A Sigh of Reflection

Xiao Chen's eyes looked somewhat weary.

After all, he lived a thousand years ago.

Although he spent most of his life in a daze over the past thousand years, that doesn't mean he didn't experience the passage of time.

Now that Xiao Yan has completely cured him, he has also recalled all the monotonous life he had lived for the past thousand years.

This is why Xiao Chen feels a sense of loss and change in everything he sees now.

However, when he looked at Xiao Yan in front of him, his eyes still revealed a trace of relief and warmth.

"Ancestor, how are you feeling?"

At the same time, after Xiao Yan returned Xiao Yi to his body, he tentatively asked a question.

"Xiao Yan, thank you for your hard work..."

Xiao Chen finally spoke.

However, perhaps because he rarely speaks, and because his body hadn't fully recovered, his voice sounded somewhat hoarse when he spoke.

"Ancestor, what are you saying? We are clansmen, we are family, this is what I should do!"

Xiao Yan then spoke very seriously.

It was nothing, and Xiao Yan didn't want to be thanked by his ancestor for such a small favor.

However, Xiao Chen's so-called "thank you for your hard work" didn't just refer to Xiao Yan healing him!

"No... what I really wanted to say is that the Xiao Clan's ability to survive today after losing its Dou Emperor Bloodline is largely thanks to you!"

After shaking his head, Xiao Chen spoke with equal seriousness.

After leaving the Demonic Flame Space with the others, Xiao Chen was taken back to the Starfall Pavilion by Yao Lao and the others.

Although Xiao Chen's condition wasn't great during this period, without the control of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, he was still able to maintain his rationality for a considerable portion of the day.

Therefore, in the past two years, he has learned most of the current situation of the Xiao Household from other people, especially the Xiao brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.

Why do I say "the majority"?

Because the two brothers dared not reveal their grandfather's secrets without his permission.

So, when faced with inexplicable issues, the two brothers simply blamed it all on Xiao Yan...

This led Xiao Chen to believe that the Xiao Household's current success was all thanks to Xiao Yan.

Although in Xiao Chen's eyes, the current Xiao Household is hundreds or thousands of times weaker than the Xiao Clan a thousand years ago, it depends on the comparison.

A thousand years ago, the Xiao Clan was in its final golden age!

Although the Dou Emperor Bloodline in the clan has begun to wither, the older generation of powerhouses are still alive.

The Xiao Household of today is certainly not as powerful as the Xiao Clan of a thousand years ago!

However, if we compare the Xiao Household now with the family before Xiao Yan was born, they are hundreds or thousands of times stronger!

After believing that all these changes were brought about by Xiao Yan, Xiao Chen naturally held Xiao Yan, this junior, in high esteem.

The experience in the Demonic Flame Space, in particular, made Xiao Chen look at Xiao Yan with new respect!

Not to mention Xiao Yan now that he has subdued the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame!

It can be said that Xiao Yan has already surpassed him!

In the end, even this useless ancestor was completely cured by his own descendants.

All these factors combined made Xiao Chen look at Xiao Yan with special regard.

In Xiao Chen's eyes, Xiao Yan was the hope to lead the Xiao Household to rise again!

"Ancestor, you flatter me. I didn't really do anything special; I just did what I was supposed to do."

Being praised so highly by his ancestor, Xiao Yan showed a slightly embarrassed expression.

Xiao Yan was completely unaware that his contributions to the Xiao Household had been magnified countless times thanks to his two older brothers' attempts to shift blame...

As for Xiao Chen, he's not one to pry into things.

As Xiao Yan's two older brothers, Xiao Chen believed that what Xiao Ding and Xiao Yan said must be true!

"You've done enough. The Xiao Clan of the past is gone, and I didn't even get to experience that battle... Now, I've been reduced to needing a descendant a thousand years from now to save me. I really am... sigh~!"

At this moment, Xiao Chen sighed heavily again.

In fact, for Xiao Chen, although he was trapped in the Demonic Flame Space, he was fortunate enough to escape the thousand-year-old war of annihilation of the Xiao Clan.

But in reality, he would rather have died fighting alongside his people back then than have lingered on in misery until now!

It can be said that his inability to share the burden of his clan with his people during their tribulations is a hurdle he cannot overcome at this moment!

Of course, even if the Xiao Clan had had an extra Xiao Chen a thousand years ago, it wouldn't have made much difference.

But he hated living like this even more.

Xiao Chen used to love being unrestrained. Although he had an outstanding mind, he didn't like being bound by the rules and regulations of his clan, so he preferred to travel alone all over the Dou Qi Continent.

This is why he was unable to experience the Xiao Clan's annihilation war a thousand years ago.

But Xiao Chen is different now.

The Xiao Clan has already declined.

And in Xiao Yan, he saw the shadow of his cousin Xiao Xuan.

Therefore, Xiao Chen had already made up his mind.

For the rest of his life, he would abandon his earlier personality and dedicate everything he had to the Xiao Household!

He wants to assist Xiao Yan and help the Xiao Household rise to prominence!

Xiao Chen is actually a genius.

A thousand years ago, he and Xiao Xuan were known as the "Twin Stars of the Xiao Clan"!

Being able to be compared to Xiao Xuan, Xiao Chen's talent, even if slightly inferior, is clearly not by much difference.

If it weren't for his personality and being trapped in the Demonic Flame Space for a thousand years, how could he only have the strength of Mid-Stage Five-Star Dou Sheng?

It can be said that Xiao Chen, whose mind has been refined, only needs to calm down and have enough resources. Not to mention Nine-Star Dou Saint, advancing to a seven- or eight- Dou Sheng is absolutely no problem!

After that, Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen started chatting.

Although one was an ancestor and the other was a descendant from countless generations away, there was no awkwardness in their communication!

Perhaps this is a connection that comes from the depths of our blood?

The two talked for a long time.

However, Xiao Chen was talking about things from a thousand years ago, while Xiao Yan was talking about things in the present.

The content of their conversation seemed completely unrelated, yet it didn't feel out of place at all!

Through these exchanges, Xiao Yan learned more and more about the Xiao Household from a thousand years ago.

Similarly, Xiao Chen also gained a deeper understanding of the Xiao Household and other matters in this era!

This left both of them feeling quite regretful.

However, as they chatted, the conversation suddenly drifted to a certain topic...

"Ancestor, back in the Demonic Flame Space, I remember I used the method taught to me by Senior Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to temporarily stabilize your condition. Why did things change later...?"

Xiao Yan asked with a puzzled look.

Although he didn't finish his sentence, Xiao Chen knew what his junior wanted to ask.