Chapter 95: Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan at the Door
"Hmph!"
Without waiting for Jia Lie Bi to say anything else, Xue Tian coldly snorted and snow-white energy rushed towards him.
Jia Lie Bi didn't have time to react at all, he only felt a cold force coming from his chest, and his entire body flew out, slamming hard against the wall and spitting out a mouthful of blood, then slamming against the ground from the rebound.
"Cough, Cough..." He saw the blood he spat out turn into ice cubes, and felt a strong Qi flowing through his body, frantically destroying him, Jia Lie Bi realized the reality and said with difficulty.
"Jia Lie family will be retreating from Wu Tan City in ten days, cough..."
"Hm." Xiao Ming nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Ao Ba Pa.
Seeing Xiao Ming's gaze on him, Ao Ba Pa coldly sweated, especially after Xue Tian also shifted his fierce gaze towards him, the frenzied magical beast aura made his legs waver a little.
Swallowing hard, Ao Ba Pa said with a bitter face, "The Ao Ba family will also retreat from Wu Tan City in ten days."
Seeing the end of the Jia Lie and Ao Ba clans, a thought flashed through the minds of the people of the other clans present, that they should never mess with the Xiao family in the future.
After Ao Ba Pa finished saying that they would leave Wu Tan City, Xiao Ming did not say any more nonsense, but waved his hand and told them that they could leave now.
After receiving Xiao Ming's instructions, Jia Lie Bi stood up trembling and, together with Ao Ba Pa, they left the hall.
Subsequently, people from each family also took their leave.
Soon the only people left in the hall were the Xiao family, Master Gu Ni, and Ya Fei.
Realizing that it was no longer appropriate for her to stay with the Xiao family, Ya Fei slowly stood up and said in a delicate voice, "Supreme Elder and Clan Head Xiao, it has been a great pleasure to be with you today, and it is already very late, so Ya Fei will take her leave first."
Master Gu Ni also stood up and said to Xiao Ming with a respectful face, "Thank you for your guidance today, Master Xiao Ming, tomorrow, I will ask someone to prepare a small gift, I hope you will like it."
Throughout tonight's banquet, Gu Ni received guidance from Xiao Ming, and was the most benefited of all the guests of the Xiao family.
"Don't worry, there's no need for that." Looking at Gu Ni, Xiao Ming said softly.
Gu Ni, a second-tier alchemist, couldn't give anything good enough for him to see, even if he had the backing of the Miteer Auction House, besides, he was only giving random hints, there was no need to accept gifts.
"Master Xiao Ming has made me earn a lot today, so how can I not thank you?". Gu Ni's attitude was firm.
Seeing this, Xiao Ming smiled faintly, and said nothing more, only nodding his head gently.
As he watched Xiao Zhan dismiss Ya Fei and Gu Ni, the Grand Elder, who was sitting not far away from Xiao Ming, suddenly rushed to Xiao Ming's side and asked somewhat excitedly.
"This... Will honorable guest Xue Tian really remain in the Xiao Family the entire time?"
"Mm." Xiao Ming nodded, "Xue Tian will remain in the clan to cultivate in the future, but don't bother him if there is no important matter."
Xue Tian was still a magical beast after all, and his habits were different from humans, so Xiao Ming had this instruction.
The Grand Elder nodded happily, it was good to have a powerful Dou King in the clan, even if he only appeared at critical times.
It was important to know that when Xiao Ming had not yet returned home, he had sent back many high-ranked Dou Techniques and Qi Methods, those techniques would be eye-catching to anyone who looked at them.
He was very afraid that any strong person would come to rob them if they didn't have a strong person to back them up.
He still wanted to find some time in the next few days to ask Xiao Ming if he had a solution, but to his surprise, Xiao Ming had already thought of one!
After a moment of excitement, the Grand Elder cupped his hands toward Xue Tian, who was standing next to him, and said, "Honored guest Xue Tian, the Xiao Family will count on you in the future."
Xue Tian nodded in response.
Seeing that it was almost time, Xiao Ming stood up and took his leave.
...
The next day, early in the morning.
When Xiao Ming, who was sitting cross-legged on top of his bed, opened his eyes, he saw Zi Yan sitting by the table, her hands resting on her cheeks, her big watery eyes looking into his face all the time.
Touching his own face, Xiao Ming smiled and looked at Zi Yan.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing, it's just that I suddenly realized that you are different from other humans."
"I see, and what's the difference?" Xiao Ming asked curiously.
Xiao Ming's question was fruitless because Zi Yan did not answer, but instead took out a strange dried branch bloody and twisted like a slithering python, and handed it to him.
"Here, this is my harvest from last night, remember to make me a pill."
