Outside the small courtyard.
"What are you doing here, Xiao Ning?"
A five-year-old child with maturity in his eyes questioned the person before him.
"Xiao Yan, you... you can come, so why can't I?"
Xiao Ning looked at Xiao Yan, feeling rather lacking in confidence.
He was two years older than Xiao Yan, yet at seven years old, he had only reached the Third Stage of Dou Qi.
Meanwhile, the person before him had reached the realm he had spent years attaining after cultivating for merely a year and a half.
Moreover, he had always felt that Xiao Yan was far too aloof, as though he looked down on all of them.
He was the same even when facing Xiao Ning's grandfather.
If not for his exceptional talent, the younger generation of the clan would likely have all kept their distance from him.
"I came to see whether Xun Er's health has improved and whether there's anything I can do to help!"
Xiao Yan lifted his chin slightly and answered openly.
Ever since Xun Er had arrived half a year ago, he had immediately felt as though she were a celestial being.
Having never seen such a woman in either of his lives, he naturally wanted to get close to her and become friends.
"With your current cultivation, what could you possibly help with?"
Xiao Ning sized him up and down, then spoke disdainfully.
"Whether Cousin Xiao Ning can help is something you'll only know after asking. If you don't even ask, then of course you can't help."
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Ning. "Your way of thinking needs some improvement."
Though Xiao Ning felt somewhat displeased, he still intended to go along with him out of consideration for Xiao Yan's talent.
However, before he could even say the word