This Void Devouring Flame seems a bit strange

Inside a breakfast shop in Wutan City.

Yu Xiao looked at Xuwu Tunyan, who was eating a steamed bun with a bun in his left hand and a steamed bun in his right hand, and asked, "Mr. Xu Yan, is today the day you go to the Xiao family?"

After Xuwu Tunyan swallowed the chewed bun in his mouth, he replied with a relaxed look: "What is there to worry about? The Xiao family is not a dangerous place. Is it possible that you can't get out after entering?"

"But..." Yu Xiao hesitated to speak. She was also very clear that under such circumstances, the motive for actively inviting Xuwu Tunyan to the Xiao family must be impure.

Seeing Yu Xiao's worried look, Xuwu Tunyan smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story."

"Once upon a time, there were two ambitious young men in an empire. In order to resist the cruel rule of the empire, they each raised their own troops and started a war with the empire. At the beginning, they agreed that whoever captured the main city would be the new king. While the other was fighting a desperate battle with the empire's large army, one of them took the opportunity to attack the undefended main city."

"However, this caused dissatisfaction among the young man who fought to the death with the imperial army. After all, he had made such great efforts, but was picked up peaches. No one could swallow this breath. And at that time, although he had experienced a fierce battle, he actually had a very large force, which was enough for him to eat up the enemy."

"Then he invited the young man who had attacked the main city to come and have a talk in the name of a banquet."

"Isn't this obviously dangerous?" Yu Xiao asked.

"That's right, but the young man did not refuse. Instead, he used the banquet to successfully let his opponent relax his vigilance. In the end, he became the final winner despite his lack of manpower and strength."

If Xiao Yan were here, he would naturally be able to hear that Xuwu Tunyan was talking about the story of the "Hongmen Banquet", but Yu Xiao didn't know that.

"That means..."

"That's right. Even though I know their motives are not pure, I still have to go. While I'm at the Xiao family, you can continue to practice singing at home. You don't need to worry about me. I'm very strong."

"Yes." Hearing Xuwu Tunyan's confidence, Yu Xiao said no more.

"But, keep this at home." Xuwu Tunyan took out a sculpture that looked like it was made of crystal: "This is a two-way recording crystal. You can also think of it as a communication tool."

Although Xuwu Tunyan didn't know about the conspiracy between Xiao Ning and the Great Elder, he thought about it for a while and guessed something. He was afraid that they invited him to the Xiao family not only to take the opportunity to cheat him, but also to have another purpose, which was to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Because he had learned from casual conversation before that in order to ensure that nothing would happen to the money he had given him, Xiao Zhan gave all the money to Yu Xiao. This made Xuwu Tunyan a little embarrassed. He had originally just wanted to show off his financial resources and help out a little, but he didn't expect it to lead to new problems.

It was precisely because of this incident, combined with what Xiao Zhan said earlier about the three elders forcing Xiao Zhan to come to the Xiao family, and the fact that the great elder appeared with Xiao Zhan, that Xuwu Tunyan had already realized that there must be ulterior motives behind this.

However, Xuwu Tunyan was not afraid at all. Instead, he was a little bit expectant. He wanted to see what kind of tricks these people could play.

"Anyway, don't worry. Just practice singing at home and wait for my good news. Also, take good care of the pendant I gave you."

Xuwu Tunyan pointed at the pendant on Yu Xiao's chest and reminded him. Then, without waiting for Xiao's answer, he left the breakfast shop and walked towards the Xiao family mansion. His steps could be said to be extremely ruthless.

"I'm up and down like the waves, I laugh off all the grievances, I'm sometimes low, sometimes high, I'm swaying but I won't fall, I know the world in the wine best..."

In fact, Xuwu Tunyan doesn't really like drinking, but he really likes singing this song "Drunken Fist", especially when combined with his heartless steps, it's really mysterious and exciting.

Soon, Xuwu Tunyan arrived at the Xiao family mansion. The gatekeeper looked at him with a subtle gloating look, but Xuwu Tunyan didn't bother to care.

