Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"The Great Elder and Xiao Ling should have already fled the Xiao Clan. Inform the clan members outside that if they find any trace of the two, they should be killed immediately without reporting."

"Yes!"

Times have changed and years have passed.

Three years have passed since the First Elder and Second Elder's power disappeared.

When Xiao Wuyun was confronting the Great Elder that day, many members of the Xiao clan saw it, but in the end Xiao Wuyun ordered the Xiao clan's Holy Guards to explain that the Great Elder and the Second Elder felt that they were no longer qualified to serve as Xiao clan elders, so they voluntarily resigned from their positions and left the Xiao clan.

This was a blatant lie. Xiao Wuyun did not hide anything at all. He was telling everyone in the Xiao clan that this explanation was just to fool you.

However, despite this obvious deception, not a single questioning voice emerged from the entire Xiao clan, or some people dared not to question it.

Anyone who dares to express doubts about this matter, even just a sentence, will be visited by the Xiao clan's holy guards in less than half an hour.

During these three years, Xiao Wuyun also removed him from the position of the third elder, and all matters of the entire family were decided entirely by Xiao Wuyun alone.

Before, the Xiao people thought that the changes in positions and power struggles above, no matter how fierce they were, had nothing to do with them.

But now, they found that they were wrong, extremely wrong. At the same time, they also deeply realized that no matter which force it was, there needed to be checks and balances of power. It was really a terrible thing for one party to dominate.

Ever since Xiao Wuyun took control of all the power in the family, all the rules and regulations previously established by the family have been greatly changed. Among them, the one that has the greatest impact on the Xiao clan members is the allocation of resources.

In the past, the Xiao clan had four forces: Xiao Wuyun, the first elder, the second elder, and the third elder. Each of them had a say in the allocation of resources, and they all tried their best to seek resources for the Xiao clan members under their command. After all, the resource allocation of the entire Xiao clan was always within a fair range.

However, when Xiao Wuyun's family became the most powerful, the family's resources were seriously tilted. As long as one was a member of the Xiao clan under Xiao Wuyun's command, various high-level elixirs, high-level skills, high-level fighting skills, and high-level medicinal materials could be easily obtained. Other members of the Xiao clan had to spend a lot of effort to get even some simple elixirs.

Xiao Wuyun didn't even bother to act when resources were tilted towards him.

The Xiao people were angry about this but dared not speak out.

Again, how can the weak have the right to question the strong? How can the weak have the right to fight for the injustice created by the strong?

If the strong is willing to give it to you, it is a reward from the strong. If the strong does not give it to you, then you can only accept it obediently.

Under such circumstances, the number of the Xiao clan's Holy Guards is increasing. Originally, the Xiao clan's Holy Guards only represented the clan leader's personal exclusive force, but now they account for a quarter of the total number of the Xiao clan. As long as they are under Xiao Wuyun's command, they are basically all Xiao clan's Holy Guards.

Moreover, according to rumors, there are not only the Xiao clan's holy guards, but also a number of Xiao clan's secret guards hidden among the Xiao clan, who are specifically used by Xiao Wuyun to monitor the movements of all the Xiao clan members.

The Xiao clan's secret guards are unaware of each other's existence and only obey the orders of Xiao Wuyun himself. No matter what you say or do in the Xiao clan, Xiao Wuyun will know it first, and there is no privacy at all.

That is to say, anyone in the Xiao clan could be a secret guard of the Xiao clan. This is even more terrifying for the Xiao clan members than the holy guards of the Xiao clan. Even if they complain in private, Xiao Wuyun could hear it. This has caused the entire Xiao clan to be trapped in an atmosphere of panic for the past three years.

In such a high-pressure family environment, something even more disturbing happened.

"Have you heard? Another Holy Guard of the Xiao Clan has died."

"Ah, it's what was found in the northwest corner of the family today, right?"

"He died a miserable death. I heard that when he was found, he was just a dried corpse, without even a drop of blood in his body."

"I heard that someone sucked away his blood power!"

"Can the power of blood be absorbed?"

"That's right, and I heard that it was probably the clan leader who was responsible for this."

"Hey! Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"Well!"

The Xiao clan member quickly covered his mouth and glanced around, only breathing a sigh of relief when no one noticed him.

However, this kind of conversation can stop one person, but it does not mean it can stop everyone.

Not long ago, the Xiao clan's holy guards died violently on the streets one after another, and their bodies were all in a miserable state of mummies, with no trace of their souls or fighting spirit left.

Then, a rumor came from nowhere that these people had their blood sucked dry by the Dou Emperor and that the technique that clan leader Xiao Wuyun practiced was actually able to absorb the Dou Emperor's blood. Putting the two things together made people think more. The Xiao clan's Holy Guards, who were once the aspiration of all Xiao clan members, have now become the object of the Xiao clan's gloating. Who knows, who knows, another Xiao clan's Holy Guard will die on the street tomorrow.

