hotmtlnovel Chapter 12 The appearance of the Xiao family patriarch is bound to cause a stir!
Chapter 12 The appearance of the Xiao family patriarch is bound to cause a stir!
Xiao Chen's words shocked everyone present.
Kill them all?
Both Lu Mingfei and Xu Yong felt a chill run down their spines and their scalps tingle.
This patriarch of the Xiao family has such ruthless methods!
"Ancestor, this... the elites of the Jia Lie family and the Aoba family have been lost, and they no longer pose a threat," the First Elder advised, carefully considering his words.
"Are we really going to do this?" the Second Elder asked again to confirm.
"Foolish!"
"Since we're enemies, why be soft-hearted?"
"If the Xiao family didn't have the strength they have now, do you think they would have let the Xiao family members go after those two families stormed in?"
"The principle of 'cutting the weeds by pulling out the roots' will be the Xiao family's ancestral precept from today onwards."
Never underestimate any potential danger, even a single one could have consequences you cannot afford!
"Let me tell you, to succeed in the Dou Qi Continent, you must be ruthless!"
"To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself!"
"Did you all remember that?"
Xiao Chen was not only speaking to the First Elder and the Second Elder, but also to everyone in the Xiao family.
"Yes, Ancestor, I will convey your words to all the clansmen," Xiao Zhan said earnestly.
"Ancestor, I'll go first." Xiao Yan had the same idea as Xiao Chen.
If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring!
"Go ahead." Xiao Chen nodded.
Seeing Xiao Yan leave with the burly men of the Xiao family, Xiao Chen looked at Lu Mingfei and Xu Yong.
"By the way, you said you were from Fumo City?"
It seems that this city was not mentioned in the original work.
"What do you think of what I did just now?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
The patriarch of the Xiao family was asking us for our opinion of him.
Should we give our opinion on him?
Only a fool would give that opinion!
"You flatter us, senior. We have benefited greatly from your words," Lu Mingfei quickly replied.
"Alright, I was the one who caused the commotion two weeks ago. If there's nothing else, you can leave now."
"Senior, the Xiao family's current strength is no longer suitable for development in Wutan City."
"How about we start with Fumo City?"
"We are willing to give up half of our assets to the Xiao family."
Seeing that Xiao Chen was starting to shoo people away, Lu Mingfei and Xu Yong exchanged a glance and quickly tried to get on his good side.
They didn't want to miss this opportunity to curry favor.
"No need. You all should focus on managing Fumo City. The Xiao family will stay in Wutan City for a while longer."
"The Xiao family will be leaving here soon."
"If we need manpower in the future, I will send someone to contact you."
Upon hearing this, both Lu Mingfei and Xu Yong were overjoyed.
As expected of a master, he understands things instantly.
"Then...where is the Xiao family headed?"
"The capital city!"
After exchanging a few more words, Lu Mingfei and Xu Yong bowed respectfully to Xiao Chen and then left the Xiao family.
That evening.
"I never imagined the Xiao family would have an ancestor!"
Only after returning to Fumo City did Lu Mingfei dare to talk about Xiao Chen.
"I didn't expect them to be so well hidden."
"Since there is an ancestor, why hide him?"
"Could there be some earth-shattering secret behind this?"
"That's not something we need to consider."
"But why didn't I sense any danger from him?"
"Such figures have long since reached heights beyond our reach; their most unassuming nature is often the most deadly!"
"The fate of the Gama Empire is about to change."
"The appearance of the Xiao family patriarch is bound to cause a stir!" Xu Yong exclaimed.
"There are undercurrents going on. I wonder how the Yunlan Sect and the royal family will respond."
At the same time.
The capital of the Gama Empire.
In the spacious and bright hall, a middle-aged man with a slightly gloomy expression was holding a teacup and tapping his hand on the table in agitation.
Nalan Su is very irritable right now.
Because he was almost beaten out of the room by his father, Nalan Jie, with a stick.
He never expected that his audacious daughter would dare to cancel the marriage that the old man had personally arranged for her, after he had only led his troops to be stationed in the western part of the empire for a period of time.
Within the family, who doesn't know that Nalan Jie is extremely concerned about his reputation?
Nalan Yanran's current actions will undoubtedly invite gossip.
It is said that the Nalan family, seeing the Xiao family's weakness, disdained to form a marriage alliance with them and thus wanted to break off the engagement.
These gossips made Nalan Jie furious at home every day for the past two weeks.
If it weren't for his inability to move, he probably would have already dragged his dying body to Wutan City.
To be honest, Nalan Su didn't really approve of the marriage between the Nalan and Xiao families.
After all, Xiao Yan back then was practically synonymous with a good-for-nothing.
Why should he marry his daughter, who is both beautiful and talented in cultivation, to a good-for-nothing?
Nalan Su was truly unwilling.
However, that was then.
According to the news brought back by Nalan Yanran, the Xiao family now has an ancestor who has appeared in the world. His strength is extremely terrifying, and he easily drained all the fighting spirit of Wutan City.
With this ancestor, that kid from the Xiao family might soon shed his "good-for-nothing" label.
Xiao Chen's appearance has undoubtedly made Nalan Su pay more attention to the Xiao family.
However, Nalan Yanran's act of announcing the engagement turned the relationship between the two into a cold stalemate.
This put Nalan Su in an extremely awkward position.
If things go wrong, Nalan Su might not only lose a son-in-law with unlimited potential and a relative with a powerful patriarch, but he might also cause the Xiao family to harbor resentment towards the Nalan family.
Just thinking about how the Xiao family, backed by an ancestor who has lived for 30,000 years, might be hostile to the Nalan family, or even attempt to exterminate them, is enough to make one understandable.
Nalan Su was both frightened and furious, jumping up and down in anger.
"This girl is getting bolder and bolder!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Suddenly, Nalan Su slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table, splashing tea all over the table.
The maid serving nearby was startled and quickly and carefully replaced the cup.
"Father, what was Grandpa's attitude?"
Just as Nalan Su was getting angry, a woman's clear voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall.
A pale white figure slowly walked in from outside the gate, asking with a nervous expression.
"Hmph, do you even respect me as your father?"
"I thought that since you became Yun Yun's disciple, you wouldn't know what the Nalan family was anymore!"
Looking at his daughter, whose beauty was growing more and more captivating, Nalan Su's anger subsided slightly, and he snorted coldly.
Seeing Nalan Su's unpleasant expression, Nalan Yanran stuck out her tongue and waved to the maid beside her, dismissing her.
"Father, you scolded me as soon as I arrived. I'm going to tell Mother later!" After the maid left, Nalan Yanran wrinkled her nose, sat down next to Nalan Su, and whined in a coquettish manner.
"You're still trying to act cute with me? Do you think acting cute can solve this?"
"You should just pray your grandpa doesn't get so angry he breaks your legs!"
Nalan Yanran pursed her lips and lowered her head.
Nalan Su took a deep breath, slammed his hand heavily on the table, and said angrily, "The marriage was personally approved by your grandfather back then. Who told you to cancel it?"
"That's my marriage. I don't want to marry anyone you want. I'll make my own decisions!" Nalan Yanran said, looking up and frowning as she mentioned the matter.
"Don't think I don't know. You're my daughter. Do you think I don't know you? You just think Xiao Yan is a good-for-nothing and not good enough for you, right? If he were still the genius who became a Dou Zhe at the age of eleven, would you have broken off the engagement?" Nalan Su said angrily.
Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, as if her thoughts had been touched upon.