Chapter 24 Strength Shock

A Fanfic Created By Author "The Evil Fate of Time" in Chinese " 岁月的孽缘 "

Qingyang City, Liu family mansion.

There were more than a dozen people in a large hall. A pale, slightly weak figure was sitting on a nanmu chair in the middle of the hall. Liu Huabai looked at Xiao Yan who was sitting below him and asked with a smile:

"I wonder where Fellow Daoist Xiao Yan is?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan knew that the other party wanted to know the value of his bet, otherwise how could he explain to his family? You must know that Liu Huabai used his own family as a bet to save Xiao Yan, but if he failed in the end, the price would not be something he could afford. Even if he lost his entire family, he might not be able to make up for his mistake.

Xiao Yan did not answer immediately, but first glanced at all the people in the hall. Most of these people were some elders and more outstanding descendants of the Liu family. They had also heard about the upcoming war between the two families, and it was all caused by this outsider named Xiao Yan. They could probably guess why the clan leader saved Xiao Yan at the risk of the entire clan, so there was a hint of hope on their faces. Xiao Yan glanced at them, then turned to Liu Huabai and smiled and replied:

"I am just an independent cultivator. I have gained my current strength only because of some opportunities. I don't have a definite place to stay."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall immediately became agitated. The reason they could wait here quietly was not for Xiao Yan's affirmation of the power behind him, but now it seemed that this kid had nothing at all and had been just pretending. Even the clan leader Liu Huabai's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he stabilized the next moment, because he saw the faint confident smile at the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth. This kind of calm and confident smile in the face of danger was not the first time he had seen it. Moreover, Liu Huabai always felt that there seemed to be some meaning in this smile that he could not see. That was the real reason why he could not see clearly and dared to bet his family. He had this kind of smile when facing the two heads of the Wu family in the inn before, but at this moment he was still so calm and smiling. This was definitely not pretending. This boy was definitely not an ordinary person!

Thinking of this, Liu Huabai felt relieved. He slapped the table made of fine nanmu with his broad palm. Sawdust flew everywhere and a loud noise spread throughout the hall. The noisy hall instantly became silent. Everyone glared at Xiao Yan, but did not dare to say anything. Liu Huabai looked at the silent people, and a momentum from the superior rose up, which shocked the people below. Their eyes involuntarily focused on Liu Huabai.

Liu Huabai looked at the people who were looking at him, then took a deep look at Xiao Yan who was sitting below, and finally spoke:

"Although Fellow Daoist Xiao Yan is alone, he has done me a great favor. Now the Wu family wants to swallow up my Liu family, and Fellow Daoist Xiao Yan is also an enemy of the Wu family. How can my Liu family sit idly by? Moreover, even if the Wu family really does not touch my Liu family within five years, can my Liu family really improve its strength to the point where it can compete with the Wu family within five years? Therefore, I have decided to join hands with Fellow Daoist Xiao Yan to fight the Wu family. If we win, my Liu family will survive in Qingyang City forever. If we lose, I will make the Wu family so weak that they cannot gain a foothold in Qingyang City! I wonder if the men of my Liu family dare to fight with me against the Wu family, destroy the Wu family, and revive the glory of my Liu family!"

Liu Huabai became more and more excited as he spoke, and he even roared. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall shouted in unison:

"Fight! Fight! Fight..."

This also made Xiao Yan sigh and nod, and when Liu Huabai saw Xiao Yan nodding there, Liu Huabai's eyes condensed slightly. This attitude towards things was like an old senior praising a younger generation, which made him shocked. Could it be that Xiao Yan was an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years?

There are always some old seniors in this world who like to use some secret methods to turn themselves back to their younger appearance, and thus pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger in front of the crowd, causing everyone to be both angry and helpless. Now Liu Huabai suddenly thought of this, and after seeing the various behaviors before joining forces with Xiao Yan, Liu Huabai became more and more excited. If Xiao Yan was really a senior who pretended to be a pig and eat the tiger, with the fact that he had used all his family's strength to protect Xiao Yan, he would definitely be able to have a good impression of his Liu family. Then, it would be the time for his Liu family to rise!

"Bang!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking open a door, and five old men in white clothes and with gray hair walked into the hall in unison. Immediately, everyone in the hall made way for them. The five men walked up to Liu Huabai, and the old man in the lead had a gleam in his eyes. He looked at Liu Huabai and said:

"Master, I don't think so. As long as the Wu family can let our Liu family recuperate for five years, your strength may not be improved. What's more, you are now recovering strongly. Five years later, our Liu family will definitely still be able to stand in Qingyang City. But now you are gambling with your family for a junior you don't even know. Master, you are really taking a big gamble!"

Everyone in the hall looked pale when they heard this. They looked at Liu Huabai with strong suspicion. The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Huabai sharply. However, Liu Huabai ignored them and looked at Xiao Yan who was sitting below with a calm face. Xiao Yan smiled when he saw Liu Huabai looking at him. Then he stood up and looked at the five old men. He said lightly:

"Master Liu, these five people are all elders of your Liu family, right?"

Liu Huabai frowned slightly when he heard this, but still nodded in agreement and said to Xiao Yan:

"The one in the middle is the great elder of my Liu family. His strength has reached the peak of the Seven-Star Dou Zong. He is the strongest person in my Liu family except me. The other four are also elders of my Liu family. They are all powerful and are Dou Zong masters. They are the backbone of my Liu family. It's a pity..."

Liu Huabai was getting more and more excited, but in the end, he still calmed down with a bit of loneliness. Xiao Yan didn't take it seriously and looked at the five elders. One of them snorted coldly when he saw Xiao Yan's gaze and said sarcastically:

"Where did this ignorant young man come from? I advise you to leave my Liu family as soon as possible and don't cause any more trouble for my Liu family, otherwise I will kill you on the spot! Humph!" At the end of his words, the elder looked at Liu Huabai, who was sitting in the main seat, with dissatisfaction.

