A Rabble of Worthless Dogs Daring to Bark Before Me

A furious shout immediately drew everyone's attention.

Xue Celou's expression remained calm. With a snap, he closed his folding fan and waved for his attendants to release Lao Yu.

His gaze fell upon the three people hurrying over.

"Why is it you again?!"

Xu Yuan did not even spare him a glance. He hurried forward and helped Lao Yu up from the ground.

"Uncle Yu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Young Master."

Shaking his head, Lao Yu hurriedly looked toward his eldest son lying on the ground. His face went pale, and he rushed over at once, lifting him into his arms.

"A Da, wake up! Don't scare your father..."

Seeing this, the middle-aged woman behind them glanced at the two five-ring Soul Kings standing guard on either side. Seeing that they made no further moves,

she staggered over as well. Two streams of tears instantly ran down her cheeks as she embraced Lao Yu.

Xu Yuan's face darkened.

Beside him, Hu Liena and Ghost Douluo did not look any better.

What place was this?

Tianxing City!

On Spirit Hall territory, in broad daylight, a Heaven Dou Empire noble actually dared to indulge and order his attendants to kill someone in the city!

Even if you were the son of a prince, wasn't this far too arrogant?

"My apologies."

Xue Celou wore a careless smile. "My men didn't know their strength. They accidentally beat him to death.

You people are to blame as well. If you'd told me what I wanted to know sooner, wouldn't all this have been avoided?"

His son was gone, yet the culprit was still standing there making sarcastic remarks. Lao Yu could not help bursting into tears, pointing at him as his whole body trembled with rage.

"Beast! You damned beast!"

Glancing at Xu Yuan and the other two beside him, Xue Celou suppressed the agitation in his heart and waved his folding fan.

"Today, for Spirit Hall's sake, this young master won't hold it against you. I'll give you one night to think it over.

I'll come again tomorrow. I hope you'll know what's good for you by then."

With that, he prepared to leave with his group of attendants.

"You think you can leave after killing someone?"

Xu Yuan stepped forward and blocked his path.

Beside him, three Spirit Rings circled Hu Liena as she flashed behind them and cut off their retreat.

Ghost Douluo had not moved from beginning to end. With his hands tucked into his sleeves, he stood quietly where he was, yet his aura enveloped every person Xue Celou had brought.

"What? You want to fight us?" Xue Celou sneered, not taking them seriously at all.

"It was just one dead person. Is it really necessary? He was merely a lowly commoner.

Before you make a move, you'd better think about the consequences. My father is His Majesty Xue Ye's brother—a prince!"

Xu Yuan's entire body trembled, and a chill spread through him.

Your father was the Heaven Dou Emperor's brother, so you could disregard the law and act as you pleased?

Your father was a prince, so you could kill people in the streets without restraint?

Xu Yuan took a deep breath. He knew this was commonplace on Douluo Continent, where commoners' lives were as worthless as grass.

If he did not know about it, Xu Yuan could do nothing. But since it had happened right before his eyes, he could not pretend he had not seen it.

"Your father may be a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, but this is not the Heaven Dou Empire. This is Spirit Hall!"

Xu Yuan's words rang out sharply. Then, under Xue Celou's stunned and incredulous gaze, he kicked him to the ground.

"Does being a prince's son mean you can do whatever you want? Does it mean you can treat human lives like dirt?

Screw you!

Xue Celou? Why didn't your mother plug you up when she leaked, instead of letting you leak out?"

"..."

This was the first time Hu Liena had heard Xu Yuan curse so bluntly. Yet looking at Lao Yu's family sobbing in each other's arms nearby, she felt that her junior brother had cursed him well!

However, Xue Celou, who was being kicked on the ground, did not think so.

Feeling Xu Yuan's feet rain down upon him, feeling the piercing pain coming from every part of his body,

Xue Celou curled up and covered his head.

"You... you dare hit me? Aah! I'm telling you, ah, hiss—my father won't let you off!"

Those words earned him another brutal beating.

In Xu Yuan's view,

he had already started beating him, so there was no point in worrying about consequences now. Since that was the case, why not make the storm rage even harder?

Xu Yuan beat him savagely for nearly the time it took an incense stick to burn.

At first, Xue Celou's screams could still be heard. Later, he could not even make a sound. His entire body had swollen several times over, and it looked as though he was taking in more breath than he was letting out.

From beginning to end, none of his attendants dared step forward.

All of them stood there trembling, so frightened that the clothes on their backs were completely soaked through.

Once Xu Yuan had finished, Ghost Douluo asked calmly,

"Do you feel better now?"

Feel better?

Xu Yuan's gaze fell on Lao Yu and his wife beside him. They had stopped crying, but their eyes were dim, as though all light had vanished from them. What good would feeling better do?

Could it bring the dead back to life?

Although Xu Yuan did not answer, Ghost Douluo could imagine what he was thinking at that moment.

"Since you've vented your anger, think carefully about how you'll answer to the Pope. He was, after all, a prince's son."

Xue Xing's son had been killed on Spirit Hall territory. No matter what he had done in life, this could cause a diplomatic dispute.

Xu Yuan nodded to show that he understood. "After we return, I will naturally go to my teacher and plead guilty."

Ghost Douluo turned his gaze toward the remaining attendants.

"How do you intend to deal with these people?"

Ghost Douluo had already released them from his restraint. They were sprawled limply on the ground, their bodies weak. Hearing this, they all suddenly became alert.

They moved swiftly, dropping to their knees before Xu Yuan and kowtowing frantically.

"Young Master, spare us! Xue Celou forced us to do all of this!"

"Yes, yes! His father is a prince, and our families are all in his father's hands. We had no choice!"

"Young Master, I have elderly parents above me and children below me. My whole family depends on me. I can't die!"

It was all Xue Celou's fault?

Xu Yuan nearly laughed in anger. It was true that Xue Celou had made the decisions and set things in motion, but weren't they the ones who had carried them out?

He waved his hand.

"Xue Celou is about to die. Even if I spare you, do you think Prince Xue Xing will spare you?"

At those words, the kowtowing attendants abruptly froze.

They exchanged glances, then, without any warning, sprang up and lunged toward Xu Yuan in the distance, cruel grins spreading across every face.

"Since you refuse to spare us, then let's die together!!!"

Yet before they could reach Xu Yuan, their bodies were once again pressed down as before, as though an immense force weighed upon their shoulders, leaving them unable to move.

Ghost Douluo curled his lip in disdain.

"A rabble of worthless dogs daring to bark before me."

"..."

Lao Yu looked at him with a complicated expression. If they were worthless dogs, then what did that make his family?

Still, he knew Ghost Douluo had not been speaking about them. Supporting his wife, he bowed together with her toward Xu Yuan, Ghost Douluo, and Hu Liena.

"Thank you, benefactors, for avenging my son!"