Chapter 595: Rookie Tournament (5)

Did I hear that right?

Xiao Xiao Qiqian looked at Zhao Chi in disbelief.

The people beside them also showed expressions of astonishment.

Zhao Huai and Zhao Jiao exchanged a glance, unsure how to handle this situation either.

If only Father Zhao Qiye were here.

Although Xiao Xiao Qiqian was taken aback, the gazes of those around him and his own reason told him that Zhao Chi was indeed cursing him.

"Zhao Chi! How dare you!"

Xiao Xiao Qiqian flew into a rage, slapped the table, and stood up.

Drew out his treasured sword.

And charged straight at Zhao Chi.

Xiao Xiao Qiqian was no fool.

Nor was he impulsive.

As a member of the Xiao family, he had weathered storms before.

Words like these could never truly make him lose his reason.

Though angry, he was not so furious as to draw his sword.

Because the Zhao family was, after all, a clan with real strength behind it.

Even in ordinary times, the Xiao family could not publicly kill a member of the Zhao family.

Not to mention that the Zhao family was now a vassal of the nobility.

So now he could kill him even less.

But he had to draw his sword, had to put on this show.

After all, he was an elder of the Xiao family.

Being openly cursed by a junior of the Zhao family in front of so many people—how could he hold his head up afterward?

Beside him, Xiao Xiao Qigong hurriedly held Xiao Xiao Qiqian back.

They knew Zhao Chi was fine.

They only wanted to use this method to salvage some face.

And to cause Zhao Chi and his people some grief.

But who could have expected things to develop like this.

Xiao Xiao Qigong said: "Zhao Chi, remember this—disaster comes from the mouth. Choose your words carefully."

"Choose your words, your mother's— you're no good thing either."

Xiao Xiao Qigong was stunned.

He hadn't expected this Zhao Chi to seem utterly mad now, like a rabid dog, cursing anyone he saw.

Qi Qi Hengyi hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over: "Zhao Chi, don't be rash. We are all your elders…"

He hadn't even finished speaking.

Zhao Chi turned his head and said: "Elders, your mother's— this is my business with the Xiao family. What does it have to do with your Qi family? Trying to use a re-examination to look at my information? And then hand my data to that idiot Qi Yu?"

Qi Qi Hengyi clenched his fists.

Beside him, Qi Qi Hengren said nothing. He was also an elder and had no desire to be cursed out by Zhao Chi.

And Qi Yu's whole body gave a shudder.

Then he said weakly: "We came here to uphold fairness. Who told you to cheat… I want to see if there's any problem with your monitoring data."

He spoke with his body hunched, not daring to look at Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi cursed: "Get the hell out of here, you bastard. Want to see my data? I'll let you see my blade! I'll cut you down in the next match! If that's not enough for you, after the tournament I'll show you again!"

Qi Yu hurriedly stood up: "Zhao Chi, I haven't provoked you. Your conflict with Xiao Rui has nothing to do with me."

"Get the hell out!"

"…" Qi Yu tugged at Qi Qi Hengren: "Let's go, Dad."

Qi Qi Hengren stood up: "Enough. Zhao Chi has a point—his examination has nothing to do with us. We're leaving first."

Xiao Xiao Qigong nodded.

The Qi family collectively vanished.

Zhao Chi said: "Xiao Rui, why the hell have you gone quiet? I get examined? You get examined too! Maybe you used some cheating method too. Otherwise, how would the skeleton have exploded? Get over here and be tested!"

Things had already developed to this point; everyone wanted to wrap it up quickly.

Xiao Xiao Qiqian said to Xiao Rui: "You go over too. Get examined."

Xiao Rui was already wilted by now.

He had seen Zhao Chi go mad before, but he hadn't expected him to dare throw a fit in front of so many elders this time.

Although there was nothing they could do to him openly, there were plenty of ways behind the scenes.

Making him vanish from the world would not be difficult.

But that was for later.

For now, the surface matters had to be dealt with first.

Xiao Rui walked over cautiously.

Keeping a good distance from Zhao Chi.

Xiao Xiao Qiqian said to the staff: "Hurry up and run the examination. Test both of them."

The staff were basically just watching the show.

The bigger this blew up, the better.

It has nothing to do with them.

Still, the two staff members testing Zhao Chi heightened their vigilance, wary that Zhao Chi might hack at them.

The test took only a few seconds.

"The data on both of them is fine. Are you still going to look at the data?"

Xiao Xiao Qiqian waved his hand: "No need."

Of course the data was fine.

Everyone knew that.

Fortunately, with the test complete, this matter could be put to rest for now.

Xiao Xiao Qiqian said with a cold laugh: "Zhao Chi, from now on you'd better be more careful."

Without waiting for Zhao Chi to speak, Xiao Xiao Qiqian teleported away at once.

Seeing this, the other members of the Xiao family also all teleported away.

Only the staff members were left, along with Zhao Huai and Zhao Jiao.

Zhao Huai's heart had just been lodged in his throat.

He hadn't expected this matter to end just like that?

Zhao Huai shook his head and sighed: "Holy shit, how did this thing develop in this direction? Why do I feel like I'm dreaming? Zhao Chi, are you okay?"

"What could happen to me? I'm fine."

Zhao Jiao also hadn't yet recovered from the shock: "Zhao Chi, you've directly offended the elders of three other families. It looks like nothing right now, but you must watch out for the moves they make behind the scenes."

Zhao Chi nodded: "I understand."

There really is a hidden danger in doing it this way.

But if not doing it this way, one can only get bullied.

Either way it's unpleasant, so better to just tear off all pretense.

A double loss beats a single win.

Rather than swallowing my anger myself, the Xiao family gets to vent theirs.

In short, everyone ends up unhappy.

I bear the risk, and you bastards get cursed out and lose face too.