After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 191: Who Do You Want to Kneel and Take Orders?!

"If they dare to retaliate, I’ll annihilate their entire Hou Clan!"

These words made everyone present shudder. Is he just a reckless youth, ignorant of his own limitations, or does he truly possess such audacity? The Hou Clan was no small fry in Hangcheng City, and Elder Hou Si was one of its most influential figures. For years, who had dared to provoke the Hou Clan? Let alone openly declare that they would annihilate them? Are these words an ordinary person would dare to speak?

"My god, has this guy gone mad? Can he really say something like that in public?"

"I feel like there’s something wrong with him. Is he not afraid of alerting Elder Hou Si and bringing a fatal disaster upon himself?"

The crowd still felt that Shen Fanyun was being far too arrogant. Even if he could overpower Yu Shan, what did that prove? The Hou Clan wasn’t a single person but an organization that had been firmly established in Hangcheng City for many years. As for its helmsman, Elder Hou Si, his network of connections was as unfathomable as the deep sea. Acting so ostentatiously was like a tall tree attracting the wind—it was bound to be destroyed.

"M-Master, shouldn’t we... call it a day?" Li Huanhuan asked, growing apprehensive. She had wanted Shen Fanyun to solve her immediate problem, but he was too brutal. He had forced Yu Shan to his knees and even told her to slap him. If we seriously offend the Hou Clan and Shen Fanyun skips town when things get ugly... I can’t run away. After all, I’m a local from Hangcheng City. Where could I possibly go?

"Master, I... I’m a girl. Hitting people is so uncivilized. Let’s just... forget it," Li Huanhuan said with a nervous laugh.

Shen Fanyun saw her apprehension, but it didn’t bother him. It was only human nature.

"Alright then, I’ll do it." Shen Fanyun strode over to Yu Shan and swung his hand. CRACK! The slap shattered several of Yu Shan’s teeth. Bright red blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"You!" Yu Shan gritted his teeth. The humiliation was unbearable. That slap had shattered not only his teeth but also his dignity.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, one of the disciples secretly slipped away. He rushed back to the Hou Clan’s dojo, located right downstairs.

Elder Hou Si spent most of his time at the dojo. When the disciple returned in a panic, his face pale, Elder Hou Si scolded him, "Did your parents die? What’s with all the panic? Show some decorum!"

"M-Master, the First Disciple has been beaten!" the disciple stammered.

"Hmm?" Elder Hou Si raised an eyebrow. Yu Shan has been beaten? He’s one of my prize students. Surely he isn’t that fragile?

"Outrageous!" Fuming, Elder Hou Si placed his hands behind his back, preparing to deal with the matter himself.

Just as he took a step, a friend who was visiting stopped him. "Brother Hou, wouldn’t stepping in yourself be beneath your status? If you personally handle every Tom, Dick, or Harry who provokes the Hou Clan, you’ll lose the gravitas and mystique befitting a major figure. It’s improper. Besides, I know Yu Shan’s strength. Could he have been tricked by some underhanded means?"

Elder Hou Si pondered this and found his friend’s words reasonable.

"Alright." He took out his personal jade pendant and handed it to the disciple. "Give this to them and tell that person to get over here and see me! If they disregard it, I, Elder Hou Si, will annihilate their entire family. Whether they obey or not is up to them to weigh carefully!"

The disciple was ecstatic. Holding his master’s jade pendant was like having the master himself present. He didn’t believe Shen Fanyun would dare to remain arrogant. "Yes!"

Yu Shan had lost count of how many times Shen Fanyun had slapped him. His head was spinning, and his entire body trembled.

"My master is here! Stop at once, or you will face the consequences!" a voice cut through the room.

The crowd was shocked at first, then thought, This is bad. Elder Hou Si has personally intervened. This kid... he’s in for a world of trouble.

But when they looked, they didn’t see Elder Hou Si. Instead, the disciple who had returned was respectfully holding out a jade pendant. He berated Shen Fanyun sternly, "Master commands you to go down and see him now! If you dare to disobey, you’d better consider the lives of yourself and your entire family."

Shen Fanyun was baffled. What kind of play is this?

Li Huanhuan quickly explained that some high-status figures wouldn’t show their faces easily. Over time, an unwritten rule had formed: receiving the boss’s token was equivalent to the boss himself arriving. It wasn’t a bluff; since the token had been brought back, it meant the other party was now aware of the situation. Continuing to cause trouble would have real consequences.

"Master, Elder Hou Si has been alerted. What... what do we do?" Li Huanhuan had a headache. Shen Fanyun had been too ruthless; Yu Shan was beaten to a pulp. Won’t Elder Hou Si explode with rage?

"Since you are to meet my master, why aren’t you kneeling to receive his order?" the disciple holding the token suddenly demanded. Shen Fanyun’s earlier dominance had shamed them all, and now he had to be suppressed. Besides, not just anyone could receive the master’s token. He couldn’t let such a rare opportunity to show off go to waste. He wanted to savor that prestigious sense of achievement that came from his words being treated as law.

Kneel to receive an order? Shen Fanyun thought he had misheard. A mere Elder Hou Si, and he puts on such grand airs?

"Still not kneeling?" The disciple’s brow furrowed as he continued, "Do you intend to defy my master’s will? Can you bear the consequences?"

Quite the attitude, isn’t he?

WHOOSH!

In a flash, Shen Fanyun appeared right beside the disciple, his hand shooting out and snatching the man into the air.

"Ah, how did he get over there?" Li Huanhuan gasped. One second, Shen Fanyun was talking to her; the next, he was ten meters away. This... She felt her entire understanding of the world being challenged. In all her years of martial arts training, she had never seen such an unbelievable movement technique. It completely defied science!

"You wanted me to receive an order? How was I supposed to do that?" Shen Fanyun asked, lifting the disciple with an innocuous smile.

Frightened out of his wits, the disciple clutched the token. "M-my master is here... You... you dare disrespect me..."

Even pathetic scum like this wants to show off their status. What is there to respect about some unknown minor disciple?

"Isn’t it a bit boring, putting on airs with a worthless piece of jade?" Shen Fanyun said coolly. "Forget a jade pendant. Even if Elder Hou Si himself were standing before me, he wouldn’t have the nerve to demand I kneel."

CRUNCH!

Shen Fanyun’s fingers tightened, squeezing the disciple until he passed out.

The scene turned deathly silent. No one had expected things to develop this way. When had the intimidating power of the Hou Clan and the token of Elder Hou Si become so utterly useless?