Chapter 27: Killing for Beauty

"It's not that I'm too ruthless, but you left yourself no room for retreat, even going so far as to want to take Yuan'er's life... Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

Feeling the life force of Xiao Wu beneath his feet fading away, Xiao Bei sighed and then applied more force. After all, he had said he wouldn't leave Xiao Wu's body intact.

Although Xiao Bei's voice was low, in the dead silence, it was very clear, and everyone who was paying attention heard it clearly.

Then, Xiao Bei deliberately forced out a mouthful of blood, gradually weakening his martial aura.

Without even looking at the terrified crowd below, Xiao Bei walked straight to Jiang Yuan's side and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Yuan'er, let's go."

Jiang Yuan looked at Xiao Bei with a pained expression, then glared fiercely at Xiao Li, who was swaying and trying to stand up, having been ignored and defeated by Xiao Bei.

"You have already lost. I'm sure you have no face left to participate in the family trial."

After saying this, Jiang Yuan, with a heart full of pain, held Xiao Bei's arm and jumped off the platform, disappearing with him in the stunned gazes of the surrounding crowd.

And in the minds of the people around, the image of Xiao Bei still lingered!

The young man who had flown into a rage for beauty had left his image deeply etched in their minds, an image that would never fade away!

"Quick, tell the family head!"

After a long while, someone in the crowd shouted, and the crowd suddenly burst into chaos, people whispering and discussing, or staring in shock at the place where Xiao Bei and Jiang Yuan had disappeared, muttering that the sky of the Xiao family was about to change...

...

"Brother Xiao Bei, are you okay?"

Jiang Yuan, supporting Xiao Bei, could no longer hold back her worry and spoke.

Looking at Jiang Yuan's worried eyes, Xiao Bei shook his head. "I'm fine, don't worry. There's still some residual effect of the medicine in my body that hasn't been released. This time, I can use the 'Blood Sacrifice Technique' to convert this part of the effect into part of my strength."

"Really?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Xiao Bei with her beautiful eyes, her heart slightly relieved.

"Of course, it's real."

Xiao Bei smiled.

Feeling the chaotic aura behind him, Xiao Bei knew that the people who had watched his match with Xiao Li would spread the news. He believed that it wouldn't be long before someone came to see if his foundation had been damaged.

"Perhaps, you will be disappointed."

Xiao Bei thought to himself, then took Jiang Yuan's hand and looked straight into her eyes. "Yuan'er, flying into a rage for beauty, I feel it was worth it."

At this moment, Jiang Yuan's eyes were filled with tears, and she gently leaned on Xiao Bei's shoulder.

...

In the afternoon, Xiao Bei, who was in his room, felt a familiar aura approaching, but he didn't move, sitting in meditation in his room without coming out.

The person who came was Xiao Guan, the steward.

When Xiao Guan first appeared in the small courtyard, Xiao Si, the old steward with an injured arm, went up to greet him.

In the past, Xiao Si would have been obsequious when he saw Xiao Guan, but now, Xiao Si faced Xiao Guan with a look of great tension. Apart from his still unsettled mind, his body no longer showed any sign of obsequiousness.

This was the old saying, "When one person rises, even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!"

Xiao Bei's story was gradually spreading, especially when it was known that as a possible youngest Eighth Rank Later Heaven martial artist in the Wu Kingdom, Xiao Bei had the right to enter the family library and take a book from the inner chamber. Xiao Bei was no longer a useless person that anyone could bully, but a rising star with great potential!

One could say that the Xiao family had a son named Xiao Bei, and now, at least in the Xiao family, Xiao Bei's name had spread completely!

Especially when Xiao Si was collecting the lunch rations for the day, he learned that Xiao Bei had won a great victory in the match with Xiao Li, which he had been worried about. Xiao Si even heard that Xiao Bei, as an Eighth Rank Later Heaven martial artist, had killed the instigator Xiao Wu. Xiao Si knew he had chosen the right master!

Based on his years of experience, Xiao Si knew that Xiao Bei would become a great figure!

Especially when Xiao Si saw Xiao Bei's face improve after the match, he no longer felt worried, only hopeful!

Xiao Bei's success meant that he, Xiao Si, would benefit from it!

So, even now, facing Xiao Guan, a person he usually dared not look at or speak loudly to, Xiao Si felt no fear.

Looking at Xiao Guan, Xiao Si said, "Hello, Steward Xiao."

Xiao Guan was slightly surprised, then his face turned serious. "Is Xiao Bei here?"

"Yes, Young Master Bei is practicing in his room..."

Before Xiao Si could finish speaking, he was surprised to open his mouth wide!

At the same time, Xiao Guan's face also changed, showing surprise and other complex emotions... because a Ninth Rank Later Heaven martial artist's aura burst forth!

The source was Xiao Bei's room!

"Bang!"

The door to the room where Xiao Bei's mother, Zhang Lan, was staying was pushed open, and Jiang Yuan, with a look of surprise, appeared. Following her was Zhang Lan, who also had a joyful expression, with tears in her eyes.

Supporting Zhang Lan were the maids Xiaoman and Huan'er, both with joyful expressions.

"Ninth Rank Later Heaven martial artist. Sigh..."

Xiao Guan, regaining his composure, smiled bitterly.

"Xiao Si, you chose the right person." Nodding to Jiang Yuan and Zhang Lan, Xiao Guan said to Xiao Si, who was closest to him.

Then, Xiao Guan continued, "When Xiao Bei wakes up, tell him to go see the family head..."

After that, he took another deep look at Xiao Bei's room and turned to leave the courtyard.

"I wonder if his cultivation method upgrade will delay tomorrow's family trial. If it does..."

Xiao Guan seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be speaking to someone.

Xiao Si vaguely felt that the family trial was related to something he had heard. Turning his head, he saw that Jiang Yuan, Xiao Bei's childhood friend, was anxiously pacing outside Xiao Bei's room, her face tense and worried.

As night fell, Jiang Yuan and Zhang Lan were still waiting outside Xiao Bei's room.

Inside the room, Xiao Bei was practicing. Just now, he had deliberately released the aura of a Ninth Rank Later Heaven martial artist to let Xiao Guan feel it, and then he began to deduce the "Expansion Technique" that Xiao Li had used during the match.

Xiao Bei, of course, did not have the ability to see the internal cultivation route of a technique with just a glance, but during the brief contact with Xiao Li's expanded body, he had quickly and secretly probed it.

With Xiao Bei's strength as an Imperial Rank martial artist, Xiao Li naturally could not detect Xiao Bei's probing.

After probing, Xiao Bei found that the "Expansion Technique," although not very complete and could potentially damage some meridians when used, was much better than techniques like the "Blood Sacrifice Technique" that could rapidly increase strength in a short time.