Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Xiao Mei was completely stunned, her expression twisted, and a myriad of thoughts flashed through her mind.

Is she lying to me? How can a heavenly martial arts fighting skill be so easy to use? Is she just randomly pulling out a book to fool me?

Before Xiao Mei could figure it out, Yunying gently raised her hand and threw the scroll in her hand to Xiao Mei. Xiao Mei came to her senses and hurriedly caught it, while Yunying began to explain.

"This is what I got from an old acquaintance. Although it is neither a martial art nor a fighting skill, it has definitely reached the heavenly level, enough to meet the requirements of Excellency Xiao Mei. It just so happens that this item has a lot of connections with your Xiao family, so now it can be considered as returning to its original owner." Yunying said, raising her hand slightly, and a projection crystal was pinched in her hand. "The transaction is completed, and I will take the item away."

Looking at the projection crystal in Yunying's hand, Xiao Mei became even more confused.

No?! My projection crystal? Isn't it in my ring? Where did you get it? Did you steal it? If you can just steal it, why are you negotiating with me?

"Wait! You."

Xiao Mei stretched out her hand and wanted to say something, but Yunying disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, leaving Xiao Mei stunned.

Then, Xiao Mei's eyes began to blur and her mind became dazed. It took her a few seconds to calm down and she looked around blankly.

What just happened?

Xiao Mei immediately lowered her head and looked at the scroll in her hand, with even more confusion in her eyes.

Where did this scroll come from?

With doubts, Xiao Mei spread out the scroll, which seemed to be some kind of fighting skill. She looked at the words inside and muttered to herself.

"The method of cultivating clan patterns?"

Chapter 395 Admiration and Fear of the Strong

The method of cultivating clan patterns seems to be something like a martial arts or fighting technique?

Looking at the martial arts book in front of her that came from nowhere, Xiao Mei's head was filled with question marks. She stood there for a long time thinking but still couldn't figure out where it came from.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, along with Xun'er's voice.

"Mei'er, are you there?"

"Here, come in."

Xiao Mei came back to her senses and responded. Then the door of the studio was opened. Xiao Mei closed the scroll and looked at Xun'er, who had a serious face, and tilted her head in confusion.

"Xun'er, it's so late, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Xun'er took two steps at a time and came to Xiao Mei, put her hands on her shoulders, and stared into her eyes.

"Mei'er, you must answer the questions I ask you next seriously and don't hide anything."

"oh oh!"

Xiao Mei was surprised by Xun'er's serious attitude. She nodded blankly, and then Xun'er asked.

"This script of Xiao Ying's Biography shouldn't be written by you, right? Who gave it to you?"

"Ah~ you said this."

When Xiao Mei heard Xun'er ask this question, she breathed a sigh of relief. She thought it was something serious.

Then Xiao Mei reached out and gently stroked the ring, took out Xiao Yingchuan's script and handed it to Xun'er.

"This suddenly appeared on my desk when I was looking for a script before filming. I don't know who wrote it. I asked the people in the crew, but they didn't know either."

Xun'er frowned, reached out to take the script and started to read it. It was almost the same as the drama Xiao Mei had filmed. Information such as the bloodline of the Dou Emperor and the eight ancient clans were also clearly written in the script.

After reading it, Xun'er closed the script, deep worry revealed in her eyes.

Who is it? Who gave Xiao Mei the script?

Looking at Xun'er, who was standing there in a daze with a terrifying expression, Xiao Mei looked at her worriedly.

"Xun'er, are you okay?"

"Ah, it's okay."

Xun'er's expression returned to normal and she handed the script back to Xiao Mei.

The drama has already been filmed, so there is no point in asking Xiao Mei not to spread it around. Moreover, although this information is little known, it is not really a secret.

What Xun'er was really worried about was the purpose of the person who wrote this script.

"My brother Xiao Yan and I just finished watching this drama. It's very well made." Xun'er changed the subject and smiled slightly, "But I think the style is too different from the previous dramas. Not many people will watch it a second time. This drama probably won't make as much money as before."

"I guessed that too. This drama doesn't have such a wide audience. It doesn't matter. Anyway, I don't care about the money. I am very satisfied with this drama, more than all the dramas I have filmed before."

Xiao Mei shrugged lightly and put the script back into her ring. At this time, Xun'er noticed the scroll in her hand, pointed at it and asked.

"Mei'er, what is this?"

"Ah, I was just about to say that." Hearing Xun'er mention the scroll, Xiao Mei raised her hand and lightly tapped her eyebrows, with a distressed look on her face, "I don't know what happened. I was planning to pack up and go back to rest, but in the blink of an eye, I found this thing in my hand."

