Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 601 - 280: Sorry, I’ll Have to Ask for More! (7800 words)_4

Suitors were as numerous as carp crossing the river.

Among those present, there was no shortage of her admirers. Hearing Yu Xiaolong's words, how could they possibly tolerate it? Each one of them wanted nothing more than to jump out and skin him alive.

Wang Xiu suddenly sensed something and looked in a particular direction, his gaze meeting Zhao Qingyu's furious glare.

Zhao Qingyu's light blue dress danced in the wind. Her long, slender legs seemed to glow, and her magnificent figure was a beautiful, captivating sight. At that moment, her face held a trace of light annoyance and a faint, almost invisible blush that was utterly charming.

It was the first time Wang Xiu had ever seen such an expression on her face, and he was momentarily surprised. At the same time, he felt completely innocent. I wasn't the one who said it, so why is she glaring at me?

Wang Xiu coughed twice. "Brother Yu, watch your words. You can't make jokes like that; you'll easily provoke the entire crowd!"

Yu Xiaolong waved his hand dismissively. "No worries. Plenty of people can't stand me, I'm used to it! But as a disciple of the Yu Family, I have the good grace not to lower myself to their level!"

[DING!]

[Detected someone bragging nearby. Congratulations, Host, for gaining Mana +999!]

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his head toward a young man who was stalking toward him, snarling. "What are you looking at? You pathetic bootlicker!"

Upon hearing this, the young man froze for a second, then his fury intensified, his body trembling with rage. "What did you say?"

Yu Xiaolong repeated himself. "Didn't you hear me? Pathetic bootlicker."

The young man's face twitched as the runic light covering his body flared with immense malice. "Say that again!"

Yu Xiaolong was about to speak but suddenly seemed to remember something. He clicked his tongue and said, "You're a crafty one, I almost fell for it. I didn't realize you had such a fetish. You like being scolded, don't you? I'm not about to reward you!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The youth was instantly ignited. Reward? Reward my ass! You're the one with that fetish!

"You... you... you're shameless! In front of everyone, not only do you speak so lewdly about Fairy Qingyu, but you also humiliate me like this! Today, I will fight you to the death! It won't matter that you're a young master of the Yu Family; no one can stop me!"

[DING!]

[Detected someone bragging nearby. Congratulations, Host, for gaining Mana +788!]

His aura surged as he made his righteous declaration.

Yu Xiaolong clicked his tongue. "Well, well, well... quite the actor, aren't you? Trying to play the hero in front of the pretty lady? Why don't you take a good look at yourself? You stole a treasure from your family's collection and bought the Qizhen Pavilion's prized item, all to win a smile from Fairy Qingyu. But what happened? Fairy Qingyu wouldn't even give you the time of day. That was you, wasn't it?"

The young man stiffened, his hand slowing its path to his sword. "How... how did you know?"

Ignoring the question, Yu Xiaolong continued, "After the incident came to light, your old man dragged you home and beat you for three days and three nights. You took 13,000 strikes to your front and 36,000 to your back, swelling up to three times your normal size. Have you forgotten that lesson already?"

The youth was speechless. The rage in his eyes vanished, replaced by sheer panic. How could Yu Xiaolong know something so private? It was as if he'd been there himself—he even knew the exact number of strikes!

Yu Xiaolong then turned to another furious-looking young man. This one was bare-handed, his fists wrapped in Heavenly Silkworm Silk bandages. "And you, Zhong Kai. Five years ago, after a chance meeting with Fairy Qingyu, you abandoned your childhood sweetheart, the one you had secretly pledged to marry. She was even pregnant with your child. On the night of the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, three years ago, during the Hour of Zi, you murdered her in secret and claimed it was an accident. You even put on a show of mourning her for three years... What you probably don't know is that Fairy Qingyu has long been aware of your little games. She just couldn't be bothered to expose you!"

As these words were spoken, the young man froze completely, his expression one of terror, as if his deepest secret had just been dragged out into the light. He instinctively turned his head to look at Zhao Qingyu.

Zhao Qingyu's face was calm.

Zhong Kai's heart plummeted, and his lips turned pale.

One by one, Yu Xiaolong addressed the young men who had been about to challenge him. With just a few sentences, he made them all retreat, trembling inwardly. The way they looked at him was now tinged with fear.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaolong curled his lip in disdain. "A bunch of trash like you, trying to act like fawning bootlickers? Is Fairy Qingyu someone you are worthy of? She's more of a match for my brother here!"

Wang Xiu was speechless. Just stick to your own business, why are you dragging me into this again?

"I'll... I'll kill you!" one of the young men whose secret had been exposed by Yu Xiaolong finally snapped. He exploded on the spot, drawing his blade and slashing forward with lethal intent.

Yu Xiaolong remained perfectly calm. He slowly stood up, straightened his clothes, and made no move to defend himself. Facing the incoming blade light, he said softly, "My unworthy brother... Yu Tianlong."

The blade light stopped.

It froze three inches from Yu Xiaolong's face.

His words had struck the impulsive youth like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing the flames of his rage and, along with them, the light of his blade.

Clutching his sword with a trembling hand, the youth stared at Yu Xiaolong, his eyes filled with terror and doubt.

Yu Xiaolong casually flicked the blade away with his finger, then slapped the young man on the head three times. "No guts to follow through," he said with contempt. "So why the hell... are you waving that thing around? Come on, Brother Wang, let's get back to picking flowers!"

He turned and gestured enthusiastically for Wang Xiu to join him in picking the Lover's Bone.

Left behind, the youth wavered for a moment before reason finally won out over impulse. He turned in dejection and vanished into the crowd.

The crowd stood in stunned silence for a long time.

Finally, the young scholar remarked, "The world knows that the Yu Family's Jade Fan can discern yin and yang, understand fate, and perceive all the world's shifts. But I never expected... that it could also grant its user knowledge of the private secrets and scandals of other families! Truly remarkable!"