Chapter 127 Ling Ying's Doubts
As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public. It's fine for the members of the Xiao family to know, but Xiao Feng, as an outsider, naturally doesn't want the other party to know. Moreover, it's hard to guarantee that Xiao Feng won't spread this matter.
Moreover, Xiao Feng has already helped the Xiao family enough. Although he said before that it was his expenses within the Xiao family, he only stayed there for a few days and didn't use any of the Xiao family's belongings. How could he possibly bring that up again? Where would he put his old face?
As a Dou Huang powerhouse, could Xiao Feng so easily ask the other party to help? Even if he didn't make any demands, the favor was still owed, and as the saying goes, favors are the hardest to repay.
Besides, Xiao Zhan had another thought in mind, and for all these reasons, he did not choose to ask Xiao Feng for help.
Actually, Xiao Zhan made the right choice by accident. Otherwise, even if he decided to ask Xiao Feng for help, Xiao Feng would have ignored him. After all, he had done all of this himself, and now he was being asked to destroy it all. What kind of nonsense was that?
Of course, he wouldn't directly ignore Xiao Zhan's request, as that would be tantamount to indirect admission. He could simply pretend that he was in seclusion cultivating and was unaware of Xiao Zhan's arrival and request, and would not give any response. In that case, no one could say anything.
Time passed slowly, and Ling Ying, who had been knocked unconscious by Xiao Feng, gradually woke up. Looking at the blazing sun hanging in the sky, Ling Ying was startled. "What happened to me? Why did it take me so long to wake up? What happened?"
As a guard, his duty was to wake up earlier and go to bed later than his master, and to be immediately alerted by any disturbance at night. Of course, for Ling Ying, who was already a Dou Huang, he wouldn't feel tired even if he didn't sleep for a month, so this was nothing to him.
But what puzzled him was why he, who was usually so diligent and cautious, had been asleep until now. It was simply unbelievable to him!
He didn't have time to think too much. He needed to go and check on the person he was supposed to protect, Gu Xun'er, to see how she was doing and, incidentally, to apologize to her.
With a whoosh, Ling Ying appeared behind Xun'er, who was sitting by the window, and knelt down on one knee to speak to her.
Hearing Ling Ying's call, Xun'er showed no reaction, continuing to rest her chin on her hand, gazing out the window. After a long while, she finally spoke, "Old Ling, where did you go last night?"
"This..." Upon hearing Xun'er's words, Ling Ying immediately understood that Xun'er already knew about his dereliction of duty. "But why would Miss suddenly think of looking for me? And in the middle of the night, no less?" He was very puzzled.
"Ling Ying is guilty. She fell into a deep sleep last night and only woke up just now, causing Miss to be frightened. Please punish her!"
Xun'er was still a child, and a girl at that. Moreover, last night was a close call, and nothing irreparable happened. After hearing Ling Ying's words, her heart softened.
"Forget it, let's just make sure this doesn't happen again," Xun'er said, waving her hand.
She knew very well that her safety depended on Ling Ying's protection, and if she were to pursue the matter for such a trivial thing, it would probably upset Ling Ying.
Although she was fully capable of replacing Ling Ying or even executing him, she would have to find new guards from the ancient clan, which would naturally attract the attention of her father, Gu Yuan. At that point, some things would no longer be able to be hidden.
"Yes, Miss, Lingying guarantees that this will never happen again!" Lingying replied quickly.
He knew very well who the person in front of him was. With his strength and status, he was already incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to get close to Xun'er and even protect her. If Xun'er insisted on pursuing this matter, he would have no choice but to atone with his death. After all, for Xun'er's family, the death of a mere Dou Huang would not matter at all.
However, Ling Ying shouldn't have made such a promise to Xun'er, otherwise, if Xiao Feng suddenly attacked him again one day, he would really be left speechless with grief.
"Alright, Elder Ling, Xun'er wants to be alone for a while." Xun'er still didn't turn around.
"yes"
"Wait, Elder Ling, do you know if there is anyone in the Xiao family who is around twenty years old, handsome, and highly skilled?" Just as Ling Ying was about to leave, Xun'er suddenly spoke up again.
Before Ling Ying could answer, he heard Xun'er mutter to herself, "Forget it, how could a mere Xiao family possibly have that kind of ability?" "Besides, he was able to do things that even Father couldn't handle." The last sentence was what she said to herself.
Hearing this, Ling Ying was very puzzled, but she didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.
This was because Xiao Feng had already left before Xun'er and her group arrived at the Xiao family, and after returning, he lived a secluded life, rarely interacting with anyone. Therefore, Ling Ying was unaware of Xiao Feng's existence. Otherwise, based on Xiao Feng's demonstrated strength and other attributes, Ling Ying would definitely have been able to identify this Xiao Feng who matched Xun'er's description!
After leaving Xun'er's room, Ling Ying felt increasingly uneasy. How could someone with his strength be so drowsy? But it wasn't like he had been knocked unconscious by someone else. If he had been ambushed and knocked unconscious, he would definitely have noticed and felt something, but he didn't.
Only a powerhouse at least one major realm stronger than him could knock him unconscious without him noticing. But such a powerhouse was impossible, not only in the Xiao family, but in the entire Jia Ma Empire! He was very puzzled.
But what exactly happened? "Could it really be that I'm just prone to sleepiness?" he couldn't help but wonder. However, he never imagined that such a formidable figure as Xiao Feng was hidden within the Xiao family!
When Ling Ying finally met Xiao Feng and witnessed his terrifying strength, she recalled everything that had happened before and began to have some thoughts. All her doubts seemed to be answered at that moment. Of course, these are all stories for later.
After a long time, Ling Ying took another stroll around the Xiao family's residence, and this time he actually discovered something interesting.
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