Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 491: Chapter 490 [Su Feifei Collapses]

”Hey...big dummy, didn’t you hear what I was saying to you?”

Seeing that Ye Tianchen was ignoring her, Su Feifei quickly chased after him as he walked away.

Ye Tianchen had no concept of Li Xin in his mind. If he had been the Ye Tianchen of the past, even a hundredfold courage would not dare to provoke Li Xin. Now, however, having traversed from the apocalypse star, both his strength and thinking were completely different from that of the former Ye Tianchen. He was thinking about things that could shock and awe the whole world—the supreme strong shattering the starry sky. That was what he had in mind.

Su Feifei was truly anxious. If Ye Tianchen had offended someone other than Li Xin, perhaps another major family or influential figure, Su Feifei wouldn’t be so worried. With the Su family’s strength as the top business dynasty in the country, smoothing over a minor dispute was not a problem at all.

But Ye Tianchen had just offended Li Xin, who was not an easy person to deal with. Moreover, it was said that Old Man Li doted on his grandson Li Xin greatly and was very protective. If he learned that his grandson had had a dog’s fall not yet fully insulted before being kicked away, who knew how great a Thunder Fury the hot-tempered elder, who had returned from the battlefields, would unleash?

No matter how Su Feifei yelled from behind, Ye Tianchen simply ignored her. In Ye Tianchen’s mind, there was absolutely no concept of untouchable elites of major families. He had only one principle: to distinguish right from wrong, to heed only reason and not personalities, whether it was the President Hei Bama of M country, who also had just two eyes and a nose. What was so great about that?

The Li family was not considered a major clan, and this was because its lineage was not extremely flourishing. There was only Li Xin as a grandson in his generation. Old Man Li, who still held a patriarch’s position, was the one supporting the entire Li family. If he were to fall, the uneducated Li Xin would likely struggle to bear the burden of the family.

Old Man Li emerged from the battlefield with countless scars. His three sons and one daughter all died in battles defending their country. Despite Old Man Li’s position not being the highest, the national high-level leaders all respected him greatly. This venerable general had offered his life and his children to the nation—how could he not command respect?

Because Li Xin was the only bloodline left, Old Man Li doted on him excessively. From a young age, Li Xin was sent abroad for education with round-the-clock protection by skilled bodyguards until his return home. After his return, personal protection was no longer assigned, as Old Man Li believed no one would dare touch his grandson in his own country. He sent Li Xin abroad hoping he would achieve something so that one day, when he passed away, Li Xin could uphold the Li family without being oppressed.

Li Xin’s arrogance was nurtured by this indulgence. After all, among offspring of major clans and powerful forces, there was always a certain decorum at the social stage, absorbed from an early age and specifically taught at home. For the children of major clans or powerful forces, social skills were imperative.

By all rights, Li Xin should not have been so unruly. Even if unruly, he would not show it outwardly as it was superficial and inconsistent with his status. However, when someone’s backing is so strong that nearly no one dares to provoke them, could he help being arrogant? In his heart, he had reached the highest status. Did he need to keep a low profile? Thus, while other children of major clans or powers knew to act modest in public, the truly high-status ones like Li Xin, pampered since childhood and with a grandfather who was a top leader, could not remain modest. Why should they keep a low profile at all?

This is another side that ordinary people could not possibly understand. Many believe that real major clans and powers must maintain a low profile because the more capable and wealthy tend to be reserved. But they do not realize that the truly wealthy and powerful are not modest—living modestly, sometimes they wonder what the point is?

Therefore, those who knew Li Xin’s background couldn’t help but worry for Ye Tianchen, especially Su Feifei. Being from the foremost commercial dynasty in the country, she understood Li Xin’s background well. Hearing that Old Man Li, a fiery-tempered veteran from the battlefield, could even slam his fist on the table and glare at the highest national leaders in anger, she was quite concerned.

”Li Xin’s background is extraordinary. You need to figure out a way to resolve this issue quickly. Later, I’ll go back and beg my grandfather for help; maybe that can help us avoid the worst,” Su Feifei said anxiously as she caught up with Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen glanced at Su Feifei, giving her a slight sense of relief, making her feel that he was finally taking her words seriously.

