Beating Xiao Yan with a Stick

"Ah..."

Xiao Yan threw back his head and let out a long howl. His eyes brimmed with endless resentment. He was the young master of the Xiao Clan. Though others saw him as trash, his status within the clan remained. How could these servants treat him like this?

This made no sense!

Xiao Yan screamed inwardly!

Yet he could not make a sound. The intense pain made him bare his teeth with a twisted expression. He felt that his dignity had been utterly humiliated. No one recognized him anymore—not even Xun'er, who was treating him so coldly.

Why was this happening?

Xiao Yan did not understand!

All he knew was that his ass hurt!

Xiao Xun'er's slender waist could be encircled in one hand, her figure tall and graceful. Held in Xiao Huo's arms, she felt wonderfully soft...

With Xun'er in his arms, her delicate hand in his grasp, while watching Xiao Yan get beaten up—

What a delight!

Xiao Huo smirked inwardly. If he had not arrived here first, that bastard Xiao Yan would probably be flirting with Xun'er right now. But... with him around, Xiao Yan would never get his chance to rise—not in the Xiao Clan, nor in the entire Dou Qi Continent!

"Brother Xiao Huo."

Xiao Xun'er's limpid eyes held a trace of reluctance. She had always been a kind girl and did not wish to see an innocent passerby beaten so badly. If Xiao Yan were beaten to death and Brother Xiao Huo got implicated, that would be bad.

"Stop."

Xiao Huo said calmly, "I am a reasonable man. I never casually lay hands on servants." His cold gaze fell upon Xiao Yan, whose eyes were nearly splitting with rage. A mocking smile rested on his lips, though fury burned in his heart.

If Xun'er had not called out to him, and if he did not need to maintain his image—

Heh.

He would definitely beat that bastard into a shrimp.

"Xun'er and I are Childhood Sweethearts, yet you dared to come and ruin our relationship?"

"Kneel and apologize!"

"This young master may consider forgiving you."

Xiao Huo said coldly. He held Xun'er's small hand, and when Xun'er heard him call them Childhood Sweethearts... her lovely face flushed even deeper. A hint of joy shone in her beautiful eyes. Had Brother Xiao Huo finally understood Xun'er's feelings?

Xiao Huo chuckled inwardly. He naturally knew that, given Xiao Yan's temperament, there was no way he would kneel before someone else. He would surely seize an opportunity to strike back. It had to be said, how many villains had Xiao Yan's routine ruined across the Dou Qi Continent?

Heh. If that bastard did not have Old Yao and the Protagonist Halo helping him, he would have died long ago. Would he still have been able to bully Nalan Yanran? Xiao Huo naturally had to give Xiao Yan the chance to talk tough... then take the opportunity to beat him up again.

"This young master is a kind man. Do not say I did not give you a chance. Admit your mistake, and I may consider forgiving you," Xiao Huo said calmly. He held Xun'er's hand in his own and casually wrapped an arm around her slender waist.

Naturally, he did this for Xiao Yan to see.

Was he mad?

Hahaha...

What good was being mad?

Xun'er was the woman in his arms, while Xiao Yan was merely a servant getting beaten!

Being Old Xiao from next door really felt great.

"You..."

Xiao Yan stood unsteadily, forgetting the pain in his ass. His bloodshot eyes glared fixedly at Xiao Huo, filled with terrifyingly cold light. It was this man before him who had stolen his Xun'er!

Since when had his Xun'er been someone Xiao Huo could hold?

Xiao Yan knew perfectly well that over the past dozen or so years, Xun'er had never come into contact with anyone named Xiao Huo.

"Who... who exactly are you?!" Xiao Yan roared hoarsely, as though he wanted to devour Xiao Huo alive. His heart held nothing but rage. If he still possessed the peak cultivation of Dou Qi level nine, how could he possibly suffer such humiliation?

Slap!

Xiao Huo sent Xiao Yan flying with a single slap!

Xiao Yan spun three hundred and sixty degrees in midair, his body shooting more than ten meters away before crashing heavily into a tree. Even his nose made intimate contact with the trunk, leaving it bloody, while his hair became a complete mess.

"Who am I?"

"I am someone you cannot afford to provoke!"

"Since when did a servant like you get to speak to me this way in the Xiao Clan?" Xiao Huo stepped forward. "I told you to kneel and apologize to this young master, yet you still dare defy me? Are you trying to turn the Xiao Clan upside down?"

