Wandering through the streets of Spirit Beast City, Lin Xiao ignored the Zhang-surnamed youth leading the way, his gaze constantly scanning the surroundings.
At this moment, Spirit Beast City was as lively as ever, with shops lining both sides of the streets and the sounds of haggling filling the air. However, he didn’t see a single familiar face.
Soon, Lin Xiao and his two companions were led to the entrance of the City Lord’s Mansion.
At that moment, two figures approached the mansion’s gate.
Both were around twenty years old, a man and a woman. The man, dressed in white, was refined and handsome, while the woman, in vibrant attire, had a striking figure, considered a rare beauty in the mortal world.
“Greetings, Young Master!”
As the two were about to enter, the Zhang-surnamed youth suddenly spoke, addressing the white-clad young man.
The young man turned around, and upon seeing the Zhang youth, a flash of anger crossed his face, “You dog slave, can’t you see I’m heading to the mansion with Miss Sun?”
“Please calm down, Young Master, please!” the Zhang youth, startled, hurriedly said, “But, Young Master, today a girl came saying she wanted to see you at the mansion, so…”
With that, the Zhang youth glanced back at Hu Yue.
The white-clad young man’s gaze followed, and upon seeing Hu Yue, he froze for a moment, his eyes gleaming with lust, “Beautiful, as radiant as the autumn moon, such a refined beauty! To think Spirit Beast City has such a gem.”
Hearing this, the Sun-surnamed woman frowned, her eyes flashing with coldness. She turned to the Zhang youth and snapped, “You dog slave, can’t you see the Young Master and I are about to enter the mansion? How dare you drag some filthy commoners here to waste our time? Are you tired of living?”
*Slap!*
At that moment, the white-clad young man turned and slapped the Sun woman, shouting, “You wretch, who are you calling filthy?”
“I, I, Young Master, I was calling…” The Sun woman was stunned, her words cut off as the young man roared, “If you don’t want to die, get lost!”
“I, I’ll go, I’ll go!” The Sun woman, terrified, went from being pampered and escorted to the mansion to being slapped away in an instant.
It felt like plummeting from paradise to hell.
Before leaving, she shot a resentful glance at Hu Yue, then hurriedly departed.
“Zhang Wu, well done. You’ll be richly rewarded later!” the white-clad young man said to the Zhang youth, his eyes never leaving Hu Yue.
“Thank you, Young Master! Thank you!” Zhang Wu was overjoyed, knowing he’d done the right thing by holding his tongue earlier.
“Miss, are you here to see me at the mansion?” the white-clad young man said to Hu Yue with a lecherous grin.
Hu Yue’s face darkened with anger as she cursed, “What the hell? The City Lord’s Mansion has trash like you?”
The white-clad young man was stunned, unable to fathom that such a beautiful woman would utter such words. His face darkened as he processed her insult.
Zhang Wu was equally shocked, never expecting this girl to dare speak so boldly in front of the Young Master.
He immediately shouted at Hu Yue, “How dare you! Who do you think you are, speaking so disrespectfully to the Young Master? Do you know who he is? He’s the Young Lord of the City Lord’s Mansion, Zheng Liu!”
“Young Lord Zheng Liu of the City Lord’s Mansion?” Hu Yue’s expression turned icy upon hearing Zhang Wu’s words.
Lin Xiao’s face also darkened.
Seeing their reaction, Zheng Liu assumed they were intimidated and smirked arrogantly, openly threatening, “That’s right, I’m Zheng Liu, Young Lord of the City Lord’s Mansion. My father is Zheng Feng, the City Lord of Spirit Beast City. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll obediently crawl into my bed, or else…”
“Go to hell!”
A furious shout rang out as Hu Yue swung her arm violently.
*Pfft!*
A spray of blood erupted, and Zheng Liu’s head flew from his body, soaring far into the City Lord’s Mansion.
*Thud!*
Zhang Wu collapsed to the ground, his face filled with panic. The son of Zheng Feng, a Martial King and the City Lord of Spirit Beast City, was dead, killed in a single move?
Zhang Wu instinctively thought, *It’s over.* Even though he hadn’t made the move, he was doomed too, as he was the one who brought these three here.
In the distance, the Sun woman, who had been resentfully watching from a corner, also collapsed to the ground. She had been bitter about Hu Yue stealing her favour, but she never expected this outcome.
No matter how she thought about it, she couldn’t muster the strength to stand.
“It’s over, you’re done for, you actually killed the Young Master,” Zhang Wu muttered in despair at the mansion’s gate.
“You’re the one who’s done for!” Hu Yue shouted, and Zhang Wu’s head exploded.
At that moment, a group of guards rushed out from the City Lord’s Mansion. Seeing Zheng Liu’s head, they were horrified, “You, you killed the Young Master!”
“Get lost!” Hu Yue roared, charging into the mansion, causing the heads of several guards to explode.
Lin Xiao and Ling Hu also rushed into the City Lord’s Mansion.
Entering the gate, they found a spacious courtyard before the palace. A furious voice boomed from the palace ahead, “You beasts, how dare you kill my son? Your lives are forfeit!”
An elderly figure, riding wings of vital energy, flew out from the palace.
At the same time, seven or eight other figures dashed out, surrounding Lin Xiao and his group.
The Martial King elder’s palm shot straight toward Hu Yue beside Lin Xiao.
“Spare him for now!” Lin Xiao commanded.
*Boom!*
In an instant, a terrifying killing intent erupted like a flood, sending the charging Martial King elder and the surrounding Heavenly Martial experts flying.
The Martial King elder crashed into a stone platform ten zhang away, shattering it and coughing up a mouthful of blood.
This elder was Zheng Liu’s father, Zheng Feng.
“Martial Venerable!” Zheng Feng’s face was filled with shock, “Who, who are you people?”
He couldn’t believe that this eighteen- or nineteen-year-old girl was a Martial Venerable powerhouse, her aura alone injuring him.
He knew his son was lustful, but this was Spirit Beast City, where nothing he did mattered. Yet now, they had provoked a teenage Martial Venerable.
The eight others around them also showed shock. Heavens, a teenage Martial Venerable? What kind of monster had the City Lord’s Mansion provoked?
The overwhelming killing intent radiating from the girl made them feel suffocated.
“Tell me, where is my father?” Ignoring their reactions, Hu Yue’s gaze locked onto Zheng Feng.
“Your father?” Zheng Feng was bewildered. He had no idea who her father was. How could he know the father of someone so young yet already a Martial Venerable?
“Miss, have you mistaken me for someone else? I, Zheng Feng, don’t know your father,” he said in terror.
“Who dares to storm the City Lord’s Mansion!” A furious shout rang out as dozens, even hundreds, of guards rushed out from the palace.
But upon seeing Zheng Feng and the eight Heavenly Martial experts lying on the ground, they froze, halting in their tracks, dumbfounded.
