Although even the Dog System wholeheartedly agreed with what he'd said, Xun'er pinched him again.
Then she glared at him slightly, her face full of embarrassment and annoyance.
What did he mean, a woman's crotch? Was that something Xun'er should be hearing?!
Such crude words were simply too stimulating for an innocent young woman like her, who had never been intimate with anyone.
But Xiao Yuan had no idea what was going on. He just blinked at Xun'er in confusion, not understanding.
Seeing the two of them all lovey-dovey, flaunting their affection for everyone to see, Jialie Ao's reason was once again swallowed by his fury!
"I don't care what cultivation you have! If you've got the guts, come out and fight me! Whoever loses can withdraw and leave Miss Xun'er alone!"
He didn't believe for a second that a fourteen-year-old could be a Great Dou Shi. That was all a load of nonsense made up by the Xiao Clan!
A rumor!
Today, I, Jialie Ao, will put an end to this rumor!
Smack!
A crisp slap rang through the street.
Xiao Yuan swung his arm and slapped Jialie Ao, knocking his face askew.
His body shot backward, crashed into several stalls, and finally came to a stop against a wall.
Xiao Yuan hadn't used Dou Qi for that slap, and he hadn't even used all his physical strength. Yet for a Dou Zhe with kidneys as weak as Jialie Ao, it had nearly beaten him to death.
"You lot, don't forget to demand compensation from Young Master Jialie later. Got it?"
He was speaking to the Xiao Clan guards.
The Xiao Clan guards immediately nodded like chicks pecking at grain.
Although Xiao Yuan was Xiao Zhan's adopted son, they wouldn't dare disobey him. They were afraid this little ancestor might give them the same treatment.
Most of them were still at the Dou Qi stage. They couldn't take a slap like that.
But then they saw Xiao Yuan walk straight toward Jialie Ao, who was lying motionless on the ground, and the nearby Xiao Clan guards were startled.
What was this little ancestor going to do now?
Xiao Yuan walked over to Jialie Ao, grabbed him by the collar, and asked:
"Do you know what my cultivation is now?"
"Xiao Yuan, you..."
Smack!
The other side of Jialie Ao's face swelled visibly, and a few mischievous teeth could be seen rolling across the ground.
"I'm a damn Great Dou Shi!"
"I..."
Smack!
"I'm just like your own father, you know that?"
Smack!
"Is that how you treat your own father?!"
Smack!
"Speak!"
Smack!
"Understood?!"
Smack!
Xiao Yuan didn't give Jialie Ao a chance to speak. He simply raised his hand and slapped him across the face, beating him until even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.
Even when Jialie Ao managed to force out half a word, Xiao Yuan kept slapping him.
He just wanted to slap him. Whether the other man understood or not didn't matter.
The surrounding onlookers couldn't bear to watch.
Quite a few of them were mercenaries, yet even they were horrified by Xiao Yuan's methods and Jialie Ao's pitiful state.
He was purely tormenting someone for his own amusement!
The word "cruel" wasn't enough to describe him.
He was a monster!
The Jialie Family's servants were even worse off. They were so terrified that they didn't dare take a single step forward.
Quite a few of them scrambled out of the Xiao Clan Market and rushed back to the Jialie Family to fetch their patriarch.
When the Jialie Family patriarch, Jialie Bi, heard that his own son had once again been beaten up by Xiao Yuan, he was so frightened that he hurriedly led men to rescue him!
When Jialie Bi arrived at the Xiao Clan Market, he saw Xiao Yuan holding his son, Jialie Ao, and stuffing an unknown pill into his mouth.
"Stop! You dare?!"
"Heh, you got here pretty fast."
Xiao Yuan grinned at Jialie Bi, making no move to stop. He covered Jialie Ao's mouth with one hand and forced the pill down his throat.
"Alright, here's your precious son!"
He tossed him straight into Jialie Bi's arms.
Jialie Bi hurriedly caught his son with great care, his old hands trembling as he touched the face that had been beaten into a pig's head.
"Son, how are you?"
"Father, I... pfft!"
Jialie Ao had only gotten halfway through his sentence when his pale face suddenly turned a strange shade of red. His eyes grew bloodshot, and he spat out a heavy mouthful of blood.
"Son!"
Jialie Bi hurriedly ordered someone beside him to bring Hemostatic Medicine for his son. Then he looked up and roared:
"You little brat from the Xiao Clan, what did you feed my son?!"
"Nothing much. I just saw that his blood and Qi were weak, so I kindly gave him a pill to replenish them. Throwing up blood is normal."
Xiao Yuan shrugged, looking utterly innocent.
He looked as if his good intentions had been taken for the liver of a donkey.
But Jialie Bi didn't believe him at all. Especially since even after taking the Hemostatic Pill, Jialie Ao still wouldn't stop spitting up blood!
"What kind of pill was it?!"
"Joyous Union Powder."
Xiao Yuan answered honestly and sincerely.
Xun'er had expected that answer. She knew Xiao Yuan well. Although he was usually kind to everyone, his motto was very much that he would pay back even the smallest grudge.
There was no way he would give Jialie Ao some pill to replenish his blood and Qi.
Still, when she actually heard it, Xun'er couldn't help giggling.
This was even crueler than killing Jialie Ao outright.
Although Jialie Bi had no idea what grade of pill Joyous Union Powder was, the words "joyous union" told him everything he needed to know.
It was damn aphrodisiac!
That little bastard had actually taken advantage of his injured son to force an aphrodisiac down his throat!
Jialie Bi gritted his teeth and immediately got up to take Jialie Ao away.
By now, Jialie Ao was barely conscious. On top of that, the Hemostatic Pill had taken effect and healed some of his external injuries, giving him enough strength to start tearing at Jialie Bi's clothes!
"Father, I'm hot..."
He looked as if he were about to put on an eye-searing performance of a passionate romp right there in the street!
"Son, hold on a little longer. I'll take you home right now and find you a woman!"
As he spoke, Jialie Bi quickened his pace, preparing to leave the Xiao Clan Market.
But Xiao Yuan flashed in front of him and blocked his path.
"Hey, wait a minute. I just gave your son an extremely rare and precious pill. Don't you think Clan Chief Jialie ought to show his appreciation?"
"Damn it, you force-fed my son an aphrodisiac, and now I'm supposed to pay you?!" Jialie Bi had already forgotten all about his dignity as a patriarch and cursed him outright.
"Of course."
Xiao Yuan nodded as if it were only natural.
"Even if it's an aphrodisiac, it's still an exceptionally rare and precious pill. You still have to pay."
Like a tiger blocking the road, Xiao Yuan made it clear that Jialie Bi wasn't leaving without paying.
He even released the full might of a Three-Star Great Dou Shi.
Jialie Bi's face had turned black as the bottom of a pot.
As an experienced Great Dou Shi, he was sure he could take down a brat at the same level. But it would take time.
And time was exactly what he didn't have!
His son couldn't wait!
After weighing his options, Jialie Bi gritted his teeth, pulled a card from his Storage Ring, and tossed it to Xiao Yuan.
"There are fifty thousand gold coins on it. Happy now?!"
"Sure, sure, of course! As expected of the Jialie Family patriarch—you're always so generous. Come back again anytime!"
Xiao Yuan not only stepped aside but also sent the Jialie Family group off with a warm farewell.
Especially that final "Come back again anytime"—it nearly made Jialie Bi spit blood on the spot.
He couldn't understand it. How had his son gotten so stupid?
Of all the people he could have provoked, why did he have to go and provoke that menace from the Xiao Clan?!
But the grudge between the two Clans was now sealed for good.
Xiao Yuan, just you wait!