Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 176 What If I Said No

Chapter 176: Chapter 176 What If I Said No

Zheng Tianyuan immediately stood up, "Chen Fan, let’s go greet them together."

Chen Fan nodded and followed Zheng Tianyuan out.

The two arrived in the courtyard.

They saw a burly, haughty middle-aged man looking at the apprentices practicing martial arts in the yard with a disdainful expression on his face, "Good for nothing!"

Zheng Tianyuan stepped forward, "Brother Yan Xiu, I didn’t expect the headquarters to send you to deliver the Martial Arts Competition Command Token this time. We’re really flattered."

Zheng Tianyuan was several decades older than Yan Xiu, calling him "brother" was exceedingly polite.

Yan Xiu glanced at Zheng Tianyuan and snickered coldly, "So the old garbage is still alive?"

Zheng Tianyuan’s expression stiffened, but he didn’t get angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Brother Yan Xiu, you really have a sense of humor. Let’s go inside and have a seat."

Chen Fan frowned slightly as he looked at Yan Xiu, thinking, is this the kind of quality people in the Martial Arts Alliance have?

But thinking about it, it seemed normal. In the Martial Arts Circle, strength was revered. Without it, one only had a share of being bullied.

He followed Zheng Tianyuan and Yan Xiu into the house.

Yan Xiu swaggered in and sat down, while Zheng Tianyuan offered up some fine tea.

Yan Xiu took a sip and then spat it out onto the ground, "What kind of lousy tea is this you’ve given me? Is this how you treat an envoy sent by the Alliance?"

Zheng Tianyuan was clearly embarrassed, "Brother Yan Xiu, this is already the best tea we have here."

Yan Xiu snorted coldly, "The Jiangbei Martial Arts Association is truly a disgrace to our Martial Arts Circle, having guests over and you can’t even offer a decent tea, no wonder your Jiangbei Martial Arts Association is always at the bottom!"

Chen Fan, standing to the side, couldn’t hold back anymore, "What does this have to do with the tea being good or bad? I always thought the Martial Arts Circle was filled with straightforward people. This is the first time I’ve seen someone as insincere as you."

Yan Xiu’s face darkened, and anger surged forth as he slammed his fist onto the tea table next to him, instantly shattering it into pieces, "Kid, do you know who you’re speaking with?"

Chen Fan spoke indifferently, "Just someone who sees himself as the center of the universe."

Yan Xiu, seeing the young man showed no fear, narrowed his eyes, "Are you looking for death?"

Zheng Tianyuan, seeing things going south, quickly apologized to Yan Xiu, "Brother Yan Xiu, please don’t be angry. Chen Fan is young and hot-headed. Please be more forgiving."

He then hurriedly whispered to Chen Fan, "Yan Xiu is a high-level expert in the Transformation Realm, and also a Grandmaster in external hardening, with a physique hard as bricks and stones. Even masters at the fourth level of the Transformation Realm might not be able to outmatch him. He may be overbearing, but we should endure if we can. It’s better to avoid trouble."

Chen Fan, reluctantly, nodded, considering Zheng Tianyuan’s face.

Zheng Tianyuan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Yan Xiu, "Brother Yan Xiu, my apologies."

Yan Xiu looked coldly at Chen Fan, "Your Jiangbei Martial Arts Association doesn’t have a single expert, yet you all have quite the temperament."

Zheng Tianyuan said, "Honestly speaking, Chen Fan is the one chosen to represent our Jiangbei Martial Arts Association at the Martial Arts Tournament. Don’t underestimate him for his youth; his strength has already reached the Transformation Realm. He is the number one in our Jiangbei Martial Arts, so it’s normal for him to be a bit high-spirited."

Yan Xiu was startled, "He has reached the Transformation Realm? Are you joking with me?"

Zheng Tianyuan finally spoke with some confidence, "Chen Fan is truly a Transformation Realm master. I have no need to joke."

