Chapter 318: Chapter 317: Reason is with Me
"Mr. Yang, how confident are you today?" Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou, who happened to be sitting right behind Yang Fei, couldn’t help but ask.
He was immensely grateful to Yang Fei, so he was particularly concerned about the life-and-death duel today between Yang Fei and Zhang Yunqing.
Yang Fei turned around, smiled at them, and said, "Thank you all for your concern. Don’t worry about me; I won’t be in trouble."
Having gotten to know Yang Fei, and seeing him speak so confidently, they felt relieved.
Inside the venue, discussions flared up once again.
Many people had guessed the attitude of the Zhu Family, but the Xu family trio were unfamiliar to many and went unrecognized.
Some older generation experts who recognized the three Xu Yunshan brothers changed their expressions drastically, utterly shocked.
Weren’t these people from the Xu Family, who were expelled from the Mainland fifty years ago?
It was said that in recent years, the Xu Family had become active again in the Mainland, intending to return, and they were closely connected with the Zhang Family, having intricate cooperative relations.
Why then were the Xu Family seated over there now?
Were they openly supporting Yang Fei?
How could this be?
Soon, it was less than five minutes to twelve o’clock.
As a commotion arose outside the main gate, a group of people filed in, led by the Zhang brothers, Zhang Yunlong and Zhang Yunqing.
Following the two brothers were two elders, one was Wang Chengcuo, and the other had a goatee and eyes like those of a wolf, giving a sharp and wild impression.
This man was Luo Yong.
Two National Guardian Level powerhouses registered in the Divine Continent Country.
Behind them followed some elders and devotees from the Martial Alliance.
Wu Lie, Jiang Yuanshuo, Guman Zhao, and Chai Song were among them.
In comparison, such an entourage was much more formidable than that on Yang Fei’s side.
Moreover, as the Zhang Family had been thriving in recent years, forces in various sectors of the Martial World had been vying for their favor. Thus, when the two Zhang brothers appeared, accompanied by two other National Guardian Level powerhouses, everyone in the venue who had been sitting and waiting for the show began to stand up, either to salute with clenched fists or to exchange warm greetings.
Zhang Yunqing walked beside his elder brother, and as he walked, all the martial artists he passed respectfully stood up and greeted him. His face beamed with a radiant smile, filled with immense pride.
This is the influence of my Zhang Family.
Who would dare to disrespect us?
Quickly, the group reached their prearranged seats.
On the opposite side of the spacious platform, the challengers had not yet sat down when they exchanged glances, and the atmosphere in the void grew tense and oppressive.
Zhang Yunqing’s gaze landed on Qin Yanyang, filled mostly with complex emotions of affection and anger. Then, his expression turned exceedingly sharp as he stared intensely at the young man beside Qin Yanyang.
Qin Yanyang had not even glanced at him but was all smiles while talking and laughing with the young man, which was infuriating.
Thinking that he and she were almost engaged, this woman could have been his, yet now she was chatting and laughing with another man. Zhang Yunqing’s face grew fiercely sinister, his murderous intent soaring.
Having assumed Qin Yanyang would be his, Zhang Yunqing always felt like he was being cuckolded, a feeling that tore at his heart excruciatingly, nearly driving him insane.
Zhang Yunlong sensed the fierce murderous intent emanating from his brother, smiled slightly, and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don’t let others sway your emotions. Keep calm and kill him slowly later. Being angry with a man who is about to die is unwise."
The fierceness in Zhang Yunqing’s demeanor gradually subsided.
He turned to Zhang Yunlong and said, "Thank you for the advice, big brother. I will remember it."
Zhang Yunlong looked at Luo Yong and smiled, "The time is almost up, shall we start?"
Luo Yong heard this and stood up, walking to the chairman’s position.
As he moved towards the chairman’s position, the huge venue instantly quieted down.
Without any preamble, Luo Yong directly said, "The hour has come, may the duelists come forward to sign the life and death agreement."
As a National Guardian Level powerhouse, Luo Yong was naturally a high-ranking figure in the Martial Alliance; his officiating the Life and Death Platform duel was a significant endorsement.
Yang Fei rose to his feet.
Qin Yanyang was still holding his hand.
Yang Fei looked down at her and Qin Yanyang smiled at him, winking.
Yang Fei chuckled, "Don’t worry, I’ll be back in a few minutes."
