"Cheng Feng, Zhang Yang, enough!"
"Apologize to Little Yu right now!"
Xu Jiujiu glared at the two youths on horseback, her lovely brows drawn into a silver line. If not for their past friendship, she would have had the soldiers seize them long ago.
Daring to insult her little brother Little Yu meant making an enemy of her, Xu Jiujiu!
"Jiujiu, we've watched you grow up, after all. We count as your older brothers too. For some little brat, you actually..."
"Be good and get down here. I'll take you back to the imperial palace."
The mocking laughter stopped abruptly. The guards looked at their two masters, and a flash of anger passed through Cheng Feng's and Zhang Yang's eyes.
How could they bear to see Xu Jiujiu sitting with another boy, especially when they were acting so intimately?
But in front of Xu Jiujiu, they could only put on hollow smiles to maintain their composure.
"But before that, I need to settle the score with this little brat."
"You spoke rudely to us just now. We won't hold it against you, but before that..."
"Little brat, hurry down here and lead our horses for us, and we'll let you off. How about it?"
"Hahaha!"
Looking down at Cao Yu from above, Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang had malice filling their eyes and playful expressions on their faces, as though victory were already assured.
The guards joined in the mocking laughter, their contempt like that of people toying with a mouse.
Just as an outburst was about to come, a somewhat mature voice suddenly cut in.
"Cheng Feng, Zhang Yang, hurry up and apologize to the Cao Clan's young master. Otherwise, no one can save you."
The newcomer also rode a white horse. Long golden hair fell over his shoulders, and his lavish clothing made it clear that he came from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Seeing the newcomer, Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang looked puzzled and asked, "Why should we apologize to him? Is his Cao Clan some great clan?"
"Dai Yueheng, you're from the Duke's Mansion, at least. How did you become such a coward?"
"Our Heaven Dou Empire isn't afraid of his puny Cao Clan!"
Dai Yueheng smiled disdainfully, looking at the two as though they were idiots. A puny Cao Clan? They had more than enough strength to wipe out your Heaven Dou Empire!
No longer looking at the pair, Dai Yueheng instead turned toward Cao Yu and the others on the ox's back and greeted him respectfully.
"Greetings, Young Master Cao."
"You're Dai Yueheng from the Duke's Mansion? What's your relationship with Dai Hao?"
"He's my father."
Looking strangely at Cao Yu, who carried himself like an old man, Dai Yueheng had a mistaken impression. Why did it feel as though Cao Yu was older than him?
But there was little he could say. After all, the Cao Clan truly wasn't one to provoke now, and it was normal for Cao Yu to know some information about the Duke's Mansion.
"All right, step aside first. I have business to take care of."
So this was Huo Yuhao's eldest half-brother on his father's side. He only looked seven or eight, yet he was already so tall and broad.
Shaking his head, Cao Yu stopped thinking about it, took out a gold coin, and tossed it into the Shadow Clone's hand.
The instant it landed, the Shadow Clone moved!
"Cripple these guards!"
At his command, everyone only saw the black-clad figure take one step before disappearing.
When they saw him again, he had already appeared behind the group.
The next instant.
Pfft!
All the guards fell from their horses, blood spilling from their mouths as they collapsed unconscious on the ground.
Their Martial Souls had all been destroyed. They could only remain cripples forever in this life; cultivating again was already impossible.
Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang looked at them, their faces filled with terror.
"You... you... how dare you!"
"We're princes of the Heaven Dou Empire! You're declaring war on our empire!"
Before they could finish, the Shadow Clone knocked them off their horses. Rather than immediately destroying their Soul Rings, he brought them before Cao Yu.
"Kneel!" Cao Yu looked at the two, his face icy. Even the air grew a little colder and harsher.
The black-clad figure kicked out.
Thud!
Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang dropped to their knees before Cao Yu together.
Xu Jiujiu gazed at Cao Yu. She suddenly realized that Little Yu had become even more handsome than before, as though he were his older brother, possessing the imposing presence of a monarch.
Domineering men were the most handsome!
Tang Ya's and Ning Tian's eyes sparkled as well. They, too, found Little Yu's current appearance imposing and handsome.
Neither felt any pity for Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang. After all, those two deserved it.
"How miserable!"
Dai Yueheng and the surrounding people couldn't help sighing. Of all the people they could provoke, they had to provoke the Cao Clan. Wasn't that seeking their own deaths?
Cheng Feng's and Zhang Yang's intelligence really was cause for concern.
Surely there was no need to go this far over Xu Jiujiu. They had simply let a beauty turn their heads.
Dai Yueheng naturally understood the workings behind it. It was nothing more than Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang getting jealous and deliberately causing trouble for the Cao Clan's young master.
"They'll be perfect for testing the Attractiveness Holy Sword's power."
"Come a little closer."
Cao Yu took the Pseudo·Attractiveness Holy Sword from the Ring of Destiny, raised it high, aimed it at the two, and swung down.
Restrained by the Shadow Clone, Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang couldn't move and could only let the sword fall onto their heads.
Clang!
The blade struck the tops of their heads with a crisp sound without cutting in. Cao Yu hadn't used much force; he only wanted to test the sword's power.
In the blink of an eye.
Cheng Feng's and Zhang Yang's expressions suddenly changed, and two streams of tears involuntarily flowed down their faces.
Their expressions twisted into bitter melons, all wrinkled up and hideously ugly.
Suddenly, they were heard throwing back their heads and shouting.
"Ah! I'm so ugly! Why should someone as ugly as me still live in this world?"
"Boohoo! I was wrong, I really was wrong! Young Master Cao was the most handsome person in the whole world all along! We're only fit to pick up Young Master Cao's shoes!"
"Young Master Cao, let us die! People as ugly as us shouldn't sully your eyes! I'm guilty! I deserve ten thousand deaths!"
What was going on?
Everyone looked blankly at the two. Had they suddenly gone mad?
The corner of Dai Yueheng's mouth twitched. Looking at Cheng Feng and Zhang Yang kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help showing pity.
How tragic! They had been driven out of their minds. This was truly killing someone and stabbing their heart.
Xu Jiujiu and the others on the ox's back, on the other hand, wore strange expressions. Had Little Yu done this?
How had they never heard of such a method?
At that moment, Cao Yu suddenly became mysterious and towering in their minds.
"Little brother Little Yu really has grown up!"
Heavenly Water, Cheng Gang Douluo, and the others hiding nearby witnessed the scene with their own eyes. They had originally intended to come help the Cao Clan's young master, but never expected their worries to be needless.
Was it now this difficult even to help someone?
They all sighed helplessly.
Forget it. They would handle the aftermath for Young Master Cao.
"This! Isn't this far too powerful?"
"It turned them straight into mental patients. This sword is incredible."
Cao Yu stared in shock at the sword in his hand. What did its ability to drive people mad mean? It meant he really was handsome, so handsome that others couldn't extricate themselves!
Since even this sword had acknowledged him, what more was there to say?
If this Pseudo·Attractiveness Holy Sword was already so badass, how terrifying would the power of the real holy sword be?
He dared not imagine it.
Cao Yu worried that if he slashed at the sun, the sun would end up exploding and disintegrating from extreme inferiority!
(End of chapter)