Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

So in the final analysis, it's still your own problem.

Since it's your own problem, you have to bear it yourself and don't expect us to help you.

This has been the consensus of the Xiao people from top to bottom since ancient times, and it has never been shaken in the slightest.

Looking at the cold eyes of the Xiao clan members around him, despair emerged in Xiao Ying's eyes.

She also knew that no one in this family would speak for her.

However, there is much more to it than that.

Soon, Xiao Ying experienced something even more desperate.

The Xiao clan holy guard uttered the next sentence coldly.

"The traitor Xiao Qingge refused to confess his guilt and resisted stubbornly, so he was beheaded by the clan leader himself."

boom! ! !

Xiao Ying's mind was ringing like thunder, his brain was blank, and a buzzing sound representing numbness kept circling in his mind.

Then, the Xiao clan's holy guard took out a round object and slightly loosened his hand. The round object fell in front of Xiao Ying. Xiao Ying's dazed eyes also saw the round object clearly.

That is, a head.

The head of his mother, Xiao Qingge.

The expression was very peaceful, without a trace of pain.

Looking at the familiar face in front of him, Xiao Ying's expression kept changing and twisting, his lips kept trembling, and bloodshot eyes appeared.

The spiritual pillar that had allowed me to endure injustice and give up my self-esteem collapsed.

All along, I have been willing to endure all humiliation for the sake of my mother.

But now, my mother has died so unjustly, what is the point of all that I have endured?

Despair, grief, and wailing led to shrill cries.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

“Mother! Mother!!!”

"Kill you! I'm going to kill you!!!"

Tears of blood kept flowing out from the corners of Xiao Ying's eyes, and his body struggled more violently. All his forbearance until now disappeared at this moment, and he kept cursing the Xiao clan's holy guard in front of him with a mad face.

However, both Xiao Ying's struggle and her cursing were so powerless.

Facing the Xiao clan's holy guard at the Dou Zun level, Xiao Ying was still pinned to the ground, with no chance of breaking free.

At this moment, the Xiao clan holy guard nodded his finger slightly, and Xiao Qingge's head shattered. Blood plasma and white bones and flesh splattered all over Xiao Ying's face, causing Xiao Ying's crying to stop abruptly. There was no emotion in his heart. The glow in his eyes disappeared completely, and they looked particularly empty, like a dead person, with only traces of blood and tears left on his face.

"take away."

There was no trace of emotion on the face of the Xiao clan's Holy Guard. He dragged Xiao Ying away slowly, leaving the Xiao clan members around with complicated expressions.

According to common sense, Xiao Ying deserved the fate of being framed because she was a weak person.

But for some reason, after seeing the scene just now, everyone felt a little uncomfortable and a little doubtful. They doubted their own ideas and their affirmation of the law of the jungle.

Today, the clan leader can find any excuse to wantonly accuse Xiao Ying, a waste, and even directly behead the former clan leader's wife.

What about tomorrow? What about the future?

Compared with the patriarch, they are also weak. If they accidentally offend the patriarch in some way in the future, will they suffer the same fate?

Among the crowd, Xiao Ling had a gloomy look on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Xiao Ying, who was being taken away by the Xiao clan's holy guards like a walking corpse.

She didn't know what she was thinking or what she should be thinking.

But she suddenly had a strong premonition.

I may never be able to defeat her in this life.

Spring goes and autumn comes, time flies.

Five years have passed since Xiao Qingge was executed for treason and Xiao Ying was taken to an unknown place for treason.

She was once the clan leader's wife, once a favored daughter of heaven. It is really a pity.

But most people think that this matter is nothing. The two people are weak by nature, and even if they disappear, it will not have any impact on the Xiao clan.

The matter of Xiao Qingge and her daughter only caused a slight stir in that half month. After that, everyone tacitly stopped talking about the matter as if they had agreed in advance.

And today is the annual test for the younger generation of the family.

"Xiao Ling, Dou Zong peak!"