As she spoke, Xiao Mei handed the scroll to Xun'er, who took it and unfolded it. The smile that had just appeared on her face was once again suppressed by shock.

The method of cultivating clan patterns? !

Xun'er's pupils couldn't help but shrink. She spread out the scroll and kept reading. She became more and more frightened as time went by.

Is this the Xiao clan’s crest? !

The eight ancient tribes all have their own clan emblems, which can greatly enhance their strength when activated without any side effects. The purer the bloodline, the higher the level of the clan emblem.

Among the eight clans, only the Xiao clan's clan emblem is a special case.

The clan emblems of the other seven clans were bestowed by the strong within the clan, but the clan emblem of the Xiao clan was obtained through cultivation by the clan members themselves. As long as there is Xiao clan blood in the body, even if there is only a trace of it, it is possible to cultivate to the highest level of clan emblem.

How come this thing is in Xiao Mei's hands?

"Mei'er! Are you sure you don't know where this came from?!"

Xun'er asked quickly, and Xiao Mei nodded slightly.

"Well, it felt like it appeared in my hand in the blink of an eye."

Xun'er was silent, staring at the scroll in her hand. She vaguely guessed that Xiao Mei's acquisition of the scroll had a lot to do with the drama she was filming, and the person who gave the script to Xiao Mei was most likely the same person.

Who on earth gave it to her?

However, no matter how much Xun'er thought about it, she could not come up with an answer, so she put the scroll away and handed it to Xiao Mei.

"Don't worry about where this came from for now. Give it to Brother Xiao Yan later and let him practice with the brothers and sisters of the Xiao family."

No matter who got it, it’s already in my hands, so it would be a waste not to practice it.

Xun'er paused, then gave instructions in a serious tone.

"Remember, you can only practice with the Xiao family. No one else is allowed, not even your best friends."

It’s not that Xun’er is xenophobic or anything, it’s just that only members of the Xiao family can practice the Xiao clan’s family emblem. Not only can outsiders not practice it, but it will also damage the meridians in their bodies. Even Xun’er can’t practice it.

"Okay, I get it now."

Although she didn't understand why Xun'er was so serious, Xiao Mei still nodded out of trust in Xun'er.

"Then I'll go back first, and you should rest early."

Xun'er chuckled and waved, then turned and left the studio, striding down the corridor and speaking in a serious tone.

"Master Ling, the method of cultivating the clan pattern just now..."

"The old servant saw nothing."

Ling Ying responded with understanding, and Xun'er felt slightly relieved.

Although his father and Xiao Xuan were good friends a thousand years ago, it did not mean that the relationship between their respective clansmen was also good.

This method of cultivating clan patterns is the opportunity for the Xiao clan to rise. It would be fine if the Xiao family continued to decline like this, but as soon as other people knew that the Xiao family had some signs of rising, not to mention the other six clans, I'm afraid that someone within his own family would destroy the Xiao family in order to eliminate the threat.

The competition among the eight ancient tribes was several times more brutal than one could imagine.

In the outer courtyard under the night sky, the streets are bustling with students.

On the rooftop of a high-rise building that no one noticed, Yunying sat on the edge of the rooftop, with one leg bent and stepping on the rooftop, and the other leg dangling gently outside the rooftop, holding the projection crystal in her hand, her scarlet eyes staring intently at the image in front of her, which was the drama [The Biography of Xiao Ying] filmed by Xiao Mei.

Watching the familiar scenes in the drama, although the characters were completely different, Yunying's mind automatically replaced those faces with familiar faces deep in her memory.

At first, she just knew that Xiao Mei was going to film a movie, and she wanted to see this new thing with her own eyes. Xiao Mei happened to be looking for a script, so she wrote one and threw it on her desk.

Taking this as an opportunity, Yunying also recalled the distant past, many things that she had long since thrown into the depths of her memory.

Originally, Yunying just treated this as a fun way to pass the time.

However, after watching the whole play, Yunying's heart was deeply touched.

While watching the play, everything that happened in the past seemed to have happened yesterday, and the already vague details gradually became clear.

Yunying didn't need to negotiate with Xiao Mei. She could just steal the projection crystal from her storage ring without Xiao Mei noticing.

However, Yunying did not do so.

Yunying didn't want to use stealing to get this video, which seemed to be a record of her past.

Anyway, only the Xiao clan can practice the method of cultivating the clan pattern. It would be useless in my hands, so I might as well give it away.

“Time flies, it’s gone in a flash.”

