Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"In this case, even if you are my confidant, I will only handle this matter impartially and without mercy!"

After saying that, Xiao Wuyun strode forward, and in full view of everyone, he struck a blow through the chest of the defenseless Xiao Shengyi, taking his life.

After Xiao Shengyi died, his soul was extracted in front of everyone and completely and resolutely destroyed in public, leaving no possibility of survival!

Seeing Xiao Wuyun's ruthless and impartial behavior, the resentment of the Xiao clan members who were watching nearby quietly dissipated a lot.

But this is not enough.

Xiao Wuyun knew in his heart that the resentment of the Xiao people had subsided, but that was only because the "culprit" Xiao Shengyi had been killed. The real resource problem still had not been solved. If this opportunity was not taken to solve it, it would erupt sooner or later.

And next time, there will be no second Xiao Shengyi to take the blame for him.

At least at this stage, he couldn't let the Xiao clan members betray him, and he couldn't let them be won over by Xiao Ying.

Xiao Wuyun waved his hand, and his voice echoed throughout the Xiao clan.

"Pass on my order to immediately release the Xiao people who have been wronged in prison!"

"The distribution of resources of the Xiao clan should continue to follow the old rules, relying on talent and contribution. We must not act recklessly like Xiao Shengyi and allocate all the family resources to the Xiao clan's holy guards."

"I know that the Xiao clan members have the family fighting skills and techniques that the thieves secretly gave them. Now I order them to hand them over to the Xiao clan's holy guards within one month, and I will forgive them!"

"Finally, everyone should remember that the purpose of the Xiao Clan Holy Guards is to protect the Xiao Clan members, not to compete with them for power and profit! Hang Xiao Shengyi's body on the high platform. If anyone in the Xiao Clan Holy Guards dares to bend the law for personal gain, he will suffer the same fate as Xiao Shengyi!"

As soon as Xiao Wuyun said this, the Xiao clan members around him instantly cheered and shouted together.

"Clan leader Sheng Ming!"

This series of operations not only instantly dissipated the resentment of the Xiao clan towards Xiao Wuyun, but also greatly enhanced Xiao Wuyun's prestige by opening up cultivation resources.

In this fanatical atmosphere, few people could clearly understand that Xiao Wuyun was simply returning to them the resources that should have belonged to them.

Just because of this, they have such support.

While almost everyone was cheering, the Xiao clan's holy guards all looked unhappy.

It's very simple. Xiao Wuyun's words meant that the family resources would no longer be tilted towards the Xiao Clan's Holy Guards. How could they, who were used to abundant resources, be happy?

Among the Xiao clan's holy guards, the two captains who came with Xiao Wuyun and testified for him had even more complicated expressions as they looked at Xiao Shengyi, who was lying on the ground with his eyes open.

Only the two of them knew that Xiao Shengyi was really wrongly killed by Xiao Wuyun in order to appease the Xiao clan’s resentment towards him.

This is so damn frustrating.

However, they dared not say a word and could only silently command the Xiao clan's holy guards to lift up Xiao Shengyi's body and slowly leave with Xiao Wuyun.

While the Xiao clan members were applauding and seeing Xiao Wuyun off, Xiao Ying was also clapping softly in the crowd.

But the applause was full of sarcasm.

(It’s really good, Xiao Wuyun. Only you can act out this lame play.)

(But I have to admit that you did win this round.)

Xiao Ying glanced at the body of Xiao Shengyi who was taken away by the Xiao clan's holy guards, his eyes slightly stern.

Xiao Shengyi, who has just broken through to the eight-star Douluo, is the only eight-star Douluo in the Xiao clan. He has been following Xiao Wuyun for a long time and is Xiao Wuyun's absolute confidant.

However, now, in order to resolve the family conflict she created, Xiao Wuyun was willing to abandon even Xiao Shengyi, a loyal and capable subordinate of impeccable ability.

This move not only won the hearts of the Xiao people, but also dealt a heavy blow to those forces that were secretly preparing for rebellion.

After all, those people planned the rebellion just to seize resources. Now that the resources have been given to you, what is the need to rebel?

