Chapter 1458: Chapter 1458: This Is Too Good to Miss—Got to Get It on Camera!
Guarding the gate is a boring task, so the guards were quite pleased to have some entertainment.
“Yeah, Mazi, when did you get a godson? You didn’t even introduce him to us, hahaha…”
Another guard let out a thunderous laugh.
“Oh my! I’m embarrassed, really!”
Mazi caught the spear that had flown back to him, laughing non-stop. He truly didn’t take Ye Haochuan seriously, thinking Ye Haochuan’s previous dodge was merely because of quick reflexes.
What the hell! Does he think I’m a Hello Kitty just because the tiger doesn’t roar?
Ye Haochuan was furious. These guys should have been guarding the gate but instead ran out to provoke him. Since that’s the case, they shouldn’t blame him for being rude.
“Very well! Since you want to play, I’ll let you have a good time!”
Ye Haochuan’s face turned cold, and he stared icily at the guards. If they wanted to take advantage of him, they better be prepared to get sliced down.
“Mazi, your godson is angry, you’d better ‘comfort’ him, hahaha…”
Instead of worrying about Ye Haochuan’s words, the guards laughed even harder. To them, dealing with a mere Core Formation Mid-Stage kid was as easy as playing a game.
“Hahaha, let Grandpa treat him warmly!”
Mazi laughed triumphantly, twirling his spear to create a flurry of spear flowers and then thrust it fiercely at Ye Haochuan.
In that instant, the sky was filled with swirling spear flowers aimed at Ye Haochuan. Mazi had suffered before due to Ye Haochuan’s movement technique, so this time he opted for a wide-area attack.
Unfortunately for Mazi, those dazzling spear flowers were nothing more than a joke to Ye Haochuan, who had the Perspective Ability.
“Hmph! A trivial trick!”
Ye Haochuan snorted coldly, and with a light swing of his Divine Concealment Sword, he deflected the spear and pointed its tip at Mazi’s Adam’s apple.
“You…you…”
Mazi was terrified, the shadow of death continuously swirling in his mind, constantly shocking his nervous system. He didn’t even notice when the spear slipped from his hand to the ground.
“Let him go!”
At this point, all the guards surrounded them. Mazi was their teammate, so how could they allow harm to befall him?
“Now, let’s talk this over!”
Ye Haochuan leveled the Divine Concealment Sword, facing the guards.
“Let him go, and everything can be discussed!”
A man, who seemed to be the Guard Captain, stepped forward.
“Good, then tell me, was me standing here by the roadside bothering you?”
Ye Haochuan quietly turned on the recording function on his phone. After all, this was the Ye Family; he didn’t want to go too far, but he felt uneasy without settling the score.
So, from the start, Ye Haochuan decided that he would teach these guards a lesson, but he also needed to ensure he had the moral high ground.
This way, whatever changes unfolded later, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage and might even gain a little compensation.
“No, it was indeed my person who was at fault…”
The Guard Captain had no idea Ye Haochuan was recording. Glancing at Mazi, who looked displeased, he secretly cursed him. If Mazi hadn’t caused trouble, none of this would have happened.
“Very good, you know your man was wrong. So why didn’t you call him back? Instead, you allowed him to insult me? And then you joined in the mockery! Is this the quality the Ye Family practices?”
Ye Haochuan didn’t let him continue. He needed to keep the upper hand.
“…”
The Guard Captain fell silent, not knowing what to say. At that moment, he wished he could slap Mazi to death.
“Dear brother, we apologize for earlier. Don’t hold it against us; please let us off the hook!”
Next to the Guard Captain, a man who seemed to be the Vice-Captain tried to smooth things over, then sheepishly turned to the other guards, urging, “Quickly apologize to this young brother!”.
“Sorry…”
The other guards looked at each other, considered the consequences of disobeying, and reluctantly mumbled a lifeless apology.
“Alright, since you’ve all admitted your fault, I’ll let him go.”
Seeing these once-bullish guys looking like they had swallowed a fly, Ye Haochuan felt inwardly pleased but kept a straight face.
After saying this, Ye Haochuan withdrew the Divine Concealment Sword. As the sword left Mazi’s throat, a sinister expression flashed across his face.
“Grab him!”
Simultaneously, the Guard Captain and Vice-Captain shouted loudly. Who were they? They were the defense team of the Ye Family, and they had only shown weakness because Ye Haochuan had taken a hostage.
Now that the hostage was gone, it was time for revenge. Once capturing the boy, they could do as they pleased.
By then, even if the Xuanmen higher-ups came, they could simply claim that the boy had forcefully barged into the Ye Family gate, justifying their actions.
Hearing the Captain and Vice-Captain’s commands, Mazi reacted first. His hand extended to make his fallen spear fly up, and grasping it, he charged viciously forward.
Earlier, he had lost face, causing everyone to apologize on his behalf. He knew that if he didn’t act now, his days ahead would be grim.
Ambitious for face yet fearful of death, he saw Ye Haochuan as a sworn enemy and unleashed unprecedented ferocity, dashing toward him.
The other guards also responded, letting out battle cries as they gripped their weapons and charged at Ye Haochuan.
“Vermilion Bird Illusionary Seal!”
Ye Haochuan had long anticipated their nature and wouldn’t lower his guard. With a shouted incantation, he activated Illusion Technique, drawing the guards into a Phantom Realm.
Immediately, the guards who were charging at Ye Haochuan descended into chaos, turning on their surrounding peers with ferocious attacks, especially the Captain and Vice-Captain in a heated brawl.
“You little brat! You’re actually here!”
Mazi also aggressively lunged at a guard nearby, resulting in a direct clash of their spears.
The other guards were similarly caught in friendly fire, resulting in a frantic melee. Before long, the Ye Family’s gate was the scene of a wild internecine battle among its own guards.
“Hehe, watching them fight among themselves, such a spectacle must be recorded!”
With a mischievous smile, Ye Haochuan took out his phone, paused the recording, switched to the camera, and captured the guards’ chaotic infighting.