"Blood Princess, go back."
With a thought, Ye Xuan withdrew Blood Princess into the Demon Subduing Scripture.
This was the Gongsuns’ home. Other than for feeding on blood, it was best for Blood Princess to rarely come out.
Just as he stored Blood Princess away, a human voice drifted in from outside the courtyard.
"Which room does that bastard live in?"
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. The speaker sounded rather arrogant. The tone wasn’t far off from Liu Ruoxi’s.
"When I ask you a question, you answer. A mere servant daring to ignore me—are you looking for death?"
The voice rang out again.
At this moment, in the courtyard, Liu Ruoxi finally looked up from her laundry. She had just drawn water and was scrubbing Ye Xuan’s clothes when this man appeared.
Liu Ruoxi’s gaze was equally arrogant.
She was Liu Ruoxi! Yet this member of the Gongsun Family was treating her like a servant. It was one thing for Ye Xuan to bully her, but what right did this man have?
Her eyes turned cold as she said, "Do you know who I am?"
"Hmm?"
Liu Ruoxi’s icy stare and words made the questioning man raise an eyebrow, visibly irritated.
This was the Gongsuns’ home. For a laundry servant to dare speak to him this way! Even if this servant was incredibly beautiful, she still needed to be taught a lesson.
The man raised his hand and slapped toward Liu Ruoxi’s face.
Liu Ruoxi was, after all, an expert in the Demon Spirit Realm. Reacting swiftly, she caught the man’s wrist.
The man was quite surprised. "Trying to block me? But can you?"
A radiant glow of Spiritual Qi suddenly erupted from the man’s right hand. Having underestimated her opponent, Liu Ruoxi actually lost her grip.
SLAP!
A crisp sound echoed. A bright red handprint appeared on Liu Ruoxi’s face.
This slap was like a sharp sword piercing her heart. Her body trembled uncontrollably.
She had had enough! She had truly had enough. She was Liu Ruoxi—did everyone think they could just bully her?
But just as Liu Ruoxi was on the verge of losing control, the door to Ye Xuan’s room opened. His expression was frigid as he approached the man step by step.
Up close, the man looked quite young, appearing to be only in his twenties, though his actual age was unknown. People living in a city tended to look younger than those from rural towns.
The man glanced at Ye Xuan’s chest, then sneered. "You must be my aunt’s bastard, Ye Xuan. Hehehe, what right does a bastard like you have to participate in the family tournament?"
The man was incredibly arrogant, poking Ye Xuan’s forehead with his finger as he spoke. His domineering attitude was simply intolerable!
Under the eaves, Hua had just stepped out of her room and witnessed this scene. A flash of anger appeared in her eyes, but she suppressed the urge to intervene.
In the courtyard, Ye Xuan ignored the man’s actions and turned his head to look at Liu Ruoxi beside him. The five finger marks were so stark on her fair face.
Liu Ruoxi turned her head away, knowing that Ye Xuan would definitely mock her. To her surprise, not only did Ye Xuan not mock her, but he also demanded in an icy voice, "Who told you to hit her? What right do you have to hit her?"
Ye Xuan’s eyes harbored murderous intent.
His words made Liu Ruoxi’s pupils tremble; she had never expected Ye Xuan to speak up for her!
Those words were directed at the man.
The man gave a cold chuckle. "She’s just a servant. I hit her because I wanted to. What, do you have a problem with that?"
As he spoke, he reached out again, poking Ye Xuan’s forehead with his finger.
His posture, his actions... he was far too arrogant. But his arrogance only had one second left to live.
In the next second, a cold gleam flashed. A spray of blood splashed through the air.
THUD.
The man’s arm fell to the ground. The index finger that had been poking Ye Xuan’s forehead was still twitching slightly.
"Ahhhh!"
The scream arrived belatedly. The man’s face instantly turned ghastly pale.
"You actually dared to touch me? Do you know who I am?!" the man shrieked.
