"Fool!"
At those words, Situ Bikang roared in anger. In a flash, he left the seat of honor at the banquet, appeared before Chu Hongfang, and swung a palm at his face.
Smack!
The sound rang through the entire banquet. With a peak World-Raising Realm cultivator launching a sudden attack, and Chu Hongfang utterly unprepared, the slap landed squarely.
"C-City Lord...?"
Chu Hongfang looked bewildered, his face alternating between red and ashen.
Honestly, Situ Bikang's slap had not hurt much. What mattered was that he had never expected Situ Bikang to slap him in public. With so many people watching, how would the Chu Family hold their heads up in Dark Gold City if word got out?
Situ Bikang had no time to explain to Chu Hongfang. He could barely look after himself and was like an ant on a hot pan. How could he spare the time to explain why?
That man has come knocking...
How did he get here so quickly? Could he have come to kill me?
Very likely. Very likely indeed! No, I have to find a way to escape... No, I can't escape. He's a Celestial Person from the Demon Realm. However fast my escape speed is, I can't escape his demonic clutches.
Cold sweat broke out on Situ Bikang's forehead, his heart burning with anxiety.
After losing an arm, and seeing the attitude of his patriarch, Heavenly Net True Person, he had naturally investigated Zhang Yuan's identity. Eventually, at a cultivator's shop called the [Eastern Sunken Pavilion], he had learned exactly who Zhang Yuan was.
[Return to True Celestial Person] Zhang Yuan, a Demon Fiend from the Central Demon Realm, was an inveterate womanizer and exceptionally bloodthirsty. Not long ago, over nothing more than a minor disagreement, he had stormed the Grand Hua Jade