Xiao Xue casually snapped the old man's neck and tossed him aside like trash.
Only then did the Xiao Family guards arrive, albeit late.
Looking at the old man with his head twisted at an odd angle, everyone stared at each other, clueless as to what had happened.
"You've come just in time," Xiao Xue called out to a few of the burly men. "Take this old man with us; we're going to pay the Jia Lie Family a visit."
Xiao Yan's mouth twitched, but he didn't try to stop her, instead following in Xiao Xue's footsteps.
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Jia Lie Family.
Jia Lie Ao's guards carried him and ran wildly the entire way; they were truly terrified by Xiao Xue's display of power.
Their cultivation was only at the Four-Star Dou Zhe level, and since Xiao Xue could cripple Jia Lie Ao so casually, she could easily cripple them too!
The group cursed their parents for not giving them extra legs, running faster than rabbits. In about ten minutes, they reached the Jia Lie Family residence.
"Young Clan Leader, why are you so severely injured?" The two guards at the gate noticed something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to help.
The group immediately took Jia Lie Ao to find the Clan Chief, Gale Bi.
Just as the group approached the entrance of the main hall, they heard bursts of laughter and merriment, filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
That was until... Gale Bi saw Jia Lie Ao being carried in.
Seeing his son so severely injured, Gale Bi stood up abruptly, the aura of a Great Dou Master radiating from his body.
The true emotions from deep within Gale Bi's heart were written all over his face, which was never handsome to begin with.
— He was furious.
The pressure permeated the main hall; aside from a few Elders, the rest of the younger generation felt suffocated, almost unable to breathe.
However, as the guards felt the terrifying pressure from Gale Bi, the awe and fear they felt towards him were not as great as what they felt for that young girl in green from the market.
Compared to the enraged Gale Bi, Xiao Xue, who showed no emotion and crippled someone with the flick of a finger, left a much larger shadow in their hearts.
Gale Bi walked down from the main seat and came to Jia Lie Ao's side.
After checking his beloved son's injuries, he took a Medicinal Pill from his Storage Ring and shoved it into Jia Lie Ao's mouth rather roughly.
As soon as the Medicinal Pill entered his mouth, Jia Lie Ao's complexion flushed slightly; it seemed the medicine was quite effective.
"Take the Young Master down first," Gale Bi said in a deep voice, glancing at the guards. "Speak, what happened?"
He retracted the aura he had released and tried hard to calm himself down.
The guards exchanged glances, then described the situation one after another, without adding any embellishments.
They had been terrified by Xiao Xue's miraculous strike, and infinite awe had sprouted in their hearts; they didn't even have the courage to badmouth her behind her back.
Listening to the guards' description, Gale Bi's expression gradually turned grave.
"You mean to say, she crippled Young Master Ao's right hand with a casual flick of her finger?" Gale Bi frowned, his face filled with gloom.
"Yes," the guard nodded.
Gale Bi admitted he could accomplish such a feat, but he was a Great Dou Master; it was normal for him, but on what basis could Xiao Xue do it?
A piece of trash who had been stuck at the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi for years; even if she had luckily made a Breakthrough, she should only be a beginner Dou Practitioner.
At this moment, someone else ran in, panicked. "Clan... Clan Chief, it's bad! The Third Elder has been killed! The body was dumped at the entrance!"
"What did you say!" Gale Bi's eyes widened in shock. The Third Elder was an Eight-star Dou Shi; in Utan City, who could kill him?
"What is going on!" Gale Bi was furious. Killing the Third Elder of the Jia Lie Family—was this a declaration of war against the Jia Lie Family?
"Clan... Clan Chief," the man said, trembling, "I... I don't know, but the Xiao... Xiao Family people want you to provide an explanation."
"And, the Fourth Young Miss of the Xiao Family is now... a Nine-Star Dou Zhe..."
To protect their own lives, there were no nosy onlookers when Xiao Xue killed the old man, but the Xiao Family guards had arrived at the scene afterwards.
Consequently, Xiao Xue had the guards carry the old man's body and swagger over to the Jia Lie Family.
— "If Gale Bi cannot give the Xiao Family a satisfactory answer, I don't mind letting the Jia Lie Family go bankrupt before the weather turns cold."
After all, in the original story, the Jia Lie Family had caused quite a lot of trouble for the Xiao Family; now that she had the opportunity, Xiao Xue naturally wanted to teach them a lesson.
You could hear a pin drop in the Jia Lie Family's main hall.
Now, there were two possibilities for the Third Elder's death: either Xiao Zhan had made a move, or that young girl from the Xiao Family who hadn't advanced for years had done it.
Although it sounded absurd, they were more willing to believe the latter, because various clues all confirmed this point.
"A Nine-Star Dou Zhe, a fourteen-year-old Nine-Star Dou Zhe!" Gale Bi's eyes were dazed, and he suddenly felt: had he chosen the wrong side?
One had to know, a Genius who could reach Nine-Star Dou Zhe at fourteen, even if placed in the Cloud Mist Sect, would be regarded as a treasure, becoming a target that Elders and even the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect would fight over!
Such a person, as long as they didn't die prematurely, would definitely become a super powerhouse like a Dou Huang!
At this moment, Gale Bi couldn't help but recall that when Xiao Xue was young, she was indeed the most famous Genius in the area for hundreds of miles.
It was just that later, she had been stuck at the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi and was regarded by others as a fallen Genius.
There were even rumors that the reason she had broken through so quickly before might have been due to forcing growth, using some Secret Technique, resulting in exhausting her potential.
Now it seemed that there must be some hidden mystery.
It wasn't that she couldn't; it was that we didn't understand!
Gale Bi stood there, his face turning from blue to white; he didn't even have the courage to avenge the Third Elder.
After all, people from the Cloud Mist Sect had visited the Xiao Family not long ago!
If that Xiao Xue truly possessed the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Zhe, then behind her, there was very likely the Cloud Mist Sect!
This was the most terrifying part!
— This girl had backing!
A Genius who had not yet fully developed was not scary because they were still weak for the time being, and Gale Bi could even find a way to strangle them in the cradle.
But if the Xiao Family had the Cloud Mist Sect as a backer, it was completely different.
No wonder she dared to directly kill the Third Elder in the market.
Can't afford to provoke, can't afford to provoke.
Gale Bi suddenly slumped into his chair, his face showing dejection.
These few moves had checkmated himself!
"If I had known this earlier, no matter what the cost, I should have established good relations with the Xiao Family!" Gale Bi thought to himself.
While Xiao Xue hadn't grown up yet, it was the perfect time to make friends.
It was already too late to try and show goodwill now.
What they could do now was not called showing goodwill; it was called salvaging.
Now, the Jia Lie Family needed to show sufficient sincerity.
They must cut off their own flesh!
Otherwise, they would lose everything!
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Xiao Family.
After returning to the Xiao Family, Xiao Xue bid farewell to Xiao Xun Er and followed her Cheap older brother.
After all, the Suction Palm was still in the hands of her Cheap older brother, so she naturally wanted to get this Dou Technique for free.
Watching the backs of Xiao Xue and Xiao Yan as they left, Xiao Xun Er narrowed her eyes. "Old Ling."
"..."
"Yes, Young Miss." A phantom figure gradually faded and slowly disappeared.