I Choose Xiao Yan

"Hello. I'm glad to meet you too."

Yun Shenwei spoke with a genial smile, giving off the feeling of a warm spring breeze. Coupled with his handsome appearance, he instantly drew shrieks from quite a few girls present.

"I heard your cultivation talent is very strong. Could you guide me in my cultivation? There are indeed many things I don't understand about cultivating."

Xiao Mei spoke again, her little face filled with expectation.

"Of course."

Yun Shenwei nodded, then turned his gaze toward the other young men and women of the Xiao Family present. "If any of you have questions, you can ask me as well. As long as it's within my ability, small matters are no problem."

"Wow, that's amazing! As expected of the Chief Disciple, what a broad mind."

"Hahaha, then could you guide my realm cultivation?"

"Uh, I don't really understand the Dou Qi Vortex. Um, do you think..."

The Xiao Family youths were all delighted. One after another, they scrambled to get ahead, hoping to be first in line. After all, being able to discuss cultivation with such a genius was something worth fighting for.

"How pathetic. It's just a Chief Disciple who came here, yet look at you all acting so spineless. You're truly throwing away our family's dignity."

At that moment, a very discordant voice rang out. The speaker was a young man.

"Xiao Ning, watch your mouth. He is an honored guest. How can you be so presumptuous?"

Xiao Mei shot the speaker a fierce glare.

"Oh? I wondered who it was. Turns out it's some insignificant extra."

Upon hearing the name, Yun Shenwei quickly searched his memories. After studying the other party for a while, he finally recalled who Xiao Ning was.

In the original story, Xiao Ning was the First Elder's grandson. At seventeen years old, he had already reached Eight Stage Dou Qi. In the current Xiao Family, only Xiao Xun'er could surpass him! This guy was also Xiao Yan's cousin, though the two did not get along very well.

"Oh, it sounds like you have some objections to me? Why don't you say whatever you want to say?"

Yun Shenwei's voice carried an imposing authority despite his lack of anger, his face bearing an innate air of pride. At his age and with his level of cultivation, he was more than enough to intimidate everyone his age here.

"Hehe, of course I wouldn't dare have any objections. You're an important figure. How could a nobody like me dare?"

Xiao Ning delivered a barbed remark. At least on the surface, he truly did not dare say anything too unpleasant unless he had lost his mind.

But when he saw that Xiao Mei wanted to curry favor with Yun Shenwei, Xiao Ning was furious. Driven by jealousy, he continued, "Your talent is indeed impressive, but you're ultimately an outsider. You surely know nothing about our Xiao Family's ancestral cultivation methods. If you guide them, you'll only make things worse and mislead others."

"You sound quite certain. Why don't we have a contest?"

Having lived two lives and possessing a system, Yun Shenwei naturally would not grow angry over Xiao Ning's provocation. Instead, he thought of an excellent opportunity.

"I won't bully you either. If I used my own strength to compete with you, that would simply be bullying the weak. Even if you lost, you would only submit outwardly, not inwardly.

"So how about this? I'll randomly choose someone here who is weaker than you and personally guide them for half an hour. Then the two of you can exchange punches at the same time and see who takes more steps back. Do you dare?"

Yun Shenwei spoke confidently. In truth, he had already selected someone in his heart.

"Hahaha, if you were competing against me personally, then I would certainly surrender immediately. The gap between us is too great, so there would be no point. But if you want to randomly pick someone from among all these people to compete with me, then sorry—even with your personal guidance, my victory is guaranteed. I'm not just bragging here. My realm is simply this high, and my strength is simply this great. It can't be helped."

The mocking expression on Xiao Ning's face grew increasingly obvious. Just as he said, the other young men and women present all lowered their heads.

"Senior Brother Yun, choose me. The difference between my realm and his isn't too great."

At this moment, Xiao Mei was taking Yun Shenwei's side.

"No need. Wouldn't choosing you fail to show how impressive I am?"

Yun Shenwei waved at Xiao Mei, quickly swept his gaze around, and finally settled it on Xiao Yan in the farthest corner.

"No way. You're sure you want to choose him? Do you know what kind of standing he has in our family, and how everyone sees him?"

Xiao Ning followed his gaze. When he discovered that Yun Shenwei wanted to pick Xiao Yan, he immediately burst into laughter. "If you can make that trash defeat me, then I, Xiao Ning, will slap myself a hundred times in public. I will not go back on my word."

"Senior Brother Yun, you absolutely must not choose him. He... he... he really is trash."

Seeing this, Xiao Mei hesitated for quite a while before finally forcing out the words that were difficult to say.

"That's right, don't choose that guy. Although he used to be very talented, there's something strange about his body. His realm has been declining for years, so among everyone here, he is the biggest piece of trash."

"He is the Xiao Clan Leader's third son, Xiao Yan. This guy's realm truly isn't good enough. Why not choose someone else? If not, you could choose Xiao Mei."

"Exactly! There's no need to insist on choosing someone so worthless."

"You're our age, yet you already possess such a high cultivation realm. It's clear that you're very capable. There's no need to choose the most worthless person just to prove a point."

The other Xiao Family disciples hurriedly tried to persuade him, afraid that Yun Shenwei would do something foolish.

"No need. I choose him."

Yun Shenwei was extremely firm. Looking straight at Xiao Ning, he said, "If I lose this time, I'll give you two Profound Low-Rank Dou Techniques for free."

"Gasp... Is he really that arrogant?"

"My heavens, the stakes are far too high."

"Senior Brother Yun, please don't act on impulse. Your status is so noble. There's truly no need to argue with Xiao Ning."

"We all know you come from the noble Misty Cloud Sect. Your family is wealthy, and you don't lack such things, but taking out Dou Techniques is truly inappropriate. The stakes are too valuable. We can't accept them."

The many Xiao Family disciples began trying to persuade him. Xiao Mei also grabbed Yun Shenwei's arm, leaned close to his ear, and said, "Senior Brother Yun, this started because of me. How about we forget it?"

Yun Shenwei turned a deaf ear. Gently pushing Xiao Mei away, he pointed at Xiao Yan. "Xiao Yan, come here for a moment. I need your help with something."

The moment those words were spoken, the surroundings instantly fell silent. Xiao Mei shook her head helplessly, Xiao Ning became smug with triumph, and the other Xiao Family disciples could not help sighing. Clearly, none of them thought highly of Yun Shenwei's decision.

"They're right. If you choose trash like me to compete, you'll definitely lose."

Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Yan slowly spoke, his words carrying a slightly mature tone.