novelraw Chapter 1135 1115: Double Standards and Ruthless Humiliation!
Chapter 1135 1115: Double Standards and Ruthless Humiliation!
The Ma Family Estate, located in the northern suburbs of Cyan Peak Town.It covers an area of two thousand acres, roughly the size of two hundred football fields.
At this moment, a long line forms outside the courtyard gate.
Martin and Ma Pufang, along with Lu Beibei and other senior members of the Ma Family, stand inside the gate, smiling as they greet the bigwigs from various ancient martial clans coming from Huaxia's ancient martial realm to attend the Ma Family's grand celebratory banquet.
The only way these bigwigs can lead their family members into the estate to sit at the banquet is if they receive a paper with a table number from Martin.
"Young Master Ma, Patriarch Ma, hello to you both." Finally, it was the Shen Family's turn in line.
Representing the Shen Family this time were only Shen Dahai and Shen Taoyuan.
Even though there was a huge disagreement between him and Martin last night, in such a public setting, Shen Dahai still had no choice but to graciously greet Martin and Ma Pufang to avoid rudeness.
"Patriarch Shen, long time no see. After the banquet, please make sure to have a chat with me." Ma Pufang said with a smile, secretly giving Martin a pat, hinting at him to return the greeting.
Martin had no interest in reciprocating to someone who would soon be kneeling and singing a surrender in front of him. With a blank face, he tossed out a paper specifically prepared for the Shen Family with a table number on it.
Shen Dahai accepted it, looked at the paper alongside Shen Taoyuan, and entered the courtyard.
The paper read: Table 188 - VIP Exclusive Seat.
"VIP Exclusive Seat? Didn't expect Martin to be so thoughtful." Shen Dahai smiled with satisfaction, his impression of Martin slightly improved.
But when they followed the table number to the spot Martin had prepared, he was absolutely furious on the spot!
Table 188, VIP seat?
This table was clearly placed in the farthest corner on the east side of the courtyard, one of two tables furthest from the main stage!
That's not significant, what mattered was that tables 188 and 189 were right next to a dog kennel!
Inside the kennel, a chained wolf-dog kept howling at him and Shen Taoyuan!
The faces of the father and daughter instantly turned ashen, storming back to the gate to demand an explanation from Martin: "Martin, what do you mean by this?!"
"What did I do?" Martin asked knowingly, a mocking look in his eyes.
"There's so much open space in the yard; why specifically place our table next to the dog kennel?!"
Shen Dahai angrily questioned, the veins bulging on his arms clearly showcasing his current fury!
Ma Pufang's face changed: "Is this true?"
She turned to Martin, angrily saying: "Martin, what are you doing? Uncle Shen is an honored guest of our Ma Family; how could you set their exclusive seat next to a dog kennel?"
"It was a careless mistake, but unfortunately, it's too late to change seats now, or it would disrupt the entire seating order. The other seats wouldn't be easy to redistribute, so Uncle Shen, I must ask you to bear with it for now. If you really can't stand it, you could always leave the venue temporarily." Martin said mockingly, clearly intending to humiliate Shen Dahai and Shen Taoyuan.
The father and daughter were furious.
Shen Taoyuan wanted to leave, unable to swallow this humiliation.
Shen Dahai held her back, not letting her go. There was still a need to plead with Li Hao later, to ask for a favor for the Shen Family, so how could they leave now?
They could only suppress their anger, pulling Shen Taoyuan back into the courtyard to take a seat at the 188 "VIP" exclusive spot.
Soon after, Ye Huan's family arrived at the Ma Family Estate and received a paper with the number "189" from Martin's hand.
Table 189 was clearly alongside table 188 and the dog kennel!
Martin was not just trying to humiliate the Shen family father and daughter; he also wanted to humiliate Ye Huan!
Moreover, he not only wanted to humiliate Ye Huan but also wanted to put Ye Huan in an embarrassing situation!
The best way to achieve this was to make Ye Huan's wives publicly fawn over the Huaxia Saint!
"Ladies, this is the seat number where the Huaxia Saint will sit later. I've specially striven for a chance for you to be near the Saint; you may sit there anytime." Martin smirked, handing them a paper with the number "1" written on it.
Liu Tianyun and the women deliberately ignored him, not even glancing at him or the paper, and entered the courtyard with Ye Huan.
Seeing this, Martin sneered inwardly, "Playing coy. Just wait until the Huaxia Saint appears and see if you try to hook up or not!"
Ye Huan's family naturally took a seat next to the Shen family's table.
"Hello." Ye Huan greeted cheerfully.
"Martin's done all this to us, and you can still smile?" Shen Taoyuan rolled her eyes, hitting her thighs in frustration, clearly upset.
"Taking someone like him seriously is a loss."
Ye Huan chuckled carelessly, flinging a finger toward the dog kennel, releasing an imposing force that knocked the wolf-dog unconscious, stopping its howling.
Martin's petty tricks could not provoke Huan, only making him see Martin as a ridiculous clown.
The ordeal of the Shen family and Ye Huan's family caught the attention of many.
The patriarchs of the ancient martial clans present all saw through to the underlying tension.
Martin's differential treatment towards Shen Dahai and his daughter, as well as this familiar-looking young man and his wives, indicated issues with Martin!
For a moment, many people mocked them with schadenfreude.
"To have a grudge against Saint Martin, I must say Shen Dahai and this young man are truly foolish!"
"Who is Martin? A friend of the Huaxia Saint recognized for his martial talent, with endless prospects! In the future, he'll be the mouthpiece for the Saint in the ancient martial realm, and anyone wanting contact with the Saint will need to go through him. To offend him is to cut off one's family's access to the Saint, isn't it?"
"Ha-ha, Shen Dahai is as stupid as they come, and his daughter is just a foolish girl known for messing around. Do you think it's possible his daughter offended Martin?"
"I think it's possible, ha-ha!"
"In any case, offending Martin, the Saint's friend, means the Shen Family and this young man have indirectly offended the Saint, effectively shutting down their future in Huaxia's ancient martial realm!"
"I always said that Shen Dahai would drive the Shen Family into a ditch once he took over, and it's proving true, ha-ha!"
The patriarchs of the ancient martial families mocked and laughed at Shen Dahai and Shen Taoyuan.
The father and daughter grew angrier, their faces shifting from blue to purple, gritting their teeth in rage.
Still, this didn't stop the mockery.
In Huaxia's ancient martial realm, the various families were mostly in competition!
The decline or destruction of other families meant more development opportunities for their own!
It was foreseeable that after offending the Saint's friend, while the Shen Family wouldn't crumble instantly, it would undoubtedly weaken continuously.
As the saying goes, when a whale falls, all things thrive.
The Shen Family was one of the three great ancient martial families in central Huaxia, massive in size, and an undisputed "whale" in the ancient martial realm!
When the Shen Family falls, other families will gain numerous development opportunities and be able to claim the Shen Family's connections and resources!
This naturally drove the high-ranking members of other families to wild delight and gleeful schadenfreude!