Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 221 Xiao Xiao's Affairs Are Over
Xiao Xiao's family lives in another city, quite far from Ziyuan City.

Besides Wang Dong'er, Zhang Lexuan also went along this time.

With Tang Ling absent, Zhang Lexuan is the strongest fighter. She is a Soul Douluo with a 100,000-year soul ring, and even ordinary Title Douluos would have to think twice before fighting her.

As for Zhang Lexuan herself, she didn't know why she had offered her help, nor did she know how to evaluate Shrek Academy if she hadn't been able to find anything in the city back then.

Both Beibei and Xuanzi consider her a traitor. Even if she really returns to Shrek Academy, can she act as if nothing happened and be the same as before?

Zhang Lexuan didn't know and was confused.

But during the time she spent with Wang Dong'er, she gradually felt that something she had been missing was slowly returning to her.

She didn't know what it was, but she could feel that she was living as herself.

The rules between the main family and the branches of the Zhenhun Ding family are very strict, which reminded Wang Dong'er of the main family and the branch family who always looked down on people on a certain film set.

When the three of them arrived at the Zhenhun Ding family, the gatekeepers were from Xiao Xiao's branch of the family.

"Is my grandfather Xiao Yan here?" With Wang Dong'er by her side, Xiao Xiao felt very confident.

"Xiao Yan? He has a granddaughter?" The two gatekeepers looked at each other in bewilderment.

"And who are you?" one of them asked.

Xiao Xiao remained silent, but released his Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, startling the two gatekeepers who almost thought he was about to start a fight. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron martial spirit passed down in their family.

It wasn't until Xiao Xiao split her Soul-Suppressing Cauldron into three that the two gatekeepers realized what was happening.

"You're the Xiao Xiao that old man Xiao Yan sent away?"

Xiao Xiao frowned: "Watch your mouth, they are your elders."

The two remained noncommittal. "That old man is already dead. You're too late."

"What?" Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, then grabbed one of them and asked, "How did my grandfather die? Did you force him to?"

Zhang Lexuan also unleashed her Soul Douluo aura to help Xiao Xiao.

"No, it's none of our business!" Feeling Xiao Xiao's murderous gaze and Zhang Lexuan's powerful aura, the two immediately backed down.

"All we know is that he was seriously injured while hunting soul beasts and died not long after he returned."

As soon as Zhang Lexuan unleashed her aura, the people in the Zhenhun Ding family reacted immediately. The family head, who was at the Soul Emperor level, and the Soul Saint elder also came out at the same time. They immediately saw Zhang Lexuan's young face and were instantly alarmed.

Although some people have the secret to maintaining their youthful appearance, Zhang Lexuan is clearly a young genius, and such people are likely backed by an extremely powerful force.

In any case, their Soul-Suppressing Cauldron family definitely couldn't cultivate someone like that.

But they live in seclusion here, how could they have ever offended such a great deity?

It was at this moment that they noticed Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er.

"May I ask who you are? What brings you to my Xiao family?" the Soul Saint Elder asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Wang Dong'er, which made both of them feel a pang of fear.

Even a genius like this has to listen to the little girl next to him?

“Xiao Yan, does this name ring a bell?” Wang Dong’er asked.

“Xiao Yan…” The head of the Xiao family stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Xiao Xiao also let go and looked at the head of the Xiao family.

"Are you the martial soul mutant that Xiao Yan sent away back then?" The Xiao family patriarch suddenly looked at Xiao Xiao. "Yes." Xiao Xiao said coldly, "What exactly did you do to my grandfather?"

Although he didn't know where Xiao Xiao had found her helpers, the Xiao family patriarch could only smile bitterly, knowing he was now at a disadvantage. He said, "You misunderstand. Although he sent you out back then, he felt guilty towards the family, so he volunteered to lead the family members out to hunt soul beasts while still a convict. As a result, they encountered two masked, cloaked men in green who were chasing the city lord..."

Xiao Xiao's lips parted slightly as a dark green image flashed through her mind.

Wang Dong'er kept a close eye on the expression of the Xiao family patriarch, and she thought of everything Xiao Xiao thought of.

Zhang Lexuan is extremely familiar with it.

"That city lord was the previous city lord of this city. Although our Xiao family lives in seclusion, we are not self-sufficient. We trade many things through the city lord's connections. Therefore, when the city lord saw that his martial soul was the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, he immediately asked for his help."

"However, before Xiao Yan could make a move, the man in green attacked him first."

"Fortunately, the green-clad man's main target was the city lord, so he did not stay to kill him. He also allowed Xiao Yan, despite his serious injuries, to protect the family members and return to the family. Not long after they returned, he passed away."

"However, according to Xiao Yan, the way that man in green fought was somewhat similar to the bloodline of the White Tiger Duke from the Star Luo Empire."

As she spoke, the image Xiao Xiao conjured up in her mind became increasingly similar to a particular person.

Dai Yaoheng.

Zhang Lexuan also thought of this junior who used to call her "senior sister" along with everyone else, but whose gaze always carried a different meaning.

"Then, where is my grandfather buried now?" Xiao Xiao asked in a trembling voice.

The head of the Xiao family sighed and said, "In memory of him, I buried him in the family cemetery."

Do you still believe in the family's ancient precepts?

The patriarch was somewhat helpless. The Soul-Suppressing Cauldron Martial Soul of the Xiao family was somewhat special. Occasionally, someone would awaken the ability to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune. The family precepts that Xiao Xiao mentioned were left by an ancestor of the Xiao family in a certain generation.

"The Soul-Suppressing Cauldron cannot be divided; if it is, the clan will be torn apart?" Wang Dong'er recited this ancient saying that Xiao Xiao had once told her.

She probably understood.

This isn't referring to Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron at all...

To put it bluntly, the ancestor of the Xiao family was a riddle-maker. The real meaning of the sentence he left behind was probably, perhaps, possibly to make the Xiao family unite as one and not to have any strict division between the main family and branches.

The Xiao family is probably only missing the Caged Bird Seal to be like a certain scornful family.

So, the ancient precept left by a riddle teller actually made the Xiao family more extreme?
Indeed, the Riddler should get out of Gotham.

When Wang Dong'er gave her explanation, everyone—from the Xiao family head and elders to Xiao Xiao herself—was stunned.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xiao laughed, her laughter full of sarcasm.

Finally, amidst the complex expression on the Xiao family patriarch's face, Xiao Xiao paid respects to her grandfather, took revenge on those branch members who had insulted her parents, and left the Xiao family with Wang Dong'er without looking back.

If only I had taken Xiao Xiao seriously back then and treated her well...

Unfortunately, everyone has to pay the price for their choices. The head of the Xiao family knew that from this moment on, the Xiao family had completely lost the opportunity to go further.

With Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao's issues resolved one by one, only Zhang Lexuan, who had joined the group halfway through, remained.

However, Zhang Lexuan's situation is even more difficult to resolve, or rather, there is no solution at all; it all depends on whether Zhang Lexuan can adjust herself.

However, there's an old saying in Wang Dong'er's hometown: "Since we're already here..."

(End of this chapter)