Xiao Huo laughed inwardly... This felt amazing!

How could slapping Xiao Yan feel this good?

Heh.

For secretly touching Xun'er, for bullying Yanran—

Fuck you!

Of course, he could not kill him in front of Xun'er. Otherwise, it would lower her opinion of him.

Xiao Yan stood back up again. After all, he was the protagonist of the Dou Qi Continent—how could he die so easily?

He ignored Xiao Huo.

Xiao Yan's last remaining hope was Xun'er!

He knew that, in this world, the person closest to him was the girl before him in purple. She was breathtakingly beautiful, peerlessly graceful, like a Heavenly Maiden Descends. After all, he had already touched Xun'er...

"Xun... Xun'er..."

"Have you forgotten me?"

"I'm Brother Xiao Yan, who has been with you all these years... Have you really... forgotten me?"

Xiao Yan staggered forward, gasping for breath with every step.

He did not know what had affected Xun'er.

In short...

This world had changed!

Because of Xiao Huo, it had changed!

Right now, he could not defeat Xiao Huo.

But he had to awaken Xun'er's reason. Only by awakening Xun'er could he have even a sliver of hope.

"Brother Xiao Yan?"

A trace of contemplation seemed to appear in Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes. For some reason, when she saw Xiao Yan being knocked down, she felt an inexplicable twinge of heartache. Why was that? She clearly did not know Xiao Yan...

"That's right..."

"Xun'er, didn't you say to me when we were children..." Xiao Yan was about to continue.

Xiao Huo, standing nearby, immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Damn it.

This bastard actually had a few tricks up his sleeve.

After all, Xiao Xun'er was Xiao Yan's Childhood Sweetheart on the Dou Qi Continent. She had been utterly devoted to Xiao Yan. Ever since this bastard Xiao Yan had touched her when they were children, she had completely fallen for him.

Even when he had been a useless good-for-nothing at Dou Qi level three, she had remained by Xiao Yan's side. That alone showed just how deeply Xiao Xun'er liked him.

Xiao Huo did not know whether this shameless system could truly alter the worldline completely.

If this bastard Xiao Yan awakened Xun'er's memories, things would be terrible.

After all, Xiao Huo had already experienced how awful this system could be.

He made a swift decision!

Xiao Huo coldly interrupted Xiao Yan.

"That's right!"

"Xun'er... is the girl I've loved for more than ten years."

"Xun'er, will you be my girlfriend? For this life and the next, I'll protect you well. As long as I'm here, not even the heavens can harm you!" Xiao Huo said gently. He stepped forward and wrapped an arm around Xiao Xun'er's slender waist, feeling her soft, fragrant body against him.

"Brother Xiao Huo..."

Xiao Xun'er's lovely face immediately flushed red. Her heart pounded, and she was filled with joy. After all these years... Brother Xiao Huo had actually confessed to her on his own initiative. Tears shimmered in her beautiful eyes. She was so happy...

As for what Xiao Yan had just said, Xiao Xun'er had already thrown it to the back of her mind.

Who cared who Xiao Yan was?

The person she liked... had always been Brother Xiao Huo.

There was no doubt about it!

It worked!

Xiao Huo smiled inwardly. Now was the time to strike while the iron was hot and directly confirm his intimate relationship with Xiao Xun'er. Opportunity would not come twice! He could also complete the system's mission in the process—killing two birds with one stone!

In an instant, Xiao Huo pulled Xiao Xun'er's delicate body into his embrace and, catching her off guard, kissed the girl's red lips. Her faint fragrance drifted toward him as all her defenses were completely breached. Her soft body fell into Xiao Huo's arms, pressed tightly against him...

Gentle as jade, her fragrance overflowing!

This was also Xun'er's first kiss. So this was what it felt like to kiss Xun'er...

Xiao Yan stood there dumbfounded, a complete mess in the wind, staring blankly at the scene before him. The Xun'er he liked was actually being held in someone else's arms—and even kissed by someone else! Xiao Huo's hand had even already landed on Xun'er's soft breast!

A bolt from the blue!

Xiao Yan's entire worldview completely collapsed!

His Xun'er had been kissed by someone else!

She had even willingly let someone touch her breast!

Pfft!

Xiao Yan was so furious that blood rushed to his heart, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!

Yet...

Xiao Xun'er seemed not to notice him at all. She was already entwined with Xiao Huo, their bodies pressing closer and closer together...