Chapter 1598: Chapter 1598: Ye Xuan, Brother, Take This!

"So late at night, Baili senior must have just arrived in East Sea, right?" Ye Xuan suddenly smiled and said.

"Certainly not!" Baili laughed and said, "Haha, the Sword God of the Northern Federation challenged you, sending invitations to all major sects in the Martial Arts world to act as impartial witnesses. How could Heroic Mountain be absent?"

Ye Xuan rubbed his nose and said, "You really came just in time; the duel is tomorrow morning and you only arrived late tonight. Aren’t you afraid of missing the good show?"

"Haha, everything is within my grasp!" Baili laughed heartily, "Besides, my disciples from Heroic Mountain have long been stationed on Canglang Island. Even if I’m late, they’ll record the duel for me to watch!"

Ye Xuan was speechless.

The damn technology era makes the warriors of the Martial Arts world lazy!

"By the way, Brother Ye Xuan, I heard you haven’t officially accepted the challenge from the Sword God?" Baili laughed as if remembering something and quickly ran up to Ye Xuan to ask.

"Yep, haven’t agreed yet." Ye Xuan casually responded.

Baili laughed as his eyes darted around, "Are you going or not? If not, let me know quickly, so I can head back to my Heroic Mountain."

Ye Xuan was taken aback, smiled bitterly and pondered for a while, then sighed, "I’m going."

Just as Chiba Sakurako had said, Ye Xuan already had the answer in his heart.

The Sword God’s challenge was not baseless; even if Ye Xuan didn’t go tomorrow, this battle was inevitable. Delaying and avoiding were never Ye Xuan’s style.

Moreover, there’s the issue of reputation.

Beneath his surface, Ye Xuan was a patriotic person.

Even if the Sword God’s character was impeccable, he was ultimately from the Northern Federation. If Ye Xuan backed down from this high-profile challenge, wouldn’t that mean Yan Country has lost its prestige?

A man should have ambitions far and wide, how could he let his country be humiliated?

"I knew it, you’re quite arrogant. It’s not just the mere Sword God; even if the entire Martial Arts world challenged you, you wouldn’t back down!"

Baili laughed heartily, then suddenly became solemn, "But seriously, Brother Ye Xuan, I heard that in tomorrow’s Canglang Island battle, you might not be facing just the Sword God."

"I know."

Ye Xuan smiled and nodded, "To ensure fairness, the Sword God invited major sects to act as witnesses, but among them, there are plenty of my enemies. They appear as impartial, but in reality, many eyes are watching me."

Hearing this, Baili was taken aback, "You know all this, so why still go?"

"Didn’t you just say? Even if the entire Martial Arts world challenges me, I won’t retreat," Ye Xuan laughed lightly, "Since you think so highly of me, I can’t let you down, can I?"

"Wow, you’re really that arrogant!"

Baili was shocked, retreating three steps, staring wide-eyed, "Do you know, on Canglang Island tomorrow, it’s not just the Zhao Family and Qingcheng Mountain watching you? If things heat up, just a few sects won’t be able to protect you!"

To ensure fairness, the Sword God has unintentionally set an even more terrifying trap for Ye Xuan!

Ye Xuan understood all of this.

The night wind was cool.

Ye Xuan slightly squinted his eyes, a devilish smile curling on his lips, "Everyone may want my life, but whether any of them actually can is a different matter!"

Hearing this, Baili was stunned.

Baili simply liked to laugh, it didn’t mean he was foolish.

What did Ye Xuan mean?

Even if tomorrow on Canglang Island, he’s cornered and pressured by Martial Arts elites, the outcome is still uncertain?

What kind of confidence is this?

Where does this confidence come from?

Baili was astonished.

Not astonished by Ye Xuan’s spirited defiance, charging into danger head-on, but by his overflowing confidence and unrestrained arrogance, which Baili had never heard of before!

But soon, Baili quickly snapped back to reality.

"Hahaha, Brother Ye Xuan, you are truly genuine. I believe in you!" Baili laughed loudly, "Since you say so, I have nothing to worry about. Tomorrow on Canglang Island, I must witness Brother Ye Xuan’s unparalleled elegance!"

Ye Xuan joked with a smile, "Just make sure you don’t oversleep."

"Hahaha, absolutely not!" Baili laughed, patting his chest, then suddenly smiled awkwardly, "To be safe, I’ll head to Canglang Island and keep watch!"

With that, Baili stomped his foot, cracking the ground, his tall figure laughing heartily as he went away.

Listening to the fading laughter, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but shake his head, caught between laughter and tears.

All Baili knows is laughing; does that mean his brother, Baili Ku, does everything while crying?

The Martial Arts world truly has its eccentrics.

What a collection of weirdos!

...

The next day, morning.

In the villa, Ye Xuan donned a Zhongshan suit, slipped on cloth shoes, and appeared before his family with a robust presence, combining strength and gentleness, exhibiting an air of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Ye Xuan rarely dressed this way.

But today, this attire almost symbolized the great Yan Country.

The atmosphere in the entire hall was somewhat somber and silent.

In the tranquility.

Lin Tong calmly looked at Ye Xuan and said, "Are you really going?"

Ye Xuan nodded, "I am."

Lin Jing pursed her lips, "What’s your chance of winning?"

Ye Xuan was silent.

Liu Ying lowered her eyes, "Can’t you not go?"

Ye Xuan didn’t respond.

The atmosphere again fell into dead silence, each person’s heart filled with complexity and struggle.

From Lin Tong and the others’ perspective, they surely didn’t want Ye Xuan to attend the meeting on Canglang Island, because there, it wasn’t just the Sword God!

But from Ye Xuan’s perspective, this battle was unavoidable.

The Sword God’s challenge was not without basis; even if in this battle Ye Xuan doesn’t represent Yan Country, he can’t shrink back because retreating won’t solve the problem and will only make those who despise him look down on him.

If it were just being looked down upon, Ye Xuan never cared about others’ opinions.

But once looked down upon, it would bring endless trouble in the future!

As was obvious, Lin Tong and the others understood Ye Xuan’s predicament too.

In the end, Lin Tong sighed softly, smiled at Ye Xuan, and said, "Go, the sooner you go, the sooner you come back. We’ll be waiting at home for you."

Ye Xuan nodded and stepped outside.

The little cloud sitting on Lin Tong’s lap waved and danced toward Ye Xuan’s back, "Daddy, beat the bad guys, beat those bad guys!"

Hearing this, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but show a warm smile at the corner of his mouth.

Yes, beat the bad guys!

Half an hour later.

Ye Xuan appeared at the South City dock.

A beautiful Western woman holding an elongated wooden box appeared before Ye Xuan.

The woman was tall and slender, with a somewhat lifeless appearance, yet not lacking the mature sensuality of Western women. Her well-rounded, long legs revealed faintly under the lace skirt hem, causing hearts to race.

The Witch, Diana!