According to their predictions, the ancestor should be released from seclusion in a month at the earliest, but they did not expect that he would be released from seclusion so early and at such a critical moment.
Looking at the Devil's Heart Pond under their feet, which was full of sword marks and rubble, they were all secretly worried.
Xiao Yujin was so happy that she almost laughed out loud in front of all the elders.
The ancestor of the Xiao family is famous for his hot temper in the world of cultivation.
Hundreds of years ago, just because a junior from the Yuwen Family disparaged the Xiao family behind his back, he was hunted for thousands of miles. In the end, the head of the Yuwen Family apologized and personally punished the junior in front of him.
, only then did he calm down his anger.
Even the four major demon cultivating families didn't take him seriously. You can imagine how hot-tempered this ancestor of the Xiao family was.
If he were to see the Devil's Heart Pond like this, it would be strange not to beat Gu Qingxi into a pulp on the spot.
Once his temper rises, no matter how calm and wise the family head and elders are, they can't stop him.
Soon, an old man came to the Devil's Heart Palace with long strides.
The old man has white beard and hair and is short in stature. Every wrinkle on his face is full of traces of time. However, he walks with the strides of a dragon and a tiger, and his waist is straight, which fully demonstrates the heroic and domineering spirit of the demon cultivator.
Hundreds of children of the Xiao family followed behind. They did not surround their elders like ordinary children of aristocratic families, but kept a distance of more than ten feet.
Such a big thing happened in Demon Heart Pond, and they also heard a little bit about it.
As for the ancestors' fiery temper, they would definitely go to war. Their cultivation was limited and they didn't want to be harmed.
"Xiao Yujin, the unworthy descendant, pays homage to the ancestor." As soon as the old man stepped into the hall, Xiao Yujin hurried forward, knelt on his knees and saluted respectfully.
"Xiao Ningzhi (Xiao Ningyuan, Xiao Ningli...), the unworthy descendant, pays homage to the ancestor!" The head of the Xiao family and several elders also bowed and saluted.
The ancestor of the Xiao family didn't even look at them. His eyes slowly swept through the rubble in the hall, and finally stopped on Gu Qingxi.
A pair of old eyes gradually narrowed, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
He got angry. The ancestor was really angry!
Noticing his trembling fingers, Xiao Yujin was even more ecstatic and almost started to tremble too.
The head of the Xiao family and Xiao Ningyuan were secretly worried, fearing that their ancestors would ignore the facts and slap Gu Qingxi to death in anger. They both stepped forward to explain to Gu Qingxi.
"Ancestor, this person's name is Gu Qingxi, and she is a disciple of the Immortal Sect. She came to our Xiao family to observe the family competition a few days ago. We treated her with courtesy and specially invited her to come to the Demonic Heart Pond to practice.
Unexpectedly, she had evil intentions and even damaged the Devil's Heart Pond into this state while we were away. She also deceived the head of the family and the elders with sweet words in order to sow discord and deceive others into passing.
I also ask our ancestors to take a lesson and punish this person on the spot as a warning to others!" Xiao Yujin finally found a chance to clear his suspicions, but how could he give them a chance to speak? He took another step forward and said sadly.
"What did you say?" The ancestor of the Xiao family finally looked away from Gu Qingxi, as if he had just woken up from his anger, and asked Xiao Yujin.
"Ancestor, I said her name is Gu Qingxi, and she is a disciple of the Immortal Sect..." Xiao Yujin repeated what she just said, her expression even more distressed, and even more sad and angry.
Listening to his words, anger gradually burned in the eyes of the ancestor of the Xiao family, and his tightly clenched hands trembled even more. Standing closer, you could even hear the clicking sound of his finger bones rubbing against each other.
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How angry do you have to be to be so angry?
Excited, Xiao Yujin was extremely excited.
The Devil's Heart Pond was already severely damaged by Gu Qingxi. When the Ancestor took action with anger, not only would Gu Qingxi die, but the damage to the Devil's Heart Pond would also be even more serious.
The traces he left behind by destroying the formation in the past will definitely be wiped away. Even if the head of the family and the elders have doubts about him, they can't find any evidence.
And once Gu Qingxi dies, Xiao Yutang will certainly not be able to survive. The position of head of the Xiao family is ultimately what he has in Xiao Yu's bag.
"Gu Qingxi has such a vicious mind. We must not listen to her words. We also hope that our ancestors will learn from it and punish her on the spot..." Xiao Yujin was frothing at the mouth. The more she spoke, the more excited she became. In the end, she pointed with her finger.
Gu Qingxi's expression became extremely ferocious.
"Pa!" But this time, before he could finish his words, the ancestor of the Xiao family waved his hand fiercely and slapped him in the face.
"Ah..." Xiao Yujin screamed, spitting out a mouthful of blood with teeth, spun around in circles a few times, and fell to the ground.
"Presumptuous, presumptuous!" The ancestor of the Xiao family was so angry that his hair and beard were all hairy. He pointed at Xiao Yujin and yelled angrily.
Angry, the ancestor who had always had a hot temper was really angry. But why did this anger fall not on Gu Qingxi but on himself?
Xiao Yujin covered her rapidly swollen cheek and stared blankly at the furious ancestor, completely stunned by the slap.
Could it be that our ancestors were so angry that they needed to vent their anger, so they accidentally hurt themselves? Many people with bad tempers are like this. When the anger comes up, regardless of whether they are friends or foes, they beat them first to express their anger.
Say it again.
Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Yujin felt so sad and aggrieved that tears welled up in her eyes.
With great difficulty, he suppressed the urge to hold his ancestor and cry loudly, and weakly reminded him: "Ancestor, it was not me who destroyed the Demonic Heart Pond, but..."
"Pah!" Before he could finish his words, the ancestor of the Xiao family slapped him again.
This time the attack was heavier, Xiao Yujin took off into the air. He flew several feet, then hit the wall hard, and then slid down softly like paralyzed mud.
As soon as he landed, he lay on the ground, spitting out blood. The blood was still filled with teeth that had been shattered into pieces, and traces of spiritual power also escaped from his body.
It was obvious that the slap from the ancestor of the Xiao family not only shattered his molars, but also cracked his meridians and Dantian. Even if he could recover from his injuries, his cultivation would be severely damaged.
After vomiting dozens of mouthfuls of blood, Xiao Yujin finally regained his breath, raised his head, and looked at his ancestor in disbelief.
If the ancestor was so angry that he hit the wrong person the first time, what about this time? How should we explain this time?
All around, the head of the Xiao family and others were also stunned.
I was originally worried that my ancestor would be furious and slap Gu Qingxi to death indiscriminately. Who knew that Gu Qingxi was okay, but Xiao Yujin was about to be slapped to death by his ancestor.
It doesn't make sense. No matter how angry or hot-tempered our ancestors are, they shouldn't take it out on their descendants, right?
Not to mention others, even Gu Qingxi was a little confused looking at the angry face of the ancestor of the Xiao family.
"Xiao Changfeng, the seventh generation descendant of the Xiao family, pays homage to the Lord!" Just when everyone was confused, the ancestor of the Xiao family took a few steps forward and came to Gu Qingxi, kneeled on the ground and saluted respectfully.
In his eyes, the two flames burned more intensely, and his hands shook more violently.
But at this moment, everyone could see that it was not because of anger at all, but because of excitement and joy. Even his voice was choked with sobs due to extreme excitement and joy.