Chapter 59: Unexpected Change!

Among the Xiao family's先天 realm experts flying in the sky, including Xiao Qi, there were only four people, with Xiao Bai missing.

Just as everyone was wondering where Xiao Bai had gone, one of the clan members suddenly exclaimed in shock, pointing to the back of the Xiao family's group on the ground... Xiao Bai was at the very end of the group, walking with a stern expression.

One of Xiao Bai's hands was clenched into a fist at his waist, while the other hand dragged a long string of... many beast heads wrapped in vines!

Under the moonlight, the bloodstains on the beast heads, wrapped in vines, were clearly visible, evoking an uncontrollable chill that ran through the spine.

The most striking point was that all these beast heads were... Black Fierce Wolves!

Xiao Bei scanned and found ten Black Fierce Wolf heads!

Xiao Bei knew that this was Xiao Bai's violent way of venting his frustration. Xiao Lie and the Black Fierce Wolves' bodies had been crushed and buried in a cliff, making it extremely unlikely for Xiao Qi and the others to find them. Without finding them, Xiao Bai, as the highest-ranking and most powerful elder in this mission, would naturally be held responsible. It would be strange if he didn't kill a few Black Fierce Wolves to vent his anger.

When Xiao Bai appeared, he immediately caught the attention of the commoners still standing on the street. As Xiao Bai approached, these commoners could see more clearly the beast heads trailing behind him, his eyes bloodshot. This scene made all the commoners draw a sharp breath, and then they clapped their hands, applauding for Xiao Bai!

"Welcome back, clansmen!"

As the group entered the open area in front of the Xiao family's gate, Xiao Zhan shouted, followed by the shouts of countless clansmen... "Welcome back, clansmen!"

Xiao Bei also joined the crowd, shouting.

When Xiao Qi and the others landed and looked back at the group, Xiao Bai, dragging the long string of Black Fierce Wolf heads, walked through the Xiao family's group and came to the front of Xiao Zhan and the others.

"Thud!"

Xiao Zhan knelt on one knee.

"Clan leader, I'm sorry, I've let you down!"

His demeanor seemed to age instantly, no longer as confident as when he was walking on the road.

"Xiao Bai, I hope you understand, this is not your fault! You did nothing wrong! On the contrary, your performance has made me and the other clansmen very satisfied! Get up!"

Xiao Zhan encouraged Xiao Bai, speaking each word clearly.

Xiao Bai was taken aback, then, with the help of Xiao Qi, he stood up.

Someone immediately took the string of Black Fierce Wolf heads from Xiao Bai.

"Now, the excellent ones who have returned victorious, follow me to the Martial Arts Hall for the awards and the lottery draw."

With Xiao Zhan's words, the crowd surged into the Xiao family's gate and headed for the Martial Arts Hall.

...

In the bustling Martial Arts Hall, Xiao Bei stood on one side of the largest and highest combat platform. Following his direction, the top ten performers in the Xiao family's trial of hunting beasts were lined up.

Then, under Xiao Zhan's announcement, Xiao Xu and two other Xiao family members, their faces flushed with excitement, who had won the top three places in the additional competition today, also jumped onto the combat platform.

Below the combat platform, Xiao Zhan announced again that these thirteen Xiao family members were the top thirteen performers in the trial of hunting beasts, and they had the qualification to participate in the trial arena competition!

The crowd erupted in thunderous applause.

All the applause was for these most outstanding young members of the Xiao family!

"Wait..."

Suddenly, just as the applause was beginning to subside, one of the thirteen outstanding Xiao family members on the combat platform spoke, his voice weak but his words firm.

This person was also the most severely injured member of the family in this trial.

Xiao Sa.

Yes, it was Xiao Sa!

Xiao Sa had stopped his healing to get on the platform and was carried up again.

At this moment, he opened his mouth, struggling to stand up, but his injuries were too severe, and he could only sit up straight on the combat platform.

Xiao Zhan's expression remained unchanged as he said to Xiao Sa, "Xiao Sa, why did you call out 'wait'? I hope it's not because you think your injuries are too severe and you don't plan to win, so you're withdrawing from the competition! This is not the behavior expected of a Xiao family man!"

Xiao Zhan's words were sharp and harsh!

Xiao Sa's face changed, a bitter expression appearing instantly. "Clan leader, that's not it. I didn't plan to withdraw from the arena competition. In fact, I..."

As he spoke, Xiao Sa's face darkened again. "This time, my performance in hunting beasts has some unrealistic elements."

Xiao Sa's words caused a change in the expressions of the crowd below.

The shock caused by these words was slightly less than when the people on the field learned of Xiao Bing's death, but it was no less than when Xiao Bei, unexpectedly, became a dark horse and won first place in the family trial of hunting beasts, causing a similar shock in the Martial Arts Hall.

"Xiao Sa, do you know what the consequences of these words will be?"

Xiao Zhan's eyes blazed with anger.

"I know what consequences I will face, but... please, elders, let me finish speaking, okay?" Xiao Sa's bitter smile deepened, and his eyes showed a pleading look.

Xiao Zhan signaled for the crowd to be silent, giving Xiao Sa a chance to explain clearly.

After Xiao Zhan's signal, everyone's breathing seemed to be suppressed, all preparing to hear Xiao Sa's words clearly and understand the reason for his actions.

Moreover, Xiao Sa's parents, their faces pale, walked to the closest place to the combat platform.

"First, I want to say that I, Xiao Sa, absolutely do not want to withdraw from this competition. Even if I am injured, I want to fight at least one round on the day of the trial arena competition... However, as the elders on the field know, this time, I and several other family members formed a team to hunt beasts. Normally, the performance in hunting beasts cannot be evenly distributed; it must be allocated according to the contribution. That is, whoever played the main role in the battle gets a better share. After all, the strength of the people in a team varies, so the performance cannot be evenly distributed, as that would be unfair to everyone."

"Cough, cough..." With his severe injuries, Xiao Sa spoke a lot and coughed a few times. Then, Xiao Sa, who dared not meet the eyes of many people staring at him, lowered his head and continued.

"My team was formed with Xiao Ling, Xiao Peng, Xiao Yun, and Xiao Bing. Among us, I was the strongest, so I felt that I had made the greatest contribution. Therefore, I thought I would be among the top ten in the family trial of hunting beasts... However, half a day ago, I found... I had miscalculated."

"Miscalculated"?... These three words from Xiao Sa explained everything he wanted to say.

Although this indicated that it was not Xiao Sa's intention to make a mistake and that it was not a mistake in the statistics by Xiao Qi and the others, no matter how it was said, Xiao Sa had a charge!

Falsification!

This was falsification!

No matter how it was said, Xiao Sa would be removed from the top thirteen, losing the opportunity to participate in the trial arena competition, and even the chance to compete for the top five, or the opportunity to study at the Xiangxiang Academy, which was only open to the top two!

Not only that, with such a charge, Xiao Sa would have to spend some time in the Xiao family's confinement, with his salary, medicine supply, and guidance from Xiao family experts all suspended...

After hearing Xiao Sa's words, Xiao Bei's expression remained unchanged, but he was certain that Xiao Sa must have been coerced or tempted to say this, and he would definitely give his spot to someone else!

As for who that someone was, Xiao Bei already had a conclusion in his mind!