“Little beast? You dare call my grandson a little beast… I’m going to fight you today, you disrespectful old fool…” Old Master Li’s face turned bright red when he heard Old Master Zhang call Xu Ze a little beast. He swung his cane and charged toward Old Master Zhang on the staircase, then lunged at him with the cane.
Old Master Li held a very prestigious status, so everyone nearby had stepped aside. Only Li Yue remained beside him. At that moment, Li Yue did not stop him. Zhang Yanzheng, who was standing a short distance from the staircase, had no time to intervene. Old Master Li’s cane came crashing down toward Old Master Zhang’s head.
Old Master Zhang’s sharp eagle eyes saw the cane really coming at him, so he quickly dodged. But Zhang Libao, standing behind him, saw that the old man below was truly swinging his cane to strike his grandfather, so he rushed forward to block it.
However, he was still a step too slow. Old Master Zhang was still hit hard on the shoulder by the cane before Zhang Libao managed to shield him.
Old Master Zhang clutched his shoulder, his eyes red as he stared at Old Master Li below, who was still raising his cane and preparing to strike again. He was so furious that his hands trembled. Pointing at Old Master Li, he shouted angrily, “You old fool… you still dare come to my house to cause trouble…” He was about to charge down and fight Old Master Li.
Zhang Yanzheng and Zhang Libao saw that things were going badly. With red eyes, they hurried to hold him back. Otherwise, if these two old men really started fighting here, today’s engagement banquet would be ruined.
Li Yue stood coldly behind Old Master Li, glaring coldly at the Zhang father and son in front. If these two really dared to interfere, he would truly dare to deal with them.
Old Master Li stood below, leaning on his cane, looking at Old Master Zhang, who was being held back by Zhang Yanzheng and Zhang Libao. He snorted angrily and shouted, “Why wouldn’t I come to cause trouble? Today I’m here to beat you, you disrespectful old fool.”
“What right do you have to steal my grandson’s wife… you old fool… and you still dare call my Xu Ze a little beast…” Old Master Li raised his cane below and cursed angrily, “My… Xiao Ze is someone you can curse at? You old fool… cough cough…”
Seeing the old man so angry, Li Yue quickly stepped forward and rubbed his back to help him catch his breath. Although the old man’s health had been carefully nursed back by Xu Ze over the past year, he could not get this angry. If something went wrong, it would truly be terrible.
After Li Yue rubbed his back a few times, Old Master Li finally caught his breath. But he did not back down at all. Raising his cane, he cursed angrily at the three father and son in front, “My Xiao Ze is a little beast… then what does your Zhang Libao count as…”
“My Xiao Ze, for the sake of the country, led people all the way to Africa, was ambushed by thousands of people, and still fought alone desperately, shot down five M-country fighter jets, killed hundreds of people, and came back… The Chairman personally awarded him the rank of Senior Colonel. Can your boy compare to him?”
At this point, Old Master Li panted, then pointed at Old Master Zhang and cursed angrily, “My Xiao Ze had only been home from Africa for half a month. Because a comrade in Japan was captured by the other side, and several people from Wolf Fang went but couldn’t rescue him, as soon as he heard the country’s call, he went to Japan again… He killed so many little Japanese devils alone before rescuing the person. But because he was surrounded by thousands of little Japanese devils plus fighter jets and armored vehicles, he fought to the death and refused to surrender, then jumped into the sea. It’s only been a few days, and it’s still not certain whether he is dead or alive… and you, Zhang, come to steal my grandson’s wife… what the hell do you count as…”
Old Master Li’s eyes were red as he pointed at Old Master Zhang and cursed angrily, “Even if I have to take this matter before the Chairman, I will still argue justice with you, Zhang. My Xiao Ze is out there risking his life for the country… Now he has only been missing for a few days, and someone is already stealing his girlfriend… and he is even cursed as a beast… I want to see whether this country still has justice… whether there is fairness…”
Old Master Li’s face was bright red as he waved his cane and cursed. He was so worked up that his face was completely red and he could hardly breathe. Li Yue saw that things were bad and quickly stepped forward to support him, then dragged him toward the sofa nearby to let the old man rest.
The others nearby had just recovered from the shocking things Old Master Li had revealed. Some hurried to pour water, some rubbed his back. This old man could not have anything happen to him. If something really happened and he was angered to death, it would become a messy major incident.
The place below fell into chaos. The faces of the Zhang grandfather and grandsons in front were now red and green by turns. After Old Master Li made such a scene and cursed them like that, they also lost face. Originally, they had not done this properly. It was only because they wanted to get Minister Sun Rui under their control sooner. When Old Master Zhang heard intelligence that Xu Ze had fallen into the sea and that the Self-Defense Forces had even found a corpse, he immediately brought Zhang Libao to see Sun Rui.
