Chapter 74: Ya Fei, Come With Me

"Who the hell are you? Talking like you own the place? You think Ya Fei is someone you can just give away?" Goku narrowed his eyes at the middle-aged man, speaking calmly yet with clear disdain.

"Ah, apologies! I'm the person in charge of this auction house—Primer Tengshan. It's a great honor for us to receive a powerhouse like yourself," the man introduced himself respectfully, his tone polite and humble.

Goku's eyes narrowed slightly. "So, just now you said you'd give me Ya Fei, right?"

With a wide smile, Primer responded, "Of course. For Ya Fei to be with someone as powerful as you—it would be her fortune!" He then turned to Ya Fei. "Right, Ya Fei?"

"I defer to the family's decision," Ya Fei replied with a blank expression, her voice indifferent and emotionless. No joy, no anger—who knew what she was truly thinking?

Goku's face suddenly darkened as he barked, "What the hell?! You think you can just give her away like a piece of property? Who do you think you are? What do you take Ya Fei for—some kind of merchandise? Damn it! What I hate the most are scumbags like you! How dare you treat my pure feelings like some business transaction? You're seriously asking for it!"

His sudden outburst shook everyone present, leaving them stunned. Ya Fei, however, looked at him with shining eyes, a faint smile playing at her lips. For the first time in a long while, warmth flickered in her heart.

"So I was right about him," she thought. "He really is different from the others…"

But soon after, a worried look flashed across her face. With Goku openly confronting the Mittel Auction House, things were bound to spiral out of control.

Primer's expression turned grim. As the head of a prominent house, being insulted like this in front of everyone pushed even his calm demeanor to the brink. Still, wary of Goku's power, he forced himself to hold back and said stiffly, "If you disagree, you could've just said so. There's no need to be so—"

Before he could finish, Goku raised two fingers at him in a mocking gesture. Then he turned to Ya Fei and said, "Looks like things haven't been going so well for you. Staying with a family like this… it's only a matter of time before they treat you like a commodity and hand you off. Why not come with me?"

Ya Fei rolled her eyes in response, but Primer's face was twisted with rage. As the patriarch, being publicly humiliated like this was beyond infuriating.

"I know you're strong," Primer said coldly, "but don't be too arrogant. Our Mittel Auction House isn't some pushover you can just walk all over!"

"Oh? Someone's feeling bold today," Goku said with a mocking grin. Then, without warning, he slapped out with his palm.

BOOM!

The floor cracked apart beneath Primer as he was slammed into the ground by Goku's casual strike. Cries of shock erupted all around them.

"He… he's a Dou Wang! And he still got flattened like that?!"

Everyone's faces turned pale. The rumors were true—Goku's strength was unfathomable.

At that moment, Ya Fei stared at Goku's back, eyes bright and filled with disbelief. For someone so young to possess such overwhelming power—it was shocking. And if she knew Goku's true strength, she might have been even more stunned.

Unlike her, the other members of the Mittel Auction House were burning with fury. Their patriarch had just been publicly humiliated—it was as if each of them had been slapped in the face. Glaring at Goku, their anger was palpable.

"Oh? Still not satisfied?" Goku looked around the hall and crooked his finger in a taunting gesture. "Come on then—let's see what you've got."

"Bastard! Don't underestimate us!"

A few hot-blooded young men couldn't take the provocation and charged forward in rage.

"Void Hand!"

"Crashing Wave Slash!"

With someone taking the lead, the rest followed. Battle aura surged through the air as countless Dou Techniques flew toward Goku.

"Goku, watch out!" Ya Fei cried out in concern. The sheer scale of the incoming attacks was shocking. After all, Goku had only stepped in to protect her.

"Tch, a bunch of trash." Goku snorted coldly.

A surge of invisible energy erupted from his body, sweeping out like a tidal wave. The attacks and their users were all flung away as if struck by a hurricane. Boom! Boom! Boom!—screams echoed as bodies crashed to the ground in every direction.

With a single move, Goku had crushed the entire group's morale. No one else dared take a step forward.

Although Ya Fei was part of the Primer family, Goku had gone easy on them—he hadn't killed anyone, just left them all seriously injured and unable to fight.

"Bunch of weaklings," Goku spat with disdain. "If it wasn't for Ya Fei's sake, I would've wiped the floor with all of you."

He turned to her and said, "This place isn't for you. If you stay, they'll treat you like an object and sell you off. Ya Fei, come with me."

Ya Fei smiled bitterly. Looking at Goku, she sighed. "You did that on purpose, didn't you? After this chaos, the family will hate me even more. There's no place for me here anymore… looks like I have no choice but to leave."

Deep down, Ya Fei had always felt uneasy about her family's attitude toward her. Still, having it happen for real made her feel truly disappointed. Was that all a beautiful woman amounted to—a bargaining chip to be traded?

Yet for Goku, who stood up for her without asking for anything in return, her feelings had changed.

He could've just nodded and she would've been his—but instead, he beat up Primer Tengshan, said all the right things, and stood by his belief that true love shouldn't be used as a tool for political deals. That alone raised her opinion of him tremendously.

Leaving her family meant losing its protection, and in a world ruled by strength, a beautiful woman alone wouldn't last long. But after weighing the risks and seeing the genuine side of Goku, Ya Fei finally agreed to leave with him.

But could she ever truly get off this pirate ship once she'd boarded it?

