activa-t Chapter 108 Who's the Dog and Who's the Master?
Chapter 108 Who's the Dog and Who's the Master?
Xiao Chen was led by a servant to the backyard of the Xiao family.
"This is where you will be staying." The man pointed ahead and said sternly, "Apart from training and when summoned by your superiors, you are not allowed to walk around the Xiao family compound at will, or you will not be able to bear the consequences."
Xiao Chen did not respond and followed him inside.
As you can see, there are several rooms side by side here.
As soon as I pushed open the door to a room, two pairs of eyes immediately swept over me.
"Oh, a newcomer?" The two looked at Xiao Chen with great interest.
"His name is Xiao Chen. He's from the Nancheng branch of the family. He'll be living in the same room as you," the servant said in a very calm tone.
This indicates that the two individuals were of ordinary status and did not deserve the respect of even the servants here.
"That's your bed." The other person pointed to the lower bunk in the corner.
"He's new here, you can teach him the rules." With that, the servant left Xiao Chen behind.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he surveyed the living environment.
Despite living in such a grand mansion, they were put in such a small place and made to sleep in a four-poster bed.
What if I stayed at an old school?
"Your name is Xiao Chen?" The two people in the room stood up, their expressions ambiguous.
"What advice do you have for me?" Xiao Chen asked them calmly.
From the moment his name was mentioned, both of them underwent changes to varying degrees, and now they were ready to make trouble.
“Newcomers need to know the rules, understand?” the stronger-looking guy on the left said with a stern face.
"I'd like to hear what the rules are." Xiao Chen walked towards his bed on his own.
"Hmm?" The two men immediately looked displeased and stopped him.
"You think you can sleep in the lower bunk? Go over there." The thinner one pointed to the corner.
There was a small folding bed there, piled with dirt and rust, and it was hard to tell if it could support the weight of an adult.
“That’s not my bed,” Xiao Chen said.
"Listen carefully, the rule we're going to teach you is this: in this house, our words are the rule!" The two men's voices were cold.
"From now on, all the chores in this house will be yours. You'll also have to fetch water for my brother and me to wash our feet every night. Do whatever we tell you to do, understand?" the man on the right commanded.
Xiao Chen's lips curled up slightly.
"What are you laughing at? Here, everyone is a competitor. Don't you understand that strength is paramount?"
"Dare to disobey in the slightest, and I'll break your bones!"
The two men each said something to threaten Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen laughed, a laugh filled with disdain.
These two are really brave...
As his smile vanished, Xiao Chen kicked out with a single blow.
At that speed, the two of them simply couldn't react.
"boom!"
The stronger man was sent flying backward by the kick.
Xiao Chen slapped the other person again, sending him flying. Two bloody teeth fell through the air.
"boom!"
The strong man slammed hard against the wall, causing it to dent and nearly collapse.
"Ouch……"
The thinner one fell to the floor, feeling excruciating pain and dizziness, as if Xiao Chen had slapped him so hard that his soul had been blown away.
The two remained silent for the time being.
Outside the courtyard, the servants who heard the noise from inside the house showed no surprise; they merely gave a mocking smile and left.
Xiao Chen sat on his lower bunk and waited for a while before the two of them finally calmed down.
"you……"
They pointed at Xiao Chen, both shocked and furious.
They were originally planning to teach Xiao Chen a lesson, but before they could even make a move, Xiao Chen suddenly defeated them without any martial ethics.
"Damn it! You're asking for it!" The two men were furious. They scrambled to their feet and charged fiercely at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen remained indifferent, sitting on the lower bunk with hardly moving.
The two men kicked at him from the left and right, and Xiao Chen reached out with both hands to grab them and slammed them to the ground.
"Bang bang..."
The ground shook, and the floorboards cracked.
The two lay on the ground like dead dogs, seemingly half-dead.
Xiao Chen released their feet, and they went limp.
"Cough cough..."
Both of them coughed up blood, this time with fear in their eyes.
They never expected Xiao Chen to be so powerful.
The South City branch is the weakest of the three branches; it's said they don't even have a martial arts lineage.
Moreover, Xiao Chen was merely a discarded pawn, and both of them felt they could easily torment and manipulate him.
But they were completely powerless to fight back!
"Damn it!" The stronger one was in slightly better condition and could still move a little. He couldn't swallow his anger and struggled to get revenge.
"Want to die?" Xiao Chen uttered three words calmly, his voice filled with icy killing intent.
The man immediately froze, as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and dared not move.
The two were filled with horror.
This Xiao Chen... his aura is terrifying!
Neither of them dared to utter another sound.
Xiao Chen gave them a moment to catch their breath before speaking.
"Who ordered you to deal with me?" he asked calmly.
The two exchanged a glance and remained silent, their eyes filled with fear.
"You dare not say it, huh? Fine, then I'll cripple you all and throw you out of the Xiao family," Xiao Chen said with a faint smile.
The two were alarmed, realizing he wasn't joking at all.
"It's...it's the second young master who told us to teach you a lesson..." the skinny one said in a low voice.
"Which second young master?" Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow.
"The second young master here is the second young master of the Jiang family branch."
"Do you know why he's targeting me?" Xiao Chen pressed.
"We don't know..." The two lowered their heads.
"The second young master is one of the top contenders in this trial, and this is his territory. If you offend him, you won't get away with it..." someone muttered.
Xiao Chen's expression remained unchanged.
Although he didn't know why the second young master of the Jiang family branch was targeting him, he was never afraid of trouble.
If the other party dares to provoke him, he will receive a response from Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen asked about their identities.
“His name is Xiao Qiang, and my name is Xiao Xiong. We are from the Northwest branch of the family.”
“The Northwest branch…” Xiao Chen murmured.
Xiao Chen knew that the Northwest branch was located in a harsh and cold region.
Although this branch family also declined, its situation was much better than that of the branch family in the south city.
At least, they have far more men.
According to memories from the previous life, the Northwest branch also had a promising talent who shone brightly in the trials, but unfortunately he was persecuted by Xiao Yichen and met a tragic end.
Those seeded players were different from Xiao Chen and his group; they all had their own rooms and servants to wait on them, living a very comfortable life.
Moreover, they didn't have to participate in the initial training.
Xiao Chen thought he would be valued after showing his strength to his family, but he didn't expect that the arrangement would be no different from that in his previous life.
It's just a change of residence; it's still low-class.
However, unlike in his previous life, he no longer tolerated the humiliation.
"That family member is so stingy..." Xiao Chen muttered to himself, then stopped caring.
"Do you know what to do from now on?" Xiao Chen stared coldly at the two of them.
"We know, we know... From now on, you're the master in this house, and we're your dogs. You can do whatever you want with us!" The two men knelt at Xiao Chen's feet, speaking humbly and obsequiously.