"Senior!"
In the small courtyard within Heavenly Emperor City, the White Dragon King left with the Old Dragon of the Southern Wastelands, returning to consolidate the dragons of the Southern Wastelands in preparation for the coming great war. After stabilizing his cultivation, Xiao Chen came before Yan Kuan and bowed.
"You've done fairly well. You didn't disappoint me."
Yan Kuan gazed at Xiao Chen. Every secret the latter possessed lay plain before his eyes. From this junior, he seemed to see a successful exploration of the War Immortal Path. Though it was only a rudimentary form, it still gave Yan Kuan some insight.
Every Child of Destiny was a treasure. The key was using the right method to harvest them precisely without becoming entangled in karma, thus avoiding future Backlash.
"Senior, your surname is Xiao!"
Xiao Chen studied Yan Kuan as well, then suddenly asked in a probing tone.
Yan Kuan glanced at Keke. The little fellow turned around, stuck out its backside, and buried its head in a pile of heavenly spiritual essences, stuffing itself as though none of this had anything to do with it.
"I was indeed born in Zulong Village of the Nine Provinces. Several hundred years ago, I was called Xiao Yan. By seniority, you should call me Great-Uncle!"
Yan Kuan looked at Xiao Chen. The name Xiao Yan belonged to the Alternate Self of this life, an inconspicuous member of the Xiao Family in Zulong Village of the Eternal Life Realm. According to the original course of history, he would have died quietly without causing so much as a ripple.
"Greetings, Great-Uncle!"
Xiao Chen hurriedly dropped to his knees and performed a grand kowtow. Since leaving Zulong Village and experiencing the ways of the world, he had long understood the importance of having someone