Chapter 503

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Chapter 503: Untrustworthy

Originally, because of the conflict between Jiang Yun and the Xia family, almost everyone had almost forgotten about the second round of the Beast Arena competition.

Seeing Xia Zhongtian and the other six people from different Daoist clans now, they suddenly remembered.

Some people even couldn’t contain their excitement.

If the second round of the competition can proceed as planned, it is bound to be even more exciting than the first round!

It’s unprecedented for the descendants of the Four Great Daoist clans to compete at the same time.

If Jiang Yun can join too, it will be even more thrilling!

The people talking caught Jiang Yun’s attention, making him think of the beautiful woman Xia Mingzhu he saw on the way to Xia City!

It seems like she’s running away from this so-called suitor!

But Jiang Yun was not in the mood to think about these things now. He looked at Xia Zhongtian, wanting to see how the head of the Xia family would handle today’s events and what would happen to him.

At that moment, Xia Zhongtian spoke to everyone, "Everyone, I am aware of what has happened here. The fault lies with my Xia family and no one else, so I apologize to you all first!"

Xia Zhongtian sincerely bowed to everyone, his hands clasped together in respect.

After standing up straight, Xia Zhongtian continued, "The first round of the Beast Arena has concluded, and my Xia family has been defeated! The ten challengers before my Xia family’s turn will proceed unharmed to the second round of competition!"

With these words, everyone not only understood clearly but also admired Xia Zhongtian’s handling of the situation.

In just a few sentences, Xia Zhongtian took all the blame upon his Xia family, voluntarily apologized and offered a promise in front of everyone not to harm Jiang Yun.

Truly worthy of being the head of the Xia family!

"Now, everyone please disperse for now. Tomorrow night, I will host a banquet at the Summer Palace to entertain you all!"

"As for the day after tomorrow, we will continue with the second round of Beast Arena competition. I believe many of you already know."

"This round of Beast Arena is different from previous ones. This time, my Xia family will introduce the Tianqi Tao Conferment Bamboo Slip. I will explain the specific rules tomorrow morning!"

Dispelling the crowd was necessary because it involved the private matters between Xia Zhongxing and Xia Zhongwu, which concerned the Xia family and should not be known to outsiders.

Although everyone understood the situation, no one was willing to disperse, as their trained beasts were still under Jiang Yun’s control.

Xia Zhongtian clearly understood and finally turned to Jiang Yun, smiling as he said, "Dear Friend Jiang, I swear on my life that I will give you a satisfactory answer for today’s events!"

Jiang Yun could not miss the meaning behind Xia Zhongtian’s words, which essentially meant that he was expected to return the trained beasts to their respective tribes.

At the same time, Yu Cangwu’s voice reached Jiang Yun’s ears, saying, "Brother Jiang, Uncle Xia and my master have a close relationship. You can trust him!"

Despite Yu Cangwu’s explanation on the side, Jiang Yun remained cautious. After a brief pause, he returned the hundred thousand beasts that belonged to outsiders to their respective tribes.

As for the large animal group of over two hundred thousand belonging to the Xia family, it is still under his control. If the Xia family has any evil intentions towards themselves, these animal groups will still cause significant damage to the Xia family.

So, with Xia Zhongtian’s appearance, the imminent big battle unexpectedly de-escalated and resolved quietly.

Just a moment later, apart from Jiang Yun, the Yu family, Xiao Village, and the Xia family members, all the outsiders, even including Guan Yiming and the other six members of the Daoist clan, were also led elsewhere to rest by Xia Zhongtian’s people.

Xia Zhongtian walked up to Jiang Yun and said, "Little Friend Jiang, can you show me your Shape-shifting Art?"

Without saying a word, Jiang Yun directly displayed his Shape-shifting Art. After carefully watching, Xia Zhongtian nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, this is indeed Third Brother’s Shape-shifting Art. Little Friend Jiang, do you know where my Third Brother is now?"

Jiang Yun raised the Dao Spirit of Xia Zhongwu in his hand and said, "Master Xia, shouldn’t you ask him first how he made Senior Xia disappear back then?"

Xia Zhongtian nodded, his gaze sharpened as he looked at Xia Zhongwu and said, "Old Nine, will you speak for yourself, or do I need to take action?"

After a moment of silence, facing the intimidating gazes of Xia Zhongtian and Xia Qi, Xia Zhongwu gritted his teeth and said, "They father and son jumped into the Transformed Cave!"

"What!"

Even though Xia Zhongtian and the others were mentally prepared, their expressions still changed dramatically when they heard the words.

Inside the Transformed Cave, once people enter, they may not come back. Who would have thought that Xia Zhongxing would jump into the Transformed Cave with his son!

Xia Zhongtian’s face turned serious as he said, "Everyone knows the danger of the Transformed Cave. How could Old Three possibly take Ming Shi and go near it willingly!"

"Because I told them there is a powerful being inside the Transformed Cave who can cure Xia Ming Shi’s illness!"

Xia Zhongtian shouted angrily, "Nonsense! Old Three is not a three-year-old child to believe your lies!"

"He may not believe it, but Xia Ming Shi does!"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized the truth!

In reality, the truth of the matter is very simple!

Xia Zhongwu deceived Xia Ming Shi by telling him that there is a powerful being inside the Transformed Cave who can cure his illness, luring him inside and pushing him into the cave.

Luckily, Xia Zhongxing arrived at just the right moment and without hesitation, he jumped into the Transformed Cave to save his son.

Understanding the truth of the matter left everyone in silence.

After a long while, Xia Zhongtian sighed and said, "Lao Jiu, even though you have always had disagreements with Lao San, why did you have to go to such lengths?"

Xia Zhongwu remained silent, while Xia Qi, who had been quiet all along, coldly spoke up, "If my guess is correct, all of this is for the position of family master! Zhongtian, you might also be his target!"

Upon hearing this, all members of the Xia family were shocked once again, with Xia Zhongtian trembling as he said, "It can’t be true, Lao Jiu wants to kill me too?"

The position of Xia family master has always been held by the strongest among the direct descendants, with Xia Zhongtian being the strongest among the nine sons, followed by Xia Zhongxing and then Xia Zhongwu.

If both Xia Zhongtian and Xia Zhongxing were to meet untimely ends, then the position of Xia family master would fall to Xia Zhongwu!

In order to become the family master in the future, Xia Zhongwu actually resorted to harming his own siblings, showing a level of cruelty that was shocking to both gods and humans.

Jiang Yun remained silent throughout, as this was an internal matter of the Xia family, and even though he was acquainted with Xia Zhongxing, he had no right to interfere in their family affairs.

However, as a bystander, he noticed the expressions and reactions of each member of the Xia family.

Especially Xia Zhongtian!

It seemed like Xia Zhongtian was extremely shocked, not believing that Xia Zhongwu would even think of killing him, but Jiang Yun felt like his behavior was a bit fake!

Although Jiang Yun had no evidence, it was just his intuition.

But as the family master of such a large Daoist clan, he was definitely a very sensitive person, which was evident in how easily he resolved all matters upon his appearance.

Sibling rivalry and power struggles are not uncommon in any world, how could Xia Zhongtian not be cautious!

"Could it be that Xia Zhongtian has long known about Xia Zhongwu’s ambitious plans, but has been pretending not to know all along!"

"In that case, Xia Zhongtian cannot be trusted!"

At that moment, Xia Zhongtian looked back at Jiang Yun, with a friendly smile on his face, saying, "Young friend, if you don’t mind, why not join us in visiting the Xia family, let’s have a good chat!"

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