Chapter 53: Premature Revelation

Facing the various gazes from below, for Xiao Bei, he could ignore the others, but there were a few gazes he simply could not overlook... He turned his head slightly, meeting one of those gazes.

It was a gaze filled with tender affection, with clear and bright eyes, and a hint of tears, a look of excitement and joy.

A glance, and Xiao Bei felt a tremor in his heart.

In the exchange of gazes, there was an indescribable sentiment.

His gaze lowered, and he saw that beautiful face that would unconsciously flash in his deepest memories. The faint blush of happiness on that face made Xiao Bei know that he must win first place in the upcoming trial arena competition!

Next, another gaze came from his mother Zhang Lan, who was holding Jiang Yuan's hand. The look of relief and pride in her eyes seemed to greatly boost Xiao Bei's strength.

Then, Xiao Bei nodded to his mother Zhang Lan, Jiang Yuan, the injured Xiao Si, as well as Xiao Man and Huan'er.

As for the gaze from Xiao Feng, Xiao Bei did not meet it, but thought, "Probably, once the news of Xiao Bing's death is announced, it will have a significant impact on you..."

This thought was not about revenge, but under the circumstances, Xiao Bei indeed should have killed Xiao Bing!

Therefore, Xiao Bei now had no feelings of revenge or guilt.

Xiao Bei only believed that he did what he should have done. Otherwise, if he were not an Imperial Rank martial artist, he would have been the one to die!

At this moment, after the applause and discussions for Xiao Bei had subsided, and the venue had quieted down, Xiao Qi continued, "Second place, Xiao Qing..."

A burly man pushed through the crowd below, a rough smile on his face, and leaped onto the stage. Xiao Bei was slightly taken aback; he recognized this person, who was the first to be called to enter the inner room of the library last time... Then, Xiao Qi announced one by one the top ten Xiao family members who had hunted demon beasts in this family trial.

Many of these people, Xiao Bei knew well.

For example, besides the second-place burly man, there was the Xiao family woman with a seductive face, who had also been to the inner room of the library with Xiao Bei.

When she stepped onto the stage, she smiled at Xiao Bei.

Xiao Bei nodded in acknowledgment.

Among the top ten, there was another person, Xiao Sa, who ranked ninth.

However, due to his severe injuries, Xiao Sa could only be carried up by others.

"Wait! Xiao Sa, what virtue and ability do you have to qualify for the top ten in the family trial demon beast hunt?!" Just as Xiao Sa was about to be carried up by two Xiao family members, a loud roar suddenly echoed.

Everyone's gaze shifted, and they saw the person who had shouted.

It was Xiao Yun, with disheveled hair and wrinkled clothes, striding in from the only entrance of the martial arts hall.

At this moment, Xiao Yun lifted his face, a fierce look on his face as he stared at the stage.

Seeing the gazes of the people around him begin to focus on him, Xiao Yun wiped the dried blood from the corner of his mouth, pushed aside the people around him, and slowly walked over.

"Xiao Sa, you went to hunt demon beasts with Xiao Bing, Xiao Ling, and Xiao Peng. My brother, Xiao Bing, is dead! You, with the strength of a Ninth Rank Later Heaven martial artist, did not protect him well. What virtue and ability do you have to claim the ninth place in this demon beast hunt? Saying you are not guilty is already lenient..."

Before Xiao Yun could finish speaking, the venue was already in chaos!

Xiao Bing is dead?

No wonder the family trial ended prematurely... It turns out Xiao Bing is dead!

At this moment, everyone's gaze almost immediately shifted to two people... Xiao Feng and the so-called aunt, the vicious woman, He Zhi!

These two were Xiao Bing's parents!

Indeed, at this moment, Xiao Feng and He Zhi's faces were almost completely pale! The same went for the people behind them!

Xiao Zhan's face was not good.

He looked at Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi's face was ashen.

Just now, to prevent the news of Xiao Bing's death from being brought up at this time, he had already sent people to detain Xiao Yun and did not let him appear.

Although this was just a delaying tactic, given the current situation, Xiao Qi felt that delaying for a moment was a moment.

The news of Xiao Lie's disappearance and Xiao Bing's death, Xiao Bai had surely informed Xiao Zhan through a message eagle long ago. However, when Xiao Qi entered the Xiao residence, he sent some Xiao family members to probe the situation and found that Xiao Feng and his wife He Zhi showed no signs of knowing about their son Xiao Bing's death, still smiling. Xiao Qi deduced that Xiao Zhan had not yet disclosed these two matters.

Therefore, Xiao Qi had a plan. Since Xiao Zhan had not mentioned these two matters, he would definitely announce them after the top ten results.

After all, no matter how one thought about it, announcing these matters at that time would be the best... First, to stir up the enthusiasm of the Xiao family members who were still in the mountains and forests, then announce the top ten who would enter the trial arena competition, and finally, while the emotions of the Xiao family members were heightened, announce that Xiao Bing died while hunting demon beasts to prove himself as a good son of the Xiao family... This sequence would be the best.

And he believed this was the process his father, Xiao Zhan, wanted to follow.

So, he planned to control Xiao Yun first, not bring Xiao Bing's body in, and order the Xiao family members behind him to remain silent. After announcing the results, he would order the body of Xiao Bing and Xiao Yun to be brought in and reveal these facts.

Xiao Zhan did not expect that Xiao Yun would be released at this critical moment, directly disrupting the plan and forcing the events involving Xiao Lie and Xiao Bing to be revealed prematurely.

"Yun'er, Bing'er he..."

He Zhi's body went limp, and if it weren't for Xiao Feng, who had a face transitioning from pale to ashen, supporting her, she would have collapsed on the ground.

"Yun'er, tell me, what exactly happened!"

Xiao Feng glared at his elder brother Xiao Qi, then, this nominal father of Xiao Bei, handed He Zhi to the maids behind him, and in one leap, crossed over many people to stand near Xiao Yun.

"Father, my brother... he... died!"

Xiao Yun began to cry, then pointed at Xiao Sa in a frenzy, "It's him, it's him, he went to hunt demon beasts with my brother and didn't protect him... And him, this matter must be related to him..."

Xiao Yun's finger pointed at Xiao Bei!

When everyone's gaze turned to Xiao Bei, he remained calm, said nothing, and simply shook his head slightly.

"Enough!"

Xiao Zhan's face was dark, then pointed at Xiao Yun, "Xiao Yun, be careful with your words! I learned through Xiao Bai's message eagle that Xiao Bing's matter has nothing to do with anyone else! Xiao Bing went to hunt demon beasts with Xiao Sa and others, but disregarding the advice of the elders, he went deep into the mountains and encountered a powerful innate realm Black Fierce Wolf, which led to his death!"

Xiao Zhan briefly explained the facts to the people in the venue.