"What! A Martial Arts Master!"
"How is this possible?"
"How could this be?"
"Nelson, you must have made a mistake!"
Shock and doubt were the Chai family's first reactions when they heard Nelson's report. They were astonished, in disbelief that someone as young as Fade was a Martial Arts Master.
Even Payton, the steadiest among the rest, was flabbergasted. "Nelson, did you confirm your finding?"
Nelson nodded heavily. "Old Master, I'm completely sure of it. Moreover, it was not difficult to investigate. Some time ago at the incident in the Dragon Mausoleum, Master Chen was one of the participants of the Dragon Mausoleum exploration. Many martial artists in our Zobery District also participated in this event."
"They said that during the exploration, Master Chen took the lead and was proved to be someone truly powerful. Later, when they retrieved the treasure and came out of the Dragon Mausoleum, the hidden family sabotaged and surrounded them, threatening them to hand over the treasures."
"Just then, Master Chen alone brazenly took action and killed Raleigh and Harold, the Heaven Levels of the hidden Chiang family. He scared away the thieves of the hidden family and saved the day for everyone. Many martial artists knew about this. Plus, I've also asked quite a few people, and they were all certain of this truth."
The Chai family gasped lightly, listening to Nelson's update.
"So he- he really is a Heaven Level master, A Martial Arts Master!"
"A Martial Arts Master under the age of thirty. This- this is extraordinary."
"Moreover, he's the one who killed two Heaven Level masters."
"Furthermore, his opponents were no ordinary Heaven Level martial artists, but the Heaven Levels of the hidden Chiang family. This means that his strength is even more powerful than any ordinary Heaven Level's juniors. He might have reached the middle stage of the Heaven Level!"
Everyone in the Chai family knew that it was their cue, including Payton. Without further hesitation, he cupped his hands in Fade's direction and declared, "Master Chen, please forgive me. The Chai family accepts our defeat and will leave the city from now on."
Fade nodded and said in a faint tone, "I'll give you three days. After three days, if I still see any members of the Chai Family here, don't blame me for what I'll do."
"Within three days, you won't see any of the Chai family members in the city," Payton echoed.
With a slight tap of his foot, Fade jumped up and landed on the wooden building.
Then, Fade, Joey and Moore went downstairs together, with the Moo family following in ecstasy. As for the others, they were filled with sudden admiration when they saw Fade. Wherever Fade went, they all automatically made way for him and dared not meet his gaze.
After Fade and his gang left, the Lantern Festival resumed its usual liveliness after being on pause all this while. All kinds of discussions burst open an instant.
"How unexpected! I really didn't think that this year's lantern festival would be this exciting and soul-stirring."
"That's right. Even a Martial Arts Master has shown up. It's really shocking."
To have such a large and well-decorated house In the center of the bustling city, even if one were not a local, they could tell that the owner of this property was not an ordinary person.
As for the locals who knew about it, they would look up at the huge "Xu Mansion" plaque hanging on the luxurious mansion's entrance and then scurry away with envy.
It was because they all knew that the person who lived here was Southzobe City's own big shot, Pascha Xu. He was the ex-deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce at Zobery District and he had just retired.
Pascha's position as the deputy minister was definitely huge. Even though Pascha was now retired, his son, Felix, was still working in Southzobe City's commerce department. His daughter, Vera, was also an important figure in Southzobe City's Education Bureau.
Besides, Pascha had been in office for so many years with countless students and subordinates under him, scattered all over various departments of Southzobe City.
Some locals even claimed that half of Southzobe City was governed by the Xu family. One could see the Xu family's influence in Southzobe City as clear as day.
Similarly, due to the Xu family's tremendous influence over Southzobe City, very few cars passed through this wide road in front of their mansion, so it was peaceful.
However, this serenity was suddenly broken by rapid slamming car brakes.
A speeding black Mercedes Benz swerved and stopped exactly on the double yellow line in front of the Xu Mansion, screeching to a halt. The car door flung open as a pair of middle-aged man and woman got down.
They were obviously in a hurry. After tossing the keys to the guards at the entrance, they immediately went inside with large, urgent strides.
The pedestrians who witnessed the scene in surprise instantly recognized the two people who had arrived in a hurry. They were none other than Pascha's daughter, Vera, and his son- in- law, Salman.
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