novelraw Chapter 1136 1116: An Empty Reputation?
Chapter 1136 1116: An Empty Reputation?
"Shiguan, you go to Table One, and are your men ready?"Martin asked softly as Zhou Shiguan, the president of the Cyan Dragon Association, reached the front of the line.
"Young Master Ma, rest assured, seven hundred Cyan Dragon Association elites are all hidden, waiting for your order. I will let them take action and do everything you want done," Zhou Shiguan answered respectfully, his face slightly serious.
"Good, go in!"
The last stone hanging above Martin's heart fell to the ground, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, satisfactorily patting Zhou Shiguan's shoulder.
At this point, he had prepared everything for this celebration banquet!
With the seven hundred Cyan Dragon Association elites maintaining order, he could be at ease to do whatever he wanted!
If Shen Dahai dared to disagree with letting Shen Taoyuan accompany Li Hao and him for the night, then he would deploy the Cyan Dragon Association elites, forcibly take Shen Taoyuan, and rally the Ancient Martial Artists present to besiege Shen Dahai!
Moreover, Martin knew clearly that Jiang Shishuang would definitely not agree to the marriage.
At that moment, he could deploy the Cyan Dragon elites to force her to agree!
Anyway, with the "Saint's Friend" identity, no one present dared to utter a single word against it!
The only thing left to deal with was Ye Huan, that bastard.
Martin sneered coldly in his heart.
Actually, he had no feud or grievance with Ye Huan, there was no real need to target Ye Huan like this.
Martin targeted Ye Huan simply because he was petty and couldn't stand seeing others better than him, seeing others being more outstanding.
Ye Huan's background was exceptional, possessing five top-notch beauties alone, with billions of high-quality female fans worldwide, while Martin, of similar age to Ye Huan, had only been with low-quality women from salons and clubs and had no global reputation, overshadowed by Ye Huan in all respects.
The gap between him and Ye Huan was like an insurmountable chasm!
Every time he saw Ye Huan, Martin felt a kind of inferiority from deep within his bones; his self-esteem would take a huge hit, and he even dared not make eye contact with Ye Huan, which left him extremely resentful and angry.
Now, with the identity of "Saint's Friend," it naturally must be utilized.
Using this identity, he would humiliate Ye Huan severely, crush Ye Huan beneath his feet, and vent ruthlessly!
"Ye Huan, once upon a time, you were someone I, Martin, couldn't afford to offend."
"Now, I, Martin, am the 'Saint's Friend,' someone beyond your reach!"
"You excel so much, so excellently, I will scatter your ashes, teaching you a lesson!"
Martin thought viciously.
An hour and a half went by, at seven in the evening, and finally, the guest entry process concluded.
By this time, nearly two hundred large square tables in the Ma Family courtyard were filled with people.
Ma Pufang, acting patriarch of the Ma Family, stepped onto the main stage to address everyone.
"Fellow colleagues from various Ancient Martial Clans, good evening, on this beautiful spring night, with a gentle breeze and flourishing spring ambiance, we gather here joyously."
"I'm very pleased you could grace us with your presence, coming to the Ma Family courtyard to share joy with us; your arrival brings great honor to the Ma Family."
"I suppose you all know that this banquet is held to celebrate my life's pride, my exceptional son — Martin's friendship with the Huaxia Saint."
"Therefore, the protagonist of this banquet should be him, not me."
"Next, let me invite my son, the Saint's Friend, Martin, to the stage to address you all!"
With a smile, Ma Pufang spoke politely, welcoming the guests, then stepped aside to allow the center stage position, gesturing towards Table One nearest the stage.
Dressed in a red outfit, red shoes, and red hat, Martin stood up, adjusted his collar, then confidently smiled as he ascended the steps to the stage, receiving the microphone handed by Ma Pufang.
"Young Master Ma, Young Master Ma, I love you like a mouse loves rice!!!"
"Young Master Ma, I am willing to love you, willing to be crazy for you!!!"
"Young Master Ma, please look at me more, Young Master Ma!!!"
A bunch of girls from Ancient Martial Clans lost their minds, shaking glow sticks wildly and yelling fervently at the main stage!
Among them, there were many known female geniuses with unlimited potential in the Ancient Martial Realm.
In the past, their status in the Ancient Martial Realm was about the same as Martin's, on par.
Even if Martin pursued them, they would have to consider it carefully and ponder over it well.