”This watermelon isn’t bad either—why not go have a piece?”

Splat!

Su Feifei nearly fell to the ground; she had thought that Ye Tianchen valued her words and would find a way to resolve the issue with Li Xin, only to be stunned when he responded with such a nonchalant remark, leaving Su Feifei speechless and increasingly tempted to brutally beat him up. She was extremely anxious, yet he acted as if nothing had happened. Truly, it felt as if she was being treated with cold disregard despite her warm approach.

”Do you... do you actually understand? Li Xin is not like the Qin and Luo families you’ve faced before, Old Man Li is still a significant figure in power, even the head of the state might have to show him some respect,” Su Feifei said, raising her voice slightly after making sure no one was around.

”The head of the state has to show some respect? Well, the head of the state shows me some respect too. Let’s just call it even, assuming this guy doesn’t provoke me again,” Ye Tianchen said, still smiling.

”You, this guy...”

”Let’s go, I’ll handle this. Let’s see what else is around; the decorations for the ceremony look quite good, let’s enjoy them.”

Before Su Feifei could finish her sentence, Ye Tianchen had already pulled her to another place. What frustrated her even more was that although Ye Tianchen said they were going to admire the ceremonial scene, he actually led Su Feifei to another spot serving Chinese food and started ordering braised pig trotters, leaving Su Feifei too exasperated to speak.

She really didn’t know whether Ye Tianchen had a brain. Even if he was ignorant of Li Xin’s background or didn’t take it seriously, did he not realize the significance of today? It was his grandfather Ye Yuanshan’s 75th birthday celebration. Although it was called a birthday party, all prominent families and influential figures knew that this was a prime opportunity for networking, a time for drinking and expressing feelings, an event no one would want to miss as they looked to mingle with distinguished individuals for potential future cooperation.

Yet here was Ye Tianchen, the host himself, not bothering to toast or chat up these influential guests, nor to strengthen connections, but instead eating as though he hadn’t eaten decent food in ages.

At that moment, Li Xin climbed out of a nearby bush, struggling for over half an hour, drenched in cold sweat, clutching his abdomen, grinding his teeth with hatred and saying fiercely, ”Ye Tianchen, how dare you touch me? I’ll make sure you’ll never be able to lay a hand on anyone ever again.”

Li Xin was indeed furious. He had never expected the person who tripped him up and kicked him away like a dog to be Ye Tianchen, whom he had looked down upon. He could hardly believe that anyone in the country would dare to treat him with such disdain, making him extremely angry. He also regretted that usually, he was guarded by four highly skilled experts from the Ancient Martial Sect, known to be formidable when they joined forces. He had thought he wouldn’t need them in the country since no one would dare to touch him.

Had he known, he would have had these four experts come with him. They would have been able to kill Ye Tianchen when he hit him. However, it was not too late to call these four experts now. Thinking this, Li Xin took out his phone and dialed a number.

”Hmph, Ye Tianchen, since you dare to lay a hand on me, I’ll make you pay a terrible price. I guess Ye Yuanshan’s old birthday celebration can’t be enjoyed anymore...”

”Hello, you four, come to the Ye family mansion immediately, I’m going to kill someone!”

After saying this, Li Xin ended the call, a cruel smile playing on his lips. He not only intended to teach Ye Tianchen a lesson but also to cause a huge disturbance at the entire Ye family gathering. It was Ye Yuanshan’s 75th birthday, with many influential figures present. If a commotion occurred, and Ye Tianchen was severely beaten or even killed, the Ye family might never recover.

Su Feifei, standing behind Ye Tianchen the whole time, watched him, her gaze filled with incomprehension and disdain. If it were you, seeing a man consume three pig trotters in succession and still ordering a roast duck from the chef, you would surely be on the verge of a breakdown too.

”Yes, that large one, smear more oil on it and roast it slowly, make sure it’s crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, golden brown,” Ye Tianchen instructed the barbecue chef as he watched him roast the duck, making yet another peculiar request.

Just then, Ye Yuanshan approached along with another elderly man who was accompanied by a beautiful young woman. When the elderly man saw Ye Tianchen, he couldn’t help but smile and ask, ”Brother Ye, that’s your grandson Ye Tianchen, right?”