Chapter 24 Meeting Xiao Yan, the Otherworldly Being sent by the Yunlan Sect!
Behind the most magnificent carriage, a huge, specially made iron cage was being dragged by two first-tier magical beasts, the Crimson Wind Horses.
Inside the cage was Dai Mubai, who was once full of vigor and known as the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, but now he was curled up in a corner like a dead dog.
His clothes were tattered, and his signature blond hair, mixed with mud and scabs, was stuck to his face, which was swollen like a pig's head.
The thick iron collar around his neck not only locked his throat, but the Dou Qi runes engraved on it also constantly suppressed the remaining physical strength in his body, making it difficult for him to even stand up.
"Look! That's the Yunlan Sect's team!"
"What's in that cage? It looks like a golden retriever?"
"Who is that? Elder Ge Ye said that it is a rare magical beast captured from another world, called something like the Lustful Tiger. Although it looks like a human, it is actually a beast."
The people on both sides of the street pointed and whispered, watching Dai Mubai as if he were a monkey show.
"I am a prince, I am Young Master Dai..."
Dai Mubai listened to the surrounding whispers and murmured weakly.
His dantian was destroyed, and he was in excruciating pain all over his body.
He wanted to roar, to kill, but he wouldn't even flinch if he showed the slightest hint of ferocity.
Sizzle!
The runes on the collar would release an electric current, causing him to convulse and foam at the mouth.
"Arrive."
As the carriage came to a stop, a magnificent mansion came into view: the Xiao family mansion!
...
The Xiao family's reception hall.
The atmosphere in the Xiao family was somewhat oppressive at this time.
Xiao Zhan, the patriarch of the Xiao family, and three elders were receiving the distinguished guests from the Yunlan Sect with restrained expressions.
In a corner of the hall, a handsome young man with a look of dejection and resentment was clenching his fists tightly.
He is the chosen one of this world: Xiao Yan.
Currently, he is still that useless person with only the third stage of Dou Qi.
"Niece Nalan, may I ask what brings you here today?" Xiao Zhan asked with a forced smile.
Nalan Yanran remained indifferent, about to bring up the matter of annulling the engagement, when Elder Ge Ye spoke first, smiling as he said:
"Clan Chief Xiao, please don't be in a hurry. We can discuss the important matters later."
"The sect leader specifically instructed us to bring this small gift to cheer up Young Master Xiao Yan, as he has heard that Young Master Xiao Yan has been in low spirits in recent years."
As he spoke, Ge Ye clapped his hands.
Several Yunlan Sect disciples pushed the huge iron cage up.
"This is..." Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan were both stunned when they saw it.
"This is a strange beast from another world, which calls itself the White Tiger."
Ge Ye pointed at Dai Mubai, who was trembling in the cage, his tone full of mockery:
"Although this beast is lewd and arrogant by nature, I have already destroyed its cultivation and pulled out its teeth."
"Giving it to Young Master Xiao Yan as a guard dog, or kicking it a couple of times to vent his anger when he's in a bad mood, would be excellent."
"White Tiger?"
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, looking at the strange man in the cage with a full head of golden hair and heterochromatic eyes, who had been beaten beyond recognition.
For some reason, seeing this guy who was even more miserable than himself, Xiao Yan's resentment towards being called a good-for-nothing inexplicably dissipated a lot.
"So there are even more pathetic losers in this world than me."
Xiao Yan gave a self-deprecating smile and slowly walked to the cage.
At that moment, Dai Mubai raised his head, his once arrogant and wicked eyes now filled with pleading.
He was hungry.
He was in pain.
He wanted to eat something.
"Roar, woof…" Dai Mubai let out a whimpering sound similar to a dog's bark.
"Looks like they're hungry."
Xiao Yan casually picked up a leftover meat bone from the table next to him and threw it into the cage through the gap.
Thud, the bone fell to the bottom of the cage, which was covered in mud.
In the past, if anyone dared to throw bones to Young Master Dai, Dai Mubai would definitely kill their entire family.
But now, driven by the instinct for survival, and under the watchful eyes of countless people across the entire Douluo Continent.
Dai Mubai actually pounced on it like a dog, grabbed the bone and started gobbling it down!
He gnawed on the food while shedding tears of humiliation.
"Hahaha! What a good dog!"
The Yunlan Sect disciples and members of the Xiao family in the hall burst into laughter.
...
Meanwhile, in the Douluo Continent.
This scene completely shattered the Star Luo Empire's last psychological defenses.
The Golden Palace of the Star Luo Empire.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Emperor Dai Weisi went mad, sweeping all the memorials, imperial seals, and writing implements from his desk to the ground. He even drew his sword and frantically slashed at the pillar in front of him.
"Beast! Unfilial son! Waste of a man!!"
Emperor Dai Weisi was disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, and he no longer possessed the majesty of a ruler of a nation.
He pointed at Dai Mubai, who was gnawing on a bone in the light screen, his voice hoarse to the extreme:
"You are my son, you are the prince of the Star Luo Empire!!"
"How could you eat that? How could you gnaw on someone else's leftover bones like a dog!"
"Even if you die! You should die standing! You should fight with your Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial spirit until your last drop of blood is drained!!"
"A disgrace! This is the greatest disgrace since the founding of the Star Luo Nation!!"
Below the main hall, civil and military officials knelt on the ground, burying their heads between their legs, trembling and not daring to breathe.
That's so embarrassing.
That's so embarrassing.
Their royal bloodline, which they had always been so proud of, and the Evil-Eyed White Tiger they had always praised, had actually turned into a dog in that world.
How will they face the people after this?
How should we face the Heaven Dou Empire?
"His Majesty..."
An elderly official, trembling, raised his head, tears streaming down his face:
"Well... this can't be blamed on His Highness the Third Prince."
"The powerful beings in that world are terrifying. Even a Great Dou Master could cripple Your Highness with ease. If Your Highness doesn't eat, you might really starve to death."
"Then let him starve to death!!!"
The Star Luo Emperor roared and cleaved off a corner of the dragon throne with a single sword strike:
"I'd rather have a dead prince than a living dog!!"
"Issue my decree!!"
"Effective immediately, Dai Mubai is to be expelled from the royal family genealogy! His status as a prince is to be stripped! All his titles are to be abolished!"
"My Star Luo Empire has no such useless trash!!"
Meanwhile, in the harem, Dai Mubai's birth mother had already fainted from crying several times. After waking up and looking at the light screen, she only wanted to find a rope to hang herself.
Dai Weisi, who was once a prodigy, watched this scene, and the schadenfreude in his eyes disappeared, replaced by deep fear.
If he had gone there, would his fate have been better than Dai Mubai's?
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Shrek Academy, a corner.
Zhu Zhuqing stood quietly under the shade of the tree, watching the man in the light screen, his face covered in dirt, begging for half a bone.
Her face was expressionless, and she didn't even shed a single tear.
"Dai Mubai, is this you?"
Zhu Zhuqing questioned coldly in her heart.
"My family has told me since I was a child that my fate is intertwined with yours."
"You are a prince, and I am your fiancée. We will cultivate the martial spirit fusion technique together, fight for the throne together, and live on together."
"For this so-called destiny, I traveled thousands of miles, fleeing from the Star Luo Empire all the way to Soto City, experiencing countless life-and-death situations and bearing countless scars on my body?"
"I thought that as long as we found you, as long as we could fight alongside you, we still had hope."
"But what were you doing when I found you?"
[end of the chapter]