Chapter 1066: Chapter 1036:
The grand banquets often end in tragedy, like in the movie "Curse of the Golden Flower," where the prince overthrows the king’s rule and forcibly takes his stepmother for himself. Such palace tragedies occur during lavish feasts.
Therefore, Ye Chen’s feast seems to foreshadow some tragedy. Li Tieniu did not care about everyone’s feelings, nor did he wait for Ye Chen’s orders, and took a lamb’s hind leg first. Naturally, Feng Zhixiao and the others were not satisfied and quickly grappled with Li Tieniu. Of course, such wrestling merely adds some atmosphere to the banquet; no one would set brotherhood aside for a lamb’s hind leg.
"Li Tieniu, you bastard." Feng Zhixiao angrily roared, "This lamb’s hind leg is shared by the brothers, how dare you swallow it alone?"
"Shit, I booked it long ago, don’t fight me for it!" Li Tieniu complained while running, holding the lamb’s hind leg, "Besides, didn’t I boil and roast this lamb myself? By merit, I’m the biggest contributor, shouldn’t I have a lamb’s hind leg?"
"Uh..." Everyone was speechless.
However, they did not intend to let Li Tieniu off, they quickly split into three groups to encircle him. Li Tieniu calmly faced them, his wrestling became a game of wits and courage. Li Tieniu did not intend to give up the lamb’s hind leg. He held it tightly, coldly staring at the enemies encircling him from three sides. His eyes emitted a sharp light.
The Four Hidden Generals, whether in real battle or on a practice battlefield, could always treat the enemy seriously. They never underestimated, nor feared the enemy. If you manage to grip your enemy well on the battlefield, then you have already won half the victory.
"Hey hey, buddies, it looks like you all won’t let me go without a fight today!" Li Tieniu viciously bit the lamb’s hind leg, chewing the fragrant meat that tasted exceptionally savory. What others fight for naturally tastes better. This bunch felt like children fighting over a toy, while Li Tieniu was like a strong child whose victory lay in the lamb’s leg he succeeded in securing.
People have a lousy nature, when others don’t want an item, one feels indifferent even if they throw it away. However, once everyone scrambles for it, one inevitably joins the rush, determined to reclaim it even if it means risking everything for it. This is people’s undesirable nature.
"Are you deliberately provoking us?" Feng Zhixiao first lunged forward, delivering a hook punch fiercely towards Li Tieniu. Li Tieniu did not dodge but raised a leg to meet the punch, Feng Zhixiao’s punch landing right on Li Tieniu’s leg. Both stepped back simultaneously. Li Tieniu grinned and said, "Wow, someone’s power has improved!"
"Hmph, beating you is no problem!" Feng Zhixiao laughed coldly, "Put down the lamb’s leg, and we’ll let you go!"
"Stop joking like a toddler!" Li Tieniu glared at him crossly.
"Haha..." Feng Zhixiao laughed heartily, excitedly announcing, "Heizi, Da Xia, let’s go at him together. Look how smug this kid is, if we don’t teach him a lesson, he might boast about beating the four of us alone when he steps out!"
"Roger!" The two answered in unison, and everyone pounced.
Soon, the four were entangled together. After all, Li Tieniu stood alone; as the saying goes, two fists can’t beat four hands. With three opponents and having to protect a lamb’s leg, Li Tieniu’s disadvantage soon emerged.
However, amid this grand banquet that escalated into a massive brawl, a little brother hurriedly ran in, shouting, "Brother Chen, Brother Chen, something’s wrong, something’s wrong, someone’s trying to break in!"
"Who?" Ye Chen was stunned.
"A... a... a masked woman wearing red... red clothes!" The little brother gasped, hands on his knees after sprinting over a kilometer, truly exhausted. He took a deep breath and said, "She claims she’s from the Church Court!"
"Ah?!" Ye Chen was astounded, what’s the Red Robed Grand Sect Leader going mad for, planning a forceful intrusion here? What exactly does this person want? Ye Chen urgently said, "Let’s go, take me to see!"
