Cai Gou had killed Dao Ancestor Zhu Youzhi in a fit of rage, blood splashing across the scene.
It caused an enormous stir among the crowd.
Yet the envoys from the various Dao lineages of the Good Fortune Celestial Domain did not dare so much as fart.
The reason was simple. In years past, the Dao lineages that had lived beneath the shadow of the Mystic Phoenix God Race had dared to disregard the Mystic Phoenix God Race only because the Taihao Clan had secretly supported them.
And Cai Gou was a retainer of the Taihao Clan!
Indeed, many present were Dao Ancestors, and quite a few even surpassed Cai Gou in cultivation.
But Cai Gou's status alone was enough to force them to bow and scrape!
Still, everyone was deeply puzzled, unable to understand why Cai Gou had suddenly erupted into violence for Huang Hongyao's sake.
Cai Gou offered no explanation.
After killing Zhu Youzhi, he snorted coldly, returned to his seat, and leisurely drank a cup of wine.
He felt quite satisfied. At last, he could do something insignificant for Master Su—at the very least, it proved he was still useful!
Naturally, the Mystic Phoenix God Race had nothing to say about Cai Gou's killing. If anything, they wished he would fly into a rage and slaughter every envoy from the various Dao lineages present.
Unfortunately, that was all they could do—wish for it.
It was destined never to happen.
"Lord Cai, could it be that you have taken a fancy to Huang Hongyao?"
Someone asked cautiously.
Pfft!
Cai Gou immediately sprayed out the wine in his mouth.
His eyes instantly brimmed with murderous intent.
At the sight, the man's heart skipped a beat. He abruptly gave himself one slap across the mouth and cried in terror, "Lord