The tester's eyes lit up and he read out Xiao Ling's strength loudly, and then the audience burst into roaring praise.

"Xiao Ling! Xiao Ling!!!"

"At the age of 20, he has reached the peak of Dou Zong! He is only one step away from becoming Dou Zun!"

"The position of clan leader in the future will definitely belong to Miss Xiao Ling!"

Xiao Ling on the stage had a blank expression on his face when he heard the results of his strength test.

Weiwei looked down at the audience and saw all kinds of looks in their eyes.

Envy, respect, admiration, worship, adoration, reluctance, jealousy... Xiao Ling could see almost all kinds of looks in the eyes of the people below the stage, and without exception, they were all because of his outstanding strength.

Looking at the man with jealous eyes, Xiao Ling frowned slightly.

The person who once stood there and looked up at Xiao Ying was probably myself.

But now, I am standing in the position she once was, and those who once supported her are now supporting me.

This should be something to be happy about and proud of.

But at this moment, Xiao Ling was not so happy in his heart. He always had a strong feeling of falsehood and unhappiness in his heart.

It was as if I was walking the path that Xiao Ying had walked, standing in the position she had stood in, and receiving the support she had received.

Like a despicable coyote, he could only follow her and eat the bones she left behind.

And maybe one day in the future, I will end up like her.

By then, someone will replace me just like I replaced Xiao Ying.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ling suddenly felt that the status of being the center of attention that he had always dreamed of was suddenly not so important anymore.

But isn't this what I've always been pursuing? If I don't even care about this, then what exactly do I care about?

A feeling of emptiness spread in Xiao Ling's heart. He completely ignored the enthusiastic cheers from the people around him, lowered his head, frowned, and walked slowly away.

On the high platform, Xiao Wuyun and three elders stood in front of the stage and watched.

Looking at Xiao Ling's back as he stepped off the stage, the Great Elder stroked his beard with great satisfaction, his eyes filled with pride.

"My granddaughter is really getting better and better. At only 20 years old, she is only one step away from becoming a Dou Zun."

"At this rate, it's only a matter of time before she becomes a Dou Sheng." The second elder continued, then sighed helplessly, "In comparison, my grandson is not so impressive. He has only just broken through to the Dou Zong level."

"Haha, Second Elder, don't worry too much. Your talent is there. It's helpless if you can't catch up." The First Elder smiled complacently. The Second Elder's praise made him forget himself for a moment. He muttered without thinking, "Think about it. Ling'er couldn't catch up with Xiao Ying. Uh!"

The Great Elder's words came to an abrupt halt, and fear suddenly surged in his heart. The Second Elder also broke out in a cold sweat, and both of them looked at Xiao Wuyun.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Xiao Wuyun looked normal and didn't react to what he had just said.

"call"

The second elder breathed a sigh of relief and glared at the first elder unhappily. Although he didn't say anything, the meaning of his eyes was very clear: don't say things that shouldn't be said.

The Great Elder also wiped his sweat in fear. He just couldn't control his mouth for a moment. Fortunately, Xiao Wuyun did not pursue his slip of the tongue.

Suddenly, Xiao Wuyun turned around and said to the three elders.

"I have something to do, so I'll leave first. The three elders will take care of the test."

"Yes!"

The first elder and the second elder quickly bowed in response, and the third elder also responded. Then the three elders watched Xiao Wuyun slowly leave.

When Xiao Wuyun was about to leave the sight of the three people, he suddenly stopped, turned his head and glanced coldly at the great elder.

"Some things are better left to rot in the heart. Otherwise, I don't mind changing the chief elder."

! ! ! ! !

The Great Elder's expression was instantly filled with fear. As a powerful Dou Sheng, second only to the most powerful person in the Xiao Clan, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Wuyun repeatedly.

"Please rest assured, Patriarch! I know nothing! I know nothing!"

"Humph."

Xiao Wuyun snorted coldly, then took another step forward and left the sight of the three people.

