What Kind of Freaks Are You Xiao Family People?

Feeling the immense aura Xiao Yu had unleashed, Gale Ao was shocked beyond measure.

Three-star Dou Shi! How is it Possible?!

Gale Ao clearly remembered that when he had seen Xiao Yu last year, she had only been an Eight-star Dou Zhe!

It had only been one short year!!!

But Gale Ao quickly calmed down.

So what if she was a Three-star Dou Shi?

The weakest of these Gale Family guards were all Five-star Dou Shi!

A mere Three-star Dou Shi dared not stir up any trouble before them!

"Attack!!!"

At Gale Ao's command, the Gale Family guards pounced on Xiao Yu.

However, in the next second, several afterimages flashed around Xiao Yu. Gale Ao's originally confident expression became one of utter disbelief, and his eyes filled with deep horror.

Gale Ao stared in terror at the Gale Family guards who had been menacing just a second ago, but now lay unconscious on the ground with whip marks on their faces. His mind had turned to mush, leaving him unable to think.

What had just happened???

Looking at Xiao Yu's jade hand gripping the long whip, cold sweat covered Gale Ao's entire body.

A Three-star Dou Shi had instantly defeated a group of Gale Family guards, the weakest of whom were Five-star Dou Shi???

What a Joke?! How could something this absurd exist in the world?!!

At that moment, Gale Ao suddenly recalled how, Three Months Ago, he had been knocked unconscious in two moves by Xiao Yan, who had only possessed Three-stage Dou Zhi Li.

What kind of freaks were you Xiao Family people?!!

But whether Gale Ao believed it or not, the facts would not change in the slightest.

As Xiao Yu stepped over the bodies of the Gale Family guards and slowly approached on her long legs, she looked like a demon gradually drawing closer in Gale Ao's eyes.

At that moment, Gale Ao was truly panicked.

"Y-you, don't come any closer! If you dare touch me, my father definitely won't—"

"You're too noisy, trash."

Xiao Yu looked down at Gale Ao with cold contempt. With a flick of her wrist, the long whip struck his face, and the Powerful Force instantly knocked Gale Ao unconscious.

As for Liu Xi, he had completely lost his earlier arrogance. His full face was filled with terror, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably.

Xiao Yu did not even have the desire to lay a hand on such trash. Whipping him would only dirty her whip.

At that moment, a series of footsteps came from one end of the market. Xiao Yu glanced sideways and saw a group dressed in Xiao Family Guard uniforms entering.

With the New Year approaching, the guards had all gone off to buy their own holiday goods according to Xiao Family custom. Upon receiving word that someone was causing trouble in Xiao Family Market, they immediately dropped what they were doing and hurried over.

"Young Lady Xiao Yu! You're back?"

The leading Xiao Family Guard was briefly stunned upon seeing Xiao Yu. She naturally recognized the Great Elder's granddaughter. Then, looking towards the Gale Family guards sprawled all over the ground, the unconscious Gale Ao, and Liu Xi sitting there trembling, she could not make sense of the situation for a moment.

Xiao Yu gave her a slight nod and spoke slowly.

"Throw all these guys out. Don't let them get in the way of other people doing business." Then Xiao Yu cast a glance at Liu Xi. "As for that guy, beat him half to death before throwing him out. Just don't break any arms or legs."

"Yes, Young Lady!"

The leading Xiao Family Guard immediately answered. She then called on the other Xiao Family Guards to clean up the mess as Xiao Yu had instructed. Xiao Yu had no mood to keep watching, so she stretched out her long legs and headed towards the Xiao Family.

(At this hour, Xiao Yan should be leading everyone at the Training Ground, right?)

Thinking this, Xiao Yu did not first go to let her Grandfather know she was safe after returning to the Xiao Family. Instead, she headed straight for the Training Ground.

Yet when she reached the entrance of the Training Ground, Xiao Yu did not hear any sound from within. After entering and seeing the completely empty Training Ground, her head filled with question marks.

