Chapter 331: Sealed Title Vermilion Bird
Xiao Chunsheng and Ye Guohua recognized Mingtai, and their expressions shifted slightly. ’Why is it this Demon King of Chaos?’
His father held the Sealed Title Vermilion Bird and was a Divine General under the Xuanyuan War God. Rumor had it he was about to be promoted to a Two Star General!
In terms of both power and military rank, he could easily crush their fathers!
’What are we going to do?’
Hu Minjiang, having just returned from abroad, didn’t recognize Mingtai. He said coldly, "So what if I said it? We reserved the top-floor private room first. You tell us to leave, and we’re just supposed to leave? Buddy, show me, Hu Minjiang, some respect!"
Mingtai slowly took two steps forward, stopping in front of Zhou Cong. He looked at Hu Minjiang with an indifferent gaze. "Respect is something you earn, not something people give you! Sorry, but you, Hu Minjiang, are just a piece of trash with no talent for cultivation. You have no standing in my eyes! I’ll give you two choices. One, get the hell out yourselves. Two, I’ll personally throw you out!"
Before Hu Minjiang could react, Guo Heizi slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet, pointing at Mingtai’s nose and shouting, "Kid! You’ve got a lot of nerve, huh? I’m Guo Heizi of the Tianhei Group! Ever heard of your Master Hei? If you know what’s good for you, get the hell out! Otherwise, Master Hei will beat you so bad your own parents won’t recognize you!"
Xiao Chunsheng and Ye Guohua’s faces fell, and they quickly tried to mediate.
"Heizi, don’t be so hot-headed! Brother Tai is friendly! Brother Tai’s father is the one with the Sealed Title Vermilion Bird."
Sealed Title Vermilion Bird??
Cold sweat instantly beaded on Guo Heizi’s forehead. He stared at Mingtai in terror. Vermilion Bird was a Divine General serving under the Xuanyuan War God!
In the Dongshan Defense Zone, he was second to only one man and above all others!
Even without relying on his old man, Mingtai was a legend in the Provincial City’s circle of rich heirs!
Years ago, in a fit of rage over a woman, Mingtai had single-handedly beaten up over a dozen of the top young heirs!
Afterward, his father sent him to the Battle Department for training, and only then did the circle of heirs in the Provincial City finally quiet down.
’And I just dared to run my mouth in front of Brother Tai!’
’I must have a death wish!’
Guo Heizi quickly forced a smile that looked worse than a crying face. "Brother Tai, your humble little brother didn’t realize it was you. I was out of line just now! Since you’ve taken a liking to the top-floor room, we’ll vacate it immediately!"
Mingtai snorted with contempt. ’This Guo Heizi is sensible enough. I’ll let it slide this one time.’
"Be more low-key from now on. Don’t go around thinking you’re all that. In the Provincial City, there are plenty of people you can’t afford to provoke! Since this is your first offense and you’ve shown a decent attitude, I’ll let you off once. If there’s a next time, I won’t be so lenient! Now scram!"
After speaking, Mingtai waved his hand with an impatient expression.
Guo Heizi offered an obsequious smile. "Yes, yes, yes, we’ll leave right now!"
Xiao Chunsheng and Ye Guohua visibly breathed a sigh of relief. ’Good, Heizi didn’t do anything stupid. We should be able to get through this, right?’
But soon, their hearts were in their throats once again!
Hu Minjiang didn’t know what the two words "Vermilion Bird" signified. Unwilling to lose face in front of Cheng Yuan, he said coldly, "Heizi, why are you being such a coward? He has backing, so what, we don’t? I reserved this top-floor room. Even if God Almighty himself showed up today, he couldn’t make me give it up!"
Mingtai narrowed his eyes. "Are you sure? So, you’re choosing the second option?"
Hu Minjiang glared at Mingtai defiantly. "My dad is Hu Yidao, president of the Dongshan Martial Dao Association! He’s the number one figure in the Dongshan Martial Dao Community! Just you try and touch me!!"
"The number one figure in the Dongshan Martial Dao Community? Hahahaha! Hu Minjiang, you really think too much of your old man, don’t you? In my eyes, this so-called ’number one figure’ of the Martial Dao Community isn’t even worth a fart!"
Cheng Yuan, who had been silent until now, felt his expression darken. ’This brat dares to insult Uncle Hu?’
