Chapter 44: Xiao Bei, an Imperial Rank Warrior?

"Now, we must first find Xiao Bei. Otherwise, if that guy wins first place tonight because Xiao Ting's sudden appearance helps him, and he thinks he's invincible, he might return to the tent camp tomorrow and leisurely cultivate on his own. By then, we won't be able to do anything, and we'll just have to watch him win the first place in this beast hunt and gain the qualification to participate in the arena competition."

As Xiao Lie spoke to Xiao Bing, he moved to the side of the large, fierce wolf-type beast. He raised his hand, and martial qi appeared, then transformed into a hand blade.

The hand blade fell, and the wolf-type beast's body, over seven meters long, separated from its head, which was more than half a meter long.

Using a thick vine cut from a tree near the unconscious Xiao Peng, Xiao Lie tied up the wolf's head and returned to Xiao Bing's side, handing him one end of the vine.

"Even if his chances of winning first place are slim, he still has a chance. If there's a one in ten thousand chance that he wins and becomes the first in this family trial, it would be disastrous. So, we can't give him this opportunity. We need to find him as soon as possible and kill him, as you suggested! We can't let him interfere with what we're doing together!"

Xiao Lie's words became more vicious.

He didn't know that his words would decide his fate, and in a short while, he would disappear from this world, leaving nothing behind!

He also didn't realize that while he was casually deciding someone else's fate, his own fate was being decided just as casually by someone else!

That's often how things work in this world!

When you plot against others, others will plot against you!

Never think that your schemes are brilliant, or that the people or things you plot against are definitely your prey, to be slaughtered at will!

Because sometimes, the prey can turn into the hunter, and the original hunter becomes the prey's lamb!

"Alright, now, you go and deal with Xiao Sa and the others. I'll cultivate a bit more. That beast just now forced me to use the family's forbidden technique, 'Blood Sacrifice Art,' which damaged my body. Sigh, I'll need some time to recover." Xiao Lie waved his hand at Xiao Bing and then swept the ground with martial qi before sitting down.

"Don't worry, Uncle. When I get back, I'll definitely have my brother talk to Uncle Three and get some high-quality pills from the Zhou family to help you recover quickly." Xiao Bing flattered him, then looked at the unconscious Xiao Sa and Xiao Peng, narrowing his eyes. "I've been annoyed by these guys for a long time. They think they're better than me because of their strength, and they act like their tails are about to reach the sky. But, they did me a favor by giving me all the credit for the beast hunt. It's somewhat useful, hehe..."

Xiao Bing moved his legs, his pale face mixed with a sinister smile, looking extremely vicious.

"Uncle Three? This involves Xiao Feng's younger brother, Xiao Zheng? ... The Zhou family, indeed, is the imperial Zhou family..." Xiao Bei knew his guess was correct. Although he wanted to listen more, he also knew that he couldn't continue any longer.

If he delayed any longer, Xiao Sa and the others would definitely be killed.

He wasn't feeling sorry for them, but in this situation, letting Xiao Bing kill them would bring him no benefit.

Moreover, to be fair, Xiao Sa's earlier behavior and his words about just teaching Xiao Bei a lesson had made Xiao Bei feel a bit better about him.

Furthermore, if Xiao Sa survived, Xiao Bei believed that after he killed Xiao Bing and Xiao Lie, Xiao Sa and the others would likely help him avoid being implicated in the incident.

To get more information, Xiao Bei had two options: one was to appear as a weakling in front of Xiao Lie and Xiao Bing and try to extract information from them.

The other was to go out directly and use his formidable strength to force them to comply!

If it weren't for Xiao Sa and the others being about to be killed by Xiao Bing, Xiao Bei might have chosen the first option. After all, if Xiao Bei were seen as their certain prey, Xiao Bing and Xiao Lie might reveal more information to him.

However, Xiao Bei knew that at this moment, directly rushing out, clarifying the facts, and then killing Xiao Lie and Xiao Bing before leaving cleanly and decisively was also a good choice.

Deciding to act, Xiao Bei chose the second option without hesitation.

"I believe you two aren't the type to lie in the face of death. Xiao Lie, I'm not sure about you, but Xiao Bing will definitely be so scared that he'll wet his pants again and reveal many secrets."

Using his power, Xiao Bei's figure drifted through the air and appeared in front of Xiao Bing and Xiao Lie, who were staring in shock.

"You... you..."

Watching Xiao Bei's body slowly descend from over ten meters high, Xiao Bing's hands trembled, and he couldn't say anything else after the first "you." His face turned even paler!

Especially his legs, which were still not fully recovered, went weak again at the sight of Xiao Bei floating in the air, as if he had seen a ghost!

"Thud!"

Xiao Bing's legs gave out, and he fell to the ground!

His eyes, filled with disbelief, shock, extreme unwillingness, fear, confusion, and other complex emotions, stared at Xiao Bei in disbelief!

On the other side, Xiao Lie, who had been meditating, also opened his eyes at this moment.

His eyes also showed immense shock!

He, like Xiao Bing, was stunned!

Just now, Xiao Lie had sensed a very powerful martial artist's aura, but it was unfamiliar to him. He was about to ask which senior had come when he opened his eyes and saw a young man in black robes slowly descending in the air in front of Xiao Bing.

Using the dim light and his sharp eyesight enhanced by his cultivation, Xiao Lie saw that the young man in black robes was actually Xiao Bei?

Xiao Bei, appearing just when he and Xiao Bing were looking for him?

Moreover, Xiao Bei's body was floating in the air... and the aura he emitted was something Xiao Lie had never felt from even the family head, Xiao Zhan, but only from the ancestor Xiao Ting not long ago... the aura of an Imperial Rank Warrior? Xiao Bei, an Imperial Rank Warrior?!