Why was no one here? Was today a rest day?

Puzzled, Xiao Yu turned and left the Training Ground, arriving at the Council Hall. The moment she entered, she saw Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders, including her own Grandfather, sitting inside with troubled expressions.

The Great Elder was stunned at first when he saw Xiao Yu enter, but then delight appeared on his face.

"Yu'er! You're back!"

"Grandfather, Yu'er has missed you terribly over this past year." Xiao Yu smiled and clasped her hands in greeting. Then she looked towards Xiao Zhan and asked, "Clan Leader, where have Xiao Yan and the other Xiao Family Disciples gone?"

"Them? They're all at the Back Mountain."

Xiao Zhan's answer only made Xiao Yu more confused.

"The Back Mountain? What are they doing there?"

"Yan'er brought all the Xiao Family juniors to train at the Back Mountain Three Months Ago. He said they would come down before the Coming-of-Age Ceremony. Counting the days, it should be about time."

Why had he brought them to the Back Mountain to train?

Xiao Yu rubbed her brow somewhat speechlessly. Still, since Xiao Yan had initiated it, it was not all that unusual. Ever since childhood, Xiao Yan had always led the way in doing things that went against common sense. Xiao Yu had grown used to it.

But at the mention of the Back Mountain, Xiao Yu suddenly remembered something. Her face reddened slightly before she spoke seriously to the Great Elder.

"Grandfather, I'll go take a look at the Back Mountain first."

"Ah~ Go on."

Though he wanted to sit with his granddaughter, whom he had not seen for a year, a while longer, the Great Elder still waved his hand lightly. Xiao Yu turned, preparing to leave.

"Oh, right." When she reached the door, Xiao Yu suddenly turned back to look towards Xiao Zhan and asked, "Clan Leader, when I passed through Xiao Family Market just now, I noticed it was rather deserted. Many shops were empty too. What happened?"

"Ah, I was just discussing this with the Three Elders." Hearing Xiao Yu's question, Xiao Zhan pressed a hand against the side of his face with a headache. "The Gale Family found an alchemist from who knows where. He refined a healing medicine called Hui Chun San and drew all the people over there. Once the customers went to their side, the shops naturally couldn't keep going."

"I see."

Xiao Yu frowned, recalling the frivolous man named Liu Xi whom she had seen in the market earlier. He was probably the alchemist the Gale Family had found, and by now he should have been beaten half to death and thrown out by the Xiao Family Guards.

But this could wait until she returned.

Xiao Yu stretched out her long legs and left the Council Hall, heading toward the Xiao Family's Back Mountain.

Yet as she walked up the mountain, Xiao Yu did not feel much excitement at the thought of reuniting after so long. Instead, her heart was filled with deep sorrow.

I wonder how Xiao Yan has been this past year.

Recalling the once high-spirited youth and the strong, encouraging smile he had worn after losing his Dou Qi, Xiao Yu felt incomparable heartache.

She had gone to Jia Nan Academy to find the cause of Xiao Yan's loss of Dou Qi and a way to solve it. Yet after two years, while her own strength had improved considerably, she had not found even half a bit of a clue regarding Xiao Yan.

This gave Xiao Yu a powerful feeling in her heart: she had truly spent these two years at Jia Nan Academy for nothing.

Damn it.

Xiao Yu clenched her silver teeth tightly as she gradually entered the depths of the Back Mountain.

Suddenly, a figure burst out from the bushes ahead. Xiao Yu had just been about to instinctively counterattack, but after sensing the familiar aura coming from him, she forcibly held herself back and was immediately knocked to the ground.

"Seriously, just collecting firewood and I still managed to trip."

The youth pinning Xiao Yu beneath him muttered helplessly. When he saw Xiao Yu beneath him, he was first stunned, then delight appeared on his face.

"Sister Xiao Yu? You're back!"

Gazing at that familiar, resolute face before her, Xiao Yu's eyes revealed traces of tenderness as she smiled.

"Yeah, I'm back, you little pervert~"