Qin Yanyang looked at him and said, "I mean to say, no matter what you do, I will support you, just go for it."
Yang Fei was startled and couldn’t help but feel suspicious.
Could she know about the things he had secretly arranged?
After thinking it over, he felt it was unlikely. She must be speaking from the standpoint of a wife. Yang Fei was somewhat touched and said, "Yeah, rest assured."
By this time, Zhang Yunqing was already eager and had walked onto the podium. Seeing Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang hand in hand, chatting intimately, his mood was disrupted again, and he couldn’t help but snort coldly, "The hour has come, boy, aren’t you coming over to meet your death quickly?"
Qin Yanyang let go of Yang Fei’s hand, "Give him a profound lesson."
Yang Fei flashed her a smile, "Understood, mission will be accomplished."
"Ahem, hurry over." Zhu Tianshou, sitting on the side, somewhat unable to bear listening, urged.
He had witnessed Yang Fei’s capabilities, so he wasn’t worried at all about this duel to the death. Rather, it was Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang’s display of affection that irritated him.
Zhang Long and Xu Xingzhou exchanged glances, all somewhat curious.
Wasn’t Yang Fei known to be quite wooden in matters of the heart? When had he become so smooth-talking, like a seasoned lover?
Upon reaching the podium, Yang Fei looked at Luo Yong and asked with a smile, "Have we met before?"
Luo Yong felt a chill in his heart but maintained his expression and said coldly, "I have never known you, nor have we ever met."
"Then I must have remembered wrong, haha." Yang Fei said with a bizarre smile, "If the person who bullied my wife that day really was you, you should have experienced my skills. And now you pretend not to know me and don’t even remind this Mr. Zhang here; it’s quite intriguing."
A gleam flashed in Luo Yong’s eyes as he stared coldly at Yang Fei, "Young man, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Now is the time for you and Zhang Yunqing to battle on the Life and Death Platform, and the hour has come. I ask you just one thing, are you still going to fight or not?"
"Fight, of course we must fight," Yang Fei said with a laugh.
Luo Yong said coldly, "Since the fight is on, then sign your name on the Life and Death Document first."
Yang Fei’s gaze swept over the Life and Death Document. Seeing that Zhang Yunqing had already signed his name and pressed his fingerprint, he couldn’t help but chuckle, "You’re quite fast."
Zhang Yunqing was already impatient and yelled, "Young man, less nonsense, sign and press your fingerprint quickly. The grievances between us, let’s settle them on the Life and Death Platform today."
Yang Fei sneered sharply, fixing his gaze on Zhang Yunqing, "What grievances do we have between us?"
Zhang Yunqing furiously responded, "You stole the woman I love, this hatred, this grudge is insufferable!"
"Hahahaha..."
Yang Fei laughed uproariously, taunting, "As far as I know, the alliance through marriage between the Qin Family and Zhang Family was only a wish of the elders. My wife, Qin Yanyang, never agreed to it; hence, you two have no relation whatsoever. Where then is this talk of me stealing your beloved?"
The venue was very quiet, and Yang Fei deliberately raised his voice to make this statement clear.
Seeing Zhang Yunqing’s fierce expression, he continued, "You issued a challenge letter wanting to decide life and death with me, and I accepted your challenge. This is a martial artist’s inherent will to compete.
However, now that the duel is about to begin, in the presence of all martial artists of the world, it is necessary to clarify the matters between us.
Qin Yanyang married me, you were angered by this, and relying on your status as Second Young Master Zhang, you repeatedly instigated others to attempt on my life, did you not?"
Zhang Yunqing was unabashed, directly stating, "What of it if I did?"
Yang Fei was momentarily stunned.
He hadn’t expected that in front of all the martial artists in the world, Zhang Yunqing would answer so straightforwardly, without even a hint of sophistry.
This, however, left him at a loss for words.
But he quickly recovered, laughed heartily, and said, "Good, a good audacious Second Young Master Zhang. Since you admit that the grudge between us is due to your bullying and my prior suffering, that’s enough."
Having said that, Yang Fei wasted no further words and directly signed his name and pressed his fingerprint on the Life and Death Document.
The reason he had made that statement was to let the world know that he, Yang Fei, was the one being wronged, standing on the side of justice.
Thus, whatever he, Yang Fei, was about to do, would be entirely justified, beyond reproach.