In the hall, the three Xiao siblings sat facing one another.
Knowing Xiao Yan did not drink alcohol, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had specially prepared Sandfruit Juice for her. The cook next door had already started preparing their meal.
Xiao Yan used juice in place of wine, and the three chatted as they drank.
"Little Yan, what level are you at now?" Xiao Li asked curiously, while Xiao Ding also turned to look at her.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's cultivation talent ranked above average within the Xiao Clan. Although they could not compare to a genius like Xiao Yu, they could easily have stayed in the clan to cultivate.
The reason they had ventured out for experience while still at the Dou Shi level was actually to build a power base where Xiao Yan, who had lost all her Dou Qi, could simply kick back.
After all, anyone who failed the Coming-of-Age Ceremony assessment would be sent off to work in the clan's businesses. They would certainly have no worries about food or clothing, but there would be almost no room for advancement either.
So Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had put their heads together and set out to make their way in the world. Once they had achieved something, they would bring their little sister over.
Then Xiao Yan would certainly live more freely than if she had been "exiled," and she would have opportunities to try something else, too.
She was their own little sister. If they did not pamper her, were they supposed to let some rotten brat lure her away with a pie painted in the sky?
If there was one thing the Xiao Clan excelled at, it was protecting their own-though "their own" only extended to their particular branch.
For example, Xiao Yu