On the bluestone path leading to the square, Xiao Yao and Xun'er walked side by side. Their steps were light and unhurried, as though they were not worried about missing the clan's testing assembly.
Xiao Yao slowly swept his gaze over the crowd in the square, but he did not spot Xiao Yan. He murmured, "Looks like Little Flame hasn't arrived yet."
After a while, the First Elder glanced over the clan members gathered for the test, then turned to the clan leader. "Clan Leader, time is almost up. Xiao Yan knows how important today is. Could it be that he thinks he will fail and simply decided not to come?"
Just as the First Elder was about to finish speaking, a figure rapidly approached from the end of the distant path.
Xiao Zhan narrowed his eyes at the black-clad youth in the distance, a faint smile appearing on his lips as he responded to the First Elder, "Tsk, tsk! Isn't he here now? You all really can't keep your cool."
Xiao Zhan watched Xiao Yao and Xiao Yan sitting quietly together in a corner of the field, resting in silence. All he could do was pray in his heart, hoping they would succeed.
A short while later, Xiao Zhan rose to his feet and looked around the training ground, which had gradually fallen silent. He shouted solemnly, "You are all the fresh blood of the clan. You should understand how important today's test is to you. The rules are simple: those at the seventh stage of Dou Qi or above will pass; those below it will fail. However, according to the additional rules of past years, after the test is completed, anyone below the seventh stage of Dou Qi has the right to issue one challenge to a companion