207: Ye Cang was given two choices

The entire Red City Gang headquarters fell into a dead silence.

All the Red City Gang Disciples widened their eyes and gaped, looking at this scene in disbelief.

With a single look, in a single thought, over a thousand powerful enemies were annihilated!

What kind of heaven-defying method was this!

Some Disciples with weaker mental fortitude even felt their legs go soft, barely able to stand.

Ye Cang stood among the crowd, his face pale, his back instantly drenched in cold sweat.

Although he had experienced slaughter before, such an effortless instant kill brought him an unparalleled shock.

"World Venerable... is this the power of a World Venerable?" he murmured in his heart.

Old Man Zhong's voice rang out in his mind, carrying an unprecedented solemnity: "Ye Cang, remember!"

"In front of this man, you must never reveal the aura of the soul suppressing demonic dragon halberd, and you must not harbor even a hint of hostility!"

"If he wants to kill you, even in my current state, I wouldn't be able to protect you!"

Ye Cang swallowed hard and responded heavily in his heart, "I understand!"

Gu Yingying looked at Cao Bu with admiration.

Once upon a time, Cao Bu was a piece of trash who needed her protection.

But now, everything was reversed.

For a moment, a surge of sweetness welled up in Gu Yingying's heart.

She suddenly remembered that scene in Gu Yin's room.

Immediately, two clouds of crimson flew onto her cheeks.

The gaze she directed at Cao Bu carried a hint of shyness.

Damn it.

When did Big Brother become so attractive?

Cao Bu turned around, taking in Gu Yingying's reaction.

This woman.

He had her right where he wanted her.

Cao Bu withdrew his gaze and looked at Ye Cang to the side, while simultaneously activating the System's investigation function.

[Child of Luck: Ye Cang]

[Cultivation: Divine Power Realm Peak]

[Cultivation Technique: Demonic Dragon Tyrant Body Art]

[Bloodline: demonic dragon blood]

[Golden Finger: Low Grade Imperial Weapon soul suppressing demonic dragon halberd (Artifact Spirit: Old Man Zhong)]

Cao Bu nodded thoughtfully.

Then his gaze swept over the Red City Gang Disciples, finally landing on Gu Yingying: "Yingying, clean up the scene. I will take responsibility for healing the injured brothers."

Hearing this, the people of the Red City Gang finally snapped out of it as if from a dream.

"Thank you for saving our lives, Big Brother!"

"Big Brother's Divine Might!"

Deafening cheers finally erupted, the sound waves almost lifting the roof.

Looking at this scene, Gu Yingying's eyes reddened again.

Big Brother had not only saved her but also saved her life's work.

And Ye Cang, along with the others, bowed in respect, lowering his head deeply to hide the churning, complex emotions in his eyes.

Cao Bu calmly accepted the crowd's homage.

He looked around, his gaze lingering on Ye Cang for a brief moment.

That night, the Red City Gang held a grand banquet.

Cao Bu sat in the main seat, with Gu Yingying sitting on his left, constantly serving him food.

"Big Brother, how did you find your way here?"

"Adoptive Mother said you forgot to bring your protective Talisman and asked me to deliver it." Cao Bu flicked her forehead: "Such a big girl, yet still so careless."

Gu Yingying stuck out her tongue.

If it hadn't been for Cao Bu disturbing her peace of mind, how could she have forgotten back then?

As Cao Bu looked at her protruding tongue, his Adam's apple bobbed.

Recalling the scene from that night, that tongue was soft and sweet, unforgettable to this day.

Sensing Cao Bu's burning gaze, Gu Yingying lowered her head shyly.

"Big Brother, don't just eat, drink some wine."

Cao Bu looked away to ease the awkwardness and said, "Right, drink wine."

Ye Cang sat opposite Gu Yingying.

Watching this scene, the wine cup in his hand creaked as he gripped it tightly.

Are these two really siblings?

How can they be so abnormally intimate?

"Big Brother Li, I toast to you." Ye Cang stood up with his wine cup, his face wearing a perfectly timed expression of admiration: "Thanks to Big Brother Li's intervention today, otherwise the Red City Gang would have been in danger."

