Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 574 - 573: Return to Xiao Residence

The Xiao Residence.

There hadn't been many changes to the residence since Xiao Yi left.

It had only become more luxurious, after all, once Xiao Tianjiao broke through to the Dharma Manifestation Realm, Emperor Qian had appointed Xiao Zhengde as a first-class duke.

As such, Xiao Zhengde had the Xiao Residence renovated and also expanded its grounds.

In the entire imperial capital.

Apart from the imperial palace, the Xiao Residence was the largest and most luxurious.

This time, Xiao Yi returned without any attendants, only bringing Little Lin with him.

He still wore his usual plain clothes.

Standing in front of the grand gates of the Xiao Residence, Xiao Yi gazed at the home that felt both familiar and foreign, and for a moment he was lost in thought.

He had lived there for more than a decade, so it was naturally familiar to him.

But...

In those years, he had also been imprisoned for half a year, never once stepping out.

So the residence felt foreign to him!

It was somewhat ironic that one could feel so estranged from the very home where they grew up.

"Boss, are you alright?" Little Lin asked in a low voice from Xiao Yi's shoulder.

Having a life-link contract with Xiao Yi, he could distinctly sense the fluctuations in Xiao Yi's emotions.

He had never sensed such complex emotions from Xiao Yi before.

Sigh!

Xiao Yi let out a long breath, his lips curling slightly upwards as he ruffled Little Lin's head, smiling, "Don't worry, I was just thinking about some things!"

"Oh!"

Little Lin obediently nodded its head. Its scales had begun to recover somewhat, but the difference between the old and new scales was still quite stark, giving it a somewhat odd appearance. Its cool head nuzzled against Xiao Yi's cheek as Little Lin said, "Boss, no matter what, I'll always be by your side!"

"Mm!"

Xiao Yi nodded, took a deep breath, and walked towards the Xiao Residence.

Before he could enter, the guards at the gate stopped him, both of whom had reached the Golden Core Realm.

Even for the four great families, deploying Golden Core Realm experts as gatekeepers was an extravagance.

Xiao Zhengde, however, believed that the Xiao Family's reputation must not be inferior to that of the four great families.

Even the gatekeepers were of the Golden Core Realm.

"Stop right there!"

A Golden Core Realm expert at the Third Layer on the left looked at Xiao Yi without an expression. As the saying goes, even minor officials are mighty at the door of the prime minister, and although these two Golden Core Realm experts were only gatekeepers, they took pride in guarding the gates of the Xiao Family.

The Xiao Family had produced an unparalleled genius like Xiao Tianjiao, and the family head, Xiao Zhengde, was a first-class duke.

They naturally felt superior to others.

With arrogance, they said, "Don't you know what kind of place this is? Open your eyes and see clearly. Do you really think you belong here? Beat it!"

Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but feel sentimental.

After all, he was also the second young master of the Xiao Family, yet now he couldn't even enter through the front gate?

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he said indifferently, "Of course I know this is the Xiao Family..."

But before he could finish.

The Golden Core Realm expert coldly interrupted him with a snort, "Since you know this is the Xiao Family, how dare you attempt to barge in? Our master is not at home right now, and we're not receiving any visitors. Get lost!"

As he spoke.

The Golden Core Realm expert pushed forward with his palm and a fierce gale surged toward Xiao Yi.

Hum!

An intense energy storm swept over in an instant.

If it had been an ordinary Divine Skills practitioner, they would have been seriously injured by this sudden palm strike.

Xiao Yi's pupils contracted slightly, but he stood unmoving and took the brunt of the blow.

"Hm?"

The two guards were taken aback, then sneered, "So, you're just a braggart. We already told you that no visitors are being received, but you still insist on barging in. Since you refuse to drink a toast, you'll have to drink a forfeit. Don't blame me for not being polite then!"

As the words fell.

With the crisp sound of drawing swords, they brandished gleaming blades and hacked towards Xiao Yi.

Watching the merciless swords chop down.

A cold killing intent flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes, "Scram!"

Boom!

An explosive surge of power burst from his mouth, and amidst the clanging sounds, the weapons in their hands broke. Their bodies were also flung backward, crashing into the large gate and shattering them upon impact.

The two of them spat blood and looked at Xiao Yi with shock, yelling, "Somebody, we have a troublemaker at the door!"

"Quick, someone come..."

The two yelled towards the inside of the residence.

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Suddenly.

Powerful presences emerged from the Xiao Residence, and hundreds of fighters leapt out to the gate.

Each person gripped a weapon in their hand.

Their eyes were fixed on Xiao Yi with a predatory gaze.

The elderly man leading them possessed the strength of the Seventh Layer of the Dharma Manifestation Realm; he was Xiao Fu, the steward of the Xiao Family.

Xiao Fu narrowed his eyes, the wrinkles on his face resembling tree bark made him look especially grim, and with a cold gaze, he addressed Xiao Yi, "Who are you? How dare you forcibly enter the Xiao Family? Do you not fear death?"

Xiao Yi looked at the steward before him, Xiao Fu, not expecting that he wouldn't recognize him either.

Upon further reflection.

Xiao Yi let go of his tension, after all, the last time Xiao Fu saw him was more than a decade ago, the same Xiao Fu who had personally sent him to solitary confinement in the separate courtyard.

Hu!

Xiao Yi took a deep breath and expelled a turbid sigh, then he spoke, "Mr. Fu, it's been over a decade, don't you even recognize me anymore?"

"Hmm?"

