Bluffing Xiao Yan

After Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran left, the hall immediately fell silent.

Every member of the Xiao Clan present stared at Xiao Zhan in disbelief.

Even now, they could scarcely believe it.

Since when had their Clan Leader become so formidable that he could easily defeat even Ge Ye, a Seven-Star Great Dou Master?

Of course, what shocked them even more, and even struck fear into their hearts, was this.

Xiao Zhan had actually dared to challenge the Misty Cloud Sect!

"What did I, Xiao Zhan, have to fear from a mere Misty Cloud Sect?"

That supremely domineering declaration Xiao Zhan had just made still seemed to reverberate in their minds.

Faced with towering behemoths like the Misty Cloud Sect and the Nalan Family, their Clan Leader treated them like weeds beneath his feet. What was there to fear?

Had the Clan Leader gone mad?

Xiao Yan, too, had calmed down from his earlier excitement.

One Divorce Letter had certainly vented his anger!

But it had also gravely offended the Misty Cloud Sect.

Could the Xiao Clan possibly stand against the Misty Cloud Sect with its strength?

Looking at his father's tall figure, Xiao Yan felt a pang of guilt.

If his father hadn't been standing up for him, he would never have acted so rashly.

It was all his fault for dragging his father and the Xiao Clan into this.

"Father, this is all my fault..."

Xiao Yan came before Xiao Zhan, his face apologetic, wishing he could sink into the ground.

"Yan'er, don't dwell on it. Your father knows what he's doing."

Xiao Zhan smiled faintly. There was not a trace of regret or panic on his face; he remained utterly composed.

It was as though offending the Misty Cloud Sect were nothing more than a trifling matter.

The Xiao Clan's Three Great Elders had also recovered their senses. Looking at Xiao Zhan, they were just about to challenge him as they always had.

But recalling the domineering strength Xiao Zhan had displayed earlier, the Great Elder hesitated and chose his words carefully. "Clan Leader, by doing this, are you disregarding the clan's survival? How can our Xiao Clan stand against the Misty Cloud Sect with our strength?"

"Exactly, Clan Leader. You let your emotions rule you and offended the Misty Cloud Sect for Xiao Yan alone. You truly should not have done so!"

The second Elder chimed in as well.

"Clan Leader, when the Misty Cloud Sect comes to settle accounts one day, how is our Xiao Clan supposed to respond?"

The Three Great Elders pressed him with question after question, voicing what everyone from the Xiao Clan in the hall was thinking.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan cast a cold glance at the Three Great Elders and said evenly, "In due course, I, Xiao Zhan, will naturally give everyone an explanation."

"There is no need to panic, either. Since I dared to offend the Misty Cloud Sect, I have no fear of them coming to settle accounts."

At this point, Xiao Zhan swept a cold gaze over the Three Great Elders. "If any of you feel unsafe in the Xiao Clan, you are free to leave the clan outright. I will certainly not stop you."

To strengthen the clan, Xiao Zhan needed absolute loyalty and trust from its members.

Keeping those who harbored disloyal intentions within the clan would do harm rather than good. Better to kick them out early.

Faced with Xiao Zhan's uncompromising stance, everyone exchanged uncertain looks, unable to fathom where he found the confidence to face the Misty Cloud Sect's retaliation.

"Yan'er, come with your father!"

Glancing at the clan members present, Xiao Zhan said no more and turned to leave the hall.

"Yan'er, this is the first time you've come to your father's room since something went wrong with your cultivation, isn't it?"

A short while later, father and son held a private conversation in Xiao Zhan's bedroom.

At his words, a hint of desolation flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes. He lowered his head and answered yes.

Xiao Zhan nodded slightly and stroked Xiao Yan's head, sighing. "Yan'er, you've truly suffered these past three years."

"No, I'm the one who has made you worry, Father."

Xiao Yan shook his head, remembering how his father had thoroughly offended the Misty Cloud Sect for his sake today.

