Chapter 22

Being ambushed, they were blown up, from the ninth to the tenth! This is intolerable, brothers and sisters, give us a hand!

The disciples carried the corpse of the monster into the city gate with great joy. Seeing the enthusiastic cheers of the people, their excitement overcame their fatigue, their faces flushed, and they puffed out their chests, looking as if they were the only ones who could do it.

Xu Haoran and Xu Haoliang did not enter through the city gate but flew up to the city wall. As soon as they landed, they heard the waves of cheers:

"Welcome the patriarch's triumphant return!"

"Long live the patriarch!"

Xu Ziyun, who had repelled the monster, was also very happy, shouting loudly with everyone. Xu Haoliang, who landed on the wall with Xu Haoran, saw the cheers for Xu Haoran and his face turned gloomy, as if someone owed him a copper coin.

Xu Haoran landed on the wall and laughed loudly: "Ha ha ha... It was a great fight, very satisfying!"

At this moment, Xu Haobo also flew up to the wall, and at first glance, he saw that Xu Haoran's face was somewhat pale. He quickly examined him and saw that a snake's head was still hanging from Xu Haoran's ankle. When Xu Haoran had cut the black snake into several pieces with his sword, he did not expect the snake's mouth to still be tightly clamped onto his ankle, and it did not fall off.

Xu Haobo was greatly alarmed, knowing that the snake was poisonous. His eyebrows twitched, and he shouted:

"Doctor, doctor, find a doctor quickly, the patriarch is poisoned!"

Xu Haoran looked down at his ankle, frowned slightly, and waved his hand, laughing: "Making a fuss over nothing, this small injury is nothing serious!"

After saying this, he took two steps forward and suddenly felt dizzy. His knees buckled, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Xu Haobo, who was standing beside him, reacted quickly and caught him.

Xu Haoran shook his head, suddenly closed his eyes, and fainted. Everyone panicked and hurriedly carried him back to the family estate.

Once back at the family estate, everyone placed Xu Haoran on a chair in the main hall. Xu Haobo squatted down and tore open Xu Haoran's pants, seeing that his calf was already black and blue. He immediately turned and shouted:

"Go get Doctor Zhang! Hurry!"

Soon, an old man rushed into the main hall, squatted down, and examined Xu Haoran's ankle. By this time, the snake's head had already been removed and thrown away by Xu Haobo. The bite area was swollen and black, slowly oozing some foul-smelling liquid.

Xu Haobo, with a tense expression, asked: "Doctor Zhang, how is it? Is my brother in danger?"

Doctor Zhang was the best doctor in the Xu family and a revered elder. A master of alchemy and medicine, he had treated people all his life and showed no sign of panic. He took out a jade knife from his storage bag and gently cut open the swollen area, and the black blood immediately flowed out. At this moment, Xu Haoran, leaning on the chair, felt nothing.

Doctor Zhang carefully wiped away the blood with a cotton ball, smelled it, and sighed with relief:

"Fortunately, this is a bite from a Black Flame Snake. The toxicity of the Black Flame Snake is not strong. However, after being bitten, the patriarch continued to chase and kill the monsters, accelerating the spread of the poison. Now he has fainted. Once I drain all the poisoned blood and give him a detoxification pill, he will recover in three days."

Everyone present heaved a sigh of relief, except for Xu Haoliang, who stood beside them, his eyes rolling in his sockets, seemingly thinking of something. Suddenly, Xu Haoliang's face turned stern, and he flung his sleeves, shouting:

"Stupid, not considering the big picture, just being reckless. How can he bear the responsibility of the family?"

Everyone was stunned. Xu Ziyun, standing outside the main hall, was startled and thought:

"Who is he scolding? Is it Uncle Second, or Doctor Zhang? The patriarch is fine, isn't he? Why is he angry? Is he scolding the patriarch? That's... too bold!"

At this moment, Xu Haoliang put on a completely furious expression, pointing at Xu Haobo and others, and shouted loudly:

"As the patriarch, he should coordinate the forces from the center, not personally go to kill the monsters. You all care about your brother, don't you? Your brother listens to you, doesn't he? Why didn't you persuade him not to put himself in danger? And you even accompanied him in this reckless behavior. As the head of the family, he cannot oversee the whole situation, only showing off his bravery, truly unreasonable!"

After saying this, he flung his sleeves again. With the patriarch Xu Haoran unconscious, Xu Haoliang was the highest-ranking cultivator present. While criticizing his brother, the patriarch, he was also putting pressure on Xu Haobo and others. Although Xu Haobo and others were indignant and secretly cursed:

"If it weren't for your argument with the patriarch, would he have gone to kill the monsters? Now that he is unconscious, you are lashing out here!"

However, although Xu Haoliang's words were not entirely true, they were reasonable, and his cultivation was the highest. With the patriarch unconscious, Xu Haobo and others, facing the powerful Xu Haoliang, had already lost their composure. For a moment, everyone in the main hall was silent, allowing Xu Haoliang to rant freely.

Xu Haoliang's scolding, though indirect, made everyone who knew the truth feel uneasy. They understood that Xu Haoliang was taking advantage of the situation, but they could not say anything, so they all stood there with their heads down.

Suddenly, the sound of a bell came from the city lord's residence. Everyone's hearts raced, and they all looked at Xu Haoliang, as he was currently the highest-ranking cultivator in the family. Seeing everyone looking at him, a rare satisfied smile appeared on Xu Haoliang's face, but it quickly disappeared, and he said coldly:

"Guest elders and hall masters, wait in the main hall. Other disciples, disperse. The city lord has summoned us. I will go to the city lord's residence first, and you wait for me to return for the meeting."

After saying this, Xu Haoliang flung his sleeves and left the main hall. The hall masters and elders looked at each other and said to the disciples:

"Disperse!"

The disciples scattered in a hurry. Xu Ziyun, while following the crowd, thought:

"The monsters have been repelled, but the city lord's bell is still ringing. It seems the beast tide has not passed. We might be sent out to block the monsters in a few days. Now the patriarch is unconscious, and Uncle Ninth is in charge. What will happen to the family? I should hurry and prepare more talismans and elixirs!"

Looking at Xu Qingsnow and others beside her, Xu Ziyun said softly: "You go ahead, I have something to do."

After saying this, she pushed through the crowd and walked out...

New and old friends, if you think this book is still short, you can wait a bit. You can also check out my previous book "Phoenix Song of Song," which is linked below.

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