A Cousin and a Younger Cousin with Ulterior Motives

No one knew what Yun Yun was thinking.

Nalan Yanran has also adjusted her state and entered the Gate of Life and Death. She is determined to go to Xiao Yan after she comes out of seclusion, to stay by his side, to share the ups and downs with him, and to cultivate their relationship.

Little did she know, her most trusted teacher had also made up his mind to hand over the Misty Cloud Sect to her, and then focus on becoming Xiao Yan's woman.

It's not that she doesn't love the Misty Cloud Sect.

The reason is that Xiao Yan, her little disciple, has unlimited potential. As the sect leader, she must spare no effort, including devoting herself to Xiao Yan, so that Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect can have a close relationship. In the future, when Xiao Yan becomes a super strong person, it will be easy for him to bring glory to the Misty Cloud Sect!

This is called achieving success indirectly!

As for Yanran?

I'm sorry, child, you can't handle this young man. Let me take care of him!

After all, I've already grasped his grip!

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan had already returned to his loyal Xiao Family.

For the people of the Jia Ma Empire, especially in a small place like Wutan City, it's practically impossible to find someone who is too powerful.

Therefore, many people do not actually have a clear concept of such a strong person.

But if it's the Miter Auction House representing the Mittel Family, and the so-called young Clan Chief of the Mittel Family, then everyone understands.

That's really awesome!

The news of Xiao Yan, the young Clan Chief of the Xiao Family, and Ya Fei, the young Clan Chief of the Mittel Family, has already spread.

This news shocked many people.

Even the city lord of Wutan City took the initiative to come and present congratulatory gifts.

Especially after it was discovered that Ya Fei had been returning to the Xiao Mansion every night since then, this news was officially confirmed and began to spread from Wutan City to the entire Jia Ma Empire.

It should be noted that for many powerful families, the Xiao Family was an existence they had never even heard of.

Who exactly is this person, so fortunate as to have gained the favor of the young Clan Chief of the Mittel Family?

To be honest, Mittel Teng Shan also found it very strange.

But when he thought about how Elder Hai was also in Wutan City, he felt that he should trust Elder Hai's judgment.

So, after some preparation, he arranged for the clan elders to prepare a dowry for the young Clan Chief, and at the same time, he planned to personally make a trip to Wutan City to see what this young clan Clan Chief of the Xiao Family, who had captured Ya Fei's heart and attracted Elder Hai's attention, really looked like.

So, on that day, Mittel Teng Shan also arrived in Wutan City and went straight to Miter Auction House!

"Young Clan Chief!"

Along the way, they encountered members of Xiao Yan's clan, who greeted them with smiles.

After all, regardless of Xiao Yan's current strength, when Ya Fei approached the Xiao Family to cooperate, she made it clear that she wanted to invest in Xiao Yan. Now, she has even gotten engaged to Xiao Yan. With the help of the Mittel Family, the rise of the Xiao Family is a foregone conclusion.

Moreover, Xiao Yan was Dou Zhe at the age of ten, and now that he's almost fourteen, he must be at least Da Dou Shi, right?

It should be noted that the Xiao Family currently has fewer than ten experts who have reached the Da Dou Shi level. Among the younger generation of Xiao Yan's generation, the strongest is only Xiao Yu, who just used the clan's resources to obtain a Qi Gathering Powder and successfully advance to the Dou Zhe.

Xiao Yu is two years older than Xiao Yan; she is his cousin.

Although they share the same surname, Xiao, and are related by blood, they are not related by blood. Even Xiao Yu's grandfather, who is now the Great Elder of the Xiao Family, and Xiao Yan's grandfather, who was the previous head of the Xiao Family, are only cousins.

The main reason is that too many members of the Xiao Family died.

From Central Plains to this corner of Wutan City in the Jia Ma Empire, countless powerful members of the clan have died. Many clansmen with brothers and sisters have become the only sons in their families because some of them had to go to the rear to cover the rear. As a result, they are basically all cousins.

Therefore, although Xiao Yu is Xiao Yan's cousin, their blood relationship is not only beyond the fifth degree of kinship, but can even be described as that of distant cousins within the same clan. It is only because they live in the same courtyard that their relationship is much better than that of relatives who are not even remotely related.

In this life, Xiao Yan focuses on the path of cultivation as a scroll king, and since his battle Dou Qi was not absorbed by Old Yao, his relationship with his peers in the clan, while not extremely strained, is not particularly close either.

Besides, it's usually Xun'er's clinging to her, so her other sisters rarely have a chance. As for her cousins...

