"Oh?" Jin Da Lang's second older brother, Jin Zai Xing, heard this and his gaze fell on Ye Bu Fan.
The current heads of the Jin family were three brothers: the eldest, Jin Si Huan; the second, Jin Zai Xing; and the third, Jin Da Lang. Jin Si Huan and Jin Zai Xing were both strong in business and managed the family enterprise with their father, Jin Yuan.
Jin Da Lang was younger and thus the most doted upon in the family. He had gone abroad to study under an assumed identity a few years prior, and had a string of girlfriends during college.
However, in Jin Zai Xing's eyes, his younger brother could do no wrong. Now that his brother had been bullied, he naturally had to help him save face.
"You're the one who ruined the relationship between my brother and his future sister-in-law? Daring to go against the Jin family of the capital, you have quite a lot of nerve," Jin Zai Xing questioned Ye Bu Fan.
Ye Bu Fan looked at Jin Zai Xing and said, "Does the Jin family of the capital have so many people who are good at talking nonsense with their eyes open?"
"I don't know any Jin Da Lang. If someone is interfering, it's the third young master of the capital's Jin family who has inserted himself between us." Chu Meng Yao, seeing the situation, directly threw the accusation that Jin Da Lang had pinned on Ye Bu Fan back at Jin Da Lang in front of everyone present.
Jin Zai Xing and Jin Da Lang's expressions changed simultaneously. They had not expected Chu Meng Yao to dare to speak up.
At this moment, the entire auction hall was filled with people. Chu Meng Yao's statement was equivalent to slapping the Jin family in the face and causing them to lose all dignity.
However, Jin Zai Xing, having been in the business world for a long time, understood that Chu Meng Yao's actions would anger the Jin family. It would be easy for the Jin family to ruin Chu Meng Yao, but her willingness to speak out at this moment suggested she was prepared to deal with the Jin family.
This made Jin Zai Xing regard Chu Meng Yao with a bit more respect, finding her to have a certain amount of courage.
"Meng Yao, what are you talking about?" Jin Da Lang was still unwilling to give up. Jin Zai Xing grabbed him and gave him a meaningful look.
Jin Zai Xing knew that lingering on this issue would be counterproductive. He also knew that Ye Bu Fan had recently been making waves at the martial arts tournament, so he decided to change the topic and attack Ye Bu Fan in his strongest area.
"So that's how it is. This must be Mr. Ye Bu Fan, yes? I've long admired your name." Jin Zai Xing turned to Ye Bu Fan. "I heard from my brother that you've been living off Miss Chu's support, that she pays for your food, lodging, and even your clothes. Is this true?"
"I can't believe that a great martial venerate who made a splash at the martial arts tournament is actually a man who lives off his woman."
Jin Zai Xing looked at Ye Bu Fan with an expression of disbelief.
Chu Meng Yao frowned. Jin Da Lang had said the same thing about Ye Bu Fan last night, and now Jin Zai Xing was bringing it up again. Ye Bu Fan had just gained fame at the martial arts tournament, and this was clearly an attempt to ruin his reputation.
"That's right, that's right. He's just a good-for-nothing who lives off his woman," Jin Da Lang added, egging them on from the side.
The situation here immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd, this time not just from the various families of Jin He, but from families across the country.
"Snap—snap—snap—"
Just as Chu Meng Yao was about to step forward and explain, a round of applause erupted from the crowd behind them.
Nangong Yi walked out from the crowd. "Brother Bu Fan, I didn't expect our second meeting to be such an exciting spectacle."
Ye Bu Fan looked back and saw that Nangong Yi had brought Wu Cheng, an elder from the Martial Alliance, to the auction.
"Brother Nangong, you've witnessed a spectacle," Ye Bu Fan said with a wry smile.
Nangong Yi looked at Jin Da Lang and Jin Zai Xing. "Do you know, in all my years, the funniest joke I've ever heard is you two insulting someone who brought glory to the country, calling him a man who lives off his woman."
"Nangong Yi, we're all families from the capital. Do you think I'm afraid of you? My brother and I are just stating facts!" Jin Da Lang, not expecting Ye Bu Fan to know Nangong Yi, stepped forward and raised his voice.
Nangong Yi glared fiercely at Jin Da Lang, who immediately shrunk back. Even Jin Zai Xing on the side was taken aback.
"Since it's a fact, why isn't Brother Nangong letting us speak?" Jin Zai Xing said with a slight smile.
Nangong Yi looked at Jin Zai Xing and asked, "What? If that's the case, then if I said I saw you kissing a dog, would everyone have to believe me?"
"This..." Jin Zai Xing's face turned red at Nangong Yi's words. He stammered "this" for a long time, then pointed at Nangong Yi and said "you" for a long time.
"Everything requires evidence. You should at least provide some proof," Nangong Yi said.
"Ye Bu Fan! You just wait! And the Chu family, your good days are over." Jin Zai Xing threatened Ye Bu Fan and Chu Meng Yao before pulling Jin Da Lang through the crowd and leaving the scene.
"Second brother!" Jin Da Lang did not want to give up, but after being glared at fiercely by Jin Zai Xing, he obediently shut his mouth.
Ye Bu Fan turned back to look at Chu Meng Yao. Chu Meng Yao understood what he meant.
"Don't worry, I know about your issues with the Jin family young master. Since I've decided to do this, I'm prepared to bear the consequences," Chu Meng Yao said, smiling at Ye Bu Fan.
"Why didn't you mention that Ye Bu Fan is good friends with Nangong Yi? Do you know that angering Nangong Yi because of Ye Bu Fan is an unwise decision?" In a deserted corner nearby, Jin Zai Xing scolded Jin Da Lang, pointing at his head.
"Brother, I didn't know about this either. I specifically had someone investigate Ye Bu Fan's information. All I know is that he's close with General Ji Feiyang.
As for Nangong Yi, according to the information I have, this should be their second meeting. The first time they met, they actually fought, and then Nangong Yi broke through to become a martial venerate.
"Really?" Jin Zai Xing looked at Jin Da Lang with doubt. His younger brother hadn't inherited the intelligence of their parents, and only knew how to flirt and cause trouble, with Jin Zai Xing and his elder brother always having to clean up his messes.
"Really. You can go and check. The disciples of the Tianxing Martial Hall all know about this," Jin Da Lang said to Jin Zai Xing with great certainty.
"In that case, given Nangong Yi's personality, there's no reason for him to help a stranger." Jin Zai Xing pondered this. He then noticed that Jin Da Lang had mentioned Ye Bu Fan's close relationship with Ji Feiyang earlier.
"Also, you just said that Ye Bu Fan and Ji Feiyang are close?" Jin Zai Xing asked.
"Yes, I found out that Ye Bu Fan seems to be a disciple of the divine doctor Zhu Zizhen. They recently cured Ji Feiyang's father's illness," Jin Da Lang said.