The two of them were in a mess, but the two of them were in a mess.

On the side, Dugu Hong's face was extremely ugly. In fact, on the way here, he had already guessed that Dugu Fei must have encountered an accident, but when he heard the news in person, he was still shocked.

In the shock, there was also some panic.

Dugu Hong quickly stood up, knelt on his knees, kowtowed several times, and said with a painful face, "I'm sorry, patriarch, it's my incompetence that failed to protect the safety of the two young masters. I deserve to die, please punish me!"

Dugu Yi was indifferent and stared at Dugu Hong. Suddenly, a strong breath like a mountain surged out of him and directly pressed towards Dugu Hong.

Dugu Hong did not resist, and let this powerful momentum crush him. He instantly fell to the ground, as if a mountain was crushing him, and the ground beneath him was cracked.

Dugu Hong's face flushed, his blood vessels bulged, cracks appeared on his skin, and he could even hear the sound of bones breaking, which showed how much pressure he was under at this time.

"Dugu Hong, as a family steward, you should have protected the family geniuses. As a result, first my youngest son Dugu Ba and other branch geniuses died tragically in the Demonic Forest, and now Xiao Fei died outside. Do you know your crime!" Dugu Yifang said coldly, with even a hint of murderous intent in his tone.

Dugu Hong gritted his teeth, his teeth were about to crack, and he barely squeezed out a few words, "I plead guilty!"

"Master, considering that Steward Hong has worked diligently for my Dugu family for many years, and has no merits but hard work, please spare his life." A steward stood up and said.

"Yes, Patriarch, Deacon Hong entered the Sword-asking Academy and worked hard to become the Dean of the External Academy of the Sword-asking Academy. Over the years, he has provided a lot of intelligence and resources to our Dugu family. Considering his past contributions, please let him go." Another deacon also pleaded.

At this time, the great elder Dugu Xiong suddenly stood up and said, "Patriarch, although Deacon Hong did something wrong in this matter, he cannot be blamed entirely. It's just that Lin Xiao is too evil. Why not let him make meritorious service while guilty, avenge the two young masters, and make up for his mistakes? What do you think?"

"Yes, Patriarch, let Deacon Hong make meritorious service while guilty..." The other elders and deacons also pleaded.

At this time, under the constant pressure, Dugu Hong's body was already full of cracks, and blood was flowing from his seven orifices. If this continued, he would become a pool of minced meat.

At this moment, the mountain-like pressure suddenly disappeared. Dugu Yifang glanced at Dugu Hong coldly on the main seat, "Dugu Hong, since everyone is begging for you, I will give you a chance. Kill Lin Xiao within three months and avenge my two sons. Otherwise, you will go to accompany my two sons."

"Thank you very much, Master, for not killing me. I will definitely fulfill my mission..." Dugu Hong said weakly, like a dead fish. Several deacons hurriedly helped him up.

After a few hours, Dugu Hong recovered and thanked several deacons and elders one by one, and then left.

Not long after Dugu Hong left, a figure walked out of the mansion and followed Dugu Hong silently.

In the room, two people sat opposite each other. They were Dugu Yifang and the great elder Dugu Xiong.

"Master, since you asked Deacon Hong to kill Lin Xiao, why did you send someone to follow him?" Dugu Xiong asked.

Dugu Yifang said calmly, "This rubbish has failed to get rid of Lin Xiao several times. I have already lost trust in him, so I sent the third elder. If Dugu Hong fails, then the third elder will take action, and Lin Xiao will definitely die!"

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After returning to the Sword-asking Academy, Lin Xiao and Mo Qingfeng parted ways, and Lin Xiao returned to the pavilion.

When Lin Xiao came out of the pavilion, he had changed his appearance.

He was wearing a black cloak, which was very wide and completely covered his figure. His face was covered with a black mask, revealing only two eyes. I am afraid that even Xue Yang would not recognize him if he saw him.

The reason for this is that Lin Xiao is worried that the Dugu family will send someone to keep an eye on him, and wait for him to leave the Sword-asking Academy, and then they will take the opportunity to attack him.

After being targeted by the Dugu family several times, Lin Xiao also became cautious. After all, he is not strong enough now, and he cannot confront the entire Dugu family head-on, so he can only try to reduce trouble.

Wearing such clothes, walking on the street, it is inevitable that people will regard him as a weirdo, but Lin Xiao did not care and quickly left the Sword-asking Academy.

Half an hour later, Lin Xiao arrived at the Lingdan Pavilion.

Lingdan Pavilion,

They are distributed throughout the Tianxing Empire, but they are also divided into different levels and sizes. The largest headquarters of Lingdan Pavilion is in the Imperial City, and there are branches under it, which are divided into first-level, second-level and third-level branches from large to small.

In Changshui County, there are two major forces, Wenjian Academy and Dugu Family, and they have a great demand for cultivation resources on weekdays, so the Lingdan Pavilion built here is very large and is a first-level branch.

And Lin Xiao’s hometown, Dark Star City, also has a Lingdan Pavilion, but it is a third-level branch, which is very small.

In the entire Tianxing Empire, there are only three first-level branches.

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