Chapter 163 I Promise to Make Decisions for You
Chapter 163 I Promise to Make Decisions for You
The abrupt change downstairs immediately caught the attention of Tang Tiancheng on the second floor.
"Uncle Wang, what's going on down there!" Tang Tiancheng frowned slightly.
Upon hearing this, Wang Anxiang immediately looked down in the direction of his gaze, and upon seeing some commotion among the crowd on the dance floor and identifying the few people at the center, let out a light exclamation, "That's Ma Wenguang, a director of the Wuxi Branch of the Wu Association with the 'Wu' Character Rank, from Binzhou. How come he's in a conflict with Tian Yun's Li Mengying!"
"Did we invite the Wu Character Rank Martial Association branch here?" Tang Tiancheng looked down with a not-so-pleasant expression on his face.
"The Wu Character Rank is too low; I hadn't invited them. I invited the 'Jia' Character Rank and the 'Ding' Character Rank!" Wang Anxiang hurriedly replied.
"Hmm? The 'Ding' Character Rank? Isn't that rank low? Why didn't you invite the 'Yi' Character Rank!" Tang Tiancheng said with a puzzled look on his face.
"I'm not sure about that, the rankings of the martial associations in the Secular World of Zhongnan are all according to the status of the Zhongnan Clan.
But when I found the 'Jia' Character Rank, they said that if we could find the 'Ding' Character Rank to help, there would be no worries, even the president of the 'Yi' Character Rank said the same!" Wang Anxiang explained.
"Ah! So that's the case, it seems the affairs within Zhongnan are quite complex as well!" Tang Tiancheng nodded in understanding.
"Yeah, where there are people, there is a martial world, it's not as simple as what we see on the surface; however, we can indeed build a good relationship with the 'Ding' Character Rank!" Wang Anxiang pondered.
At that moment, downstairs in the lobby, Li Mengying was also somewhat panicky. Although it wasn't wise to offend Ma Wenguang, the man's behavior was overbearing, and his public humiliation of her character was something she could not just swallow in silence.
"You, surnamed Ma, don't think that because you're from the Martial Association, I'll just let it slide. You know very well what you did!" Li Mengying's face was extremely unpleasant.
"Sister Ying, don't bother with him; let's go!" An Xiyao and her sister were pulling Li Mengying to leave, realizing that if the standoff continued, they would not come out on top.
"Damn it, you hit me and think you can leave?" Ma Wenguang immediately became infuriated.
Fortunately, there were several Wu Character Rank members of the Martial Association nearby, and Ma Wenguang immediately barked a command, "Stop them! Don't let any of them leave!"
The people around who had come to their senses were also scoffing, especially a few women who had just been mocking Li Mengying, looking on with schadenfreude.
"Heh, I didn't see that coming. Playing the saint but acting the whore, and so defiant too, even daring to strike Young Master Ma, she's really asking for trouble!" the previously heavily made-up woman surnamed Zhao snickered.
"Sister Zhao, I heard from my husband that Young Master Ma is the nephew of Ma Hua, the Wu Character Rank Branch President. Li Mengying offending Young Master Ma probably means trouble for Tian Yun!" another woman said indifferently.
"Heh, just watch, there will be quite a show. You might not know, but the reason the Xinghua Banquet is held in Binzhou is because of Tian Yun. There are even higher-ups who haven't made a move yet—just watch!" the woman surnamed Zhao whispered with a low chuckle.
"Hmm? There's insider info like this?" The woman beside her suddenly felt like she had discovered a new continent.
"I didn't even want to come initially, turns out it was the right decision!"
On the other side of the hall.
"Brother Ma, that's your nephew, isn't it? The Prince of Hua Yi is behind today's event, and he's already given us a heads-up. Stirring up trouble on the first day doesn't seem too good!" Yuan Deyong, the Jia Character Rank Branch President, reminded the man beside him.
The man turned his head and immediately frowned, "This kid doesn't pick his moments. I'll go have a word!"
With that, he set his face into a scowl, put down his wine glass, and walked over.
The commotion had already attracted the attention of the security staff on site, and Li Mengying also explained the situation to them.
However, as soon as these order-maintaining security personnel approached, they were verbally abused.
"Fuck, are you all blind? Do you know who I am? The Binzhou E character rank Martial Association branch president is my uncle. Who dares to touch me? You better hurry up and arrest this bitch who hit me, or you'll regret it!" Ma Wenguang cursed angrily, his face darkening.
"Wow, isn't this Young Master Ma? Such a grand display of arrogance. Motherfucker, do you know the turf belongs to this 'hardworking' guy today and you dare to cause trouble here?" Suddenly, a pale-faced young man with unsteady footsteps squeezed out of the crowd, looked at Ma Wenguang, and sneered disdainfully.
This turn of events immediately caused the spectators to marvel in surprise, unsure of who this newly arrived young man was.
"Does anyone know him? He dares to confront Ma Wenguang; he must have some background, right?" a man nearby asked curiously.
"Hehe, brother, you don't recognize him? He's He Chuan, the vice-president of the Ding Character Rank Martial Association. That's one rank higher than the E Character Rank. Of course, he dares to confront him. I guess he's an admirer of Li Mengying and now he's coming out to play the hero," another man nearby commented lightly.
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But the woman surnamed Zhao not far away frowned slightly, "Why would He Chuan dare to provoke Ma Wenguang?"
Hearing her words, her girlfriend asked puzzledly, "Sister Zhao, He Chuan seems to be one level higher than Ma Wenguang, doesn't he? Why wouldn't he dare to provoke him?"
"You don't know the whole story. Ma Family of the E Character Rank has a deep connection with the Yuan Family of the A Character Rank. Provoking Ma Wenguang is the same as offending the Yuan Family too!" The woman surnamed Zhao had a look of incomprehension on her face—it was clear she knew more.
Upon hearing this, Ma Wenguang turned his head, his face changing slightly, "He Chuan, this has nothing to do with you. I advise you to mind your own business!"
He Chuan chuckled, his gaze circling over the three women including Li Mengying, filled with amazement. He had already been acquainted with the An Xiyao sisters, the flowers of Hua Yi, and knew they were out of his reach.
But this Li Mengying was a rare beauty, not at all inferior to the An sisters. He was determined to acquire her as his Forbidden Delicacy.
He snorted coldly at Ma Wenguang, "This 'meddling' is something I'm going to do. What, got a problem with that?"
In the past, he wouldn't have dared to be so audacious in front of Ma Wenguang, as the He Family was once suppressed by the Ma Family and nearly fell out of the Heavenly Vein.
However, all that changed in just half a month. He Feichen of the He Family accidentally recognized a powerful boss as his elder, mysterious and unfathomable, who also happened to be the fiancé of the Head of the Qiao Family. With just a word, he made the three major families of Dragon Pool bow their heads and restored the He Family's prestige.
This news had spread among the major Noble Houses of Zhongnan. The current He Family might still rank at the bottom of the Heavenly Vein, but even the Noble Houses among the top ten would show them polite courtesy.
Previously, due to hostile relations between the two families, the He Family had suffered their fair share of bullying. Now, He Chuan had no reason to consider Ma Wenguang significant and the thought of snatching the woman that Ma Wenguang was interested in right in front of him thrilled him.
"I'm telling you, you'd better get lost before it's too late. Don't say Miss Li just slapped you; if she wants you to kneel and apologize, you better do exactly that!" He Chuan sneered.
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Li Mengying, "Miss Li, don't be afraid of him. I saw what he just did. Whatever apology you want from him, I assure you I'll see it done!"