Thud! Thud! Thud!
The wooden floor shook beneath the footsteps, as though an ancient mammoth were stomping across it, flaunting the visitor's extraordinary fury.
In truth, after seeing Ning Yunxiao get beaten so badly by Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan had not been quite so angry anymore.
But she had to walk such a long way home to complain, most of it through unpaved mountain terrain. The farther she walked, the angrier she became!
Dugu Bo had been peacefully reading the Spring and Autumn Annals. Hearing those thunderous footsteps, he assumed Dugu Yan had fallen out with Ye Lingling. Smiling, he asked, "Yanyan, why are you so angry? Didn't you have fun at Ye Residence today?"
"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan plopped down into the chair opposite Dugu Bo and said with puffed cheeks, "I'm so furious today!"
Seeing her like this, Dugu Bo sensed that things were rather serious. Still, he chose to speak even more kindly. "What happened? Who upset our Yanyan?"
Dugu Yan immediately recounted everything that had happened on the street that day from beginning to end, placing particular emphasis on Ning Yunxiao's arrogance and tyranny, as well as Ye Lingling's helpless grievance.
"Grandpa, tell me! Wasn't that Ning Yunxiao going too far? If Xiao Wu hadn't stepped in out of loyalty, Lingling and I would have been bullied to death by him!"
After hearing Dugu Yan's account, Dugu Bo flew into a rage.
"Ning Yunxiao? Ning Fengzhi's thirteenth son?"
"That's him! Grandpa, you have to stand up for me!"
Dugu Yan said aggrievedly.
"Hmph! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect... what lofty arrogance. They actually dared to set their sights on my precious granddaughter's friend?"
Seeing that Dugu Bo was truly angry, the grievance and indignation in Dugu Yan's heart immediately found support. She added fuel to the