Despicable Tang San, Sneak Attack

"Cao Yan, I always feel that Sisi isn't a good girl. Should we really have done this? Is there really no problem with Master Su Yuntao being with her?" After the two left Spirit Hall, Xiao Wu tugged at his collar and spoke.

Though she had taken human form from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, she had still lived for a hundred thousand years. Naturally, she saw certain matters very clearly.

In her view, Sisi had to have some kind of purpose for choosing to be with Su Yuntao. Once she achieved that goal, she would turn around and return to Ma Xiunuo's side.

"How could that be? I think Sisi and Master Su Yuntao are a perfect match—talented man and beautiful woman. Honestly, I bless them. Master Su Yuntao is truly fortunate to have met a girl like her." Seeing Xiao Wu's thoughtful expression, Cao Yan gave her a gentle smile, his eyes filled with concern.

Of course, he knew Sisi was not a good girl, but what did that matter? A little simp like Su Yuntao was being played in someone else's palm without even realizing it. Cao Yan truly admired him for taking simping to such heights.

Still, it had nothing to do with him. He had merely helped bring them together with a few words at a crucial moment. In the end, it was for their own good—or so Cao Yan thought.

"Is that really so? But I still feel like there's something wrong between them." Xiao Wu could not help muttering softly. She was not as naive as Cao Yan. Having lived for a hundred thousand years, if she could not even tell that there was something wrong with a girl like Sisi, then she would have lived all those years in vain.

However, since Cao Yan had already said as much, she could not say anything further. Otherwise, she might hurt his young and innocent heart, and that would not do.

After all, she was not familiar with Su Yuntao, while Cao Yan meant something extraordinary to her. Thus, she quickly cast the matter aside.

"Xiao Wu, watch out!" Cao Yan suddenly shouted. In almost an instant, he rushed in front of Xiao Wu. Three streaks of white light drifted toward them from directly ahead of her, moving at an unimaginable speed.

They were three tiny silver-white arrows. Their tips carried faint black glints, making it clear that the sleeve arrows had been coated with poison.

Soul Power surged rapidly through his hand, and Cao Yan's palm immediately turned jade-white. This was his first time using Mysterious Jade Hand in battle. Though ordinary poison could not have much of an effect on a powerhouse of his level, he still used it out of curiosity.

As usual, Cao Yan only displayed the Soul Power of a level-ten soul master. On one hand, Xiao Wu was beside him, and he did not want to reveal his strength too early. Xiao Wu had taken human form from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and he could not guarantee that she would not notice something unusual if he used his true power. After all, Soul Beasts were exceptionally sensitive to Soul Power.

For a Soul Beast like Xiao Wu, one with a hundred thousand years of cultivation, that perception was likely even more terrifying. For now, he could not reveal these things to her.

On the other hand, he had detected an extremely concealed yet powerful aura nearby. Though that person had hidden their aura perfectly, Cao Yan had still sensed a trace of it. Moreover, that aura made even him deeply wary.

With swift eyes and hands, Cao Yan directly caught the three Hidden Weapons gleaming with cold light in his palm. At the same time, a faint look of anger appeared between his brows. These Hidden Weapons had clearly been aimed at Xiao Wu.

As for the identity of the attacker, it was obvious. Who else besides Tang San could possess such vicious Hidden Weapons and launch them with such concealed methods to achieve the effect of catching someone off guard?

In truth, Cao Yan had detected Tang San's whereabouts earlier with his immense spiritual power. He had merely pretended not to know. Otherwise, how could he cooperate with Tang San in this little performance?

"Cao Yan, are you all right? Your hand is bleeding. Who was it? Why did they sneak attack us?" Xiao Wu hurriedly steadied Cao Yan, and when she saw the wound on his palm, her nose stung as she asked worriedly.

A small wound had appeared on Cao Yan's palm, with a faint trace of bright red visible within. The wound was even blackening at an alarming speed, showing just how vicious the attacker was.

Cao Yan had deliberately injured himself. He knew that the despicable Tang San was hiding in a corner and watching them. After all, Cao Yan had caused him to lose the Mandala Snake's soul ring last time, so Tang San would naturally hold a grudge against him.

Fortunately, Cao Yan's own strength was formidable, so he was not worried that the poison would cause him any harm.

Next, he just had to put on a good show with Tang San.

"Fool, I'm fine. I promised you that I would protect you forever." Cao Yan coughed lightly and shook his head indifferently, signaling for Xiao Wu not to worry about him.

"But you're hurt. It's all my fault. I dragged you into this." Xiao Wu said with a face full of self-reproach. Looking at the shocking wound on Cao Yan's palm, she felt awful.

Who had sneak attacked her?

"Hehe, Cao Yan, didn't expect this, did you? You have a day like this too. This is what happens when you go against me." Accompanied by a delighted laugh, a figure slowly emerged from a dark corner.

He wore an academy uniform and had short blue hair that reached his ears. An exquisite jade belt was tied around his waist, adorned with twenty white jade stones. They were all top-grade warm jade, emitting a faint, gentle aura.

The newcomer was Tang San. He looked at Cao Yan, and when he saw the latter's miserable appearance after being struck by his Hidden Weapons, a smug smile rose uncontrollably on his lips.

After returning from Soul Hunting Forest, he had begun crafting Hidden Weapons to take revenge on Cao Yan. Unlike his previous sleeve arrows, these had been mixed with several mildly poisonous herbs. Unfortunately, he could not currently find any poisonous herb capable of killing with a single blow. Otherwise, in his view, that strike just now would have been enough to take Cao Yan's life.

"Who are you, brat? Why did you sneak attack us?" Seeing Tang San walk toward them, Xiao Wu's face immediately darkened. She stepped in front of Cao Yan and shouted angrily.

"My name is Tang San. This is a grudge between him and me. It has nothing to do with you. Still, I may have to thank you. If not for you, I might not have succeeded. Now, get lost, or I'll make you regret it." Tang San said viciously. Although Xiao Wu was beautiful, he was not the type to cherish and protect women, so he did not speak politely.

"Don't push it, Tang. You despicable, shameless bastard! You sneak attacked us first, and you still think you're in the right? Today, I'm going to teach you a proper lesson!" Seeing Tang San's indifferent attitude, Xiao Wu instantly lost her temper and shouted.

For a moment, the atmosphere between the two became tense and hostile.

Cao Yan calmly watched from the side, secretly laughing to himself. He knew that the real show was about to begin.