Xiao Ying couldn't help but sigh that he really underestimated his biological father, who had completely destroyed all of his tricks.

Unfortunately, once some problems are created, solving them is likely to lead to new problems.

Xiao Ying looked at the Xiao clan's holy guards with grim expressions, especially the two captains, whose faces were even more gloomy.

The corners of Xiao Ying's mouth rose slightly, and he turned and left the crowd.

Xiao Wuyun, you created the Xiao Holy Guards in order to consolidate your own power, and offended the Xiao people.

And now you are trying to curry favor with the Xiao people in order to restore your own prestige. So how will the Xiao Holy Guards, whom you created with your own hands, view you?

At the Xiao Clan Holy Guard office, two captains returned with gloomy faces and resentment flashing in their eyes.

Just like Xiao Wuyun promoted Xiao Shengyi, both of them were promoted by Xiao Shengyi himself, so they have a deeper relationship with Xiao Shengyi than with Xiao Wuyun.

However, just now, they assisted Xiao Wuyun in accusing the innocent Xiao Shengyi, making Xiao Shengyi bear all the faults for Xiao Wuyun. They could even watch Xiao Shengyi's body being hung on the high platform within the clan, and being constantly accused and insulted by all the Xiao clan members.

It's so frustrating. At least in this respect, Xiao Shengyi might be much better than them.

At least the dead won’t feel suffocated.

They secretly hated themselves for being ungrateful, but were powerless to resist.

If they do not assist Xiao Wuyun in convicting Xiao Shengyi, then they and their families will die.

"Damn it! The captain has devoted himself to him for so many years, and he actually!!!"

One captain gritted his teeth, his eyes revealing undisguised hatred, while the other captain remained silent, his eyes flickering with recognition.

He also didn't expect that Xiao Wuyun would abandon Xiao Shengyi so decisively and ruthlessly. To put it bluntly, even if Xiao Wuyun let the two of them take the blame, they would not have such a big psychological fluctuation. After all, Xiao Wuyun and the two of them were really just a simple superior-subordinate relationship, and it was nothing wrong for him to abandon them for his own goals.

But unfortunately, the person who was abandoned was Xiao Shengyi.

In fact, both of them also understood that only Xiao Shengyi, the clan leader's confidant and the captain of the Xiao clan's holy guard, could bear the blame. Even if the two of them wanted to take it, they couldn't. If they stood up and took the blame, they would die in vain and no one would believe it.

However, even though I understand it in my heart, I still cannot accept it.

Not only that, the Xiao clan's Holy Guards are now facing even bigger trouble, that is, Xiao Wuyun has distributed the family resources that were tilted towards them to the Xiao clan members.

Although this was what the Xiao people deserved, the Xiao Holy Guards who were accustomed to abundant resources did not think so. They only felt that Xiao Wuyun gave the resources that should have belonged to them to the Xiao people in order to please them.

There is no doubt that if it was the Xiao clan members who had deep resentment towards Xiao Wuyun before, then now the ones who have resentment towards Xiao Wuyun have become the Xiao clan's Holy Guards.

Xiao Wuyun's move is undoubtedly a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, which is like drinking poison to quench thirst.

This matter is far from over.

Damn, when I write this, I suddenly feel that the Xiao people are so pitiful. They are tormented by this father and daughter, and there is no peace in their lives.

Chapter 384 I'm Not in a Hurry

In the Xiao Clan Square, Xiao Shengyi's body was hung high, exposed to the scorching sun, silently enduring the scorn of every Xiao clan member who passed by.

A week has passed since Xiao Shengyi was [justly executed] by Xiao Wuyun. During this week, as Xiao Wuyun fulfilled his promise to the Xiao people, released the Xiao people who were previously captured by Xiao Shengyi, and released a large amount of resources that he had allocated to the Xiao Holy Guards one by one, Xiao Wuyun's reputation continued to rise during this week and has already reached its peak.

In contrast, the Xiao clan's Holy Guards became more and more resentful of Xiao Wuyun due to the massive reduction in resources, and their daily patrol work was visibly passive and perfunctory.

