The moon hung high. From a secluded courtyard in western Nuoding City came one piercing scream after another.
"Animals, animals, you animals!"
"How dare you treat me like this?!"
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will never let you get away with this!"
"Spirit Hall won't let you get away with this either!"
That voice was hideous, like a drake squawking with its throat pinched shut.
Inside the room, Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot. Panting like an ox, he roared like a madman:
"I, Yu Xiaogang, swear that I will destroy your Rose Boy Band at any cost!"
At that moment, his plight was growing harder upon harder, forced upon by strong men.
"Peerless Rose, your voice is so beautiful."
"Our beautiful princess, please accept our respects!"
"Iku!"
Yu Xiaogang screamed in utter terror, "Animals, animals, no, no!!"
At the same time, his mouth was plugged. His eyes bulged, his pupils reflecting the fanatical expressions in the eyes of the dozen or so scar-faced men around him.
"Boss, the branding iron with our exclusive heart-shaped mark is red-hot!"
Just then, a burly, dark-skinned bald man over two meters tall approached from the side, each bulging muscle as hard as rock.
He clutched a glowing red branding iron, its tip shaped into an exquisitely crafted heart.
The iron glowed red, its heat distorting the air.
Looking down at Yu Xiaogang, he licked his sausage-like lips and exposed yellowed teeth.
"Now we can put our exclusive brand on our princess!"
"Let him belong to us, the Rose Boy Band, for all eternity!"
The more the burly dark-skinned man spoke, the more devout he became, as though practicing some faith.
"Hahaha, good, good, good! Put our exclusive brand on our princess!"
The dozen or so burly men around them burst into laughter.
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