At that moment, Zhao Yebao was completely stunned. He had not expected Ye Feng’s strength to be so formidable. Originally, he thought Ye Feng was merely a Half-step Master, but now, even facing him—an Innate Perfection Martial Artist—Ye Feng was utterly crushing him, leaving him with no ability to resist.
"You... you..." Zhao Yebao looked at Ye Feng in shock, his eyes seeming almost ready to fall out of their sockets.
But Ye Feng still appeared completely relaxed, as if what he had done was a trivial matter.
Not only Zhao Yebao but everyone present felt a storm raging within their hearts.
Even Zhao Xinling found herself in a state of shock, feeling as if her whole psyche had collapsed. In her heart, her father had always been the pillar of the household, an undefeatable presence.
Even if she were to choose a husband, she would want someone stronger than her father, or at least not too inferior to him.
However, now, the father she believed to be so powerful appeared so fragile before Ye Feng.
At that moment, Zhao Yebao, in pain, looked at Ye Feng and said, "Let... let go of me!"
But Ye Feng remained relaxed, completely disregarding Zhao Yebao, as if he hadn’t heard him at all.
Zhao Yebao’s expression grew more painful, and just then, he saw Housekeeper Hu standing aside, a look of hope appearing in his eyes. Housekeeper Hu was his most trusted and powerful expert.
"Housekeeper Hu! Quick... come and help me!" Zhao Yebao shouted.
He had thought that Housekeeper Hu would rush over without hesitation to help him, but after Zhao Yebao called for help, Housekeeper Hu stood still, his face showing difficulty, not moving at all, showing no intention of helping Zhao Yebao.
Seeing Housekeeper Hu remain motionless, Zhao Yebao shouted desperately, "Housekeeper Hu, help me!"
However, Housekeeper Hu still looked troubled and did not move or take any action.
At this moment, Zhao Yebao bellowed angrily, "Housekeeper Hu, I’m telling you to help me, why are you standing there doing nothing, what does this mean?"
Zhao Yebao’s face turned red, nearly using all his strength.
Housekeeper Hu’s expression turned extremely unpleasant, with guilt, he said to Zhao Yebao, "Family Head, I’m sorry, I can’t make a move, I don’t want to die ..."
"What!" Upon hearing Housekeeper Hu’s words, a storm was stirred up once again among the people present, each more shocked than the last. They looked at Housekeeper Hu as if they were in a dream, as if they had heard wrong.
Zhao Yebao couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Housekeeper Hu, within the Zhao Family, might not be the strongest, but he was absolutely crucial. Whenever he was asked to take action, Housekeeper Hu would never hesitate. However, now it was different; for the first time in history, Housekeeper Hu was scared!
Housekeeper Hu’s expression was filled with helplessness. "Family Head, I’m no match for my son-in-law. Helping you would be suicide. We are, after all, family. Why must we make it so difficult? Forget it, seriously, just forget it."
"What!" Zhao Yebao was stunned. It was the first time he saw Housekeeper Hu so frightened of someone.
Thinking back to what Housekeeper Hu had said earlier, he always spoke well of Ye Feng.
Zhao Yebao remembered the situation from yesterday when he had Housekeeper Hu keep an eye on Ye Feng, and Housekeeper Hu had treated Ye Feng with disdain, showing no respect at all.
But then he thought about it, and after Housekeeper Hu entered Ye Feng’s room, his attitude towards Ye Feng had completely changed.
Now it seemed, Housekeeper Hu must have been taught a lesson by Ye Feng by that time, and a shadow had been left in his heart, which was why he now dared not make a move against Ye Feng.
And why Shi Tianlong suddenly became so polite to Ye Feng, now it seemed it was all because of Ye Feng’s strength. In his view, the reason Shi Tianlong was so polite was that Ye Feng’s strength had reached the Legendary Martial King level, and that’s why Shi Tianlong acted as he did.
Although this thought was so unbelievable, even laughable to some.
Yet it seemed that was the only fact that could explain why it was so.
Ye Feng looked at Zhao Yebao indifferently, "Zhao Yebao, my patience has its limits. I hope you can explain today’s matter. I despise people who are dishonest and insincere the most. If you are unwilling to marry your daughter to me, that’s fine, just say it outright, no need for all this fuss. If you don’t give me an explanation, I might have to settle things here."
Ye Feng’s tone was very relaxed, as if he was discussing something very simple and easy.
Zhao Yebao looked at Ye Feng in despair. This time he had to admit he had severely underestimated his son-in-law.
He had always regarded him as akin to an insignificant ant, a complete waste, but in reality, he was a gigantic behemoth, completely beyond his expectations, beyond his imagination.
"Did everyone see that?" Just then, Shi Tianlong stepped forward, his eyes filled with schadenfreude towards Zhao Yebao.
"Even Zhao Yebao, this Innate Perfection expert, is like a piece of trash before Mr. Ye, with no power at all to resist. Look at Zhao Yebao, Family Head Zhao, like a crawling reptile. If Mr. Ye wishes, with just a little effort, he could cripple him."
Shi Tianlong’s words were very harsh, describing Zhao Yebao as cowardly and useless as much as he could, leaving Zhao Yebao flushed and fuming, but he could not refute any of it.
Indeed, before Ye Feng, he was just trash, unable to do anything, his life completely in Ye Feng’s hands, who could end it anytime he wanted.
Shi Tianlong continued, "On the other hand, Miss Zhao Xinling is only a peak Inner Strength Martial Artist. I’d like to ask everyone, if Mr. Ye Feng really wanted to do something to her, would Miss Zhao Xinling even have a chance to let us know?"