Upon hearing such an absolutely furious shout, everyone unconsciously shrank their necks.

Soon, all those present respectfully began to speak, "Greetings, elder!"

Hearing this utterly respectful greeting, Hu Xiaobei squinted his eyes again!

Before, Hu Xiaobei had sensed that this person's identity was no ordinary matter.

Now, seeing their sincerely frightened expressions, he was completely certain of it.

Having confirmed this, Hu Xiaobei looked at him again...

Although he appeared rather ordinary, Hu Xiaobei could feel a hint of threat emanating from him...

Hu Xiaobei knew his strength must be extraordinary...

As he made this assessment, Hu Xiaobei heard the middle-aged man ask in an absolutely deep tone...

"Hmm? Who are you, and why haven't I seen you around before?"

As he inquired with a deep, vigilant voice, everyone simultaneously turned their heads to look at Hu Xiaobei...

If Hu Xiaobei hadn't become accustomed to grand scenes before, he would have surely been frightened by so many eyes staring at him!

With a calm smile, Hu Xiaobei prepared to repeat the false identity he had concocted, but before he could speak, Xu Zheng standing beside him hastily began to speak.

"Elder, it's normal for you to find him unfamiliar, for this is your first time seeing him! He belongs to a minor branch of our family. He came here with me earlier, and I planned to register him with the family after sorting out this matter!"

Hearing Xu Zheng's swift explanation, everyone nodded, including the elder...

Just now, having found Hu Xiaobei unfamiliar, that was why he had inquired...

To be honest, he hadn't really suspected Hu Xiaobei's identity!

Because he knew that the entire world had been sealed off, so it was impossible for anyone to have come in from outside...

Since no one could come in from outside, it was certain that this unfamiliar-looking young man couldn't possibly be from outside...

If he wasn't from outside, then being unfamiliar didn't matter.

In situations like this, there really had been many such cases before...

After thinking it through, the elder withdrew his gaze and said with a faint smile, "Since he's from a branch of the family, we are one family. After this matter is dealt with, register him with the family so that we can get along more conveniently in the future!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Having said that, he looked at Hu Xiaobei and said, "What are you standing around for? Why not thank the elder properly?"

"Thank you my ass."

After muttering to himself, Hu Xiaobei turned his head to look at the elder...

Quickly, Hu Xiaobei showed an excited and grateful expression...

"Thank you, Elder, thank you!"

Pleased with Hu Xiaobei's response, he nodded, "We are all one family, no need for such formalities!"

With that, he turned to look at the others.

Soon after, he spoke in a cold voice, "Earlier, I was informed that Xu Gang has disappeared. What in the world happened? Who was patrolling with Xu Gang before? Step forward and explain it to me properly!"

These people had been trapped here for a long time...

But they had not resigned themselves to fate...

Instead, they were busy every day...

Previously, for the safety and stability of the family, and to swiftly gather the scattered members of other branches, the young people of the Xu Family would initiate patrols daily, and Xu Gang was one of the patrollers today...

Hearing the elder's deeply inquiring voice, a somewhat nervous young man quickly stepped forward...

After standing properly, he looked at the elder with his solemn expression and respectfully said, "Reporting to the elder, Xu Gang and I were on patrol together today."

After saying this, he sullenly cursed under his breath...

If he had known Xu Gang would go missing, he would have never patrolled with him...

Hearing the young man's response, the elder looked at him for a few moments and asked in a low voice, "Hmm, what's your name?"

"I... I'm Xu Meng!"

"Hmm, now repeat what happened before once again! Remember, not a single word can be missed, understand?"

"Yes, I understand!"

After agreeing, he took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Reporting to the elder, earlier, Xu Gang and I were patrolling this area, and he showed no signs of anything out of the ordinary! When we were patrolling near here, Xu Gang said he was tired and wanted to rest a bit."

"I agreed! We rested here together! After I finished resting, he still said he was very tired, so I had no choice but to continue the patrol alone. After completing the patrol, I came back here and didn't see him! I thought he had gone back first and didn't think much of it, but after going back, I didn't see him. After searching everywhere and not finding him, I felt that something was wrong, so I reported it directly!"

People from the family would occasionally disappear before...

But they would always return quickly!

So initially, Xu Meng really didn't think much of it, but later, as Xu Gang had not returned for a long time, he became anxious, and that was why he had to report it...

After listening to such a detailed explanation, the elder nodded!

"So that's it! That means you didn't know where or how he disappeared before, right?"

"Yes! I don't know, because we had separated at that time!"

With a slight nod, the elder suddenly narrowed his eyes...

At the same time, a domineering aura rapidly emerged...

At the peak of this overwhelming presence, he demanded quickly, "Tell me the truth, are you lying to me? Did you have a dispute with him, kill him, and then just bury him somewhere?"

With this intense questioning, he stared intently at Xu Meng!

If he showed any signs of guilt at that moment, he would take him down immediately...

Xu Meng felt so aggrieved by the loud accusation that he wanted to cough up blood...

Quickly, he hurried to defend himself, "Elder, what are you talking about? I... I simply couldn't do such a thing, absolutely impossible!"

Hearing such a direct denial, the elder withdrew his gaze, smiled, and said, "Don't worry, I was just asking randomly! That was merely a conjecture!"

"Randomly asking... You nearly scared me to death!"

Hearing the elder's explanation, Xu Meng cursed inwardly, though on the outside, he dared not show too much emotion and could only respond with an apologetic smile...

The elder knew that Xu Gang's strength was quite formidable, so even if Xu Meng ambushed him, it would be impossible to kill him swiftly without leaving any trace, which meant that what Xu Meng said was probably true and his disappearance truly had nothing to do with him!

"Then why has his presence vanished completely? Could it be that Xu Gang has indeed found a way out?"

With that thought, he became uncontrollably excited...

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