LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 59:
Chapter 59:
When Xiao Yang arrived at the guest hall on the second floor of the inn, everyone was already having breakfast.
The large hole in the wooden floor, corroded by corpse fluids, had been repaired.
The entire wooden floor had been replaced.
Pang Hu’s efficiency was impressive.
“Senior Brother…”
When the crowd saw Xiao Yang, they quickly stood and greeted him.
“Mm.”
Xiao Yang nodded and walked directly to an empty seat beside Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan, sitting down.
He was a casual person, never putting on airs as a Senior Brother or the sect’s Holy Son.
In fact, he treated his junior brothers and sisters well—until Qin Fei joined the sect, and everything started to change.
Xiao Yang glanced around and asked, “Where is Elder Lei?”
He didn’t see Enforcement Elder Lei Lie or Jiang Ting and Qin Fei.
His parents and younger sister were also absent.
“Elder Lei already had breakfast and went out,” Song Qiang replied.
From Song Qiang, Xiao Yang learned that Jiang Ting and Qin Fei had also finished breakfast early and gone outside to prepare for departure. His parents and sister were doing the same.
Jiang Ting took meticulous care of Qin Fei, attending to everything personally.
Xiao Yang had never experienced such treatment from Jiang Ting.
It was only after Qin Fei joined the Azure Sun Sword Sect that Xiao Yang realized Jiang Ting was capable of taking care of others.
Once, when Xiao Yang accidentally cut his hand during sword practice, Jiang Ting had dismissed it without a care.
“As sword cultivators, isn’t it normal to get hurt and bleed? Just deal with it yourself,” she had said indifferently.
But when Qin Fei was injured, she was visibly distressed, tending to his wounds with great care and carefully bandaging him.
In his previous life, Xiao Yang had given his heart to her, only to be met with indifference and trampled upon.
Thinking of his past with Jiang Ting, Xiao Yang chuckled softly and shook his head.
His parents and sister had brought a lot of luggage. After finishing breakfast early, they had started packing, waiting for everyone else to finish so they could leave Nanshi Town.
From Song Qiang, Xiao Yang learned that they had been busy all night.
Sixteen remnants of the demonic sect had been killed in the underground ruins.
However, strangely enough, none of them bore the Black Lotus mark.
Only then did the Enforcement Elder realize he had made a rookie mistake.
He had focused solely on sealing off Nanshi Town and inspecting everyone’s feet.
The remnants of the demonic sect had been hiding for hundreds of years—why would they so easily expose themselves?
Elder Lei Lie was deeply embarrassed, feeling utterly humiliated.
Listening to Song Qiang’s account of the previous night, Xiao Yang couldn’t help but smile.
Qin Fei had suffered a silent loss—not only had his subordinates been killed, but he had also been forced to personally kill You Ying, who was like family to him.
That guy was probably fuming with rage now.
The thought of Qin Fei being unable to express his anger and having to maintain a calm facade while suppressing his fury filled Xiao Yang with immense satisfaction.
“Holy Son, Xiao Bai slept through the night and hasn’t woken up yet. Do you think something might be wrong?” Lin Wangchuan asked in a hushed voice, clutching the bag containing the Violet-Eyed Spirit Monkey, Xiao Bai, carefully in his arms.
“Brother, you…” Xiao Yang turned and was startled to see Lin Wangchuan’s bloodshot eyes, dark circles, and overall exhausted appearance.
Had he stayed up all night watching Xiao Bai?
“Xiao Bai is fine, really. Don’t you trust me?” Xiao Yang reassured him, patting his shoulder. “Relax!”
Xiao Bai had eaten the inner core of the Golden Thread Dragon Carp King and was undergoing a transformation. However, the process took time for demonic beasts.
“Alright, Holy Son, I trust you!” Lin Wangchuan nodded earnestly.
After finishing breakfast, the group left the inn.
Outside, carriages were already prepared.
