"What! One of the Twelve Pillars! The Mu Family?! Oh my heavens!"

"If Captain Wang from the Battle Department and Mr. Gao the wealthy businessman, along with the two Divine Doctors, weren’t stunning enough, followed by four top tycoons, now we have someone from the Mu Family who is one of the Twelve Pillars."

"Without exception, all of them treated that young man with utmost respect. That being said, the young man’s identity is simply terrifying!"

"Incredible, utterly incredible!"

In the hall, speculations about Ye Fei’s identity surged wave after wave.

Everyone felt that attending this opening ceremony was worthwhile.

No one expected to witness such a grand event, such a luxurious lineup.

The reverence for Ye Fei had reached its peak.

As the host, Lu Dabao also felt he had gained tremendous face.

Mu Kongwen and the four top tycoons gathered around Ye Fei, taking their seats and chatting merrily with one another.

Meanwhile, Pang Chun and others on the side dared not sit or stand; standing there, they felt extremely awkward.

Having no other choice, they dejectedly made their way to a side table.

But because of their earlier mockery and ridicule of Ye Fei, none of the guests at the other tables welcomed them.

After being rejected table after table, they were finally squeezed onto a small makeshift square table at the very edge of the room, where they sat down, feeling utterly humiliated.

It wasn’t until they had sat down that Pang Chun and the others still felt like they were in a dream.

"After all that fuss, it turns out all these important figures came for Ye Fei. Damn, how blind I was! Why didn’t I see it coming?"

"Where would you see it? Who could have imagined that Ye Fei would rise to such heights overnight, to the point that even the young master of the Mu Family, one of the Twelve Pillars, would be so courteous to him."

"Dammit, I’ll never dare to look down on others again. We’re just lucky Ye Fei has a good temper. If he were someone less patient, wouldn’t he have killed us on the spot?"

At this, a chill ran through them all.

"Who can be sure Ye Fei won’t change his mind later? If he does, we’re done for..."

"Damn! When all else fails, retreat is the best option. Forget about eating, it’s time to save our skins!"

After some discussion, growing more afraid the more they thought about it, they took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and, one after the other, they crept away with tails between their legs.

The opening ceremony concluded successfully, shining with the presence of numerous prominent figures.

Such success was something Ye Fei had anticipated from the beginning.

However, what he had not foreseen was that Mu Kongwen, whom he had not invited, would also come to support the event upon hearing about it.

This favor, he could only silently take to heart.

...

At the Pangu Sect, atop the grand hall.

A prison cart was slowly wheeled up.

Inside was a man, beaten black and blue, wrapped tightly in heavy chains, barely clinging to life.

If Ye Fei had been present, he would have recognized at once that the man locked in the cage was none other than his kebab vendor brother, Meng Sen.

Several esteemed elders stood to either side, and seated securely behind a curtain on the raised platform was none other than the Sect Master of the Pangu Sect, Zhao Yongtian.

"Meng Sen, oh Meng Sen, why, after clinging to life all those years ago, did you not just live out your days in peace? Why come here seeking death again?"

"And to conspire with the scum of my Pangu Sect, attempting to assassinate me. Did you really think you could succeed? You must think too little of me, don’t you?"

"With the likes of you ants, I only need to lift a finger, and you would all be dead without a grave to be buried in! Talking about revenge, hmph."

After Zhao Yongtian finished speaking, Meng Sen struggled to let out a cold laugh: "If I couldn’t kill you, it’s because I was no match. But don’t you celebrate too soon. Scum like you may be spared by the heavens for now, but sooner or later, someone will come to settle the score!"

"Settle the score with me? Hahaha!"

Zhao Yongtian laughed heartily, looking up: "Who are you talking about? Surely not the Pangu Sect traitor who narrowly escaped, Ah Si?"

Meng Sen remained silent.

At this moment, an elder stepped forward with clasped hands and said, "Sect Master, I believe we should execute this man immediately to prevent future troubles!"

"Also, although Ah Si is gravely injured, she remains a threat that must be eradicated swiftly. Allow me to undertake this task!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yongtian waved his hand dismissively: "No rush! I intentionally let Ah Si escape. She is like a fish that will lead other fish to my hook."

"You mean... Ye Fei?"

Zhao Yongtian sneered: "Exactly. This Ye fellow will become a major threat to our Pangu Sect sooner or later. Now that Tianhai Sect and Xuesha Sect have been destroyed by me, it’s time to deal with this Ye character."

The elders suddenly realized and exclaimed, "Sect Master is wise! With the elimination of the two sects, our Pangu Sect has grown much stronger. Dealing with the likes of Ye Fei will be as simple as crushing a bug!"

"But will that guy really take the bait?"

Zhao Yongtian smiled cunningly: "Don’t worry, based on my understanding of him, as long as we don’t kill Meng Sen, he will surely come in person. When that happens..." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Laughter filled the hall, the sound of a conspiracy coming to fruition.

Meng Sen, however, gritted his teeth and prayed silently in his heart.

"Mr. Ye, you must absolutely not come here!"