“Xiaowu!”
Tang San cried out hoarsely.
He raised his eyes again, his gaze full of hatred. This hatred was not only directed at the two unfathomable Black Robe Guards, but also at the Heavenly Dou Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who had a knife hidden in his smile, and the handsome young man who was birds of a feather with him.
Flander and the others were also greatly surprised.
As the dean of Shrek Academy, Flander naturally stepped forward without hesitation. “What does Your Highness the Crown Prince mean by this?”
Zhao Wuji rubbed his fists, seemingly ready for a fight.
Yu Xiaogang frowned, staring directly at the Crown Prince.
Ning Rongrong was completely bewildered, but her intuition told her that there must be a reason. Otherwise, why wouldn't these two Black Robe Guards arrest her, Zhu Qing, or Dai Mubai, who had a sensitive identity, and instead arrest Xiaowu?
She quickly stepped forward to stop them, saying, “Everyone, let’s not be like this. Let’s talk properly. Senior Brother must not have acted against Xiaowu without reason, right, Senior Brother?”
“Even if there is a reason, it shouldn’t be like this!”
“Kneel to heaven, kneel to earth, kneel to parents!”
“How can we, as spirit masters, be so humiliated?”
Tang San had deep feelings for Xiaowu and had long regarded her as his own. Seeing his beloved in such distress, he was already furious. But his words were indeed reasonable.
Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others nodded in agreement.
However, Qian Renxue, to be honest, was also bewildered. She knew Tang San was Tang Hao’s son. She knew Ning Rongrong was a bargaining chip in her hand. But she truly didn’t understand why the Serpent Spear Douluo and the Thorn Pig Douluo wanted to catch a young girl and capture her in such a humiliating way. Was it to provoke Tang San? But her father was killed by her mother. Tang San’s father, Tang Hao, was merely an accomplice. Moreover, one must judge things on their own merits. If her father hadn’t led the team to hunt and kill Tang Hao’s wife back then, Tang Hao wouldn’t have accepted the sacrifice of his wife, a 100,000-year-old transformed spirit beast, and wouldn’t have severely injured her father with the Great Sumeru Hammer. Furthermore, even after losing his wife, Tang Hao was still very restrained. If someone had killed her husband, she would have fought that person to the death, regardless of their background. She definitely wouldn’t have held back! Tang Hao’s sparing her father’s life was something she couldn’t fault him for! Therefore, she only needed to be wary of Tang San. And Tang San was Ye Qingcang’s prey. She and Ye Qingcang were friends, friends who could support each other all the way to the Spirit Realm. Ye Qingcang and Tang San had conflicting interests. So, no matter how outstanding Tang San performed, she wouldn’t feel pity for him. As long as Tang San didn’t pose a threat to her plan, she wouldn’t even pay attention to him, because he was Ye Qingcang’s prey. For this reason, she was also completely confused. She didn’t understand why the Serpent Spear Douluo and the Thorn Pig Douluo were acting so crazy. But before the Serpent Spear Douluo and the Thorn Pig Douluo could explain, Ye Qingcang, who was holding a chess piece and hadn’t placed it on the board yet, spoke first: “She’s not human.”
Xiaowu trembled all over. If she had still held a sliver of hope after being captured by these two Black Robe Guards, then being exposed by this god-like, devil-like young man in one fell swoop made her heart sink to the bottom. Qian Renxue was also stunned for a moment. But in less than a second, she understood what Ye Qingcang meant. Her eyes glowed as she watched Ye Qingcang calmly place the black chess piece on the board. Taking a deep breath, she picked up a white chess piece from the box and placed it on the board. Knowing she couldn’t match Ye Qingcang’s calm, water-like state of mind, she still forcibly controlled her emotions, trying her best not to let her composure affect others: “You mean…?”
“Yes, that’s right.” Ye Qingcang knew what Qian Renxue was thinking. He picked up a chess piece and held it in his hand but didn’t place it immediately. He stroked the piece in his hand, then turned to look at the dejected Xiaowu, and at the Shrek group, some of whom understood, some didn’t, and their thoughts were varied. He revealed the truth: “This little rabbit is really brave. As a 100,000-year-old spirit beast, especially a transformed 100,000-year-old spirit beast, she should have stayed honestly in the forest and cultivated until level seventy. Only when she reached the mature stage of level seventy or above would her true identity not be discovered, even by Titled Douluos. To dare to venture out at just level thirty-something, I must say, this little rabbit is the bravest I’ve ever seen!”
“What!!!”
Flander and the others’ pupils constricted. Their gazes at Xiaowu were filled with disbelief.
Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, trying to stifle her gasp.
Zhu Zhuqing also instinctively covered her mouth. This was the upbringing ingrained in her and Ning Rongrong.
But compared to them, Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others looked completely green, their mouths agape. They let out gasps of surprise mixed with doubt: “Ah???”
“However, I don’t recommend you kill her…” Ye Qingcang ignored the doubts of the Shrek group. Even amidst the exclamations in the carriage, he turned back, placed the chess piece on the board, and dropped one bombshell after another: “Because she is prey that someone else has