"Blood Python Branch..." looking at the strange dried branch that was twisted and curved like a slithering python, Xiao Ming was a bit surprised, this Blood Python Branch was a rare medicinal material, the main medicinal material for refining Fighting Spirit Pills, and he didn't have it in his Storage Ring. It seemed that there were still quite a few good things near Wu Tan City.
"Maybe I can take a walk with Zi Yan these days." A thought crossed Xiao Ming's mind before he got up from the bed and approached Zi Yan, accepting the blood-colored branch in her hand with a smile on his face.
"Have you eaten the pills I refined for you yesterday?"
"No, there's still half left." Although she didn't understand why Xiao Ming was asking her that, Zi Yan answered sincerely.
"How about you let me keep this medicinal herb, and in return, I will refine other pills even better than this one for you?" Xiao Ming said.
The Blood Python Branch was so rare that he didn't even have one, Xiao Ming planned to refine the pills for Zi Yan next time with another type of medicinal herb, and keep this one for his collection, after all, of the things alchemists liked the most was collecting different medicinal herbs.
Xiao Ming's thoughts were unfamiliar to Zi Yan, and as she listened to Xiao Ming's words, she blinked adorably with her big eyes and hesitantly said, "This... is okay."
"Good, I will refine the pills for you when you finish the ones I gave you before" Xiao Ming said while stroking Zi Yan's little head.
Knock, knock, knock!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door from outside the courtyard.
As Xiao Ming's soul power probed, he sensed two familiar auras.
"Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan, huh, this Xiao Zhan is quite anxious, looking for me so early in the morning."
With a laugh, Xiao Ming stood up, walked out of the room, and opened the courtyard door.
Appearing in front of him were Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan who had a somewhat tense expressions on their faces.
"Supreme Elder, sorry to disturb you." Seeing that it was Xiao Ming who opened the door, a somewhat pleasant smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face.
"Clan Head, come in." Xiao Ming waved his hand and led Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan into the courtyard.
And at that moment, Zi Yan also ran out of the room.
Seeing Zi Yan's small body running out of Xiao Ming's room early in the morning, Xiao Zhan's smile turned strange for a moment, 'they hadn't slept together last night, had they?'
After thinking about it, Xiao Zhan said nothing, but reached out his hand and pulled Xiao Yan behind him.
"This is my son Xiao Yan, you should have met him when you were a kid, in terms of age, he should be a month younger than you, Yan'er, you haven't called him cousin yet."
"Cous... cousin."
This word was said by Xiao Yan in a very awkward way.
In fact, Xiao Yan's feelings towards Xiao Ming were complicated, when he was a child before Xiao Ming's talent was revealed, although he had a slight impression of Xiao Ming, he only thought that Xiao Ming was a child with a lonely personality due to his parents' early death, and although he looked a little cuter, he was similar to the other children in the Xiao family.
Those were also the times when he felt most proud of himself, as he had the most talent in the whole Xiao family.
But after Xiao Ming's talent was revealed, his title as the first genius of the Xiao family was directly removed, leaving him speechless, that talent directly surpassed his imagination and pushed him beyond words.
He also once tried his best to cultivate to catch up with Xiao Ming, but in two months he gave up.
Because cultivation is really a boring thing, why would he work so hard when he can casually cultivate to surpass 99% of people?
Fortunately, not long after Xiao Ming exposed his talent, he left the family to study.
Of those remaining children in the Xiao family, he was again the most talented.
Since then, he, like most of the children in the Xiao family, treated Xiao Ming as a legend.
So to speak, the children in the Xiao family were divided into three grades, Xiao Ming alone in the first grade, he alone in the second grade and the rest in the third grade.
Xiao Ming's talent was good, but that did not mean that he would recognize Xiao Ming for his talent alone.
Because he had been reincarnated, and because he had been the mockery of his family for more than two years, he only recognized his father and two brothers in the entire Xiao family.
Although Xiao Ming had left the Xiao family when he was very young and had not made fun of him, and was even prepared to treat him.
However, when others made fun of him, they often used Xiao Ming as a point of comparison, saying something about how he used to be arrogant and domineering when he was talented, while Xiao Ming, who was a genius, treated others with modesty and contributed to the family.
Always hearing those kinds of words affected his perception of Xiao Ming.
Along with nervousness before treatment, although there was gratitude in his heart for Xiao Ming's willingness to agree to treat him.
He also could not sincerely call him cousin.
Xiao Ming heard it and did not attach any importance to it, back then when he was reading the book, he knew that it was not so easy to get Xiao Yan to sincerely call him cousin, Xiao Yan was a person who had great difficulty in trusting other people.
He also did not need anyone's approval, and agreeing to see Xiao Yan was just because he was a member of the same clan.
