The Best Way to Woo a Girl Is to Tell Stories...

After hearing what the elder said, the Xiao Clan Chief fell silent for a moment before speaking to everyone.

"I know all about it. The problem is that those Dou Emperor experts have already moved into the Courtyard House near the Oba Family."

After hearing the chief speak frankly, the elders in the council hall fell silent.

After all, several Dou Emperor experts had already taken up residence in the Courtyard House near the Oba Family. That alone was enough to explain everything.

The chief glanced at the silent elders and could not help feeling helpless. Thinking back to the Xiao Clan of old made him feel even more helpless.

If Ancestor Xiao Xuan had not exhausted the last of the Dou Emperor bloodline, the Xiao Clan would not have declined from one of the Eight Great Families to its current state.

It was not just the Xiao Clan. Families large and small throughout Wutan City were all thinking of ways to respond.

Even before encountering Dou Emperor experts, the Oba Family had intended to swallow up every family in Wutan City. Now that they had met Dou Emperor experts and taken over all the remaining assets of the Gale Family, they would face virtually no pressure at all if they wanted to annex the smaller families.

The families of all sizes in Wutan City were now basically incapable of resisting. Some had even considered joining forces against the Oba Family, but at the thought of those Dou Emperor experts, they all gave up.

After all, the Dou Qi Continent was a world where the strong were revered. Without strength, you were nothing.

At the Oba Family, all the managers and elders had gone out to seek alchemists. They all wanted to complete the task Lin Xuan had assigned them as quickly as possible.

In the Courtyard House, Lin Chou and Yue Mei went to the kitchen to cook. In the yard, Zi Yan listened as Lin Xuan told her the story of The Return of the Condor Heroes. Naturally, Lin Xuan had removed the part about the Dragon Knight, lest Zi Yan figure it out later and ruin the fun.

The main reason Lin Xuan wanted to tell Zi Yan stories was that, in all the novels he had read, the male leads would try to woo the female leads by telling stories, and it was usually effective.

This made Lin Xuan believe that telling stories was the best and most effective way to woo girls.

After the story ended, Zi Yan's eyes were slightly red as she asked Lin Xuan, "Guo Xiang in The Return of the Condor Heroes had it too terrible in the end, didn't she? What happened to her afterward?"

Upon hearing Zi Yan's question, Lin Xuan recalled Guo Xiang's story and sighed before answering her.

"Guo Xiang... she eventually left home to travel the world, searching for the Condor Hero all her life without success. When Grandmaster Jue Yuan of the Shaolin Sect passed away, he deliriously muttered parts of the Nine Yang Divine Skill scripture, and Guo Xiang memorized some of it. When Xiangyang City fell, her family died for the city, while she escaped with the Heavenly Sword. At forty, she attained enlightenment and became a nun, never marrying for the rest of her life..."

After listening to Lin Xuan, tears actually flowed from the corners of Zi Yan's eyes. Her gaze drifted uncertainly when she looked at him.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan reached out and wiped away Zi Yan's tears, making her blush unusually deeply as she lowered her head.

Looking at Zi Yan like this, Lin Xuan knew that after all his efforts during this time, his identity as a Dragon Knight was basically secure.

But when Lin Xuan thought of Guo Xiang, he suddenly realized that Zi Yan's experiences were rather similar to Guo Xiang's.

When Guo Xiang was still a little girl, Yang Guo rescued her. Then she followed Yang Guo around and gradually developed feelings for the mysterious Yang Guo. Yet in the end, fate played tricks on them, and Guo Xiang and Yang Guo never had a good ending.

Zi Yan could also be considered a little girl, though she was probably already several hundred years old. After all, she was an Ancient Void Dragon...

After Lin Xuan brought Zi Yan out of Jia Nan Academy, he had let her stay with Lin Chou, then bought a Flying Magical Beast and taken her flying everywhere.

That was somewhat similar to the arrangement between Yang Guo and Guo Xiang, wasn't it? Zi Yan had probably imagined herself as Guo Xiang while Lin Xuan told her the story.

Seeing Zi Yan like this, Lin Xuan became more and more certain of his idea. After all, he had already succeeded once.

Soon, Yue Mei and Lin Chou finished cooking, and Lin Xuan took Zi Yan to eat with them.

However, when Lin Chou saw that Zi Yan's eyes were a little red, the corners of her mouth rose slightly before returning to normal.

Lin Chou knew that Little Zi Yan had probably been successfully won over by Lin Xuan. After all, Zi Yan had been with Lin Xuan for more than two months since leaving Jia Nan Academy, so the timing was about right.

After dinner, Lin Xuan planned to take Lin Chou and the other two out for a walk. But before they could even leave the Courtyard House, the fat clan chief arrived with seven people.

The expressions in all seven people's eyes were identical. It seemed they had already taken the Puppet Pill.

After the fat clan chief led the seven people before Lin Xuan, he said, "Honored Master, among these seven people are one Fourth-grade Alchemist, one Third-grade Alchemist, two Second-grade Alchemists, and three First-grade Alchemists."

After hearing the fat clan chief's report, Lin Xuan examined the seven people and could not help feeling slightly disappointed. But on second thought, it was already impressive for tiny Wutan City to have so many alchemists.

After all, Wutan City could not compare to those major cities, and the current situation was far better than it had been after Xiao Yan's rebirth.

After Xiao Yan's rebirth, he had only encountered two or three Third-grade to Fourth-grade Alchemists in Wutan City. The rest were basically First-grade to Second-grade Alchemists within the various families.

Thinking this, Lin Xuan was satisfied and said to the fat clan chief, "Forget it. These people are just enough. Handle the rest yourself."

After hearing Lin Xuan's words, the fat clan chief nodded and left with the seven alchemists.

As Lin Xuan watched the seven alchemists leave with the fat clan chief, Zi Yan asked him curiously, "Lin Xuan, you gave them all Puppet Pills. Couldn't those alchemists tell?"

"Of course they couldn't. Not to mention them—even Ninth-grade Alchemists might not be able to tell what kind of pill that is."

After hearing Zi Yan's question, Lin Xuan answered her.

As for how Zi Yan knew about this, Yue Mei had probably told her. But to Lin Xuan, it was no big deal, so it did not matter whether Zi Yan knew or not.