The six guards huddled together and whispered for a moment before finally stepping aside to let them pass.
According to the rules of Black Wind Tower, honoured guests were indeed allowed to bring companions upstairs, though no more than four at a time.
Yun Ya had not broken any rules, so they really had no grounds to stop her.
Moreover, the Tianlong Trading Company stood behind Yun Ya. They dared not easily offend her, otherwise they would certainly suffer for it later.
“Stop right there!”
Yun Ya had already led Ling Xiao, Yue Nü, and Leng Mei up to the second floor and was about to look for a private box when a somewhat feeble voice suddenly rang out.
A few moments later, several people appeared in front of them. The one in the lead had a pale face, a gaunt figure, and unsteady eyes.
He looked like someone weakened by prolonged indulgence in carnal pleasures.
Yet, despite his obvious excess, this young man’s strength was far from ordinary. He actually possessed Ninth Heaven cultivation.
Such a level would be considered outstanding anywhere on the Tianlong Continent or the Divine Phoenix Continent.
Not exactly rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns, but still a relatively scarce elite.
The youth smiled slyly at Yun Ya, his gaze gleaming with two points of oily green light, the corners of his mouth curling into a wicked grin.
“Mang Yuan! What do you think you’re doing?”
An expression of icy disgust appeared on Yun Ya’s face, as if she had spotted a cockroach in her food. The feeling was utterly revolting.
“What am I doing? Princess Yun Ya, although you were personally invited by our Black Wind Tower to host the auction, you can’t just abuse your authority like this. Every single one of those VIP boxes is extremely precious. Not every random cat or dog deserves to enter them.”
A sinister look crossed Mang Yuan’s face.
He was deeply unhappy.
Especially when Yun Ya’s expression of loathing and contempt met his eyes, he felt an almost overwhelming urge to force himself upon her.
He was a direct descendant of the Black Python family.
The chief was his own uncle, and his cultivation talent was genuinely outstanding. At only nineteen years old, he had already reached the early Ninth Heaven stage, something few could achieve.
He had fallen for Yun Ya the moment he first saw her.
He had once asked his uncle to propose marriage on his behalf, only to be flatly rejected by Yun Ya herself.
That had greatly offended his pride and ferocity, so whenever he faced Yun Ya, he could not help feeling some hostility.
“But I seem to recall that the chief of the Black Python family once promised me that no matter which friends I brought, I could freely use one or two of the noble boxes here.”
Yun Ya spoke politely enough, yet her tone carried unmistakable coldness and disdain.
The one who had invited her here was the chief of the Black Python family, not some minor guard captain of Black Wind Tower.
“Get out of the way, or you’ll be going against the chief himself!”
Yun Ya gave Mang Yuan a frosty glance, then turned, casually took Ling Xiao’s arm, and walked past Mang Yuan toward the VIP boxes.
The sight made Mang Yuan feel as though his face were burning.
This woman had actually threatened and ignored him right in front of his own subordinates!
Even worse, the woman he had pursued yet could never obtain was now intimately holding another man’s arm. Jealousy blazed inside his chest.
Flames roared higher, and he gradually lost all reason. He roared at Yun Ya’s retreating back, “You stinking bitch! So you pretend to be pure and lofty in front of me, like some white lotus, but behind my back you go for pretty young boys.
I wonder if this kid whose hair hasn’t even grown in yet can satisfy you in bed!”
Yun Ya suddenly turned around. Her icy gaze fixed on Mang Yuan, and a powerful aura burst forth, startling even Ling Xiao.
He had always thought Yun Ya was just a merchant and probably not very strong in cultivation.
He had never expected that this usually charming and graceful woman actually possessed the terrifying cultivation of half-step Yin-Yang Realm.
It was simply astonishing.
Mang Yuan also jumped in fright. He suddenly realised he had provoked not some random woman off the street, but a fearsome figure from the Tianlong Trading Company.
This woman had become the boss of the Tianlong Trading Company across both the Tianlong Continent and the Divine Phoenix Continent at such a young age. She could never have done so without extraordinary ability.
No wonder even the chief treated her with utmost respect.
He forcibly swallowed the filthy words that had been about to spill out, yet he still felt unsatisfied. Suddenly, his eyes landed on Ling Xiao.
“I may not dare curse Yun Ya, but surely I can curse this little brat?”
Mang Yuan felt he had to vent, had to let off steam, or he would go mad. He absolutely could not hold back.
He pointed at Ling Xiao and snarled, “Kid, hooking up with three women at once. Aren’t you afraid your little body can’t handle it? Why not hand over those two beside you and let me play with them?”
Ling Xiao suddenly stopped walking, looked at Yun Ya and said, “Princess Yun Ya, can I kill this person?”
“He is, after all, the nephew of the Black Python family chief. Give the chief some face. Just cut out his tongue.”
Yun Ya replied indifferently.
“Good idea. Since he loves running his mouth so much, I’ll cut out his tongue and make sure he can never speak again.”
Given Ling Xiao’s temperament, anyone who insulted his Sister Yue Nü and Sister Leng Mei like that would normally be killed by him without mercy.
However, this matter involved Yun Ya, and he did not want to make things too difficult for her.
Besides, cutting out the tongue might actually be a greater punishment than killing Mang Yuan.
“Be careful, his strength is considerable…”
Yun Ya had just started to warn Ling Xiao when, before she could finish, Mang Yuan was already clutching his bleeding mouth and kneeling on the floor.
On the white jade floor lay a severed tongue, a shocking and gruesome sight.
“Since Princess Yun Ya has pleaded for mercy on your behalf, I’ll only take your tongue. This is for your own good too. It will stop you from bringing disaster on yourself with that mouth in future. Next time you meet someone even more ruthless than me, your little life will be gone.”
Ling Xiao glanced calmly at Mang Yuan as if he had done nothing more than swat a fly.
If someone insisted on picking a fight, why should he hold back?
He did not want to provoke the Black Python family, but if the Black Python family insisted on troubling him, he could hardly avoid it. He might as well strike first.
“Kid, you’re finished! You actually dared to touch our guard captain. You’re dead!”
Only then did the guards following Mang Yuan realise what had happened. They stared at Ling Xiao in terror, shouting fiercely to cover their fear.
“Get lost now, unless you really want to die?”
Yun Ya snapped angrily.
She genuinely feared Ling Xiao would start a massacre here and become irreconcilable enemies with the Black Python family.
She did not know exactly how strong Ling Xiao was now, but she absolutely did not want him to take the risk of offending an unknown enemy.
As Mang Yuan was carried away by his subordinates, he could no longer speak, yet his eyes remained fixed murderously on Ling Xiao, as if he wanted to swallow him whole.
