Wedding in Progress

Led by a powerful figure from the Heavenly Mansion who had been contacted in advance, Xiao Han and his two companions arrived at the festive Heavenly Mansion Alliance headquarters.

As the host, Elder Yao and Xiao Zhan were busy taking care of their good disciple, and the two of them only gave a brief greeting to Xiao Han and the others.

"Ancestor!" Many of the younger members of the Xiao Clan greeted Xiao Han respectfully.

"It's in post-production?" Upon meeting, Xiao Xuan was immediately startled and asked in astonishment.

Xiao Han smiled subtly, "Just lucky... just lucky."

The relaxation of the past two years had a significant effect on Xiao Han. With his mind clear, even without any special cultivation, one morning, while Xiao Han was seriously eating breakfast, his Dou Qi barrier shattered amidst Yi Huang's amazement, envy, and resentment, and he broke through to a higher realm in one fell swoop.

Xiao Xuan's expression was complicated. He always felt that his reputation as a genius was somewhat undeserved!

"But..."

He glanced at Yi Huang, who seemed a little reserved behind Xiao Han, frowned, and whispered to himself:

"Why haven't you made any moves in the past two years?"

After his rebirth, Xiao Xuan concealed the aura he once possessed as the head of a clan and a pinnacle figure on the continent, replacing it with the concern and nagging of an ordinary elder for the inheritance of his descendants.

As it happens, Xiao Han is the most senior member of the Xiao Clan a thousand years later. All other Xiao Clan are his juniors. Only Xiao Xuan, the ancestor, is qualified to urge him to give birth in person.

Xiao Xuan felt deeply regretful whenever he thought about how his family's excellent bloodline could not be passed on, and this was also the reason why he encouraged Xiao Han and his wife to spend some time alone together.

However, to Xiao Xuan's surprise, there was no movement for two consecutive years, which was quite strange.

Xiao Han was speechless at this, as his ancestor's image had been completely overturned!

Helplessly, he explained, "Ancestor, these things cannot be forced."

If it were so easy for the strong to have offspring, there wouldn't be so many lonely figures on the Fierce Qi Continent. Apart from Gu Yuan, the patriarchs of all the Ancient Races are all childless.

Moreover, once one reaches the level of Nine Star Dou Sheng, their bloodline has already begun to transform to a certain extent, sublimating towards a higher level, making it even more difficult to have offspring.

"Sigh! Fine then." Xiao Xuan sighed regretfully, putting aside his own thoughts for the time being. Just as Xiao Han said, these things cannot be forced.

"Perfect timing, the wedding procession is about to set off, and I need to get ready to go to the Gu Clan to pick them up."

"Do you want to come along?" Xiao Xuan asked, changing the subject.

"Our ancestor alone is enough; there's no need for me to add anything more," Xiao Han shook his head and refused.

"However, I never expected that my ancestor would be so interested in welcoming a younger generation into the family."

Under normal circumstances, Xiao Xuan, as an elder, only needs to sit and wait to eat at the banquet, and at most preside over the wedding ceremony. The most suitable person for such a thing as picking up the bride is a younger generation of the same generation as Xiao Yan.

However, no one dared to say anything when Xiao Xuan impulsively made a cameo appearance.

Xiao Xuan said with a smile, "Today is the Xiao Clan's first celebratory banquet since the first battle, and the younger generation is quite busy!"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Han asked curiously. Xiao Xuan's words seemed to have a deeper meaning!

"Xiao Yan's two elder brothers, Xiao Ding, seem to have gone traveling around the continent with his girlfriend Qing Lin. The news says they can't return for the time being."

"As for that Xiao Li..." Xiao Xuan grinned.

"Right now, I'm being chased all over the continent by those little girls from the Lei Tribe, how dare I come back?"

"Lei Tribe?" Xiao Han was taken aback. How did the younger generation of the Xiao Clan get involved with the Lei Tribe?

"It's said that the little girl from the Lei Tribe secretly went to Canaan Institute for a while, and happened to run into Xiao Li, who was developing in the Black-Corner Region at the time..."

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

"A familiar, old-fashioned, and effective 'hero saves the damsel in distress' tactic!" Xiao Xuan exclaimed.

"Lei Tribe women are bold, straightforward, and passionate. With that little girl eyeing him, Xiao Li is most likely doomed!"