The Great Elder stood at the door and bowed: "Welcome Mr. Xu Yan."

"Sure enough, the visitor has bad intentions." Xuwu Tunyan cursed inwardly as he looked at the Great Elder's unnatural welcome. However, he got one thing wrong, as he was the "visitor".

"Don't bother, just take me there."

"Okay." The Great Elder was secretly delighted. This time he would definitely extort some money from you!

Xuwu Tunyan strode into the Xiao family's meeting room. Just like when Yunlan Sect broke off the engagement before, all the people of a certain status in the Xiao family and their children were sitting here. Xiao Yan was there too, of course, but there seemed to be a hint of worry in his expression. Obviously, Xiao Zhan told him something.

Xiao Xun'er was still holding a book that looked quite obscure and difficult to understand, standing in a corner and flipping through it, as if everything that happened here had nothing to do with her.

Void Devouring Flame quickly scanned and saw Xiao Mei's figure, but not Xiao Ning. A hint of sneer flashed across his lips. As the grandson of the great elder, he had no reason to be absent from such an important occasion. If he was absent from such a formal occasion without reason, it meant that something must have gone wrong.

"Since you want to play dirty, I don't mind playing with you for fun, just as a pastime."

"Mr. Xu Yan, as you know, something happened to our Xiao family recently. Now our family is in a very embarrassing situation. As an elder, I have no intention of offending you, but now everyone in our Xiao family believes that it was your previous extreme behavior that caused these problems. So can you give us a reasonable explanation this time?"

The Great Elder had a big smile on his face and his words seemed to express respect, but to Xuwu Tunyan, they sounded disgusting.

"He cleared himself of all charges and pretended to threaten the entire Xiao family in order to increase his bargaining chips. It's a good idea." Although Xuwu Tunyan was a little disdainful, he had to admit that this kind of rhetoric that coerced the group was indeed interesting.

"Oh? Does the Great Elder mean that it is because I angered the Yunlan Sect that the Xiao family has become like this?"

Xuwu Tunyan pretended not to understand and said with a bewildered expression.

Xiao Yan was a little anxious on the side. Wasn’t this just falling into someone’s trap?

Seeing this, the Great Elder thought that Xuwu Tunyan had been fooled, and quickly struck while the iron was hot, saying, "Yes! Ever since the news of you angering the Yunlan Sect spread, not only the Jialie family and the Oba family, but also some large and small families have been secretly making things difficult for our Xiao family! To be honest, we are now having trouble even with our daily expenses..."

As the elder spoke, he took out the handkerchief he had prepared, looking like an old minister in tears when facing an incompetent prince. Other members of the Xiao family also echoed him, some sighed and some shed tears. If you didn't know better, you might think they couldn't even open the pot.

"Wait!" Xuwu Tunyan suddenly interrupted, "There seems to be something wrong with what you said."

"What?" The elder was a little confused. Shouldn't Mr. Xu Yan be forced to make compensation under this psychological attack, and then he could take the opportunity to defraud him of a large sum of money? Why was he still questioning it?

"My conflict with the Yunlan Sect doesn't seem to have anything to do with these families suppressing you, right?"

Although Xuwu Tunyan was extremely contemptuous in his heart, he pretended to be innocent. "Let's not talk about these small families. Even the Jialie family and the Oba family have never joined the Yunlan Sect. Their suppression of you has nothing to do with my threat to the people of the Yunlan Sect."

After hearing this, Xiao Yan was slightly relieved. He was really afraid that Xuwu Tunyan would be fooled by this.

The Great Elder was even more confused now. Although this sounded like sophistry, it was indeed true. Whether it was the Gale family or the Oba family, they had no direct connection with the Yunlan Sect, or even an indirect relationship.

“But, but you attacked the people of Yunlan Sect in front of Miss Nalan. The Nalan family might suppress us because of this.” The elder rolled his eyes and quickly came up with a new excuse.

