Gu Ni's Persuasion, Ya Fei's Thoughts

That was right! Though he was only a Second-Grade Alchemist himself, he had lived for several decades and possessed a wealth of experience.

He still had some basic ability to judge people.

At that moment, Ya Fei fell into a daze.

She had always placed great faith in Gu Ni's words.

Although she had seen from the very first glance that Zi Yu was no ordinary person,

she had not been able to discern nearly as much as Gu Ni had.

Meanwhile, at the Galeo Family residence in Wutan City!

Seeing that his only promising son had actually had his cultivation crippled, Jia Lie Bi was consumed by rage.

Although he was furious, the most urgent matter at hand was to determine the extent of his son's injuries.

He looked at the physician treating his son and said flatly, "How is it? How are Young Master's injuries?..."

Hearing this, the physician hurriedly replied respectfully, "In response to Clan Leader, Young Master Galeo's injuries are far too severe. All four limbs have suffered comminuted fractures, and it will be very, very difficult to heal them. Unless there are healing pills of the third grade or above, Young Master Galeo will spend the rest of his life bedridden and paralyzed. And..."

At this point, the physician paused.

Seeing him hesitate, Jia Lie Bi said impatiently,

"What else is there? Say it all at once."

"And... Young Master Galeo's manhood has been destroyed. He can only become a eunuch."

Jia Lie Bi's heart jolted at those words!

"What? Say that again!..."

Facing Jia Lie Bi's savage, man-eating glare,

the physician could only endure the pressure and say with great difficulty, "Clan Leader, Young Master Galeo's manhood has been destroyed. He can only become a eunuch. Please restrain your grief."

After receiving the physician's confirmation, Jia Lie Bi could no longer suppress the fury in his heart.

Expressionless, he said in an icy tone, "Go prepare the finest medicine first. Wake Young Master up before anything else..."

"Yes! Clan Leader! I will prepare it at once."

Hearing this, the physician fled the place as though he had been granted amnesty.

Jia Lie Bi then fixed an incomparably grim gaze on the attendants kneeling before him, the men who had accompanied and protected his son.

Jia Lie Bi nearly ground his teeth as he said in a deep voice, "Y-You... Is this how you protected Young Master?..."

As he spoke, the aura of a Three-Star Great Dou Master burst forth without restraint.

Upon sensing that powerful aura, everyone in the hall turned deathly pale, cold sweat streaming down their faces.

Those attendants who had followed Galeo and possessed no cultivation were directly knocked unconscious by the pressure.

The four Dou Practitioners were pressed until they coughed up blood, and hurriedly begged, "C-Clan Leader, spare us!... It was not that we failed to protect Young Master. The other party was simply too strong, and there were people from the Xiao Clan there as well."

Upon hearing that the Xiao Clan was involved, Jia Lie Bi's gaze darkened!

After briefly regaining his composure, he said in an utterly frigid voice,

"People from the Xiao Clan? What is going on? Explain everything to this Clan Leader in detail. Do not conceal anything, or die!"

"Clan Leader! This is what happened!..."

The Four-Star Dou Practitioner with the highest cultivation forcibly suppressed his internal injuries and began speaking slowly.

After a while!

Once he had learned the full sequence of events, Jia Lie Bi clenched his fists.

"The Xiao Clan!... Xiao Yu! And that useless son of mine..."

His heart was filled with fury, along with a trace of helplessness.

He was enraged that his son had been so disappointing, constantly chasing women and stirring up trouble, ultimately bringing disaster upon himself.

Yet he was helpless because the Galeo Family had been in the wrong from the start. If he truly went to the Xiao Clan to demand an explanation, not only would he gain nothing, he might even be humiliated by that old rogue Xiao Zhan.

After all, in terms of overall strength, the Xiao Clan surpassed the Galeo Family.

And he himself was no match for Xiao Zhan either.

But he would not let this matter end so easily.

Since the Xiao Clan could not be provoked, surely he could deal with that mysterious man and woman, couldn't he?

As long as they remained in Wutan City, he could mobilize the family's forces. Even if he had to turn the entire city upside down, he would find them and avenge his son.

With that thought, Jia Lie Bi turned his gaze toward the people still kneeling before him.

In order to avenge his son, he could not kill these people yet. After all, only they had seen that man and woman.

In the end, Jia Lie Bi could only order that each of them be given several dozen strokes of the paddle, then have them lead the search throughout the city for that pair.

The scene shifted!

Not long after leaving the Miter Auction House!

Zi Yu suggested that he and Xiao Yu part ways.

"Miss Xiao Yu, let us part here today. Until we meet again."

"Mm! All right! Young Master Zi Yu, Miss Ke'er, until we meet again."

With that, Xiao Yu quickly departed, hurrying back to the Xiao Clan to complain to her Great Elder grandfather.

After Xiao Yu left, Zi Yu looked at Miao Ke'er beside him and said softly, "All right! Today's matter has been settled. We should head home as well, lest Qing Zhu and Xun Er become anxious from waiting!..."

"Mm! As you command, Young Master!"

After returning home, Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Dongfang Jing learned what had happened on the street during the day. Each of them was furious, wishing they could go chop up that insolent Galeo.

Daring to disrespect their beloved/master was simply courting death.

At that moment, Dongfang Jing respectfully said from the side, "Master! Shall this Servant Girl go and destroy this so-called Galeo Family?"

After saying that, a deep look of disgust appeared on her face.

After Dongfang Jing spoke, Ling Qingzhu and Gu Xun'er chimed in as well.

"Yes! Brother Zi Yu! Let Sister Jing go, won't you?..."

"That's right, Yu! That is what I think too."

For any girl, abducting women by force in broad daylight was absolutely unforgivable.

They all despised such acts deeply.

Thus, because of Galeo's actions, the three women had come to resent the entire Galeo Family.

Yet Zi Yu merely smiled faintly and said, "Hehe! There is no need for us to go to them. They will come looking for us themselves. Besides, only Galeo provoked us, and he has already received his punishment. He can only spend the rest of his life lying in bed and will never be able to harm other girls again, so we have no reason to go after the Galeo Family.

This Young Master values life and will not casually take the lives of others.

However! If they take the initiative to provoke us, then we will merely be acting in self-defense. If we accidentally wipe out the Galeo Family then, that would be perfectly reasonable and lawful."

After hearing Zi Yu's words, the girls all burst into laughter!

"Brother Zi Yu! You really are quite sinister!..."

Gu Xun'er could not help but laugh.