Their relationship used to be so-so, and she was even a little jealous of Xiao Yan's talent.

But now, even at home, they can only bow to Xiao Yan and address him by his official titles.

The young Clan Chief leader is of noble status; addressing him as Clan Chief makes him lose all his authority.

Moreover, Xiao Yan is now Dou Wang expert with a body as strong as a magical beast. These young men treat Xiao Yan like a tiger in the mountains. Even though Xiao Yan has a smile on her face, no one dares to come up and put their arms around her to get close to her.

Apart from...

"Xiao Yan, you're back!"

Xiao Yu strode forward with her long legs, her beautiful eyes filled with joy.

"Xiao Yu."

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded.

Girls mature earlier.

The same applies to Xiao Yu.

As early as when she was eight years old, she was very interested in her cousin Xiao Yan, who always showed a mature demeanor completely different from other immature boys.

You have to understand, children at that age are at the age where they love to play.

But Xiao Yan is different.

Aside from being taken out for a stroll by his Xun'er and occasionally participating in clan activities, this guy spends the rest of his time cultivating his Dou Qi.

His composed demeanor made him stand out from the crowd of immature boys.

Xiao Yu had never seen much of the world.

She felt that her cousin Xiao Yan was the most outstanding among his peers.

Although Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, the two cousins, are both handsome and talented, each with their own strengths, Xiao Yan, with his monstrous talent, is mature and steady from a young age, and also has a mysterious aura as if he is carrying some heavy secret or truth.

Moreover, Xiao Yan wasn't the kind of stupid person who would say something that would make someone choke. On the contrary, although she didn't have many opportunities to spend time with Xiao Yan, she always felt very happy when they were together.

This is so incredibly appealing to young girls!

In the past, Xiao Yu simply felt that among her peers, Xiao Yan was the one who understood her best and was the most outstanding, so she was naturally willing to get along well with him.

Influenced by him, Xiao Yu began to cultivate diligently.

Although his talent wasn't top-tier, his diligent practice still paid off.

She had already broken through to the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi six months ago.

Thanks to Xiao Yan winning Ya Fei's heart, the Xiao Family has developed rapidly in the past two years. Pills like Qi Gathering Powder, which the Xiao Family never dared to imagine before, can now be taken by any member of the direct bloodline when advancing in rank.

Of course, if the result is really bad, or if it's a non-direct descendant, then it will take more effort to obtain one.

After all, this stuff is quite expensive; in the current Xiao Family's accounts, it's a considerable expense. Giving it away for free would be too wasteful.

Xiao Yu, who had successfully advanced to the Dou Zhe level, heard the news of Xiao Yan and Ya Fei's engagement as soon as she emerged from seclusion. She also saw several radiant and beautiful older sisters who were said to be Xiao Yan's senior classmates.

Xiao Yu felt very disappointed.

It took me several days to figure it out.

She had somehow fallen in love with this younger brother she admired and who stirred up her heart.

How she wished that the woman standing beside Xiao Yan at their engagement banquet that day would be her!

Seeing his cousin Xiao Yu fall silent after greeting him, seemingly lost in thought and radiating an increasingly melancholy aura, Xiao Yan frowned.

Is this woman heartbroken?

Who is she dating?

I've never heard of that!

"Xiao Yu?"

Xiao Yan couldn't help but wave his hand in front of her.

"Ah?"

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses. Her pretty face flushed red, and she turned her head away shyly, biting her red lips lightly. She also put her hands behind her back and twisted them together.

She didn't know how to bring it up with Xiao Yan.

"I..."

Xiao Yu's face flushed, and as she looked at Xiao Yan's handsome face, which possessed a calm and mysterious air, she hesitated to speak.

I didn't get a good look at him at the last banquet, but this time, standing closer, I realized that my cousin has actually grown into a big boy.

Even with her tall stature, she already had to look up at him.

Seeing his older sister, whom he had grown up with, in such a state of anxiety, Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised, but he quickly discerned something from the girl's beautiful eyes, which couldn't hide her joy.

Xiao Yan suddenly realized: Was his cousin Xiao Yu going to have a relationship with him?

"Oh dear, I don't know how to explain it to you. See you at the Back Mountain tonight!"

The girl stomped her foot, annoyed at herself for her lack of courage at the crucial moment. After throwing down a remark, she ran away as if fleeing.

"The Back Mountain?"

Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly.

It feels like the Xiao Family Back Mountain is practically becoming his private domain.

But it's alright, I can't very well let a young woman like Xiao Yu come to my yard in the middle of the night.

That's against the rules.

The Back Mountain is fine too, let's make it the Back Mountain!

