Father-Son Talk

After the Three-Year Agreement ended, Xiao Zhan and his son Xiao Yan walked side by side in Yun Lan Mountain. Xiao Yan looked at his father, hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong, Yan Er?" Xiao Zhan stopped and looked at Xiao Yan with a warm smile.

"Father, can you do me a favor?" Xiao Yan asked somewhat awkwardly, after all, it was not easy for him to say what he wanted to do out loud!

But, unexpectedly...

"You wouldn't be thinking of asking your father to introduce you to the Sect Leader Yun Yun Lan Sect, would you?" Xiao Zhan asked with a half-smile.

Xiao Yan's eyes widened, not expecting his thoughts to be so easily exposed.

"Are you wondering how your father knew?"

After hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded silently.

"Do you really think your father knew nothing about what happened in the Magical Beast Mountain Range?" Xiao Zhan laughed.

"Could it be that there are powerful figures in the family who are specifically following me?" Xiao Yan's tone was filled with disbelief.

He hadn't noticed any signs of being followed for so long, that teacher...

"No need to say more, there are indeed two Dou Huang expert following you." Just as Xiao Yan thought of Elder Yao, the latter's voice rang in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Teacher, why didn't you tell me?" Xiao Yan asked with some resentment. He had been completely kept in the dark!

"Tell you?" the Elder Yao said disdainfully.

"What good will telling you do? Can you kick them out? Or will it just let you know you have insurance so you can cause trouble without worry?"

The Elder Yao's barrage of questions left Xiao Yan speechless. Indeed, since his father had arranged this, he probably couldn't change it.

Life is like that, you can't resist it, so you can only enjoy it!

"Huh? That's not right!" Xiao Yan seemed to have discovered a blind spot, looking at Xiao Zhan in surprise.

"Father, why did you send two Dou Huang expert to protect me? Doesn't that violate the Xiao Clan's rules?"

"You knew it was Dou Emperor?" Xiao Zhan was taken aback at first, then understood. "Your teacher must have told you that again!"

However, Xiao Zhan didn't dwell on the question. Instead, he answered Xiao Yan's questions, reminiscing about the past, and said earnestly, "Yan Er, you should be eighteen years old this year, right?"

Xiao Yan frowned, not understanding why his father would suddenly bring up his age.

Xiao Zhan continued:

"In fact, every son of the Xiao Clan who comes of Coming-of-Age Ceremony at sixteen will be qualified to learn some of the secrets of the Xiao Clan."

"However, given your special circumstances, we unanimously decided to keep this matter confidential from you until your Three-Year Agreement was fulfilled."

Xiao Yan's heart pounded. He had a premonition that his father's words would resolve many of his long-standing doubts about the family.

Xiao Yan was not a slow-witted person. Having lived in the Xiao Clan for more than ten years, he naturally noticed the abnormalities in his family.

The first to be affected is the small number of people in the Xiao Clan's territory. The Xiao Clan is not many, but it is not small either. Over the years, there have been at least two or three thousand people.

However, the number of members within the Xiao Clan territory is at most five or six hundred, and most of them are elderly, weak, women and children, and their strength is not great.

There are only about a hundred people like Xiao Zhan who are in their prime and have great strength; they are merely there to keep the Xiao Clan running.

Furthermore, the Xiao Clan has a very comprehensive welfare system and various departments, and its strength is extremely formidable.

Back in Wutan City, Xiao Yan didn't feel this too deeply, but when he went out to train, he discovered how astonishing the cultivation conditions he took for granted were in the outside world.

Furthermore, Xun Er's mysterious identity and her subtle apprehension towards the Xiao Clan were troubling Xiao Yan.

These are only some of the problems. There are still many things that Xiao Yan doesn't understand, but now, it seems, they can all be answered.

Xiao Yan didn't urge him too much, but waited quietly for Xiao Zhan to speak. However, before that, Xiao Zhan did something else.

"Yan Er, could you please ask your teacher to show himself?" Xiao Zhan asked calmly.

