"Your Highness has always coveted human women. He originally planned to open the Source Gate, invade Earth, and seize human beauties, but he never expected that his dream would be shattered and that he would even lose a city. Alas!" said the minotaur known as the commander of ten thousand.

"My lord, let's go in now and capture that human woman. If His Highness is pleased, he'll give us resources, and you might even be able to break through to the General Realm, or even the Commander Realm! Most importantly, you'll become His Highness's confidant in the future," the minotaur flattered.

"Erniu, if I can become His Highness's confidant through this, you will be my confidant, and I will reward you handsomely." The minotaur known as the commander of ten thousand immediately beamed with joy.

They immediately headed into the cave, all of them excited.

"There are about twenty minotaurs coming, the strongest of whom is Wuzhui." Gu Yu and Ri Jiu had already spotted the arriving minotaurs. "Perfect opportunity to test my identity."

Gu Yu smiled as he tried to test whether he could deceive the Minotaur race after using the One Qi Transformation Technique and his Eight-Nine Disguise Technique. Then the Minotaur race arrived.

"There really is a human woman, tsk tsk, so beautiful!" At this moment, the minotaurs had already barged in, and they were stunned when they saw Rijiu.

"His Highness will definitely like it." The leading commander was equally excited when he saw Ri Jiu.

"Cough cough..." Seeing that all the minotaurs' eyes were focused on Ri Jiu, Gu Yu coughed a few times. Wasn't he human? Especially now that he had become more than two meters tall through the Eight-Nine Disguise Technique, wasn't he conspicuous enough?

"Huh?" The captain and the minotaurs' attention were drawn to Gu Yu. They stared at him, suddenly stunned. The captain, in particular, stared wide-eyed. My God! This is... the royal family... but why is this royal family so weak?

"How dare you disturb me?" Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Gu Yu released an aura that belonged exclusively to the Minotaur royal family.

Thump...

As this aura was released, the centurion immediately knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

"Your Highness, I was blind and ignorant, it was my fault, please spare my life," the captain pleaded. He was now absolutely certain that Gu Yu was a member of the Minotaur royal family. Considering Gu Yu was here with a human woman, what could they be doing? It was obvious they were seeking thrills! And they, his men, had disturbed them; weren't they courting death?

Upon hearing the commander's words, the other minotaurs' expressions changed drastically. Your Highness? Those who could be called Your Highness were all royalty. Royalty held an extremely high position among the minotaurs, with powerful figures at the Royal Realm behind them. There were only so many Royal Realm figures in the entire minotaur race.

"Where did you come from?" Gu Yu saw the group of minotaurs looking at him with fear and was overjoyed. It worked! It worked so well! With the identity of the minotaur royal family, who would dare to mess with him?

"Your Highness, we come from the royal city," the commander hurriedly replied.

"The royal city?" Gu Yu frowned upon hearing the commander's words.

"Your Highness, we really didn't know you were inside. If we had known, we would never have disturbed your good time!" the commander pleaded again.

"Hmph!" Gu Yu snorted coldly, and the next second he slowly walked towards the commander of ten thousand, whose body trembled even more violently.

"Holy crap! He's not going to kill me, is he?!" the commander thought to himself. "You bastard Erniu, you've really got me killed this time."

At this moment, the commander wanted to strangle Erniu, but when he entered the cave, he loved Erniu so much that he wanted to hug him and kiss him.

"Your Highness, spare me! Spare me!" The captain hurriedly kowtowed to Gu Yu, his face covered in snot and tears.

"You disturbed me. I should have killed you with one blow, but after thinking it over, I'm new here and need someone to run errands for me," Gu Yu murmured. He came over not to kill the commander, but to put some pressure on him at close range.

"I am willing to be Your Highness's lackey. From today onwards, my life belongs to Your Highness. If Your Highness commands me to go east, I will go east; if Your Highness commands me to go west, I will go west." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, the commander hurriedly flattered him, his head banging against the ground repeatedly.

