"Xuner!"
The familiar call rang out, and Xiao Xun'er turned around in delighted surprise, seeing the figure she had longed for.
Although Xiao Yan had grown somewhat taller since they had parted, he had also become much thinner. Her heart ached for him. She did not dare imagine how much hardship that once-stubborn youth had endured, how many trials he had overcome to reach this point.
"Brother Xiao Yan..."
Xiao Yan walked up to Xiao Xun'er, and the two embraced tightly, savoring this rare, hard-won, and final moment of peace.
Only after a long while did the two finally release each other after exchanging a few words.
They were both overjoyed by their reunion after so long apart. Yet just as Xiao Xun'er wanted to ask Xiao Yan more about his experiences over the years, she suddenly remembered that people from the clan were coming.
So she suppressed her curiosity and took a scroll from her Storage Ring. This was the gift she had prepared in advance for Xiao Yan, to congratulate him on his victory in the Three-Year Agreement.
"Brother Xiao Yan, you can only open and cultivate this scroll after reaching the Dou Wang realm. Be sure to keep it safe. It is the gift Xuner prepared for you. When the time comes, you must cultivate it properly."
Xiao Yan looked at the scroll before him and at Xiao Xun'er's smile, which clearly concealed something on her mind. In the end, he nodded and accepted it.
Seeing Brother Xiao Yan accept it, she let out a breath of relief. Then her expression turned somewhat solemn. "Brother Xiao Yan, during the Three-Year Agreement, did you see a Dou Zong expert with dark-attribute Dou Qi?"
"Brother Xiao Yan, do you know who killed him?"
Xiao Yan froze. His expression shifted