System Rewards

After withdrawing his attention from Yang Chen, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan standing in the center of the hall, smiled, and nodded. Then he subconsciously said,

"Yan'er, you're here. Come, take a seat."

Xiao Yan nodded with a smile, paying no mind to the flickers of surprise and disdain in the eyes of the three elders. He turned and swept his gaze around the hall, only to discover that there was no seat for him at all!

Humiliated by those three old geezers in front of their guests, Xiao Yan would have endured it in the past. After all, he had no talent and held an extremely low status in the family. If he made a scene, he would only make things difficult for his father.

But things were different now. Not only had his talent returned, but he also had an immensely capable uncle.

Back then, I had no uncle. When you bullied me, I endured it. But now that I have an uncle backing me up, if you still bully me, wouldn't my uncle have come for nothing?

"What do the three elders mean by this? Could it be that I, Xiao Yan, am not a member of the Xiao Family? Or are you saying that, as the clan leader's son, I am unworthy of entering the Xiao Family's reception hall?"

Having been bullied for three years, Xiao Yan now had confidence and naturally refused to endure any longer. He directly vented the anger he had suppressed for three years, directing it straight at the Xiao Family's three great elders.

Xiao Yan's sudden outburst startled everyone in the Xiao Family, especially the three elders. They had never expected Xiao Yan, whom they had always manipulated as they pleased, to have the nerve to explode on the spot.

Xiao Xun'er's eyes brightened slightly, seeming to sparkle like stars. Perhaps because she was overjoyed, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Even Nalan Yanran, seated opposite them, looked at Xiao Yan in surprise, with a little more approval in her eyes. Though he was a cripple, he still had some backbone.

Once Xiao Zhan came to his senses, anger immediately flashed across his face. Frowning, he spoke to the yellow-robed elder beside him.

"Second Elder, you..."

"Oh my, my apologies. I must be getting senile—I actually forgot the Third Young Master. I'll have someone bring over a chair right away."

The Xiao Family's Second Elder, who was being glared at by Xiao Zhan, was initially stunned. Then he put on an expression of self-reproach, patted his forehead, and explained with a light smile. However, the mockery in his eyes could not be concealed.

Xiao Yan could not help but sneer at the sight, speaking leisurely.

"Second Elder can overlook even such a trivial matter. Wouldn't the Xiao Family's major affairs be even more prone to mistakes? It would be better for you to retire and enjoy your old age sooner, lest you fail to preserve your reputation in your twilight years and become a sinner of the Xiao Family!"

"You..."

The Xiao Family's Second Elder turned alternately green and white with anger at Xiao Yan's words, yet he could not lash out. The gaze of that mysterious expert from the Yunlan Sect below made him feel distinctly uncomfortable.

Xiao Zhan also looked at Xiao Yan in surprise. He had never expected his youngest son's words to be so sharp.

"Brother Xiao Yan, sit here!"

At that moment, a clear and lovely young girl's laugh suddenly came from the corner, drawing the attention of everyone in the Xiao Family.

Yang Chen had not spoken from beginning to end. He merely watched with a smile as Xiao Yan silently squeezed onto a single chair with Xiao Xun'er, the smile on his face growing even broader.

Yang Chen was quite satisfied with how Xiao Yan had handled things earlier. One should endure when necessary, but one must not endure at all times.

To endure was to hang a sharp blade over one's heart, so that one day, one could hold a blade in one's hand and no longer need to endure!

"Ding! Congratulations, Host Yang Chen. For helping your nephew Xiao Yan resolve his cultivation troubles, you have received one month of accelerated cultivation time. Please choose an appropriate time to enter secluded cultivation."

"Note: Once secluded cultivation begins, you may not exit easily. If you forcibly exit midway after using it, all remaining time will be reset to zero."

Suddenly, the system's notification sounded in Yang Chen's mind, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Over the years, this so-called system had been almost dispensable to Yang Chen. Its greatest use had been loading him with a template of Erlang God Yang Jian, granting him peerless talent, and then, not long ago, giving him Erlang God Yang Jian's inheritance.

Other than that, the system had practically been useless. Even now, Yang Chen did not know what this careless and irresponsible system was called. Perhaps the system had mentioned it before, but Yang Chen had not remembered.

Besides, shouldn't notifications about rewards for completing tasks be issued as soon as the task was completed? Why wait until now?

As if it had heard Yang Chen's thoughts—or perhaps it was patching up its own irresponsibility—another notification sounded in his mind.

"Ding! This system's human customer service function is only online during the daytime. Therefore, all system achievements attained and system tasks completed at night will be settled together after human customer service comes online."

"Note: All tasks and achievements in this system are hidden tasks and hidden achievements. Host Yang Chen, please explore them on your own."

"If the host wishes to file a complaint, please go to the Transmigrator System Administration Bureau of Earth Creation Group to submit it. Dedicated staff will record your statement. When filing a complaint, please be sure to provide your real name, address, and other information. Keep it up, dear!"

To file a complaint, he had to go all the way to Earth, make the complaint in person, and have it specially recorded? Was it really recording the reason for the complaint, or was it making things easier for them to pinpoint and eliminate him later?

Fortunately, Yang Chen did not care much about this so-called system. Even the rewards were collected only when he felt like it. In any case, the system mailbox had unlimited storage and would not delete anything on a timer.

Still, this accelerated cultivation reward was quite good. Sometimes, cultivating certain divine abilities not only required a considerable amount of time, but also could not be interrupted.

For example, Heavenly Law, Earthly Manifestation created an enormous disturbance during cultivation. Even in remote places, it would attract the attention of others. Yang Chen was not afraid of that, but it was bothersome, and cultivating divine abilities most required a steady mind.

"What is the time acceleration multiplier?"

"Replying to Host: the time acceleration can be adjusted by the host, with a maximum of five times and a minimum of two times!"

At most five times, meaning that one month could amount to as much as five months of cultivation. Five months should be more than enough to get Heavenly Law, Earthly Manifestation started.

Yang Chen still had confidence in himself on that point.

After responding inwardly, Yang Chen ignored the system and turned his gaze to Xiao Yan's face.

In this short time, Xiao Yan had already learned Nalan Yanran's identity through Xiao Xun'er's explanation and guessed Nalan Yanran's purpose.

Nalan Yanran, the beloved jewel of the Nalan Clan and the personal disciple of Yun Yun, the Yunlan Sect's leader!

The enormous gap in status made Xiao Yan subconsciously look toward his uncle. However, Yang Chen pretended not to see it and merely sat there with his eyes closed, resting his mind.