The Target Is Xiao Yang!

At that moment, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan stared into the depths of the forest, both of them wary.

The two quickly put on their clothes and climbed up a tree.

They moved extremely quickly, making almost no sound throughout.

Xiao Yang understood the situation in an instant.

If they were members of the Xiao Clan, they would definitely take the main road when returning.

Most Xiao Clan members knew where the less overgrown and easier paths in the back-mountain forest were.

Those taking paths thick with brush were most likely outsiders.

It was just unclear whether they were mercenaries lost in the Magical Beast Mountain Range or someone else.

Or perhaps a herd of wild boars?

Although that possibility was small, it could not be ruled out.

Very soon, the two saw the newcomers clearly.

They were actually several men dressed in black.

Xiao Yang looked at some of their faces and found them somewhat familiar.

Weren't they the guards beside Jialie Ao whom he had encountered a few days ago?

At that moment, he also understood these people's identities.

They were from the Jia Lie Clan!

What were they trying to do?

As he watched them, a trace of confusion flashed through Xiao Yang's eyes.

Just then, Xiao Yan lightly patted Xiao Yang beside him and made a hand gesture.

Twelve people: two Battlers and ten Dou Zhes.

Xiao Yang's expression grew even more bewildered.

They were so weak. They didn't look like they had come to attack the Xiao Clan!

If these twelve people had come to attack the Xiao Clan, wouldn't that be like moths flying into a flame?

Xiao Yang looked at Xiao Yan and pointed at the other's ring.

He meant for Yao Lao to make a move, capture these people, and ask about their purpose.

After all, if there had only been a few Dou Zhes, the two of them could have tried handling them.

But the leaders were two Battlers.

Once they covered themselves in Fighting Qi Gauze, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan could not even break through their defenses!

At that moment, Yao Lao also realized that these people were not from the Xiao Clan.

He appeared directly beside the two of them.

"Do you know these people?"

Yao Lao's voice rang out in their minds.

Xiao Yang spoke in an extremely low voice, so quiet that even he could barely hear it.

"They're from the Jia Lie Clan. I ran into them a few days ago."

Although his voice was very soft, and the people below made crunching sounds as they stepped on fallen leaves.

Yao Lao, whose soul power spread throughout the surroundings, heard every word.

Since he knew they were enemies, he did not hesitate in the slightest.

The Jia Lie Clan guards walking below suddenly felt an enormous pressure descend upon them.

"Urgh!"

"What... is this?"

The ten Dou Zhes were instantly crushed flat onto the ground.

The two leading Battlers were also forced to one knee.

Yao Lao knew that these twelve people were not opponents Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan could deal with for the time being.

So he acted directly.

Seeing Yao Lao make his move, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan had no intention of staying hidden.

The two jumped straight down from the tree.

Only then did the twelve Jia Lie Clan guards discover Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan's presence.

When they saw the two, especially Xiao Yang, their eyes immediately widened.

Naturally, Yao Lao did not miss this scene.

He precisely caught the expressions on their faces.

"Oh, it seems they came looking for you."

Yao Lao said to Xiao Yang with an amused expression.

Xiao Yang immediately thought of Jialie Ao, with whom he had clashed only a few days earlier.

"It should be Jialie Ao."

"Speak. Why did Jialie Ao send you here?"

Although he suspected that Jialie Ao was behind this, he did not know why these people had come through the back mountain.

And what could twelve people even accomplish?

Wasn't this just sending themselves to their deaths?

Ten Battlers and two Da Dou Shis might have posed some threat.

But ten Dou Zhes and two Battlers could be dealt with by the Xiao Clan with ease.

When no one answered, Xiao Yang was somewhat puzzled.

Just then, he noticed that all twelve of them were red-faced and looked as though they were half dead.

Seeing Yao Lao beside him looking equally curious, Xiao Yang could not help feeling speechless.

"Cough, cough. Teacher, ease up a little. They can't speak right now."

Hearing that, Yao Lao's old face could not help turning red.

"Cough, cough. I know."

"Pick one, and I'll ease up on him a little."

At Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yang casually kicked one of Jialie Ao's guards whom he had seen before.

"Him."

"Speak. What did Jialie Ao send you here for?"

"You dare come to the Xiao Clan with so few people?"

"Did Jialie Ao send you here to die?"

The man's face was still somewhat flushed as he lay on the ground.

But his lips had turned rather pale.

His back had long since been soaked through with cold sweat.

He simply could not imagine what kind of existence could render them immobile through pressure alone!

"I'll talk, I'll talk! Let me go!"

The guard spoke with a terrified expression.

"Lord Xiao... Lord Xiao Yang, Jialie Ao sent us here to..."

At this point, he paused.

But when he thought of his situation, he still gritted his teeth and continued.

"He ordered us to capture Lord Xiao Yang alive and bring you back."

Hearing this, Xiao Yang could not help freezing for a moment.

Capture him alive?

Capture him alive within the Xiao Clan?

No, had Jialie Ao always been this bold?

And these guards too.

Had they always been this bold?

There were only a few of them, yet they wanted to come to the Xiao Clan and capture him alive!

What were they thinking?

Did they need some peanuts to go with that drink?

Just then, the guard continued.

"Jialie Ao obtained information from someone and learned that your courtyard is at the foot of the mountain."

"So he had us enter the Xiao Clan's back mountain from the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range during the day."

"Then, after nightfall, he wanted us to secretly descend from the back mountain, enter your courtyard, and take you away."

Hearing that, Xiao Yang was stunned as well.

Damn, it really might have worked!

Of course, that was assuming neither Ling Ying nor Yao Lao noticed.

But that possibility was extremely small.

Still, no one else knew Ling Ying and Yao Lao existed!

Xiao Yang's courtyard was located at the foot of the back mountain, separated from the other Xiao Clan members by a short distance.

Because he preferred peace and quiet and did not like being disturbed, he had chosen to place his courtyard there.

If he had been an ordinary cultivator at the Dou Qi stage, then with the strength of these twelve people, they really could have taken him away without anyone noticing.

After all, a Battler kidnapping a cultivator at the Dou Qi stage could easily prevent the target from making any sound.

Not every cultivator at the Dou Qi stage was like Xun'er, covered in protective measures left behind by Gu Yuan.

So under normal circumstances, they really might have succeeded!

Without Ling Ying and Yao Lao, even if Xiao Yang's soul perception was powerful enough to discover them beforehand, he still would not have been able to escape.

Even if Xiao Zhan and the others were alerted by then, these people could have used him as a hostage.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yang's gaze toward them grew increasingly hostile.

"Speak. Who told you the location of my courtyard?"

"Who was Jialie Ao meeting with?"

"Tell me honestly, or none of you will be leaving today."