Visitors from the Imperial Capital

Today was already the fifteenth day since Jiwetang Clinic had opened, and there were slightly more patients coming and going than before.

A rather luxuriously dressed man rushed in anxiously. The moment he entered, he shouted, "Is Young Clan Leader Xiao Yan here?"

Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor raised her head, apologized to the patient beside her, and said to the newcomer, "Third Elder, Xiao Yan is inside. Did something happen?"

Xiao Yan was currently inside brewing medicine for a patient. Hearing a familiar voice calling for him outside, he left a portion of his attention behind to tend the medicine pot and walked out of the decoction room.

"Third Elder? Why are you here?" Xiao Yan asked in some confusion. However, seeing how anxious the Third Elder looked, he roughly guessed what it might be about.

Sure enough, the Third Elder quickly said, "Young Clan Leader, I finally found you! Someone has come from the imperial capital—someone from the royal family, and a Dou Spirit at that! I don't know exactly how many stars, but in any case, he's very strong. The Clan Leader and First Elder are receiving him in the Xiao Clan's main hall!"

"Someone from the royal family? Direct lineage?" Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised. Come to think of it, aside from Jia Xing Tian and Jia Yao Yue, he truly did not know anyone else from the Jia Ma Empire's direct royal line. But such a vast royal family could not possibly consist of only those two, so he was rather curious about who had come.

"Yes, the one who came is the Jia Ma Empire's strongest expert, a Nine-Star Peak Dou Emperor, protector of the royal family, Lord Jia Xing Tian's nephew—Jia Tianyu!" The Third Elder answered Xiao Yan's question with a long string of descriptions.

"Uh... couldn't you have just said his name? You nearly made me think Jia Xing Tian himself had come!" Xiao Yan said speechlessly.

"How could I do that? The one who came is a Dou Spirit! A Dou Spirit! Do you understand?" the Third Elder said excitedly.

So what if he's a Dou Spirit? I've even killed one before! And I didn't see you praising me like this!

"Alright, let's go quickly. Father and the others are probably getting impatient," Xiao Yan said.

"Oh! Right, right, right, I almost forgot. Let's hurry!" The Third Elder smacked his forehead, only then remembering the important matter. He grabbed Xiao Yan's arm and headed outside.

"Hey, wait!" Xiao Yan remained where he was and pulled the Third Elder to a stop as well. "Stay here first and help Xian'er brew some medicine."

"What?" The Third Elder could hardly believe his ears. He pointed at himself. "Me? Brewing medicine? Here?"

"Yes." Xiao Yan nodded, saying as if it were only natural, "The clinic is still open! Look over there."

Xiao Yan pointed at the long line, and only then did the unrelated onlookers present come back to their senses.

The amount of information just now had been overwhelming. The royal family, Dou Spirits, Dou Emperors—all of them had appeared as though they were worthless! Wait, judging from what they had just said, could this be the Third Elder and Young Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, the clan that truly ruled Wutan City now? Heavens!

Naturally, the Third Elder had also seen those people. Though he did not care much about them, he did not dare directly object. Somewhat awkwardly, he said, "Th-this... Young Clan Leader, the Clan Leader and the honored guest are still waiting for me to return!"

"Ah, you don't need to worry about that. I'll explain it for you. I'm sure they'll understand. That settles it," Xiao Yan decided directly, leaving the Third Elder no room to continue questioning him. Then he said to Little Fairy Doctor, "Xian'er, I'll leave this place to you. I'm heading back to the clan first."

"Mm, alright. Go back first." Little Fairy Doctor smiled understandingly. "Be careful this time. Don't get impulsive and..."

"Don't worry, I know!" Xiao Yan gave her a reassuring smile, then tossed the unwilling Third Elder into the decoction room before turning and quickly heading toward the Xiao Clan.

After Xiao Yan left, Little Fairy Doctor looked at the crowd, who were exchanging uneasy glances and behaving awkwardly, and said, "Alright, don't worry about such things. Let's continue seeing patients."

After speaking, she even beckoned encouragingly, yet no one dared move. It had been one thing when they did not know, but now that they knew the person brewing medicine for them would be the Xiao Clan's Third Elder, a Great Dou Master-level expert, who would dare step forward? What if he became unhappy and retaliated later?

Still, there were some bold souls who wanted to experience what it felt like to have medicine brewed by a Great Dou Master. Thus, a mercenary-looking man quickly stepped forward and sat in the examination chair amid everyone's admiring gazes.

The scene shifted to Xiao Yan's side.

After leaving Jiwetang Clinic, Xiao Yan immediately spread his Purple Cloud Wings and flew straight to the gates of the Xiao Clan before entering.

Very soon, the solemn and magnificent main hall of the Xiao Clan appeared before Xiao Yan's eyes.

Ever since returning, I've been coming here quite often, Xiao Yan thought with some emotion.

At that moment, the Xiao Clan members who had been waiting in the main hall for a long time also noticed Xiao Yan's arrival and shouted, "It's the Young Clan Leader! The Young Clan Leader is back!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan, seated at the innermost position of the Xiao Clan's main hall, and a middle-aged man seated beside him, plainly dressed but unable to conceal his noble bearing, both looked toward the hall entrance.

A lean young man walked in with firm steps. He was dressed even more simply, so much so that he seemed completely out of place with the atmosphere here, while a confident smile showed on his face.

After entering the hall, Xiao Yan first performed the customary junior's salute to Xiao Zhan and several of the higher-ranking elders. Then he looked toward the noble middle-aged man seated beside Xiao Zhan.

This should be the royal family's Dou Spirit expert the Third Elder mentioned, Jia Tianyu, Xiao Yan thought.

At the same time, Jia Tianyu, seated in his chair, was carefully studying this young prodigy who had slain a Peak Great Dou Master at such a young age.

Sensing the powerful aura around him, as well as the traces of youthful immaturity he had yet to shed, Jia Tianyu could not help but sigh inwardly. What a remarkable young hero!