First Conversation with Old Yao

Seeing the Black-robed person enter, Xiao Zhan and the Three Elders hurriedly rose from beside the table and stepped forward, smiling respectfully. "Old Sir, the clan has been busy with affairs, and I, Xiao Zhan, failed to come out and welcome you. I hope you won't take offense."

"Hehe, there's no need for such formalities." Beneath the black robe, an aged voice chuckled faintly.

Xiao Zhan nodded enthusiastically, exchanged a glance with the Three Elders, and quickly stepped aside to clear the way. He smiled and said, "Old Sir, please take the Head Seat."

The Black-robed person nodded with a smile. He did not stand on ceremony, walking straight over and taking a seat beside the Head Seat.

"Mo Yu, I didn't know you had such skills?" Ignoring the Black-robed person, Xiao Yu approached with her sexy legs, her Beautiful Eyes shining as she Staring At Mo Yu. She spoke in delight.

"Hehe, I was just lucky enough to meet an old senior." Mo Yu did not want to dwell on the subject for too long, so he looked at the Black-robed person and deliberately asked, "Who is this?"

Hearing Mo Yu's question, Xiao Yu's Beautiful Eyes also settled on the Black-robed person. Her pretty face held a trace of surprise. "He's an old senior the clan met at the auction. I heard he has some connection with Xiao Yan.

I didn't expect this Old Sir to actually come to our Xiao Family. It seems his talk of cooperation last time wasn't just an offhand remark... If he and you help us, the crisis facing the Xiao Family should be resolved smoothly."

Hearing This, Mo Yu knew that this Old Sir was Xiao Yan—or, more accurately, that he was being controlled by Old Yao—but he still pretended not to know and nodded.

"Hehe, Old Sir, may I ask why you have come to the Xiao Family today?" At this moment, Xiao Zhan personally brought over a cup of warm tea and asked with a smile.

Hearing Xiao Zhan's question, the Old Sir, who was also Venerable Yao, looked around the Xiao Family's residence.

At first, he had thought that under the Jialie Family's malicious business competition, the entire Xiao Family should have been filled with frustration and rage. He had come at Xiao Yan's request to help resolve the clan's crisis.

Yet although the atmosphere in the Xiao Family was not as harmonious as it had been in the past, confidence and composure filled everyone's faces.

Could the Xiao Family have found a way to resolve its business crisis? Venerable Yao wondered inwardly.

"Hehe, Clan Leader Xiao, I heard that the Xiao Family hasn't been doing well lately. But Now, everyone in your clan seems not to be taking the matter to heart." Since he could not figure it out, Venerable Yao asked directly.

Xiao Zhan smiled bitterly. "The Xiao Family's businesses had already been squeezed by the Jialie Family by nearly half. If this continued for long, I'm afraid we would eventually become a second-rate force in Wu Tan City.

"Fortunately, Heaven hasn't forsaken our Xiao Family. One of our Juniors is named Mo Yu. He received instruction from a mysterious Artifact Refiner and learned how to forge the Thunder Fire Bead. Therefore, we should be able to stabilize the clan's business from now on."

"Oh?" Hearing Xiao Zhan's explanation, Venerable Yao was also surprised. He had not expected Mo Yu, whom he had always found impossible to see through, to possess such abilities.

An Artifact Refiner was an occupation no less prestigious than an Alchemist. However, because there were so few of them and their inheritances were so rare, they were not particularly well-known.

Moreover, like Alchemists, Artifact Refiners generally required practitioners with the Fire Attribute. Yet Mo Yu possessed Lightning Attribute Dou Qi and could still refine artifacts. Could some reclusive Artificer Master have developed a Lightning Element forging method?

"Hehe, although I'm not deeply acquainted with the Xiao Family, I get along quite well with your Young Master. I didn't expect that the other of the Xiao Family's Twin Dragons would also be such a great talent. I've already met Xiao Yan, so I wonder if I might meet this one as well." The Black-robed person chuckled.

Hearing This, Xiao Zhan was naturally delighted. He quickly waved and summoned Mo Yu over.

Hearing that Venerable Yao wanted to meet him, Mo Yu was somewhat surprised, but he still walked over and cupped his fists toward him. "Junior Mo Yu greets Senior."

