Chapter 86 Revealed
Silence, stillness—
The room was eerily silent.
Not hearing a reply, Xiao Zhan suddenly sensed something was wrong. He quickly looked up, turned around, and saw Xiao Feng standing expressionless in front of him.
Xiao Zhan froze, his mind reeling as if struck by lightning. He never expected Xiao Feng to come here, nor did he expect that he had said those things earlier. It was utterly humiliating. At this moment, he wished he had wings to carry him away from this place of trouble; he wished the ground would immediately crack open to accommodate his presence.
"What should we do now? Mo Feng must have heard what I said earlier. If he becomes suspicious because of this instead of something that was originally nothing, it will be troublesome. He is now a guest of the Xiao family. If I treat him like this, wouldn't people laugh their heads off? Not to mention his mysterious identity."
"Sigh, it's all my fault for not being able to control my mouth. I blame myself for not properly checking who came before speaking. How foolish of me!" Xiao Zhan complained inwardly. But despite his complaints, the matter still needed to be resolved. His mind raced, trying to find a suitable excuse to cover up his previous words and end this absurd meeting.
"Something's not right. Why would Mo Feng suddenly think of coming here? Could it be that he's already discovered my actions? Is this why he came today? But wouldn't that make things even more complicated?"
"Or is he just here to ask about something?" Xiao Zhan was very flustered. He couldn't be sure what was going on. At this moment, his brain was like half water and half flour. The moment he tried to think, it turned into a mess. He had been thinking for so long, but not only had he not come up with any solutions, the more hebut thought, the more confused, worse, and more upset he became.
"Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, Mo Feng has come uninvited today, which is truly a great disturbance." Seeing the embarrassed Xiao Zhan in front of him, Xiao Feng had already guessed what he was thinking.
To be honest, he was indeed stunned when he heard Xiao Zhan's words, but he quickly realized that Xiao Zhan wasn't questioning him, but rather the guards who had been monitoring him. Thinking about this, he couldn't help but laugh and cry. Such an important matter had been exposed so easily—truly—amazing!
Fortunately, he came here today intending to take the initiative to clear up this matter and dispel Xiao Zhan's doubts. Otherwise, after hearing these words, he would have been in a difficult position. He would not know whether to ask or not to ask. The best way would be to continue to play dumb, pretend that he did not hear these words, and pretend that he did not know the meaning behind them.
That's why he didn't speak, hoping Xiao Zhan would realize something was wrong and not say anything outrageous in the heat of the moment. Sure enough, as he expected, Xiao Zhan soon realized something was amiss.
Upon hearing Xiao Feng's words, Xiao Zhan was immediately moved to tears. If he hadn't only known Xiao Feng for a short time, he would have rushed up to praise him, saying, "You're such a good brother! You did a wonderful job!"
Xiao Feng's words gave him a way out, changing the subject so that he wouldn't be stuck in the previous awkwardness and not know what to do. After all, the longer he didn't answer, the more awkward it would be between them.
Therefore, he forced a smile and said to Xiao Feng in front of him, "Not at all, it is an honor for this humble abode to have you here, young master. It is just that my humble abode is a bit simple and I hope you will forgive me."
"Please do so, young master."
The two then sat facing each other, staring at each other in silence, creating an extremely awkward scene.
"Well, I just thought it was my subordinate coming to report on some business, so I just blurted it out. I hope you won't take it to heart, young master." After thinking for a moment, Xiao Zhan decided to explain what had happened earlier. After all, no matter how he explained it, as long as he had a believable excuse, he could cover it up. But if he kept quiet about everything and acted as if nothing had happened, it would be easier to attract Xiao Feng's attention and make him suspicious.
However, what he didn't know was that Xiao Feng already knew all this. Faced with Xiao Zhan's clumsy excuse, he naturally couldn't believe it. He just smiled and said, "Clan Chief Xiao Zhan? Is that really so?"
"That's for sure!" Xiao Zhan felt uneasy under Xiao Feng's slightly smiling gaze, as if he could see right through him. But he had no choice; he couldn't contradict himself. He could only grit his teeth and continue to affirm.
"Oh? Is that so? But I don't think so."
"What, what! Young Master, what do you mean by that!" Hearing Xiao Feng's words and seeing the faint smile on his face, a sense of foreboding rose from the bottom of his heart. "Could it be that he really already knows?" He was like a mouse whose tail had been caught, extremely flustered.
Fortunately, he hadn't completely lost his mind, and quickly turned around to question him, trying to shift the blame to Xiao Feng.
Seeing Xiao Zhan's behavior, Xiao Feng decided to stop teasing him and immediately brought up the matter, "Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, things have come to this point, so I will not be dissatisfied with you. I have come here today for the matter of those guards of the Xiao family!"
Boom! Xiao Feng's words struck Xiao Zhan like a bolt from the blue. Although Xiao Feng didn't say it so bluntly, his meaning was very clear: he was there to monitor him! The reason he didn't say it so directly was to save face for Xiao Zhan.
Hearing Xiao Feng's words, Xiao Zhan was immediately filled with panic. He hadn't expected the matter to be exposed so quickly, and he hadn't been prepared for it at all. Now that it was suddenly brought up, he was at a loss, unsure of what to do. "He really found out! What should we do now? How can we explain all this? No, Xiao Zhan, you need to calm down, calm down."
He tried to calm himself down, because only then could he think better and come up with a solution. But then, he suddenly thought, "If Mo Feng has really discovered it, doesn't that mean his strength is already above the four-star Dou Zhe level? Judging from his age, he should be no more than twenty. To be more than a four-star Dou Zhe before the age of twenty is truly monstrous. I wonder which powerful family or force he is from."
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