In the beginning, they had worked so hard to get into the Xiao Clan's Holy Guard just to obtain the large amount of resources that the family had allocated to the Xiao Clan's Holy Guard. But now those resources have all been returned to the Xiao clan members. Moreover, because of the incident with Xiao Shengyi, they can no longer show off their power and be better than the ordinary Xiao clan members. Apart from suffering and being discriminated against, the job they do is really working for Xiao Wuyun in vain.

Xiao Ying hid in the crowd, looking at the body of Xiao Shengyi hanging high, a trace of compassion flashed in his eyes.

Such a loyal person, and the only eight-star Dou Sheng in the family, was abandoned so easily by Xiao Wuyun.

However, although Xiao Ying felt pity for Xiao Shengyi, he did not have the slightest sympathy for him.

Neither good nor bad people die, only stupid people die.

It is true that Xiao Shengyi's loyalty is commendable. However, if he had thought a little more about why Xiao Wuyun asked him to arrest members of the Xiao clan even though he knew that there was widespread resentment among the people, and if he had thought carefully about the reasons instead of blindly carrying out the order, he would not have ended up like this.

In a sense, this was his own fault.

However, what Xiao Ying is interested in now is not this, but another aspect.

Because Xiao Wuyun won over the Xiao clan members at the cost of Xiao Shengyi, the skills and fighting techniques that he had secretly given to those Xiao clan members were also handed over one by one by those Xiao clan members. I'm afraid it's no longer feasible to hope to cause trouble among the Xiao clan members.

Since the Xiao clan members are no longer able to do this, let’s change the angle and start with the Xiao clan’s Holy Guards.

The question Xiao Ying is currently thinking about is how to incite the Xiao clan's holy guards?

It would certainly not be possible to continue using the previous identity of the murderer. Although the Xiao clan's holy guards are now quite resentful of Xiao Wuyun, they are quite clear in their hearts who is responsible for their fate. If he dares to appear in front of them as a murderer, let alone inciting them, he is afraid that they will rush up and skin him alive.

It would not work to pretend to be one of the Xiao Clan's Holy Guards to incite the crowd. There were not as many Xiao Clan's Holy Guards as the Xiao Clan members, and each team was managed by a dedicated superior. Moreover, although most of the Xiao Clan's Holy Guards' resources had been cut by half, they were actually just returning to normal levels. Except for the two captains who knew the truth about Xiao Shengyi's death, most of the Xiao Clan's Holy Guards did not have the conditions to be as easily incited as the Xiao Clan members, and they would expose themselves if they were not careful.

Let alone pretending to be a member of the Xiao clan to incite the Xiao clan's Holy Guards. Now the Xiao clan's Holy Guards and the Xiao clan are two opposite sides. As a member of the Xiao clan, you are giving up your good life to incite the Xiao clan's Holy Guards who are on the opposite side to rebel? Anyone with a normal mind would wonder what your intentions are.

Therefore, it must be an identity that can be recognized by the majority of the Xiao clan's holy guards and that even the captain is willing to support.

At present, Xiao Ying can only think of two such people. One is the clan leader Xiao Wuyun, and the other is...

Xiao Ying looked at Xiao Shengyi's body in the square, and the corners of his mouth moved, forming an arc so slight that it was almost invisible.

She already has a solution.

However, there is no need to rush.

Xiao Ying glanced at the Xiao clan's holy guards hiding in the dark. It was obvious that they were specially assigned by Xiao Wuyun. They probably guessed that he had ideas about Xiao Shengyi's body and placed his men to guard it in advance. Once he showed up, he would be immediately surrounded and attacked by these Xiao clan's holy guards.

Although his fighting spirit and soul were gone, it was the bloodline of an eight-star fighting saint after all, and its value was still quite high. In order to hide the fact that he could not absorb it, Xiao Wuyun would not be willing to give this bloodline to himself.

The idea is fine.

Xiao Ying smiled coldly, then slowly turned and left.

Perhaps as the clan leader, you can control more things than I do, but you are in the light, facing me in the dark, and you can only counter my moves.

However, it is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark.

Once or twice, you can still defend yourself.

