The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 693: The Calm Before the Storm

The atmosphere had been tense for about five minutes.

Du Fuwei’s withered palms were clenched tightly into fists, the veins on the backs of his hands bulging. He did not want to swallow this bitterness today, but he had to, and the only plan for now was to let the people of Xuantian Sect leave.

"Hmph!" After a cold snort from his nose, Du Fuwei didn’t say a word and, with an ugly expression, walked towards the main hall of Guiyuan Sect. His suppressed behavior indicated that the people of Xuantian Sect were allowed to leave now.

Seeing his grandfather conceding, Du Wannian hurriedly followed him into the grand hall, indignantly asking, "Grandfather, are we just going to let this matter go?"

With a "bang!"

Du Fuwei slapped his palm directly onto a stone pillar in the hall, leaving a clear imprint, and said coldly, "Wannian, do you think I would let my great-grandson die in vain? It’s just that today, the various sects owe favors to the Ghost Doctor Sect, which is why they stood up for Xuantian Sect. Once today passes and they’ve repaid their debts, we can uproot Xuantian Sect entirely."

"Besides, Xuantian Sect and Cold Sea Pavilion have their own grudges against Xuantian Sect, don’t they? Combined with the power of our three major sects, even if the Ghost Doctor Sect intervenes again, they certainly won’t be able to stop our offensive." freeweɓnøvel~com

"Wannian, wait for the people from the other sects to leave and then immediately contact the people from Xuantian Sect and Cold Sea Pavilion."

Du Fuwei couldn’t help but burst forth with a formidable aura of the Innate Middle Stage, his face growing even colder.

"Grandfather, your thoughts are thorough. We must make Xuantian Sect disappear from the Ancient Martial World," Du Wannian said, nodding.

After Du Fuwei and Du Wannian entered the great hall, people from the other sects on the square also understood that the Sect Leader of Guiyuan Sect’s birthday banquet surely wasn’t going to continue. They greeted familiar faces and then left one after another in their carriages, not wanting to be swept into this dispute.

"Thank you for your help today, Elder Ji," Ye Chenfeng said to Ji Dingtian after seeing the crisis temporarily resolved, knowing that if it weren’t for the timely intervention of the Ghost Doctor Sect, he and Xuantian Sect would have definitely faced a bloody battle.

Ji Dingtian waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me for such a trifle. After all, you are the one who has understood the Ghost King Thirteen Needles. Our Ghost Doctor Sect should naturally follow your orders."

"Alright, let’s leave here before we talk further." Ji Dingtian knew that the matter was far from over and that it was just a temporary pacification of the turmoil.

In just about fifteen minutes, nearly all the sects that had come to attend the birthday feast had left, except for the people from Qingyun Sect and Qianji Sect who were still standing in the square. They knew they couldn’t afford to offend Guiyuan Sect, so they had to secure Guiyuan Sect’s forgiveness, especially since today’s incident was somewhat related to their two sects.

Qin Baiyan, the Sect Leader of Qingyun Sect, said to the four Great Elders, "Why are we still here? Let’s leave as well!"

"Sect Leader, that’s absolutely not acceptable. Remember, the Young Master of Guiyuan Sect was killed by that brat Qin Yi. Although Qin Yi has severed ties with our Qingyun Sect, we must secure Guiyuan Sect’s forgiveness," said the Second Elder of Qingyun Sect.

"The Second Elder is right. If Guiyuan Sect decides to take its anger out on our Qingyun Sect, we really won’t have any power to resist," the Third Elder of Qingyun Sect also immediately chimed in.

Qin Baiyan was already holding back his anger! He felt that he had lived his life in such a suffocating way. Just as he was about to scold the Elders of Qingyun Sect, Du Wannian walked out of the grand hall, followed by Sun Nanfei, the Sect Leader of Cold Sea Pavilion. Right after Du Fuwei and Du Wannian had entered the hall, Sun Nanfei had also followed them in.

Upon seeing Du Wannian, Qin Baiyan’s ready-to-scold words went back down his throat, and his face turned somewhat ugly.

"Sect Leader Du, today’s events truly have nothing to do with our Qingyun Sect! Qin Yi has long been expelled from our sect, and we sincerely hope that Sect Leader Du can forgive us. From now on, our Qingyun Sect is willing to go through fire and water for Guiyuan Sect," the second Elder of Qingyun Sect said obsequiously, like a fawning dog, to Du Wannian.

