Chapter 68 Doubts abound

Chapter 68 Doubts abound

Chapter 68 Doubts abound
The fighting competition in the ring was postponed for three days. It was Xiao Hu who suggested it. His reason was very sufficient. Yu Chuan was missing and they had to find him first, and then it would not be too late to hold the competition.

Xiao Hong, the head of the Xiao family in Jiangning, agreed immediately, "The safety of the warriors is the most important thing. Yu Chuan is missing in Jiangning, and the Xiao family in Jiangning has no choice but to take responsibility."

Xiao Hong also said that he would immediately send a hundred servants to the mountain to search!
In the room, Xiao Xia lay on the bed with legs crossed, squinting his eyes to admire the pair of frost daggers in his hands. The more he looked at them, the more he liked them. No wonder there have been famous swordsmiths in Jiangnan since ancient times. The quality of this pair of swords is too high. With this pair of swords, his swordsmanship will surely be more advanced.

Xiao Zhurong said angrily: "I really can't understand why the Second Master wants to delay for three days. The Jiangning Xiao family is the host. How many chances will they have in these three days?"

"Do you want to know the reason?" Xiao Xia said with a smile.

"what reason?"

Xiao Xia said calmly, "It was not Second Master's original intention to postpone it for three days, but it was instructed by Xiao Hong, because Chen Pan was injured and he needs three days to heal. If the competition is held this afternoon, Chen Pan will definitely lose. And if I am not mistaken, the competition must be moved to the morning. This is the last chance for the Jiangning Xiao family, and they must ensure that they win both competitions."

Xiao Zhurong was stunned for a moment, "Why change it to the morning?"

"It's still for Chen Pan, but the Jinling Xiao family may not agree, because Wang Shao can't do it in the morning, he will break through the barrier in the afternoon. I think a lot of interesting things will happen in these three days."

Xiao Zhurong frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Xiao Qi, I find that you have become a little pretentious recently. You think you are smart when you speak, and your words are vague and confusing. To be honest, I only believe half of what you say now."

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Not really!"

Xiao Zhurong sneered and said, "How dare you say that Yu Chuan's disappearance has nothing to do with you?"

Xiao Xia nodded, "He's dead, but it does have something to do with me. Chen Pan shot me with a poisonous crossbow arrow, but I dodged it, and it just happened to hit Yu Chuan who was trying to sneak attack me from behind."

"You did it on purpose, trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife!" Xiao Zhurong pointed out incisively.

Xiao Xia rolled her eyes and didn't respond to him.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Zhurong turned around, opened the door, and was stunned for a moment.

"How did you come?"

"I'm looking for Xiao Qilang, is he here?"

"exist!"

Xiao Zhurong stepped aside and a warrior from the Xiao family walked in. Xiao Xia recognized him at a glance and it turned out to be He Zhanmiao.

Xiao Xia quickly sat up and asked with a smile, "Why are you here, Senior Brother He?"

He Zhanmiao hesitated and said, "I'm here to apologize to you!"

"What are you apologizing for?" Xiao Xia was puzzled.

"The pill you gave me was taken away by the Second Master."

Xiao Xia frowned, "What's going on?"

"After I carried Li Zhen down the mountain, I followed your instructions to find some wine, but Second Master saw me. He took the pill and looked at it for a long time, asking me where I got it. I said it was the medicine you gave me, and Second Master didn't say anything. He took the pill and left. Li Zhen had no choice but to give him ordinary medicine."

Xiao Xia was annoyed. Xiao Hu was really haunting him. He was causing trouble everywhere. Fortunately, it was the Vajra Pill. If it was the Chunyu Pill, it would be a big trouble.

"It's okay, it's just a wound medicine!"

He Zhanmiao breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Oh, there is one more thing, Yu Hai is also missing!"

Xiao Xia and Xiao Zhurong looked at each other, and the same thought arose in their minds, Yu Hai ran away.

Xiao Xia had never doubted the origins of the Yu brothers, but at this moment he became suspicious.

After He Zhanmiao left, Xiao Xia asked, "Balang, do you know the origins of the Yu brothers?"

Xiao Zhurong thought for a moment and said, "After Xiaoya's grandfather was killed, my father went to investigate, but he didn't find out the real details. He only knew that the two of them appeared in Jiangdu this year, first as coaches in the Chen family in Jiangdu, and later were invited by the Second Master to be coaches in our mansion at a high price. My father concluded that the two of them had unknown origins."

Xiao Xia pondered for a moment and asked, "What month of this year did they appear in Jiangdu?"

"My father checked and it seems to be February. Yes! It should be late February."

Xiao Xia's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't February the time when the murder on the boat happened?
Could it be that the Yu brothers had something to do with this? Or was it just a coincidence?

Xiao Xia was filled with doubts.

At the meeting of the three parties, Xiao Lin put forward his own demands.

He agreed to postpone the competition, but on one condition, that is, to lift the restrictions on Xiao Xin. Xiao Hong and Xiao Hu both opposed.

Xiao Hong sneered and said, "Master, we agreed beforehand that Xiao Xin can only participate in one match. He has already won the water fight. How unfair is it for him to participate in the ring competition again?"

"How about this!"

