"Which of you wants to test his strength and take him down a peg?"
Among the commanders of the Black Annihilation Army, the effeminate Fifth Commander curled his lips into a smiling grin.
Xiao Yan had never been welcome in the Gu Clan.
No one believed that a young master from the fallen Xiao Clan could be worthy of the Gu Clan's princess.
Only in recent years, after Xiao Yan shot to fame at the Pill Gathering, had most of the Gu Clan's elders changed their minds.
But when Xiao Xun'er returned to the Gu Clan several months ago after breaking through to Half-Saint, her beauty, enough to topple cities and kingdoms, and her terrifying talent instantly captured the hearts of almost every young genius in the clan.
Even though they knew perfectly well that they were unworthy of Xiao Xun'er, they still did not want someone from another clan to win her heart.
Especially when that outsider was merely a descendant of the Xiao Clan, which had fallen into decline a thousand years ago.
Of course, however much they disliked Xiao Yan, absolutely no one dared to put obstacles in his way.
After all, Xiao Yan's other identity was that of a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.
Offend him? Did they think a Ninth-Rank Alchemist's network of connections was just for show?
Thus, when the Fifth Commander suggested taking Xiao Yan down a peg, the others all looked at him with cold smiles.
"Number Five, since you have such a problem with Xiao Yan, why don't you do it yourself?"
"We promise we'll stand behind you and cheer you on."
At those words, the Fifth Commander coughed lightly, without showing the slightest trace of embarrassment.
"No volunteers?"
"Then forget it. I don't really have much against Xiao Yan anyway."
The Fifth Commander