Xue Changshan, the Sect Leader of Qianji Sect, saw the people from Qingyun Sect lowering their faces shamelessly to speak, so he quickly said, "Sect Leader Du, I had no idea that girl Shanshan still harbored feelings for that waste Qin Yi, but as of now, Xue Shanshan no longer has any ties with our Qianji Sect. We are also willing to go through fire and water for Guiyuan Sect."

Looking at the obsequious individuals from Qingyun Sect and Qianji Sect before him, Du Wannian’s son, Du Baiping, was dead, and he wanted nothing more than to kill all these people standing before him. Nevertheless, having extra strength was good, especially since they were about to make a move against Zhentian Sect soon. Thus, Du Wannian said, "I can overlook past issues, but that will depend on your performance."

With a dark expression, Du Wannian glared at everyone before him. After a pause, he continued, "Our Guiyuan Sect is planning to join forces with Xuantian Sect and Cold Sea Pavilion. We anticipate taking action against Zhentian Sect tomorrow. Your sects might be weak, but you can still lend some support. When we act against Zhentian Sect, you must summon your elite disciples to join in."

"Sect Leader Du, of course, there’s no problem! We shall spare no effort to help the three major sects eradicate Zhentian Sect," Qingyun Sect’s second Elder quickly nodded his head. After all, his grandson had died at the hands of Ye Chenfeng, who belonged to Zhentian Sect. Put another way, Zhentian Sect was also his enemy!

"Right, Sect Leader Du, everyone in Qingyun Sect will certainly provide strong support," he said.

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The other three Elders from Qingyun Sect also echoed in agreement. Knowing that Xuantian Sect and Guiyuan Sect were first-class forces and Cold Sea Pavilion was a top second-class force, with these three sects united, how could Zhentian Sect continue to exist? They naturally chose to unequivocally stand with the three major sects.

"Sect Leader Du, as long as you act against Zhentian Sect, we at Qianji Sect will definitely join in. You can rest assured of that," Xue Changshan respectfully said.

"Good, very good. You all go back and hurry to summon your elite disciples to gather at our Guiyuan Sect immediately," Du Wannian was fairly satisfied with the responses from Qingyun Sect and Qianji Sect.

While Qingyun Sect and Qianji Sect were willing to act as lackeys for Guiyuan Sect, the people from Zhentian Sect and Ghost Doctor Sect had already left the territory of Guiyuan Sect.

Sitting in the carriage, Ye Chenfeng asked the driver to stop, and he immediately stepped out. He too knew that Guiyuan Sect, Xuantian Sect, and Cold Sea Pavilion wouldn’t let things rest, so he must now make a trip back to the Secular World to immediately call in the members of the Wing Guard Team into the Ancient Martial World.

Seeing Ye Chenfeng step down from the carriage, others from the following vehicles also came down. Sun Boyi asked, "Chenfeng, are you worried about today’s events? Rest assured, I, as your grandfather-in-law, will definitely not bow to Guiyuan Sect."

"Grandfather-in-law, as I see it, the three major sects—Guiyuan Sect, Cold Sea Pavilion, and Xuantian Sect—will join forces against us, and they are likely to prefer a quick battle," Ye Chenfeng said with furrowed brows.

Descending from the carriage and standing beside Ye Chenfeng, Sun Hengfei turned to Ji Dingtian, the Sect Leader of Ghost Doctor Sect, and said, "Grandpa Ji, since other sects owe you a favor, why didn’t you just have them all act against Guiyuan Sect earlier?"

Ji Dingtian replied gruffly, "Heng Fei, do you think everyone else has a pig’s brain? They too have to consider their own sect’s interests, so as long as Guiyuan Sect doesn’t act against us, they definitely won’t take the initiative to act against Guiyuan Sect."

"All the favors have been used up now, and in the following events, other sects definitely won’t involve themselves. Just as Chenfeng said, Guiyuan Sect, Xuantian Sect, and Cold Sea Pavilion will likely act against you in Zhentian Sect soon. It’s just the calm before the storm now."

"However, we at Ghost Doctor Sect will not idly stand by. I will immediately call upon all the Heaven Rank experts of our sect to be stationed with Zhentian Sect," he said.

Without much deliberation, Ji Dingtian always remembered what his father, Ji Shunde, had said: to move a person like Ye Chenfeng, one must use sincerity. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)