Guilt weighed heavily on Xiao Yan's heart.

"Father, why don't you hand me over to the Misty Cloud Sect?"

Saying those words pained Xiao Yan deeply, and he silently hated himself for his helplessness.

If I were strong right now, how could I be this helpless?

I really am useless. I can't help at all.

"Hand you over?"

Xiao Zhan froze briefly, then patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and smiled faintly. "Yan'er, your father truly thinks nothing of a mere Misty Cloud Sect."

"Do you also think your father was being arrogant today?"

"That daring to provoke the Misty Cloud Sect like that with the Xiao Clan's strength was courting death?"

Xiao Yan's lips moved slightly, but he said nothing, plainly agreeing in silence.

"Yan'er, do you think your father's strength really amounts to nothing more than a mere Da Dou Shi?"

Looking at the silent Xiao Yan, a trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Zhan's mouth.

Naturally, Xiao Zhan had a purpose behind the arrogance he had displayed today.

He wanted to use the Misty Cloud Sect, that behemoth of the Jia Ma Empire, to establish an invincible image of himself in Xiao Yan's heart.

With the dad-pleaser system, he wanted to increase his strength quickly.

That meant he had to rely on Xiao Yan going out and stirring up trouble in the future.

Right now, he had to make Xiao Yan understand.

Your dad really is strong!

Your dad is invincible!

Don't be afraid!

Go all out courting death!

Whatever happens, your dad is here!

"Father, have you been hiding your strength?"

Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Xiao Yan paused, then abruptly lifted his head to look at his father, a faint sense of anticipation rising in his heart.

But when he recalled the Misty Cloud Sect's strength, the light in Xiao Yan's eyes dimmed again.

Even if Father has been hiding his cultivation, what difference would it make?

The Misty Cloud Sect has a Dou Huang expert!

Could Father possibly fight a Dou Huang expert?

"Yan'er, your father actually harbors a great secret. Since only the two of us are here today, I might as well tell you. You would have to learn it sooner or later anyway."

Meeting Xiao Yan's puzzled gaze, Xiao Zhan's expression gradually grew complicated. He clasped his hands behind his back, presenting his son with a weighty, imposing back.

Xiao Zhan tilted his gaze up at a forty-five-degree angle toward the window. He was about to start showing off!

Looking at his father's back, Xiao Yan suddenly felt it carried the weight of countless years, while his profile seemed to hold stories beyond words.

"What secret?"

Intense curiosity welled up in Xiao Yan's heart.

"Yan'er, your father is actually not from this world."

Xiao Zhan spoke, dropping a bombshell.

"What?"

At those words, Xiao Yan's expression changed, and shock surged through his heart.

Not from this world?

Could Father be a transmigrator just like me?

"Yan'er, do you think the Dou Qi Continent is large?"

Xiao Zhan slowly turned around, deliberately cultivating an air of mystery.

"Huh?"

Xiao Yan paused, then thought for a moment before answering, "The Dou Qi Continent stretches endlessly. Of course it's large."

Although Xiao Yan had never left Wutan City, he had learned from certain ancient texts that the Dou Qi Continent was countless times larger than Blue Star, the world of his previous life.

So in his eyes, the Dou Qi Continent was naturally enormous.

"Heh, the Dou Qi Continent is nothing more than a lesser world..."

A trace of disdain appeared at the corner of Xiao Zhan's mouth. "Compared to the great world, a mere Dou Qi Continent... is nothing but an ant."

"A lesser world? The great world?"

Although Xiao Yan did not understand Xiao Zhan's words, they shook him profoundly.

"Father, what is a lesser world, and what is the great world?"

In Xiao Yan's eyes, the Dou Qi Continent was already incomparably vast.

Yet according to his father, this Dou Qi Continent was merely a tiny ant?

The thought filled him with shock!

At that moment, Xiao Yan felt as though he had heard a secret that could shake the heavens.