Gu Yu's lips twitched a few times. This guy is really afraid of death! But that's exactly what I like about people who are afraid of death. Otherwise, if I met someone with backbone, it would take a lot of effort.

“Very good. Although your strength is weak and you are not worthy to be my follower, I am very satisfied with you. Take me to the royal city for a look.” Gu Yu suddenly said.

"Yes." The commander immediately beamed with joy. To become a lackey of the royal family was more than he could ask for! It had always been his ideal. "Although my strength is meager, I grew up in the royal city and am most familiar with it. I will definitely satisfy Your Highness!"

"Kid, what are you trying to do?" Long Yuan frowned upon hearing Gu Yu's words.

"Since there's such a good opportunity, why don't I go and take a look at the royal city?" Gu Yu said. In his previous life, even at the peak of the Emperor Realm, he had never been to the royal city of the Minotaur race. But now, he suddenly had this idea. Relying on the One Qi Transformation Technique and the Eight-Nine Disguise Technique, even a God Realm expert would have difficulty recognizing his identity. Why not take advantage of such a good opportunity?

"Nonsense! Aren't you just a lamb entering a wolf's den? If your identity is exposed, you'll be reduced to ashes." Long Yuan strongly disagreed with Gu Yu's idea; it was too dangerous.

"Danger often comes with opportunity. Maybe I can even use my royal status to get some treasures or something!" Gu Yu said. The royal family holds a very high position among the minotaurs. Perhaps many minotaurs will try to curry favor with him. Most importantly, he might be able to find out some intelligence. After all, the Black Bull Kingdom is currently fighting against humans.

“Opportunities require life to enjoy, I disagree,” Long Yuan said, thinking Gu Yu was simply insane.

"It's no use if you disagree, I've already made up my mind." Gu Yu didn't bother to pay any attention to Long Yuan.

“You…” Long Yuan was so angry with Gu Yu that he didn’t know what to say for a moment. It was true that he couldn’t stop Gu Yu at all. However, it would be good if this kid could really get some treasures from the Minotaur race. Logically speaking, Gu Yu should not have been exposed.

“Alright, in that case, take me into the city,” Gu Yu said, looking at the commander.

"Yes, Your Highness, this way please." The commander hurriedly bowed, looking quite like a servile dog.

Gu Yu glanced at Ri Jiu, who seemed a little confused, and then stepped forward and put his arm around Ri Jiu's waist. He had to admit that Ri Jiu's waist was very soft, which gave Gu Yu a strange urge to pinch it.

"Your Highness, how did you manage to capture a human woman?" As they walked, the captain fawned over Gu Yu. Looking at Ri Jiu, who was being held by Gu Yu's waist, the captain was filled with envy. What a beauty! But he was very curious about Gu Yu. The humans were in Niu Hua City, tens of thousands of miles away from the royal city. How did Gu Yu manage to capture Ri Jiu?

"Don't even mention it. I paid a huge price to capture her." Gu Yu thought for a moment and replied, "I originally had a King-level follower, but he died because of capturing her."

"A royal attendant?" The commander was taken aback. Although the royal family wasn't numerous, there were still quite a few, at least many in the royal city. Although they were of lowly and noble status, they definitely didn't have royal attendants. Even the crown prince of the Black Bull Kingdom only had a Marquis-level attendant! But Gu Yu's attendant was a royal! Which royal family did Gu Yu belong to? Could he be from the Barbarian Bull royal family? It was said that only the royal family in the Barbarian Bull Royal City received such treatment.

However, only the most outstanding geniuses in the Grandmaster-level Bull Royal Clan receive such treatment. Gu Yu is definitely not a genius; his cultivation level is only at the Second Cone! The Second Cone is nothing in the royal family; he is a low-class existence and it is absolutely impossible for him to have a King-level follower. But if he doesn't have a King-level follower, how could he possibly capture a human woman? You must know that the human garrison in Niuhua City is not weak.

"Do you know why my cultivation is so weak now?" Gu Yu looked at the commander and realized that he was exaggerating.