It was a long time after Xiao Wuyun left that the Great Elder dared to stand up tremblingly, and heaved a sigh of relief as if he had survived a calamity. The Second Elder looked at him and spoke solemnly.

"Be careful next time and don't talk nonsense."

"Ah, yes."

The Great Elder nodded slightly. Xiao Wuyun's cold glance just now almost scared him to death.

The third elder looked at the direction where Xiao Wuyun left, then turned his head to look at Xiao Ling who was leaving the venue. His brows narrowed slightly, and a light flickered in his eyes. In a trance, he saw the high-spirited demeanor of Xiao Ying in the past.

After a long time, he sighed deeply.

Sorry, Master Qingge.

I really can't do anything right now.

On the other side, Xiao Wuyun left the test venue, returned to the clan leader's residence, and walked towards the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw the floor in the corner of the hall being lifted up, and a Xiao clan holy guard walked out. When he saw Xiao Wuyun, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Lord Patriarch."

"How is she?"

Xiao Wuyun asked coldly, and the Xiao clan holy guard reported the truth.

"Reporting to the clan leader, Xiao Ying has reached the peak of Dou Huang today, and will soon be able to break through the Dou Huang realm and become a Dou Zong."

After hearing the report from the Xiao clan's holy guard, Xiao Wuyun waved his hand lightly.

"Go down."

"Yes!"

The Xiao clan holy guard disappeared in the hall in a flash, and Xiao Wuyun walked into the basement.

The path in the basement was long, narrow, and extremely dark. Only the faint flames on both sides could barely guide the direction.

When Xiao Wuyun reached the bottom floor, a prison appeared before his eyes. The person imprisoned in the prison had long, dirty black hair that mopped the ground, and the nails on his hands and feet had grown to a horrible length because they had never been trimmed.

This person was none other than Xiao Wuyun's biological daughter, Xiao Ying, who had disappeared for five years.

At this time, Xiao Ying's hands, feet, and neck were all bound by special chains embedded in the wall, suppressing all the fighting spirit in her body and preventing her from using it at all.

Xiao Ying seemed to have noticed the movement. He raised his head slightly and stared at the man in front of him, his biological father. The look in his eyes hidden in his messy long hair was filled with hatred.

However, Xiao Wuyun didn't care about the hatred in her eyes. He opened the cell door and strode in. He put his hand on Xiao Ying's head and immersed his soul in searching for something.

In response, Xiao Ying just smiled coldly and did not make any struggle.

After a moment, Xiao Wuyun withdrew his hand in disappointment, and then lightly tapped his fingers. Xiao Ying's hands and feet were hit hard, and instantly bent at a very strange angle and were obviously broken.

The self-healing ability of a cultivator is quite strong, and broken hands and feet are not a big deal at all. Even if Xiao Ying's fighting spirit is sealed, her self-healing ability still exists. Therefore, every time Xiao Wuyun finishes searching her soul, he will do this when she is about to repair herself to prevent her from escaping.

Her strength could not threaten Xiao Wuyun at all, but that thing was buried deep in Xiao Ying's soul by Xiao Qingge, so Xiao Wuyun could not allow her to escape, because that was the thing he wanted most.

And that kind of thing will only be exposed when Xiao Ying's strength grows to a certain stage, so Xiao Wuyun imprisoned her here, but did not return the Dou Di bloodline to her. He just used various elixirs to forcibly increase her strength, waiting for that kind of thing to appear.

Once that thing is truly obtained, Xiao Ying can disappear forever.

Xiao Wuyun glanced at Xiao Ying coldly, then turned around and left the prison and the basement.

Until Xiao Wuyun left the basement, Xiao Ying kept staring at him, constantly intensifying the hatred in his heart.

Five years ago, Xiao Qingge was killed and Xiao Ying was brought here. Not only were his hands and feet broken, but he was also locked in shackles that restricted his fighting spirit.

A person is locked in this dark underground prison. Loneliness, coldness and despair come one after another, as if nothing in life matters anymore.

I want to die. I want to die. I want to die.