Xiao Yan had kept a low profile beside Venerable Wind the entire time, witnessing Venerable Wind's masterful acting from start to finish.
He had clearly wanted to take the opportunity to fleece others, yet it looked as though he had been the one taken advantage of instead. Xiao Yan was certain that Venerable Yellow Spring and Venerable Lei both believed victory was already theirs.
Moreover, the items Venerable Lei and Venerable Yellow Spring had put forward greatly satisfied Xiao Yan. As long as he won the Four Pavilions Conference, those two treasures would be his.
Though Xiao Yan had not used his soul power to probe the strength of the participants due to his disguise, Venerable Wind had already told him that the strongest among them would likely only be around the level of a one-star Dou Zong. To the current Xiao Yan, that posed no challenge at all.
However, with the wager among the three venerables added to this competition, things had already become somewhat different.
Before the competition began, the four venerables all took advantage of the final moments to pull their disciples aside for last-minute instructions.
Venerable Wind brought another young girl in green before Xiao Yan and said, "This is my disciple, Mu Qingluan."
Then he said to Mu Qingluan, "Qingluan, this is your senior brother, Xiao Yan."
Xiao Yan examined the girl before him. She appeared considerably younger than himself, dressed in green, with a pair of large, lively eyes that made her look especially adorable. Her lovely face still carried a faint trace of youthful innocence.
Mu Qingluan likewise studied Xiao Yan with curious eyes before giggling at Venerable Wind. "Teacher, when did you take in another disciple?"
"Although Xiao Yan is your senior brother, he is not my disciple. It is a long