Wutan City! The Xiao Clan!
The Xiao Clan was bustling that day. Everyone knew about the Three-Year Agreement between Xiao Yan, the Xiao Clan's childhood prodigy, and the Misty Cloud Sect.
Today, news from the Misty Cloud Sect had finally arrived.
The Xiao Clan Elders were all seated in the Meeting Hall, gazing at Xiao Zhan in the seat of honor with complicated expressions.
Even the Third Elder, normally the most hot-tempered of them all, could only look at Xiao Zhan resentfully. He simply could not understand how Xiao Yan had actually defeated Nalan Yanran of the Misty Cloud Sect. And if the news was accurate, Xiao Yan had already reached the Da Dou Shi level.
An eighteen-year-old Da Dou Shi! Everyone in the Xiao Clan was stunned.
Unlike the others, Xiao Zhan sat in the seat of honor with tears brimming in his eyes as he read the report in his hand. His grin had stretched from ear to ear and never faded; his face had gone stiff from smiling.
"Hahahaha..." Holding the report in one hand, Xiao Zhan slapped his chair hard with the other, casting sidelong looks at the elders seated nearby.
"First Elder, the boy hasn't disgraced the Xiao Clan, has he?"
"No, no, of course not. You must be joking, Clan Chief..." The First Elder gave an awkward smile.
"Second Elder, that brat's strength is decent enough, wouldn't you say?" Xiao Zhan looked at the Second Elder, waggling his eyebrows.
The Second Elder's face turned green. He hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Xiao Yan is a young prodigy. Who could possibly compare to him in strength?"
"Third Elder..." Xiao Zhan turned toward the Third Elder, whose face was ashen.
"Not bad. The boy hasn't let your efforts to nurture him go to waste, Clan