Xiao Yan saw all of this, with a slight cold arc on his lips. Xiao Yan suddenly said to Liu Huabai sarcastically:

"Master Liu, it seems that the elders of your Liu family are very dissatisfied with you, the master of the family. Then, I will discipline them for you." Xiao Yan said this calmly, but Liu Huabai heard it like thunder in the sky. He was extremely shocked. Just when he was about to take action, he saw the elders burst into laughter and their faces changed slightly. Liu Huabai couldn't help but curse in his heart:

"You old fools, you still can't see clearly even in such a situation. If Xiao Yan is really just an ordinary person, would I still do this to make friends with him? You are such a bunch of idiots!"

"boom!"

As soon as Liu Huabai finished speaking, the laughter of the five elders suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a loud bang that resounded throughout the hall. Everyone looked at Xiao Yan in shock, with disbelief in their eyes. Just now, Xiao Yan only waved his sleeves, and the five strongest men in Qingyang City were blasted away and hit the beams in the hall hard. This sudden scene immediately made everyone in the Liu family realize that this young man who seemed to be of the same age as them was actually a super strong man, and his strength was at least above the Dou Zun. Liu Huabai looked at Xiao Yan in shock and helplessness. He had expected that Xiao Yan was not an ordinary person, but he did not expect Xiao Yan to be so strong. Fortunately, he did not provoke him like these old guys, otherwise, before tomorrow, the Liu family would be destroyed.

Xiao Yan looked at the five Liu family elders with indifferent eyes and snorted coldly. With a thought, he bound the five Liu family elders in the air, stretched out his hand, and was about to grab them with one claw.

"Wait a minute, senior!"

Seeing that Xiao Yan was about to kill the five elders of his family, Liu Huabai was very nervous and hurriedly shouted to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan frowned slightly when he heard that, and then snorted coldly. The five elders of the Liu family were thrown out of the hall like broken sacks by Xiao Yan. Liu Huabai also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, looked at Xiao Yan, bowed and said:

"Thank you for not killing them. I will punish them severely according to family rules later." Liu Huabai spoke without any hesitation, and asked people to carry the five elders into the family prison, waiting for Liu Huabai to punish them. When Liu Huabai sent people to carry the five elders away, he deliberately asked the servants to move faster, saying that he did not want them to be noticed by Senior Xiao Yan. However, everyone curled their lips and stopped talking after hearing this. This made Liu Huabai, the patriarch of the Liu family, blush slightly. However, for the safety of the five elders, Liu Huabai just endured it with a red face.

"I wonder if senior is satisfied with what I did? If you are dissatisfied, I will immediately ask the servants to carry them back and leave it to you to deal with them." Seeing that Xiao Yan still had an expressionless face, Liu Huabai bowed to Xiao Yan and asked.

"It's okay. I just hope that Patriarch Liu can manage the family well in the future and not cause trouble for his family. I hope that what happened today will not happen again. Otherwise, Patriarch Liu knows the consequences, and things may not be the same as today."

Xiao Yan's words were very plain, but Liu Huabai's heart was shocked. Xiao Yan was right. He was able to let the five elders of the Liu family go just like that. This already showed that Xiao Yan was generous enough. If it were someone else, I'm afraid the entire Liu family would be finished now. Thinking of this, Liu Huabai cursed in his heart, but in the end he still sighed slightly and murmured:

"It seems that the family should be reorganized."

Although the voice was not loud, everyone here was a powerful person, so this voice was enough for them. After hearing this, everyone in the hall started to stir up trouble. A family storm was inevitable.

Xiao Yan ignored the changes on everyone's faces. He turned around and walked out of the hall. Seeing this, Liu Huabai hurriedly followed Xiao Yan to lead the way for him, but Xiao Yan didn't seem to want Liu Huabai to lead the way. He walked forward on his own, as if he was strolling in the Liu Mansion. However, Liu Huabai's heart couldn't help but tremble slightly. The direction Xiao Yan was walking in was his bedroom. Could it be that Xiao Yan... This made Liu Huabai a little angry. Even if you, Xiao Yan, are a senior and a strong man, and don't take my small family seriously, I am the head of a clan after all. How could you do such a thing? Even Liu Huabai couldn't stand it at this moment. If he didn't know Xiao Yan's ultimate goal, I'm afraid Liu Huabai should have fought with Xiao Yan to the death.

"Bang!"

Xiao Yan waved his sleeves, and Liu Huabai's tightly closed door was blasted open by an invisible force, revealing several pieces of furniture and a bed. Xiao Yan led the way in, and Liu Huabai followed in with a gloomy face. As soon as Liu Huabai entered, the wooden door, which was also made of fine nanmu, slammed shut, locking the two of them inside. Liu Huabai's face changed slightly and he looked at Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan sat down at the coffee table without even looking at Liu Huabai. He filled the jade teacup on the table with tea, took a sip, and then spoke to the gloomy Liu Huabai:

"I just saw that your breathing was unstable, your blood and energy were weak, and there were hidden injuries in your body. Liu Xiang had already found medicinal materials for you. I guess the alchemist in your family is not skilled enough to help you completely eliminate the sequelae in your body, right?"

Liu Huabai was startled when he heard this, and then he looked at Xiao Yan with a sigh and nodded in agreement. Xiao Yan nodded slightly, and then said:

"For Liu Xiang's sake, come over here, sit on the bed, take off your shirt, and I will help you eliminate the hidden dangers in your body."

Upon hearing this, Liu Huabai hurriedly did as he was told. Xiao Yan smiled slightly and walked over to help him heal his wounds.