When Sun Rui saw Old Master Zhang personally bringing Zhang Libao over, he felt flattered and surprised. Then, upon hearing Old Master Zhang say that Xu Ze had fallen into the sea and died, and after being persuaded, coaxed, and threatened, he could only agree to the marriage between the two families. Then he bitterly begged Sun Lingfei, who had originally wanted to seek death, to agree for the sake of the family’s survival. Only then did today’s engagement banquet happen.
But now things had turned out like this. Who would have thought that Old Master Li would disregard face and come knocking to fight for that dead boy? No one had expected this.
However, the Zhang grandfather and grandsons were all formidable figures. Old Master Zhang’s eagle eyes flashed with a sharp light, then he gave Zhang Yanzheng a look.
Zhang Yanzheng understood and nodded quickly. Taking advantage of Old Master Li being helped away, he cleared his throat twice and waved his hand toward the shocked crowd nearby, saying, “Everyone, please calm down… calm down… What happened just now was a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding… Now please welcome our heroine of today, my daughter-in-law, Miss Sun Lingfei…”
At this moment, Sun Lingfei, accompanied by Li Xiaorui, slowly walked toward the staircase upstairs. Seeing that there seemed to be no major problem on Old Master Li’s side, the crowd finally calmed down one by one, and smiles began to appear on their faces as they looked toward today’s heroine.
Sun Lingfei was dressed very beautifully today. Her pink formal dress fit her perfectly, and the light red blush on her face was just right. However, everyone could tell that although she wore a faint smile, it was extremely stiff. Even in her beautiful eyes, there was no spirit at all, only a dull, wooden gaze.
Seeing this scene, everyone sighed softly in their hearts. This world was just like this. Even daughters from ordinary families could not always act according to their own wishes, let alone someone from Minister Sun’s family.
Facing a huge family like the Zhang family, most people could not resist… let alone a family like the Sun family, which had shallow roots in Yanjing.
Supported by Li Xiaorui, Sun Lingfei walked down the stairs step by step. The people nearby watched and secretly marveled. The Sun family had indeed raised a good daughter. Looking at her appearance, her figure, her bearing… she was one in ten thousand. If not for the stiffness in her expression, she would truly be impeccable.
Seeing Sun Lingfei slowly walk down, Zhang Libao below seemed to sweep away his earlier dejection, and his face was full of excitement.
He had admired Sun Lingfei for some years. Today he had finally gotten what he wanted and could pledge to spend his life with this beauty.
Zhang Yanzheng watched his son’s excited expression from the side, but he could not help snorting coldly in his heart. If your grandfather had not risked his dignity to personally go see Sun Rui, I’m afraid you would not have this blessing.
But at this moment, he naturally would not show it. Seeing that Sun Lingfei had already walked behind him, he raised his hand and said loudly to the guests around him with a smile, “Alright… today is…”
Just as Zhang Yanzheng said this, suddenly a series of helicopter “rumbling” sounds came from outside, rapidly approaching.
He could not help but freeze for a moment. Why would a helicopter come at this time?
The people nearby also looked toward the door in surprise and doubt. There were not many people who could fly a helicopter in the Western Hills. Who was so ostentatious as to even fly a helicopter here?
While everyone was stunned, they vaguely saw a rope suddenly lower outside the door.
Then, seconds later, a person quickly slid down.
That person wore black tight-fitting clothes, and they even seemed torn and tattered. He rushed toward the entrance.
However, he was quickly stopped by several guards belonging to General Zhang at the door. They seemed to be asking him for an invitation or for him to state his identity.
Xu Ze looked at Sun Lingfei in the hall, wearing that pink dress. By now his eyes had long turned red. How could he be willing to entangle with these guards? He grabbed two guards with one hand and threw them violently to the side, then broke through the guards’ obstruction and charged into the hall.
At this moment, everyone in the hall finally saw clearly the appearance of this young man who had barged in. His hair was messy, his handsome face had several obvious stains, his black combat uniform had several holes torn in it, and there were large patches of dark, dried blood visible on his chest.
At this time, the heroine on the staircase, Sun Lingfei, saw the black-clad young man who had barged in. A look of extreme shock, but also wild joy, flashed through her eyes.
Seeing the way the two looked at each other, the people nearby all suddenly understood. This was probably the legendary Xu Ze, the one said to be dead. So he really was not dead.
Xu Ze raised his head and looked at Sun Lingfei on the staircase, whose face was full of wild joy. On his stain-covered face, a smile appeared. Then he slowly opened his arms.
Everyone stared blankly at this dramatic scene, then looked at Sun Lingfei on the staircase and the Zhang father and son. At this moment, quite a few people happened to see a ferocious look flash across Zhang Yanzheng’s face, as well as the slight nod he gave to the guards outside.
Everyone’s hearts turned cold. They secretly thought that things were going badly.
