The sky was filled with surging clouds.
It was a sunny afternoon.
The Hu Yan Family.
Xian Wu sat alone in the reception hall, sipping tea and eating pastries.
Hu Yan Lan Ruo and Hu Yan Ming had been gone for quite some time. They'd promised to take him to the family treasury to choose a Silver Demonic Spirit. They weren't going back on their word, were they?
Damn it. According to Yang Xin, his precious darling, Hu Yan Lan Ruo had whipped him mercilessly.
He didn't feel anything after waking up, but he couldn't swallow the humiliation of being beaten like that in front of the woman he loved.
Even worse, Bochi had used a Bewitchment Art to control him and make him hurt Yang Xin.
If the Hu Yan Family was trying to renege on their promise, he'd level their entire estate today!
The more Xian Wu thought about it, the angrier he got. He tossed his teacup onto the table and stood up.
Tea spilled across the table, ran over its exquisite carved patterns, and dripped onto the floor.
As he headed for the entrance, two servants blocked his way.
"Sorry, but without the young lady's permission, you're not allowed to leave the reception hall," one of them said.
Xian Wu clasped his hands behind his back and clenched his fists. He shot the servant a sidelong glance and said coldly, "And what if I leave anyway?"
Did Hu Yan Lan Ruo think two watchdogs could stop him? What a joke!
"Then we'll have to use force."
With that, the two guards stood shoulder to shoulder in front of him, their hands clasped behind their backs.
Xian Wu didn't bother wasting words on the two watchdogs. He unleashed Absolute Zero.
The two guards were instantly frozen into