"Young Master Ye, you're too strong, you're practically the savior of our Xiao Family!!!"

"Young Master Ye, amazing!!!"

"Young Master Ye, mighty and domineering!!"

Many of the younger female members of the Xiao Family cheered excitedly, applauding Ye Huan, leaving him speechless with a wave of embarrassment.

"Enough!"

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan shouted angrily, halting the cheers from his family's younger generation. He glanced at Ye Huan, then coldly said to the young members, "Don't forget, Ye Huan emerged from the Western Dark World as a top assassin, and now he possesses formidable Half-step Divine King level ancient martial arts strength."

"I believe no matter what weapon, he has mastered it to perfection. Weapons like flying needles and toothpicks, which can kill invisibly, he must have seriously trained in."

"So achieving a score of 200 rings in this event is quite normal for him."

"But what about the next? The next two competitions are related to ancient martial medical techniques, can Ye Huan, an outsider, surpass medical prodigies—Xiao Mingxuan and Feng Hao?"

"No need to think about it, the ending will still be the Xiao Family's defeat! You were happy too soon!"

As Xiao Zhan spoke these words, tears streamed down his old face with despair!

His words made a lot of sense and were acknowledged by everyone watching.

Xiao Feng and Feng Hao looked at each other, nodded in unison, and the worry in their eyes completely vanished.

Earlier, they once believed that Ye Huan was pretending and began to panic at the thought of possibly being eliminated at the top sixteen.

Now hearing Xiao Zhan's words, they were no longer worried.

Indeed, for an assassin, hidden weapons like flying needles are almost a must-practice!

Ye Huan is a top assassin, it's normal for him to be skilled with flying needles!

His training is not in acupuncture, but in the art of killing!

The flying needle event happens to be his specialty!

But the next challenge is in ancient martial medical techniques, in which he has no chance of winning against the two of them!

They plan to turn the tables, defeat Ye Huan, and crush the Xiao Family!

"Later, don't hold back. Let's crush Ye Huan and the Xiao Family with overwhelming force, and regain the face we lost!" Xiao Feng and Feng Hao exchanged glances and a look of fierceness appeared on their faces!

...

The first match ended, and there was a fifteen-minute break.

Before the competition began, the conversations and reactions of Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mingxuan, and others raised Ye Huan's suspicions, making him think this competition was certainly not as simple as it seemed.

During the break, Ye Huan took the opportunity with Xiao Qingming to a clearing, and frowning slightly, he asked, "May I ask, what is the relationship between your aunt and Di Asura? Why does Di Asura have an illegitimate son outside? And why is your father so pessimistic about the prospects of the Xiao Family?"

Xiao Qingming, looking refreshed, chugged a bottle of mineral water. The victory in the first match lifted her spirits significantly.

Hearing Ye Huan's question, she was momentarily startled, then sighed deeply, "Young Master Ye, don't blame my father. My father deduced a lot of things, that's why he's so pessimistic and distrustful of you. If you want to hear it, I can tell you."

Ye Huan showed an intrigued expression, "Let's hear it."

Recalling the past, a layer of anger appeared on Xiao Qingming's oval face as she slowly revealed the events of those years to Ye Huan.

"Thirty years ago, when Xiao Hailong left the family with many talented members out of hatred for the Xiao Family, he disclosed a tremendous secret about the Xiao Family to the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm, hoping to create trouble for the Xiao Family. That secret was: the Xiao Family possesses a powerful divine artifact capable of influencing the pattern of the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm."

"Since then, many families in the Ancient Martial Realm have fixed their eyes on the Xiao Family, coveting their divine artifact. Some families even showed signs of seizing by force. For a time, the situation of the Xiao Family was precarious, as the strength of the family specializing in ancient martial medicine was already worrisome, and the departure of Xiao Hailong and other talents further depleted their connections."

"It can entirely be said that, if any family wanted to forcibly invade the Xiao Family, the Xiao Family would be unable to resist."

"At this moment, the patriarch of the Di Family, Di Lunhui, proposed marriage with Di Asura, and both displayed a humble attitude. Di Asura repeatedly promised to have nothing to do with a courtesan named Huang Yueshuang. My father was delighted and immediately married my most beautiful aunt from the family, Xiao Yu, to Di Asura."

"No one in the Ancient Martial Realm dared to touch the in-laws of the Di Family, so the alliance between the two families immediately removed the danger faced by the Xiao Family. My father even hoped that my aunt would give birth to a son for Di Asura, making the Di Family value the Xiao Family more, thereby helping our family recover quickly."

"Unexpectedly, on the first night of her marriage, Di Asura didn't even touch my aunt, let alone produce an heir, and this has been the situation for thirty years."

"Although the Di Family has repeatedly promised to protect the Xiao Family and help its development, we found that there's a force secretly using various means to assist the Xiao Family in suppressing the Xiao Family. Many of these methods are beyond the capability of Xiao Hailong and the Xiao Family alone!"

"Now even more so, the Ancient Martial Realm has formed a huge alliance led by the Xiao Family against the Xiao Family! Even the strongest family in ancient martial medicine, the Feng Family, is on the list!"

"My father began to suspect..."

"Suspect that this hidden force is the Di Family?" Ye Huan slightly raised his eyebrows and interjected. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Xiao Qingming didn't deny it, nodded, and solemnly said, "That's right, apart from the Di Family, no other family has such a huge influence to unite so many families in the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm together."

"My father speculates that the alliance between the Di and Xiao families was fake, and like other families, they are coveting the Xiao Family's divine artifact."

"Worried about face, they dared not seize it directly, so they married into the Xiao Family and suppressed us secretly, dismantling our connections, and when the Xiao Family falls into a life or death crisis, we would have no choice but to seek help from our in-laws—the Di Family."

"At that moment, the Di Family would surely seize the opportunity to demand the divine artifact from the Xiao Family."

Xiao Qingming gritted her teeth, clenching her fists tightly, "These are my father's conjectures, but I think they make a lot of sense."

"True, it's quite likely."

"This competition might be the final step in the Di Family's plan."

"Di Asura arranged his illegitimate son to enter the Xiao Family, grooming him into a genius in ancient martial medical techniques, and invited Feng Hao as an external support for the Xiao Family to compete together, aiming to help the Xiao Family crush the Xiao Family in one go, throwing them into the abyss. Afterward, no doubt, the Xiao Family will launch a fierce attack against the Xiao Family, and if the Xiao Family wants to avoid extinction, they can only turn to the Di Family, offering the divine artifact."

"The Di Family's intentions are indeed malicious."

Ye Huan sneered, further lowering his impression of the Di Family.

Now, the impression of the Di Family in his mind was sinister, malicious, and despicable individuals ready to use any dirty means to achieve their goals.

"Yes, my father is also expecting the Xiao Family to launch their final offensive against the Xiao Family after the competition, so he intends to voluntarily hand over the divine artifact to the Di Family in exchange for allowing the family to continue as a second-rate, or even third-rate, family. After all, where there is life, there is hope. If the family is to perish, what use is there in guarding the divine artifact?"

"Overall, my father's despair stems from the fact that the alliance against the Xiao Family is too vast to shake. He believes no one can lead the Xiao Family out of this deadlock."

"But I believe, Young Master Ye, you can!"

"And, as I anticipated, your performance has been really impressive!"

"The Xiao Family will not perish, and the divine artifact can be preserved!"