boyutpedia Chapter 103 I Killed a Double?
Chapter 103 I Killed a Double?
three days later.
Xiao Ting arrived outside Zhang Qin's clinic with his two attendants.
Unlike last time, this time his expression was solemn.
Three days ago, he exchanged a punch with Xiao Chen here, and suffered a hidden injury. If he hadn't forced himself to be helped out of the clinic by his attendants, he probably would have walked out in a bed...
Even though Xiao Ting was physically strong, it took him three whole days to recover before he could get out of bed.
Without delay, he went to Zhang Qin's clinic again.
"Fourth Master...should we take some precautions?" a servant asked in a low voice.
"Fourth Master, let's put a steel plate underneath." Another person pulled out a steel plate from somewhere.
Xiao Ting glared at the two of them with a dark expression.
He is the fourth master of the Xiao family in the capital, a well-known figure in the martial arts world!
"Boosting the enemy's morale while diminishing our own!" With a shout, Xiao Ting snatched the steel plate and stuffed it into his abdomen before walking inside.
"Where is Xiao Chen? Tell him to come see me!" Xiao Ting said coldly as soon as he entered the clinic.
A moment later, Xiao Chen walked down from Xia Liuli's room on the second floor with a sullen face.
"What? Not hurt enough?" Xiao Chen's face was filled with murderous intent.
They didn't come early or late, but they chose to come at the most inopportune time.
"Hmph! Kid, I'm from the same family, and I'm your elder. How dare you talk to me like that? You're disregarding loyalty, filial piety, and etiquette!" Xiao Ting said unhappily.
"Loyalty and filial piety?" Xiao Chen sneered. "I have long since severed all ties with the Xiao family, so what loyalty and filial piety could I possibly have to offer?"
Xiao Ting frowned upon hearing this.
“You are a descendant of the Xiao family, yet you have turned against your own family and relatives, causing them to live on the streets. What is this if not unfilial?” he questioned.
Xiao Chen's expression grew increasingly sarcastic.
“I am the legitimate son, yet I am treated worse than a pig or a dog, trampled underfoot by my adopted son, abandoned and harmed by everyone. I have done more than enough!” He glanced at Xiao Ting with a cold look in his eyes.
"You're not welcome here. Don't give me that condescending, lecturing attitude unless you really want to get out lying down."
"How dare you! Who are you talking to!" the two attendants shouted.
However, with just a glance from Xiao Chen, they immediately panicked and hurriedly hid behind Xiao Ting.
Xiao Ting's face darkened.
"Forget it, I won't argue with you about these things. I've come to Nancheng to find a descendant of the Xiao family. My family has summoned me." He changed the subject.
Xiao Chen had anticipated this and was waiting for what he would say next.
"The main family has decreed that all descendants of the Xiao family under the age of thirty must go to Jiang City in Jiangnan for training. The family has important arrangements for this afterward," Xiao Ting said solemnly.
Xiao Chen remained expressionless.
The same thing happened in the previous life. The Xiao family summoned the young descendants of the three branch families to Jiangnan, which was actually a test and training to select the most outstanding descendants to send to the main family in the capital...
Those sent there were given high hopes, expected to inherit something extraordinary, and likely to become the head of the Xiao family in the future.
In his previous life, Xiao Chen was taken away from prison by Xiao Ting. With his strong tenacity, he endured all kinds of hardships there and became a seed player along with Xiao Yichen.
Because he posed a threat to Xiao Yichen, he was ultimately driven to his death by his parents...
In this life, Xiao Chen will still go to Jiangnan.
He was also curious about what extraordinary secret his family held that had allowed the Heavenly King Palace to make such a plan for over twenty years.
"I have a question," Xiao Chen said.
"speak."
"This is a trial for the descendants of the Xiao family. Can an outsider who is not of the Xiao family bloodline participate?" Xiao Chen said indifferently.
"You mean Xiao Yichen, right?" Xiao Ting wasn't surprised at all.
"The so-called offspring of the Xiao family are not strictly defined by bloodline. There are precedents for this, and adopted sons are also eligible. Xiao Yichen was identified by the diviner as the son of the true dragon, and the higher-ups also want to see how much potential he has."
"However, in the final trial, the difficulty is doubled for those who are not of the Xiao family bloodline, and they are more likely to die if they fail. Everything depends on their own fate."
Xiao Chen suddenly understood after hearing this.
It turns out there was a precedent.
Perhaps the main family is so at ease because they believe that those who are not of the Xiao family bloodline cannot pass the final trial...
But it doesn't matter anymore, since Xiao Yichen is already dead, there's no point in discussing these things.
“Xiao Yichen has already reported to the branch office in Jiang City. We’re just waiting for you in Nancheng,” Xiao Ting suddenly said.
"What?" Xiao Chen's expression suddenly froze.
"You're the only one missing," Xiao Ting repeated.
Xiao Chen stared intently at him, a murderous glint even appearing in his eyes.
Did I hear that right?
Xiao Yichen... has he reported to the branch family in Jiang City?
Wasn't Xiao Yichen already killed by him?
He killed him with his own hands that day; the Xiao family and so many others witnessed it.
"Xiao Yichen himself went to report for duty?" Xiao Chen's tone rose.
“Naturally it’s him personally. How can outsiders report?” Xiao Ting asked curiously.
Xiao Chen frowned deeply, thinking about many things in an instant.
He recalled the incident repeatedly and was convinced that Xiao Yichen must have died at his hands that day, with no possibility of survival.
So, who was the person who went to Jiang City to report for the family division?
Given Xiao Ting's status, he naturally wouldn't travel all this way to amuse himself.
"Have you ever considered the possibility that someone might be impersonating you?" Xiao Chen asked.
“No way,” Xiao Ting immediately rejected.
“Xiao Yichen was accompanied by his sister Xiao Wushuang to register. I asked the people on the branch family side, and they confirmed it.”
Xiao Chen's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
He realized he might have been deceived.
“I killed the Xiao Yichen I saw, but there was more than one Xiao Yichen… How could a power like the Heavenly King Palace not have made ample preparations?” Xiao Chen pondered.
He had already sensed that the Heavenly King Palace's attitude towards Xiao Yichen was strange.
The so-called young master is respected by no one.
Moreover, although the Xiao family was grieving when Xiao Yichen was killed, their grief did not last long, and they quickly accepted it.
This means that he killed a body double!
The person in question has already gone to Jiang City.
Xiao Chen recalled carefully and finally remembered that the Xiao Yichen he met when he went to Jiang City for training in his previous life was completely different. It was as if he had transformed. He was deep and steady and performed outstandingly in dealing with various trials.
At the time, I thought he had received Hades's inheritance and that's how he transformed, but now it seems that's not the case at all.
Because that is the true young master of the Heavenly King's Palace.
So... was the dead substitute the one who caused all the tragedies in my previous life?
“I will go to Jiang City,” Xiao Chen said.
"Go and report for duty as soon as possible." Xiao Ting stood up, gave him a deep look, and left with his entourage.
Xiao Chen said with a stern face, "Someone come here."
A guardian spirit has appeared.
"Where are the Xiao family members?"
"Your Majesty, I was just about to report to you that they were taken away by a King-level expert, and we were unable to stop them," the Netherworld Guard said in a panic.
Xiao Chen's expression hardened.
“Xiao Wushuang…” he uttered a name.
She's really doing well now; she has the resources to back it up.
"Send two people to investigate Xiao Yichen, that member of the Xiao family branch in Jiang City, and report back as soon as possible," Xiao Chen said coldly.