"No need, I’m already here!" At this moment, a leisurely voice came from the city wall, the woman stood on it, with moonlight shining upon her, making her emit a faint glow like a descending fairy — beautiful, sacred. Most men by the bonfire were captivated by the Red Robed Sect Leader’s presence, such an enticing woman, such a soul-stirring sight, almost making them nosebleed.
"You... what do you want?" Ye Chen frowned and said, "What makes you insist on forcefully entering my Sunset City so late?"
"Hmph, Ye Chen, I need to talk to you privately!" The woman’s voice was urgent and tense.
Ye Chen vaguely sensed something was about to happen, so he turned to Feng Zhixiao and the others, saying, "You all can step back!"
"Brother Chen, what if we step back and this woman causes you trouble?" Feng Zhixiao hurriedly said.
"What’s the difference if you’re here or not?" Ye Chen glared at Feng Zhixiao and replied, "Don’t worry, I can handle her!"
Feng Zhixiao and Da Hei exchanged glances, then turned to leave. Jimmy led his guard team away, Bragsky gave Ye Chen a knowing look then also turned to leave, and the originally bustling bonfire feast was empty in the blink of an eye.
"Just come down and talk!" Ye Chen wore a smile and said, "It’s late at night and you’re finding me, could it be because you’re feeling lonely, cold, and empty tonight? Haha, if that’s the case, let’s go directly into the room for business!"
"Go away, no time to chat nonsense!" Red Robed Sect Leader glared at Ye Chen crossly, then said, "I’m here for serious business, not to gossip!"
"Oh? What business?" Ye Chen was taken aback, "Is there anything more serious than discussing life and ideals?"
"You..." The Red Robed Sect Leader became slightly annoyed.
"Haha, what could be more serious than the greatest movement of humanity?" Ye Chen smiled wickedly. The Red Robed Sect Leader understood Ye Chen very well, seeing his wicked smile, she instantly knew what he was thinking, she grumbled crossly, "Ugh, why is your mind always filled with frivolous things? Don’t you know danger has arrived?"
"I don’t think so at all!" Ye Chen immediately grinned, "With a beautiful lady by my side, any danger is nothing to me!"
"You have such a slick mouth!" The Red Robed Sect Leader glared at Ye Chen crossly, but despite her complaints, her heart felt sweet. She lightly hummed and said, "Are you really that lustful? Despite having several beautiful girlfriends, you still joke about me!"
Ye Chen noticed the Red Robed Sect Leader’s face was blushed, internally thinking, shit, could she have fallen for this? I was just teasing, could the Church Court’s Red Robed Sect Leader seriously be conquered by me? Damn, am I really that charming?
Ye Chen wasn’t aware of the secrets involved, he grinned and said, "A man should have an openhearted love, not a promiscuous heart!"
"So do you call this openhearted love, or promiscuity?" The Red Robed Sect Leader mocked with a cold smile.
"Naturally openhearted love!" Ye Chen patted his chest, "Although I have a few women, I am sincere towards each one!"
"You’ve a woman named Yun Yan in your life?" The Red Robed Sect Leader seemed to forget her original purpose for coming and began chatting with Ye Chen about love. Ye Chen was slightly stunned, suddenly mentioning Ms. Yan made Ye Chen a bit uneasy. It seemed like Ms. Yan’s position in his mind was somehow strange, no matter what, he always acknowledged it, yet feared Li Ruo and others would exclude Ms. Yan, especially since she was once married, although divorced now.
Discussing such an oddly-positioned woman with another, naturally made Ye Chen uncomfortable, but he quickly adjusted his mindset and said, "You mean Ms. Yan, right? Yes, there is a woman named Ms. Yan in my life."
"Do you like her?" The Red Robed Sect Leader stood on the city wall showing a strange smile.
"I do!" Ye Chen nodded, then said, "Of course I like Ms. Yan — she’s a mature, charming lady, an understanding and considerate woman, a beauty many men go crazy over!"
"It seems your evaluation of her is really high!" The Red Robed Sect Leader giggled.
"Actually, sometimes I find you and Ms. Yan have many similarities!" Ye Chen said mesmerized, looking at the Red Robed Sect Leader on the city wall. She was surprised, quickly calmed herself, and said, "In what ways? How am I similar to Yun Yan?"