20demayo Chapter 120 Insidious
Chapter 120 Insidious
"Master, I don't understand what you mean..."
Xiao Jing asked, looking puzzled.
The members of the Xiao family looked at their patriarch with confusion.
The head of the Xiao family chuckled softly and glanced at Xiao Yaheng on the ground.
“My son, Elva Hsiao, died long ago…” he said.
Apart from Xiao Yuanshan, who remained expressionless, everyone else looked frozen.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, his thoughts racing.
"Patriarch, what are you saying? Don't joke around. Isn't Yaheng right in front of you?" Xiao Jing said with a forced smile. "Although he has been crippled, as long as he receives timely treatment, it won't be difficult to save his life."
As he spoke, he glanced around out of the corner of his eye, seemingly plotting something.
The head of the Xiao family sighed.
"It's disappointing that not a single person in the core of the Xiao family has noticed this all these years."
The crowd looked at each other, not daring to say a word.
"So, you're trying to switch the prince with a cat?" Xiao Chen said.
Both the head of the Xiao family and Xiao Yuanshan raised their eyebrows, somewhat surprised.
"It's surprising that a member of the branch family from outside could see through it..." The family head said with a self-deprecating tone.
His gaze suddenly turned cold as he swept it across the crowd.
"Do you remember when my son Xiao Yaheng was born, thieves broke into the Xiao family home?" he asked.
“Of course I remember. When Yaheng was kidnapped by thieves, it was the old man who fought hard to get him back…” someone responded, but everyone suddenly realized what was happening.
“That’s right. My son, Yaheng, had already died at that time. What the old man snatched back was just something the thieves deliberately made us bring back.” The Xiao family patriarch’s face turned cold.
"They underestimated how well a father knows his own flesh and blood. Even though I've only seen the baby once, and even though the one I snatched back looks very similar, I can still tell the difference!"
The words of the Xiao family patriarch shocked everyone.
Xiao Chen had anticipated this.
Considering the Xiao family patriarch's attitude towards Xiao Yaheng, it's not hard to guess.
Why would he care whether a bastard lives or dies?
"Master, old man, what exactly happened?" someone asked with a grave expression.
"The attack on my Xiao family back then was by the Illuminati. Their target was the secret hidden in my Xiao family's secret chamber, but they couldn't find it no matter how hard they tried. So they came up with a vicious plan: to kill my son, Yaheng, and then secretly place a pawn that they could control inside..."
The Xiao family members were filled with shock and anger upon hearing this.
That's a really vicious move.
If they hadn't been discovered, Xiao Yaheng would have inherited the position of family head, and everything in the Xiao family would have been his. The Illuminati would have succeeded.
"In order not to alert the enemy, the old man and I went along with the plan and did not even tell you. We planned to use the fake Xiao Yaheng to turn the tables, but we did not expect that Xiao Chen would interrupt us..." The Xiao family patriarch showed a bitter smile.
Since the fake Elva Hsiao has been crippled, she is no longer qualified to inherit the position of family head, and the Illuminati will inevitably give up this pawn.
"Damn the Illuminati, they're despicable!" the Xiao family cursed angrily.
Xiao Jing's face darkened. He got up from the ground and slowly backed away.
"What? You think you can still leave?" the Xiao family patriarch sneered.
"Is he also a pawn of the Illuminati? He actually betrayed his family, how hateful! He deserves to die!" The Xiao family members revealed their murderous intent.
"The real Xiao Jing should have already met with misfortune. The Illuminati are skilled in disguise, so this person should have been sent by the Illuminati."
"Although they are very good at disguising themselves, they can't fool the old man's eyes in the end." The head of the Xiao family clapped his hands, and the entrance to the council hall was blocked by people.
"Hmph, you might not be able to stop me!" Xiao Jing snorted coldly, a pill appeared in his hand, and he threw it forcefully to the ground.
"laugh……"
The thick black fog spread out instantly, filling the council hall in a flash, making it impossible for everyone to see their surroundings.
"Don't let him get away!" the Xiao family patriarch shouted.
Several of the stronger martial artists from the Xiao family quickly used their senses to rush to the gate to guard it.
"Whoosh!"
The sound of wind breaking rang out in front of Xiao Chen, who was standing in the center of the room.
It turns out that Xiao Jing did not run away immediately; his target was Xiao Chen.
"Overestimating oneself." Xiao Chen remained calm.
"Ah..." Xiao Jing roared, his aura suddenly surged, and he instantly broke through to the King level.
Xiao Chen frowned.
This is probably some kind of secret method to temporarily increase strength by damaging oneself.
"The genius of the Xiao family must not be allowed to live!" Xiao Jing shouted frantically, charging towards Xiao Chen without regard for his own life.
"Oh no!" The Xiao family members' expressions changed drastically, and Xiao Yuanshan also took immediate action.
Xiao Jing's ruthless and fearless methods of persecution might actually succeed.
"Die!" Xiao Jing thrust his short knife toward Xiao Chen's heart.
Suddenly, his expression froze.
The short knife had only gone a few inches when it was as if it were welded in place, and it couldn't move an inch no matter what.
Xiao Chen simply extended two fingers and pinched the blade.
With a slight twist of the finger, the blade was snapped off and then flicked outwards.
The blade pierced through Xiao Jing's body with great force, causing others to stagger backward as well.
"Whoosh..."
Black smoke billowed out like a stream.
It was Xiao Yuanshan who activated his profound internal energy, which made the hall clear again.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Xiao Chen was alright.
"Xiao Jing, are you still not accepting your fate?" the Xiao family patriarch rebuked.
"Hehehe..."
Xiao Jing sneered, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
The blade that Xiao Chen flicked at him just now had injured his vitals; he didn't have much time left to live.
He laughed a few times, his eyes turning fierce, and then he pulled out a dart and threw it at Xiao Chen.
"presumptuous!"
Xiao Yuanshan flashed and appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
But Xiao Chen was faster than him and easily caught the dart.
"What's the point of struggling when you're about to die?" someone said.
Xiao Jing did not respond, but instead revealed a meaningful and sinister smile.
"Not good!" Xiao Yuanshan's expression changed drastically as if he had just realized something. He quickly snatched the dart from Xiao Chen's hand and pushed it away forcefully.
next moment……
"boom!"
The dart exploded in his hand, releasing purple smoke.
Xiao Yuanshan inhaled the smoke, and his face immediately turned black and he felt weak all over, collapsing to the ground.
"Hahaha... So what if I can't hurt your genius? I've hitched a deal with the strongest member of the Jiang City branch family, I've made a fortune!" Xiao Jing laughed wildly, extremely smug.
"What have you done!" The Xiao family members were furious and rushed forward to help the old man, their hearts filled with anxiety.
Xiao Yuanshan's face turned pale, showing that the smoke was extremely toxic; even a powerful expert like him couldn't withstand it.
“This is a rare poison from the Illuminati, Heart-Piercing Powder, which can cause the poisoned person to die from rapid heart failure. It used to be in powder form, but I didn’t expect them to have developed it to this extent…” Xiao Yuanshan said weakly.
Upon hearing this, the Xiao family members became extremely anxious.
"Quickly, get a doctor!" someone shouted.
"Haha, it's useless. Even if it's a top-tier physician from Xia Kingdom, he can only alleviate the symptoms, not cure the poison from my Illuminati! Xiao Yuanshan, he's doomed!" Xiao Jing sneered.