"Would you like Mr. Ye to visit the Yekawa family?"
Whether it was Kimura Takeo's illusion or not, from the tone of a voice heard but unseen, he detected a hint of... unquestionable authority.
Then, before Ye Ming and the others, a middle-aged man walked in.
"Yekawa Kouichi!"
Upon seeing the man, Kimura Takeo directly called out his name. Behind him, seven or eight followers trailed.
Yekawa Kouichi!
He was the brother of the current Yekawa family head, Yekawa Ryuichi, and concurrently the chief steward of the Yekawa family. His status within the Yekawa family was extremely high.
After Yekawa Kouichi entered, he merely glanced casually at Kimura Takeo, showing no intention of greeting him. He bypassed Kimura Takeo and looked at Ye Ming:
"Mr. Ye!"
Seeing himself completely ignored by Yekawa Kouichi, Kimura Takeo's expression darkened. However, he did not become enraged by it.
It was understandable. After all, the Yekawa family had produced a divine being capable of sweeping across the entire ninja world.
With the existence of that individual, the Yekawa family's status in Eastern Island Country was subtly beginning to surpass that of the Cabinet. The members of the Yekawa family had also grown accustomed to looking down upon others from a lofty height.
Even Kimura Takeo, a senior member of the Cabinet, did not receive Yekawa Kouichi's attention.
"Invite me to visit?"
Ye Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Indeed!"
Yekawa Kouichi said with a smile, "Mr. Ye has traveled thousands of miles to Eastern Island Country. To use a saying from your Hua Guo, our Yekawa family should play the host's role!"
The host's role!
Hearing this, Ye Ming couldn't help but laugh. He truly hadn't expected this man to speak so arrogantly.
After all, Kimura Takeo, a senior member of the Cabinet, was present. To say such a thing in front of him, wasn't it a bit... presumptuous?
The Prime Minister of Eastern Island Country these days did not have the surname Yekawa.
On what grounds could the Yekawa family claim to play the host's role?
"Mr. Yekawa, Mr. Ye's arrival in Eastern Island Country will naturally be handled by us. There's no need for the Yekawa family to trouble yourselves," Kimura Takeo's voice turned cold.
Even a clay figurine would show some temper, let alone Kimura Takeo, an S-class ninja cultivator.
"Oh! So it's Lord Kimura. Please forgive my poor eyesight, I didn't recognize you just now!" Hearing this, Yekawa Kouichi clasped his fists slightly and chuckled, "My apologies!"
Didn't recognize him?
Upon hearing this, Kimura Takeo's face instantly turned black, his eyes filled with fury.
"Right! Lord Kimura, I heard from my subordinates that you seemed to have killed one of our Yekawa family members at the airport today. This matter..." Yekawa Kouichi's tone also turned cold, "Don't you owe our Yekawa family an explanation?" Kuaishu Pavilion
An explanation to the Yekawa family?
It was evident that Yekawa Kouichi was using the family's name to put pressure on Kimura Takeo.
"Hmph! Mr. Yekawa, I believe you are well aware of what happened at the airport. That Yekawa Jirou dared to disrespect Mr. Ye, and that was his own undoing," Kimura Takeo said sternly. "What! I resolved a problem for your Yekawa family, and you're going to blame me?"
Ye Ming, listening from the side, cast a slight glance at Kimura Takeo but said nothing more.
However, Yekawa Kouichi did not show Kimura Takeo any pleasantries.
"Lord Kimura, even if Yekawa Jirou was at fault, he should have been dealt with by our Yekawa family. Outsiders..." Yekawa Kouichi's eyes narrowed, shooting out two cold glints. "are not qualified!"
This statement was undeniably overbearing.
And who did he refer to as "outsiders"? Was it merely Kimura Takeo, or did it encompass someone else?
"Mr. Yekawa, you..."
Before Kimura Takeo could finish his sentence, Ye Ming, standing beside him, suddenly spoke leisurely,
"Oh? Is that so?" Ye Ming looked at Yekawa Kouichi with a half-smile, slightly raising his hand. "What if I were the one who killed Yekawa Jirou, how would you then say?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, Kimura Takeo looked at Ye Ming with some surprise, lost in thought.
"Mr. Ye jokes. With your status, why would you stoop to dealing with a nobody?" Yekawa Kouichi said with a light smile.
"No, no, no!"
Ye Ming did not take the bait offered by Yekawa Kouichi, shaking his head. "I am a petty person! Anyone who provokes me, I will not let them go. Yekawa Jirou was like this, and those who wish to champion him... are also like this."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly fell into a deathly silence. Yekawa Kouichi's expression gradually darkened.
"Mr. Ye! Is this truly appropriate?" Yekawa Kouichi said coldly, "Sometimes, an individual's strength can appear extremely insignificant when facing certain matters."
This remark was rather telling.
Upon hearing this, Kimura Takeo broke out in a cold sweat, filled with dread. "Yekawa Kouichi, you're warning Mr. Ye. Has he gone mad?"
"Hahaha!"
However, those words, when they reached Ye Ming's ears, were met with laughter. He said to Nangong Qianyu beside him, "Qianyu! Did you hear that? Someone is warning me! No! This sounds more like a threat!"
"Indeed!"
Nangong Qianyu glanced at Yekawa Kouichi, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly as she smiled, "Then what should we do?"
Seeing that the two completely disregarded his words, the chilling malevolence in Yekawa Kouichi's eyes intensified, almost solidifying.
In Eastern Island Country, no one had ever dared to disregard him in such a manner.
"Mr. Ye! This is Eastern Island Country!" Yekawa Kouichi said coldly, "Some rules here are different from those in Hua Guo."
"Today, I am acting on my elder brother's orders to invite Mr. Ye to visit the Yekawa family. I hope Mr. Ye will consider this carefully, otherwise..."
Yekawa Kouichi did not finish his sentence, but the meaning was crystal clear.
At this point, the atmosphere in the venue completely froze.
Kimura Takeo had never imagined that Yekawa Kouichi would be so arrogant. Standing before him was a peak Divine-level expert.
How dare he utter such words?
Had the presence of Yekawa Sago led the Yekawa family to become so utterly arrogant and dismissive?
"Interesting! Truly interesting!"
Ye Ming took a step forward, and a faint, almost imperceptible aura instantly surged from his body. Although intangible, everyone present felt as if the very space around them was on the verge of collapsing.
*Bang!*
With the exception of Nangong Qianyu and Kimura Takeo, Yekawa Kouichi and his followers were instantly crushed to the ground. The suffocating sensation of death permeated every nerve, plunging them into despair.
Before them, the youth seemed like a deity, passing judgment upon them.
"Ah!"
Including Yekawa Kouichi, their internal organs were ruthlessly squeezed, and large amounts of blood gushed from their mouths. Within this blood, there were even traces of shredded flesh.
"Tell me, who sent you to provoke me?"