Upon hearing Gao Tianshou affirm it again, everyone felt as if an electric current had coursed through their bodies in an instant, like a bolt from the blue, and they completely believed it.
Everyone found the situation incredibly ridiculous. No wonder Ye Feng didn’t have an invitation—because Ye Feng was the main character of today, effectively the host. Why would the host need an invitation for his own event?
Xu Bing’s face turned extremely ugly in an instant, utterly defeated and desolate.
The Xu Family, though a major powerhouse in Longdu and ranked about tenth among the second-tier families,
Ye Feng, on the other hand, was the grandson of the elite and top-tier Gao Family, a background far more formidable than theirs.
If the Gao Family wished, bringing down the entire Xu Family would take just a day or two, or possibly even less. At this moment, Xu Bing was filled with regret, not having anticipated such misfortune.
It was then that Xu Zhilei came to his senses, his voice trembling, "Old Sir Gao, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! We didn’t know Young Master Ye’s identity. If we had known, even if you gave me a hundred times the courage, I wouldn’t dare to offend Young Master Ye. I know my son well; if he had known, he would have been even less likely to offend Young Master Ye."
Gao Tianshou looked extremely displeased. Today, he had specifically organized a banquet for Ye Feng in hopes of strengthening the ties between the Gao Family and Ye Feng, but now, even before they had arrived, Ye Feng was already displeased.
Gao Tianshou coldly said to Xu Zhilei, "If you want us to forgive you, ask Ye Feng what to do!"
Hearing Gao Tianshou’s words, Xu Zhilei, visibly nervous, looked at Ye Feng and quickly begged, "Young Master Ye, I’m sorry, we were blind to not recognize your status, please forgive us..."
Ye Feng looked indifferently at Xu Zhilei, and then he took his foot off Xu Bing’s head.
Ye Feng had stood on Xu Bing to keep him from getting up, but now it was different—even though Ye Feng removed his foot, Xu Bing didn’t dare to stand but continued kneeling before Ye Feng.
"Kneel..." At that moment, Ye Feng spoke slowly, his tone very calm.
"This..." Upon hearing Ye Feng’s words, Xu Zhilei trembled and looked at Ye Feng, not knowing what to say.
Ye Feng calmly said, "I’ve already told you, once you arrive, you’ll still have to kneel before me and apologize to my wife. Did you think my words were just wind?"
Xu Zhilei furrowed his brows tight. After all, he was the Family Head of the Xu Family, representing them entirely. If he kneels now, the Xu Family would become a laughingstock and lose respect.
Xu Zhilei couldn’t possibly be willing to kneel to Ye Feng; he looked at Ye Feng with a troubled expression, "Young Master Ye, I’m sorry, I apologize, I truly didn’t know, please show me some respect..."
"Kneel!" Ye Feng’s tone turned colder, utterly imperious with absolutely no room for negotiation.
"Young Master, don’t go too far; we’ve already apologized humbly. Don’t be too aggressive. Leave some room for decency, for future interactions. Although you are Old Sir Gao’s grandson and hold an extraordinary position, even Gao Zhiyuan and the others wouldn’t be so overbearing!" Xu Zhilei frowned as he spoke.
Hearing Xu Zhilei’s words, Ye Feng simply shook his head, "Either you kneel willingly, or do you want me to help you?"
Xu Zhilei’s words carried a double meaning, implying that although Ye Feng was Gao Tianshou’s grandson, he was still just a grandson, not a direct descendant like Gao Zhiyuan.
But Ye Feng completely disregarded this, infuriating Xu Zhilei, "Ye Feng, you are being too arrogant!"
Then, Xu Zhilei, with a face full of anger, turned to Gao Tianshou, "Old Sir Gao, our Xu Family, too, holds a respectable place in Longdu. I represent the entire Xu Family. If today, both my son and I kneel to Young Master Ye, how can we face the people of Longdu in the future? Where will our dignity be? We can apologize, but kneeling is impossible!
Even if your Gao Family decides to destroy our Xu Family, I won’t kneel. I will fight for our final dignity!"
Xu Zhilei’s tone was very firm, his words powerful, showing no hint of relenting, firmly against kneeling.
But before Gao Tianshou could speak, Ye Feng had already responded, "What do you think the Xu Family is? If I wish, destroying your Xu Family wouldn’t be difficult at all."
Hearing Ye Feng’s words, veins bulged on Xu Zhilei’s forehead, "Kid, you’re too arrogant! Old Sir Gao hasn’t even spoken yet, what right do you have to intervene? Kid, if it wasn’t for Old Sir Gao being here today, I would have killed you already!"
"Right! Just a grandson, what’s there to be arrogant about? You think you’re a real dragon? In fact, you’re nothing but a pestering snake!" Xu Long said coldly, looking at Ye Feng.
Xu Bao’s temper flared even more, "Damn it, let’s just kill him; we’ll die together if necessary. Though we’re no match for the Gao Family, we shouldn’t lose our dignity because of this!"
"You three are pathetic; do you even have the capacity to die with me?" Ye Feng sneered, looking at Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard.
"Who are you calling pathetic!" Suddenly, Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, all enraged at the same time, their eyes filled with killing intent.
Initially, Ye Feng couldn’t bother to argue with them, but sensing their intense killing intent, he became interested. As Ye Feng had been posing as a student, he rarely absorbed high-quality killing intent, and the Execution God Ring hadn’t had its killing intent increased for quite some time. Ye Feng saw this as an opportunity to absorb some.
Therefore, Ye Feng deliberately provoked Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard, "Obviously, you three are the pathetic ones. Heard that? You three are pathetic. Don’t even talk about dying with me; you don’t even qualify to touch me..."
"What!" Upon hearing Ye Feng’s words, everyone got angry, glaring at Ye Feng with rage, thinking that he was just a despicable scoundrel.