Discussing Great Xia's Prodigies, Only You and I!

This sudden scene shocked everyone's visual nerves.

Three lives that were just vibrant moments ago had instantly perished.

"Ahhh!"

"Your Highness, spare me!"

"This servant doesn't know what she did to anger Your Highness..."

The remaining seven courtesans knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, lest they become the next to die.

The other girls present also shivered uncontrollably.

Only the commander of the Blood Wolf Guard remained unfazed, continuing to eat meat and drink wine heartily, clearly accustomed to such scenes.

"Third Brother, what do you mean by this?!"

Xiao Yang's brow furrowed, anger flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, Third Prince Xiao Li still held his saber, his expression composed.

"Since they are useless, they should naturally be disposed of like trash!"

"Ninth Brother, technically, these three courtesans died because of you!"

"Next, I'll have them toast you again. If you don't drink, I'll kill one!"

"If I kill them all in this Tianxiang Pavilion, I'll just capture more girls from outside! Hahaha..."

His arrogant laughter echoed throughout the grand hall.

The women from the brothel were filled with despair.

Xiao Li was not only the Prince of King Zhenbei's Mansion but also commanded the three thousand Blood Wolf Guards, holding military power.

Even if he killed someone in public, no one would dare to hold him accountable.

"Third Brother, it's just a cup of wine. You don't have to poison me. I'll drink it!"

Xiao Yang picked up the wine cup and downed it in one gulp.

Although he disdained associating with this brutal individual, it wasn't the time to fall out completely.

"That's more like it... Continue the music, continue the dance!"

Xiao Li finally revealed a cruel smile and waved his hand, signaling the girls to continue dancing.

The three corpses and heads on the ground were quickly cleaned up, as if the slaughter had never happened.

In the eyes of someone like Xiao Li, human lives were as insignificant as grass.

Let alone three courtesans, even if he were to slaughter the entire Tianxiang Pavilion, the owner behind it wouldn't dare to utter a single complaint.

"Third Brother, you've gone to such lengths to invite me to this banquet. May I ask the reason?" Xiao Yang asked directly.

Xiao Li didn't answer immediately. Instead, he smiled mysteriously and suddenly asked, "Ninth Brother, Great Xia's national strength is flourishing, and talents are emerging in droves. Do you know how many prodigies there are in the four prefectures of the Northern Territory, and even across the entire nation?"

"The rumored son of the Central Prefecture's Grand Marshal, Yang Xuance, became a Sixth-grade Martial Artist before he was thirty and also the Imperial Forest Army Commander. Isn't he considered a prodigy?" Xiao Yang asked.

Xiao Li, however, shook his head.

"I've met that Yang Xuance. He's just a man with undeserved fame!"

"Although his cultivation is high, it was all achieved by feeding him Elixirs and Potions. He's never been on a real battlefield, never seen blood. He's like a flower in a greenhouse!"

"Such a person cannot achieve greatness and cannot be considered a prodigy!"

Xiao Yang pondered for a moment before speaking again, "I heard there's a talented scholar in the capital named Fang Mengru. His talent is immense, he understands the past and present, and he was taken as a disciple by that Second Sage from the Confucian Temple, who praised him as having the potential to be a Prime Minister! Can he be considered a prodigy?"

"No!"

Xiao Li shook his head again, his voice resolute.

"It's said that Fang Mengru is extremely aloof. When His Majesty sent an eunuch to invite him to serve in the government, he not only refused ungraciously but even made the head eunuch take off his boots for him!"

"He's just a poor scholar, yet so arrogant. He'll fall sooner or later!"

After being refuted repeatedly, Xiao Yang pondered for a long time and suddenly asked, "Third Brother, then do you consider our Eldest Brother a prodigy? He has extraordinary talent, possesses the Supreme Bone, and his future achievements are limitless!"

Hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Xiao Li's eyes.

"Eldest Brother is indeed extraordinary. It's said that when he broke through recently, he even triggered nine types of Heaven and Earth Phenomena. However, the Supreme Bone is both his strength and his weakness."

"Eldest Brother relies too much on that bone and has neglected the tempering of his own character."

"'Fierce in appearance but timid in spirit, good at planning but indecisive' – he is not a prodigy!"

Hearing this assessment, Xiao Yang raised an eyebrow.

It seemed this Third Brother was more formidable than he had imagined, not only ruthless in his methods but also wise beyond his years.

At the very least, his evaluation of Xiao Junlin was quite accurate.

"Third Brother, your standards are too high! Why don't you tell me, who in Great Xia today can be considered a prodigy?" Xiao Yang couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing this, Third Prince Xiao Li suddenly stood up, unleashing a startling aura.

He stared intently at Xiao Yang and uttered a shocking statement--

"When it comes to the Great Xia's prodigies, it's just you and me!!!"

What?!

Hearing this, Xiao Yang's expression remained unchanged, but a huge wave surged within him.

Could Eldest Brother also have some System that saw my extraordinary nature?

"I'm just the most useless Prince in the Prince's Estate, how can I be called a prodigy?" Xiao Yang immediately shook his head.

"Being overly modest is just pride!"

Xiao Li continued, "Ninth Brother, I didn't take you seriously at all at first, but your recent performance has truly exceeded everyone's expectations."

"First, you killed the guard Kato, who belonged to Fourth Brother, with a single saber strike, and then you amazed everyone at the Lanting Poetry Gathering!"

"It's said that your poetry has already reached the capital!"

Xiao Yang shook his head and humbly said, "Third Brother, poetry is a minor art, not worth mentioning!"

"Poetry is indeed a minor art! But you've been biding your time, enduring for many years, and have been hiding your strength. I suspect you have great ambitions, don't you?"

Xiao Li gave a meaningful smile.

Xiao Yang couldn't help but curse inwardly.

A misunderstanding, it's truly a misunderstanding...

The original owner was just an unremarkable nobody, but after I transmigrated here, coupled with the System's buffs, my strength naturally increased significantly.

I didn't expect that in others' eyes, it would look like I've been playing the fool to lure the tiger, as if I were plotting some great undertaking.

"Third Brother, stop beating around the bush. You've said so much to me today, what is it about?" Xiao Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Guards, bring the 'Cloud Piercing Bow'!" Xiao Li shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a commander of the Blood Wolf Guard walked in, carrying a large bow.

The bow was about five feet long.

It was forged from meteorite iron from beyond the heavens, and its surface was covered with intricate cloud patterns.

The bowstring was made from the tendons of an ancient exotic beast, and it emitted a deafening hum whenever it was drawn.

Xiao Li introduced it, "Ninth Brother, this is the Spirit Grade High Rank divine weapon, the Cloud Piercing Bow, that I promised you! This bow has a range of a thousand zhang and has killed dozens of foreign generals. Only those with a strength of three thousand jin can draw it."

Xiao Yang, however, was secretly astonished.

He was currently a Third-grade Martial Artist with only a thousand jin of strength. With his physical strength alone, he couldn't draw this precious bow; he would have to use the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.

Then, Xiao Li continued, "Ninth Brother, this bow and arrow are just a meeting gift! Today, I'm going to give you an opportunity to rise in status and soar to great heights!"

"Are you willing to assist me and contend with Eldest Brother?"

"After I seize the succession and ascend to the throne of King Zhenbei, I naturally won't treat you poorly!"

"You can choose any of the four prefectures in the Northern Territory as your fief!"