Red Packet Server (Web Novel)
Red Packet Server (Web Novel) - Chapter 1342: - Then I'll Just Have To Steal

Despite the Lightning Emperor鈥檚 Palace鈥檚 chaos, the rest of the Central Divine Mountain went about its business as usual. It seemed outsiders didn鈥檛 know the Xiao Family was facing imminent, grave internal conflict.

Xiao Yan carried the seal of family head. He wore an emperor鈥檚 robes, and his body crackled with electricity. He glared oppressively at the crowd, especially those on the verge of taking action. 鈥淚f any of you dare move, I鈥檒l use my status as family head to exile you from the family.鈥?

In the face of this level of threat, no one dared move. Even though Xiao Ting had announced that Xiao Yan had been dethroned, the past hundred years were enough to instill a healthy respect and fear of Xiao Yan in the family鈥檚 hearts.

Furthermore, Xiao Yan鈥檚 trusted confidantes had locked onto Xiao Ting鈥檚 allies with their divine senses.

This was no longer as simple as who got to sit upon the throne. It seemed that today, the Lightning Emperor鈥檚 Xiao Family would undergo an earth shattering transformation.

From his spot atop the family head鈥檚 throne, Xiao Ting watched all this play out, his expression grave.

Some time later鈥?/p>

鈥淗a ha ha!鈥?He laughed out loud and nodded despite himself.

His laughter attracted everyone鈥檚 attention, and it put those who stood by Xiao Yan on edge.

Xiao Ting had abdicated voluntarily, but he was still the strongest expert of the Xiao Family.

鈥淴iao Yan, as your father, your growth over the past hundred years has truly gratified me,鈥?praised Xiao Ting. He smiled and pointed at the palace. 鈥淲hat are you trying to do? Do you want to seize my throne and incite a rebellion? Has spending a hundred years as family head gone to your head? Now you want to rob your old man of his place?鈥?/p>

Xiao Yan鈥檚 lips quivered. He still remembered what Xiao Ting had taught in his youth.

The Xiao Family had always been loyal to the God Race. They were the sharp sword with which the gods fended off demons and yao.

But this current Xiao Ting was strange and foreign. He hadn鈥檛 just allied himself with other races; now, he wanted to lead the rest of the family into betrayal as well.

鈥淔ather!鈥?Xiao Yan shouted, practically begging. His eyes were full of confusion. Others might not know what that shout or that confused look implied, but Xiao Ting did.

鈥淚t seems you already know. Did Xiao Hu tell you?鈥?asked Xiao Ting flatly.

These words truly, irrevocably, and irrefutably confirmed Xiao Ting鈥檚 betrayal, with no room left for misunderstandings.

Xiao Yan鈥檚 eyes flashed as he stared intently at his father, his thick brows knitting together. 鈥淲hy? Tell me, why?鈥?/p>

He didn鈥檛 care about the seat of family head. If Xiao Ting hadn鈥檛 tried to seize it at a time like this, he would have happily given it up.

But now鈥?/p>

He couldn鈥檛 just hand the Xiao Family over to Xiao Ting. He couldn鈥檛 let the Xiao Family鈥檚 countless millennia of glory crumble in his father鈥檚 hands. He couldn鈥檛 let the generations to come curse them throughout eternity as traitors to their realm.

Even now, Xiao Yan hoped Xiao Ting would come to his senses. So long as he changed course, Xiao Yan could pretend nothing had ever happened.

鈥淎re you questioning me, the true Lightning Emperor? Hand over the family head鈥檚 seal like a good little boy!鈥?The implied threat was obvious to all who heard it.

An oppressive atmosphere filled the room, so intense that those present didn鈥檛 dare so much as breathe too loudly.

