Is He Fucking Ten?

Seeing the handsome young man's delighted face, Xun Er's slender brows furrowed slightly. Ignoring his shout, she took Xiao Yan's hand and turned to leave.

"Miss Xun Er!"

Seeing Xun Er turn away, panic immediately appeared on the handsome young man's pale face. He quickened his pace and finally stepped sideways to block Xun Er and Xiao Yan.

Blocked by the young man, Xun Er had no choice but to stop. Her narrow, limpid eyes narrowed impatiently as she looked at him coolly without saying a word.

This guy had ruined her perfectly good mood and even interrupted Brother Xiao Yan while he was talking. How annoying!

"Miss Xun Er..."

At sixteen, Jia Lie Ao was already six feet one, nearly a head taller than Xiao Yan. He was also quite powerfully built, making him look rather intimidating.

But...

That was only if one ignored his Dou Qi strength.

"Get out of the way if you don't have business here. There may be more of you, but don't think I won't smack you."

Xiao Yan shielded Xun Er behind him, raised his head slightly, and pointed directly at Jia Lie Ao's nose as he cursed.

Trying to harass his childhood sweetheart right in front of him—had Jia Lie Ao gotten too full of himself, or had Xiao Yan become too weak to draw his blade?

"Xiao Yan, don't get cocky. You've only just advanced to the Dou Zhe level. My guards are all at least two-star Dou Zhes, and their captain is even a four-star Dou Zhe. As far as I know, even the captain of your Xiao Family market guards is only a four-star Dou Zhe. Others may fear you, but I, Jia Lie Ao, do not!"

Being pointed at and cursed by a ten-year-old child, then even threatened with a beating, was clearly more than Jia Lie Ao's pride could bear. His face reddened as he shouted back.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Yan nearly lost it when he heard that. The strongest was only a four-star Dou Zhe?

"You're a sixteen-year-old with seven stages of Dou Qi, and you think these little trash fish are enough to intimidate me, the young master of the Xiao Family, on Xiao Family territory?

Jia Lie Ao, everyone in Wutan City knows about your rotten, loose-crotched ways. But our Xun Er is still young and has no time to play your little puppy-love games. Go ruin some other family's daughter instead."

Xiao Yan waved dismissively at Jia Lie Ao, then took Xun Er's hand and prepared to leave.

Being relentlessly scorned and insulted by a ten-year-old made Jia Lie Ao's mouth twitch. His fists clenched with cracking sounds as his face abruptly darkened.

Seeing their master's ugly expression, Jia Lie Ao's subordinates wisely stepped forward. They vaguely surrounded the pair, their sweeping gazes filled with ill intent.

There were plenty of people deeper inside the market as well. Seeing the disturbance, they all looked over curiously. Xiao Yan and Jia Lie Ao were both somewhat well-known in Wutan City.

Xiao Yan was famous for being a genius known to everyone, while Jia Lie Ao was infamous for his promiscuous, faithless ways.

Watching the group's movements, Xiao Yan raised a brow. A cold, chilling look appeared on his childish face.

Perfect!

He had been wanting a proper real fight, but Yun Yun always thought that doing so would affect a child's physical and mental health, so she would not allow it.

Now, the opportunity had come. All that effort he had put into provoking this idiot had not gone to waste.

With a flip of his hand, Xiao Yan drew the three-foot Azure Edge Sword Yun Yun had given him. It was an exceptionally high-quality weapon, supposedly good enough to use until the Da Dou Shi realm. A cold smile that sent chills down one's back appeared on his face.

"Although you haven't attacked yet, I think you're about to attack me. So I'll strike first!"

The kind-hearted Third Young Master even gave Jia Lie Ao and his lackeys a special warning before swinging his sword.

Yet even so, they failed to react at all.

On the contrary, although this was not a true life-and-death battle, Yun Yun was still a Dou Emperor. Even with her cultivation suppressed, her physical abilities and combat experience were still at the Dou Wang level.

As a result, Xiao Yan's attack speed and reaction speed far surpassed those of Jia Lie Ao's guards.

