"Exactly. It's not as if Brother Xiao has never gotten one wrong. I think that bastard Hun is just jealous, hahaha." Xiao Xuan cheerfully chimed in.
As far as he was concerned now, the worse things went for Hun Tiandi, the happier he was.
"Hmph, there's definitely something wrong with this space. Otherwise, why would his luck be so good?" Hun Tiandi still stood by his opinion.
He had already dropped to Seven-Star Dou Saint anyway, so he had smashed the cracked pot altogether.
Outside the space, Xiao Yi Xian was somewhat bewildered.
"Are even Dou Sheng this down-to-earth?"
"Question three!"
"In the world of 'Battle Through the Heavens,' what is the highest cultivation level among the living members of Flame Emperor Xiao Yan's family?
a, five-star Da Dou Shi, b, five-star Dou Wang, c, five-star Dou Zong, D, five-star Dou Sheng.
"Please answer!"
As soon as this question appeared, Xiao Xuan's expression dimmed. He said self-mockingly, "The strongest member of the family is only a five-star Dou Sheng now?"
His words made Gu Yuan's heart lurch.
How could he not know how strong the Xiao Clan members were? He had just returned from a visit there.
If Xiao Xuan answered incorrectly this time, his Gu Clan members would suffer terribly whenever they entered the Heavenly Tomb in the future.
He opened his mouth to explain. "Well, Brother Xiao Xuan, let me explain..."
Before he could finish, Xiao Xuan interrupted him.
"Brother Gu Yuan, I understand. After I extracted the Xiao Clan's Dou Di bloodline, for even a five-star Dou Sheng to remain, you must have put in a great deal of effort. I, Xiao Xuan, will remember this favor."
"You really mustn't remember that!" Gu Yuan grew anxious.
If he really remembered it, the Gu Clan might as well stop entering the Heavenly Tomb. Going in would only mean courting death.
He opened his mouth again, wanting to explain, but when the words reached his lips, he did not know how to say them.
Surely he could not tell Xiao Xuan that the strongest person in his family now was a five-star Da Dou Shi?
Whether Xiao Xuan believed him or not, Gu Yuan would lose out badly, because Hun Tiandi would know too.
To continue weakening the Hun Clan, Gu Yuan shut his mouth again.
As long as he said nothing, who present besides him would choose five-star Da Dou Shi?
The only thing he needed to do now was figure out how to persuade Xiao Xuan to calm down once he learned the truth.
I wonder whether my darling daughter will help. She is Xiao Yan's future empress, after all! Gu Yuan muttered inwardly.
"Hah, to think the Xiao Clan still has a big fish that slipped through the net. A five-star Dou Sheng... could it be Blood Axe Xiao Chen?" After some thought, Hun Tiandi recalled this Dou Sheng whom they had been unable to find back then, no matter how they searched.
"Brother Chen, so it's him!" Xiao Xuan brightened at those words.
This counted as one of the pieces of good news he had received since his death.
"Brother Gu Yuan, please pass a message to Brother Chen for me. Tell him that I, Xiao Xuan, have failed the Xiao Clan, and ask them to remove my memorial tablet from the Xiao Clan's ancestral hall." With shame written across his face, Xiao Xuan entrusted Gu Yuan with the request.
"..."
What else could Gu Yuan say? He could only nod in agreement.
After all, he could hardly say that the Xiao Clan did not even know who the hell Xiao Xuan was.
With such an enormous advantage on this question, they knew at a glance which answer to choose, so all five apart from Xiao Han promptly selected the answers they had in mind.
Xiao Han alone was frowning at that moment.
He was uncertain whether the family mentioned by the system included the Xiao Clan.
If it did, choosing Xiao Chen was definitely right. If it did not, choosing Da Dou Shi was definitely right.
"Eliminate one incorrect answer," Xiao Han said with a frown.
"Elimination complete: five-star Dou Wang!"
"Damn!" Xiao Han rolled his eyes.
