"Yue Xiaofei, what... what did you just say?!"
Cao Yuyao finally came to her senses. She pointed at Yue Xiaofei, her voice sharp with anger and shock.
"Say that again!"
Yue Xiaofei watched her as though she had seen a ghost. The smile slowly faded from his face, replaced by a bone-deep chill.
"I said, from this day on, the Cao Family and I are mortal enemies!!!"
He did not speak loudly, but his voice rang with the force of steel striking stone!
Every word hit them like a hammer to the heart!
This time, everyone heard him clearly.
And they finally knew Yue Xiaofei was not joking!
He meant it!
He was declaring war on the Cao Family!
Why?!
The same question rose in everyone's mind.
They could not understand why Yue Xiaofei had suddenly developed such intense hostility toward the Cao Family.
Was it because of those nasty things Cao Yuyao had just said?
That could not be it!
Judging by the composure and restraint Yue Xiaofei had shown, he was not that petty.
There had to be more to it!
Only Yue Xiaofei knew this was no spur-of-the-moment decision.
It was the result of old grudges and new wrongs that had been building for years!
Scenes flashed through his mind.
Years ago, his father, Yue Changlong, had been framed and forced to leave his post as commander of the Ironblood Division in disgrace.
The clues Yue Xiaofei later uncovered pointed to the Cao Family's involvement!
It seemed the head of the Cao Family—Cao Xuanye and Cao Yuyao's father—had coveted control of the Ironblood Division and resorted to underhanded tactics to get it!
Then there was the massacre at South Mountain.
The Night Watchers squad had been all but wiped out!
Every sign pointed to the Cao Family