’He’s courting death!’
Hu Minjiang trembled with rage and slammed his hand on the table!
"You—!"
Seeing that Hu Minjiang was about to erupt, Xiao Chunsheng quickly whispered in his ear, "Minjiang, calm down! Vermilion Bird was the first of the four great War Generals to break through to the Martial King realm. He’s at least at the Martial King Middle Stage now! Under the Xuanyuan War God, there are at least four Martial King experts! Your uncle is only a Grandmaster..."
’Martial King Middle Stage?’
’And there are four of them?’
Hu Minjiang’s mind went blank with a deafening BUZZ!
’These Martial Kings from the Battle Department have extremely rich combat experience. Even if my dad had broken through to the Martial King realm, he’d be no match for them!’
’And what’s more, they have four Martial Kings!’
Hu Minjiang immediately lost his nerve. He could only grit his teeth and swallow his pride. Forcing down the humiliation, he said, "There are plenty of other places to eat. It’s not like Wangjiang Pavilion is the only restaurant in town. Let’s go, guys!"
With that, Hu Minjiang stood up and started walking out reluctantly.
SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE.
Everyone else got up one by one, but Cheng Yuan remained as unshakable as Mount Tai. He took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and said, "Waiter? Why haven’t they brought out the food yet?"
Huh?
Everyone froze, staring at Cheng Yuan with dumbfounded expressions, wondering what on earth he was trying to do.
Mingtai, having just returned from Beijing, didn’t recognize Cheng Yuan. He watched him coldly. "Kid, what’s the meaning of this? Are you disrespecting me?"
Cheng Yuan grinned. "What respect do you think you have?"
BOOM!
Mingtai’s face darkened, and a tangible killing intent erupted from his body!
Hu Minjiang and the others felt as if they’d been plunged into an ice cellar, and they trembled all over!
’He’s so strong! Mingtai is just too strong!’
’As expected of the legend from the previous generation of the Provincial City’s elite heirs. He already possesses the power of a Grandmaster!’
’No wonder he’s so arrogant!’
’He definitely has the right to be!’
Hu Minjiang rushed over to Cheng Yuan and said in a low voice, "Cheng Yuan, stop messing around! You don’t understand how things work in the Martial Dao Community! This Mingtai is a Grandmaster; he could wipe us out with one hand! Hurry and leave with me, or you won’t be walking out of Wangjiang Pavilion today!"
Mingtai said coldly, "Leave? It’s too late to leave now! This kid dared to defy me. He must pay the price!"
Cheng Yuan snorted. "Who said I was leaving? We reserved Wangjiang Pavilion, and I’m not going anywhere today! Someone will indeed pay a price, but it won’t be me. It will be you!"
Mingtai was so angry he laughed. "Very good! I’d like to see just who’s going to be paying the price today!"
The expressions on the faces of Hu Minjiang, Xiao Chunsheng, Ye Guohua, Ye Tian, and Guo Heizi changed drastically!
’Is this guy Cheng insane?’
’How dare he make threats against Mingtai?’
Hu Minjiang was starting to resent Cheng Yuan, but he couldn’t let him die here. If he did, their business deal would be off!
Hu Minjiang quickly tried to smooth things over. "Brother Tai, Cheng Yuan is ignorant and failed to recognize your importance. Please don’t stoop to his level!"
With that said, Hu Minjiang turned his head to look at Cheng Yuan.
"Cheng Yuan, you’re not from the Provincial City, so you don’t understand Brother Tai’s fearsome reputation! You don’t know the weight that the title ’Sealed Title Vermilion Bird’ carries! Apologize to Brother Tai right now! Otherwise, not even our Hu Family will be able to protect you!"
Mingtai raised his chin high, striking a pompous pose as he waited for Cheng Yuan’s apology. When it came, he was determined to ridicule him relentlessly!
However, to Mingtai’s surprise, Cheng Yuan didn’t apologize. Instead, he said coldly, "Someone does need to apologize, but it’s not me—it’s him, Mingtai! I don’t care if he humiliates you younger ones. But he is not allowed to humiliate Uncle Hu! Today, he must kneel, face in the direction of the Hu Family’s home, and kowtow three times. Otherwise, he will not be walking out of Wangjiang Pavilion!"