"Yes. Like our eldest brother, I'm an adult now. It's time I went out and made my way in the world. If I stay in the Xiao Household forever, it'll be hard for my strength to improve much."
Looking at the younger brother who had grown increasingly close to him over the past few years, Xiao Li smiled fondly.
His younger brother had never been close to anyone before, but Xiao Li had simply assumed he had yet to grow up and had never minded in the slightest.
Now, Xiao Li felt that his younger brother had grown up and become more sensible.
Although Xiao Li had misunderstood the reason, the change in Xiao Yan's feelings was absolutely real!
Seeing the smile on his second brother's face, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
What could he say?
Could he ask his second brother not to leave?
That clearly wasn't realistic.
Each of the three brothers had his own path to walk.
Their eldest brother had set off earlier, their second brother was about to leave, and Xiao Yan himself would soon embark on his own journey.
"What? Can't bear to part with your second brother? Xiao Yan, that curse that kept making your cultivation fall has already been broken. If I don't work a little harder, you'll overtake me!
How am I supposed to protect you then?"
Seeing Xiao Yan suddenly fall silent, Xiao Li smiled and patted his shoulder.
In truth, being an older brother put Xiao Li under considerable pressure.
He had an older brother above him and a younger brother below him, leaving him stuck in the middle.
And this younger brother of his was a downright freak of a genius!
He had begun cultivating at four and reached the Ninth Stage of Dou