Huh?
The old man stopped mid-sentence.
"Damn! You brat, you dare to set a trap for me!"
Snapping back to reality, the old man flew into a rage.
His expression tightened, and a terrifying imperial aura swept towards Ye Ming. But when he saw Nan Gong Qian Yu in Ye Ming's arms, he quickly waved his hand and withdrew the pressure.
He was afraid of hurting Nan Gong Qian Yu!
"You brat! If you have the guts, let the girl go!" the old man roared, puffing out his beard. "Don't you want to challenge Gu Tai Yi? Come on! Let this old man test your skills first!"
If he didn't beat Ye Ming up, the old man felt he wouldn't be able to swallow his anger.
He had lived for so many years and was almost tricked by a junior! If this got out, where would he put his old face?
"Oh! The Presidential Palace!"
Although the old man had only spoken half of his sentence, it revealed an important piece of information.
The old man in front of him was from the Presidential Palace!
This was interesting!
"Old sir! Your background is indeed not small!" Ye Ming still held Nan Gong Qian Yu in his arms, as if she were his shield, showing no intention of letting go.
And Miss Qian Yu was also cooperating with Ye Ming.
Her little face was just getting redder and redder.
Seeing Ye Ming use Nan Gong Qian Yu as a shield, the old man was furious!
"You brat! Be a man and let the girl go! Don't hide behind a woman!"
It seemed he wanted to use a provocation tactic against Ye Ming.
However, he didn't know that Ye Ming's thick skin was no ordinary thing!
"Man! No! No!"
Ye Ming buried his head in Nan Gong Qian Yu's chest and said the most shameless thing, "I'm still a pure young boy!"
Pure... young boy?
Hearing this, the old man almost fainted.
Does this guy have any shame left?
Not only the old man, but Nan Gong Qian Yu almost slapped him.
Even she felt like hitting someone after hearing that.
In the end, she held back.
"You..."
The old man pointed at Ye Ming with a trembling finger but couldn't utter a single word.
Facing such a shameless person, what else could he say?
"Alright! Old sir! I know you want to beat me up right now!" Ye Ming sat up straight and said with a sly grin, "I can give you this opportunity! But..."
"What do you want?"
The old man suppressed his anger and didn't lash out.
"But if I'm lucky enough to win our spar later, you have to answer three questions for me!" A sharp glint flashed in Ye Ming's eyes.
Hmm?
"Good boy! So you were waiting for me here!"
As an old fox, how could he not understand that Ye Ming was deliberately leading him on?
But as a Martial Emperor, how could he be intimidated by a junior?
"Fine! This old man agrees!"
The old man gritted his teeth, wishing he could discipline Ye Ming immediately.
"Deal!"
Ye Ming grinned triumphantly and immediately let go of Nan Gong Qian Yu.
"Go easy on me!"
Nan Gong Qian Yu was a little worried that Ye Ming wouldn't hold back.
After all, this old man had no ill intentions towards her.
But the old man thought this was said to him by Nan Gong Qian Yu and chuckled, "Hahaha! Girl! Don't worry! I'll only teach this brat a small lesson! Let him understand that there are always people better than him!"
Uh!
Nan Gong Qian Yu was a bit stunned by this.
"Oh! Old sir! Since you're the senior, would you let me make the first move?"
Ye Ming said with a half-smile, "I'm afraid with my meager skills, I'll be defeated as soon as you make a move!"
Hearing this, the old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "You at least know your limits!"
"Very well! You go first!"
Seeing this, Nan Gong Qian Yu rolled her eyes at Ye Ming without hesitation.
It was as if she was saying, "Behave yourself!"
Ye Ming pretended not to see it and smiled.
"Let's go, let's change places!"
The old man glanced at their surroundings, clearly not suitable for a fight.
"Uh! Old sir! There's no need to change places!" Ye Ming said sheepishly, "It'll only take one move anyway! It'll be quick!"
Sheepishly?
Did he also feel ashamed of his previous actions?
But in the old man's eyes, Ye Ming's expression was a clear sign of his lack of confidence in his own strength.
"Indeed! You're right!"
The old man agreed heartily.
After all, he was a Martial Emperor. Judging by Ye Ming's age, reaching the Martial King realm would already be considered a prodigy.
The gap between them was simply too vast.
There was no need to change the venue.
"It's good for a young man to know his own limits!" The old man placed his hands behind his back and said with full vigor, "Come on!"
This was an invitation for Ye Ming to make the first move.
"This... I'm going to make my move!"
Ye Ming brought his five fingers together, appearing to be using a palm technique.
He drew a palm through the air, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, accompanied by a current of air circulating in his palm, looking quite impressive.
"Hmm! The palm technique is soft on the inside and hard on the outside, not bad!"
The old man nodded. "Come! Let me see the power of this palm of yours!"
Beside them, Nan Gong Qian Yu saw that the old man was not on guard at all and couldn't help but say, "Old sir! This palm strike is very powerful! Be careful!"
However, the old man paid no attention to Nan Gong Qian Yu's warning and said with a laugh, "Girl, don't worry! I'm a Martial Emperor expert, how could I..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Ming's seemingly soft palm strike had already reached him.
It was only then that he felt the terrifying power contained within that palm strike. It was as if under this palm, the entire world had to submit. All living beings seemed so insignificant before it.
Helplessness!
Panic!
Despair!
At this moment, the old man's vision went dark, all light swallowed. And all his will was being destroyed bit by bit.
Everything he believed in would turn to foam.
He was now like a puppet, his eyes vacant, devoid of any spirit.
Ye Ming retracted his hand, not making any further moves against the old man.
"Ye Ming! Will the old man be alright?"
Nan Gong Qian Yu looked at the motionless old man with concern.
"Don't worry! He bears no ill will towards us, so I naturally won't make things difficult for him! But..." Ye Ming looked at the old man and sighed, "But if I don't display absolute power, it will be difficult to get the answers we want from him."
He had his reasons for doing this.
Of course, if he had chosen to use the "Soul Imprinting Technique," it wouldn't have been so troublesome.
But Ye Ming ultimately did not choose that method.
He had seen the old man's affection for Nan Gong Qian Yu. Therefore, Ye Ming naturally would not choose such an extreme method.
Two minutes later.
When the old man came to his senses, his entire expression had changed.
"Who exactly are you?"