Now, the situation is entirely different.
Martin's martial arts talent has received recognition from the Saint of Huaxia, which means he is destined to become a figure at the pinnacle of the Ancient Martial Realm, and he has also gained the friendship of the Saint!
That's the Saint of Huaxia!
The future hope of Huaxia!
The future leader of Huaxia's Ancient Martial Realm!
As a friend of the Saint, Martin is destined to lead the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm alongside the Saint in the future!
The future is bright!
For the young female ancient martial artists present, Martin is simply the best partner option besides the Saint; they dream of marrying the Saint or Martin!
As for marrying the Saint of Huaxia, they only think about it, as many of them feel their looks and martial arts talent are nowhere near matching the Saint of Huaxia.
For this reason, they settle for the second best and want to gain Martin's attention, wanting to be with Martin!
On stage, Martin listened quietly to the crazy screams of the female ancient martial artists, feeling utterly elated inside!
Being adored by so many quality women, his vanity was greatly satisfied, feeling he had reached the pinnacle of life, hundreds of times stronger than Ye Huan, who held five supreme positions!
Even given a hundred years, this guy Ye Huan might not grow to the point where the young female ancient martial artists in the Ancient Martial Realm would collectively go crazy over him.
I'm so much stronger than Ye Huan!
Right, this seems like a good opportunity to embarrass Ye Huan...
Martin, brewing a plan in his heart, felt secretly delighted, but outwardly he maintained a very calm demeanor and waved to the crowd, saying, "Quiet, please, be quiet! Don't fall in love with me, I'm just a legend! Moreover, I'm not the only outstanding male in the Ma Family courtyard! Let me put it this way, there's a man in the courtyard who's better than me, and another who's 'slightly inferior' to me. With you cheering for me this way, that slightly inferior guy will get really jealous!"
"Martin, why care about him? If he's jealous, let him be! We only love you!" a charming female ancient martial artist said!
"Yeah, let him be jealous!"
"Martin, we love you!!!"
The shouts of the female ancient martial artists nearly made Martin ecstatic!
Martin gave Ye Huan a triumphant look, his mouth curving into an imperceptible sinister smile, and said to the ancient martial artists, "Hey, your words aren't quite right there. The person I'm talking about, though not as good as me, is still quite outstanding! Look, over there!"
He extended a finger, pointing towards table number 189 where Ye Huan sat.
The female ancient martial artists followed the direction Martin pointed.
"See that? That guy is the recent internet sensation in the world, the heir of the Ye and Li families of Huaxia, also the heir of the Western Rothschild family, a national hero, hailed as the World Emperor by netizens - Ye Huan!"
Martin, with a mischievous face, listed a series of Ye Huan's identities.
"..."
Silence filled the place.
A second later, the entire room burst into laughter.
In the audience, the Patriarch of the Lei Family, one of the eight major ancient martial clans in the southwest, who was towering like a mountain, put his teacup back on the table and laughed heartily: "Martin, you're being modest. To ordinary people, Ye Huan's status does seem highly noble, but compared to you, the gap is more than substantial."
"His title of World Emperor is just a vain reputation. He lacks the martial arts talent and strength a World Emperor should possess."
"The prophecy of the First Emperor states that the Saint of Huaxia will lead Huaxia to truly dominate the entire world!"
"The Saint of Huaxia is the real future World Emperor! This has nothing to do with background; it's about martial arts talent and strength."
"Ye Huan, in the Ancient Martial Realm, is considered a very brilliant talent, but he's not at all worthy of the title World Emperor! Giving him the title of God of Slaughter is already considered looking highly upon him, giving him face."
"The true World Emperor is the Saint of Huaxia!"
"Let's not even talk about how Ye Huan can't compare to the Saint of Ye, but just about you, Martin, you, being the friend of the Saint, will ascend to the peak of the world alongside the World Emperor in the future. Your identity as 'Friend of the Saint' carries far more weight than Ye Huan's vain 'World Emperor' title hundreds of times!"
"Martin, Ye Huan isn't slightly inferior to you; compared to you, he's miles behind, almost negligible! In the future, with a flick of your finger, you might instantly suppress him!"
"Your goal is the stars and the sea; there is no need to care about the feelings of someone as narrow-minded as Ye Huan!"
"It's only right that the girls like you! He has no right to be jealous!"