Chapter 95: Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan at the Door
"Hmph!"
Without waiting for Jia Lie Bi to say anything else, Xue Tian coldly snorted and snow-white energy rushed towards him.
Jia Lie Bi didn't have time to react at all, he only felt a cold force coming from his chest, and his entire body flew out, slamming hard against the wall and spitting out a mouthful of blood, then slamming against the ground from the rebound.
"Cough, Cough..." He saw the blood he spat out turn into ice cubes, and felt a strong Qi flowing through his body, frantically destroying him, Jia Lie Bi realized the reality and said with difficulty.
"Jia Lie family will be retreating from Wu Tan City in ten days, cough..."
"Hm." Xiao Ming nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at Ao Ba Pa.
Seeing Xiao Ming's gaze on him, Ao Ba Pa coldly sweated, especially after Xue Tian also shifted his fierce gaze towards him, the frenzied magical beast aura made his legs waver a little.
Swallowing hard, Ao Ba Pa said with a bitter face, "The Ao Ba family will also retreat from Wu Tan City in ten days."
Seeing the end of the Jia Lie and Ao Ba clans, a thought flashed through the minds of the people of the other clans present, that they should never mess with the Xiao family in the future.
After Ao Ba Pa finished saying that they would leave Wu Tan City, Xiao Ming did not say any more nonsense, but waved his hand and told them that they could leave now.
After receiving Xiao Ming's instructions, Jia Lie Bi stood up trembling and, together with Ao Ba Pa, they left the hall.
Subsequently, people from each family also took their leave.
Soon the only people left in the hall were the Xiao family, Master Gu Ni, and Ya Fei.
Realizing that it was no longer appropriate for her to stay with the Xiao family, Ya Fei slowly stood up and said in a delicate voice, "Supreme Elder and Clan Head Xiao, it has been a great pleasure to be with you today, and it is already very late, so Ya Fei will take her leave first."
Master Gu Ni also stood up and said to Xiao Ming with a respectful face, "Thank you for your guidance today, Master Xiao Ming, tomorrow, I will ask someone to prepare a small gift, I hope you will like it."
Throughout tonight's banquet, Gu Ni received guidance from Xiao Ming, and was the most benefited of all the guests of the Xiao family.
"Don't worry, there's no need for that." Looking at Gu Ni, Xiao Ming said softly.
Gu Ni, a second-tier alchemist, couldn't give anything good enough for him to see, even if he had the backing of the Miteer Auction House, besides, he was only giving random hints, there was no need to accept gifts.
"Master Xiao Ming has made me earn a lot today, so how can I not thank you?". Gu Ni's attitude was firm.
Seeing this, Xiao Ming smiled faintly, and said nothing more, only nodding his head gently.
As he watched Xiao Zhan dismiss Ya Fei and Gu Ni, the Grand Elder, who was sitting not far away from Xiao Ming, suddenly rushed to Xiao Ming's side and asked somewhat excitedly.
"This... Will honorable guest Xue Tian really remain in the Xiao Family the entire time?"
"Mm." Xiao Ming nodded, "Xue Tian will remain in the clan to cultivate in the future, but don't bother him if there is no important matter."
Xue Tian was still a magical beast after all, and his habits were different from humans, so Xiao Ming had this instruction.
The Grand Elder nodded happily, it was good to have a powerful Dou King in the clan, even if he only appeared at critical times.
It was important to know that when Xiao Ming had not yet returned home, he had sent back many high-ranked Dou Techniques and Qi Methods, those techniques would be eye-catching to anyone who looked at them.
He was very afraid that any strong person would come to rob them if they didn't have a strong person to back them up.
He still wanted to find some time in the next few days to ask Xiao Ming if he had a solution, but to his surprise, Xiao Ming had already thought of one!
After a moment of excitement, the Grand Elder cupped his hands toward Xue Tian, who was standing next to him, and said, "Honored guest Xue Tian, the Xiao Family will count on you in the future."
Xue Tian nodded in response.
Seeing that it was almost time, Xiao Ming stood up and took his leave.
...
The next day, early in the morning.
When Xiao Ming, who was sitting cross-legged on top of his bed, opened his eyes, he saw Zi Yan sitting by the table, her hands resting on her cheeks, her big watery eyes looking into his face all the time.
Touching his own face, Xiao Ming smiled and looked at Zi Yan.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing, it's just that I suddenly realized that you are different from other humans."
"I see, and what's the difference?" Xiao Ming asked curiously.
Xiao Ming's question was fruitless because Zi Yan did not answer, but instead took out a strange dried branch bloody and twisted like a slithering python, and handed it to him.
"Here, this is my harvest from last night, remember to make me a pill."
