Xiao Yan Took the Initiative to Get Close to Him

"It was actually him?"

Xiao Zhan and the others were stunned. They all looked toward the young man beside Ya Fei, their faces filled with shock.

To be honest, some members of the Xiao Family were quite displeased with the Mysterious Youth beside Ya Fei. After he killed Jia Lie Ao and Liu Xi, Jia Lie Bi had mistakenly believed that Xiao Zhan had hired an assassin, which triggered a war between the two families. Although the Xiao Family had ultimately won, they had still lost some people. If not for a mysterious expert who had stepped in and eliminated Jia Lie Bi and the others, the Xiao Family's losses would likely have been even greater.

"I never expected the one who killed Jia Lie Bi's son to be this little brother. Truly, heroes emerge in their youth!"

"May I ask what this little brother is called?"

Xiao Zhan composed himself, then walked over to Ya Fei and looked curiously at Ye Tian.

"What? It was actually him?"

"Miss Ya Fei, which family does this little brother come from?"

Xiao Zhan's words immediately caused an uproar. The people from the other factions all turned curious gazes toward Ye Tian.

"My name is Ye Tian. I'm just an ordinary Country Kid, not from any great family."

Ye Tian was somewhat surprised that Xiao Zhan had recognized him, but when he saw Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yu, he understood what had happened.

"Miss Ya Fei, is that true?"

No one quite believed that Ye Tian was merely an ordinary Country Kid, and they looked at Ya Fei doubtfully.

"That's right. Xiao Tian is the son of one of my Guards."

Ya Fei nodded. She had originally wanted to conceal Ye Tian's identity, but she had not expected the Little Fellow to state it so plainly.

"So that's how it is!"

The crowd nodded half-believingly, unsure whether it was true or not.

"Brother Ye, I'm Xiao Yan."

At that moment, Xiao Yan stepped forward and greeted Ye Tian.

"I've heard of you. The Xiao Family's Third Young Master, a genius."

Ye Tian was somewhat surprised that Xiao Yan had taken the initiative to greet him.

"What genius? I'm just a weakling. Compared to a Dou Master like you, I'm far inferior."

Xiao Yan smiled modestly. After three years of hardship and the broken engagement, his temperament had matured. He no longer possessed the high spirits of the genius he had once been.

"I'm only a Dou Master too. I'm a weakling as well." Ye Tian smiled calmly.

I feel like you're showing off, but I have no proof.

Seeing Ye Tian's smug smile, Xiao Yan felt that this guy was even better at showing off than he was.

"Pfft..."

Ya Fei, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and the others were all amused by Ye Tian and Xiao Yan's conversation. These two Little Fellows were each better than the other at putting on airs. It was truly interesting.

"Yan'er, keep Brother Ye company and have a good chat with him."

Xiao Zhan reminded Xiao Yan to build a good relationship with a genius like Ye Tian.

"Father, I will."

"Brother Ye, Miss Ya Fei, let's take a walk over there and discuss the matter of the pills."

Xiao Yan nodded, then invited Ye Tian and Ya Fei to stroll around.

"All right!"

Faced with Xiao Yan's invitation, Ye Tian found it difficult to refuse, so he followed him through the Xiao Family's garden.

During that time, the three of them spoke again about the war between the Xiao Family and the Jia Lie Family. When Ye Tian learned that he had become the fuse that ignited the conflict between the two families, he was quite surprised.

"Young Master Xiao, this has nothing to do with Xiao Tian. He killed Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao only because they attacked first."

Seeing this, Ya Fei hurriedly cleared Ye Tian of any responsibility.

"Miss Ya Fei, I know this had nothing to do with Brother Ye. Jia Lie Ao and Liu Xi were never good people. Even if Brother Ye hadn't killed them, I would have killed them sooner or later."

"Our two families have been fighting for many years. We have long been utterly incompatible, and war was bound to come eventually."

Xiao Yan was a reasonable person and saw the conflict between the two families very clearly.

"Whoosh..."

At that moment, Old Man Yao Chen, hidden on Xiao Yan's person, quietly probed Ye Tian with his soul.

"This Little Fellow's soul is even stronger than Xiao Yan's. How incredible."

The next moment, Old Man Yao Chen was shocked by Ye Tian's Soul Strength.

