This battle, watched by all of Mingdu, was one people subconsciously believed the Liu Family had almost no chance of turning around.
A hideous middle-aged man emerged from the shadows ahead and to the side of Xu Tianran. He was not one of the Sun Moon Empire's publicly known Title Douluo, so Liu Fanhao did not recognize him.
Judging by the man's strength, even if Liu Fanhao cultivated for several more years, he likely still would not be his match.
Yet that was not what filled him with the greatest despair. What truly drove him to despair was the fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girl the man held in his hand.
Liu Fanhao's pupils abruptly constricted, and he forcibly halted all his attacks, even at the cost of backlash to his body.
Because that girl was none other than his daughter, Liu Yaxuan.
Liu Fanhao's original plan had been for the guards watching over Liu Yaxuan to take the opportunity to help her escape.
But plans could not keep up with changes. Who could have imagined that the commander among those guards was actually a sleeper agent Xu Tianran had planted in the Liu Family?
The last order he had delivered was for all the guards to gather together. By now, Xu Tianran's people had most likely already dealt with them.
In other words, every member of the Liu Family's younger generation had been laid bare before Xu Tianran, with no one to protect them.
At this point, Liu Fanhao had fallen into complete despair.
For some unknown reason, the hideous man had sealed Liu Yaxuan's body, stripping her of the ability to move, yet he alone had not taken away her ability to speak.
Liu Yaxuan looked at her father through tear-filled eyes. The despair in her gaze made the hearts