Sworn enemies: Ye's blade bars the whale

The crowd parted, and a young man walked slowly forward.

He was about nineteen, tall and straight-backed, dressed in a simple, close-fitting outfit of dark blue, with a sheathed saber hanging at his waist. His handsome face bore a carefree, unrestrained air, and the faintest mocking smile lingered at his lips. His eyes, however, were bright and sharp as an unsheathed blade. His soul power had reached level seventy-six. Though one level below Whale Fall, his fierce presence was no less imposing!

At the sight of him, Whale Fall's expression darkened completely. Hatred and wariness flared in his eyes, even deeper than when he had looked at Li Xuansheng. He practically forced the name through gritted teeth: "Ye! Zhong! Guan!"

Ye Zhongguan? Something stirred in Li Xuansheng's mind. The Southern Border Ye Family? That ancient family locked in a generations-long feud with the Sea Whale Gang?

Ye Zhongguan approached and casually glanced over Li Xuansheng and the others. His gaze lingered briefly on Li Xuansheng, a barely perceptible flicker of surprise passing through his eyes, before returning to Whale Fall. "What's this, Young Master Whale?" he sneered. "So used to throwing your weight around in your own waters that you've come to Blue Moon City to bully the weak like some street thug? Does the Sea Whale Gang have any talent besides abusing its power?"

"Ye Zhongguan! Stay out of this!" Whale Fall roared. "This is between me and the Li Family! It has nothing to do with your Ye Family!"

"The Li Family?" Ye Zhongguan raised an eyebrow, as though he had only just "noticed" Li Xuansheng and his companions. Turning to Li Xuansheng, he cupped his fist in greeting. "Are you friends from the Li Family of Eastern Heavenly Phoenix City? I'm Ye Zhongguan of the Southern Border