Trust Those You Employ

"Yun Ying, while I'm away, I'll leave the Tianhe Alliance in your care."

On the day of departure, Xiao Yan clasped his hands toward Yun Ying and entrusted her with the matter. She narrowed her eyes and smiled faintly.

"Of course. Young Master Xiao, there is no need to worry."

Xiao Yan nodded lightly, then turned his gaze to Xun'er. Seeing the Black Seal Army behind her, already prepared to depart, he furrowed his brows slightly.

"Xun'er, you're going too?"

"Yes. After all, Xun'er and the Black Seal Army left the Clan this time because of the Bodhi Ancient Tree." Xun'er stood with her hands behind her back and smiled. "Although we now know the Bodhi Ancient Tree may not be something the Black Seal Army can approach, we should at least take a look around the outskirts. Otherwise, it won't be easy to explain when we return."

"Fine, but don't push yourselves."

Xiao Yan gave the warning in a deep voice. At that moment, Xiao Ning sprang out from behind him and threw an arm around his shoulder.

"Hehe~ We'll be going with them this time too, so relax~"

"What?" Xiao Yan's brow twitched sharply as he stared at Xiao Ning in astonishment. "You're going too?"

"Hey~ Don't worry. We know our limits. We'll just hang around the outskirts with the Black Seal Army and won't go any deeper." As Xiao Ning spoke, the rest of the Xiao siblings nodded in agreement. Then Xiao Ning continued, "Xiao Yan, we siblings came here to help you get things done. We can't just sit in the rear doing nothing, right? We might run into some less troublesome problems later. There'll be no need for you to deal with them—we can handle them for you."

As he spoke, Xiao Ning turned to