Boom!
A deafening sound rang out due to the huge impact.
Sand, stones, and dust scattered in the entire place. Everyone had to narrow their eyes as they looked at the situation.
“An Shaoning!” Lou Xiaoxiao yelled and dashed out.
“Sister Xiaoxiao!” The juniors of the Lou family hurriedly held her back. “Young Master An is fine! Calm down. Look, Young Master An is fine!”
Lou Xiaoxiao’s body stiffened when she looked at that place again.
As the dust settled, she saw An Shaoning, who was dressed in white, covered in dirt. His clothes were tattered, and he was in an extremely sorry state. However, he still stood there straight.
Lou Xiaoxiao let out a sigh. She used her hand to cover her mouth as a surprised smile appeared on her face.
But…
“Cough… cough cough… ”
An Shaoning suddenly started coughing.
The crowd couldn’t help themselves and looked at him.
An Shaoning tore open his tattered robe to reveal a bronze set of armor. “Cough… I’m a cripple who can’t cultivate anymore. Would I’ve dared to come here if I didn’t have the ability to protect myself?”
“You!” When the butler saw the trace of blood beside An Shaoning’s lips, he kept sneering. “The seven ‘humanoids’ helped you bear much of the impact. But they don’t exist anymore. Without them now, I want to see how long you can go last with your armor.”
“Hold on—” An Shaoning stretched his arm out and stopped him.
“Why? Brat, are you afraid? Do you want to beg for mercy? It’s a pity! Too late! You’ve killed so many people from our Yinguo mansion. How can I spare you?”
An Shaoning solemnly stretched his hand out and wiped the blood on his lips. “I admit that if you’re determined to kill me, I can’t hide.”
“An Shaoning!” Lou Xiaoxiao’s face turned pale, and she shouted in shock.
The students at the side looked at An Shaoning with pitiful and complicated gazes.
“This fellow… He is not afraid of the mighty. He did all this because of a beauty. He deserves our admiration, but it’s a pity… He had to offend Third Prince of all people. Third Prince is the most popular successor in our Tian Zhao.”
“Yeah. Crown Prince is bedridden with a lingering disease. It doesn’t look like he’ll live for long. Moreover, Fifth Prince became a cripple two years ago. Therefore, right now, Third Prince is in the limelight. No one can compare to him!”
“It’s just that these two, Lou Xiaoxiao and An Shaoning, have feelings for each other. Yet, not only do they have to separate like this, but An Shaoning would probably get killed in front of Lou Xiaoxiao. It’s really too cruel.”
“Sigh…”
Everyone shook their heads in pity.
Lou Xiaoxiao, who was amongst the crowd, started to violently tremble. She wanted to immediately dash out.
“Humph! Since you know that you can’t hide, then prepare to die!” With a fierce light in his eyes, the butler grasped the circular ring to throw it.
“It’s just that are you sure you want to kill me?” An Shaoning said with a solemn expression, “I am a member of the An family! That’s right, the An family from the Imperial city. Are you really going to hurt me?”
“The An family from the Imperial city? He’s really a member of that family? But when did the An family have a useless piece of trash who has no cultivation?”
“You!” The butler froze for a while, and a tinge of fear flashed past his eyes.
“The An family is Crown Prince’s external family! Even though Crown Prince is bedridden with a lingering disease, he’s still alive in the end. Touching his cousin is akin to going against him.”
“Royal Crown Prince and Third Prince… How’s the Yinguo mansion going to decide?’
The crowd curiously looked at the butler.
The butler’s face turned pale. His hand that was clutching the circular ring suddenly tightened. With a sneer, he said, “So what if you are a member of the An family? Do you think the An family and Crown Prince will fall out with Third Prince and our Yinguo mansion for you?”
An Shaoning raised his eyebrows. “You really think that I’m a useless piece of trash?”
When he heard this, the butler’s gaze landed on the shattered limbs of the humanoids at the side. His face became even darker.