Xiao Zhan is actually used to it.
I have to accept some things because of the decline of my family.
In his opinion, there is an unclear relationship between the decline of the Xiao Clan and him as the head of the family.
His father had a son in old age and gave birth to him, but he did not inherit his father's excellent cultivation talent. When he was young and had just started a family, his father passed away, and he had to bear the burden of a family before he matured.
After the collapse of Xiao Lin, the pillar of Xiao Lin, his cultivation talent, which was not very good in the first place, and the heavy burden of the whole family, fell on him, making him already overwhelmed just dealing with family affairs, let alone cultivation.
Because of this, Xiao Zhan understood Dou Qi Continent's iron rule of respecting strength early on.
The glory of our fathers in the past is destined to melt as quickly as the ice and snow in spring, and all that remains is the still biting cold wind in early spring.
This is the year of Xiao Zhan's leadership.
He had to make a choice and gave up the favorable environment of the Imperial Capital. In order to reduce the huge pressure faced by his family from all aspects, he was forced to move out of the Imperial Capital and came to Wutan City, which was less stressful than the Imperial Capital but was just a small town.
Obviously his father Xiao Lin wanted him to become more courageous and persevering as he fought, but unfortunately, he, named Xiao Zhan, could only be forced to push through the waves, barely maintaining the peace of the family.
This is probably his own sorrow.
Therefore, Xiao Zhan actually doesn't care that much about Nalan Yanran's breakup of the engagement.
During these many years, because of his incompetence, he had to deal with many serious things.
It's just that Yan'er has come into his own, and he doesn't have to suffer the same humiliation as him. It doesn't matter what happens to him. He just hopes that all this ends with him. Xiao Clan has been silent in his hands for decades, but it should not continue to be silent in the hands of the next generation.
"I don't blame you, niece Nalan. Since you and Yan'er have no fate, I will naturally not force it. The dispute between you will ultimately be resolved by yourself. Others can't change anything after all."
Xiao Zhan shook his head and said.
"Okay, let's go quickly - if Yan'er bumps into me later, I'm afraid I might misunderstand you. Three-Year Agreement is enough, but the grudges between you and him don't need to add so many twists and turns."
"... Well, thank you Uncle Xiao Zhan."
Nalan Yanran lowered his head slightly, then turned around and left quickly.
In a sense, perhaps the connection between father and son does exist.
When Xiao Zhan proposed this hypothesis in front of Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan had actually been waiting outside the door for a long time.
Not long after Ya Fei took Qing Lin out, Xiao Yan came back after completing the Alchemist Convention competition.
With Heavenly Flames and Soul Cultivation Method, he is far superior to alchemists of the same level in terms of fire and soul control. Among Alchemist Convention, he is a dimensionality-reducing strike-like existence. Therefore, he is not only the first to complete the alchemy mission, but the quality of the elixir is also the best.
Competing with alchemists of the same level was naturally no challenge to Xiao Yan. He was so bored that he naturally came back as soon as possible.
As a result, as soon as he came back, before he could even enter the door, he saw Nalan Yanran bowing his head to admit his mistake and solemnly apologizing to his father who shouldn't be here.
Xiao Yan couldn't believe his eyes, and even couldn't help but secretly thought, "Teacher... Am I hallucinating something?"
"Hallucination? Do you think it's possible? I'm still here."
The shadow of Yao Lao appeared next to Xiao Yan, and at the same time he couldn't help but glance at the beautiful beauty bowing in the yard.
Nalan Yanran would reach this point, which was actually not surprising to Yao Lao.
But for Xiao Yan, this may not be something that can be easily accepted.
"... What, you can't believe it?"
"——No."
Xiao Yan was silent for a moment and explained, "It's just a little unexpected."
Yao Lao couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Isn't it unexpected that he didn't expect it?
"It seems that this girl doll has changed completely in the past three years."
Yao Lao said.
"But even if there are big changes, they can't change the established facts."
Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Despite the initial surprise and shock, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
——No, why did Nalan Yanran and his father appear here?
Father has always had Ya Fei as the bridge, but what about Nalan Yanran?
Ya Fei is aware of the conflict between her and himself, and will definitely not bring her here casually.
