Chapter 380.1: Substitute (1/2)

This also seemed to occur to Xiao Siyuan and he coughed. He tried to improve Xiao Yi’s reputation by telling her the entire situation, “Ahem, Brother Lin had misunderstood. Ah Yi was showering at that time, but some malicious person had placed a dog that was known to be very ferocious in his room.”

“We had seen that dog bite someone to death before. At that time, Ah Yi was still very young, so when he saw that dog, he panicked and could only run for his life. The dog had chased after him and bit off some of his garments and that was the scene Brother Lin happened to see when he came to visit. It was actually a senior from the Lin family that helped chase off that dog. Speaking of that, we really have to thank that senior.”

The struggle for power within clans had always been very fierce, but she never expected that someone would be as heartless as to try and kill a seven-year-old that way.

By using a dog, it wouldn’t be traced back to them and they could just end the matter by killing the dog. The person behind it would be able to get off without any losses.

She glanced towards Xiao Yi with sympathy. It definitely hadn’t been easy to grow up in such a harsh environment.

However, with how his personality was, Xiao Siyuan had definitely played a large part in the fact that he was able to survive for so long. If it weren’t for that, Xiao Yi probably wouldn’t be so obedient towards Xiao Siyuan. Although she hadn’t interacted with them a lot, it was always Xiao Siyuan that was stopping Xiao Yi from doing something with a glance. This tactful communication wasn’t possible without years of familiarity.

The influence that the four large clans hold over the martial arts community was clear. However, the clan masters were all very mysterious and weren’t people she could control at all. Those young men though, weren’t bad either. At the very least, their personalities were pretty good.

If she could become friends with them, it might come into use in the future.

The moment this thought emerged, Tang Doudou was stunned and touched her face in a daze. When did she become like this? To think of making friends based on how useful they would be to her?

“Lady Doudou?” Xiao Siyuan saw that Tang Doudou’s face was filled with shock after he finished speaking, so he couldn’t help but wonder if he had said something wrong.

Tang Doudou abruptly snapped out of it when she heard Xiao Siyuan call out to her. She was flustered to face Xiao Siyuan’s sincere smile and hastily turned away. “I’m fine, you can continue.”

Xiao Siyuan was baffled by her reaction, but he sent Xiao Yi a look and Xiao Yi immediately grabbed Lin Shuxuan’s reins and started pulling his horse forward. Lin Shuxuan, who had been absorbed in eavesdropping, was taken off guard and he almost fell off the horse.

However, fortunately he reacted in time and grabbed the reins to pull himself back up. Once he regained his balance, he looked over and saw that Xiao Yi smirking provocatively. Anger rushed to his head and he shouted, “Xiao Yi, what exactly are you trying to do?”

“Humph! As someone of the four large clans, you actually don’t know martial arts. Don’t you feel embarrassed?”

When his sore spot was prodded at, Lin Shuxuan became even more furious and pointed at Xiao Yi angrily. “Even if I don’t know martial arts, in the future I’ll still be the master of the Lin Clan Stronghold! So what if you know martial arts? So what if your natural talent is strong? You can’t become the master of the clan and when you see me in the future, you’d still have to politely greet me as Stronghold Master Lin!”

“Even if you become the head of the clan, you’ll still be useless trash. You want me to call you Stronghold Master Lin? Keep dreaming!”

The two had jabbed right at each other’s sore spots so the atmosphere immediately turned very tense. After a few moments, they started racing in the sea of flowers. Under Xiao Yi’s intentional guidance, the two eventually got further away.

The masters of the Lin and Xiao families shared a glance, then simultaneously called for a few trusted aids and sent them to get those two to stop causing ruckus and come back.

Xiao Qian’s reaction wasn’t that strong, but Stronghold Master Lin was on the brink of panicking. If it weren’t for the fact that they still hadn’t finished discussing this matter, he would’ve chased after them himself, then made sure that Lin Shuxuan stayed right by his side.