"This is a Heavenly Flame? H-How is that possible?"

Immediately afterward, Old Man Yao Chen sensed an immensely powerful Heavenly Flame within Ye Tian's body and found it utterly unbelievable.

"That Little Fellow has a Dou Zun-level Soul Body hidden on him. He has already discovered the Heavenly Flame within you. Should I erase him?"

At that moment, Jin Yan's voice sounded in Ye Tian's mind.

"Senior Jin, that Old Man may simply be curious. There's no need to kill him."

Ye Tian knew that Old Man Yao Chen possessed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and could definitely sense the Heavenly Flame within him. As long as the other party did not set his sights on Ye Tian's Heavenly Flame, there would be no problem. Otherwise...

"Although that Old Man has no Killing Intent toward you, we cannot allow him to spy on you as he pleases. We should give him a scare. Listen to my instructions..."

Sensing that the Old Man still wanted to probe the Heavenly Flame in Ye Tian's body, Jin Yan decided to help the Little Fellow frighten him.

"Buzz..."

After receiving Senior Jin's instructions, Ye Tian immediately activated the Heavenly Flame within his body. Jin Yan also quietly used the formation within the Chaos Tower to unleash a Supernatural Power and give Old Man Yao Chen a surprise.

"Bang..."

"Ow..."

The next moment, a powerful wave of blazing energy erupted from Ye Tian's body, instantly blasting Old Man Yao Chen's soul away and sending Xiao Yan flying several meters as well.

"Hey! What happened to you?"

Seeing Xiao Yan get sent flying, Ye Tian immediately restrained his Aura, forcefully suppressed his laughter, and pretended to ask curiously.

"Young Master Xiao, how did you suddenly fall over for no reason?"

Ya Fei was also completely bewildered by the sudden turn of events.

"It's nothing. I slipped."

Xiao Yan hurriedly climbed to his feet and patted the dust off his backside. Even now, he did not understand why he had suddenly been blasted away.

"Ugh! My head hurts!"

"What just happened? Why has my Bone Spirit Cold Flame wilted? It feels like it's about to go out. What is going on?"

At the same time, Old Man Yao Chen, hidden on Xiao Yan's person, felt completely dazed. That blow had really done a number on him.

"Xiao Yan, Ye Tian possesses a Heavenly Flame, an extremely powerful one. Moreover, he has a super expert protecting him from behind the scenes. You must never make an enemy of him."

After recovering somewhat, Old Man Yao Chen immediately used Soul Transmission to warn Xiao Yan to be careful.

"What? Teacher, he actually has a Heavenly Flame?"

Hearing his Teacher's warning, Xiao Yan sharply inhaled. He had not expected Ye Tian's hidden trump card to be even stronger than his own.

"That's right! Remember, never make an enemy of him. This Little Fellow is extremely mysterious. I cannot even detect the expert behind him. It is simply too bizarre."

Old Man Yao Chen solemnly warned Xiao Yan. After that, he no longer dared to probe Ye Tian. That brief test had nearly caused his Bone Spirit Cold Flame to go out. Such a thing was simply unimaginable.

"I understand."

After receiving his Teacher's warning, Xiao Yan could only pretend that nothing had happened and continue strolling with Ye Tian and Ya Fei.

Xiao Yan finally understood why he had been blasted away earlier. His Teacher had been probing Ye Tian, only to suffer a huge loss. It seemed that the power behind Ye Tian was beyond imagination.

Before long, the three arrived at a pavilion. Xiao Yan directly brought up the matter of the Spirit Gathering Pill with Ya Fei. If possible, he wanted to purchase one first.

"Young Master Xiao, do you want to use a Spirit Gathering Pill to increase your strength?" Ya Fei asked Xiao Yan with a smile.

"Miss Ya Fei, you know about my Three-Year Agreement with Na Lan Yan Ran. I must work hard to improve my strength."

Xiao Yan gave a bitter smile. His current cultivation was only that of a One-star Dou Practitioner, still far behind Na Lan Yan Ran.

"Xiao Yan, how about this? Give me three Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores, three Spirit Gathering Grass plants that are over ten years old, and ten portions of other high-quality Spirit Herbs. I can trade you one Premium Spirit Gathering Pill directly."

