Dou Huang Expert's Shock! Ling Ying: She's So Young, and She's Already Scheming Against Me!

"Four-Star Dou Zhe!"

Ge Ye's words left Nalan Yanran, a Three-Star Dou Zhe standing beside him, feeling dejected.

She had thought herself the Jia Ma Empire's greatest genius, a favored daughter of heaven!

But now that she looked at it...

In terms of talent, she was completely incomparable to Qi Yan'er. Even Xiao Xun'er's current strength surpassed hers!

"Miss Xun Er, what happened to you?" Ge Ye asked, his aged face filled with astonishment and suspicion.

Hearing this, Xiao Xun'er replied calmly, "I had been suppressing my Dou Qi and deliberately avoiding a breakthrough. Combined with Yan'er's medicinal liquid, that was why I broke through to become a Four-Star Dou Zhe."

"Suppressing your Dou Qi?"

Everyone was startled upon hearing that.

It was their first time hearing of such a method!

Then they recalled that Xiao Xun'er was a mysterious young girl.

In an environment like the Xiao Clan, suppressing her own strength truly had been the best choice.

Otherwise, in Wu Tan City—no!

It would have been far too conspicuous even within the Jia Ma Empire!

At that moment, Qi Yan'er looked at the two girls with great satisfaction and giggled. "Hehe~ Looks like my daddy's medicinal liquid really works quite well!"

"This is far more than merely good!"

Above them, Yao Chen could not help grumbling inwardly, "Even the Foundation Establishment Liquid I personally refined doesn't have effects like this!"

"Could her daddy be an alchemist even greater than me? An eighth-tier? Or perhaps... ninth-tier?"

At that thought, Yao Chen's body became several degrees weaker.

No! I absolutely have to take this disciple in.

But how could I possibly take her as my disciple?

Just as Yao Chen was racking his brains, he suddenly sensed a strange aura!

"Hmm?"

Yao Chen hastily withdrew his perception.

He was very familiar with this strange aura.

It was precisely the Dou Huang he had sensed when he first awakened!

"Just what is Xiao Xun'er's identity? She has a Dou Huang secretly serving as her guard..."

"Also, why does this Dou Huang's aura seem a little like those fellows from the Hall of Souls?"

Ling Ying: (⊙o⊙)...

You're the Hall of Souls! Your whole family is the Hall of Souls!

Beneath a towering tree, a pitch-black figure overlapped with the tree's shadow.

Had Yao Chen not once been a Dou Zun, he would never have discovered this person's whereabouts.

When Ling Ying saw Xiao Xun'er, he could not help letting out a breath of relief. "Oh, my young lady, you truly made me search hard for you!"

Remembering how, after investigating Qi Yan'er's identity and returning to Wu Tan City, he had not sensed Xiao Xun'er at all, Ling Ying's old face immediately turned bitter.

She really didn't care whether I lived or died!

I went through all that trouble to gather information, while she...

She ran off with someone else!

Had he not been the Ancient Clan First Dou Huang, it truly would have been difficult to find this young lady.

"Strange!"

Ling Ying furrowed his brow slightly and muttered to himself, "With the young lady's temperament and character, she would never easily leave Wu Tan City. Why did she follow this little girl to the Magical Beast Mountain Range?"

"No!"

"We can't let them keep heading deeper into the mountain range. If they get caught up in those two people's battle, things will become disastrous."

As a Six-Star Dou Huang, Ling Ying naturally sensed the fierce battle deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

With that thought, Ling Ying immediately used a secret technique to transmit his voice to Xiao Xun'er. "Miss~"

"Uncle Ling Ying, you're back?"

Hearing the familiar aged voice, Xiao Xun'er was delighted.

Back?

Hearing that wording, Ling Ying could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth.

I'm back? I came looking for you!

"Mm!" Ling Ying did not refute her and simply answered.

"Did you find out anything about Yan'er?"

Hearing Xiao Xun'er's question, Ling Ying replied solemnly, "I did uncover some information about her, but..."

"But what?"

