The sound of that angry roar was powerful, carrying an invisible pressure, as if a heavenly waterfall suddenly overwhelmed the bodies of the four grandmasters, making them tremble.
They felt an immense pressure and their faces turned ugly. Following the sound, they looked over and saw, outside the banquet hall, a supremely dignified old man holding a cane; surrounded and supported by others, he slowly walked into the hall.
This elder was none other than Gao Tianshou, the family head of the Gao Family, one of the top five elite families in Longdu!
Accompanying Gao Tianshou were his eldest son Gao Benfeng, his second son Gao Benyuan, their wives, and Gao Tianshou’s grandson and granddaughter: Gao Zhiyuan, Gao Zhixiang, Gao Qingqing, and Gao Ningning.
As the crowd spotted them, their gazes filled with schadenfreude intensified.
"Ye Feng is doomed indeed," someone commented, "With Old Sir Gao personally arriving here, and Ye Feng causing trouble, how can he not be doomed?"
"Exactly, Ye Feng offended the Xu Family, he’s definitely not getting out of this unscathed. Now that the Gao family members have arrived, I see no chance for this kid..."
Everyone seemed delighted as they watched Ye Feng, believing his escape was impossible.
Gao Tianshou slowly approached where Ye Feng was, and as people gazed at Ye Feng, Gao Tianshou gently asked, "What exactly happened here?"
Just then, Han Ying stepped forward and said, "Old Sir Gao, it went ..."
"I didn’t ask you to speak!" Gao Tianshou coldly interjected, cutting Han Ying off.
Han Ying, embarrassed, closed his mouth. Though arrogant, he wouldn’t dare to talk back to Gao Tianshou, a prominent figure in Longdu and a man of his grandfather’s generation.
Gao Tianshou turned to Xu Bing, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "You tell me, what happened?"
Upon hearing Gao Tianshou’s words, Xu Bing cried out loudly, "Old Sir Gao, you must stand up for me! It’s all because of that bastard, that hick from the mountains, Ye Feng—he dared to sit in the special seats!
Someone like him, trash like him, doesn’t deserve to sit there. I just asked him to leave, but he wouldn’t listen. Instead, he hit me and made me kneel before him, demanding an apology to his wife!"
Gao Tianshou’s expression turned even darker, his face filled with barely concealed anger.
"Why did he demand you apologize to his wife? What did you say?" Gao Tianshou asked icily.
Xu Bing replied, "Old Sir Gao, I got a bit emotional and uttered a few abuses towards Lin Shiyu... But, Old Sir, I did it considering the reputation of our Gao Family!"
At that moment, Xu Zhilei also spoke up, "That’s right, Old Sir, my son was considering our family’s reputation. What right does that scum have to sit there? He doesn’t deserve it at all!"
Listening to the father and son duo, Gao Tianshou’s face grew increasingly ugly. As the crowd saw Gao Tianshou’s darkening expression, they thought he was furious at Ye Feng.
With sneers, everyone waited to watch Ye Feng’s embarrassment unfold.
Han Ying also looked on eagerly, anticipating Ye Feng’s downfall.
Gao Tianshou then asked Xu Zhilei, "So you say Ye Feng doesn’t deserve to sit here?"
Xu Zhilei nodded, "Certainly, that seat is reserved for the Gao family or someone of high stature like a Grandmaster of Great Perfection, not for trash like Ye Feng!"
"So tell me, who deserves to sit there?" Gao Tianshou pressed coldly.
Xu Zhilei responded, "Obviously, it would be members of the top five elite families or grandmasters of Great Perfection. A wretch like Ye Feng simply doesn’t qualify!"
"Bullshit!" Suddenly, Gao Tianshou exploded, cursing as he raised his hand and delivered a heavy slap to Xu Zhilei’s face. Xu Zhilei was too slow to react and was struck by the slap, which twisted his face and sent him flying off his feet.
"Boom~~" A dull thud sounded as Xu Zhilei’s body heavily crashed into the wall, creating a large hole.
"Wow~~" Xu Zhilei stood up, unable to help spitting out blood mixed with several broken teeth; his face was thoroughly swollen and he looked extremely miserable.
"What’s happening!" Instantly, the room erupted, and everyone’s eyes revealed shock; none could believe what they had seen. Gao Tianshou was supposed to deal with Ye Feng, yet he had slapped Xu Zhilei instead.
Even Han Ying was dumbstruck, his eyes and mouth wide open, his expression so exaggerated that an egg could fit in his mouth.
People were shocked beyond belief, unable to come to terms with what they had just witnessed.
Xu Zhilei, too stunned to process, looked at Gao Tianshou and asked, "Old Sir Gao, what does this mean? Why did you hit me?"
"I hit you because you deserved it! Ye Feng is my grandson, and today’s banquet was held in his honor. You said he didn’t deserve to sit here, well, I’m telling you now! He’ll sit wherever he pleases. Does your little bastard need to teach him that? What is your Xu Family compared to my grandson, Gao Tianshou’s grandson?"
"What!" This revelation, like a sudden storm, caught everyone off guard.
Everyone was utterly dumbfounded.
They had never imagined that Ye Feng was Gao Tianshou’s grandson, that today’s banquet was held for him. Stunned, they struggled to accept this truth.
"How can this be!" Han Ying was shocked; he had never imagined Ye Feng was Gao Tianshou’s grandson, making it even more impossible for him to target Ye Feng.
"Old... old... Old Sir Gao, what are you saying, Ye Feng is your grandson?" Xu Zhilei’s eyes bulged, seemingly about to pop out of their sockets, and his mouth frothed blood in an exaggerated display.
Gao Tianshou angrily declared, "If he’s not my grandson, then whose grandson is he? What are you, do you think you’re worthy of having such a remarkable grandson?"