Chapter 448: Chapter 448: One Word Retreats a Thousand Troops_1

Off the coast of Fire Island, on the deck of a luxury cruise ship, three men and a woman stood at the bow, gazing towards Fire Island.

These were the real power brokers who controlled various domains in Yanyun Province, the leaders of the four major forces.

Behind them stood over twenty subordinates, their hands wrapped in white gauze, their faces intermingled with fear, not daring to even take a deep breath.

They were the very messengers who had just stepped onto Fire Island, acting arrogantly and boisterously, only to have Ye Fei amputate their little fingers.

"Not even seeing the person, yet two fingers were cut off!" At this moment, a middle-aged man in a silver-white coat said with his arms folded, "With such a domineering and strong presence, it’s no wonder Zhao Yongtian was annihilated overnight without injustice!"

"Sixth Master, when did such a formidable character appear in Yanyun Province?" an old man with gray temples said in shock, "You know, the people we sent to the island are all extremely strong acquired martial artists!"

"This person is not simple," said the single beautiful woman among them, her eyes slightly squinting, "I’m afraid we can’t afford to provoke him!"

"Tu Shan Yue, are you scared?" Another middle-aged man with a full beard glared, "In my opinion, we should directly attack and completely annihilate them."

"I don’t believe it, some nobody who has stirred up a disciple at the core of Pangu Sect to rebel against Zhao Yongtian can now rampage in Yanyun Province without consequences!"

"As everyone knows, our combined strength is not even comparable to Zhao Yongtian’s!" the beautiful woman called Tu Shan Yue cast a glance at the bearded man, "But now, this mysterious expert has erased Zhao Yongtian from existence."

"He gave us two hours to withdraw, or else he threatened to exterminate our families and slaughter our sects. Can your Hei Meng wager on that, Wei Yongyuan?"

"You..." the bearded man, Wei Yongyuan, suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

The other two also looked at each other with grave faces.

After a while, the middle-aged man in the white coat took a deep breath.

"Can’t afford to wager, and can’t afford to provoke!"

"This person is too powerful, too mysterious, and too terrifying, we can only withdraw!"

Looking at him, the other three exchanged glances.

If in the power struggles of Yanyun Province, their four families were the greatest,

then among these four, the man in the white coat was the most prominent.

Because behind him stood the entire business world of Yanyun Province—he was the President of the Yanyun Commerce Association, Lu Zhanhao, known as Sixth Master!

"Retreat?" Wei Yongyuan’s eyes bulged, "We brought so many people over here, and to leave empty-handed without any gains?"

"Where would we put our face then, and how will we continue to rule over Yanyun Province?"

"Wei Yongyuan!" Lu Zhanhao’s face darkened, looking at him as if he were a fool, "What is face?"

"Only strength constitutes face!"

"If you don’t have the strength yet blindly rush in like a hero, only to have your family exterminated and your sect slaughtered, where will your face be then?"

Saying this, he pointed dramatically towards Fire Island, his gaze sweeping over the three in front of him.

"Who among you has the guts, who dares to rush up and gamble with your life and fortune?"

"A mysterious expert who annihilated Zhao Yongtian overnight, do you think he would care about us?"

After hearing his words, the three present were at a loss for words.

"Allowing us to retreat with our lives intact," Lu Zhanhao stated with an unequivocal voice, "is the last shred of face that the mysterious expert on the island has spared us."

"I don’t care whether you withdraw or not, the Yanyun Commerce Association doesn’t have the power to provoke such a formidable person, goodbye!"

With that, he turned and left.

The remaining three exchanged looks and hurried after him.

...

In the inner hall of Pangu Sect on Fire Island,

Ye Fei was listening to the Venerable Xue reporting on the inventory of assets left behind by Zhao Yongtian.

"To sum up, there are three underground vaults, totaling 5 tons of gold, 680 million in cash, and cheques, promissory notes, and stocks amounting to 12 billion."

As she said this, Venerable Xue, holding the accounts, looked up at Ye Fei.

"In terms of weapons, there are six armories on the island, housing over 5,000 various types of weapons."

"Additionally, Zhao Yongtian had a private vault which likely contains many secrets. I didn’t let anyone touch it and am waiting for your instructions, Mr. Ye." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

After listening to Venerable Xue, Ye Fei nodded in satisfaction.

At that moment, Lu Houde hurried into the hall.

"Mr. Ye, your awe-inspiring presence, truly worthy of a top-notch expert!"

"With just a few words, you managed to scare off an army of thousands!"

Upon hearing this, the people in the hall looked at each other and then all turned to look at Ye Fei.

"They’ve all retreated?" Ye Fei furrowed his brow.

"Yes," Lu Houde quickly nodded, "Dozens of ships outside the island have all withdrawn."

"And moreover, they sent people to leave behind a plethora of gifts."

"I took a cursory glance, and just the food, vegetables, and daily necessities filled over a dozen speedboats."

"Not to mention cash and gold, filling two speedboats to the brim, worth over a billion!"

Upon hearing this, the room erupted in surprise.

"Mr. Ye!" Lu Houde suddenly pulled out a letter from his pocket, "This was delivered by a special envoy, they said it’s for your eyes only!"