At this time, inside the clan leader's mansion, a Dousheng-level Holy Guard of the Xiao clan knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, reporting to Xiao Wuyun in front of him what they had heard about the so-called rumors. As Xiao Wuyun listened to the narration of the Holy Guard of the Xiao clan, his expression became increasingly gloomy.

It is not accurate to say that this is a rumor.

Those Xiao clan holy guards who died were indeed killed by having their blood sucked dry by the Dou Emperor.

And the martial arts that Xiao Wuyun practiced could indeed absorb the blood of the Dou Emperor.

Both of these things are true, but when put together, it is easy for people to link the death of the Xiao clan's holy guard to Xiao Wuyun.

"Even now, many people in the clan are talking about it."

"say what?"

Xiao Wuyun glanced at him coldly. The Xiao clan's holy guard's heart was in his throat. He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"They said that you recruited a large number of Xiao clan holy guards in order to find those with excellent bloodlines and absorb their bloodlines."

There is no doubt that this is an absolute conspiracy theory.

But conspiracy theories don’t mean they are not true.

Xiao Wuyun expanded the Xiao clan's Holy Guards in order to find those with excellent bloodlines and look for opportunities to recruit them.

Of course, Xiao Wuyun would never say such words even if he were beaten to death.

Some things can be guessed, but if they are confirmed to be facts, it will be troublesome. He is still counting on the Xiao clan to provide him with a steady supply of excellent bloodlines.

What's more, even if Xiao Wuyun really had this plan in mind, he wouldn't be so stupid as to kill someone and then throw him on the street for people to watch. He would definitely use another way that would not arouse suspicion.

Thinking from this perspective, it is obvious that the real murderer came here to frame Xiao Wuyun.

However, Xiao Wuyun could see the other party's intention at a glance, so the Xiao people would not think so much.

I have been suffering from injustice caused by Xiao Wuyun over the years. How could I consider things from Xiao Wuyun's perspective when encountering such a thing? Of course, I would think of Xiao Wuyun as badly as I could.

"You still have no clue about the murderer?"

"I'm so sorry! We've tried our best to search, but we still don't have any clues." The Xiao clan holy guard knocked his head to the ground, not daring to raise it at all. "The murderer seems to be used to hiding. Every time we search for his traces, he always disappears to who knows where."

"There is another thing. Recently, my men ordered people to take inventory and found that many fighting skills and techniques in the family's forbidden land have disappeared. Many pills and medicinal materials do not match the accounts."

Bang! ! !

As soon as the Xiao clan holy guard finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and the table next to Xiao Wuyun turned into debris. Xiao Wuyun's face became extremely dark.

Then a terrifying silence filled the air. After a while, Xiao Wuyun said coldly.

"Go down and order the Xiao clan's holy guards to take extra precautions in the coming days. No matter what the situation is, they must not be alone."

"Yes!"

The Xiao clan holy guard felt as if he had been pardoned. He kowtowed several times, then turned around and left quickly.

After he left, Xiao Wuyun clenched his hands tightly, his eyes exuding a cold and murderous intent.

Fighting spirit and soul are fine, but he also knows that apart from the Xiao clan, he is the only other person from the Soul-Swallowing Clan who has the ability to absorb blood.

"Xiao Ying, you are so brave!"

In recent days, the previously arrogant and powerful Xiao clan's Holy Guards have been having a hard time because their colleagues have been frequently assassinated and turned into mummies. As a result, the entire Xiao clan's Holy Guards have been in a state of panic, and they are afraid to even go out to eat alone.

However, on the contrary, the Xiao people have been living a very comfortable life these days. Not only because they saw the once glorious Xiao Holy Guards in misfortune, but there is another more important reason.

No one knew who was responsible, but in the various small families within the Xiao clan, all kinds of fighting skills, elixirs and medicinal herbs appeared inexplicably and without any pattern. From time to time, the Xiao clan's secret guards hiding around them even wrote on pieces of paper to alert them.

As for these things, it was naturally impossible for the Xiao clan members, who had been oppressed by Xiao Wuyun for a long time in these years, to report them obediently. Even though they could see at a glance that these things were under the strict control of the family, they all kept them secretly in their own hands.

Every member of the Xiao clan is looking forward to it when they go to sleep at night, hoping that when they open their eyes the next day, the elixir of martial arts and fighting skills that came from nowhere will appear next to their pillow.

It is precisely because of the support of these martial arts, fighting skills, elixirs and medicinal herbs that the Xiao people, who had originally planned to live their lives in a muddle, now have different ideas in their minds.

They didn't resist before because they were not strong enough and had no right to resist.

