You Can't Handle Her, Little Brother—Let Your Third Brother Do It!

After returning to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan immediately came over to ask what had happened. Xiao Chuan told him everything in detail.

"Dead is dead!" Anger radiated from Xiao Zhan. "That is how this world works—the strong prey on the weak. If you had not been stronger than them, you might have been the one who died."

"Rest assured, Father. As long as I am here, nothing will happen to the Xiao Clan." After all, Xiao Chuan had been raised by Xiao Zhan, and he remembered that kindness in his heart.

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Chuan. "Is there something you want to say?"

"Father, I may be leaving the Xiao Clan for a while."

Xiao Chuan felt that the timeline was too long. In any case, he was now a Dou King Expert, so traveling back and forth would not take much time.

He would go ahead and take Xiao Yan's opportunities first, which would also help Xiao Yan raise his cultivation further.

Although Xiao Zhan did not know why Xiao Chuan was suddenly leaving, he had always believed in his son.

"Be careful." Xiao Zhan patted Xiao Chuan on the shoulder. Even though Xiao Chuan was now a Dou King Expert, he was still a child in Xiao Zhan's eyes.

Xiao Chuan nodded.

At that moment, Xiao Yan returned from outside and also heard that Xiao Chuan was leaving. "Third Brother, aren't you going to wait until after my Coming of Age Ceremony?"

There were still more than half a month until Xiao Yan's Coming of Age Ceremony. It would be more than enough for Xiao Chuan to return by then.

"Don't worry, little brother. I will definitely return before your Coming of Age Ceremony." Xiao Chuan guessed that Xiao Yan would definitely reach the Dou Zhe stage before his Coming of Age Ceremony, and by then, he himself would be a Dou Emperor!!

Xiao Yan said, "Alright, Third Brother. You must be careful on the road. I will catch up to you!"

"Little brother, don't disappoint me. Among so many people, you are the one I think most highly of." Xiao Chuan solemnly patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder, inwardly thinking, Little brother, whether your brother can soar to greatness depends on you!

The moon was bright and the stars sparse. The three of them drank a few cups together before going off to attend to their own matters.

Xiao Chuan sat atop the roof. Before long, a graceful figure appeared—it was Xun Er, walking toward him with gentle steps.

"Third Brother, why didn't you tell me you were leaving? I only heard about it from my brother." Xun Er pouted unhappily.

Xiao Chuan casually pulled Xun Er into his arms when she came close, letting her sit on his lap.

"Third Brother, what are you doing..." Xun Er murmured in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz. At the same time, she smelled the alcohol on Xiao Chuan. He had clearly been drinking.

Xiao Chuan's tone became heavy. "I will be leaving for a while this time. It is time to part again."

The blush on Xun Er's face faded slightly. They had only just managed to meet again, yet they would soon have to separate.

She dearly wanted to tell Xiao Chuan not to worry about the Misty Cloud Sect, but she still could not reveal her identity.

"Go and become stronger without worry, Third Brother. I will help you protect the Xiao Clan." Xun Er tried to sound relaxed.

Xiao Chuan scraped Xun Er's delicate nose, deliberately leaning close to her ear and teasing her with a warm breath. "Xun Er, are you some Young Miss from a great clan? Did you come to our Xiao Clan to find a live-in son-in-law?"

"Third Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xun Er became shy again and lightly pushed against Xiao Chuan's chest.

Xiao Chuan continued teasing her. "If Xun Er wants to find a husband to marry into her family, you should definitely choose me first. My talent is not bad at all. I absolutely meet the requirements."

"Third Brother, stop talking nonsense!" Xun Er covered Xiao Chuan's mouth, preventing him from continuing. She felt that Xiao Chuan must have gotten drunk to spout such nonsense.

Xiao Chuan looked at Xun Er's fair, tender hand over his mouth. Wasn't this rewarding him?

"Brother Xiao Chuan, what are you doing? It tickles..." In the end, Xun Er still could not keep Xiao Chuan's mouth covered.

After bidding them farewell, Xiao Chuan arrived at the Mittal Auction House the next day. Ya Fei happened to be leaving that day as well.

"Want to go together?"

Xiao Chuan asked meaningfully.

Ya Fei nodded shyly. She had not expected Xiao Chuan to be leaving that day too. What a coincidence.

She had brought no luggage when she came, so naturally, she had nothing to take back either. The only things returning with her were a carriage and several guards assigned to protect her.

Xiao Chuan got into the carriage first. The compartment was spacious enough to fit several people without any issue.

Ya Fei followed him in, told the maid driving the carriage to set off, then climbed into the compartment.

Xiao Chuan sat on the sofa, leaning against the carriage wall as he looked at Ya Fei. Her low-cut collar revealed everything at a glance.

Before long, Ya Fei sat down beside Xiao Chuan, her gaze occasionally drifting over him.

"Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and do what you should be doing." Xiao Chuan gestured with a smile at the corner of his lips.

"You're so bad..." Ya Fei shot Xiao Chuan a resentful glance. This guy only cared about satisfying himself and did not care whether she lived or died.

She slowly lowered her head...

Xiao Chuan did not travel with the carriage for long. After the handiwork was over, he and Ya Fei went their separate ways.

He spread his Dou Qi Wings and flew for a while before finally arriving at the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where there were quite a few opportunities that belonged to Xiao Yan.

"First, I need to find Qingshan Town."

Before coming here, Xiao Chuan had asked Ya Fei for a rough map of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Following the directions on the map, he flew above the forest and soon spotted a small town in the distance.

After determining Qingshan Town's location, Xiao Chuan entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range again. After two days, he finally found that Senior's cave dwelling.

"Hard work really pays off." After entering the cave dwelling, Xiao Chuan felt like he was being exceptionally sneaky. Stealing someone else's opportunity felt incredibly good.

The mechanisms inside the cave could not stop a Dou King Expert. Xiao Chuan destroyed them with ease.

After entering the cave, Xiao Chuan saw many extremely precious medicinal herbs growing inside, especially the Ice Spirit Flame Grass among them.

The Ice Spirit Flame Grass was the herb with leaves alternating between white and red.

Xiao Chuan knew that it was an essential ingredient for refining the fifth-tier Blood Lotus Pill. As long as Xiao Yan devoured Heavenly Flames to raise his cultivation, Xiao Chuan's cultivation would also rise tremendously.

"Good stuff. I'm taking it all!" Xiao Chuan felt like he was getting into the whole raising-and-nurturing game too.

Besides the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, there were many other precious medicinal herbs, and he collected every one of them.

Three locked stone boxes sat atop a stone table. Beside it lay a set of dry bones, with three keys hanging from its ribs.

Xiao Chuan remembered that this skeleton seemed to contain a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map—the sort of fragmented map where gathering every piece let you summon a divine dragon.

But the thing summoned by this fragmentary map was not a divine dragon. It was the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!

He put the map fragment away. It should come in handy someday, so he might as well keep it in his hands first.

Before long, Xiao Chuan opened all three stone boxes and obtained the three treasures inside.

They were the poison cultivation manual Seven-Colored Poison Manual, the high-grade Xuan-tier Flight Dou Technique Eagle Wings, and the mid-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique Mad Lion Roar.

Everything was as expected. Xiao Chuan was not surprised; on the contrary, everything had gone extremely smoothly.

Looking at the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, Xiao Chuan immediately thought of Xiao Yi Xian and her Woeful Poison Body. "What a wonderful Xiao Yi Xian. You can't handle her, little brother—let your Third Brother do it!"