"I don't know." Although the commander was somewhat skeptical of Gu Yu's words, he did not doubt Gu Yu's royal family identity. After all, some members of the royal family liked to boast and exaggerate things to show off their power.

"Sigh! All my followers died for a woman. I even had to use a supreme secret technique to escape. The backlash from that technique caused my cultivation to drop. You know, I was originally at the peak of the Commander Realm!" Gu Yu said, thinking of the Minotaur Commander Realm expert they had killed together. That expert was only 16 years old and was at the mid-stage of the Commander Realm. Gu Yu was only 18 years old and at the peak of the Commander Realm, so it shouldn't be an exaggeration. "Fortunately, we managed to snatch this woman, otherwise I would have suffered a huge loss."

As Gu Yu spoke, he glanced at Ri Jiu, unaware that Ri Jiu was smiling at him, thoroughly enjoying her current state.

"Peak of the Commander Realm?" The captain's eyes widened upon hearing Gu Yu's words. Gu Yu looked young, perhaps not even twenty. Peak of the Commander Realm—that was an unparalleled genius! The next step up was the King Realm. It was not unreasonable for such a genius to have a King Realm follower.

Seeing the way the commander was looking at him, Gu Yu felt a little uneasy again. Had he exaggerated too much again? That shouldn't be the case!

"Your Highness is mighty! I, Niu Quan, am willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness without hesitation," Commander Niu Quan suddenly said.

This left Gu Yu completely stunned. What was going on?

"Your Highness is wise and mighty, with an imposing presence. My admiration for Your Highness is like a surging river, never-ending. Your Highness..." Niu Quan kept flattering him, which made Gu Yu very happy.

Seeing Gu Yu happy, Niu Quan felt a little smug. Flattery never fails; no one dislikes being flattered. Although Niu Quan's cultivation was lacking, he was skilled at all kinds of sycophancy.

“I am quite satisfied with you. It’s a pity that I lost all my treasures while performing my secret technique, so I didn’t have anything to reward you with. But don’t worry, when I recover my cultivation and return home, I will definitely reward you handsomely,” Gu Yu said.

"Your Highness, I have no other wish than to stay by your side, fight for you, and devote myself to your cause until my dying breath," Niu Quan said.

"Hmm!" Gu Yu nodded in satisfaction again. This guy could talk a good game, but if he were to encounter an enemy and charge into battle, he would probably be the first to run away. However, he needed such a lackey. With this lackey, it would be much more convenient for him to go to the royal city.

"Your Highness, we're about to enter the city. I know the best place in the city, Huan Kuai Lou," Niu Quan said to Gu Yu.

"Happy Pavilion?" Gu Yu was stunned; he had no idea what that was.

"Your Highness, just follow me, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Niu Quan said, patting his chest. At the Joyful Pavilion, no bull could resist its allure.

"Okay!" Although Gu Yu felt something was wrong, he knew nothing about the royal city, otherwise he wouldn't need Niu Quan.

When Gu Yu entered the city gate, the minotaurs guarding the gate immediately knelt down upon seeing him.

"Greetings, Your Highness." They knelt before Gu Yu, a ritual that the Minotaur race had to perform when facing royalty, demonstrating the status of royalty among the Minotaur race.

Seeing this, Niu Quan straightened his chest, clearly enjoying the treatment. Although they weren't kneeling before him, he felt as if they were.

Gu Yu ignored all of this and strode into the city.

"Am I seeing things? It's that guy Niu Quan!" one of the city guards asked another.

“That’s right,” another city guard said with a hint of envy.

“This prince looks unfamiliar!” the city guard said again. “And the woman in his arms seems to be a human woman?”

“Alas! This is not something we should be concerned about. In this world, besides our Black Bull Kingdom, there are so many other kingdoms. Maybe the royal family comes from another kingdom. As for that human, can’t you tell? He was very likely captured by that prince.” Another city guard said.

