Am I in a Broken Engagement Story?

Looking at the enticing Soul Tool Master rank, Xu Xiao had not expected it to be this man. He could finally begin subduing Jing Hongchen and winning over Kong Deming!

At this point in time, Kong Deming was merely a quasi-level 10 Soul Tool Master. Besides, they did not care in the slightest about who became emperor.

Space shattered beside him, and through it, an elderly man slowly walked atop the river of time and space.

With every step he took, his aura rose another degree. Only when the old man had completely appeared before him did Xu Xiao come back to his senses.

"With Elder Zu here, many of the plans ahead can proceed smoothly."

"I have always been curious about these novel things. I am deeply grateful to you, Lord, for granting me a new life and allowing me to continue my research." Zu Chongzhi respectfully bowed to Xu Xiao, his face full of gratitude.

"No need to be so polite, Elder Zu. From now on, we are one of our own."

Elder Zu absorbed the memories of this different world.

The thing he loved most in his life was researching novel things to enrich his knowledge.

The development of mathematics in particular made him itch to dive straight into a laboratory and begin calculating!

After Xu Xiao explained the detailed execution process for the plans ahead, Elder Zu nodded. Then, his gaze suddenly turned toward the outside of the manor.

"Lord, it seems someone has come looking for trouble with you."

Xu Xiao looked utterly confused.

The original owner did not seem to have offended anyone, did he? Before the age of six, he had been like a shut-in, with pitifully little social interaction!

Xu Xiao said calmly, "Come. Let's go take a look. I want to see who it is!"

Telling Xiang Yu to remain hidden, Xu Xiao left the manor with only an ordinary-looking old man at his side, one who appeared to possess no Soul Power at all.

There were seven or eight people in the group that had arrived. Aside from several who looked like guards, there was a middle-aged man with a horse-like face at the front, followed by an average-built, rather ugly little girl.

This bizarre combination filled Xu Xiao with question marks.

Though he was an Imperial Member, he could only be considered an illegitimate son.

He had been conceived when the current emperor drunkenly forced himself upon a Palace Maid. Later, the mother of this body died in childbirth after giving birth to him. As for that worthless father, Xu Xiao had no intention of acknowledging him.

There was no affection between them to speak of. When the time came, he would have Xu Tianxiong and the others make the first move and wipe out every Imperial Member, then take action himself.

Seeing Xu Xiao standing there in silence, the visitors misunderstood what it meant.

"Hehe, Xu Xiao. My young lady is the third daughter of the Vice Commander of the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Craftsman Legion. Back then, our commander wished to deepen his ties with the imperial family.

"But the emperor merely pushed out an illegitimate son like you.

"Although our commander is generous enough to permit the Third Young Lady to become engaged to you, an illegitimate son is still an illegitimate son. Hehe. The Third Young Lady does not think highly of you, so prepare yourself to accept her breaking off the engagement." The horse-faced man finished in an unapologetically rude tone.

The ugly Third Young Lady behind him did not even spare Xu Xiao a glance, as though she could not be bothered to speak to him. This left Xu Xiao, whose life had been going smoothly ever since his transmigration, thoroughly stunned.

Am I holding a broken-engagement protagonist script?

But... she is already this ugly at six years old. Who gave her such confidence?

What a turnoff!

If anyone was going to break off this engagement, it would be him. How dare the third daughter of some Vice Commander whose name he had never even heard come to his doorstep and put on airs before him?

Judging from the girl's bone structure, Xu Xiao could tell at a glance that she would grow into someone with a sharp, mean face. It was revolting; staring at her for too long might even ruin one's appetite!

He told Elder Zu not to interfere. He planned to personally teach these ignorant dog slaves a proper lesson.

However, this also revealed something. Though he was technically an Imperial Member, even the illegitimate daughter of a mere minister looked down on him and dared to bully him. It was obvious that he was utterly dispensable to the emperor.

First Spirit Skill! World Burning Flame Prison!

At the same time, he used his Double Pupil to deceive their eyes, making them mistake the Deep Purple Soul Ring they saw for an ordinary yellow one.

Before the horse-faced Spirit King could react, Xu Xiao had already appeared behind him.

A hand chop infused with Extreme Fire struck directly into the horse-faced man's body. The guards had long since been infected with fire poison by Xu Xiao's domain; half a year later, they would suddenly die violent deaths.

Just as the horse-faced Spirit King tried to activate a spirit skill, he suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood. He shielded the ugly little girl behind him.

Blood splattered across the little girl's face, making her already ugly appearance even more unbearable!

"Ahhhh!"

The little girl let out a shriek sharp enough to rupture eardrums. Trembling, she pointed at Xu Xiao like a child about to tattle.

"I'll have Father slice you into a thousand pieces, you stinking illegitimate son! This young lady will never be your woman!"

Though her words were unpleasant, paired with that ugly face, Xu Xiao almost wanted to laugh. This kind of trash dared to look down on him? She truly did not know the difference between life and death!

He secretly instructed Xiang Yu to wipe out that nameless Vice Commander and his entire family.

Naturally, it had to be disguised as the work of the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire. It could not be verified anyway, and the corpses left behind after the White Tiger Douluo killed people were the easiest to imitate.

"I originally intended to spare your lives and merely teach you a simple lesson. But I do not like your attitude, so I can only ask you to go below and reunite with your family."

The might of the First Spirit Skill, Flame Prison, surged dramatically. Everyone, including the horse-faced Spirit King and the ugly little girl, was engulfed by a sea of flames—and it was Extreme Fire!

They did not even have time to cry for help before Xu Xiao burned them to ashes.

"Have Xiang Yu move the remaining ashes to that so-called Vice Commander's place! If a family is setting out together, they should be neat and complete!"

Upon receiving Xu Xiao's order, Xiang Yu was first startled by his Lord's iron-blooded methods. Then, he gathered the ashes and erased all traces of their journey to this place.

"I must have made you laugh, Elder Zu."

Zu Chongzhi replied in alarm, "This old servant would not dare. I hope you will give the order, Lord, and allow this old servant to participate as well in exterminating those barbarians!"

Although Zu Chongzhi hid it well, Xu Xiao could still tell from the faint twitch at the corners of his mouth that he was already laughing himself silly inside.

Xu Xiao did not insist on stopping him from laughing. When such bizarre people came looking for trouble, if acquaintances from his previous life had seen it, they would have laughed until they collapsed on the ground.

Doing his best to disperse those unpleasant feelings with Spiritual Power, Xu Xiao turned and walked back into the manor. He did not notice another little girl in the distance, secretly spying through a Telescopic Soul Tool.

Meng Hongchen disliked that ugly little girl very much. She was clearly so ugly, yet she spent all day filling Meng Hongchen's head with strange ideas!

Finding it strange, she had been curious why the girl had come here so aggressively with so many people. Thus, she had planted an Eavesdropping Soul Tool on the ugly little girl.

Because she had not been affected by the Double Pupil, she naturally noticed that Deep Purple First Soul Ring as well!

"That big brother is amazing! He actually burned those bad people to ashes! And he is so handsome, yet that ugly girl broke off the engagement with him. So infuriating, hmph! If she had not died, I would have wanted to teach her a lesson myself."

Meng Hongchen waved her little fists and muttered to herself.

After Elder Zu secretly recorded Meng Hongchen's words and video, he did not reveal himself. Instead, he handed the footage to Xu Xiao and let him decide what to do.