Xiao Han's lips twitched subtly. Good heavens, are the younger generation of the Xiao Clan so lucky in love?

Letting them develop on their own back then actually solved the problem of single people in the younger generation of the Xiao Clan. No wonder Xiao Zhan's mouth was practically stretched to his ears with a grin.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Yan Kid is quite lucky!"

"Gu Clan princess, Snake Clan Queen, and the Flower Sect Leader —pure and elegant, alluring and charming, gentle as water..."

"Ordinary people would consider themselves lucky to have even one of these, but now they enjoy the blessing of having two..."

"Excellent, excellent! Truly worthy of being a man of the Xiao Clan!"

As Xiao Han listened to Xiao Xuan's rambling, he gained a deeper understanding of his ancestor's unconventional ways.

"Ancestor, the time is almost here. Shouldn't you be setting off?" Xiao Han coughed a few times to remind him. As a junior, he really couldn't handle his ancestor's image collapsing.

"That's true." Xiao Xuan was clearly in a very good mood. "Gu Yuan's daughter has been kidnapped by a junior of my Xiao Clan. I want to see if that old guy still dares to yell at me."

"And I've already checked out the dowry from their Gu Clan." Xiao Xuan narrowed his eyes.

"We can go to that thing in the Heavenly Tomb now."

Xiao Han naturally knew what his ancestor was referring to. He guessed that Xiao Xuan's personal wedding procession was for the sake of the Heavenly Tomb Soul, and the wedding procession was just a side trip.

"Hahaha~"

Helplessly watching Xiao Xuan laugh loudly as he left, Xiao Han sighed and rubbed his forehead.

Yi Huang stepped forward, looking quite expectant, and said, "Since all the younger generation in your family is married, why don't we also settle Xiao Wu's marriage?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Han turned around with great interest, his eyes gleaming. "That's a good idea!"

"That kid is getting on in years, always acting like a slacker. This is a good opportunity to rein him in."

The two elders then moved to a quiet place and began to plot.

"Achoo!" In a tavern in a small imperial city in the Northwest Continent, Xiao Wu, who had finally managed to sneak out, suddenly sneezed loudly.

He rubbed his nose, looked around, and seeing no one else in the private room, frowned slightly.

Is no one here?

For some reason, Xiao Wu had just sensed a faint sense of unease.

Then, his naturally strong heart made him give up thinking. With his strength, there were very few people on the entire continent who could rival him, not to mention that most of them were acquaintances. He should just forget about the Northwest Continent!

"Having fun?" Just as Xiao Wu was about to continue enjoying life, a familiar, indifferent voice came from beside him.

"Clang!" "Snap!"

The sound of a wine glass shattering on the floor rang out. "Haha~"

"Xian'er, you're here?"

Xiao Wu secretly wiped the cold sweat from his palms, inwardly cursing, "How did this girl manage to catch me?"

Seemingly sensing Xiao Wu's confusion, Xian'er's delicate face revealed a faint smile. "Have you forgotten Langya Pavilion's intelligence capabilities?"

If Xiao Wu had intended to hide his strength, it might have been difficult for him to slip up. However, the young man was arrogant and acted swaggeringly, which naturally could not be hidden from the Langya Pavilion's intelligence system, which was spread throughout the entire Fierce Qi Continent. In particular, the Northwest Continent was Langya Pavilion's second home ground.

"I..." Xiao Wu was about to run away with the bucket when he was horrified to find that his Dou Qi was completely out of his control.

"Don't waste your time." Xian'er said confidently, "This is poison I got from my teacher. Even if you are Three-Star Dou Sheng, you won't be able to mobilize a single bit of Dou Qi in half a day."

After explaining, he grabbed Xiao Wu without waiting for her reaction.

"Hey! Grandma, let's talk this out..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was instantly dragged into the vortex by Xian'er.

Gazing at the man and three women performing the ceremony ahead, Xiao Han felt a long-forgotten sense of aging.

"This era no longer belongs to us old folks!"

Noticing the change in Xiao Han's mindset, Yi Huang, standing beside him, tapped his arm with her slender, jade-like fingers. Xiao Han turned around in confusion and saw Yi Huang gently take his arm, lean against him, smile slightly, and pull him into her embrace. The two smiled at each other and continued to watch the wedding below.