Chapter 5: Xiao Fire

"You're being insolent!"

Xiao Potian glared fiercely at Li Yilan and roared, "How can this be a place to air the arrogant family's dirty laundry? Stop causing trouble and come back with me at once."

He stepped forward, intending to seize Li Yilan.

"Hold it!"

Lin Yang stepped forward to shield Li Yilan, his expression cold as he faced Xiao Potian directly.

Stopped by Lin Yang, Xiao Potian suppressed the urge to slap him to death, composed himself, and said, "Young man, this is an affair of my Xiao family; I hope outsiders will not interfere."

"She has become my disciple; her affairs are my affairs, and I have the right to know the truth of this matter."

Lin Yang turned his head to look at Li Yilan, who was clenching her fists, and asked, "You say things are not as he claims; then what is the true situation?"

Li Yilan's tears kept falling as she slowly said, "I indeed have a marriage engagement with the Xiao family."

Upon hearing this,

Many disciples began pointing and gossiping about Li Yilan.

Clearly she had a marriage engagement with the Xiao family yet wanted to break it and flee; it's no wonder the Xiao family head pursued her here—she basically deserves death.

Lin Yang furrowed his brows.

If that's really the case, it's indeed not easy to resolve.

But the next second,

Li Yilan hoarsely shouted, "Xiao Potian, you stole my family's treasure, killed my parents, imprisoned me in a dog cage, fed me dog food, drained my blood, and raised that demonic creature inside your son—why haven't you mentioned any of this?"

Upon saying that,

The crowd fell silent instantly.

Stealing treasures, killing parents, locking her in a dog cage, feeding her dog food, drawing blood, and raising a demonic creature—

Beast!

Literally worse than a beast!

The reason is they've wrongly blamed Li Yilan.

Everyone, one after another, leaned toward supporting Li Yilan.

Xiao Potian's face turned ashen.

He never imagined Li Yilan would actually make these matters public.

"You little brat, stop twisting the facts here—my Xiao family is a prestigious clan in Qingzhou, and I, Xiao, am a respected elder there; how could I do such despicable things?"

Turning away, Xiao Potian explained to the crowd, "Don't be misled by her; she merely had a dispute with my son and refuses to marry into the Xiao family, which is why she's slandering us like this."

After hearing that, some people began to waver again.

"What the Xiao family head said makes sense."

"I also don't believe the Xiao family would do such a thing."

"It must be this girl's problem."

The crowd again, one after another, leaned toward Xiao Potian and began discussing, after all, the other party is a prestigious clan and highly respected, so naturally they wouldn't do such things.

Lin Yang also turned his head to look at Li Yilan.

Li Yilan stepped forward.

She rolled up her sleeve.

"Xiao Potian, you should recognize these scars, aren't they? They're all from your knife, cut one by one."

Everyone turned their gaze.

Indeed, Li Yilan's arms bore several shocking scars.

Just looking at them makes one's heart tremble.

"This..."

Even some of those who had favored Xiao Potian fell silent.

Xiao Potian's face grew even darker, reaching the utmost gloom.

He waved his hand and said, "Nonsense; I, Xiao, have never done such a thing."

"Luo Sect Master, I'm truly sorry; my family's misfortune has made you all laugh, and now I will take her back."

Xiao Potian wanted to seize Li Yilan again.

But Lin Yang stepped forward to block him, saying, "Come any closer to my disciple, and I'll kill you."

Xiao Potian startled; the urge to slap Lin Yang to death grew stronger, but he noticed that Luo Wuqing beside him also felt a strong desire to strike him down, making him dare not act rashly.

Lin Yang ignored him, instead grabbing Li Yilan's arm, feeling her scars, and softly asked, "Are these all his doing?"

Li Yilan looked at Lin Yang, feeling his sincere gaze; since her parents were killed, aside from the senior inside her ring, there has been no one who could pity her like this.

And now Lin Yang made her feel cared for and concerned.

Her gaze softened involuntarily; she nodded and said, "Thank you, Master, for your concern; I will handle this matter well, disciple."

"Little girl, what are you saying? Since you've become my disciple, your affairs are my affairs." Lin Yang gently helped her lower her sleeve, then coldly looked at Xiao Potian and said,

"Today, with me here, no one can take you away."

Li Yilan's heart warmed once again.

And Xiao Potian could barely restrain himself from slapping Lin Yang to death.

But the next second, Lin Yang continued, "Xiao Potian, right? I, Lin, have firmly kept in mind what your Xiao family has done to my disciple."

"Today I don't want to start a massacre, nor do I feel like fighting you, but remember this: I will surely bring my disciple to assault the Xiao family one day to avenge and settle grudges."

"Get lost."