Shaking his head, Xiao Yan continued walking deeper into the mansion.

Now that I'm home, I should at least say hello to Xiao Zhan.

I'll go find Sister Ya Fei again later and ask for a hug.

Sister Ya Fei is the best. She's gentle and willing to goof around with him. When he's happy, she's happy too.

There's no one better than my older sister in the world; she has little bunnies in her arms. The bunnies come in all sizes, and with kisses and hugs, all worries disappear.

Just as Xiao Yan was happily strolling along the corridor, a timid yet charmingly soft voice, accompanied by light and lively footsteps, drifted over:

"Cousin Xiao Yan!"

The girl's sweet voice, like honey, soothed one's brow.

Xiao Yan turned around and saw his little cousin, Xiao Mei, who, despite her young age, had already attracted the attention of many of the other boys in the clan.

She came running over, carrying her light pink dress. Her beautiful eyes sparkled like jewels. Although she had an oval face, she was slightly chubby, which gave her a cute yet alluring charm, like a kitten in a pink dress, making her incredibly endearing.

She is one year younger than Xiao Yan and currently possesses the Seventh Stage Dou Qi.

That's alright; it seems they've been putting in the effort to cultivate.

Unfortunately, she found it difficult to keep up with Xiao Yan's pace.

"It's you, Xiao Mei."

With a smile, Xiao Yan reached out and ruffled Xiao Mei's hair.

If anyone else had treated her like that, Xiao Mei would have already lost her temper.

But if it's her favorite cousin, Xiao Yan...

"Hehe, cousin, you've been so busy lately, I haven't had a chance to talk to you. Today I finally have a chance, Xiao Yan, Xiao Mei really missed you!"

After letting Xiao Mei Xiao Yan rub her head, Xiao Yan threw herself into his arms and began to suckle.

Before, with Xun'er constantly pestering Xiao Yan, Xiao Mei really had no chance at all.

They could only watch from afar Xun'er and Xiao Yan embraced and whispered sweet nothings to each other.

Now that Xun'er hasn't returned, and neither have those pretty older sisters, and Sister Ya Fei... uh, Sister-in -Ya Fei isn't here either, doesn't that present her with an opportunity?

However, Xiao Yan's only true love is Xun'er. Xiao Mei's cute and dependent appearance doesn't actually move Xiao Yan's heart at all.

"Hehe, in two or three years, you'll be a grown woman. How can you be hugging and cuddling with your cousin like that?"

Xiao Yan didn't react to this little girl at all; he simply smiled and stroked the pink cat in his arms.

Xiao Mei was somewhat surprised by Xiao Yan's unreserved touch, or rather, caress.

She felt even happier.

"Cousin, tell Mei'er about your experiences traveling around all these years, okay?"

Xiao Mei began to snuggle and act coquettishly in Xiao Yan.

After all, Xiao Yan in this life has never experienced the regression of his Dou Qi. He has always been the most outstanding member of the Xiao Family and the brightest star in the eyes of young girls.

She will always regard him as the goal she pursues, as the most valued and respected person in her heart.

Xiao Yan naturally wouldn't hold a grudge against this little girl who was so dependent on him because of that trivial matter in the original story.

After all, she truly admired and loved herself, and she didn't have any so-called past life memories, did she?

Xiao Yan naturally didn't hold back his smiles and doting affection for his adorable little cousin.

Putting aside the little girl's feelings for him, she was still the younger sister in the clan who had wanted to be close to him since childhood.

To put it bluntly, putting aside the girl's feelings for him, as her older brother, he wouldn't mind taking extra care of his younger sister.

At home, this is my cousin.

She's gone outside; this is my younger sister.

Unless it's a grave mistake that incurs public wrath, the older brother should always stand by his younger sister's side.

"Well, let me tell you the story of how I raided the Snake-Person Tribe Sanctuary and returned with a full haul!"

Xiao Yan skillfully picked up his little cousin with one hand and said with a smile.

Xiao Mei felt her feet lighten and she was suddenly in mid-air. Startled, she quickly stretched out her two delicate arms and hugged Xiao Yan's neck. Then, seeing Xiao Yan's magnificent figure lifting her up with one hand, her face began to blush.

Cousin Xiao Yan is so amazing! If...

For some reason, the blush on the girl's face lingered for a long time. She lowered her head, looking shyly at Xiao Yan's profile. Her mouth opened and closed as she began to tell a story, but her ears seemed to be connected, going in and out from both sides.

She was somewhat mesmerized as she gazed at those constantly opening and closing lips.

My cousin's lips must be soft to kiss, right?