Now he was really in trouble. He truly did not know which to choose.
After mulling it over for ages, he finally gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and chose five-star Dou Sheng under the pressure of the countdown.
"Countdown: 3, 2, 1."
"Beep, countdown complete. Everyone has made their selection. Evaluating. Evaluation complete."
"Xiao Han, Hun Tiandi, Xiao Xuan, Nascent Pill, and Zhu Kun answered correctly and receive one point."
"Gu Yuan answered incorrectly and loses one point."
"Beep, one participant has been detected with no points available for deduction. A percentage of cultivation will be deducted instead."
"Hahaha, I finally got another one right!" Hun Tiandi threw his head back and laughed wildly, happier than words could describe. Tears almost streamed from his eyes, because he had finally managed to preserve his cultivation.
The others were smiling too. Though they might not be able to hold on to that one point, having it was still better than having none. Only Gu Yuan looked stunned. He had never imagined that the Xiao Clan still had a living five-star Dou Sheng.
Then why had they fallen so low, driven all the way to Wutan City to keep company with Da Dou Shi families?
Xiao Xuan also noticed something amiss. Logically, Gu Yuan could not possibly have chosen incorrectly, yet he had-and he was the only one who had. Unless he had seen something, how could he have chosen incorrectly?
"Brother Gu Yuan, is there something you're hiding from me?" Xiao Xuan's expression darkened.
"How could I? Our families will be joined by marriage in the future!" Gu Yuan laughed it off, using his daughter as a shield.
"Heh." As if Xiao Xuan would believe his nonsense.
But since Gu Yuan did not want to speak, he would not press him. After all, he could not leave, and if he pushed too hard, the Xiao Clan would be the ones to suffer.
So he took the offered slope to dismount. "True enough. Your daughter is my descendant's woman. You wouldn't go so far as to deceive me."
"Exactly, exactly!" Gu Yuan nodded repeatedly.
Outside the space.
"Our Xiao Clan actually still has a five-star Dou Sheng?" Xiao Yan grew excited, but on second thought, something seemed wrong.
"With a Dou Sheng ancestor, how could we have ended up like this?"
"Something's wrong!"
He was deeply puzzled and wanted nothing more than to fly home and ask his father.
Compared with his confusion, Xiao Xun'er was much happier.
"Brother Xiao Yan's family still has a living five-star Dou Sheng?"
Having a living Dou Sheng meant that the Xiao Clan was still one of the Ancient Eight Clans.
Although their strength had declined, the two families were still a suitable match.
After all, even in the Gu Clan, a five-star Dou Sheng was an illustrious figure.
"A Dou Sheng?" Nalan Yanran cried out.
She had not taken the information revealed within this space too much to heart, even the news that Xiao Yan would become a Dou Di in the future.
Because she firmly believed her talent was no worse than Xiao Yan's. If Xiao Yan could become a Dou Di, there was a very good chance she could too.
But after learning that the Xiao Clan still had a Dou Sheng remaining, she truly panicked.
The resources a Dou Sheng could provide were worlds apart from those a Dou Zong teacher could offer.
"No wonder Xiao Yan can become a Dou Di in the future. So he has the support of a Dou Sheng ancestor." This made Nalan Yanran feel miserable.
The person whose engagement she had gone to his home to break would far surpass her in strength in the future. The proud and lofty Nalan Yanran could not bear it.
"If only I had a Dou Sheng ancestor too..." She bit her lip.
Inside the space.
"Brother Gu Yuan, I mean it. Tell me where the Xiao Clan is, and my Hun Clan's people will never compete with your daughter for the principal wife's position," Hun Tiandi coaxed Gu Yuan earnestly.
The Xiao Clan's remaining five-star Dou Sheng put far too much pressure on him.
Although he had luckily gained a point, and would only fall to late-stage Seven-Star Dou Saint even if he answered the next two questions incorrectly.
He could not withstand getting more wrong after that.
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