Chapter 245 The mastermind behind the scenes
Xiao Yan paced back and forth in the hall. Although he had anticipated the disappearance of his family, he did not expect it to be so troublesome. They disappeared inexplicably without leaving even a trace.

Lian Yafei didn't have any clues, which meant that after the Xiao family members were captured, they were not detained in any city in the Gama Empire.

Because the Miter family's business is spread throughout the Gama Empire, and there are branches of the Miter Auction House in cities large and small, it is not an easy task to hide from the Miter family's eyes and lock up so many people from the Xiao family in one place.

There are only two possibilities now. One is that all the people in the Xiao family were taken away by the strong man in Zhongzhou who opened the space channel. However, this possibility is very small. After all, they will not spend so much effort because it is not the right time yet. Besides, doing so will definitely not be able to hide it from Gu Yuan's eyes.

The second type is enemies. Xiao Yan now has three enemies. The royal family of the Jia Ma Empire is one, the Yun Lan Sect is another, and there is also the Nalan family.

However, the Nalan family can be basically ruled out. They do not have the ability to destroy the Xiao family, which possesses Dou Ling strength, silently.

As for the Yunlan Sect, it is possible that they might want to use the Xiao family to force Xiao Yan to submit and make Xiao Yan lose the next duel with Nalan Yanran in order to maintain the reputation of the Yunlan Sect.

Although Yun Yun would not do such a thing, there is no guarantee that the elders of the Yunlan Sect would not do so.

The last one is the Gama Empire. The conflict between the Gama Empire and Xiao Yan is the greatest, so the possibility of taking action is also the greatest.

After figuring everything out, Xiao Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know what had happened to his father and some family members for the time being, their lives were not in danger.

Seeing Xiao Yan's expression calm down, Ya Fei couldn't help but ask softly, "Do you know who did it?"

"It was either done by the Yunlan Sect or the royal family of the Gama Empire. The possibility of it being done by the Gama Empire is greater, but if we want to be sure, we have to find out more." Xiao Yan said slowly.

"It's all my fault! I didn't help you protect the family!" Ya Fei blamed herself.

"How can I blame you? Haven't you helped me settle many family members? Besides, this situation was anticipated a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult." Xiao Yan couldn't help but comfort her when he saw that Ya Fei actually took the responsibility on herself.

"I will definitely help you find out the whereabouts of your family, no matter what the cost." Ya Fei said in a firm tone.

"Thank you!" Xiao Yan looked at the woman in front of him, a barely perceptible warmth flashing in his eyes.

"Ya Fei! Why are you so indecent? You are bringing shame to the Mittel family!" An old and angry voice suddenly came from outside the door, and then the door of the living room was forcibly kicked open.

"Elder Leo! Why do you speak so harshly! Although you are an elder, you have no right to interfere in my affairs!" Ya Fei looked at the old man in front of her and said word by word.

"Hmph! A bitch who has made it to where she is today by selling her body, how shameless!" Leo snorted coldly and said with contempt.

Leo had long been dissatisfied with Yafei, because Yafei was in a high position and had power at a young age, and was protected by Mittel Tengshan, and had already surpassed him. Naturally, he was unwilling to be controlled by a young girl, and always wanted to find fault with Yafei.

Now he has finally caught Ya Fei's weakness, and his grandson has been inexplicably seriously injured and is unconscious, so he will naturally not let Ya Fei go.

"You..." Ya Fei was so angry that her face turned blue and she was speechless. Anyone who was scolded like this would not be able to bear it and would punch Leo directly.

However, Leo was superior to Yafei in both combat experience and realm, and he was able to push Yafei back several steps with just one palm.

"Leo? What an ugly name!" Xiao Yan held Ya Fei and said to Leo. "To protect the reputation of the Miter family, I will kill you today!" Leo didn't even care about Ya Fei, let alone Xiao Yan. In order to vent his anger for his grandson, he slapped Xiao Yan at a very fast speed, ready to kill Xiao Yan with one palm.

"Bang!" A muffled sound was heard, and Xiao Yan's body did not move. The cloak behind him was rustling in the wind due to the powerful energy.

"What? How is this possible?" Leo widened his eyes. His full-strength attack did not cause any damage to Xiao Yan. It was as if he hit the air. Xiao Yan did not even retreat an inch.

Ya Fei was also extremely surprised after seeing this scene. Leo was a powerful Dou Ling. Even if Xiao Yan was also a Dou Ling, he would not be unharmed!

"Use harder!" Xiao Yan looked at Leo with disdain.

"You are looking for death!" Leo looked at Xiao Yan's disdainful eyes and suddenly became extremely angry. He frantically mobilized the Dou Qi in his body. The surging Dou Qi continued to flow towards his right palm, and then hit Xiao Yan's chest directly.

"Bang!" A sound like a bomb rang out, and an energy ripple quickly spread out, shattering all the bookcases and tables in the room.

"Use harder!" Leo's terrifying attack did not make Xiao Yan retreat even a little bit, and his body did not even shake.

"This..." Leo looked at Xiao Yan in shock. At this moment, he knew that he had met a tough opponent. Even a Dou Wang could not be unscathed by this attack. But Xiao Yan was still fine. This could only mean that Xiao Yan was a Dou Huang!
"What? You don't want to fight anymore?" Xiao Yan looked at Leo, who didn't dare to continue attacking. He narrowed his eyes slightly, bent his right hand into a claw, and grabbed directly at his neck.

"Fight..." Before Leo could finish his words, Xiao Yan grabbed his neck. Leo struggled desperately, but no matter whether he summoned armor or pried Xiao Yan's arms, it was of no use.

"Crack!" Xiao Yan exerted a little force with his palm and directly broke Leo's neck. A powerful Dou Ling master was strangled to death in such a miserable way.

Ya Fei was so numb watching from the side, this was the so-called Dou Ling, but why were Dou Lings so different from each other?

"After all, Leo is an elder of our clan. Now that he's killed by you, it's a bit troublesome!" Ya Fei frowned. Although she was confident in Xiao Yan's strength, it was still a bit difficult to deal with the Mitel family, one of the three major families in the imperial capital. Besides, she didn't want to see Xiao Yan in conflict with his family. This was the most important thing.

"What's the trouble? You don't have to worry about this matter. Someone will naturally solve it." Xiao Yan said nonchalantly, as if he was not killing a Dou Ling, but a chicken.

Seeing this, Ya Fei shook her head helplessly. It was indeed not a big deal. After all, compared with Xiao Yan, Leo, who was at the Dou Ling level, was indeed not a big deal.

"Forget it! Let me take care of this matter! It just takes some time and effort!" Ya Fei said with a sigh.

"Don't sigh. I killed a Dou Ling, but I brought you a Dou Huang!" Xiao Yan comforted them.

"Really?" Ya Fei thought that Xiao Yan was going to join their Mitre family, and she immediately became happy.

"Well... of course it's true!" Seeing that Ya Fei was so happy, Xiao Yan naturally would not let her down. After all, Hai Bodong's return was indeed a great joy to the Mitel family.

There is a world of difference between a family with a Dou Huang powerhouse in charge and a family without a Dou Huang powerhouse in charge.

With the death of an elder, Xiao Yan and Ya Fei naturally would not continue the conversation.

(End of this chapter)