But if you do it too many times, you will reveal your flaws sooner or later.

Xiao Ying's eyes were filled with sinister intent.

Take your time. I'm not in a hurry at all.

Time passed quickly, and one year after Xiao Shengyi was hung in the square, his statue was finally stolen.

In the beginning, the Xiao clan's holy guards were able to strictly carry out Xiao Wuyun's order to keep a close eye on Xiao Shengyi's body. However, as time went on, they became less and less concerned about guarding the body.

The person is already dead, is there any need to watch over him so closely?

With this mentality, any Holy Guard of the Xiao Clan who received the task of guarding Xiao Shengyi's body just lived there to get by and were not sad about the matter at all.

It was also because of this that they discovered after a certain night that Xiao Shengyi's body had disappeared from the square at some point.

At this time, two captains of the Xiao clan's Holy Guard stood in the square, looking at the wooden stake on which Xiao Shengyi's body was originally hung, which was now empty.

Xiao Lei and Xiao Yu were the people who were promoted by Xiao Shengyi himself. They were also the only two people in the Xiao clan's Holy Guard who knew the truth about Xiao Shengyi's death.

The four Xiao clan holy guards beside him knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling, and their minds kept emerging with all kinds of severe punishments they had suffered for losing the corpse. You have to know that this was an order issued by the clan leader himself, and they actually neglected their duties, not asking for forgiveness, but only asking to save their lives.

However, at this time, Xiao Lei and Xiao Yu did not blame them at all. Instead, they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

The captain finally no longer has to suffer corpse humiliation.

During this year, every time Xiao Lei and Xiao Yu saw Xiao Shengyi's corpse being wantonly humiliated and spat upon by the Xiao clan members, they felt heartbroken, but they were unable to stop their behavior and could only watch.

Xiao Shengyi's crime was determined by Xiao Wuyun himself, and hanging his body here was also Xiao Wuyun's order. Without Xiao Wuyun's approval, who would dare to take down Xiao Shengyi's body without permission?

And today, Xiao Shengyi's body was finally freed from the sea of ​​suffering.

Although they didn't know who stole Xiao Shengyi's body, nor did they know what that person was going to do with it, Xiao Lei and Xiao Yu both applauded in their hearts.

No matter what was done with Xiao Shengyi's body, it was much better than leaving it here to be exposed to the wind and rain and to be humiliated by everyone.

"Captain, we"

"Alright, everyone, get up." Xiao Lei waved his hand gently, "I will report this matter to the clan leader in person, and you can go about your business."

"Yes! Yes! Thank you, Captain Xiao Lei!"

The four Holy Guards of the Xiao Clan felt as if they had been pardoned. Looking at Xiao Lei's expression, it was obvious that he was ready to help them solve the problem.

However, although Xiao Lei looked relaxed on the surface, he was actually a little nervous inside.

Xiao Wuyun personally gave the order and sent the Xiao clan's holy guards in turn to guard Xiao Shengyi's body, but it was still stolen. It would be strange if Xiao Wuyun was not angry.

Facts have proved that Xiao Lei was right.

"We dispatched four Xiao clan holy guards to guard the body in shifts, but the body was still stolen?! What do you do for a living?!"

In the clan leader's mansion, upon hearing Xiao Lei's report, Xiao Wuyun became furious and kept cursing.

As for the thief, Xiao Wuyun knew it very well. Who else could it be other than Xiao Ying?

He placed Xiao Shengyi's body in the square in order to drastically reduce the resentment of the Xiao clan members. Originally, Xiao Wuyun was thinking of waiting for a while until the Xiao clan members felt that the matter was over, and then secretly steal Xiao Shengyi's body back.

Although Xiao Shengyi's bloodline is not very excellent, it is at least the bloodline of an eight-star Dou Sheng. It's so cheap for Xiao Ying!

To be honest, if Xiao Wuyun was really determined not to let Xiao Ying get Xiao Shengyi's body, the method was very simple. He would personally guard Xiao Shengyi's body day and night. With him guarding it, Xiao Ying would not be able to steal the body even if he had great abilities.