The Uncanny Xiao Yan

"What is it?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's gentle voice, Ya Fei's anxious heart instantly calmed considerably.

It was just the voice of a boy whose Adam's apple had only begun to develop, still carrying a touch of childishness, yet it immediately put her at ease.

After taking a deep breath and gently smoothing down her chest, which had made Lei Le's eyes nearly pop out, she softly said to Xiao Yan, "There. Those old fools in the family want to hand over the Wu Tan City business to this guy and have him replace me."

"In the end, it's because the Wu Tan City branch has made such eye-catching profits lately. Even many of the Empire's first-tier cities might not earn as much as I have during this period."

Hearing Ya Fei's explanation, Xiao Yan nodded in understanding.

Indeed, ever since his rebirth, his methods had been far superior to those of his Previous life, so the money he had earned over the past half year was an enormous sum.

The share Ya Fei had received had probably already approached a net profit of one million Gold Coins. That was far greater than the benefits he had brought her in his Previous life.

Looking across all the Mite'er Family's branches throughout the Jia Ma Empire, perhaps only the Mite'er headquarters in the Gama Imperial Capital possessed such terrifying money-making power.

Such an immense profit was indeed enough to tempt anyone.

"But don't those idiots in the Mite'er Family know that the Wu Tan City branch has earned such enormous profits because of a capable person like you?

If they replace you just like that, aren't they afraid the business will collapse?"

A branch that earned a million Gold Coins a year was surely extremely important, even to a major force like the Mite'er Family.

"Hehe, that's precisely why they sent someone here this time."

Ya Fei shot Lei Le, who sat opposite her, a disgusted glance. Just as she was about to explain, he interrupted first.

"Kid, where did you sneak in from?

How dare you call members of our Mite'er Family idiots?"

Lei Le slowly rose to his feet, glaring at Xiao Yan with an unfriendly expression.

A half-grown brat had suddenly barged in and interrupted his showing off, which had already irritated him. When he saw how well Ya Fei treated this youth, Xiao Yan became even more unpleasant to his eyes.

Especially after seeing Xiao Yan publicly call the Mite'er Family's people idiots, he could no longer hold himself back.

Weren't the idiots Xiao Yan had mentioned people like him and his grandfather?

Ignoring Lei Le, Xiao Yan remained calm and looked leisurely at Ya Fei. "Don't mind him. Go on."

Seeing Xiao Yan act this way, Ya Fei felt even more at peace. Her beautiful peach-blossom eyes fixed on him, an indescribable light flickering within them.

"Those people naturally couldn't replace me so openly.

But they investigated as well and learned that the reason I rose so quickly in Wu Tan City was entirely because I had befriended an Alchemist."

At this point, Ya Fei's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and she became slightly excited.

"You don't know this, but after I brought the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to the Imperial Capital some time ago, it caused quite a stir even there. Its price was once driven as high as sixty thousand Gold Coins.

So naturally, they came here to poach people from me."

"Ya Fei, why are you discussing this with a child? These things are about to become family secrets!"

Watching Ya Fei suddenly smile so sweetly at Xiao Yan, Lei Le felt a surge of jealous anger in his heart. Even if Xiao Yan was only a youth, he could not tolerate it.

This woman had never shown him such a pleasant expression.

"Go! Throw that brat out!"

Looking at Xiao Yan chatting and laughing with Ya Fei, Lei Le glanced at the burly guard beside him and pointed at Xiao Yan, ordering the man to drive him away.

"Lei Le, how dare you!"

At Lei Le's words, Ya Fei's expression instantly turned cold. Her beautiful eyes stared icily at him as she slapped the table, and the two guards at the entrance entered at once.

"Treating my friend like this on my turf—do you really think I don't dare touch you?"

"Hehe, Ya Fei, setting everything else aside, your two guards are probably no match for mine.

Today, I'll make trouble on your turf. What can you do about it?

Women should obediently stay in the family and be pretty ornaments."

Seeing Ya Fei's angry expression gave Lei Le a vengeful sense of satisfaction.

At the sight of Lei Le's behavior, Ya Fei first raised her willow brows in fury, but then a cold smile curled across her lips.

Her rosy lips parted slightly, and an icy voice emerged.

"Believe me. If you touch him, you'll definitely regret it."

"Hahaha, do you take me for a three-year-old?"

"He's just a child. So what if I touch him?"

Hearing Ya Fei's warning, Lei Le burst into laughter and waved his hand, signaling the burly man to throw Xiao Yan out.

"Sigh. It's really beneath me to deal with scum like you, but why do you always insist on delivering yourselves to me to be dealt with?"

Amid the tense standoff, the youth's helpless voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Yan slowly raised his head. His dark eyes calmly swept over Lei Le, causing the latter to suddenly shudder for no apparent reason.

"You little brat, stop putting on an act!"

Suppressing the unease that had suddenly risen in his heart, Lei Le was about to tell his guard to hit harder when he saw Xiao Yan's gaze meet that of the burly guard.

"Fall."

Under Ya Fei and Lei Le's astonished gazes, Xiao Yan lightly snapped his fingers.

The next moment, the burly guard, whose cultivation had already reached Six Star Dou Shi, suddenly let out a miserable scream. Then his body stiffened, and he fell straight backward.

Thud!

The burly man's heavy body crashed directly onto the floor. His eyes were tightly shut, and he looked like a corpse.

Yet that dull sound seemed to strike everyone's hearts, instantly transforming the surprise in their eyes into terror.

What had this youth done? How could a single snap of his fingers make a powerful Dou Shi collapse so stiffly?

There were no shortage of powerful experts in the Mite'er Family who could kill a Dou Shi, and there were likewise quite a few who could kill one with ease.

But making a Dou Shi fall with merely a snap of one's fingers—such an unfathomably bizarre method was likely beyond even the Mite'er Family's Clan Leader, the Dou Wang Teng Shan.

Looking at the youth's calm face, which bore the faintest trace of a smile, a chill rose from beneath everyone's feet.

Ignoring the terrified looks around him, Xiao Yan smiled as he walked step by step toward the constantly retreating Lei Le.

"For an idiot like you, whose head is filled with nothing but women, it's incredibly difficult even if I want to give you a chance to turn over a new leaf."

As he spoke, Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed the man by the collar.

"I'll fight you!"

With his collar seized, perhaps because the earlier terror had truly frightened him, or perhaps because he believed there was another expert behind Xiao Yan and wanted to capture the ringleader first, Lei Le's face twisted into a terrified, savage expression.

Dou Qi suddenly erupted from his body, fully revealing the strength of a Seven-star Dou Practitioner.

However, before he could make a move, a slender palm had already struck him head-on with such force that it scattered the Dou Qi throughout his body.

Slap!