The fat man blinked laboriously, suppressing his shock as he checked...
Indeed, no one died or was seriously injured, but dozens of members of the Xiao family were thrown around in a daze, and no one would be able to stand up for more than ten minutes.
"Hey, kids inside, you can come out now."
Prince stretched and shouted into the house.
The door opened, and Takeuchi Yako peeked out, followed by Tang Ying, Bai Cai, and Xu Ershao. Seeing people lying all over the floor, Xu Ershao breathed a sigh of relief.
The group followed Prince out of the station. The station in this small town wasn't big; once they stepped out, they found the town's main street completely empty. There wasn't a single car, not even a pedestrian...
How could there still be anyone? The Xiao family mobilized dozens of people to surround the station. Even the occasional small vendors or taxi drivers doing business near the station quickly ran away.
"Let's walk back." Young Master Xu gave a wry smile. "The inn isn't too far from here, and this town isn't very big to begin with."
But after taking only a few steps, the road ahead was blocked.
A dense mass of heads, dotted with lights, stretched out in the distance. A large group of people, young and old, dressed in the Xiao family's training uniforms, some carrying torches, others flashlights. Each person was armed, with nothing more than clubs or similar weapons. Judging from the distance, there were probably around two hundred of them.
"This...it seems like the other side has sent reinforcements." Young Master Xu gave a wry smile.
No wonder, when Prince was throwing people around in the station, everyone there saw it, and someone probably secretly reported it to the Xiao family—don't forget, this is Xiao Family Town!
"Who dares to be so bold as to cause trouble in Xiao Family Town!"
"Hmph, daring to provoke the Xiao family, they've got a death wish!"
Across from them, shouting and cursing, several men who looked quite arrogant were about to rush over—in fact, these people might not all be from the Xiao family; many of them were just idle thugs from Xiao Family Town. However, this was Xiao Family Town, and whatever the Xiao family did here, they would naturally be able to get a lot of support. With just a call, most of the able-bodied men in the town who could fight would probably come out.
Indeed, a small portion of those inside were members of the Xiao family. After the uproar at the ancestral hall today, almost all the able-bodied members of the Xiao family had been mobilized, totaling over two hundred people. They were dispatched throughout the town, the area around the back mountain, and along the main and side roads, but after searching for a long time without any results, the main force returned. Just as they arrived back in town, they heard that several outsiders were being held hostage at the train station, seemingly related to that wild boy Chen Xiao. These people rushed over upon hearing about the boy, and on the way, they heard that their clansmen at the train station had been beaten up…
This is outrageous! The leader blew his whistle, and basically every man you could see on the main street of the town came! From fifty to fifteen, everyone in Xiao Family Town who was healthy knew a thing or two about martial arts.
More than two hundred people arrived, and more people came sporadically afterward, so the total number was probably over five hundred!
The Xiao family's old residence has several hundred members, plus young people in Xiao Family Town who are willing to obey the Xiao family's orders. If they were all mobilized, it wouldn't be a problem to pull out thousands of people to engage in armed conflict!
Among those blocking their way were several experts from the Xiao family, and two of them were actually second-generation disciples, meaning they were Xiao Qing's fathers, middle-aged men in their forties. They were all quite skilled in the Xiao family's martial arts, along with more than thirty young members of the Xiao family, all direct descendants of the Xiao family who had practiced martial arts since childhood.
With such a lineup, if they were to engage in armed conflicts with other towns and villages nearby, they would be able to sweep through the surrounding area.
Seeing hundreds of people blocking the road across from him, wielding a forest of sticks, the fat man felt a chill run down his spine and looked at Prince for help.
Prince seemed bored—he genuinely felt a bit stifled. With his status, Prince was a well-known figure in the international superpowered community, a true S-class powerhouse! If he really wanted to make a move, he could raze this town to the ground with a flick of his finger!
But now... I can't kill anyone, I can't seriously injure anyone... This fight is just too frustrating.
"What are you looking at? Let's just fight our way out." Prince was bored...
Then, including the fat man, the young men and women watched helplessly as Mr. Prince, the international S-class magician, once again performed his amazing skill of "throwing a living person"...
"Hey! Who dares to cause trouble in Xiao Family Town... Ah!!" A figure flew out.
"You bastard, daring to mess with the Xiao family... Ah!!" Another figure flew out...
"This guy's tough, everyone... Ah!!!" Another figure flew out.
"Everyone, hold your fire!" This member of the Xiao family seemed to have some sense of propriety, and solemnly clasped his hands, saying, "You seem to be no ordinary person either. Do you know that this is Xiao family territory? According to the rules... Ah!!!" This person who followed the rules also flew onto the roof.
"Hey! Even if you're good at kung fu, you still have to follow the rules of the underworld... Ah!!!" A whooshing sound, and a figure flew over the heads of the crowd...
"I am the steward of the outer hall of the Xiao family, Xiao... ah..." Before a rather distinguished second-generation expert of the Xiao family could even announce his name, he flew directly up into the tree.
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"Damn it! Everyone, attack together!!!"
Then... "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!"...
As a line of poetry goes: "Wave goodbye, without taking away a single cloud."
Prince strolled along the road, weaving through the Xiao family's crowd. As he walked, figures flew about in disarray. The Xiao family members swarmed him, but the result was that even more figures flew into the sky. Prince's reach was incredibly accurate; whether you were a servant or a master of the Xiao family, he could grab you with a single stroke and toss you away with a flick of his wrist.
After he walked several dozen steps, soon there weren't many people left standing on the street.
The remaining members of the Xiao family were stunned! They had never seen such an overbearing person before, nor such a miraculous master.
Even if the Xiao family's top expert, the patriarch, were here, taking down over a hundred people wouldn't be an easy task...
Soon, the whistle blew, and the Xiao family members behind began to frantically call for their companions. More and more Xiao family members gathered around, while on the other side of the street, people were still flying around.
...
By the time Old Master Xiao and many elders at the Xiao family's old residence received the news, it was almost midnight.
The message they received was... of the more than 300 people sent out today, only more than 20 returned to report. The rest had somehow ended up in town, supposedly because of some trouble. In the end, not only did the people who went not return, but some also came back and took more than 100 reinforcements from the Xiao family's old house.
Among them were about a dozen second-generation disciples of the Xiao family's martial arts school, all of whom were highly skilled second-generation martial arts masters. They were well-known and respected figures in the martial arts world of southern China.
In recent years, the older generation of the Xiao family has gradually faded out. Ancestors like Old Master Xiao have long since stopped appearing in the martial arts world, and the other elders have also retired. Now, those who represent the Xiao family and are active in the martial arts world are mostly members of the Xiao family from the generation of Xiao Qing's father, and most of them are middle-aged or middle-aged.
But around midnight, the news that Old Master Xiao and the many clan elders who were discussing matters received was:
Of the four hundred able-bodied men in the Xiao family, over three hundred and fifty were trapped in the town! This included eighty percent of the Xiao family's top second-generation martial arts masters. Many had rushed to the town in a fit of anger after hearing about the disturbance, but none had returned…
Almost everyone in the Xiao family who could fight was wiped out!