Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Chapter 251 Dog Fighting

Within the Combat Pavilion.

Xiao Yi, Yang Ling, and Xue Wuhen sat together, with Xue Wuhen meticulously making some Spiritual Tea.

He now knew the identity of Xiao Yi.

The shock in his heart was indescribable.

He who was despised by the Xiao Family, expelled and sent to the remote Nanhuang to be a son-in-law, had managed to rise from no cultivation to reaching the Golden Elixir Realm Peak in just over a year.

Moreover, his strength was comparable to that of the Tao Tribulation Realm Peak, an unparalleled feat at the Golden Elixir Peak.

At the same time…

Xue Wuhen was also extremely curious about the Xiao Family.

Just what kind of family would be so blind as to expel a talent like Xiao Yi?

Yang Ling's face showed an apologetic expression, "Xiao Yi, I'm really sorry. I thought Xiao Zhengde knew your identity and I accidentally let it slip…"

Xiao Yi waved his hand to show it didn't matter.

Yang Ling offered a wry smile, "Now, various powers are investigating who the 'One Punch' of the Combat Pavilion really is. If Xiao Zhengde leaks your identity, I'm afraid you'll face many unnecessary troubles!"

In just over a year, to advance from the Physical Body Realm to the Golden Elixir Realm Peak, this was already shocking enough to the world.

Moreover.

Xiao Yi was able to defeat Xue Wuhen at the Tao Tribulation Realm Peak while at the Golden Elixir Realm Peak.

These two secrets, each on their own, were enough to drive countless powerful beings insane, let alone Xiao Yi having both. Once his identity got out, many would covet such an individual.

If it were merely enticement with benefits, it would be one thing.

The worst Yang Ling feared was that some powerful entities would take a darker approach in dealing with Xiao Yi.

An innocent man is in trouble because he has a gem!

That was the principle!

Xue Wuhen, thoroughly convinced by Xiao Yi's abilities, earnestly nodded, "From the end of the duel until now, seven out of the ten major sects have inquired, as well as people from the four great noble houses; I've managed to fend them all off. But we must remain vigilant!"

Xiao Tianjiao also faced the covetous pursuit of many powers. The sect masters of the ten major sects even broke out in a terrifying war to fight over him.

In the end, it was the Pavilion Master of the Tianjian Sect that stood above the rest and took Xiao Tianjiao under his wing.

It was thanks to the backing of the number one sect in the Great Qian Dynasty that Xiao Tianjiao could grow in peace. Even so, Xiao Tianjiao had faced numerous life-threatening assassinations.

"For them, anything or anyone they cannot possess and might become a threat, has only one fate—destruction!"

While saying this, Xue Wuhen reminded, "Unless absolutely necessary, it's best to keep your true identity hidden!"

Yang Ling voiced his concern, "I just hope that Xiao Zhengde won't leak your identity!"

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Aside from the three of them, only Ye Heng and Xiao Zhengde knew that 'One Punch' was Xiao Yi.

There was no need to worry about Ye Heng.

But Xiao Zhengde…

As both of them looked at him worriedly, Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Zhengde won't leak my information!"

"Hm?"

The two men blinked, looking at him confused.

Xiao Yi scoffed, "If people were to know that I, who was expelled from the Xiao Family, had broken Xiao Tianjiao's records, it would be a huge blow to Xiao Tianjiao's prestige. Xiao Zhengde would not allow that to happen. Not only will he not leak it, but he will also help me cover it up!"

At that moment.

Ye Heng walked in from outside, came to Xiao Yi's side, and looked provocatively at Xue Wuhen, "Master, I have retrieved the silver!"

Xue Wuhen rolled his eyes, "Why are you looking at me like that? Would I actually renege on a debt?"

Ye Heng curled his lip, "I just don't like how you guys in the Combat Pavilion abandon your conscience for money!"

"What do you mean?" Xue Wuhen was taken aback.

Xiao Yi also looked towards him.

Ye Heng said in a deep voice, "Master, do you know who I saw when I first arrived?" Seeing several people looking at him, Ye Heng continued gravely, "The blind swordsman who has fought with you before, his tendons in his hands and feet were severed by someone, and he was thrown onto the street outside the Combat Pavilion. If I hadn't saved him, he would have been crushed to death by a carriage."