Lin Yang's expression remained calm; if not for the system reward not yet being credited, he would have instantly reached the Lesser Saint Realm and truly rushed forward to battle Xiao Potian.

What can be done? For now, he must first lie low for a while.

Lin Yang's words naturally drew mockery aimed at the faction member Han Ya, and he simply didn't believe Lin Yang possessed that ability.

However, these words stirred great shock in Li Yilan's heart.

She had merely chanced upon Lin Yang, yet he actually spoke such words for her sake, even saying them in front of Xiao Potian.

How could she not be moved?

She said, "Xiao Potian, I have already taken Lin Yang as my master, so I will not return with you."

Furthermore, remember this: when I return from my martial cultivation, I will surely make you and your father pay the blood debt.

Li Yilan's delicate frame trembled slightly; she clenched her teeth, thinking of Lin Yang standing behind her, and she boldly spoke each word.

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Potian's anger could no longer be contained; he coldly said, "I truly don't know which of you two trash was given the courage to openly seek revenge against my Xiao family; since kind words won't work, I, Xiao, can only resort to force."

Xiao Potian first fixed his gaze on Lin Yang, a Nascent Soul realm trash who dared repeatedly to speak insolently to him, something he had long wanted to slap to death.

He turned into a gust of wind and rushed to kill Lin Yang.

As long as this person is dealt with, everything will be easy.

But before he could get close to Lin Yang, he heard a cold snort, then felt a pain in his chest and was instantly flung backward.

The one who struck was none other than Luo Wuqing.

She merely gazed coldly, fixing her stare on Xiao Potian.

Xiao Potian was stunned.

"Luo Sect Master, are you really going to protect them?"

Luo Wuqing coldly said, "As a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, I cannot tolerate others offending."

Xiao Potian's face sank.

He never imagined that Luo Wuqing would actually strike him over a Nascent Soul realm junior.

He threatened, "Luo Sect Master, if you intervene again to stop me from taking her, then the Xiao family will have no choice but to go to war with the Qingyun Sect."

"Fine, go call your people; we will fight to the death here," Luo Wuqing said coldly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene instantly erupted.

The Xiao family and the Qingyun Sect are roughly equal in strength, and the Xiao family also has a patriarch who has been in seclusion for twenty years; that patriarch had already reached the Great Sage realm back then, and who knows what level he is at now—offending the Xiao family would certainly be unwise.

Han Ya quickly urged, "Please, Sect Master, think it over—there's no need to antagonize the Xiao family over Lin Yang, this trash, and that muddy girl."

"Yes, Sect Master, please think it over."

Everyone chimed in with advice, one after another.

"Shut up!"

Luo Wuqing let out a cold snort and said, "It's not your place to interject, you spineless lot."

Having been called out, everyone lowered their heads in shame and embarrassment.

Only Lin Yang gazed at Luo Wuqing with admiration.

The lovely wife is invincible.

Next!

Boom!

Luo Wuqing's aura surged like a breaking bamboo, soaring to the heavens as he fixed his gaze on Xiao Potian.

"Xiao Potian, you don't even have the guts to go to war with the Qingyun Sect; hurry up and retreat—Li Yilan is already a member of the Qingyun Sect, and no one can take her away, understand?"

Xiao Potian found himself in a difficult position, his expression wavering, yet truly helpless—he indeed could not defeat Luo Wuqing.

Yet leaving like that would make him lose face.

Just then.

A message-bearing thunder eagle landed on Xiao Potian's shoulder.

Xiao Potian took the letter from the thunder eagle's leg.

After opening and glancing at it.

"Good, good, good!"

Xiao Potian coldly glanced at Li Yilan, then turned to Luo Wuqing and Lin Yang and said, "Luo Sect Master, and you brat, I have noted today's affair; I will come again another day to seek instruction."

Then he tossed the letter in his hand to Li Yilan, coldly saying, "This is a letter from my son."

Li Yilan received the letter and opened it to read.

Beside her, Lin Yang also glanced sideways, stealing two looks.

But...

That line of characters instantly stabbed into his mind.

"Li Yilan, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the poor youth; the grudge of a broken engagement will never be forgotten—we will meet at the Hundred Flowers Assembly in one month."

Hum!

Lin Yang instantly became unsettled.

As a transmigrator, he naturally knew the phrase "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the poor youth."

He naturally knew who had spoken those words.

And now...

The other party also bears the surname Xiao.

He hurriedly grabbed Li Yilan's hand and asked, "What is his son's name?"

Li Yilan answered truthfully:

"Xiao Hu!!"

"Oh no, not good!"

Countless bad images flashed through Lin Yang's mind in an instant.

He suddenly raised his head and said: "Sect Master, cut them all down!"