Qing Yu frowned and his eyes turned dark. “Bitch, I told you to come here! Didn’t you hear me?”
Luo Mei let out a long breath and looked behind herself. “Madam, Azure Mansion has suffered a catastrophe this day, but I would rather die than suffer such insults.”
She then raised a hand to slap herself in the forehead.
Yao Hong’s pupils transformed into runes as she stared at Luo Mei’s hand, weakening the force of the attack. Luo Mei’s palm struck her head, but there was no force in it, which left her confused.
Yao Hong sneered. “You want to die? You can forget that option with me here! I’ll give you a life worse than death.”
Qing Yu suddenly moved for Luo Mei. “I’m going to disfigure you!”
Right when he was about to touch Luo Mei, a light slapping noise rang out. It seemed like Qing Yu had been slapped, as he was suddenly tumbling through the air. He crashed onto the ground.
No one had seen what had just happened.
Yao Hong stared as Qing Yu fell to the ground, and her expression completely changed. She ran over to pick him up, and when she turned him over, she saw a handprint on his face. Nearly half of his head had been crushed, and there was not a single tooth left in his mouth. Still, he had not lost consciousness and had merely been dazed.
Yao Hong was furious, and she whirled around to glare at Qing Yun and the other women from Azure Mansion. “Who was that? Show yourself!”
Slap!
There was another sound, but this time, Yao Hong was struck. However, this blow was much more gentle, and she was merely forced to kneel onto the ground. Half of her face swelled up as well, and she also did not faint.
Qing Yu regained his senses, and he rose to his feet, muttering, “Who is it?”
Slap!
There was another impact, and Qing Yu was slapped on the other side of the face. He wobbled on his feet and nearly collapsed.
Yao Hong was holding the half of her face that had been struck. She was about to lose her mind from the overwhelming rage. “Who the hell is it? Show yourself, if you have the balls!”
Slap!
Slap!
Slap!
…
Dozens of slaps were heard, though each sound was quite gentle. Each one struck Qing Yu and Yao Hong’s faces, and they dropped to their knees in embarrassment.
Qing Yu was beaten until he was overcome with fear. The people who protected them couldn’t move at all.
Yao Hong’s eyes were merely slits by now, and she was utterly terrified. She and Qing Yu were being beaten like this in Skyraiser City, and yet City Master Qing had done nothing at all. The only explanation was that the city master was ignorant of what was happening. Someone had sealed off Azure Mansion.
Who was it? Could it be some powerhouse who was supporting Azure Mansion? It was said that Bu Laoweng had abandoned Azure Mansion. Was there still someone else supporting it?
Xi Shuang was similarly puzzled. She looked around. There was a true powerhouse present.
Qing Yun’s breath was ragged. She had no idea who had attacked the young couple. Who was protecting them?
Yao Hong had been absolutely correct with her comments. Ever since Bu Laoweng had been suppressed by Lu Yin, the lives of the women who had been married off by Azure Mansion had become difficult. At Azure Mansion’s peak, any woman who was married off was seen as a marriage to Azure Mansion as well. So, anyone who tried to move against Azure Mansion would be offending a power supported by countless people. Unfortunately, everything was built off of the basis of Bu Laoweng’s power and influence. With that gone, was there anyone left to support Azure Mansion?
In the crowd of onlookers, Qian Zou blinked. “Seventh Bro, was that you?”
Naturally, Lu Yin was the person who had slapped the couple. Insulting Azure Mansion was almost the same as insulting Ming Yan, who ran it.
“Is your Azure Mansion declaring war on Skyraiser City and my Gods’ Origin?” Yao Hong screamed.
Qing Yun’s face grew pale. Skyraiser City was not a big deal, but Gods’ Origin was an absolute monster. Even in Azure Mansion’s heyday, Bu Laoweng had never dared offend Gods’ Origin, and Yao Hong came from that place.
Slap!
Another slap struck Yao Hong’s face.
This slap drew City Master Qing’s attention, as Lu Yin had stopped isolating Azure Mansion; he wanted City Master Qing to learn of what had happened.
City Master Qing heard the slap from within the city master’s estate. He froze for a moment and then entered the true universe. He raced over to Azure Mansion and saw Yao Hong and Qing Yu’s pathetic state as soon as he arrived. A single twitch of the man’s finger caused an overbearing pressure to descend upon all of Skyraiser City.
Everyone inside of Azure Mansion was suppressed, and they found it difficult to even breathe.
The sky above Skyraiser City changed.
Everyone turned to look towards Azure Mansion when they felt the pressure and saw space change above the city. Space started twisting and warping around the city, and spacecraft even exploded.
“Father! Father!” Qing Yu wailed.
Yao Hong’s eyes darted about wildly. “Who is it? Father, find that man! Skin him alive! I’m going to torture him to death!”
City Master Qing frowned. He had just examined the entire area, but he had not sensed the person who had attacked his son. That should be impossible. Any Enlighter would leave behind traces that City Master Qing would be able to sense. As for an Envoy, that was impossible. How could there be an Envoy secretly protecting Azure Mansion? City Master Qing spoke up, “Who just attacked these juniors? Come out and show yourself!”
He was completely ignored.
City Master Qing’s eyes narrowed. “You’re shameless enough to attack two children, but too embarrassed to show yourself?”
Yao Hong glanced around, resentment filling her eyes. Suddenly, they locked onto Luo Mei and grew wide. Yao Hong frantically screamed, “It’s that woman! Qing Yu was just about to cut her face when we were both suddenly beaten! Someone’s protecting that woman!”
Yao Hong was assuming that their attacker was too scared to show themselves with City Master Qing present. After all, he was an Envoy.
How many Envoys were there even in the Neoverse? How could one of those rare powerhouses be secretly protecting Azure Mansion?