Xiao Yan's expression tightened, thinking that this was about to be a showdown. But before Xiao Yan could react, Elder Yao floated out of his Storage Ring on his own.

"I wonder what business Xiao Clan Leader has with me?" Elder Yao asked solemnly. The reason he showed himself was because he knew that Xiao Zhan was aware of his existence.

Moreover, he was also certain that Xiao Zhan would not do anything detrimental to him; otherwise, he would have simply taken a strong action instead of asking Xiao Zhan to appear.

"First of all, Zhan Xian would like to express Yan Er's gratitude to the old gentleman. Without the old gentleman's guidance, Yan Er would probably still have a long way to go," Xiao Zhan said, bowing respectfully.

Xiao Zhan's gratitude was genuine, although he was also aware that Elder Yao had been using Xiao Yan in the past and even now.

However, judging a person shouldn't be based on their thoughts, but rather on their actions. Elder Yao didn't do anything detrimental to Xiao Yan; in fact, he consistently did his best to help Xiao Yan grow.

Even though the former extracted Xiao Yan's Dou Qi, it indirectly tempered Xiao Yan's will and laid a good foundation for him.

The kindness of those who impart knowledge and skills must be respected, no matter where one is.

"Xiao Clan Leader, there's no need for such formalities. This is merely a matter of fate between this old man and Little Yanzi," Elder Yao said indifferently, his tone not very pleasant.

He felt as if the Xiao Clan had led him astray, and his secrets seemed to have been exposed in front of the Xiao Clan, which made him feel somewhat agitated.

"There are a few things that my Xiao Clan should explain to Medicine Venerable in advance," Xiao Zhan said calmly, uttering these startling words.

"How did you know my identity?"

The Elder Yao's expression was no longer as calm as before. He unleashed his aura, which shocked Xiao Yan. The latter was so oppressed by the immense aura that he could not move.

However, Xiao Zhan simply waved his sleeve, and that powerful aura vanished without a trace.

"As expected of the Continent's Number One Alchemist, even with just his Soul Strength, he still possesses strength no less than that of High-level Dou Zong." Xiao Zhan commented expressionlessly.

The Elder Yao was also stunned by Xiao Zhan's sudden display of skill, and began to re-evaluate this seemingly ordinary clan leader.

Seeing the Elder Yao's still unfriendly gaze, Xiao Zhan felt he should take the initiative to explain:

"Medicine Venerable, there's no need to worry. Your Bone Chilling Cold Fire is your trademark, so it's not impossible for my Xiao Clan to recognize it."

The Elder Yao paused, realizing he had completely forgotten about that.

The rarity of Exotic Fire is beyond doubt, and the Bone Chilling Cold Fire, which accompanied his rise to fame, naturally entered the eyes of the powerful figures in the Central Plains and even the entire continent.

It can be said that the Bone Chilling Cold Fire is essentially the identity card of the Medicine Venerable.

In recent years, Elder Yao has used the Bone Chilling Cold Fire to refine pills and fight enemies quite often, so it was only a matter of time before he was recognized.

Given the cautious nature of the Elder Yao, he would never have made such a basic mistake.

In Elder Yao's subconscious, the Jia Ma Empire was just a remote little country. It was already a blessing that they knew about the Exotic Fire. How could they possibly distinguish which kind of Exotic Fire it was?

Then, the Elder Yao became somewhat unscrupulous, and as a result...

He messed up in front of his own apprentice's family!

However, Elder Yao still gave Xiao Zhan a deep look. It was true that the Bone Chilling Cold Fire was proof of Medicine Venerable, but Yao Medicine Venerable was only the most famous in Central Plains.

He certainly didn't believe his name had spread far enough to reach such a small northwestern country. The reasons behind this are worth pondering!

"I wonder what Xiao Clan Leader wants to tell me?" Elder Yao changed the subject.

"This all started with the origins of my Xiao Clan."

Like Xiao Zhan Xiao Han has entered a mode of reminiscing about history.