"Captured?" The city guard was taken aback. "I've heard that our Third Prince has always wanted to capture a beautiful human woman, but he's never been able to!"

"Just because the Third Prince can't do it doesn't mean others can't. I reckon this prince is probably even more capable than the Crown Prince. I don't know what kind of luck Niu Quan had to win the favor of a prince." Another city guard said sourly.

"Hmph! I hope he offends this prince and gets killed on the spot," the city guard said maliciously.

Upon entering the Black Bull Royal City, all the minotaurs they encountered along the way, regardless of their cultivation level, treated Gu Yu with utmost respect. Some female minotaurs even became infatuated with him, even though he was royalty! If they could catch the eye of a member of the royal family, they could enter a wealthy and powerful family in one step. If they could give birth to a child, they would be transformed into phoenixes on a branch of a tree.

Unfortunately, royalty generally wouldn't look down on lowly minotaurs like them.

"Your Highness, the Joyful Pavilion is just ahead. There is a woman from a fallen royal family inside. Her looks, her figure..." Niu Quan continued to talk non-stop, drooling.

"Hmm?" Gu Yu frowned, as if he had realized something. "You mean a brothel?"

“Yes!” Niu Quan nodded. “However, Your Highness, this is not an ordinary brothel. Because there is a woman from a fallen royal family here, it only caters to members of the royal family.”

"If you only entertain royalty, then wouldn't the place be full of royalty?" Gu Yu asked. It's not unusual for royalty to be in decline. After all, among the Minotaur race, royalty refers to families that possess the Emperor Realm. Some families have had their Emperor Realm members die for many years, and as the lineage continues, each generation is weaker than the last, and they slowly decline. But even if they decline, they can't possibly become prostitutes!

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; no matter how much it has declined, it is still much stronger than an ordinary minotaur.

“What’s so strange about that?” Long Yuan spoke up at this moment. “The declining royal family only entertains other members of the royal family. If you can have a child with a powerful member of the royal family, and that child happens to be exceptionally talented, wouldn’t it be possible to prevent the declining royal family from falling into decline again?”

"I see." Long Yuan's words instantly enlightened Gu Yu. To put it bluntly, isn't it just about using someone else's seed? Generally, people with extraordinary talents will have their offspring inherit some of their talents, which is a genetic factor.

“Your Highness, there are indeed members of the royal family inside, but I don’t know the specifics. My status is too low to enter that place,” Niu Quan said.

"Then let's go in and take a look!" Gu Yu said.

Then Gu Yu, arm in arm with Ri Jiu, walked into Huan Kuai Lou.

"Oh, Your Highness looks unfamiliar!" As soon as he entered the Pleasure Pavilion, a minotaur woman came up to him. Her flirtatious manner made Niu Quan's eyes widen and he kept swallowing his saliva. Given his status, he would never be allowed to enter such a place. This was his first time here, and he was only able to do so because of Gu Yu. Otherwise, he would probably have been thrown out as soon as he stepped inside.

At this moment, Gu Yu looked at the Minotaur woman posing seductively, and to be honest, he found her completely unattractive, even somewhat disgusting.

Being big and burly isn't the worst part; the most important thing is having a huge bull's head that keeps giving you flirty looks. How can you not feel disgusted?

"Isn't it better than me?" Ri Jiu, who had been holding Gu Yu's waist, asked Gu Yu telepathically.

“That’s true.” Gu Yu replied telepathically. How could this disgusting minotaur woman be compared to Ri Jiu? They were simply not in the same league.

Upon hearing Gu Yu's answer, Ri Jiu smiled. She noticed that Gu Yu seemed to have changed a lot towards her recently.

“Why haven’t you arranged a superior room for my prince yet?” Niu Quan said, his back ramrod straight. “Send your royal daughter here.”

"Oh! That won't do." The minotaur woman said, twisting her thick waist. Although Gu Yu was indeed a member of the royal family, she could sense that his cultivation was very weak, only at the second level. The only thing that surprised her was that the woman in Gu Yu's arms was actually a human.