Unless——
Unless.
Xiao Yan raised his hand and rubbed his slightly wrinkled eyebrows, unless one of them was hiding something that he didn't know about.
After that, my father and Nalan Yanran didn't chat for too long, so Nalan Yanran bowed down again and left.
Xiao Yan used Yao Lao's Soul Power as a barrier to isolate Nalan Yanran's perception. The beautiful beauty just passed by him without noticing it.
Xiao Yan exhaled a breath - what the hell is going on...
After confirming that Nalan Yanran would not come back, Xiao Yan naturally did not want to stand at the door. After removing Yao Lao's disguise, he walked into the gate of the small courtyard.
"Father, are you here?"
Xiao Yan walked up quickly, and then took off the mask on his face that was used to conceal his aura. He had not seen his father for more than two years. Although this reunion was such an unexplainable event, he was still thinking about his father and the home he had not returned to for a long time.
"Yan'er?"
Xiao Zhan stood in the yard with a slightly solemn expression, obviously thinking about what happened to Nalan Yanran just now, but he did not expect that Yan'er would come back by such a coincidence.
"Father."
Although he was still thinking about what secrets Nalan Yanran was hiding before entering the door, when Xiao Yan took off his mask and appeared in front of Xiao Zhan, he rarely felt relaxed.
Looking at Xiao Yan standing in front of him, compared to the young boy who was still young at the beginning, Xiao Yan, who is now gradually losing his youthfulness, looks much more mature, and a trace of the gentleness of a father emerges on Xiao Zhan's face.
"Long time no see, Yan'er seems to have lost weight again."
Xiao Zhan looked up and down at his beloved little son. As the youngest son he loved the most, unlike the two brothers Xiao Ding and Xiao Li who supported each other and took charge of the family early, Xiao Yan often worried and missed Xiao Zhan since he left Wutan City.
"Have you lost weight? I never seem to gain weight, right?"
Xiao Yan joked, and Xiao Zhan was also amused by his son's witticism. It seems that after these years of not seeing him, he has become a lot more cheerful, and finally he is no longer the same Death Qi he was when he was silent.
"Yan'er How have you been these days?"
"——Everything is fine. Since I left Wutan City, I have been to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and I have also been to Tagor Desert to join my two brothers. After that, I devoted myself to training for more than a year, and then I arrived in the imperial capital——Father, you see, I have reached the Dou Ling realm now."
Xiao Yan, who has always been as brilliant as a rising star in front of others, now looks like a child who has not yet grown up in front of his father. He wants to show his father one by one all his gains and achievements over the years.
But he didn't want to scare his father, so even when he showed the aura of Dou Ling, he restrained his aura.
"Okay, very good! The last time we Xiao Clan had a strong person of Dou Ling and above, it was all in your grandfather's time. You have done very well, Yan'er."
Xiao Zhan nodded happily. Yan'er was particularly pleased that Yan'er could live up to his expectations.
And Xiao Yan noticed that Xiao Zhan didn't seem to feel anything strange because of his own aura. He couldn't help but blinked, and with a bit of joy, he suddenly said, "Father, is it possible for you too?"
"Haha... But I just took advantage of Wan'er Guniang's generous gift of medicine. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to get Dou Ling."
Xiao Zhan smiled freely, and then released his own Dou Qi. That Dou Qi was fierce and fierce, just like a lion holding its head high, and it was no less impressive than Xiao Yan's Dou Qi.
Xiao Yan I estimated with the naked eye that my father's current level is almost between three stars and Four-Star Dou Ling.
With Dou Ling in charge of the family, Wutan City must have become Xiao Clan's world now. The embarrassing days of having to compete with others for food are finally over.
Xiao Yan felt particularly happy when he thought that not only had his cultivation finally improved again, but his family had also grown and grown unknowingly.
Although most of the memories left to the Xiao Clan by most people are the indifferent treatment in those quiet years, no matter what, Xiao Yan has always believed that he is still a part of the Xiao Clan. Since he is a Xiao Clan person, he will inevitably return to his roots in the future.
"——Oh, by the way, where is Wan'er Guniang now?"
Just now, while chatting with Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan suddenly remembered the serious business he had to do no matter what when he came to the imperial capital this time.
