Brothers Talk

"Huh?" The Pursuer Leader looked in the direction of the voice, wanting to see which guy was so tactless as to meddle in other people's business.

Just as I was about to deal with the latter, I saw the opponent's lineup: a Three Star Dou Zun kid, followed by two two-star and one one-star, plus those two little brats...

Looking at himself, besides him, there was only one Two Star Dou Zun and a few Dou Zong left.

The leader was caught in a dilemma. Although he was Six Star Dou Zun, there were quite a few of them, especially the two he was chasing, who were quite troublesome.

Finally...

The leader made a decision, and looked at Xiao Yan, saying, "Sir, those two captured Elder of our Nine Netherworld Earth Python Clan and even killed dozens of our clansmen."

His tone carried a faint threat. "Are you really willing to risk offending my Nine Netherworld Earth Python Clan to protect these two people?"

Upon hearing the name of the Nine Netherworld Earth Python, everyone present changed color, staring at Xiao Ding and his companion as if they were dead. How dare these two be so bold as to provoke the Nine Netherworld Earth Python, one of the Three Great Families of the Monster Beast World?

He then turned his curious gaze to Xiao Yan. This person had just called the other party "big brother," indicating that the two had a close relationship. What else would he choose?

However, Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged throughout, and he calmly asked, "Nine Netherworld Earth Python?"

"They, I, Heavenly Mansion Xiao Yan, have been saved!"

"Come and try if you dare!"

"Heavenly Mansion Xiao Yan?" someone exclaimed in surprise, and the crowd immediately began to discuss the matter.

"So he's actually a direct disciple of the Heavenly Mansion Medicine Saint?"

"This is going to be quite a show!"

Xiao Yan and his companions' identities Heavenly Mansion were naturally recognized by many, but since Xiao Yan rarely appeared in public, most people only knew his name but never saw him.

If it were an ordinary Heavenly Mansion Dou Zun Elder, they might not be able to handle this situation, but it's a different story when the person is a disciple of the Medicine Saint.

Even disregarding the fact that the Medicine Saint is the Heavenly Mansion Master, the mere mention of the title "Saint" is enough to deter even the Nine Netherworld Earth Python from easily offending him.

Now, the real challenge lies with the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Clan ...

Shifting the gaze to the face of the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Clan, the latter's expression was indeed ashen; they were now completely in a bind.

Now that they knew the other party's identity, it was obviously not a good idea to take action. At this moment, the leader of the Nine Netherworld Earth Python felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a dead fly!

While the Nine Netherworld Earth Python were caught in a dilemma, Xiao Yan was excitedly catching up with Xiao Ding, asking, "Brother, what brings you to Central Plains?"

"Oh?" Xiao Ding's tone was puzzling. "So, if you can come, why can't I, your older brother?"

Xiao Yan immediately became anxious, "Big brother, you know that's not what I meant!"

"Hey!" At this moment, Qing Lin suddenly jumped out and said impatiently to Xiao Ding, "You two brothers have just met, and you, as the elder brother, are already behaving yourself."

Then, turning to Xiao Yan, he said with ill intent, "What, do you still remember me?"

Xiao Yan gave a wry smile. How could he not remember? He had a deep impression of the girl who exposed his shortcomings from the very beginning.

"Miss Qing Lin, you and my elder brother..." Xiao Yan's gaze darted between the two, making the latter quite embarrassed.

Finally, Xiao Ding spoke up first, "Ahem~"

"Qing Lin and I came to Central Plains for training. We happened to come here to explore this Saint Relic since it opened."

"Oh~" Xiao Yan smiled meaningfully, then his expression turned serious. He gestured to the Nine Netherworld Earth Python still standing opposite him, "What's going on with them?"

"Tch!" Qing Lin scoffed. "A bunch of trash, only interested in my eyes."

"Eyes?" Xiao Yan frowned, as if he understood something. Xiao Ding explained from the side, "You should know that Qing Lin's eyes are quite attractive to them, so..."

Xiao Yan had already guessed what would happen next: the Qing Lin Azure Snake Three Flower Pupils would be discovered, and then the Elder of the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Clan would become greedy, leading to wave after wave of pursuit and counterattacks until they reached this point.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's eyes turned cold, and he said to Xiao Ding, "Brother, don't worry, come with me to the Heavenly Mansion, no one will dare to touch you!"