This was Mo Yu's first conversation with Venerable Yao. He held great admiration for the Venerable Yao who had helped Xiao Yan rise from obscurity, grow into someone who shook the Great Thousand World, and establish the title of Flame Emperor.

Of course, Mo Yu envied even more the powerful trump card of having an Old Man.

Xiao Yan could roam about fearlessly in the future because Venerable Yao had his back. As long as the latter possessed his body, even a Dou Emperor Strong Person would not frighten him in the slightest.

Mo Yu, who had been reborn once, could not compare in this regard. Sometimes, he even wondered whether he should find an opportunity in the future to seek out a powerful soul body to serve as a bodyguard. After all, Xiao Yan had encountered Venerable Yao and Venerable Flame one after another. His own luck was not bad either, was it?

"Hehe, you must be Mo Yu, one of the Xiao Family's Twin Dragons. I've often heard Xiao Yan mention you. Not bad, not bad. You truly are a great talent. In the future, you will certainly establish a place for yourself on the continent."

Venerable Yao suddenly laughed. The praise in his tone was completely undisguised, making the Youth hidden beneath the black robe feel somewhat jealous.

After all, although Venerable Yao treated Xiao Yan like his own son, he was more a strict teacher than a loving father. Thus, praise like this was not common.

Hearing the Black-robed person's praise, Mo Yu was fortunate that no one knew Venerable Yao's true identity. Otherwise, they would certainly have been utterly astonished. Even so, everyone was still startled by those words.

To establish a place for himself on the continent, he would certainly have to leave the Jia Ma Empire. That level of strength would require him to be at least a Dou Zong. Faced with such strength, not only the Xiao Family's Juniors but even the Xiao Family's higher-ups were deeply shocked.

Hearing Venerable Yao praise him so highly, Mo Yu was also stunned.

Although he knew that he possessed many trump cards and that, if he successfully Grow Up, his future achievements would certainly be extraordinary, he was still extremely weak for now. Venerable Yao had always been hiding inside Xiao Yan's ring, yet he could infer Mo Yu's future achievements from the smallest details. He truly had an insightful eye. No wonder he had been able to accept Xiao Yan as such an outstanding disciple.

Unfortunately, people's hearts changed. The illustrious Venerable Yao had ultimately been ruined by his first disciple, Han Feng.

"Thank you for your praise, Senior. If there is an opportunity, I would be honored to seek your guidance." Mo Yu had a favorable impression of Venerable Yao, so he smiled.

"Think nothing of it. You and Xiao Yan are two of the few promising seedlings I've ever seen. Since fate has brought me together with your Xiao Family, I'll give you another helping hand."

The Black-robed person smiled as he spoke. Before anyone present could react, a fair palm extended from beneath the black robe. A pale-red ring sat on its finger, and the fingertip lightly tapped it twice. Instantly, light flashed...

In the blink of an eye, the enormous conference table was covered with neatly arranged small jade bottles, leaving not even the slightest gap.

Staring At the countless small jade bottles that had Appeared Out of Thin Air, everyone in the hall except Mo Yu and Xun'er, who paid no attention to worldly affairs, drew in a sharp breath of cold air, shaken by the massive quantity of pills.

"There are one thousand two hundred and eighty-three bottles of Healing Medicine here, called 'Blood Coagulation Powder.' I wouldn't dare claim it is the finest among Healing Medicine, but compared with the Jialie Family's Spring Return Powder, its healing effects are considerably more potent." The Black-robed person, Venerable Yao, calmly introduced the items while looking at the shocked gazes in the hall.

Xiao Zhan was also shocked by the sight. Although the Xiao Family had already escaped its crisis with Mo Yu's help, the assistance from this Old Man before him could practically crush the Jialie Family!

The Corner of the Mouth twitching, Xiao Zhan stared at the densely packed pills before him and drew a deep breath of chilly air. "This is a truly magnificent gesture!"

Seeing this, Mo Yu did not feel that his thunder had been stolen or anything of the sort.

His ambition did not lie with the Xiao Family. He had no selfish motives in helping them, merely using it to display his own value. What he sought was only for Grandfather and Xiao Yu to have an easier time surviving within the clan.

With this assistance, together with the cover of the mysterious Artifact Refiner, even if Mo Yu left, the Mo Family had already gained a firm foothold in the Xiao Family.