Moreover, Xiao Yan cultivated a mid-grade Mystic Tier technique. In terms of Dou Qi quality, he was more than capable of crushing the leading four-star Dou Zhe.

After all, the Jia Lie Clan would never let a mere guard cultivate a Mystic Tier technique.

Sshk!

Only when Xiao Yan slit the throat of a two-star Dou Zhe with a single sword strike did the Jia Lie Clan guards finally react and attack Xiao Yan together.

Xiao Yan did not panic in the slightest. He had not even planned to use any truly lethal Dou techniques. Relying solely on the exquisite sword arts within the Fire Origin Sword Canon, he moved easily through the crowd. His child-sized body made his movement techniques even more nimble, and he danced gracefully among the crowd like a butterfly flitting through flowers, weaving between blades and sword edges.

Passing through ten thousand flowers, not a single leaf touched him.

"Holy shit, is he fucking ten?"

The surrounding spectators stared in disbelief at Xiao Yan, who moved freely through the crowd and knocked down a Jia Lie Clan guard with every strike of his sword.

They were all ten years old, so why was the difference between their ten-year-old selves and this Third Young Master of the Xiao Family so enormous?

Xun Er watched Xiao Yan move through the crowd with ease, but her brows knit slightly.

She felt as if her Brother Xiao Yan had somehow taken on Yun Yun's shape.

It certainly looked very good.

But why did it make her feel a little uncomfortable?

It seemed she had to quickly use the resources her clan had sent on Brother Xiao Yan!

She could not let Brother Xiao Yan take on someone else's shape!

Xun Er clenched her little fist and silently made up her mind.

A moment later, a commotion arose at the edge of the crowd. Everyone turned curiously to look, only to see the market guard squad charging over menacingly under Captain Pei En's leadership.

Pei En rushed over with a large group of guards. Upon seeing the scene before them, they all fell silent in unison.

"Sshk!"

Xiao Yan pulled his sword from the back of the four-star Dou Zhe guard. He flicked the bloodstained blade with his fingertip, and the clear hum of the sword jolted Jia Lie Ao awake from his terrified stupor.

Step. Step. Step.

Xiao Yan slowly walked toward him.

"Kneel when you speak."

he said calmly.

Jia Lie Ao's mind was still muddled, but when he saw the bloodied sword, he obediently dropped to his knees.

"Out of consideration for the fact that your old bastard of a father has some strength, I won't kill you today. But have some sense yourself and stop showing up in front of me. You're an eyesore, understand?"

He reached out a bloodstained hand and patted Jia Lie Ao's cheek. The thick smell of blood filled Jia Lie Ao's nose, making his stomach churn.

Xiao Yan paid no attention to his reaction. He merely used Jia Lie Ao's clothes as a rag, wiping the blood from his sword and hands before granting him mercy as though bestowing a favor.

"All right, go home."

Only then did Jia Lie Ao feel as though he had been pardoned. He scrambled away from the crowd in a pathetic crawl.

"Young Master..."

Pei En approached with his men. Seeing the corpses scattered across the ground, the look in his eyes as he gazed at Xiao Yan gained a few shades of awe.

What kind of monster was this?

A ten-year-old child had taken a sword and slaughtered an entire guard squad?

"What a shame. I'm covered in the smell of blood, so there's no way I can keep shopping. Uncle Pei En, please trouble yourself and your men to clean this up. I need to go back and take a bath."

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, intending to calm himself after killing so many people. Instead, the bloody stench nearly made him vomit. He immediately lost all interest in shopping and spoke helplessly.

"Rest assured, Young Master. Leave this place to us."

Pei En replied respectfully.

Xiao Yan nodded to Pei En, then turned his gaze to Xun Er and said apologetically,

"Sorry, Xun Er. I think I may have been a little too impulsive."

If it had been an ordinary girl, she would have been frightened by now.

But Xun Er was different.

She merely smiled gently and said softly,

"I think Brother Xiao Yan was amazing just now!"