xueying had already prepared a green hat for feng hanshao!


    holy moly!


    this time, feng hanshao''s face was truly rubbed in the dirt...


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