"Blood Python Branch..." looking at the strange dried branch that was twisted and curved like a slithering python, Xiao Ming was a bit surprised, this Blood Python Branch was a rare medicinal material, the main medicinal material for refining Fighting Spirit Pills, and he didn't have it in his Storage Ring. It seemed that there were still quite a few good things near Wu Tan City.
"Maybe I can take a walk with Zi Yan these days." A thought crossed Xiao Ming's mind before he got up from the bed and approached Zi Yan, accepting the blood-colored branch in her hand with a smile on his face.
"Have you eaten the pills I refined for you yesterday?"
"No, there's still half left." Although she didn't understand why Xiao Ming was asking her that, Zi Yan answered sincerely.
"How about you let me keep this medicinal herb, and in return, I will refine other pills even better than this one for you?" Xiao Ming said.
The Blood Python Branch was so rare that he didn't even have one, Xiao Ming planned to refine the pills for Zi Yan next time with another type of medicinal herb, and keep this one for his collection, after all, of the things alchemists liked the most was collecting different medicinal herbs.
Xiao Ming's thoughts were unfamiliar to Zi Yan, and as she listened to Xiao Ming's words, she blinked adorably with her big eyes and hesitantly said, "This... is okay."
"Good, I will refine the pills for you when you finish the ones I gave you before" Xiao Ming said while stroking Zi Yan's little head.
Knock, knock, knock!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door from outside the courtyard.
As Xiao Ming's soul power probed, he sensed two familiar auras.
"Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan, huh, this Xiao Zhan is quite anxious, looking for me so early in the morning."
With a laugh, Xiao Ming stood up, walked out of the room, and opened the courtyard door.
Appearing in front of him were Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan who had a somewhat tense expressions on their faces.
"Supreme Elder, sorry to disturb you." Seeing that it was Xiao Ming who opened the door, a somewhat pleasant smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face.
"Clan Head, come in." Xiao Ming waved his hand and led Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan into the courtyard.
And at that moment, Zi Yan also ran out of the room.
Seeing Zi Yan's small body running out of Xiao Ming's room early in the morning, Xiao Zhan's smile turned strange for a moment, 'they hadn't slept together last night, had they?'
After thinking about it, Xiao Zhan said nothing, but reached out his hand and pulled Xiao Yan behind him.
"This is my son Xiao Yan, you should have met him when you were a kid, in terms of age, he should be a month younger than you, Yan'er, you haven't called him cousin yet."
"Cous... cousin."
This word was said by Xiao Yan in a very awkward way.
In fact, Xiao Yan's feelings towards Xiao Ming were complicated, when he was a child before Xiao Ming's talent was revealed, although he had a slight impression of Xiao Ming, he only thought that Xiao Ming was a child with a lonely personality due to his parents' early death, and although he looked a little cuter, he was similar to the other children in the Xiao family.
Those were also the times when he felt most proud of himself, as he had the most talent in the whole Xiao family.
But after Xiao Ming's talent was revealed, his title as the first genius of the Xiao family was directly removed, leaving him speechless, that talent directly surpassed his imagination and pushed him beyond words.
He also once tried his best to cultivate to catch up with Xiao Ming, but in two months he gave up.
Because cultivation is really a boring thing, why would he work so hard when he can casually cultivate to surpass 99% of people?
Fortunately, not long after Xiao Ming exposed his talent, he left the family to study.
Of those remaining children in the Xiao family, he was again the most talented.
Since then, he, like most of the children in the Xiao family, treated Xiao Ming as a legend.
So to speak, the children in the Xiao family were divided into three grades, Xiao Ming alone in the first grade, he alone in the second grade and the rest in the third grade.
Xiao Ming's talent was good, but that did not mean that he would recognize Xiao Ming for his talent alone.
Because he had been reincarnated, and because he had been the mockery of his family for more than two years, he only recognized his father and two brothers in the entire Xiao family.
Although Xiao Ming had left the Xiao family when he was very young and had not made fun of him, and was even prepared to treat him.
However, when others made fun of him, they often used Xiao Ming as a point of comparison, saying something about how he used to be arrogant and domineering when he was talented, while Xiao Ming, who was a genius, treated others with modesty and contributed to the family.
Always hearing those kinds of words affected his perception of Xiao Ming.
Along with nervousness before treatment, although there was gratitude in his heart for Xiao Ming's willingness to agree to treat him.
He also could not sincerely call him cousin.
Xiao Ming heard it and did not attach any importance to it, back then when he was reading the book, he knew that it was not so easy to get Xiao Yan to sincerely call him cousin, Xiao Yan was a person who had great difficulty in trusting other people.
He also did not need anyone's approval, and agreeing to see Xiao Yan was just because he was a member of the same clan.