Ye Xuan said indifferently, "Why would I need to know who you are?"
With that, Ye Xuan looked at Liu Ruoxi, his gaze no longer icy. He reached out and gently touched her face.
Liu Ruoxi’s body shuddered as if she had been electrocuted.
"Does it hurt?" Ye Xuan asked softly.
Liu Ruoxi didn’t speak. She could hardly believe that Ye Xuan was being so gentle with her. She couldn’t even believe that Ye Xuan had severed the other party’s arm without a second thought. Although she didn’t know who the man was, anyone with half a brain could guess that he must be a young master of the Gongsun Family.
No. She couldn’t let herself be fooled by Ye Xuan’s tenderness. He was faking all of this.
Liu Ruoxi turned her head away and remained silent.
Right then, the man’s voice rang out again. "Is the sword in your hand a mid-tier Ghost-grade weapon? Otherwise, how could you sever my arm so easily?"
Only then did Ye Xuan turn his head back to the man. "Congratulations," he said flatly, "you guessed right."
"Ahhh! Ye Xuan, I’m going to kill you!"
The man consumed a stalk of Healing Spirit Medicine, staunching the bleeding. Dazzling light from his Spiritual Qi erupted from his entire body. At the same time, a Wild Beast shadow materialized in the air.
This beast looked like a cross between a bear and a dog, featuring a very long tail. This was the Long-tailed Bear, a top-tier Wild Beast Soul.
The man immediately unleashed his full power. His aura was in an absolute Frenzy, suggesting a cultivation base at the second level of the Demon Spirit Realm. This was the reason Liu Ruoxi hadn’t been able to block his slap earlier.
Gathering the Beast Soul Power throughout his body, the Spiritual Qi surrounding him entered an even deeper Frenzy. Then, using his left hand as a palm, he thrust it forward.
"Dapeng’s Wing Stretching Palm. Ye Xuan, go to hell!"
The terrifying Spiritual Qi instantly condensed into a great Dapeng spreading its wings. An endless, oppressive might radiated outward with his palm at the center.
"The one seeking death is you..."
Ye Xuan’s expression turned frosty as he prepared to unleash his Divine-Demonic Overlord Body.
Suddenly, Gongsun Yanran’s voice echoed from outside the courtyard.
"Who dares to be so insolent?!"
As her voice fell, Gongsun Yanran descended from the sky. Landing right in front of the man, she grabbed his wrist. The man’s terrifying attack dissipated into thin air.
"Gongsun Tu, it’s you. What are you doing?" Gongsun Yanran demanded coldly.
"Aunt Yanran, get out of the way! I’m going to kill him!" Gongsun Tu’s voice hissed through gritted teeth.
Gongsun Yanran laughed. "Get out of the way and let you kill my son? Do you think that’s possible? Gongsun Tu, you’re older than Ye Xuan, yet you’re trying to hurt him. If you don’t give me a good reason, don’t blame me for bullying the young."
"Aunt Yanran, my hand!"
"Your hand?"
Gongsun Yanran looked closely, only then realizing that Gongsun Tu was missing his right hand. And on the ground lay a severed arm.
Gongsun Yanran didn’t know what had happened, but she knew exactly what to do right now. She immediately picked up the arm from the ground and said, "Hurry, come with me. I’ll take you to see your grandfather."
With that, Gongsun Yanran supported Gongsun Tu and left.
Before leaving, she turned to cast a glance at Ye Xuan. Clearly, she had already guessed that Gongsun Tu’s arm had been chopped off by Ye Xuan. But Gongsun Yanran understood that Ye Xuan wouldn’t sever someone’s arm for no reason. Right now, however, was obviously not the time to ask questions; she had to find her father and have Gongsun Tu’s arm reattached.
As long as a severed arm wasn’t completely necrotic, it could be reattached. It was just that the reattached arm wouldn’t be able to bear as much force as it originally could. But at the very least, he wouldn’t be crippled.