To Xiao Yan's surprise, Xiao Ding smiled and shook his head, "That's not necessary. I, your older brother, am capable of protecting myself!"

At this moment, Xiao Yan realized something strange and stared in astonishment at the gentle-smiling Xiao Ding: "Big brother, your strength..."

Xiao Ding patted Xiao Yan's shoulder helplessly, "It just takes up some of the convenience of cultivation time."

"Hehe~" Xiao Yan chuckled guiltily. He had his teacher's guidance from the beginning, cultivated a cheat-like Burning Flame Art, and devoured four different kinds of Exotic Fire. After arriving in Central Plains, he had no shortage of resources, which is why he had such an abnormal cultivation speed.

However, his elder brother's cultivation level is still ahead of his own, which is simply indescribable!

Then he looked at Qing Lin, another Four Star Dou Zun?

Xiao Ding almost blurted out "Holy crap!" Seeing Xiao Yan's stunned expression, he could only smile wryly. The special eye child, the Azure Snake Three Flower Pupils, was too abnormal; even he himself was ashamed of his own abilities.

Having finally emerged from his gloom, Xiao Yan looked expectantly at Xiao Ding and asked the question that concerned him most, "Big brother, how is things going at the Jia Ma Empire?"

After all, that small country in the Northwest Continent held his most beautiful memories and was the place he longed for.

Whether it was his parents, his clan, or someone waiting for him, a certain charming face flashed through his mind, and Xiao Yan's expression unconsciously softened.

When this was mentioned, Xiao Ding's smile faded slightly. "I don't know either."

"We left the Jia Ma Empire and came to Central Plains several years ago."

"At that time, the Jia Ma Empire had already begun small-scale battles with the Chu Yun Empire, which was under the control of the Soul Hall."

"As for the current situation, I honestly don't know. Hopefully, things will improve!"

Xiao Yan clenched his fist slightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand, his eyes filled with hatred as he said, "Soul Hall!"

"Don't worry, Father and the others will definitely be fine," Xiao Ding reassured him.

He then said with a hint of mystery, "Our Xiao Clan is not that simple..."

"Hmm?" Xiao Yan recalled the question that had been troubling him for a long time. "Big brother, can you contact the Xiao Family's Central Continent Power?"

Xiao Ding asked curiously, "Now that you're a direct disciple of a Medicine Saint, is there anything else the Xiao Clan needs to do?"

"You really managed to get in touch?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise. Xiao Ding's attitude already reflected the situation quite well.

The latter made no attempt to hide anything, nodding and saying, "I can only contact a portion of them..."

Before she could finish speaking, noticing Xiao Yan's increasingly intense gaze, she said irritably, "Don't even think about it."

Amid Xiao Yan's confusion, Xiao Ding said, "Father gave a strict order that you must not come into contact with the Xiao Family's Central Continent Power before you reach the Dou Sheng."

"Just give up on that idea!"

"Why?" Xiao Yan asked, bewildered.

Xiao Ding was equally confused. "I don't know either, but I won't disobey his orders, so don't even think about it."

At this moment, Xiao Ding seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "Before I left, my father asked me to tell you to take some time to visit Burning Flame Valley and obtain their Secret Method, the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame."

"That Secret Method will be of great help to you."

"The Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame?" Xiao Yan frowned, his face showing difficulty. "This Secret Method is a closely guarded secret of the Burning Flame Valley; it probably won't be easy to obtain!"

Although his teacher is the Heavenly Mansion Master, he cannot use his power to interfere in the affairs of Burning Flame Valley; otherwise, this alliance will likely break up soon.

Xiao Ding replied easily, "Don't worry, according to my father, the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame was created by my Xiao Clan's Ancestor Xiao Xuan and was given to the Burning Flame Valley."

"As a descendant of the Xiao Clan, you are naturally qualified to learn. You can discuss it with that Medicine Saint senior and ask him to go and negotiate. Burning Flame Valley should not stop you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately perked up. He hadn't expected that the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame had such a backstory. If that were true, perhaps there really was hope!

"Ancestor Xiao Xuan?" At this moment, Xiao Yan had no idea how powerful this name would be.

Just as Xiao Yan and his brother were engrossed in their conversation, a sudden voice interrupted them.

"The seal is about to break!"