Xiao Yu

Time slipped by like sand through fingers. A month had already passed since the last ritual retest.

And today was the Xiao Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony. For the Younger Generation of the Xiao Clan, this was an exceptionally important day.

Because this day marked a turning point in their lives. After the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, the clan would decide their futures based on their strength levels.

When dawn tore through the clouds and spilled across the sky, the entire Xiao Clan gradually came alive. Everyone bustled about, making preparations for the upcoming Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

The ceremony was held at the Xiao Clan's Central Plaza.

Today, quite a few wooden platforms had been erected in the plaza as viewing stands. After all, the Coming-of-Age Ceremony was a major event for a clan, so various other powers from Wutan City were naturally invited to attend. It was also an opportunity to display the grace of the clan's Younger Generation. The Younger Generation was a clan's fresh blood and its future.

Xiao Han and Xiao Xueqin arrived at the plaza early. On such an important day, they naturally could not be late.

"There are quite a lot of people!" Xiao Han stood at the edge of the plaza and swept his gaze across the crowd. The area was packed with people: various powers who had come to observe, as well as the Xiao Clan's Younger Generation.

"Of course. The Coming-of-Age Ceremony is an extremely important rite on the Dou Qi Continent. Whether it's a large clan or a small one, they all take it very seriously." Xiao Xueqin smiled beside him. Today, she wore a dress trimmed with lace, making her look youthful and beautiful, drawing the attention of quite a few young men nearby.

Xiao Han smiled. Just then, he spotted Xiao Yan and Xun Er arriving at the plaza as well.

"Xue Qin, let's go over." Xiao Han called to Xiao Xueqin and was about to head over, but his steps abruptly paused. He sensed a pair of eyes staring at him, making him feel rather uncomfortable.

Xiao Han raised a brow and glanced down to his right. Under a Big Tree not far away, a beautiful woman in an academy uniform was quietly leaning against the trunk. A longsword rested on her back, and her figure was tall and slender. Most eye-catching of all were her smooth, long legs, which exuded a youthful sensuality.

At that moment, it was this long-legged beauty who was staring fixedly at him. Xiao Han frowned slightly, but then his pupils contracted as though he had remembered something. This beauty... could she be Xiao Yan's cousin, Xiao Yu?

Feeling Xiao Yu's icy gaze again, Xiao Han had already guessed what was going on. In any case, he had a bad feeling about this.

Xiao Han did not dare linger. Pulling Xiao Xueqin along, he headed straight toward Xiao Yan.

"Stop!"

But after only a few steps, a sharp female cry came from behind him. Xiao Han's lips twitched. This... looked like trouble.

"Cousin Xiao Yu, is something the matter?" Xiao Han turned around to face Xiao Yu, forcibly squeezing a smile onto his face.

"You're Xiao Han, right? In such a short time, you soared from having no Dou Qi at all to Dou Qi Stage Nine. You're quite impressive!" Xiao Yu narrowed her beautiful eyes, gave Xiao Han a once-over, and spoke flatly. Naturally, she did not know that in the past month, Xiao Han had already advanced to the Dou Zhe realm.

Xiao Han could only smile. But he did not think Xiao Yu was praising him. From her tone, he knew she was not done speaking.

"I don't care how gifted you are. Since you beat up my brother, you'll have to pay a price!" Xiao Yu said, a faint chill already present in her voice.

As expected... Xiao Han smiled bitterly to himself. Sure enough, she was protective of her own. She had come to cause him trouble.

"Cousin Xiao Yu, it was a normal sparring match," Xiao Han argued.

"A normal sparring match? You must have used a high-level Dou Technique. Otherwise, how could Xiao Ning have been beaten so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for half a month?" Xiao Yu said coldly.

"That was because he was weak..." Xiao Han curled his lips and muttered quietly.

"What did you say?" Xiao Yu frowned.

"I said I'm very sorry," Xiao Han replied.

"Hmph, you think one apology will settle this? Dream on!" Xiao Yu said coldly.

"Then what do you want?" Xiao Han asked. He had not expected this woman to be so unreasonable.

"What do I want?" Xiao Yu gave a cold laugh. "I'll come find you tonight, and then you'll know!"

With that, Xiao Yu turned and left, leaving Xiao Han with her tall, valiant back and a pair of alluringly sexy long legs.

"Uh... she's coming to find me tonight?" Xiao Han blinked, feeling a little panicked.

"Xiao Han, you should be careful. Cousin Xiao Yu has a very fiery temper, and she's already a Six-star Dou Zhe. You're no match for her. Be careful, and don't provoke her," Xiao Xueqin warned from the side.

"Uh..." Hearing Xiao Xueqin say that made Xiao Han even more nervous. A Six-star Dou Zhe? This... was practically a setup for him to get utterly crushed.

"Hehe, Xiao Han, what? You got on the bad side of that crazy woman Xiao Yu?" At this moment, Xiao Yan and Xun Er walked over. Xiao Yan wore an amused smile as he continued, "Oh, right. I heard you gave Xiao Ning a brutal beating during the ritual retest. Hehe, you should know that crazy woman Xiao Yu is extremely protective of her own. You'd better watch out."

Hearing that, then seeing Xiao Yan's gloating expression, Xiao Han immediately rolled his eyes at him.

"Hehe, don't say your brother isn't helping you. I'll tell you a good way to deal with Xiao Yu..."

At this point, Xiao Yan paused and swept his gaze over the curious Xun Er and Xiao Xueqin. He gave a dry cough and said, "Ahem... this is a secret between men. You two should step aside for now."

"Brother Xiao Yan, does it have to be so mysterious?" Xun Er pursed her Small Mouth, but she obediently stepped aside. Her beautiful eyes then noticed Xiao Xueqin. Her temperament was quite outstanding, and her strength was actually also... Xun Er's eyes flickered with suspicion.

After glancing at Xiao Han, Xiao Xueqin obediently stepped aside as well.

"What kind of method is this? Why are you being so mysterious?" Xiao Han raised a brow and rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan.

"Hehe..." Xiao Yan grinned, then leaned close to Xiao Han's ear and said, "Just... touch her leg."

Xiao Han: "..."

There's no reader QQ group, and I don't dare create one. If my location gets exposed, I'm afraid you'll come knocking to demand updates. I'm panicking ╭(╯ε╰)╮