"But what I found seems to be only superficial information. This Qi Yan'er came from a nearby village called Luo Fan Village, and her daddy is just an ordinary person!"

"An ordinary person?"

Ling Ying's report made Xiao Xun'er's pupils contract. "That makes sense!"

If his strength could be uncovered so easily, then Yan'er's daddy would not have remained hidden for so long without anyone discovering him.

It seemed Yan'er's words had been more or less true!

Her daddy...

Thinking of this, Xiao Xun'er suddenly asked cautiously, "Uncle Ling Ying, have you been to Luo Fan Village?"

"I have not."

Ling Ying was deeply puzzled by Xiao Xun'er's tone. "I was worried about your safety, Miss, so I only looked from afar and did not enter."

"That's good, that's good."

Xiao Xun'er let out a sigh of relief.

"Uh..."

This tone made Ling Ying even more astonished.

You are the Ancient Clan's young lady, and your father is a Dou Sheng!

Was it really necessary to be so cautious about this little girl's daddy?

"Miss, could there be something extraordinary about her daddy?"

"Extraordinary doesn't even begin to cover it!"

Xiao Xun'er said gravely, "Her daddy may be an alchemist stronger than an eighth-tier alchemist. His strength probably does not fall far short of my father's."

"How... how is that possible?"

Ling Ying was so shocked that he nearly sprang out from beneath the tree's shade.

How could such a mighty figure be hidden within the tiny Jia Ma Empire?

"Uncle Ling Ying, I'll tell you about the rest after we return. For now, you only need to know that we can befriend this father and daughter, but we absolutely cannot make enemies of them."

"I understand."

Ling Ying nodded, and his figure completely vanished.

"Sister Xun'er, who were you talking to?"

Having just finished speaking with Ling Ying, Xiao Xun'er was startled when she heard that childish female voice.

Before her eyes...

Was the incomparably adorable Qi Yan'er, staring at her with a pair of bright, watery eyes.

"No one~"

Xiao Xun'er hurriedly denied it. "I was only wondering which direction Mu She might run!"

"Sister Xun'er, do you think I'm stupid?"

Pointing a little finger at herself, Qi Yan'er's small face puffed up in anger.

"How could I?"

Xiao Xun'er gave an awkward smile.

"Then how could you lie to me?"

Qi Yan'er pouted, clearly unhappy. "With your cleverness, Sister, how could you possibly fail to realize that Mu She took Mo Li because he wanted to cross the Magical Beast Mountain Range and return to the Mo Clan?"

"This..."

Having been seen through, Xiao Xun'er did not know what to say.

She never could have imagined that Qi Yan'er had even discovered her voice transmission with Ling Ying!

Just how had she done it?

"How else could she have done it? Naturally, her Soul Power is strong enough!"

Above them, Yao Chen sighed.

This little girl's soul was not merely stronger than an ordinary person's—it was more than ten times stronger even than Xiao Yan's!

"Yan'er, actually..."

"Sister Xun'er, I know you have your reasons. I was just joking with you!"

Waving her little hand, Qi Yan'er cutely shook her small head.

"Thank you for being understanding, little sister Yan'er."

Kindness filled her eyes as Xiao Xun'er spoke gratefully.

"Hehe~"

Qi Yan'er smiled, then pointed her little hand toward the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. "Since they're going to risk crossing the Magical Beast Mountain Range, then so can we. Let's go!"

"Wait!"

Seeing that Qi Yan'er truly intended to cross the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Ge Ye hurriedly tried to stop her. "Yan'er, the Magical Beast Mountain Range is extremely dangerous. If we enter rashly, we will surely encounter danger. When that happens, I alone won't be able to protect you."

"Who said I needed you to protect me?"

Qi Yan'er's little face was full of disdain. "Just put your mind at ease! If we really encounter danger, someone will naturally come out and protect us!"

Thump~

The moment those words were spoken, Ling Ying and Yao Chen, both hidden in the shadows, felt their hearts tremble.

She was a complete little monster!

She was so young, and she had already begun scheming against this old man?