Someone Said You Were a Dou Emperor! Haha!

Xiao Xun'er looped her arm through Xiao Xuan's as they moved through the crowd.

Her gaze swept over the stalls one by one, searching for things that interested her.

Xiao Xuan followed beside her, his expression blank.

Xiao Xun'er stopped in front of a stall.

Several pieces of jewelry were laid out on the stall.

Necklaces, bracelets, rings.

They looked like ordinary accessories, but Xiao Xuan could sense faint Dou Qi fluctuations attached to them all.

"Miss Xun'er, you have a good eye." The stall owner was a middle-aged man. Seeing Xiao Xun'er stop, he immediately greeted her warmly.

"Some of these accessories can help restore Dou Qi, while others can increase defense or attack."

Xiao Xun'er's gaze fell on a bracelet.

The bracelet was strung with more than ten pale blue beads, each carved with delicate patterns.

It emitted faint Dou Qi fluctuations.

"What does this do?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

"This one?" The stall owner picked up the bracelet. "This bracelet can help its wearer restore Dou Qi."

"If too much Dou Qi is consumed in battle, it can speed up the recovery rate."

"It is especially effective for cultivators at the Dou Zhe level."

Xiao Xun'er accepted the bracelet and examined it carefully.

Just then, a voice came from behind them.

"Isn't this the Xiao Clan's Fourth Young Master?"

Xiao Xuan turned around.

A young man in brocade robes approached.

Several attendants followed behind him, each with a vicious-looking face. They clearly were not good people.

Jia Lie'ao.

The eldest young master of the Jia Lie Clan.

One of Wutan City's three great clans, the Jia Lie Clan.

It had always been at odds with the Xiao Clan.

Jia Lie'ao walked up to Xiao Xuan and looked him over from head to toe.

His gaze landed on Xiao Xun'er, and a flash of amazement crossed his eyes.

"Miss Xun'er."

Xiao Xun'er frowned and moved closer to Xiao Xuan.

Jia Lie'ao withdrew his gaze and looked at Xiao Xuan.

"Xiao Xuan, I heard your Xiao Clan has run into some trouble lately?"

"What trouble?" Xiao Xuan looked at him.

"I heard that Xiao Yan, that trash, has also become Third Stage Dou Qi just like you. Your Xiao Clan has suddenly produced two pieces of trash." Jia Lie'ao smiled.

"Two wastes from one family. What a cause for celebration."

The attendants behind him laughed as well.

Xiao Xun'er's expression darkened.

"Jia Lie'ao, watch your mouth."

Jia Lie'ao looked at her.

"Miss Xun'er, why are you protecting him so fiercely?"

"He is just trash at Third Stage Dou Qi. Is he worth your concern?"

Xiao Xun'er was about to speak, but Xiao Xuan stopped her.

He looked at Jia Lie'ao.

"Are you done?"

Jia Lie'ao froze for a moment.

"If you're done, get lost," Xiao Xuan said calmly.

Jia Lie'ao's face immediately darkened.

He stared at Xiao Xuan, a trace of coldness flashing through his eyes.

"Xiao Xuan, do you still think you're the Xiao Clan's Fourth Young Master?"

"You're trash at Third Stage Dou Qi. What makes you think you can tell me to get lost?"

Xiao Xuan looked at him without speaking.

Jia Lie'ao took two steps forward and looked down at Xiao Xuan from above.

"Let me tell you, the Xiao Clan is nothing in the eyes of my Jia Lie Clan."

"And you, Xiao Xuan, are even less than nothing in my eyes."

"A piece of trash dares to act arrogant before me?"

Xiao Xun'er clenched her fists.

"Jia Lie'ao, have you said enough?"

Jia Lie'ao turned to look at her.

"Miss Xun'er, why are you protecting him like this? What do you get out of it?"

"What can a piece of trash like him give you?"

Xiao Xun'er's expression turned cold.

"This has nothing to do with you."

Jia Lie'ao smiled.

"How could it have nothing to do with me? Miss Xun'er is extraordinarily talented. Staying in the Xiao Clan is truly a waste."

"Why not come to my Jia Lie Clan? I, Jia Lie'ao, guarantee you the finest cultivation resources."