Yunying looked at the black energy that appeared on Xiao Ling's body at the end of the video, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

I really have to thank Xiao Mei. If it weren't for the opportunity she created, there are some things that I might never actively think about in my lifetime, let alone discover.

Yunying put away the projection crystal and looked down at the street. Through the darkness, she could clearly see Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian walking on the street together.

Previously, Yunying protected Xiao Yan only because she was [interested] in him and could abandon him at any time.

But now Yunying has one more reason to protect him.

Yunying didn't know whether Xiao Yan and [Xiao Ling] were related or not, but even if it was just a possibility, it was enough of a reason for Yunying.

It was enough reason for her to watch over Xiao Yan.

There was a hint of tenderness in Yunying's scarlet eyes, so subtle that it was almost invisible, and it seemed so dazzling in the night.

Three days have passed since the initial broadcast of [The Biography of Xiao Ying].

The number of votes was just as Xiao Mei had expected, far less than the previous ones. Basically, people would not go to see it a second time after watching it once.

But on the contrary, this time, [The Biography of Xiao Ying] caused countless debates in the inner and outer courtyards. Anyone who had seen the drama would participate in it to some extent, even the teachers were no exception.

The content of the debate is basically the same, and it can be summed up in one question.

What is the purpose of becoming stronger?

Previously, everyone knew about becoming stronger, and everyone was working hard to become stronger, but they had never really thought about this issue. Even if others asked about it, they would only respond perfunctorily and continue to concentrate on practicing to become stronger.

Xiao Ying, the protagonist of "The Legend of Xiao Ying", did become the strongest of the Xiao clan in the end, but few people felt that the final ending could be called "good".

Based on this debate, the opinions of students from both the inner and outer colleges were divided into two categories.

One group believes more in the law of the jungle. In the eyes of this group, if Xiao Ying hadn't worked hard to become stronger, she wouldn't even have gotten that bad ending. And this group of people even ignored the question of "what is the purpose of becoming stronger". How can you think about life when your life is not guaranteed? Are you sick?

The other type is completely the opposite. They slow down their cultivation progress and start to seriously think about the question "What is the purpose of becoming stronger?" In their eyes, Xiao Ying has abandoned everything that can be abandoned, including humanity, in order to become stronger. She has no life of her own at all. Even if Xiao Ying becomes the strongest in the end, what is the difference between her and those walking beasts?

These two arguments continued to collide within the college, and the debate over each other's concepts continued, becoming the hottest topic in the college during this period.

And not only the students, but even Su Qian and Hu Qian, the two managers of the inner and outer courtyards, were caught up in it and felt confused about the academy they had been protecting.

Why have they been teaching students to become stronger?

They had never thought about this issue before. This was the first time they thought about it so seriously.

At this time, in the office of the External Court Law Enforcement Team, the team leader Xiao Yu was busy as a whim. There were several piles of documents on the table, all of which were reports of private fights that had occurred in the External Court.

The cause of this was the above-mentioned controversy.

The two groups of people in the outer courtyard can be divided into the [Admiring the Strong Faction] and the [Fearing the Strong Faction]. After reading [The Biography of Xiao Ying], they joined the corresponding factions based on their own understanding of the views, and whenever they have time, they start arguing with the other faction about right and wrong.

It was fine at first, just a verbal dispute, but sometimes when one party can't win the argument with the other party, they will get angry and start fighting. The person being beaten will naturally not be willing to be beaten, so he will fight back as a matter of course. Moreover, because of the factions they belong to, what was originally just a matter between two people can eventually trigger a big fight involving dozens of people.

Originally, if we understand it according to the literal meaning, the combat power of the [admiring the strong faction] is much higher than that of the [fearing the strong faction]. After all, if you are [fearing the strong], how can you beat those who [admire the strong]?

However, the actual situation is completely different.

There are quite a few weak people in the [admiring the strong faction], and there are also quite a few strong people in the [fearing the strong faction]. The division of the two factions has nothing to do with the strength of the two factions. There are those who fear the strong among the strong, and there are those who admire the strong among the weak. The reason for the dispute is purely due to the difference in concepts, so the results of each fight between the two sides are very different.

But no matter what they think, Xiao Yu’s head is about to explode these two days!

She felt that she and the entire law enforcement team were like firefighters, running around the outer courtyard almost non-stop to stop disputes. In the end, there were not enough people, and Xiao Yu had no choice but to drag all the brothers and sisters of the Xiao family to help, and only then did she have time to catch her breath.

Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of this. Before, other students were worried about whether the Xiao family would cause any trouble, but now it's completely the other way around!