"Young friend Lin Dong, after much thought, I have concluded that Jia Lie Ao poses a threat to the entire Jia Ma Empire."
"So I have decided to help you capture him. First, it will preserve the peace of our Jia Ma Empire. Second, it will help you apprehend your sect's traitor."
Mittel Tengshan nodded gently, offering a high-sounding justification.
"Then you have my thanks, Patriarch Teng Shan."
"I had originally intended to keep an eye on him and wait until my sect elder recovered from his injuries before capturing him."
"But since you are willing to lend a hand, Patriarch Teng Shan, there is no need to wait any longer."
A flicker of delight crossed Xiao Yan's face as he listened, and he cupped his fist toward Mittel Tengshan.
"You are too polite, young friend."
"Since the Mittel Family recognizes you as a friend, I am naturally duty-bound to do whatever lies within my power."
Mittel Tengshan waved his hand as though it were only right.
Yet despite those words, his gaze remained fixed on Xiao Yan after he finished speaking.
Clearly, he was not truly asking for nothing in return. He was waiting for Xiao Yan to offer a reward himself.
"Since you are so generous, Patriarch Teng Shan, I, Lin Dong, will not be stingy either."
"If we can capture this sect traitor, I will ask my sect elder to refine a Dou Ling Pill as payment!"
Xiao Yan had naturally seen through him, so he stated it outright.
"A Dou Ling Pill?"
At those words, a gleam flashed through Mittel Tengshan's eyes.
The Dou Ling Pill was a peak fifth-tier pill.
Despite its name, it was actually a pill that could allow a Dou Wang expert to advance by one minor realm.
In the entire Jia Ma Empire, only Pill King Gu He and Fa Ma, president of the Alchemist Guild, could refine it.
"You are far too generous, young friend."
"I have already learned that the entire Jia Lie Family will soon relocate and leave Wutan City."
"How about we make our move when they leave?"
"If we act inside Wutan City, innocent people will inevitably get hurt!"
After his brief shock, Mittel Tengshan quickly regained his composure and spoke with a smile.
"No problem!"
"We will do as you suggest, Patriarch Teng Shan. I will be staying with the Xiao Clan for the time being, so you can contact me whenever you wish."
Xiao Yan nodded, having no objections.
After all, Mittel Tengshan was merely there to help him draw out Jia Lie Ao's trump card.
Once that trump card was revealed, he could act without any reservations.
He simply did not know whether Mittel Tengshan was capable of forcing his opponent to reveal it.
"Good. Then I will trouble you no further, young friend. I will contact you when the time comes."
With the matter settled, Mittel Tengshan rose to take his leave.
After Mittel Tengshan left, Xiao Yan called Xiao Zhan in from outside.
"Xiao Clan Leader, I will be entering seclusion to practice a Dou Technique."
"Until I come out on my own, I hope you will keep everyone from disturbing me. Would that be all right?"
Xiao Yan looked at his own father standing so respectfully before him, a somewhat strange look in his eyes as he spoke.
"No problem. Rest assured, Lord Lin Dong. Until you come out of your own accord, we certainly will not disturb you."
Hearing his words, Xiao Zhan nodded repeatedly in assurance.
Elsewhere, Ling Ying had only just awakened after the Medicine Emperor knocked him unconscious with soul power the previous night.
"What... happened?"
"Why do I feel so exhausted?"
Since his soul had not fully recovered, Ling Ying felt a profound weariness welling up from its depths.
"Elder Ling!"
Just as Ling Ying was puzzling over it, Xiao Xun'er's voice suddenly reached him.
"Young miss, what are your instructions?"
"Elder Ling, do you know what sort of faction the Dao Sect is?"
Since some of Xiao Xun'er's memories had also been plundered, she had already forgotten what sort of faction the Dao Sect was.
She merely felt that Lin Dong, who had come to the Xiao Clan yesterday, definitely had ulterior motives.
"The Dao Sect?"
"This old servant has never heard of that faction. Would you like me to investigate?"
Ling Ying froze briefly at Xiao Xun'er's words. For some reason, this scene felt familiar.
Yet he truly had never heard of a faction called the Dao Sect.
"Not for now. Help me find Brother Xiao Yan first!"
"When I went to see him yesterday, he wasn't in his room. I have no idea where he went, and I'm a little worried something might have happened to him."
Xiao Xun'er gently shook her head, setting aside the matters of Lin Dong and the Dao Sect for now.
To her, Brother Xiao Yan mattered most.
Since she no longer remembered that Xiao Yan had Venerable Yao with him, she was terribly worried about him.
"Yes, this old servant will look into it right away."
Ling Ying nodded, and his figure dissolved into a cloud of black mist, vanishing from the spot.
But barely had Ling Ying disappeared when Xiao Yan's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Xun'er, are you there?"
Using seclusion as his excuse, Xiao Yan had already changed back into himself.
After all, he could not remain absent forever, or people would certainly grow suspicious.
Thus, he used seclusion as a pretext to make Lin Dong disappear for a while.
"Brother Xiao Yan?"
Hearing Xiao Yan's voice, Xiao Xun'er's pretty face lit up with delight, and she hurried outside.
"Brother Xiao Yan, did you need something from me?"
Once outside, Xiao Xun'er's smile grew brighter at the sight of that familiar figure, and she asked him.
"My cultivation has been progressing rather slowly lately, so I thought I would relax a little and stroll around the Market District. Would you like to come?"
Xiao Yan looked at Xun'er before him and asked with a light smile.
Inviting Xun'er out shopping was secondary. His main purpose was to see whether plundering her memories had left any aftereffects.
Or whether any memories had not been completely removed.
After realizing that this world was not as simple as the original story, the already cautious Xiao Yan had become even more careful.
"Yes, yes!"
"Brother Xiao Yan, are we leaving now?"
At Xiao Yan's words, Xun'er's eyes curved into crescents.
This was the first time Brother Xiao Yan had invited her to stroll around the Market District since becoming a "good-for-nothing." Naturally, she was delighted.
As for her memories of their previous visit to the Market District, Xiao Yan had already plundered them.
"If you have nothing else to do, let's go!"
As he spoke, Xiao Yan took Xun'er's small hand and led her outside.
With Xiao Yan taking such initiative, Xun'er's pretty face flushed slightly, but she did not refuse.
"The Xiao Clan!"
"I never thought the day would come when I willingly visited the Xiao Clan. I wonder if I can meet Xiao Yan."
"What a shame I transmigrated at the wrong time. Otherwise, I would have seized his ring."
Outside the Xiao Clan's residence, Jia Lie Ao stood before the entrance, muttering to himself.
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