The Villain: Claiming The Protagonist's Master

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Xiao Ruoyu didn't dare to make a sound, lowering her head as she watched Su Chen leave the study.

She wasn't foolish; she naturally understood the current situation. If she dared to go against Su Chen, her outcome would definitely be miserable beyond imagination.

Moreover, in the present circumstances, she had no power to resist and could only submit to Su Chen.

Her father's life and the entire fate of the Xiao family now rested on the shoulders of a weak woman. A single misstep, and everything would be lost beyond redemption.

"Sigh! So be it. Since I can't escape, I'll just submit." After a long while, Xiao Ruoyu let out a faint sigh, muttering to herself.

At this moment, her delicate face was flushed, and when the thoughts of what Xia Qingxue had told her surfaced in her mind, her heart raced uncontrollably, and her chest thumped erratically.

Xia Qingxue had repeatedly emphasized Su Chen's formidable strength. Adding in the battle cries she had heard throughout the night, she began to harbor a deep fear of Su Chen's abilities.

The images in the light screen continued to play. In the scene, Xiao Hanshan was surrounded in the center by the subordinates of Xiao Ming and Xiao Tiancheng, the father and son.

Her expression was filled with extreme anxiety, her eyes brimming with worry and regret. If something really happened to her father, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

It was all her fault—she had been too weak to even protect her own father. Thinking of this, deep regret surged in Xiao Ruoyu's heart.

Earlier, she should have been more proactive, offering her body to Su Chen. If she had done so, her father might not be facing so many attackers now.

Just as Xiao Ruoyu was torn between whether or not to go look for Su Chen, the scene in the light screen suddenly shifted.

Bang! At this moment, more than fifty people rushed in from outside.

They moved in perfect unison, encircling Xiao Hanshan protectively in the center.

These were elite forces from external families allied with the Xiao family.

To prevent Xiao Ming and Xiao Tiancheng from acting desperately one day, Xiao Hanshan had spent years carefully planning and arranging this.

He had been waiting for the moment when this father-and-son duo would finally jump out, so he could clean up all the traitors among the families they had secretly bribed.

"Master Xiao, we're late!"

This group of people all cupped their fists respectfully toward Xiao Hanshan, their expressions extremely reverent.

"You're not late. You've worked hard!"

Xiao Hanshan nodded his head, then turned to Xiao Ming and his son, mocking, "Do you still have any tricks left?"

His tone was filled with ridicule, his demeanor one of complete confidence, as if victory was already in his grasp.

The senior members around Xiao Hanshan, upon seeing this, all let out cold laughs.

Although the sudden appearance of those fifty or so martial artists surprised them slightly, it was only a minor surprise.

After all, to rise to the position of family head, none of them were simple individuals. Now that their side had even more experts, they could absolutely crush the opposition.

The situation on the battlefield suddenly reversed completely, turning in Xiao Hanshan's favor.

Seeing this scene in the light screen, the heart that Xiao Ruoyu had been holding onto finally settled a little.

As long as her father was unharmed, she wouldn't need to humiliate herself by pleading with Su Chen.

It seemed she had underestimated her father's cunning.

This sudden turn of events left Xiao Ming's face full of shock.

"What… What is going on here?"

His face turned deathly pale, his whole body trembling, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his expression filled with fear.

He couldn't believe that, despite scheming for most of his life and secretly turning so many Xiao family elders, the situation would end up like this.

"Hmph! Did you think I was just a figurehead as the family head?"

Xiao Hanshan snorted coldly, his eyes narrowing, shooting out sharp, chilling light, his intent to kill unmistakable.

"I'm warning you two now—if you give up resistance, it's still not too late. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless." His icy gaze locked onto Xiao Ming and Xiao Tiancheng, his words filled with threats.

Xiao Hanshan knew very well that this was the critical moment for his plan to come to fruition; not a single mistake could be allowed.

His forcefulness and ruthlessness made even the Xiao family elders on Xiao Ming's side tremble in silence.

"Ha ha ha!"

Hearing Xiao Hanshan's words, Xiao Tiancheng burst into laughter, as though he had just heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Old fool, are you scared out of your mind?"

"With just these watchdogs, you think you can stop us? That's nothing but a fool's dream! Do you think this is enough to make us afraid?"

"Everyone, attack! Kill him together!"

His eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he waved his hand to give the order.

But before the command could leave his mouth, his laughter abruptly stopped.

Because no one moved to obey his order and attack Xiao Hanshan.

After all, anyone would want to fight when the odds were favorable. In this kind of losing situation, only someone with a brain injury would charge forward.

The people exchanged glances, but none were willing to take the first step forward.

"You…"

Xiao Tiancheng pointed at the crowd, his mouth agape, a look of extreme fury on his face.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming hurriedly urged Xiao Tiancheng, "Tiancheng, go quickly! I'll hold these people back for you."

"Father, I won't leave! I'll stay here to help you." Xiao Tiancheng said calmly.

"Get out!"

Hearing this, Xiao Ming roared angrily, his eyes moist as he said, "What can you do if you stay? You'll only hold us back. Leave quickly! Remember, take revenge for me and your mother in the future!"

"No need, Father. Don't worry, they can't do anything to me."

Xiao Tiancheng was full of confidence, showing no intention of leaving.

"You don't understand, Tiancheng."

Xiao Ming shook his head and advised, "That old fox Xiao Hanshan is extremely cunning. Your father has suffered plenty at his hands before…"

He wouldn't bet everything on a single gamble. Letting Xiao Tiancheng escape would at least ensure his bloodline survived.

"Father, don't you trust me?" Xiao Tiancheng stared at his father with burning eyes, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming was briefly stunned before laughing. "If I don't trust you, who else would I trust?"

Xiao Tiancheng's words stirred something in his heart.

For a brief moment, he seemed to see himself in his younger days—carefree, handsome, and confident.

"Ha ha ha, what a touching father-son bond!"

Seeing this scene, Xiao Hanshan sneered coldly. "You little bastard. Since you're not leaving, I'll take this opportunity to root you out completely!"

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and a chilling aura exploded from his body, enveloping the entire room like a physical force.

He had already decided—today, he would leave no survivors!

Otherwise, if these people were allowed to grow stronger in the future, it would spell trouble for him and his daughter.

"Ha ha! Root us out completely? Xiao Hanshan, do you really think you've already won?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ming suddenly laughed loudly, "Old fool, I'm telling you—don't celebrate too early! My trump card is far beyond your imagination!"

His tone was filled with arrogance.

"Oh? Then show me what you've got!" Xiao Hanshan was completely unfazed.

Watching the scene on the light screen, Xiao Ruoyu's eyebrows furrowed deeply because she knew that, with Xiao Tiancheng's cunning and treacherous nature, he definitely wouldn't surrender so easily.

He must have some other trick up his sleeve—that was why he seemed so fearless.

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