Chapter 55: Jiang Yuan's Mother

"Understood!"

Xiao Tang, Xiao Jiang, and the two other Xiao family warriors whose names were called by Xiao Zhan, along with Xiao Qi who had been at the bottom of the arena, instantly lined up neatly and knelt in reverence to the high platform.

This was the most devout posture!

It also revealed their intentions!

They were determined to kill countless Black Fierce Wolves!

Moreover, their strength was at the Xiantian realm, the realm of martial artists!

They were qualified to hunt the Black Fierce Wolves!

However, Xiao Bei slightly frowned.

Through the incident of a holy-grade martial artist tracking him during his last outing and the method of stirring up the crowd just now, Xiao Bei knew that his nominal grandfather, Xiao Zhan, was an extremely cunning old fox.

Or, perhaps, calling him an old fox was a bit inappropriate.

But, it was undeniable that Xiao Zhan had sufficient wisdom... So, at this moment, when the Xiao family and the Zhou family were at odds like fire and water, why did Xiao Zhan mobilize many strong warriors to go to the mountain forest to hunt the Black Fierce Wolves?

Was it just to further stir up the Xiao family's morale and strengthen their cohesion?

This reason was clearly impossible, as it would be a loss outweighing the gain... Xiao Zhan would certainly consider the internal weakness of the Xiao family, and the Zhou family might take advantage of this weakness to launch a decisive strike!

Then, why didn't Xiao Zhan change the mobilized people to someone like Xiao Zheng, whom he might already know to be a traitor?

Xiao Zhan couldn't possibly be unaware of a traitor... Unless... Xiao Bei's mind suddenly became clear, and he understood Xiao Zhan's well-intentioned plan... It was a trap! He still had a backup plan! Just like the saying, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cub!"

"Brilliant move..."

Xiao Bei glanced at Xiao Zhan indifferently and nodded.

"Now, go, Xiao Tang. Tell Xiao Bai that I and the Xiao family clan members are waiting for your triumphant return!" Xiao Zhan waved his hand, pointing towards the mountain forest.

Xiao Tang and the others nodded again, and the five people, including Xiao Qi, headed towards the door of the Martial Arts Hall.

However, when they soared into the sky and flew past the crowd to the door of the Martial Arts Hall, they immediately descended to the ground.

Under the passionate gazes of others, they walked out through the only door of the Martial Arts Hall.

The Martial Arts Hall was located in the center of the Xiao family's territory, and to highlight its nobility and its role in cultivating the most outstanding talents, a wooden wall about ten meters high was built around it when it was first established.

There was only one door, symbolizing that martial arts require focused dedication!

This advice was set by the ancestors of the Xiao family.

And they strictly ordered the descendants of the Xiao family to abide by it.

Therefore, regardless of who entered or exited the Martial Arts Hall, they had to go through that single door.

As Xiao Tang and the others left the door, the morning sun also rose.

"Except for the elderly, women, and children, everyone, follow me to the gate of the Xiao residence and wait for their return! Wait for a whole day!"

Xiao Zhan shouted from the arena.

Subsequently, the people in the arena began to move.

Soon, Xiao Sa, as well as the already conscious Xiao Ling and Xiao Peng, were hurriedly carried away by their relatives for treatment, and some of the family members who were also injured were similarly taken away by their relatives for medical care.

Xiao Zhan turned around and looked at Xiao Bei beside him, his eyes showing a look of satisfaction, and his tone much gentler than before, "Xiao Bei, you did well this time. It seems that you will definitely be the first. Good, very good."

After saying that, Xiao Zhan directly leaped off the arena.

Xiao Bei squinted his eyes at the rising sun, and then, in the sunlight, he also jumped off the arena and headed straight for Jiang Yuan, who was smiling at him.

"Big Brother Xiao Bei, you're really great."

Jiang Yuan said with a smile, her voice tinged with a bit of mischief.

"Ha ha," Xiao Bei laughed, then calmly took Jiang Yuan's hand, "Don't worry, Yuan'er, you know, I will definitely become the first."

"Um, I knew that long ago." Jiang Yuan tightened her grip on Xiao Bei's hand.

"Mom, are you tired? Now that I'm back, you can rest assured and go home first..." Xiao Bei looked at Zhang Lan.

"No, no, I'm fine, ha ha. I just didn't expect that Xiao Bing would die, and he would..." Zhang Lan sighed as she spoke.

Xiao Bei knew that earlier, when Xiao Feng passed by his mother Zhang Lan, her face had already turned pale.

This was a deep-seated issue, the hardest to change.

Moreover, his mother Zhang Lan had probably never let go of this matter. This deep-seated issue, after he could cultivate, had not diminished but rather grown even larger.

So, Xiao Bei did not respond...

"How about it, is our Yuan'er's hand very comfortable to hold?"

A sharp voice suddenly came from the other side.

The person speaking was a woman dressed in a luxurious dark red robe. She looked to be in her thirties, and behind her were two maids who looked very delicate.

The woman's face bore a resemblance to Jiang Yuan.

But it was obvious that the woman was not happy, her face somewhat gloomy.

Her eyes also showed a look of displeasure towards Xiao Bei, and then this displeased gaze turned to Zhang Lan. When the woman walked up to Jiang Yuan, she extended her hand and said to Jiang Yuan, "Come home with me."

Xiao Bei could feel that Jiang Yuan was gripping his hand even tighter, and her face had turned a bit pale.

However, the woman's words did not make Jiang Yuan let go of his hand.

Xiao Bei recalled that this was a woman he had met a few times, to be precise, a woman he had met three times.

These three meetings were not pleasant, as the woman had harshly criticized him each time, the main point being to keep him, the "waste," away from Jiang Yuan so as not to hinder her bright future.

This woman was Jiang Yuan's biological mother, the younger sister of Jiang Zhi, the former wife of Xiao Feng, named He Xiu.

"I will go home, but not now."

Jiang Yuan leaned closer to Xiao Bei and said to He Xiu.

He Xiu was taken aback, clearly not expecting her daughter to be so defiant today, speaking to her in such a manner. In the past, even when Jiang Yuan stood up for Xiao Bei, she had never verbally contradicted her, always outwardly agreeing.