Xun Er's Shock
On one side, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Han were discussing the future development of the Xiao Clan, while on the other side, a group of people from the Xiao Clan suddenly appeared, giving a certain hidden unregistered person a surprise.
Feeling the chill emanating from the dagger pressed against her neck, Ling Ying felt that she had been having a run of bad luck lately, because her usual invincible technique against opponents of the same level had failed her today.
"Dark Attribute Cultivation Method?" At this moment, Ling Ying remained motionless, her eyes fixed on the figure holding the dagger.
The opponent was extremely ordinary; if placed in a crowd, he would be almost invisible. But his strength... was clearly far from ordinary.
"Which faction sent you? Don't give me any nonsense about factions in the Northwest Continent. There are no such advanced techniques here," the person opposite said.
Ling Ying's martial arts technique is extremely concealed; if she hadn't encountered a fellow practitioner, she wouldn't have been caught so easily.
"You must be a member of the Xiao Clan. Please rest assured, I have no ill intentions towards the Xiao Clan."
Ling Ying was now afraid that if the other party wasn't careful, she would "die before she even got started," so she quickly explained.
"I know you meant no harm, otherwise you wouldn't be alive now. Do you think the strongmen and the Clan Leader are just sitting around doing nothing?"
The person opposite him just chuckled and said nonchalantly.
"Could you please put this dagger down first?" Ling Ying asked cautiously.
"Xiao Clan, Xiao WuYe." The man opposite him moved the dagger away from his hand, casually played with it in his palm for a moment, and then put it away.
"My name is Ling Ying, and I am responsible for protecting my young lady." Ling Ying did not hide anything and told her everything.
"Miss?" Xiao WuYe murmured, but didn't say anything. Since the clan leader didn't say anything more, he naturally wouldn't press the matter.
His attack on Ling Ying just now was merely a subconscious act born of a desire to hunt and the fact that the latter was a stranger.
"Watch your behavior and don't wander around the Xiao Clan," Xiao WuYe warned again before leaving.
"Sigh, what a mess this is!" Ling Ying sighed, watching the figure vanish without a trace. These days are getting harder and harder. She's from a powerful family, after all; can't they at least show her some respect?
"Elder Ling, where did you go just now?" Xun Er was no longer the obedient and adorable girl in front of Xiao Yan, but instead had a calmness and maturity that was beyond her years.
Her usually gentle face showed a hint of dissatisfaction; Ling Ying appeared rather slowly today.
"Alas, Miss, this old servant has been discovered again." Ling Ying knelt on one knee, gave a bitter smile, and said with some distress.
"Hmm? Didn't Uncle Xiao let you off the hook?" Clearly, Ling Ying Xun Er been exposed by Xiao Zhan from her.
"This time it's another Xiao Clan whose cultivation method is similar to mine." Hearing this, Ling Ying felt even more bitter. Should she ask her clan for permission to send someone stronger?
Otherwise, what kind of situation is it to get arrested every now and then?
"Is it the group that just returned to the Xiao Clan today?" Xun Er sensed something unusual and asked.
"Probably," Ling Ying replied. "After all, I'm familiar with the auras of the members who regularly reside in the Xiao Clan, but this one is relatively unfamiliar."
"How strong is that person?" Xun Er's expression was somewhat solemn.
"He should be similar to me, except that he caught me off guard and launched a surprise attack, which is how he managed to subdue me." Ling Ying felt it was necessary to salvage her image in the young lady's eyes.
"Is the Xiao Clan really that powerful?" Xun Er had only just begun to discover the tip of the iceberg of the Xiao Clan's hidden strength.
"Hmm, Miss, the Xiao Clan's strength shouldn't be that great, right?" Although Xiao WuYe defeated him, it was only a sneak attack; that doesn't prove anything. As for being captured by Xiao Zhan, is it really that unbelievable that Dou Emperor was discovered by Dou Zun?
Shouldn't the Xiao Clan only have this one Dou Zun expert? His strength is only average even in Central Plains, let alone compared to them.
"Think about the cultivation technique you practice," Xun Er said, offering only a reminder without elaborating further.
Ling Ying was taken aback at first, then gasped sharply. Her cultivation technique was at the Earth Rank Intermediate! Not only was she proficient in concealment, but her perception was also quite strong.
Their cultivation levels were similar, yet that person was able to detect and subdue him in one strike. Before that, he had been completely unaware of it, which meant that this person's cultivation Cultivation Techniques and Combat Skills must be no weaker than his own.
And these were just the members of the Xiao Clan he had encountered by chance. If their cultivation techniques were already so advanced, what about those at even higher levels?
It's not that Ling Ying is bragging, but although the Gu Clan is a large clan with countless Cultivation Techniques and Combat Skills, there are very few whose level surpasses his.
His cultivation technique was inherently unorthodox, and its rarity was comparable to that of Earth Rank Advanced. If it hadn't been bestowed upon him personally by the clan leader, he would never have been able to learn such a high-level technique in his entire life.
Gu Clan are large and numerous, making it a case of too many monks and too few porridge. Unless your bloodline concentration is high enough, your talent is strong, you have powerful backers, and you make outstanding contributions, where would you find advanced cultivation techniques to practice?
"That shouldn't be the case. The Xiao Clan has been in decline for a long time. How could they have so many High Rank Cultivation Method?" Suddenly, the image of the Xiao Clan became mysterious in Xun Er and Ling Ying's minds.
In fact, this was just a beautiful accident. Although Xiao Han provided the Xiao Clan with many High Rank Cultivation Method, there was only one Profound Rank Intermediate Shadow System technique, which was an unorthodox one.
Xiao WuYe's cultivation method originated from an adventure in a Ruins, where he accidentally obtained the inheritance of a Dou Zun expert was proficient in assassination.
However, it was clear that no one was there to answer their questions at that moment.
"Elder Ling, have you investigated the strength of those people from the Xiao Clan today?" Finally, Xun Er decided to stop dwelling on this question and continued to ask.
"No," Ling Ying replied, feeling deeply ashamed. She had failed to complete the mission and had truly let the clan leader down!
"They are very strong, I dare not get too close. And..."
He was still arrested.
"I can only sense that the strength and combat experience of this group of the Xiao Clan members who recently returned far exceed those of the group stationed at the Xiao Clan Residence. They have a strong aura of menace on them and have definitely experienced major events."
"Among them, there seem to be several Peak Dou Zong beings." Thinking of the terrifying auras he had vaguely sensed, he realized those people were not far from becoming Dou Zun.
"Peak Dou Zong!?" Xun Er's voice changed noticeably. It seemed that the legendary Xiao Clan, which had supposedly fallen into decline, still had some trump cards.
"However, it seems that Xiao Yan Gege doesn't know yet?" Xun Er suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled. At this moment, Xun Er suddenly remembered a conversation she had with little Xiao Yan. At that time, Xiao Yan's answer seemed a little cute.
"Xiao Yan Gege, do you know how strong Uncle is?" Xun Er asked with a "curious" look.
"Father?" Xiao Yan was puzzled as to why Xun Er would ask such a question, as he had no idea about it.
After all, they had never seen Xiao Zhan make a move, nor were there any similar rumors, but they still answered based on speculation, "He should be Dou Wang expert, right?"
What innocent and naive children they are!
Not only Xiao Yan, but through her long-term contact with the children of the Xiao Clan, Xun Er discovered that they were completely unaware of the strength of their elders.
Xiao Yan's answer was already quite bold. Even Xiao Ning, the grandson of the Grand Elder, thought that his grandfather was just an ordinary Dou Ling.
It seems that the entire Xiao Clan elders have unanimously withheld relevant information from the younger generation.