Xiao Wu

In Langya Pavilion's Martial Arts Arena, a handsome young man of seventeen or eighteen stood with his eyes slightly closed, holding an Ice Blue Longsword.

Then his eyes opened, his figure flashed, and the longsword danced, forming afterimages across the arena. With a single glance, one could sense the profundity within his sword technique.

The Langya Pavilion disciples watching from the side were full of praise.

"Xiao Senior Brother truly deserves to be Pavilion Master's disciple. He became a Dou Emperor at such a young age."

Among them, many senior and junior sisters would even blurt out bold remarks from time to time.

"Xiao Junior Brother is so handsome. I wonder if he's just as strong in other areas too," one senior sister with a mature figure said with a giggle.

"Senior Sister, is he that legendary Xiao Senior Brother?" a junior sister who had only recently joined Langya Pavilion asked blankly as she stared at the figure in the arena.

"What's wrong? Have you been captivated by Junior Brother's charm?" the senior sister teased.

"Senior Sister..." Under that mocking gaze, the junior sister's face reddened, and she snapped in embarrassment.

"But I advise you to give up!" Suddenly, the senior sister sounded somewhat dejected.

"Eh?" The junior sister was dumbfounded. "Why?"

Senior Sister is saying this for your own good! After sighing inwardly, she began explaining to this silly junior sister who was about to fall in love:

"Ever since Xiao Junior Brother was taken in by Pavilion Master and began cultivating, he has been immersed in it and unable to extricate himself." However, there was admiration mixed into her melancholy tone. "You have to know, Pavilion Master has been in seclusion for many years now. During that time, Xiao Junior Brother cultivated entirely on his own. If he weren't so focused, how could he have become a Dou Emperor at the age of seventeen?"

"So, Senior Sister will give you one piece of advice: give up. If anyone had ever succeeded, I wouldn't say this.

But to put it bluntly, there are endless people who have set their sights on Xiao Junior Brother, and every single one of them has returned in defeat. Who do you think you are?"

At once, the anticipation on the junior sister's face was instantly extinguished.

"But I came here because of Xiao Senior Brother." Her mood sank a little. There were no small number of people like this junior sister in Langya Pavilion.

Although Xiao Wu had always cultivated inside Langya Pavilion, he would still go out for training. Because of that, his extraordinary talent and handsome face had attracted a large group of innocent young girls.

As a result, whenever Langya Pavilion recruited people, they would drag Xiao Wu out to advertise, and the recruitment quota would be filled in less than a day.

It was precisely because Xiao Wu gradually understood his own appeal that the scene of huge crowds surrounding him every time he went out made his scalp tingle whenever he recalled it.

So now, he rarely went out to wander around. Even if he went out for training, he had to disguise himself first; otherwise, people would block his door.

After finishing his sword practice, Xiao Wu prepared to pack up and leave. Used to everyone's burning gazes, he left the Martial Arts Arena.

Before he even had time to return to his room, a Langya Pavilion disciple appeared in front of him.

"Xiao Junior Brother, Deputy Pavilion Master asks you to go over."

"Master's wife is looking for me?" Xiao Wu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "All right. I'll go right away."

The disciple immediately flashed away.

Inside the room, Xiao Wu sat upright, his eyes looking straight ahead, silently enduring his master's wife's gaze.

Yi Huang looked at Xiao Wu with a smiling gaze, even smacking her lips a few times now and then.

Finally, Xiao Wu could not take it anymore and asked, "Master's wife, did you call me here for something?"

"Little Wu, you're getting more and more handsome. There are so many beautiful senior and junior sisters in the pavilion. Have you never thought about choosing one?"

"Master's wife, you know me. Cultivation is what matters right now." Xiao Wu looked solemn.

Xiao Han's true thoughts: A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its burrow. The senior and junior sisters in the sect are hard to make a move on!

"Fine," Yi Huang said, a little unhappy. This kid wouldn't end up like that fellow Xiao Han in the future, waiting for others to chase him, would he?

"This time, I came to ask you to attend a banquet. You're already grown up, yet you cultivate all day. Master's wife will take you out to see the world."

A banquet?

Xiao Wu had a rather cool personality and did not like entering lively occasions.

So his brows subconsciously furrowed a little. "Can I not go..."

"No." Before Xiao Wu could finish, Yi Huang interrupted him aggressively.

"This time is very important. You have to go." Her expression was stern.

"Master's wife, is there something urgent?"

Xiao Han's mood also grew somewhat heavy at this moment. His master's wife understood him very well. There was no way he would be willing to attend this sort of banquet, and on normal days, he had always asked her to help turn down similar occasions.

But now, his master's wife's tone was so solemn. There must be some inside story he did not know about.

"Sigh..." Yi Huang also felt that perhaps it was time to explain things clearly to Xiao Wu.

"This matter has something to do with you and your master."

??!!

He only heard Yi Huang slowly say a few words, and in the next instant, Xiao Wu froze on the spot.

"Your origins."

"Have my family been found?" Xiao Wu was a little excited, and at the same time, somewhat conflicted.

Although he had known since childhood that being abandoned back then had been unavoidable, perhaps even done to protect him.

He held no resentment over it, but he still hoped to learn where his family was and understand everything that had happened back then.

Yi Huang said nothing. She merely handed him a piece of jade pendant.

Xiao Wu took it in his hand and examined it carefully. The jade pendant was cyan, with the character "Xiao" carved on the front, but when he turned it over, he was suddenly shocked.

That pattern...

Xiao Wu knew he could not have mistaken it. It was completely identical to the piece he carried with him.

Over the years, he had turned over that jade pendant that represented his origins countless times, and Xiao Wu knew every single detail of it by heart.

Now that he saw the similarities, Xiao Wu was beyond excited.

"Master's wife, where did this jade pendant come from?" Xiao Wu's voice trembled slightly.

Today, Yi Huang seemed determined to shock him to death with every word.

"It belonged to your master."

What?

Xiao Wu's tone was filled with disbelief.

"But... isn't Master's surname Su?"

His tone was somewhat confused. Why would his master have this jade pendant? Could he have been mistaken?

"His real name is Xiao Han," Yi Huang said with a trace of sorrow. "He has borne far too much because of that surname."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Wu's heart chilled. He was no Xiao Bai anymore. Over the past few years, Xiao Wu had completely understood the cultivation system of the Dou Qi Continent, and his understanding of Xiao Han's strength had become much clearer as well.

He was a Dou Sheng expert, a true peak powerhouse.

Although Xiao Wu's own talent was extremely high, breaking through to Dou Sheng was not something that depended on talent alone. It required opportunity even more; if the timing never came, one might remain stuck there for an entire lifetime.

For an expert like Xiao Han to still not dare use his own surname, just how powerful must his enemy be?

Xiao Wu felt a little despair.

"All right, don't overthink it." When Yi Huang saw the cold sweat on Xiao Wu's forehead, she knew what he was worried about. Slightly amused, she offered him some comfort.

"There is a reason your master hid his name and lived under an alias." Before Xiao Wu could recover, she dropped another bombshell.

"But with his current strength, he can only barely protect himself."

"Master's wife, if there's anything else, just say it. I can take it."

Xiao Wu only felt as though his legs had gone weak, but even if he lost in substance, he could not lose in spirit. If he shouted the slogan loudly enough, it could at least give him some courage.

"Then I'll say it." Yi Huang could hardly wait to see Xiao Wu lose his composure.

"Mm, go ahead!" His tone was unbelievably firm.