Xuwu Tunyan narrowed his eyes, his eyes full of indifference: "Great Elder, do you think I am oblivious to what is happening outside? Although the Nalan family is very powerful, it is limited to the Holy City of Jiama and the surrounding cities. Moreover, if it is really the Nalan family who is suppressing us, then if the news gets out, they will lose face. Are they going to do this just because I am an outsider? This doesn't seem reasonable."

"This..." The Great Elder was choked and couldn't retort for a moment. Just as Xuwu Tunyan said, although the Nalan family has great power due to its military background and now has the backing of the Yunlan Sect, it is really ridiculous to say that the Nalan family came specifically to suppress the Xiao family. After all, if this kind of thing gets out, others will only think that the Nalan family is too narrow-minded.

"These are just your one-sided words, Mr. Xu Yan. Do you find it meaningful to pester me with such words?" Seeing Xuwu Tunyan's continuous counterattacks, the Great Elder was a little angry. He didn't look like he was short of money, so why was it so difficult to ask him to pay compensation?

"Oh? It seems that the Great Elder wants more convincing evidence." Void Devouring Flame said with a smile, "Well, wait for me for two minutes."

After saying this, Xuwu Tunyan didn't even wait for the Great Elder to reply, and his figure instantly disappeared from the hall.

The conference room was immediately in an uproar. Did he just run away? Of course, this shocked atmosphere did not last long. Less than a minute later, Xuwu Tunyan appeared in the conference room again, and he was holding two people in his hands.

When everyone saw the two people in Xuwu Tunyan's hands, they were shocked again.

Because they were too familiar with these two people, one was Galebi, the patriarch of the Gale family, and the other was Obapa, the patriarch of the Oba family.

"Senior...Senior, why did you capture us?" Jialebi was sweating coldly at this moment. Less than half a minute ago, Xuwu Tunyan suddenly appeared in the hall of Jiale's house, and then took him to the Xiao family without saying anything. Thinking of his previous conflict with the Xiao family, could it be that the Xiao family had reached some agreement with him and asked him to capture him?

Obapa on the side was even more shaken. Although he was not so confrontational with the Xiao family on weekdays, ever since the cancellation of the engagement incident, he would suppress the Xiao family from time to time. Could it be that the Xiao family had hired an expert to kidnap him?

"Nothing, I just want you two to be my witnesses." Xuwu Tunyan said with a smile, "I heard that you have been suppressing the Xiao family recently, so that they can hardly guarantee their basic living?"

As he spoke, Void Devouring Flame revealed a faint smile, but in the eyes of Galeb and Obapa, this smile was like the scythe of the god of death.

When Jialebi heard this, he looked at Xiao Zhan who was sitting on the seat, his face turned pale. They had indeed suppressed the Xiao family recently. Could it be that the Xiao family promised him some benefits and wanted to attack him?

Obapa on the side couldn't help it: "Senior! No matter how much money the Xiao family paid, I will pay double! Please let me go! It was Galbi who suppressed the Xiao family, it has nothing to do with me!"

When Galbi heard this, he immediately started cursing, "Old bastard, stop lying here! When I discussed this with you, you were more active than I was!"

"That's enough! I'm not in the mood to watch you guys play the blame game!" Although Xuwu Tunyan was happy to watch the show, this kind of show was not particularly interesting. "To make a long story short, this Xiao family elder suspected that it was because I contradicted the people of Yunlan Sect before that your two families suppressed the Xiao family, but I don't believe it, so I asked you two to be witnesses. After you testify, I will send you back. Now tell me, is this the reason?"

Jialebi and Obapa looked at each other. They were both experienced and soon understood something from Xuwu Tunyan's words. They shook their heads and said, "Senior! Absolutely not! We took the opportunity to suppress the Xiao family because we thought that the Xiao family would be weak after the Yunlan Sect broke off the engagement. We had absolutely nothing to do with contradicting the Yunlan Sect!"

"Did you all hear it? It really has nothing to do with me. Well, I should send the two witnesses back!" After Xuwu Tunyan said this, he took the two people and disappeared from the spot. Not long after, he appeared in the hall again, but the person in his hand was gone.

The elder's expression was very grim: "Mr. Xu Yan, are you letting them go now?"