Xiao Yan gnashed his teeth and gazed at his father in distress. Finally, distress gave way to disappointment.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no way,鈥?he said, dashing his father鈥檚 hopes. Xiao Yan shook his head and laughed. 鈥淵ou鈥檝e gotten old. You鈥檝e long since abdicated your throne to me, so there鈥檚 no reason for you to retake your former position. Under my leadership, the Xiao Family has maintained its limitless glory, so don鈥檛 worry about the family. Go back and enjoy your retirement.

As he spoke, he locked eyes with his father.

鈥淚mpudent! Xiao Ting narrowed his eyes, and when he spoke, his voice was raised. 鈥淴iao Yan, everything you have, I gave you. I can take it back whenever I please. Anything I give you is yours鈥?anything I don鈥檛 give you, you鈥檝e stolen. Understand?鈥?/p>

鈥淯nderstood.鈥?Xiao Yan let out a long sigh, then gazed down at the family head鈥檚 seal. After one final look, he put it back into his spatial ring. The next moment, his aura seemed to surge. He looked up鈥? 鈥淭hen I鈥檒l just have to keep stealing.鈥?/p>

鈥淕ood! Good! I, Xiao Ting, have an excellent son!鈥?Xiao Ting鈥檚 face went purple with rage. He nodded at his unrelenting son and 鈥減raised鈥?him through gnashed teeth, then waved to his followers. 鈥淪eize them!鈥?/p>

Whoosh!

The room instantly split into three groups: the first was those who were unsure of the situation and those who wanted to stay neutral. The others either allied themselves with Xiao Yan or Xiao Ting. These two groups stared daggers at each other.

From the look of things, it seemed Xiao Ting had a bit of an advantage.

Everyone on Xiao Ting鈥檚 side was an elder. From their status to their cultivation, they were far more impressive than Xiao Yan鈥檚 confidantes. After all, Xiao Yan had had only one hundred years to raise up his forces.

Before long, Xiao Yan and his followers were surrounded. Everyone took at their weapons and glared at each other.

鈥淭his is just perfect. It seems these are the followers you鈥檝e cultivated for yourself. They鈥檝e all come out into the open, which will save me the trouble of weeding them out one by one.鈥?/p>

Back on the throne, Xiao Ting鈥檚 eyes flashed with sharp currents of electricity. Two bolts shot forth, slamming into the entryway and shutting it tight.

The room was instantly dark as night. Their only light was crackling electricity. Beneath its eerie glow, the former Lightning Emperor looked as sinister as could be. 鈥淧eople of the Xiao Family, heed my commands! Stamp out the rebels!鈥?

When those who鈥檇 planned to stay neutral saw this, they were stunned. Especially when they saw Xiao Ting鈥檚 terrifying glare. Their hearts thudded violently in their chests.

Was the Xiao Family about to become a river of blood?

Crack!

Just as Xiao Ting and Xiao Yan鈥檚 allies were about to fight, someone pushed open the tightly sealed palace door.

Blinding light streamed into the room. Beneath that intense, eye-catching radiance鈥?

They saw a veiled woman.

However, the light shining through the crack was so dazzling, no one could tell who she was.

Once the door was open just enough to let a single person through, it stopped moving. The woman faced away from the light, then stepped into the hall. The light shining through the half-open door lit the palace floors as she slowly walked right up to the center of the room.

Everyone was stunned, from Xiao Ting to the recently surrounded, trapped Xiao Yan. Their eyes all widened in shock.

鈥淴iao Yan is your last and only son, yet you鈥檙e in such a rush to kill him? If you do this, how can you face your Junior Apprentice Sister Zhao Shiyu?鈥?/em>

鈥淵ou鈥?鈥?Still clutching the sides of his throne, Xiao Ting鈥檚 hands quivered inexplicably.

The veiled woman laughed faintly and said, 鈥淴iao Ting, your life has been an awful failure, hasn鈥檛 it? But then, I鈥檓 in no mood to waste words with you.鈥?

A hint of disdain flashed across her face. She looked away, then turned to Xiao Yan. 鈥淟et鈥檚 go!鈥?/em>