Eat Little Almonds

Chapter 241 Knowing is not enough, hurry up and do as your father says?

Chapter 1 A Tense Atmosphere

Outside the Ghost Mountain dungeon, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

The faces of the various family members were so gloomy it seemed as if water could drip from them.

Since the family tournament began, there had never been a history of one person seizing four Ghost Eyes.

This was no different than slapping the faces of the major families.

More importantly, someone actually dared to kill a direct descendant of the Qin family!

One had to know that, in the past, the people of the four great families, apart from dying at the hands of the fierce ghosts in Ghost Mountain, had never died at the hands of others.

Moreover, the deceased was Qin Cangtian's own grandson, the head of the Qin family. This was simply a sky-shattering event.

The moment Qiao Yu stepped out of the Ghost Mountain dungeon, the Qin family members immediately surrounded him. Their eyes were filled with disgust, as if Qiao Yu was some heinous existence.

The surrounding families were even more gleeful, waiting to watch a good show.

Seeing that Tang Wumou had no reaction, Xiao Tianze gave Tang Wumou a provocative look. Tang Wumou lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Qin Xuan, I didn't kill him." Facing the encirclement, Qiao Yu said calmly.

Regardless of whether they believed it or not, he certainly wouldn't take the blame for Lin Lang.

"Heh, kid, you say you didn't kill him, and we're just supposed to believe you? Qin Xuan went to chase you, and then he died. If it wasn't you, who else could it be?" Xiao Tianze said with some schadenfreude.

"Two black-robed men appeared at the time. One of them was called Lin Lang. He was originally from the second class of body cultivators at Kyoto University, but later joined Bai Ze (White Marsh Demon). If nothing else, he should have fled by now." Qiao Yu took a deep breath and explained patiently.

"Hahahaha! Funny, it's not like anyone saw it, so you can just make up whatever you want? Fled, you say? What's the point? Bai Ze? I say Qilin (Kirin)!" Xiao Tianze looked disbelieving.

"I said, I didn't kill Qin Xuan! You can investigate!" Qiao Yu's brow furrowed slightly.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Xiao Tianze said with a sneer.

"Knowing that, why aren't you doing what your daddy told you to do?" Qiao Yu retorted.

"You!" Xiao Tianze was furious!

He used to like to use "yeah, yeah, yeah" to mock others sarcastically, but he didn't expect that this kid could break his ultimate move.

Many of the surrounding families saw Xiao Tianze being defeated and wore expressions that seemed like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

"Forget it, why should I bother with someone who's about to die?"

After his expression changed for a while, Xiao Tianze directly made a tactical retreat. The Ghost Eye that originally belonged to their Xiao family had been taken away by Qiao Yu, so it would be strange if he didn't hate Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu was too lazy to pay attention to this old dog, and looked up at the members of the Qin family.

The Qin family members parted, and Qin Qianxue walked out from the crowd, standing at the very front.

Her beautiful eyes contained tears as she stared at Qiao Yu in disappointment.

Qiao Yu suddenly recalled the dream he had about Qin Qianxue when he was at Soul Cleansing Lake. How similar was everything in the dream to this moment?

At the time, he thought it was just a simple dream, but he didn't expect it to be a glimpse of the future.

"Even you don't believe me? Sister Qianxue." Qiao Yu asked.

"You lied to me and killed Xuan'er. How can you expect me to believe you?" Qin Qianxue's voice choked with sobs.

Qiao Yu smiled bitterly upon hearing this and didn't waste any more words explaining. He just looked at Qin Qianxue with some disappointment.

Qin Qianxue was a little flustered by Qiao Yu's gaze, but in a trance, she remembered Qin Xuan's bloody and mangled face.

She was Qin Xuan's aunt, and had watched Qin Xuan grow up since he was a child. The death of her loved one, coupled with her father Qin Cangtian's accusations, had long thrown Qin Qianxue into chaos.

"I want to avenge Xuan'er!"

Qin Qianxue's beautiful eyes filled with tears as she took out her staff and condensed a terrifying water blade, stabbing it towards Qiao Yu's heart.

*Poof!*

A sound of flesh being pierced rang out, and Qiao Yu stood motionless.

The high-pressure water blade was sharper than a real treasure blade, instantly piercing through Qiao Yu's heart, and blood gurgled out.

Sharp, cold, and bone-chilling.

This was the only feeling Qiao Yu had.

He had already been seriously injured in the Ghost Mountain dungeon, and Qin Qianxue's strike had reduced his health to only a tenth of its original value.

"You...why didn't you dodge?" Qin Qianxue's pretty face was full of astonishment.

"Heh, need you even ask? This kid felt guilty and wanted you to kill him!" Xiao Tianze gloated.

Qiao Yu covered the wound on his chest that was still bleeding, and slowly raised his head.

"Sister Qianxue, this is the last time I'll call you that. This strike just now was to repay you for your help in the Soul Cleansing Lake dungeon, so I didn't dodge."

"From now on, I am Qiao Yu, and you are Qin Qianxue of the Qin family. Our kindness is severed, and we have nothing to do with each other."

After raising his head again, Qiao Yu's eyes held only indifference when he looked at Qin Qianxue.

Qiao Yu couldn't help but think of Zuo You. If she were here, she would believe in him no matter what happened, right? Thinking of this, the corners of Qiao Yu's mouth couldn't help but curl into a smile.

He dragged his blood-stained body towards the outside of the crowd. Watching Qiao Yu's lonely departing figure, Qin Qianxue suddenly felt as if she had lost something deep in her heart.

"Could it be that I really wronged him..." Qin Qianxue's heart was very complicated.

On one side was the death of a loved one, and on the other was the false accusation of a friend. Caught in the middle, Qin Qianxue felt that no matter what she did, it was wrong.

*Pa-thump, pa-thump.*

Footsteps sounded, and two members of the Qin family blocked Qiao Yu's path.

Qiao Yu's brow slowly furrowed.

"Regardless of whether Qin Xuan was killed by you or not, you are the biggest suspect. Do you think you can just leave like this?"

Qin Cangtian's voice was as loud as a bell, and his imposing manner was awe-inspiring, making people feel a sense of inferiority.

Qiao Yu slowly turned his head and said coldly, "Then what does this old man mean?"

Qin Cangtian slowly stood up, and an imposing aura from a superior pressed down on Qiao Yu. Under that aura, Qiao Yu felt as small as an ant.

"It's very simple, you must die. Even if Qin Xuan wasn't killed by you, your appearance next to his corpse proves that you stood by and did nothing, no different from an accomplice."

Qin Cangtian's words were filled with unparalleled domineeringness, as if what he said was the only truth.

"Hahahaha! The Qin family, what a Qin family!"

Qiao Yu suddenly laughed wildly, laughing until tears came out. Then, he calmly met Qin Cangtian's eyes.

"I said, I didn't kill Qin Xuan. His death has nothing to do with me."

As he spoke, Qiao Yu's tone suddenly became stern, and a terrifying ferocity surged from his eyes.

"If this old man doesn't believe me and insists on attacking me... then I'll just drag you, you old bastard, down with me!"

"See if I dare or not!"