"Sister Ya Fei previously took a Spirit Gathering Pill and advanced from a Seven-star Dou Practitioner to an Eight-star Dou Practitioner without any side effects."

Seeing how urgently Xiao Yan wanted a Spirit Gathering Pill, Ye Tian directly gave him his conditions. If Xiao Yan agreed to the exchange, he could provide one.

"I'm willing."

"How about this? I'll give you four Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores, four portions of Spirit Gathering Grass, and twenty portions of Spirit Herbs in exchange for one Spirit Gathering Pill."

Thinking that Ye Tian had a powerful background, Xiao Yan wanted to take the initiative to befriend this Prodigy. Thus, he added another Wind-attribute Demonic Core. When they had previously looted the Jia Lie Family's treasury, they had found Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores within it. As for Spirit Herbs, the Xiao Family's medicine shops had no shortage of them.

"Then let's go back and make preparations now. Come collect it in two days!"

Seeing Xiao Yan agree so readily, Ye Tian was somewhat surprised. This guy was actively trying to curry favor with him!

"Won't you stay a little longer?" Xiao Yan still wanted to keep Ye Tian around.

"No, we still have many things to do."

Ye Tian had just bought a huge amount of Spirit Herbs and needed to hurry back to refine pills.

Seeing that Ye Tian wanted to leave, Ya Fei immediately went to the reception hall to bid Xiao Zhan farewell. She then led Ye Tian away from the Xiao Family Courtyard.

"Patriarch Xiao, Ye Tian killed Jia Lie Ao on the street, and then your two families went to war. Don't you think that is too much of a coincidence?"

After Ya Fei and Ye Tian left the Xiao Family, a fat man spoke to Xiao Zhan in a strange, mocking tone.

This man was Oba Pa, the Patriarch of one of Wutan City's Three Great Families. Now that the Jia Lie Family had been destroyed, the Xiao Family had become the strongest family in one leap. Oba Pa felt somewhat uneasy. If he accidentally came into conflict with the Xiao Family someday, the Ao Ba Family would surely be finished. If he could make the Mittel Auction House and the Xiao Family fight each other, he would reap the benefits.

"Ye Tian killed Jia Lie Ao and the others because Liu Xi harassed his friend. It has nothing to do with the conflict between our two families."

"Oba Pa, stop trying to sow discord."

Seeing this, Xiao Zhan directly exposed Oba Pa's scheme. The Mittel Auction House was originally one of the empire's three great families. If the Xiao Family became enemies with it, they would be courting death.

"Oba Pa, for the sake of our old acquaintance, I won't hold your crooked thoughts against you. Otherwise, don't blame me for turning hostile."

Xiao Zhan immediately warned Oba Pa not to stir up trouble. Otherwise, he would not mind destroying the Ao Ba Family.

"Brother Xiao Zhan, I was only making casual conversation. Don't take it to heart. There are still matters at home, so I'll take my leave first."

Oba Pa smiled awkwardly. He had thought he could use some Xiao Family members' displeasure toward Ye Tian to create conflict between the Xiao Family and the Mittel Auction House, but Xiao Zhan had exposed him on the spot.

"Patriarch Xiao, we shall take our leave as well..."

Immediately afterward, the leaders of several other factions also departed from the Xiao Family.

"Xiao Yan, what did you discuss with that Country Kid Ye Tian? What is the relationship between him and Ya Fei?"

Seeing that the guests had all left, Great Elder Xiao Shan asked Xiao Yan. His son and grandson had both had their legs broken by members of the Jia Lie Family during this war and were still bedridden. To be honest, he was also somewhat displeased with Ye Tian, the person who had sparked the war between the two families.

"Do you really think someone Miss Ya Fei values so highly could be an ordinary Country Kid?"

Xiao Yan looked at this rather foolish elder and felt utterly speechless.

To be honest, Xiao Yan did not have a good impression of this Great Elder either. Back when he had fallen into disgrace, this Old Man had looked down on him the most. If not for the fact that his father was the Patriarch, he would likely have been expelled from the family long ago.

"Yan'er is right. We cannot afford to offend the Mite'er Family. No one is allowed to bring this matter up again in the future."

Seeing this, Xiao Zhan warned the clansmen not to do anything foolish.