Xiao Xun'er looked at him coldly.

"Keep dreaming."

Jia Lie'ao's smile stiffened.

Just as he was about to speak, one of the attendants behind him leaned closer.

"Young Master."

Jia Lie'ao turned around.

"What is it?"

The attendant lowered his voice.

"Young Master, this subordinate recently heard a rumor."

"What rumor?"

"Someone said Xiao Xuan of the Xiao Clan is a Dou Emperor."

Jia Lie'ao froze.

Then he burst into loud laughter.

"A Dou Emperor?"

He laughed until tears nearly came out.

"You said he is a Dou Emperor?"

The attendant lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Jia Lie'ao pointed at Xiao Xuan.

"If he is a Dou Emperor, then I am a Dou Zong."

"A piece of trash stuck at Third Stage Dou Qi for sixteen years, and you're telling me he is a Dou Emperor?"

"Is your brain full of water?"

The attendant hurriedly lowered his head.

"Young Master is right. This subordinate spoke out of turn."

Jia Lie'ao withdrew his gaze and looked at Xiao Xuan.

"Xiao Xuan, did you hear that?"

"Someone said you're a Dou Emperor."

"Do you believe it yourself?"

Xiao Xuan looked at him calmly.

"What does it have to do with you? Why the hell do you care about my strength?"

Jia Lie'ao's smile faded somewhat.

"Of course it has something to do with me."

"Why should a piece of trash like you deserve Miss Xun'er's protection?"

"I don't like the look of you. Is that reason enough?"

Xiao Xun'er could no longer hold herself back.

The Dou Qi within her began to surge.

The aura of a Seven-Star Dou Zhe erupted.

"Jia Lie'ao, if you dare insult Brother Xiao Xuan one more time, I won't be polite."

Jia Lie'ao looked at her, a trace of wariness flashing through his eyes.

Seven-Star Dou Zhe.

"Miss Xun'er, are you really going to protect this piece of trash?"

Jia Lie'ao's expression darkened.

He suddenly waved his hand.

"Men."

The attendants behind him immediately stepped forward.

"Teach this piece of trash a lesson."

"And smash all the Xiao Clan's stalls for me."

The attendants exchanged glances, and the Dou Qi within them erupted at the same time.

Three Dou Zhes and two Dou Shis.

Such a lineup was already quite formidable in Wutan City. After all, even the strongest clan head was only a Five-Star Da Dou Shi.

They charged toward Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xun'er was about to make her move.

Xiao Xuan stopped her.

"Brother Xiao Xuan..."

"I'll handle it."

Xiao Xuan stepped forward.

He raised his right hand.

He struck out with his palm.

The palm wind exploded.

The two attendants at the front were sent flying.

They crashed onto the ground and spat out blood.

Their eyes closed, and they no longer showed any sign of life.

The remaining three froze.

They stopped in their tracks and looked at the two corpses on the ground, their faces turning pale.

One move.

It had taken only one move.

Two Dou Zhes had died?

Jia Lie'ao's expression changed as well.

He looked at Xiao Xuan, his eyes filled with shock.

"You... you dared kill men from my Jia Lie Clan?"

Xiao Xuan looked at him without speaking.

Fear surged in Jia Lie'ao's heart.

But even stronger was his anger.

He was the eldest young master of the Jia Lie Clan. He had run rampant through Wutan City for so many years—when had anyone ever humiliated him like this?

"Get him!" Jia Lie'ao roared.

"Kill him!"

The remaining three attendants gritted their teeth.

They activated the Dou Qi within them and charged at Xiao Xuan again.

Xiao Xuan stood where he was without moving.

When the three rushed before him, he raised his hand again.

One palm.

The three of them were sent flying backward at the same time.

They landed on the ground and did not move.

All of them were dead.

Jia Lie'ao's face completely changed.

Five attendants.

Three Dou Zhe, two Dou Shi.

All were killed with a single palm strike.

This was definitely not strength a Third Stage Dou Qi practitioner could possess.

It was not even that of a Dou Zhe.

Nor was it that of a Dou Shi.

Could the rumors be true?

Was Xiao Xuan truly a Dou Emperor?

Impossible.

How could a tiny Xiao Clan possibly nurture a Dou Emperor?