Chapter 1007: 104
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"Father, I feel so wronged. I was really set up! Xu Ran definitely schemed against me! You're targeting me!"
"Xu Ran's scheming is so crafty! He's so clever!"
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Zhan and hurriedly said. He felt extremely wronged, he believed he hadn't done anything wrong, Xu Ran definitely did it on purpose to mess with his mind.
Over the years, even though he had been constantly called trash, betrayed by many, his mentality had always been stable. Although not to the extent of not delighting over fortunes or grieving over personal losses, he definitely wasn't prone to extreme emotional fluctuations.
But ever since Xu Ran arrived, his mentality had been collapsing.
Why wouldn't his father and the elders believe him?
Xu Ran had barely arrived at the Xiao Family for a day or two and had already gained everyone's fondness and trust. Was there any justice in that?
He had lived in the Xiao Family for over a decade, why were they all unwilling to believe in him?
Xu Ran was absolutely a devil!
If Xu Ran were a good person, he'd eat shit while standing on his head!
"You scoundrel! Unfilial son! How did I ever father you? Compared to your eldest brother and your second brother, you fall far behind!" Xiao Yan was struck across the face again. Looking at Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan was utterly disappointed.
Previously, he had some doubts, wondering if Xu Ran would really play a trick on Xiao Yan with elixirs.
But now, he had seen with his own eyes that the elixir was definitely a treasure!
How could Xiao Yan have any grounds to claim injustice after smashing such an elixir?
At this moment, Xiao Zhan wished he could beat Xiao Yan to death!
Today, Xiao Yan had made such a grave mistake, if he continued to shield him, how could he manage the Xiao Family in the future? Who would obey his command then?
Before the eyes of all, Xiao Yan had committed a heinous crime and therefore had to be severely punished!
"Father, I'm really innocent! Xu Ran just took advantage of my psychology, then set me up!" Xiao Yan cried out. He was really starting to break down.
"Rebellious son, don't talk anymore. If I don't properly discipline you today, how can I have the face to continue being the Family Head of the Xiao Family?" Xiao Zhan said angrily.
He pulled out a long whip from who knows where, and lashed it straight at Xiao Yan's body!
"Ow!"
"Ah!"
"It hurts so much!"
"Father, it hurts, stop hitting me, you're killing me!"
Xiao Yan kept screaming miserably as Xiao Zhan whipped him again and again, his eyes looking devoid of emotion.
To not discipline a child is the father's fault.
In the past, it was his excessive kindness towards Xiao Yan that led him down the wrong path!
A filial son emerges from discipline, and at this moment he intended to seriously teach Xiao Yan how to behave as a person!
Xiao Zhan punished Xiao Yan severely, a scene that everyone saw.
The disciples of the Xiao Family watched Xiao Yan being beaten so miserably by Xiao Zhan and couldn't help but feel secretly thrilled. At the same time, they noted the change in attitude of the Family Head and the elders towards Xiao Yan. Didn't that mean that they could attack Xiao Yan in the future without repercussions? After all, even the elders had lost hope in Xiao Yan.
And if they attacked Xiao Yan, wouldn't they be pleasing Xu Ran?
All their eyes brightened at the thought, and one of the disciples of the Xiao Family, Xiao Ning, was particularly excited.
There were three beauties in the Xiao Family; apart from the most beautiful Xiao Xun'er, it was his sister Xiao Yu who was the most gorgeous, with Xiao Mei's beauty only slightly below Xiao Yu's.
What if his sister Xiao Yu ended up with Xu Ran? Wouldn't he be able to swagger around the Xiao Family then? And might he not receive an elixir as impressive as that one?
If Xu Ran could spare such a good elixir for Xiao Yan, wouldn't he receive an even better one when he asked? After all, his sister was so beautiful.
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Her legs were slender, her figure enchanting, and she was also a top student from Canaan Academy. Plus, her sister Xiao Yu loved to wear shorts, displaying her long, fair legs to perfection. Sometimes, he would look at her, and he... cough cough...
At that moment, Xiao Ning couldn't help but have a bold idea.
He had heard his sister mention that she would be returning home soon, and she was going to bring her mentor to Wu Tan City for recruitment. Wouldn't that be an opportunity to make a move... Xiao Ning kept swallowing saliva, thinking if his idea could become reality, he would strike it rich!
At that moment, seeing Xu Ran, he almost couldn't wait to shout "Brother-in-law".
Right now, Xiao Yu was blissfully unaware that Xiao Ning was already planning to sell her out, or she would probably be furious.
Meanwhile, Xiao Zhan's lecture continued unabated as Xiao Yan kept wailing.
Being watched by so many people, Xiao Yan felt utterly humiliated.
"Father, stop hitting me, I know I was wrong."
"I won't dare to do it again!"
"Damn it, Xu Ran, can't you plead for me! If it weren't for you, would I end up like this? Sooner or later, I, Xiao Yan, am going to teach you a lesson!"
"Ah ah ah!"
Xiao Yan screamed miserably while hurling threats.
Gradually, Xiao Yan was finally knocked unconscious.
And it was only at that moment that Xiao Zhan finally stopped.
He looked at Xu Ran with guilt.
"Young Master Xu Ran, I have failed in my discipline, allowing the boy to offend you. I hope you won't hold it against us," Xiao Zhan said respectfully. Xu Ran was stronger than him, and his identity was even more mysterious.
Moreover, Xu Ran had already been quite generous to their Xiao Family, and yet they had...
Thinking this, Xiao Zhan felt even more ashamed.
Such a precious elixir, and Xu Ran was willing to give it away, which was proof enough of Xu Ran's character. But... sigh...
"It was just a fourth-grade elixir, no big deal. Let it be broken," Xu Ran said indifferently, finding it somewhat funny to see Xiao Yan beaten to a pulp.
After all, this was the protagonist of the original story, who was now in quite a tragic state.
But the physical beating was just the beginning. He still had to bring Nalan Yanran to show him off. How would Xiao Yan's face look when he sees him holding Nalan Yanran, affectionately embracing her?
By then, Xiao Yan would probably be in even greater pain.
"Fourth-grade elixir?"
"No big deal?"
Everyone was dumbfounded and stared at Xu Ran in shock.
They had long suspected that the grade of the elixir would be high, but they were still shocked to hear it from Xu Ran himself.
Fourth-grade elixir! My God!
Such an awesome elixir, they had only ever heard of it in texts, never actually seen it.
In a place as broken as Wu Tan City, the Xiao Family had no chance even to see a third-grade elixir, let alone a fourth-grade one.
Even if you look across the entire Jia Ma Empire, a fourth-grade elixir could cause a bloodbath, enticing countless Dou Spirit level experts to fight over it.
If news spread that a fourth-grade elixir was smashed, the whole world would laugh at the Xiao Family.
At that time, the Xiao Family would become the butt of other people's jokes!
The cultivating experts would also be angry and look down on the Xiao Family.
"This unfilial son!" Xiao Zhan was furious. Seeing Xiao Yan unconscious, he whipped him again! A fourth-grade elixir could have helped the Xiao Family rise, but now it was gone, and it would be weird if Xiao Zhan's mood was any good.