Xun'er Is Mine

"Ding ding—"

"Congratulations to the host for taking Ling Ying as a subordinate. Successful show-off. Reward: 6,000 experience points, 7 Prestige Points. Current remaining Prestige Points: 5."

"Congratulations to the host for advancing to Dou Practitioner 2-star."

"Remaining experience."

Ah...

He was already a Dou Practitioner 2-star!

Xiao Huo chuckled inwardly. With the system, his cultivation really did level up as easily as drinking water.

"You may leave."

"Do not see me without this young master's command," Xiao Huo said calmly, standing with his hands behind his back, every inch the elegant young master.

Ling Ying hurriedly nodded and departed respectfully, a hint of delight in his heart. From now on, there was no need to worry about Miss Xun'er's happiness. With a genius youth like Young Master Xiao, just what heights would he reach in the future?

It was beyond imagination!

Xiao Huo turned his gaze toward Wutan City in the distance—the Xiao Clan!

It was time for him to return!

"Xiao Yan... you bastard. You're nothing but a background character now. You dared bully Yanran? Hmph... You even dared impersonate this young master. Once I return, I'll make sure to chop off your dog head right in front of Xun'er!"

Xiao Huo broke into a satisfied smile.

Xun'er... your brother was coming!

In this life, no one would be allowed to bully her.

In this life, he would protect her properly!

In this life, she was his woman!

As for Xiao Yan... he was just a foolish dog!

Xiao Huo shot through the air, rushing toward the Xiao Clan at top speed.

The mission to forcefully kiss Xun'er...

What a wonderful thing!

Given that he and Xun'er were Childhood Sweethearts, she probably would not stop him.

He wondered what Xun'er's first kiss would feel like...

Kissing Xun'er in front of that bastard Xiao Yan—just imagining the scene made Xiao Huo feel wonderful. Watching Xiao Yan suffer, was there anything more blissful than becoming the Old Xiao next door? Especially right in front of Xiao Yan.

Wutan City, Xiao Clan.

At the entrance, A young girl dressed in a purple skirt stood there elegantly. Her cool, serene temperament was like a Green Lotus just beginning to bloom. Though still young, she already possessed an otherworldly grace. It was difficult to imagine just how breathtakingly beautiful she would become once she grew up.

Yet Xiao Xun'er's autumn-water eyes held a trace of surprise.

"You are?" Xiao Xun'er asked softly. Her figure was slender and graceful, like a blooming purple lotus. Her long, delicate legs were perfectly curved, her figure exquisite, yet she carried an aura of aloofness.

"Me?"

"I'm your Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er. Don't you recognize me?" Xiao Yan stood at the entrance, his eyes filled with shock. For some reason, his cultivation was at the Third Stage of Dou Qi.

However...

Ever since that test, everyone seemed to have stopped recognizing him.

Xiao Mei no longer looked down on him, Xiao Ning no longer provoked him, and the people in the clan treated him like a stranger. Xiao Yan felt like nothing more than a background character, all alone in the Xiao Clan.

What was going on?

So Xiao Yan had gone to find Xiao Xun'er, yet...

What he received was Xiao Xun'er's cold response. Not only that, the familiar girl before him radiated indifference toward him, as though she did not care in the slightest who he was.

Xiao Huo was furious inside...

What was going on?

He was the protagonist!

Xun'er had not been like this around him before!

Why had she changed today?

"I don't know you," Xiao Xun'er said, taking several steps back. Her beautiful eyes remained indifferent. Many people pursued her, but she had never shown any response to them. She had always treated them this way.

In the entire Xiao Clan, only Brother Xiao Huo could stir her heart.

"Xun'er..."

Xiao Yan's fingers trembled as he reached for Xun'er's jade-like hand. His hands were shaking. The girl before him had once supported him unconditionally, stayed by his side, and encouraged him.

Yet today, she treated him like this?

Didn't recognize him?

How was that possible?!

Something had changed!

Xiao Yan reached for Xun'er's hand. He refused to believe that his Childhood Sweetheart would treat him like this, and even less that the girl whose entire body he had touched as a child would act this way toward him!

Impossible!

At that moment, Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.

A young man appeared before him. He seized Xiao Xun'er's jade-like hand before Xiao Yan could and pulled her behind him protectively. It was none other than Brother Xiao Huo, a cold sneer on his lips.

"Brother."

"What are you trying to do to my Xun'er?"

Brother Xiao Huo sneered. Holding Xun'er's hand made his heart race involuntarily. Her skin was cool and smooth as jade, while the faint fragrance of the girl beside him drifted over, soft and sweet.

So this was what it felt like to hold Xun'er.

It felt amazing!

"Brother Xiao Huo." Xiao Xun'er's pretty face flushed red. Her beautiful, bright eyes curved into lovely crescents. She was stunningly beautiful, and there was still a trace of surprise in her eyes, along with a little happiness. Brother Xiao Huo had actually taken the initiative to hold her hand, and he had even said such sweet words...

"Silly girl."

"With me protecting you, no one can come near you." Brother Xiao Huo smiled gently and held Xun'er's small hand even tighter.

"Mm!"

Xiao Xun'er nodded obediently. Whenever someone pursued her in the past, she had always avoided them coldly and rarely let Brother Xiao Huo worry. Now that Brother Xiao Huo had taken the initiative to protect her, she was overjoyed.

Buzz!

Xiao Yan's expression changed drastically!

What was going on?

The girl he liked, his Childhood Sweetheart, Xiao Xun'er, was actually being held in an unfamiliar man's arms today? Their fingers were intertwined—why? She was his Xun'er!

"Fuck your mother!" Xiao Yan shouted coldly, veins bulging all over his body. Dark fury burned in his eyes. Xun'er was his woman—since when did someone else get to hold her hand?

"Let go of my Xun'er! Who gave you permission to hold her hand? Are you looking to die?!" Xiao Yan's rage soared to the heavens, his anger reaching its peak! His fists clenched tightly, and he wished he could rush over and tear Brother Xiao Huo apart immediately. "Xun'er, don't let this idiot's sweet talk deceive you..."

"Impudent!"

"Xun'er is this young master's girl. My Xun'er—when did it become your place to lecture her?" Brother Xiao Huo stepped forward. "Men! Give Xiao Yan thirty strokes!"

Though Brother Xiao Huo was called "trash," he was still a young master of the Xiao Clan.

The servants still listened to him.

"Who are you to speak to our young master like that?"

"Get over there and give this bastard thirty strokes!" one of the servants said coldly, an eerie smile appearing at the corner of his mouth as he walked toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan: "???"

"I'm the Xiao Clan's young master, all right?"

"I'm Xiao Yan! You don't recognize me anymore?" Brother Xiao Huo looked horrified, with a trace of surprise in his eyes. He had never expected that even the servants would no longer recognize him.

"Where did this stray dog come from, daring to impersonate our young master? Who the hell is Xiao Yan?" Several servants sneered, raising their paddles and smashing them heavily toward Xiao Yan's backside!

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah! Don't hit me!"

Xiao Yan's eyes nearly split apart as bloodcurdling screams rang out!

Smack!

One blow landed, and Xiao Yan let out a miserable cry, agony flooding through him!

His fists were clenched tight, his eyes full of unwillingness!

Why?!

Why exactly?!

He was the Xiao Clan's young master!

Normally, these servants would cower whenever they saw him and obey his every word.

Yet...

Today, they actually dared to beat him!

How could this be?

Pfft!

Xiao Yan spat out a mouthful of blood. A searing pain shot through his backside, so intense that it made him scream again and again.