Yan Xiu scrutinized Chen Fan, still finding it hard to believe, but soon scoffed, "I guess he just got lucky, or maybe he used some shady method to forcibly improve his skills. Even if he has reached the Transformation Realm, he won’t be able to make much progress in the future."

Zheng Tianyuan saw Yan Xiu speak like this and was also annoyed, but he didn’t show it. Instead, he said, "Brother Yan Xiu, please take out the Martial Arts Competition Command Token. This time our Jiangbei Martial Arts Association has Chen Fan participating, and I’m sure we can achieve a decent result. In the future, we’ll no longer be at the bottom."

Yan Xiu took out a token from his clothes, which was the special Martial Arts Competition Command Token for this martial arts conference.

Zheng Tianyuan reached out to receive it.

But Yan Xiu put away the token and sneered with a cold laugh, "Your wishful thinking is nice, but... I don’t want to give this token to you."

Zheng Tianyuan’s face changed, "What do you mean?"

Yan Xiu sneered, "Do you really think just because Jiangbei luckily produced someone in the Transformation Realm, you can escape the fate of always being at the bottom?"

"Let me tell you, your Jiangbei Martial Arts is like a hopeless case. Even if the alliance gives you a penny’s worth of resources, it’s a waste."

"So now, on behalf of the alliance, I am officially kicking your Jiangbei Martial Arts Association out of the Martial Arts Alliance. You don’t even need to bother participating in the martial arts conference!"

Zheng Tianyuan immediately became anxious, "Yan Xiu, you’re just an errand boy, what right do you have to kick out our Jiangbei Martial Arts Association on behalf of the alliance!"

Yan Xiu’s expression turned extremely cold.

He was indeed just an errand boy, after all, with his Third Layer Transformation Realm strength, he was nothing special within the alliance.

Martial Arts Associations from other provinces all had experts above the Fourth Layer Transformation Realm. When he went to deliver the Martial Arts Competition Command Token, not only was he not treated with respect, but he also had to be excessively deferential.

Only in the Jiangbei Martial Arts Association could he assert himself.

Now that Zheng Tianyuan also called him an errand boy, he was naturally raging with anger.

"You old fool, who do you think you are to judge me?" Yan Xiu said furiously, "I say your Jiangbei Martial Arts Association is kicked out, then it’s kicked out!"

"With the Martial Arts Competition Command Token in my hand, if I don’t give it to you, you have no right to participate in the martial arts conference. The higher-ups have already decided that if you come last again this time, you’ll be kicked out straight away. Now, you’ve lost the qualifications to even participate in the martial arts conference. Do you think your Jiangbei Martial Arts Association can still stay in the alliance?"

Zheng Tianyuan gritted his teeth, "I will report this matter!"

Yan Xiu wore a face of indifference, "By the time I’ll have said that your Jiangbei Martial Arts Association voluntarily gave up its right to participate, do you think the higher-ups will listen to the words of a rubbish martial arts association leader like you?"

Zheng Tianyuan trembled all over, his face glowing red. He had never been so angry.

Yan Xiu stood up, "I feel uncomfortable even staying a second longer in this dump. Just wait to be kicked out of the alliance!"

Having said this, he prepared to leave.

Zheng Tianyuan felt helpless. He only had the strength of the Grandmaster Realm, and it would be akin to seeking death to brazenly stop a Third Layer Transformation Realm Grandmaster.

It was then that Chen Fan blocked Yan Xiu’s path, "Hand over the Martial Arts Competition Command Token!"

Yan Xiu sneered, "Kid, do you really think that just because you broke through to the Transformation Realm, you have the right to block my way?"

"Do you not know that there are levels within the Transformation Realm, and on top of that, I am a Grandmaster of hard practice!"

"If you don’t want Jiangbei’s newly emerged Transformation Realm to die prematurely, then get out of my way quickly!"

A smile appeared on Chen Fan’s face, "What if I say no?"