Dou Ling Xiao Zhan

[B: Threaten Ya Fei and teach her a lesson, but spare her life.]

Looking at the first option, Xiao Yan curled his lip speechlessly.

"Obviously, I can't kill her..."

Not only did many people know Ya Fei had left with him, but the two of them also had a partnership.

If Ya Fei died and the Mittel Auction House sent someone new, it would be difficult to cut off the Jia Lie Clan's medicinal ingredient supply.

"Ya Fei is a smart woman. She should know what's good for her," Xiao Yan muttered, choosing B.

[You asked Ya Fei whether she had recognized you. Ya Fei nodded with a bitter smile.]

Her jade hand brushed aside the loose strands of hair before her forehead. Her casual charm made Xiao Yan stare blankly from not far away.

Pressing her red lips together, Ya Fei asked timidly, "You aren't planning to kill me to silence me, are you?"

Seeing the flicker of amusement in Ya Fei's beautiful eyes, Xiao Yan said viciously, "I'm planning to rape you, then dump your corpse."

[Hearing your crude dirty talk, Ya Fei's pretty face flushed slightly, and she shot you a seductive glare.]

[Although Ya Fei had recognized you, she didn't believe you could refine a fourth-grade pill like Qi Gathering Powder.]

[You glanced at Ya Fei, who had guessed almost the whole truth, and warned her to keep your identity secret.]

"Do I look like the kind of stupid woman with big breasts and no brains?" Ya Fei spread her hands innocently.

Xiao Yan seriously stared at the surging peaks before Ya Fei's chest. Only after a moment did he nod. "Your breasts are indeed big. As for whether you have brains, that'll depend on how you perform in the future."

[After taking a little advantage of Ya Fei and discussing their partnership, you left decisively.]

[In less than a month, thanks to your concessions, the Xiao Clan seized seventy percent of Wutan City's market for healing medicine.]

[Meanwhile, the Jia Lie Clan had previously enraged many mercenaries with its outrageous profits. Now that it no longer received medicinal ingredients from the Mittel Auction House, it was plagued with troubles.]

[With a wave of Xiao Zhan's hand, you became the master of a marketplace. With experienced men sent by Xiao Zhan to guide you, you weren't overly burdened.]

[One day, an argument in the marketplace caught your attention.]

[It turned out that the Jia Lie Clan's alchemist had taken a fancy to Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yu. The other side had quite a few men and held an overwhelming advantage.]

Looking at the young girl in the green dress not far away, Xiao Yan's heart stirred. Xiao Xun'er was becoming more and more exquisite. Even now, she was already showing signs of becoming a devastating beauty.

The girl wore an elegant outfit, her delicate little face untouched by any makeup, naturally flawless. Her smooth black hair was casually tied with a short green ribbon, reaching just to her waist. When the breeze blew, her hair drifted gently, stirring one's heart.

At her slender waist, which seemed too delicate to grasp, a pale purple sash outlined her graceful curves in vivid detail.

One couldn't help but wonder what kind of pleasure it would be to hold such a slender waist in one's arms.

Sweeping his gaze over, Xiao Yan couldn't help lingering on Xiao Yu's sexy, long legs.

When it came to legs alone, no one could compare to this cousin of his—not Xiao Xun'er beside her, nor even the more seductive Ya Fei.

[Someone was causing trouble in the marketplace. You decided...]

[A: Strike while the iron is hot and kill everyone from the Jia Lie Clan here.]

[B: Leave some room for now and teach everyone from the Jia Lie Clan a lesson.]

[C: Tie up Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yu, give them to the alchemist hired by the Jia Lie Clan, lure him into joining the Xiao Clan, and have the two alchemists cooperate to make the Xiao Clan bigger and stronger.]

After reading the three options, Xiao Yan immediately ruled out C.

"That's way too outrageous!" Xiao Yan complained helplessly about the shitty option.

His gaze lingered between the first two options as Xiao Yan hesitated.

He had more than forty capable men under his command, while the Jia Lie Clan only had a dozen or so people here. If they rushed in together, killing them wouldn't be difficult.

Without an alchemist, the Jia Lie Clan would definitely suffer a severe blow.

However, if he really did that, it would mean an irreconcilable feud with the Jia Lie Clan.

The Jia Lie Clan head's son, Jia Lie Ao, was here as well.

After thinking it over, Xiao Yan chose B. For now, he couldn't kill these people.

Openly killing a first-grade alchemist wasn't something the Xiao Clan feared, but it could bring considerable trouble.

Killing Jia Lie Ao would already make dealing with the Jia Lie Clan troublesome. If more trouble arose, another clan might take advantage of the Xiao Clan's weakness.

Xiao Yan couldn't help thinking of his grandfather, feeling somewhat wistful.

Xiao Lin had great talent and formidable strength, but his path to advancement had caused many problems. In the end, he had nearly perished together with his enemy.

[At your command, more than forty burly men sprang out and immediately surrounded the Jia Lie Clan's people.]

[With their numerical advantage, the Jia Lie Clan members who had been strutting about just moments ago turned pale. Miserable screams rang throughout the entire street.]

[Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao didn't know when to back down and didn't flee in panic.]

[Now that you had come of age, Jia Lie Ao prepared to challenge you, leaving you with no reason to refuse.]

[Xiao Yu deeply despised Jia Lie Ao for bullying the weak and prepared to step in for you.]

[After Liu Xi and Jia Lie Ao provoked you repeatedly, you accepted the challenge.]

[Seeing you seemingly fall for their provocation and charge forward rashly, Xiao Yu was somewhat surprised and wanted to fight in your place.]

Xiao Yan was stunned. He hadn't expected this somewhat savage cousin of his to want to stand up for him.

Looking at Xiao Yu's back, his gaze slowly traveled from her fragrant shoulders, over her back, slender waist, pert and rounded buttocks, and those sexy, nearly perfect long legs.

If she could always be like this, this cousin with such perfect curves from behind was actually quite nice.

[You refused Xiao Yu's kind intentions. You had been cultivating diligently recently, and even with only a low-grade Yellow-class technique, your strength had risen to a three-star Dou Zhe.]

[Now, Xiao Yu was merely at the same level as you.]

[Seeing you accept the challenge, Jia Lie Ao immediately attacked.]

[With the terrifying Dou Technique you had mastered, you used Infinite Void-Sinking Force to deflect Jia Lie Ao's attack, then immediately counterattacked with Star-Surging Heaven Qi, easily inflicting severe injuries on Jia Lie Ao.]

[Just then, Jia Lie Ao's father, Jia Lie Bi, appeared.]

[A Great Dou Master unleashed a Profound-class Dou Technique and attacked you.]

[Just as you prepared to parry with your ingenious Dou Techniques, Xiao Zhan made his move.]

[Although Xiao Lin had only lived for a few more years before dying, Xiao Zhan had received his guidance in cultivation and had now broken through to become a Dou Ling.]

[With his formidable strength, Xiao Zhan not only stopped Jia Lie Bi, but also used the Jia Lie Clan's initiative in causing trouble at the Xiao Clan marketplace as an excuse to kill him completely.]

[Before Jia Lie Bi was killed, he sent out a distress signal, but the three great elders had long been lying in ambush outside the marketplace.]

[After dealing with Jia Lie Bi, Xiao Zhan immediately went to assist the three great elders.]

[With the Jia Lie Clan's elites dead, the Jia Lie Clan declined beyond recovery and was soon swallowed up by the Xiao Clan.]