Cao Bu spoke with a half-smile, "I heard you joined the Red City Gang a year ago and your cultivation has progressed very quickly?"

Ye Cang's heart tightened, but he remained calm on the surface: "I was lucky to have some Opportunities, but I can't compare to even a ten-thousandth of Big Brother Li."

"You know how to hide your edge; you remind me of my younger self." Cao Bu tilted his head back and drained the cup, his tone meaningful.

Ye Cang froze on the spot. What did that mean?

Did he have a good impression of him?

Or was there another meaning?

Unable to figure it out, Ye Cang quickly drank the wine in his cup and sat back down.

Gu Yingying said, "Big Brother, Ye Cang has great talent and is very loyal to the Gang."

Cao Bu was noncommittal and turned the conversation to other matters.

Time passed minute by minute.

The banquet soon came to an end.

Ye Cang returned to his room, his heart filled with worry.

"Old Man Zhong, don't you think the way Big Brother Li looks at Yingying is a bit strange?" Ye Cang asked in his Sea of Consciousness.

Old Man Zhong nodded: "Not only that, the way that Li Yingying looks at her big brother is also a bit strange."

Just then, the door suddenly opened, and Cao Bu's figure appeared at the doorway.

Ye Cang was startled: "Bi... Big Brother Li?"

Cao Bu closed the door behind him, and an invisible Barrier enveloped the room, isolating the inside from the outside.

"No need to be nervous." Cao Bu walked to the table and sat down, pouring himself a cup of tea: "Yingying has already explained your situation to me. I've come to give you a choice."

"A choice?" Alarm bells rang in Ye Cang's heart.

Was he going to make him give up pursuing Yingying?

This possibility was extremely high.

For a moment, his breathing almost stopped.

"There is a Bloodline Power hidden within you, the ancient demonic dragon blood, right?" Cao Bu took a sip of tea, his tone flat.

"You... how do you know?!"

Ye Cang's face changed drastically; this was one of his greatest secrets, and even Gu Yingying didn't know!

Cao Bu didn't answer and continued, "demonic dragon blood is peerlessly overbearing, but it also makes it easy for one to fall into demonhood."

"Your cultivation is currently shallow, so you can still barely suppress it."

"But as your cultivation improves, the demonic nature will become harder and harder to control."

"Yingying is kind-hearted by nature. Staying by her side is like being a volcano that could explode at any time."

"Once you lose control and fall into demonhood, the first person you will hurt is her."

Ye Cang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, stumbling back a step.

Old Man Zhong had vaguely mentioned the hidden dangers of the Demonic Dragon Bloodline, but he had always held onto a sense of luck.

Now that Cao Bu had pointed it out, he felt a sense of lingering fear.

"I..." Ye Cang opened his mouth, unable to refute.

Cao Bu put down his teacup and flipped his palm, revealing two items.

One was a fate-devouring dragon transformation pill, the size of a longan and surrounded by an eerie black mist.

The other was a crystal-clear spirit locking pill that emitted an aura of restriction.

"Now, I give you two choices."

Cao Bu's voice carried an unquestionable authority.

"First, take this spirit locking pill and lock your cultivation away."

"From now on, live as a Mortal and stay by Yingying's side forever. I will guarantee you a life of peace and wealth."

"But you will lose your power forever and become a piece of trash who needs her protection."

Ye Cang looked at the spirit locking pill, his fists clenched tight, his nails digging deep into his flesh.

Become a piece of trash?

Forever living at the mercy of others?

He couldn't do it!

"Second." Cao Bu pointed at the fate-devouring dragon transformation pill: "Take this Dragon-Solidifying Pill. It can temporarily strengthen your Foundation and help you better control the demonic dragon blood."

"Then, leave the Red City Gang, leave Yingying."

"Go out into the world, temper your Heart-Nature, and master the power within you."

"Wait until the day you can truly harness this power and no longer risk hurting her by falling into demonhood before you return."

"If you are strong enough then, I will no longer stop you from staying by her side, and I might even acknowledge you as my brother-in-law."