Xiao Fu was startled, his gaze filled with shock and doubt, "Who are you? Have we met?"

Xiao Yi replied indifferently, "Have you forgotten? It was you who sent me to the solitary confinement in that separate courtyard!"

Boom!

Xiao Fu's face suddenly changed.

"You, you, you, you..."

Xiao Fu pointed at Xiao Yi, trembling, with his lips quivering, and he kept backing away, making a "thud, thud, thud" with his footsteps. His face, weathered by the years, was filled with terror, "Are you Xiao Yi?"

In the past half-month.

The news that Xiao Yi successfully supported Emperor Qian, killed Yang Kun, and rescued Emperor Qian.

Had already spread throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty.

At the same time...

Xiao Fu had also received a message from Xiao Zhengde, that Xiao Zhengde was being imprisoned by the Tianjian Sect.

For the past ten days or so, Xiao Fu had been extremely anxious.

He was terrified that Xiao Yi would come seeking revenge.

After all...

Back in the day, there was not a single person in the Xiao Family who had stood up for Xiao Yi.

Having waited for half a month without any sign of Xiao Yi, Xiao Fu thought Xiao Yi wouldn't return and relaxed his vigilance. What he didn't expect was for Xiao Yi to really show up.

Right in front of him.

After more than a decade without seeing Xiao Yi, Xiao Fu couldn't recognize him at all.

Gulp!

Xiao Fu swallowed hard; thinking back to the time he had locked Xiao Yi up in the solitary confinement, recalling his own brutality and cruelty when Xiao Yi had tried to break free, and how he had fiercely slapped Xiao Yi away.

Knocking Xiao Yi unconscious for an entire day and night.

He remembered how he had withheld food from Xiao Yi, how cruel he had been to let Xiao Yi dig up grass roots in the courtyard for half a month.

Xiao Fu's body trembled slightly, his voice trembling as well, "Xiao, Xiao, Xiao Yi young master..."

Xiao Yi smiled, "Xiao Yi young master? Mr. Fu, the last time you called me young master was over a decade ago, wasn't it?"

Thump!

Xiao Fu collapsed onto the ground, sweat pouring from his forehead.

He was scared to the point of losing control of his bowels!

The rumors about Xiao Yi these days grew more and more outrageous, painting him as an invincible War God, a world-dominating demon. A man whose might alone subdued the Sword Dynasty, forcing them to sign many treaties.

At the same time...

He led a million-strong army into the imperial city to support the Emperor, and executed Yang Kun by dismemberment.

Rescued Emperor Qian.

And fought Xu Changsheng, the leader of Tianjian Sect, for three moves without defeat, among other things...

Every single one of these pieces of news was enough to make Xiao Fu crumble!

Thump!

Xiao Fu immediately knelt on the ground, crawling on his knees towards Xiao Yi, incessantly slapping himself across the face. Amidst the crisp slapping sounds, Xiao Fu wailed, "Spare my life, please, Young Master Xiao Yi... It was a moment of folly back then, please forgive me..."

Back then, upon seeing Xiao Yi's downfall, to curry favor with Xiao Tianjiao, he had been utterly ruthless.

He withheld food from Xiao Yi.

Allowed the guards to beat Xiao Yi severely.

Even after starving Xiao Yi for half a month, he placed laxatives in his food and more...

To please Xiao Tianjiao, he had been utterly unscrupulous.

Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Fu's face, now swollen from slapping, with complete indifference, without a trace of sympathy or pity, "Mr. Fu, what are you doing?"

Xiao Fu's face was streaming with tears, he sobbed loudly, "Young Master Xiao Yi, I was wrong, I'm not human, I am an animal... Please spare me for my old age, I dare not, I will never dare again..."

"Father..."

A middle-aged man suddenly rushed out from the back yard, this person was Xiao Fu's son, Xiao Zhong.

He once served as Xiao Yi's page boy.

But ever since Xiao Yi was thrown into solitary confinement, he immediately switched loyalties to Xiao Tianjiao. For the sake of pleasing Xiao Tianjiao, he, like Xiao Fu, unscrupulously humiliated Xiao Yi.

The laxatives had been administered by his own hand!

Xiao Zhong quickly went forward, helping Xiao Fu to his feet, his face showing a ferocious expression. His fierce gaze fixed on Xiao Yi, he gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Yi, you dare to show up at the Xiao Family? Have you forgotten that Tianjiao Young Master has expelled you from the family, forbidding you to set foot in the Xiao Family ever again?"

Xiao Fu, drenched in cold sweat, cried out, "Xiao Zhong, apologize to Young Master Xiao Yi this instant..."

"Apologize? He deserves one?"

Xiao Zhong remained defiant, sneering repeatedly, "Father, have you gone senile? Our Xiao Family only recognizes Tianjiao Young Master, where did this other young master come from? This person dares to defy Tianjiao Young Master's orders, stepping into the Xiao Family; just for that he deserves to die. Once Tianjiao Young Master returns, he will surely have him slaughtered..."

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Xiao Zhong, you truly are Tianjiao's loyal dog! But, do you really think the name Xiao Tianjiao can protect you?"

"Hmph!"

Xiao Zhong snorted, arrogantly saying, "Tianjiao Young Master is the chosen one of heaven, the wonder of the world. Anyone who dares to defy him is defying heaven itself and has only one path: death. I advise you to scram, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Xiao Yi asked with a smile.

Xiao Zhong leaned forward slightly, enunciating each word, "Only a path to death!"