Meanwhile, the members of the three great clans who had initially come to cozy up to Goku scattered in fear upon hearing what had happened to the Mittel Auction House. Their earlier enthusiasm had completely vanished—they now avoided Goku like the plague.

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Walking through the streets, Goku and Ya Fei strolled side by side. Ya Fei blushed slightly, the moment feeling oddly like an elopement.

"Hey, Ya Fei—do you know how to get to the Xiao Clan? Take me there!" Goku said suddenly, glancing around with curiosity.

She froze, a bad feeling rising in her heart. "You… you're not planning to cause trouble again, are you?"

"Of course not! Do I look like a troublemaker? I just want to… check the place out. C'mon, lead the way!"

"Check it out?" Ya Fei rolled her eyes. The Xiao Clan was one of the top four families. Did he think it was some kind of tourist spot?

When they arrived at the Xiao family compound, the atmosphere was unusually somber and serious—something big was clearly happening.

Ya Fei frowned. "Why is it so quiet today? There's not even a single person walking around."

Goku thought for a second and grinned. "Could it be… the famous engagement annulment? Looks like we're in for a good show!"

Grabbing Ya Fei's hand, Goku's figure flickered, and the two instantly appeared inside the Xiao Clan's grounds. The guards at the gate didn't even notice a thing.

At the main reception hall, a crowd had gathered. As they arrived, a voice echoed from inside:

"Our Sect Master, after learning of Yanran's engagement to the Xiao family, wishes to formally request the annulment of this betrothal."

"Well, well. So it really is about breaking off the engagement. Poor Xiao Yan, what a tragedy," Goku said gleefully as he peered inside.

Some of the onlookers noticed Ya Fei and immediately lit up, wanting to greet her—but she quickly raised a finger to her lips in a "shh" gesture and pointed to the hall. Obediently, everyone fell silent, their faces flushed with excitement. They were all eager to see how this would play out.

As for what had just transpired at the Mittel Auction House, the Xiao Clan hadn't yet received word of it. After all, Nalan Yanran had picked the worst possible time to arrive and break off the engagement. The clan's intelligence personnel hadn't even had a chance to report the incident to their clan leader.

Crack!

The jade cup in Xiao Zhan's hand shattered into powder under the force of his grip.

The atmosphere in the main hall turned tense. The three elders seated above were visibly shaken by Gu He's words. Moments later, however, their gazes toward Xiao Zhan turned mocking, tinged with ridicule.

"Heh, having someone come to your doorstep and forcibly break off an engagement… What kind of clan leader are you going to be after this? Who's going to respect you anymore?"

Some of the younger members of the clan, having just asked their parents about what was going on, started reacting with shock and excitement. Their expressions quickly turned into ones of mockery as they cast sneering glances toward a youth in the corner—Xiao Yan.

At that moment, even Goku couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy for the guy.

"Man… poor kid. Just got publicly dumped and humiliated. If I snatched Xun'er away from him right now, would he totally break down? Hehe~~"

Xiao Zhan's face was dark with rage, his fists clenched tight. A pale blue Dou Qi gradually enveloped his body, finally condensing around his face into the image of a roaring lion's head.

This was the Xiao Clan's top-tier martial art: Furious Lion's Rage, a mid-level Xuan-rank technique. For a small place like Wu Tan City, this was already quite an impressive cultivation method.

Seeing Xiao Zhan's reaction, Gu He's expression turned serious as he stepped in front of Nalan Yanran. His hands curved into eagle-like claws, gathering azure Dou Qi that crackled with sharp, blade-like energy.

This was a secret technique from the Misty Cloud Sect—Greenwood Sword Art, a low-level Xuan-rank martial skill.

As the tension in the hall escalated to a boiling point, Goku wasn't particularly interested. He glanced around the room casually. He didn't know any of these people personally, but based on their auras and presence, he could more or less figure out who was who.

The man shielding the elegant young girl had to be Gu He. Which meant the girl behind him was clearly Nalan Yanran.

The middle-aged man facing off against Gu He must be the current head of the Xiao Clan—Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan's father.

Then, sweeping his eyes across the room again, Goku finally spotted her—in a quiet corner, a girl who looked like a lotus blooming in spring, pure and otherworldly. She was gently comforting a teenage boy with a stormy expression on his face.

Even though he had never met her before, Goku recognized her instantly.

A girl with such untainted beauty and elegant presence could only be Xiao Xun'er. And the sullen youth by her side was clearly today's tragic protagonist—Xiao Yan.

Aside from Nalan Yanran and Xiao Xun'er, another young girl caught Goku's attention.

She looked about fourteen years old, and while not stunningly beautiful, her youthful face held an intriguing blend of innocence and subtle allure. The contrast made her quite eye-catching in her own way.

A girl like that could only be Xiao Mei, known for her more... realistic and materialistic personality.

As the clash between Xiao Zhan and Gu He escalated, the burst of aura from the two caused the weaker younger generation in the hall to visibly pale. Some clutched their chests, suddenly struggling to breathe.

Just as Xiao Zhan's breathing became increasingly heavy, the three elders thundered in unison like a clap of lightning across the hall:

"Xiao Zhan, that's enough! Have you forgotten that you are the head of the Xiao Clan?!"

Xiao Zhan froze. Slowly, his Dou Qi receded and eventually disappeared entirely.

Dropping heavily back into his seat, he stared coldly at the silent Nalan Yanran, his voice hoarse as he spoke:

"Niece Nalan, you sure are bold. With a daughter like you, Nalan Su must be the envy of all."

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