But now it is different. Although they don't know who gave them these things, they do have the capital to resist. And because the Xiao clan's secret guards hidden among the Xiao clan were revealed one by one through the mysterious man's note, they can safely bypass those secret guards and quietly practice and discuss in private.

Up to now, the Xiao clan, which seems to be headed by Xiao Wuyun, has actually secretly formed several forces that are opposed to Xiao Wuyun.

However, these forces are still weak and small.

However, the seeds have indeed been planted.

Slowly, they will take root, sprout and grow.

Until it became a trouble for Xiao Wuyun.

In the Third Elder’s Mansion, the former Third Elder was sitting in the hall with a frown on his face.

Although he was removed from the position of the third elder, only the power in his hands was taken away. As for other aspects, the third elder was not affected much.

The fact that the Xiao clan's holy guards had been assassinated and turned into mummies during this period was known to all ordinary Xiao clan members. Naturally, he knew about it as well, and he was also very clear about the rumors.

Although all members of the Xiao clan believed that Xiao Wuyun was the one who did it, the third elder was the only one who did not think so.

Xiao Wuyun, you are not that stupid.

Even if he really had this plan, he would not expose the mummy in front of everyone. Doing so would not benefit him at all, but would instead cause criticism and groundless speculation from his tribe members.

Therefore, the murderer could not possibly be Xiao Wuyun, and the third elder also had some guesses about the murderer's identity.

"Xiao Ying has always been in the clan."

There is no need to think about it. The many strange phenomena that have appeared in the Xiao clan now must have been caused by Xiao Ying, and his purpose is very clear.

Chaos, causing chaos in the entire Xiao clan.

Although many members of the Xiao clan were very dissatisfied with the clan leader because of Xiao Wuyun's various behaviors in the past two years, they were still united in the end.

After all, the only one they can rely on is Xiao Wuyun, not to mention that they have no ability to resist Xiao Wuyun.

However, after the series of things Xiao Ying did, the Xiao people had the ability and opportunity to fight against the injustice brought by Xiao Wuyun.

No one would be willing to be stepped on by others all his life without being able to stand up.

Thoughts that should not exist will quietly arise, and ambitions will gradually expand until they are completely opposed to Xiao Wuyun.

Xiao Wuyun had just integrated all the forces within the family three years ago, killing the first elder and the second elder and dismissing the third elder, all in order to monopolize the resources of the entire family.

However, his actions were almost in vain because of Xiao Ying's series of actions, unless Xiao Wuyun wiped out all the members of the Xiao clan except the Xiao clan's holy guards. But such an act was absolutely unacceptable for Xiao Wuyun who wanted excellent blood power.

Xiao Ying was not simply forbearing, but was trying every possible way to create more trouble for Xiao Wuyun.

"Master Qingge, I have to say that your daughter is much better than you."

The third elder sighed deeply and murmured slowly.

Compared with Xiao Ying's method, Xiao Qingge's act of trusting Xiao Wuyun at all costs seemed so stupid.

I thought that after the death of the first elder and the second elder, the clan structure had changed drastically, and Xiao Wuyun would continue to hold power in the Xiao clan for at least the next few hundred years.

It seems that the result is still unknown.

On the dim street, two Xiao clan holy guards at the peak Dou Zun level were patrolling the Xiao clan as usual, both of them looking extremely solemn.

Once upon a time, their patrols were so comfortable and pleasant, but now they have to be on edge, fearing that they will not see the sun tomorrow.

All of this was caused by the murderer who kept hunting down the Xiao clan's holy guards.

"Damn it, I'll skin him alive if I catch him!"

One of the Xiao clan's holy guards scolded him angrily, while the other one glanced at him lightly.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and focus on patrol."

"Humph!"

The two continued walking on the street, and when they passed a corner, they saw another panicked Xiao clan holy guard who bumped into them.

"Xiao Ming, why are you here?"

Seeing the Xiao clan's holy guard named Xiao Ming, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense nerves relaxed.

Obviously, this Xiao Ming is an acquaintance of theirs.

But then, they saw Xiao Ming covered in blood, pointing behind him and speaking to the two of them in panic.

"I was attacked while on patrol with another man! I managed to escape with my life! There it is!"

"What?!" The two Xiao clan holy guards were both shocked, and then they immediately said seriously, "We'll go right away. You're injured now, don't run around!"

As they were talking, the two of them walked past Xiao Ming and prepared to head in the direction he pointed.

But then, their bodies stopped at the same moment, and a trace of uneasiness and doubt flashed through their minds.

Every day, the patrol route of each Xiao clan holy guard is absolutely fixed, and they cannot leave their posts without permission. There should be only two of them in this area tonight? Why is Xiao Ming here too?

Suddenly, a chill rose from the bottom of their hearts, and their instincts began to ring wildly.

This Xiao Ming is...