Heaven Defying Medical Consort - Chapter 34
Chapter 34: She’s Not Xiao Muling!
As Xiao Liuyuan held onto Xiao Ze, he could feel Xiao Canglan’s terrifying aura. He was so frightened that his whole body was trembling. ‘Although these words were spoken by Ze’er, we aren’t the ones who wanted to become the family elder. Xiao Canglan won’t lose his temper and want to kill us, right? This matter concerns the position of family leader. It isn’t impossible for Xiao Canglan to kill, but we weren’t the ones who wanted the position of family leader. Even if we have something to do with it, we are innocent!’
Xiao Muling stared at Xiao Canglan’s tall and broad back, and the smile in her eyes gradually became warmer. ‘Father will settle everything that needs to be settled!’
At ease.
Every time Xiao Muling saw her father, she would feel at ease. It had been a long time since she felt this way.
She felt at ease because she knew and was certain that her father would always be on her side and would never change, no matter what she did!
“Since everyone knows what happened, this Family Chief will not say anything.” The voice sounded slowly, and it was so calm that nobody could hear any emotions. However, everyone present knew that if Xiao Muling weren’t here, Xiao Canglan would’ve already killed someone!
“Guards!”
Xiao Liangxiao and the others trembled again!
A group of people hurriedly walked over from the opposite side of the martial arts arena and knelt down in front of Xiao Canglan.
Upon seeing this group of people walking over, even the four family elders’ expressions changed!
The four of them hurriedly glanced at the few people kneeling on the ground before looking at Xiao Canglan in disbelief.
A look of surprise flashed across Xiao Qing’s eyes when he saw the people who rushed over. ‘The chief’s guards?’
Sensing Xiao Canglan’s furious aura, these people were also frightened. ‘How long has it been since we last saw our chief this angry?’
“Xiao Liuyuan and Xiao Ze shall receive a hundred iron rods and will be expelled from the Xiao family. They shall never be recalled and shall be expelled immediately!”
Xiao Liuyuan collapsed to the ground in fear.
“Yes, sir!” Four people from that team walked out and pulled them away immediately.
Xiao Canglan looked at Xiao Liuce. “Xiao Liuce, leave the Xiao family and never return!”
“Family Leader!” Xiao Liuce stared at Xiao Canglan in horror and couldn’t help but speak. ‘How could he chase me out of the Xiao family!’
“Xiao Liangxiao is temporarily grounded. Whoever dares to say anything will be expelled from the Xiao family!” Xiao Canglan met Xiao Liuce’s gaze and spoke unhurriedly.
Xiao Liuce didn’t dare to say another word for a moment; he was extremely terrified.
“As for the four of you.” Xiao Canglan looked over and smiled coldly. “From today onward, the Xiao family only has one family elder!”
His calm and indifferent words caused the expressions of everyone present to change once more.
“Family Leader, you can’t deprive us of our status!”
“We are the family elders selected by the family! How can you remove us from our positions?!”
“Even if we made mistakes, we shouldn’t—”
“What shouldn’t be done? Have the four elders already planned to make Xiao Liangxiao the future family leader?” Xiao Canglan asked coldly.
The four elders’ faces turned red. ‘We never knew about this! Even if we wanted another person as the family leader, it wouldn’t be the young Xiao Liangxiao!’
Xiao Yi frowned slightly but said nothing. He couldn’t change the Family Leader’s decision.
The power and status of the Xiao family’s elders had always been superficial. The family leader was still the one who controlled all the power. But in the past hundred years, they had been groomed by the Xiao family, and the Xiao family had faced many things in these hundred years.
In particular, the pressure brought about by external forces caused the various generations of family leaders to have no time to care about the family’s internal affairs. Therefore, they had always ignored them, which was why the Xiao family disciples mistakenly thought that they had a lot of power.
Now, this matter had reached a point where he couldn’t ignore it. Although he was an elder, he couldn’t do anything.
It would be good for the four of them to be removed from their positions as family elders and reflect on their actions.
“The four of you have to understand one thing: I am the Xiao family’s leader. I have the final say about everything regarding the Xiao family!”
A cold gaze swept between them. As the tyrannical and furious words fell, the air around Xiao Canglan’s body violently churned.
They held their breath as they stared at the raging air.
‘He—he wouldn’t want to kill, right?!’
When everyone saw Xiao Canglan’s furious look, they were so scared that their hair stood on end.
Nobody could stop Xiao Canglan from killing in a rage!
“Dad.”
Xiao Canglan’s anger was instantly extinguished when this light voice entered his ears. The fluctuations around his body also disappeared in an instant.
Xiao Muling stood up and hurriedly pulled Xiao Canglan’s sleeve as she looked at him anxiously. She could feel the violent anger in his body, and his expression was serious.
Her father’s irascible hostility made her feel that the consequences would be unimaginable if she allowed him to continue.
Xiao Muling had walked out instinctively. By the time she realized what was happening, she had already stopped him.
Seeing that Xiao Canglan’s anger—and even his violent and frightening hostility—had disappeared, everyone present looked at Xiao Muling and instantly heaved a sigh of relief.
For the first time, they felt that Xiao Muling was very useful.
At this moment, she was the only one who could appease Xiao Canglan’s anger!
Xiao Yi heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Xiao Muling. ‘Xiao Canglan truly dotes on his daughter!’
“Hurry up and bring Xiao Liuce down!” Xiao Canglan looked at the few people kneeling on one knee and commanded coldly.
Two of them stood up and walked to Xiao Liuce’s side.
Xiao Liuce stared at Xiao Canglan with a gloomy gaze. ‘I will not leave the main family like this! I won’t let this go! I will not give up the position of family leader!’
Clenching his fists tightly, Xiao Liuce gritted his teeth and turned to leave.
“Father!” Xiao Liangxiao looked at Xiao Liuce’s receding figure in panic and almost burst into tears.
Then, she looked at Xiao Muling, walked over, and grabbed her hand. “Sister Ling’er, it’s all because of Xiao Ze’s nonsense! I never thought that this matter had anything to do with my father. Hurry up and beg the chief!”
‘Even if I did have such thoughts, I can’t admit it now! Furthermore, as long as Xiao Muling spoke up for him, the family leader will definitely change his mind!’
Xiao Muling stared coldly at the hand that was grabbing her. She waved her arm and broke away from Xiao Liangxiao’s touch. “Xiao Liangxiao, my father just gave the order, and you want him to take it back. How will he convince the Xiao family in the future? What’s your purpose?”
‘Xiao Liangxiao might not remember, but I’ve always remembered. When Xiao Muling was on the verge of death, Xiao Liangxiao had said that Xiao Liuce wanted to replace her father and become the Xiao family’s head!’
Xiao Muling’s red lips parted slightly as she enunciated each word clearly.
Now that the four clan elders couldn’t even protect themselves, how would they dare to help Xiao Liangxiao say anything?
Xiao Qing glanced at Xiao Liangxiao and sneered in his heart. ‘As soon as the chief gave the order, she asked his daughter to plead with the chief to take it back. Isn’t this akin to making the family leader slap his own face? Then, how would the family leader manage the Xiao family in the future? How would the Xiao family trust the family leader?
‘Is she doing this to undermine the family leader’s prestige, to make herself more legitimate in the future, or to let her father become the family leader?’
Xiao Liangxiao looked at Xiao Muling. The scene of Xiao Muling strangling her that day flashed through her mind, and she felt a chill run down her spine. ‘She… She isn’t Xiao Muling!’
