Everyone’s eyes widened. She was a beauty of the highest caliber.

Her ink-black hair cascaded over her shoulders. Her eyes held an indifference as cold as the waters of Heaven Mountain, and she radiated an aura of aloof arrogance.

No one had expected the owner of the Thunder City Hotel to be a woman, much less one so aloof and stunningly beautiful.

Tang Chuan was stunned. He had seen his fair share of beautiful women, but the one before him was so breathtaking that he struggled to maintain his composure. But why does she look so familiar? Where have I seen her before?

"Tang Chuan, in Sea City, you’re as meek as they come, but here in Thunder City, you’re quite the big shot, aren’t you?" the woman said, approaching and looking at him with indifference.

"And who might you be? Why do you look so familiar?" Tang Chuan asked with a frown. Her confident tone and bearing told him she was not afraid of him, so he knew he had to be careful.

"Jia Mengxue," the woman said flatly.

"You! You’re... Jia Mengxue! How did you become the owner of the Thunder City Hotel?" Tang Chuan was dumbfounded.

Sea City had ten major families. The Tang Family was one, and so was the Jia Family. In fact, the Jia Family ranked even higher than the Tangs.

Jia Mengxue was famous in Sea City as its "Business Queen." She controlled a commercial empire worth trillions, with businesses spanning the entire country and even the globe. She was a living legend. Though only in her thirties, she was already a figure revered by countless people. While her family background certainly played a role in her success, her own abilities were the primary reason.

"The Thunder City Hotel has always been one of my properties. If I weren’t the owner here, where would I be?" Jia Mengxue glanced at Tang Chuan. "You’re quite something, letting your men beat up my manager like this. How do you propose we settle this?"

Before Tang Chuan could speak, Yan Duo shouted, "Woman, I don’t care who you are! Kick the people out of Cloud Sea Hall right now, or we’ll wreck this place!"

Jia Mengxue laughed. "You want to wreck my hotel? Fine. I dare you to try."

"Heh, it’s been a while since I’ve met a woman with such a backbone. Just you wait. Our men will be here soon, and this hotel of yours is getting torn down unless you do exactly as we say," Yan Duo said with immense arrogance.

Tang Chuan furrowed his brow but said nothing. No matter how powerful Jia Mengxue is, she’s still just an ordinary person. A business queen, yes, but still ordinary. There’s nothing to be afraid of.

"I’d like to see just who calls the shots in Thunder City!" Jia Mengxue’s brows knitted together, her expression darkening. I’ve already told them who I am, yet they still dare to be so insolent. Is it true that even a mighty dragon can’t crush the local snakes?

"In Thunder City, we’re the ones in charge, of course. What we say, goes. Just do as you’re told and cut the crap," Yan Duo sneered.

"Quite the tough talk. Since when do little punks like you call the shots in Thunder City? Not even your elders would dare make such a claim!"

Ye Feng’s voice rang out.

Yan Duo was startled. "Who the hell are you calling a punk? You got a death wish or something? Looks like we’ve got a whole line of people who aren’t afraid to die today!"

Wang Teng was also stunned. That definitely wasn’t Yang Qi’s voice. Besides him, who else would have the guts to talk like that?

Nearby, Manager Wang, who had been beaten half to death, still managed to say, "Young masters, you should leave now. If you stay any longer, you’ll be the ones to suffer." Even though he’d been beaten, he didn’t dare blame them. He was powerless to get revenge, and complaining would only bring him more pain. More importantly, he didn’t want them to die in his hotel; that would be terrible for business.

"You still have the damn nerve to talk? You’re courting death!" Yan Duo laughed, infuriated. "I’d really like to see who in Cloud Sea Hall is bold enough to disrespect us!"

The others nodded in agreement, their faces showing their indignation. The Wang and Yan Families represented two of the great "Four Doors and Six Families." The rest of their group were either the young masters of major corporations or the heirs to families ranked just below those top clans. Why would they be afraid?

At that moment, Ye Feng stepped out and asked indifferently, "Are you the ones making a scene here?"

"Yeah, it’s us. What about it?"

Since Ye Feng seldom made public appearances, not many had actually seen him, which was why these brats did not recognize him and were being so arrogant. Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare speak to Ye Feng like this even if they had ten times the courage.

Ye Feng, however, had already called a vice president of the Martial Arts Association. While he rarely made public appearances himself, the vice president was a familiar face in these circles and was widely recognized.

Ye Feng let out a laugh, half in anger and half in amusement. "It’s true what they say: each generation is worse than the last. Your fathers’ generation was at least somewhat respectable, but how did yours turn into a bunch of useless fops? Do you really think people like you can protect your family fortunes? Never mind. What becomes of you is no concern of mine. However, you’ve offended the person in that room, so you will kneel and apologize!"

"Hahaha, what a big talker! Even Jia Mengxue wouldn’t dare make us kneel! You’re really putting on airs!" Tang Chuan burst out laughing, then shot a sarcastic glance at Yan Duo and Wang Teng. "You lot are truly useless. Anyone who comes along dares to step on you!"

Yan Duo and Wang Teng’s faces flushed crimson. What in the world is going on today? It’s never like this. It seems like everyone we meet is putting us in our place, and we have no idea why.

Yan Duo said fiercely, "Old man, just who the hell are you? Do you know who this is? It’s Tang Chuan, the Third Young Master of the Tang Family from Sea City! Scared now, are you? If you’re scared, then hurry up and kneel to apologize!"

"Oh, the Tang Family from Sea City. Very powerful indeed," Ye Feng said, looking at Tang Chuan coldly. "But for a mere junior to run rampant in Thunder City... does the Tang Family look down on us so much?" He was a little surprised by Tang Chuan’s strength, but with Yang Qi standing behind him, what was there to fear?

Tang Chuan frowned. It was understandable that the people here did not recognize him, but their continued indifference even after hearing the name of the Tang Family from Sea City irked him.

"Alright, you’ve all introduced yourselves. But do you know who I am?" Ye Feng asked, looking at Tang Chuan and the others.

"Who the hell knows who you are? And we don’t care!" Yan Duo shot back.

"Wait a second," Wang Teng murmured, trying hard to recall where he had seen this man before. "He looks... familiar."

Tang Chuan smiled. "It doesn’t matter who you are. In a small place like Thunder City, no one can intimidate me. Stop beating around the bush and just spit it out!"

"Right, just say it! If you dare to disregard the Tang Family, I’d like to see what kind of big shot you really are!" Yan Duo echoed sarcastically.

"I’m not much of a big shot," Ye Feng said with a smile. "Just an ordinary person, not as impressive as you all. My name is Ye Feng."

"Ye Feng? Who’s Ye Feng? Never heard of him!"

"Yeah, who’s ever heard of him?"