Xiao Yang didn’t want to share a carriage with his parents.
Instead, he squeezed into one with Lin Wangchuan, Song Qiang, Yun Qianxue, and Qi Xuan.
“You ungrateful child…”
His father, Xiao Zhenshan, was furious.
His mother, Chen Ruolan, also voiced her disapproval.
His younger sister, Xiao Yue, looked displeased.
To them, Xiao Yang wasn’t the same person he used to be.
He had never dared to defy them before and had always pampered his sister.
Now, in their eyes, he had grown wings and dared to disobey them, even avoiding them.
Outrageous!
They were his parents, after all.
They believed that no matter how they treated Xiao Yang, he had to accept it.
So what if he was the Holy Son or a sword prodigy?
He was their son and had to listen to them.
To Xiao Yue, he was her brother and should spoil her.
This time, however, they were mistaken.
Pang Hu led the Azure Sun Sword Sect’s outer disciples, clearing the path ahead.
The convoy left the inn and exited Nanshi Town.
Watching the distant carriages, Pang Hu finally let out a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
At last, those troublesome masters were gone.
“Let’s go back!” Pang Hu said, turning and leading his men away with a wave of his sleeve.
Just as Xiao Yang’s convoy departed Nanshi Town, the Azure Sun Sword Sect dispatched personnel to handle the aftermath.
The resurgence of the demonic sect’s remnants was no trivial matter.
The Azure Sun Sword Sect also needed to inform other sects.
The journey was uneventful.
By evening, they finally reached Yuanlong City.
However, when Xiao Yang’s convoy appeared at the city gates, passersby stopped and whispered among themselves in shock.
“Isn’t this the Xiao family’s convoy?”
“Didn’t you see the Xiao family’s Rising Dragon flag on the carriages?”
“Could it be that the Xiao family is making a comeback?”
Pedestrians paused, watching curiously.
Not long ago, the Liu family had returned to Yuanlong City, forcing the Xiao family patriarch to flee with his family.
However, the Xiao family’s second-in-command, Xiao Zhenhai, and his family hadn’t been able to escape and were taken prisoner by the Liu family.
Xiao Zhenhai and his family had been thrown into the northern mountains to mine.
How pitiful.
The feud between the Xiao and Liu families had a long history.
Originally, Yuanlong City was the Liu family’s domain.
The Xiao family had been a minor cultivation family, surviving under the Liu family’s shadow.
Everything changed when Xiao Yang emerged.
After Xiao Yang became the Holy Son of the Azure Sun Sword Sect, the Xiao family rose to equal footing with the Liu family in Yuanlong City.
For a while, the two families coexisted peacefully.
But a few years ago, the Xiao family discovered a spiritual stone mine in the northern mountains.
The Liu family tried to seize it, igniting conflict.
The two families fought, suffering casualties on both sides.
In the end, Xiao Yang personally defeated the Liu family patriarch and drove the Liu family out of Yuanlong City.
Xiao Yang’s mercy back then had left today’s problem unresolved.
Now, the convoy stopped outside the city gate.
A crowd quickly gathered to watch.
“Outrageous!”
A furious shout rang out from ahead—it was Xiao Zhenshan’s angry voice.
Xiao Yang frowned, pulling aside the carriage curtain and stepping out.
Looking up, he saw a banner hanging above the city gate.
On it, bold, mocking words were written:
“People with the surname Xiao and dogs: Dogs may enter the city, but the Xiao clan must get lost!”
“What?”
Xiao Yang was instantly enraged.
The Liu family dared to humiliate the Xiao family like this?
They were claiming the Xiao clan wasn’t even as good as dogs!
He shouldn’t have spared the Liu family back then.
His moment of mercy had led to their unchecked arrogance and blatant insult!
“Listen up! In Yuanlong City, people with the surname Xiao are beneath even dogs!”
“Ha-ha-ha…”
Loud laughter and taunts echoed from ahead.