Chapter 114 The truth behind the Xiao familys decline for thousands of years!
"Is this... the true strength of the Xiao family?"
After muttering, Zhou Chen couldn't help but look at Xiao Yu with admiration.
In just a few years, this girl has trained so many strong men, which has increased the Xiao family's strength hundreds of times!
Moreover, he could hide it so well that he even hid it from his fiancé!
What a fool!
"call……"
After taking a long breath, Zhou Chen shook his head. With Xue Lan in his arms, he disappeared into the air in a flash!
"boom!"
Violent roars resounded, and in the training square of the Motie Mercenary Regiment, a dazzling white-gold stream of light suddenly fell from the sky!
Such a big movement immediately attracted the attention of countless eyes, both overt and covert!
Many apparent members of the Motie Mercenary Group immediately gathered around the square with weapons in hand and in a well-trained manner.
Then, they saw Xue Lan, known as the most beautiful woman in their Motie mercenary group, being held in the arms of a handsome young man wearing a white and gold robe.
The expressions of the two of them were so natural, as if they were a couple.
"Xue Lan, this is..."
A middle-aged mercenary hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward to greet Xue Lan and asked cautiously.
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't know."
Xue Lan gestured with her eyes, and then asked in a soft tone: "Is the Grand Commander here?"
"Here, here, I'll take you two to see the Grand Commander."
Seeing Xue Lan's reminding eyes, the middle-aged mercenary immediately understood that the handsome young man in front of him probably had a good background, so he nodded and said in a respectful tone.
"No need, I'm already here!"
However, at this moment, a clear laughter suddenly sounded.
The next second, a young man in a white robe suddenly emerged from the surrounding mercenaries and looked at Zhou Chen with a smile on his face.
The face of this young man is somewhat similar to that of Xiao Yan and Xiao Li.
There was a wise and cunning look in his eyes, which were a bit brighter than those of ordinary people.
"Xiao Ding of the Xiao family has met Zhou Chen's brother-in-law."
The young man in white robes who called himself Xiao Ding smiled and cupped his hands towards Zhou Chen, then turned sideways and invited: "The Great Elder just asked me to come and greet you. He has been waiting for you for a long time. Please."
"Okay, please, too!"
Zhou Chen responded humbly, smiled apologetically at Xue Lan who was smiling beside him, and then followed Xiao Ding alone towards the rear courtyard.
Xue Lan didn't say anything more, she just covered her mouth and nodded with a smile, and gave Zhou Chen a wink boldly.
The two walked through several trails and met many members of the Motie Mercenary Group along the way.
And when they saw Xiao Ding, a look of reverence appeared on their faces, and then they saluted respectfully.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen raised the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but look at Xiao Ding beside him.
It seems that Xiao Ding is indeed a managerial talent with high prestige!
"Haha, it's just a little name, not worth mentioning."
Looking at Zhou Chen's expression, Xiao Ding immediately guessed something and responded modestly.
After hearing this, Zhou Chen shook his head and praised with a smile: "Being respected by the mercenaries is enough to prove your ability. What's more, your fighting spirit cultivation is enough to be proud of most geniuses."
After saying that, Zhou Chen looked at Xiao Ding meaningfully, making this Xiao Yan's eldest brother feel very frightened in his heart.
Xiao Ding in the original work is supposed to be just a little fighting master at this time.
But the Xiao Ding in front of him has reached an astonishing Dou Wang level in strength!
But this is normal.
Under Xiao Yu's hard training, even the dying old man like the Great Elder Xiao Shan could become a strong man in the Douzong, let alone Xiao Ding, who was already very talented.
After hearing Zhou Chen's somewhat profound words, Xiao Ding smiled bitterly and immediately understood that the cultivation he had concealed with secret techniques had been seen through.
However, if he wanted to completely see through the secret method he used to conceal his cultivation, his cultivation level would have to be at least two levels higher than his!
In other words, Zhou Chen's cultivation level is at least that of Douzong!
Thinking of this, Xiao Ding couldn't help but feel secretly frightened.
No wonder my cousin is so proud and arrogant that she is willing to choose him as her fiancé.
Shaking his head, Xiao Ding stopped thinking about it and concentrated on leading the way.
Soon, the two of them turned around a few more paths and stopped at the door of an ordinary-looking room.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Ding opened the door.
Then, Zhou Chen discovered that there was another cave in this room.
There were no furnishings in the room, only a dark tunnel leading directly to the ground was revealed in front of me.
At this time, waves of penetrating ice-blue cold air were pouring out of the tunnel!
"For some reasons, the Great Elder has been hiding in this underground ice cellar. You will understand when you see him later."
With that said, Xiao Ding took the lead in entering the tunnel.
Zhou Chen frowned and followed in.
Soon, the two walked through the long corridor and arrived at an underground hall filled with ice and snow crystals.
Standing at the door of the hall, Xiao Ding stopped moving forward and slowly retreated.
After all, the next conversation between the Great Elder and Zhou Chen was probably not something he could listen to.
And at this time.
In the hall.
The elder Xiao Shan, who had an old face and was dressed in aqua-blue robes, was sitting cross-legged and with his eyes closed, on an ice bed made of tens of thousands of years of cold jade.
Entering the marching hall, Zhou Chen's eyes immediately turned to Xiao Shan.
And Xiao Shan slowly opened his eyes and looked over.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, and your strength has become more and more unfathomable."
Xiao Shan stared at the long and tall young man in front of him and slowly spoke. A look of wonder flashed across his muddy old eyes.
"You are getting older and stronger."
Zhou Chen chuckled lightly and said softly.
"I'm old, I'm old, I'm no longer useful."
Xiao Shan smiled and waved his hand, then he didn't beat around the bush, looked at Zhou Chen, and asked directly: "You came here this time to find out which force belonged to the people who attacked me and Xiao Yu half a year ago, right?
"
"Exactly. Please ask the Great Elder to clarify my doubts."
Zhou Chen said solemnly after cupping his hands.
Hearing this, Xiao Shan sighed, and immediately did not answer directly, but said lightly: "That girl Yu'er should have told you that our Xiao family, a thousand years ago, was called the Xiao clan and owned Dou Di.
One of the eight ancient clans with bloodline!"
"Later, when his bloodline dried up and he was attacked and killed by other ancient races, he fled to the Gama Empire and lived in seclusion."
"Yes, I know that."
Nodding, Zhou Chen looked directly at Xiao Shan, patiently waiting for the next words.
At this time, Xiao Shan's muddy old eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of sadness and anger. Immediately, the seventy-year-old man took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "According to my investigation of genealogy and ancestral origins over the years,
Thousands of years ago, after my Xiao clan fled to the Jia Ma Empire, there were actually many strong men in the clan, and some of the martial arts and fighting skills of the heaven and earth levels were still left."
"But Xiaochen, do you know why after thousands of years, our Xiao family has been in such a state of decline that there are only a few great fighting masters left?"
"Why?"
Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows. Although Zhou Chen had some guesses in his mind, he still wanted to hear Xiao Shan's explanation.
"It's very simple."
Xiao Shan paused, almost gritting his teeth and said: "Because the strong men of my Xiao family always die accidentally one after another!"