While the crowd was chattering about them, the Yue family members walked over in a dignified manner. When Fade saw them approaching, his pupils contracted.
That was because he had caught sight of Melanie and Qiana walking amongst the Yue family. They were guarded by two members of the Yue Family, one on the left and the other on the right. Both walked behind Yohannes.
Since they were walking around the front of the Yue family team, it was implied that the two of them had high status. However, Fade did not see any excitement on Melanie's face. Instead, she looked miserable.
At that moment, Fade frowned. He called out softly, "Sister Melanie!"
When she heard his voice, Melanie looked up and she fixed her gaze on Fade. She was surprised and she couldn't help but let out a laugh.
However, Yohannes also heard Fade call Melanie. He looked over, shooting a sharp cold glare at Fade. His lips moved yet he didn't make a sound. But Fade knew that he
had mouthed, "You are doomed."
Fade glanced at Yohannes coldly. He looked him in the eye and gestured like he was slitting his own throat.
Yohannes' eyes narrowed threateningly. He slowed down his pace and came to a halt. He scoffed loudly.
Melanie was anxious when she witnessed the exchange. She quickly waved at Fade and said in a low voice, "I'm fine. Don't be impulsive."
Fade nodded, clenching his fists at Melanie. He said firmly, "Sister Melanie, no matter what, I won't let them hurt you."
His assurance caused Melanie to tear up. However, before she could say anything, Qiana, who was beside her, covered her mouth. She pulled Melanie's arm and urged her to speed up. Soon, they were on the ship.
After the Yue family boarded the ship, the Lightning Clan was up next.
Among the team, Zachary, whose face was pale and gloomy, glared at Fade with resentment. As he passed Fade, he gestured at Fade like he was chopping his head.
Fade did not take it seriously, responding with the same gesture.
The organiser of the Martial Arts Convention,
the Sun Family of Long City, was the next to show up.
As soon as the Sun family showed up, the crowd kept cheering them on. After all, the Martial Arts Convention was a competition among the martial artists of five different provinces. If the Sun family performed well at the convention, the martial artists of Long City would be glad.
Francesca, who had always been indifferent, smiled when she saw the enthusiastic crowd. She nodded slightly at them to reciprocate their support.
A moment later, as Francesca was walking near Fade, she raised her hands and bowed respectfully to him, saying, "Mas..."
Fade knew that she was about to invite him to board the ship with her. However, Fade didn't want to wait on the ship as it was boring. Therefore, he waved his hand at her, indicating that he did not want to get onto the ship.
Francesca was stunned but she nodded. She bowed respectfully in the direction where Fade was standing, and then strode towards the ship.
Her behaviour triggered everyone's curiosity. What did Francesca want to say and who was she bowing to?
For a moment, the crowd was talking about it. It became the mystery of the Martial Arts Convention.
"Old Master Sun was bowing to someone just now, right? Or was I mistaken?" someone asked.
"It wasn't a mistake. I saw it too," another bystander replied.
"Who on earth was it? Who is worthy enough to have Old Master Sun bow as a gesture of goodwill?" the other bystander exclaimed.
"Could it be the legendary Master Chen?" the first bystander queried.
"It's possible. However, give the occasion, Master Chen should be on that ship," the second bystander answered.
Just as everyone was cheering the renowned martial artists, two more people jumped onto a ship one after another.
"Saga He from the Third River Clan!" the crowd shouted.
"Donovan Zhuo from the Cloud Clan!" the crowd exclaimed again.
The Third River Clan and the Cloud Clan were Black Level clans. They were as powerful as the Sun family. They had sent their members there as guests of the convention.
Actually, of all the guests, there was nothing special about them as they were not outstanding.
However, they stepped onto the ship but didn't leave like the others did. Instead, they turned around to bow to the crowd by the shore.
"I, Saga He, pay my respect to you, Master. Thank you for sparing my life that time!" uttered Saga.
"I, Donovan Zhuo, pay my respect to you, Master. Thank you for helping the Cloud Clan!" said Donovan.
Upon hearing their greetings, Fade couldn't help but smirk. He nodded gently and waved his hand, implying that they didn't need to do this.
After they noticed Fade's gesture, the two cupped their hands to thank Fade. Then, they turned around to get onto the small ship and headed for the lake island.
Fade and his companions were well aware of the situation, but the other martial artists around them were confused when they saw this.
They didn't know why Saga and Donovan, the Black Level experts, would bow to a martial artist standing by the lake and express their gratitude.
Anybody who could help them was definitely a strong and influential martial artist. However, anybody who was strong and influential should have set off to the lake island already. A strong and influential martial artist would not just stand by the shore along with the ordinary martial artists, watching the competition from afar.
Therefore, they could not figure out who Donovan and Saga were greeting.
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