"What?"

Xiao Yi was taken aback, as he had a rather deep impression of that blind swordsman. He frowned and looked toward Xue Wuhen.

Xue Wuhen hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "I don't know what happened, let me ask around!"

A moment later.

Returning with a grim face, Xue Wuhen forced a smile and said, "This matter has nothing to do with our Combat Pavilion. That blind swordsman is not a martial artist nurtured by our Combat Pavilion. He is a fighting dog kept by that young master of the Dongfang Family, Dongfang Bai, specifically used to participate in competitions at the Combat Pavilion and covertly manipulate the outcomes of the matches to make money. You're aware of the forces of the Dongfang Family. Unless they go too far, it's not good for me to intervene."

"A fighting dog? He's clearly a person, why is he called a fighting dog?" Ye Heng asked, puzzled as he looked at Xue Wuhen.

Xue Wuhen shrugged: "Reduced to such a plight, do they still have the dignity to be called human? Their master commands them to live or die, and they endure a life worse than that of a dog. The blind swordsman ended up like this simply because Dongfang Bai ordered him to intentionally lose the match, but he did not comply. In a fit of rage, Dongfang Bai had his limbs disabled..."

"Scoundrel!"

"How can they be so cruel?"

Ye Heng's expression turned extremely ugly. Having been oppressed by Ye Tian all this time and living at the bottom of society, he felt a strong aversion to such unfair treatment.

As they were discussing this.

A powerful individual from the Combat Pavilion hurried in, glancing at Xiao Yi and the others, hesitating to speak.

Xue Wuhen gestured with his hand: "Speak, it's alright."

The strong individual pointed at Ye Heng and said solemnly, "Pavilion Master, Ye Heng previously entrusted the blind swordsman to our care, and now Dongfang has found out. He's bringing people to demand the blind swordsman from us, nearly resorting to violence..."

"What?"

"After severing his hand and foot tendons, they still refuse to let him go? This is too much to bear!"

With a face ashen as iron, Ye Heng looked toward Xiao Yi, "Master..."

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes into slits, "Let's go have a look!"

Side by side they walked.

Just as they approached the doorway, they heard a haughty voice calling out, "He's nothing but a fighting dog I've raised, merely a dog. He can live only if I allow it, and he cannot refuse death if I command it. Even if I discard my dog, you all cannot pick him up. Now, hand him over to me!"

"Young Master Dongfang, this blind swordsman is also temporarily entrusted to us by another guest. If we hand him over to you, we won't be able to explain ourselves when that guest returns. Please don't make it difficult for us..." said a Combat Pavilion attendant with a helpless expression.

"What? You mean to say that guest is more esteemed than I, Young Master Dongfang?" The voice of Dongfang Bai was chillingly cold.

Previously, he had ordered the blind swordsman to intentionally lose a match, but after being provoked by the opponent's words, the swordsman ended up killing his adversary with a single stroke, causing Dongfang Bai to lose a hundred million taels of silver.

That was why he had disabled the blind swordsman's limbs and left him in the street to fend for himself or die.

This wasn't the first time he had done something like this.

Ordinarily, no one dared to meddle in his affairs.

But this time...

He encountered Ye Heng.

Who actually saved the blind swordsman.

In a towering rage, this scene unfolded.

"Young Master Dongfang, I wouldn't dare..." said the attendant with a wry smile.

"Wouldn't dare? If you wouldn't dare, then get lost. Today, I will beat this dog to death myself, and I want to see what that guest you mentioned can do to me..." Dongfang Bai snorted coldly.

His two subordinates immediately pushed the attendant in front of them aside, one of them charging toward the barely alive blind swordsman.

With a cold palm forming into sharp claws, he reached for the blind swordsman's throat.

Just as those claws were about to crush the blind swordsman's windpipe, a cold sword light shot through the air.

Swish!

Amid a burst of blood, the strong man's wrist snapped off, blood gushing out. Amid his screams, a cold voice came from behind them, "I would like to see who dares to touch him today!"