"So that was how it was."
After receiving Lei Ying's affirmative answer, Xiao Jiu murmured thoughtfully.
The more Lei Ying looked at Xiao Jiu, the stronger the strange feeling in his heart became. He suddenly asked, "Hmm, something's not right. Why do I smell such dense lightning power on you? I've met all the Seven-Star Dou Shengs of the various clans. Which clan's expert are you?"
Frightened by Lei Ying's gaze, Xiao Jiu replied timidly, "I am Xiao Jiu of the Xiao Tribe."
"Hey, how could you be from the Xiao Tribe? Such excellent aptitude is being wasted. Are you married? Our Lei Clan has plenty of fine young ladies."
After hearing this, Lei Ying immediately slapped his thigh.
By then, Xiao Jiu had already been so frightened that he hid behind Xiao Yan.
Because his mother had said that women were ferocious beasts, and before he turned twenty, he was strictly forbidden from associating with other females.
"Clan Leader Lei Ying, you're going too far. I, the Young Clan Leader of the Xiao Tribe, am still standing here, yet you're trying to poach people from my Xiao Tribe right in front of me."
Xiao Yan shielded Xiao Jiu behind him, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"Hmph, someone born with the ability to command lightning should have been born in our Lei Clan. Being placed in your Xiao Tribe is a waste to begin with."
Lei Ying muttered unhappily for a moment, but could only give up.
"Xiao Yan, I truly did not expect Sky Mansion and the Xiao Tribe to each produce a Seven-Star Dou Sheng. I'm not surprised that the Pill Tower Ancestor broke through; after all, it was the result of long accumulation. But this Xiao Jiu..."
Gu Yuan glanced at Xiao Jiu with a faint