"Wan Guniang?"
When Xiao Yan saw his father asking about Wan Guniang, he couldn't help but be startled, thinking what happened to Wan Guniang, but he didn't hide it. He just said, "Wan Guniang is in the inner room of the small courtyard. He has been practicing these days, day and night. I haven't seen Wan Guniang in a few days... What's wrong with you? Father?"
Seeing that Xiao Yan still looked confused, Xiao Zhan was surprised and happy. He couldn't help but took Aiko's hand and sat in front of the stone table, saying, "What's wrong? Is it possible that Yan'er still doesn't know about this?"
"This thing? What is this thing?"
Xiao Zhan's words made Xiao Yan confused. Did he miss something important again? No? He has been staying with Wan Guniang these days. Can he not know what Wan Guniang knows?
Seeing Xiao Yan's confused expression, Xiao Zhan immediately understood what was going on. No need to say more, he simply started from the beginning. "Actually, the thing is quite simple - almost a year ago Not long after I was promoted to Dou Ling, Mittel Auction House from Wutan City suddenly approached Xiao Clan and wanted to have long-term cooperation with our family."
"Although I was surprised, I still chose to contact them. What I didn't expect was that the prices offered by the other party far exceeded my imagination, or in other words, exceeded the limit of the entire Wutan City resource circulation."
"I was shocked. At first I thought this was a method used by Mittel Auction House to defraud our families and squeeze out profits. But I didn't expect that before the business was concluded, they directly sent resources to our families one by one. It just so happened that they The person in charge of this operation is the girl Mittel Family that you also knew, named Ya Fei. I asked her several times why she helped us Xiao Clan so much. What do you think she said in the end?"
"... How to say?"
Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Xiao Yan somewhat reacted. Mittel Family had nothing to do, so why should he be so attentive? Xiao Clan was just a small family located in a small area of Wutan City. How could there be anything they valued?
If I have to say it - could it be Hai Bodong?
Except for Dou Huang expert, who was known as Ice Emperor decades ago, Xiao Yan really can't think of any other worthy connection between him and Mittel Family.
Despite the result, Xiao Zhan's words still made Xiao Yan involuntarily stunned. "She said, 'Entrusted by the nobleman', nothing else."
"——As entrusted by your noble lord?"
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment. He really didn't know about the noble person Mittel Family, but if he was talking about the noble person Hai Bodong... wouldn't that be Wan Guniang?
ah?
Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but open his eyes wide. The rise of the Xiao Clan these days is due to Wan Guniang's help?
No, then how come he doesn't know about this at all?
Seeing that Xiao Yan was slowly dumbfounded, Xiao Zhan didn't explain much and just said, "Yan'er, you and I both know the relationship between the Xiao Clan and Wan'er Guniang is probably the only one who can be called a noble person, right?"
"Wan'er Guniang not only helped you practice and guided you these days, but Xiao Clan is also taking care of you now. Such kindness is really hard to repay."
Xiao Zhan shook his head, while Xiao Yan was still in the short period of time when his brain was down.
"No, what if I admit it wrong?... Father, please let me think about it first—"
Xiao Yan held his head, this sudden information was unexpected to him, and now he understood more or less why Wan Guniang had a headache.
Before the father and son could finish speaking, there was a sound of footsteps in the alley outside the door.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan could only temporarily stop the unfinished topic and looked out the door.
The visitors are naturally Ya Fei and Qing Lin.
It's just that Ya Fei is still wearing the alluring fox fur and cheongsam, and the pretty girl next to her has also changed into a more beautiful dress than the simple Tsing Yi before. Because of her ordinary clothes and Qing Lin's habit of deliberately avoiding people's eyes due to her fear of strangers, the girl today has a sense of deja vu, as if Cinderella has transformed into a princess.
The two of them were chatting when they came back, but when they came back, they saw that Xiao Yan had already returned, and they couldn't help but be startled.
"Young Master Xiao Yan is back!"
Qing Lin immediately walked quickly to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan looked at Qing Lin's beautiful clothes with a smile, and couldn't help but said, "It can be regarded as putting on some clothes that Qing Lin should wear... it's so beautiful."
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