Xiao Lin made another concession, "I will replace the two guest officials, and let Xiao Xin and another Jinling Xiao family member participate in the competition. Is this okay?"

Xiao Miao beside him interrupted and said, "The disciple of the Xiao family that the Patriarch mentioned, could it be Xiao Ai!?"

Xiao Ai is also a female warrior, Xiao Lin's niece. She was a fifth-rank warrior three years ago. In order to allow Xiao Xin to participate in the competition this time, the Jinling Xiao family made a compromise and banned Xiao Ai.

Xiao Lin's face changed, and he said coldly: "You can postpone the competition at will, why can't you let Xiao Ai participate?"

Xiao Hong smiled slightly and said, "The delay of the game is just to find Yu Chuan and give an explanation to the Jiangdu Xiao family. It will not affect the final result of the game. However, the head of the family wants to take the opportunity to replace the players, which is obviously a violation."

Xiao Hu also shook his head. "We, the Jiangdu Xiao family, have waited for three years, hoping to win the final victory fairly. Even if we fail in the final fair competition, we can accept it. If the head of the family wants to change people in violation of the rules now, then the Jiangdu Xiao family can only withdraw from the martial arts competition."

Xiao Lin sneered, "Who knows why the competition is delayed? Maybe someone is injured and needs time to heal, or maybe someone wants to change the competition to the morning. Since you keep talking about the rules, how about keeping the competition time tomorrow afternoon?"

Xiao Hong and Xiao Hu looked at each other and exchanged a very subtle look.

Xiao Hong said slowly: "How about this! Everyone make way. Xiao Xin won't go up, and Xiao Ai can replace him with a guest official."

Xiao Lin wanted to replace Wang Shao, so he nodded immediately, "I can accept it!"

Xiao Hu sighed in his heart. This plan was not good for the Xiao family in Jiangdu, but it was proposed by Xiao Hong. He could not object and could only nod reluctantly, "I agree too!"

Xiao Lin stood up and walked away first. Xiao Hu walked to the door, then stopped and said, "Why would the Patriarch agree? This way they can replace Wang Shao."

Xiao Hong groaned for a moment and said, "Xiao Lin should know that Wang Shao was bribed by me. He came prepared. Didn't you see that?"

Xiao Hu shook his head, "I didn't see that at all!"

Xiao Hong sneered and said, "We have an agreement between our two families, but in the end you won the flag-grabbing contest? You forced me to resort to this desperate measure, Second Master, please don't treat me like a fool."

Xiao Hu said after a while: "Xiao Xia's capture of the flag was an accident, and we didn't expect it."

"That's your family's internal affairs, but the situation has pushed me into a corner. If you still take the agreement between our two families seriously, from now on, please don't interfere with any of my decisions."

Xiao Hu's face turned red and white. He got into the carriage and left without saying a word.

At this time, Xiao Miao came up and said slowly: "Perhaps the head of the family should put forward conditions and let the Jiangdu Xiao family prohibit Xiao Xia from participating in the competition."

Xiao Hong sighed, "I asked Xiao Hu why Xiao Xia was able to capture the flag, and he said it was just a coincidence. He repeatedly assured me that Xiao Xia was not even a first-class martial artist. He was very serious when he said this."

At this point, Xiao Hong sneered contemptuously, "It's obvious that the Jiangdu Xiao family doesn't know Xiao Xia's secret. Everyone outside knows it, but the family doesn't. Isn't this like a wife cheating on her husband?"

"What is the master worried about?"

"I'm worried that if we ask to ban Xiao Xia from participating, it will backfire and alert someone."

"Who?"

"The final list of contestants of Jiangdu Xiao Family is different from the list Xiao Hu gave me in advance. There is an additional person named Xiao Xia. Who do you think arranged this?"

"The Patriarch is talking about Xiao Gui?"

Xiao Hong nodded. "Xiao Cong and Xiao Hu agreed to let us play, but Xiao Gui may not agree! I suspect he doesn't even know about this deal. Once Xiao Gui is reminded and finds out that Xiao Xia is a sixth-rank player, he will definitely insist on letting Xiao Xia play, and that will backfire."

"But the patriarch can remind Xiao Hu privately and let Xiao Hu use his wrist to prohibit Xiao Xia from playing!"

Xiao Hong took a few steps, and suddenly he patted his forehead, couldn't help laughing and said: "I'm confused! Why do you want to ban Xiao Xia from playing?"

He turned to his brother Xiao Miao and smiled, "You reminded me, I can definitely let Xiao Hu arrange for Xiao Xia to play, let Xiao Xia play against Xiao Ai, and help us take down Xiao Ai.

Then the second match of the Jiangdu Xiao family must be Xiao Hongye against Chen Pan. Xiao Hongye is only a fourth-rank, so he will definitely lose. The decisive match is Sima Qing against Zhang Huayao. Once Brother Sima defeats Zhang Huayao, the Jinling Xiao family will lose both matches, and we can participate in the final play-off. Our opponent happens to be the Jiangdu Xiao family. We have an agreement between the two families. "

"Although your method is good, Zhang Huayao is not weak either! He is on par with Sima Qing."

Xiao Hong sneered and said, "We have come this far, it is not impossible to do something to Zhang Huayao!"

(End of this chapter)