Just as Jia Lie Ao was reflecting on this, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er came out of the Xiao Clan estate.
"Jia Lie Ao?"
Xiao Yan paused slightly at the sight of Jia Lie Ao, a flicker of surprise passing deep within his eyes.
"Xiao Yan? Xiao Xun'er?"
Jia Lie Ao hadn't expected to run into the original protagonist, the future Flame Emperor, before he even entered the Xiao Clan estate.
Unfortunately, now that he had transmigrated here, Xiao Yan could forget about being the protagonist.
"Young Master Jia Lie, what brings you to our Xiao Clan?"
Xiao Yan asked coolly.
Xiao Xun'er likewise shot Jia Lie Ao an unfriendly look.
After all, relations between the Xiao Clan and the Jia Lie Family had never been particularly good.
"Heh, Young Master Xiao Yan, there's no need to be so hostile toward me, is there?"
"I'm here to discuss business with the Xiao Clan Leader."
Jia Lie Ao found their wary expressions rather amusing.
As he spoke, he also eavesdropped on Xiao Xun'er's thoughts.
[This fellow is such a nuisance. Brother Xiao Yan finally asked me out for some fun, and we just had to run into this annoying fellow.]
[If he knows what's good for him and steps aside, I'll let it go. But if he dares cause trouble for Brother Xiao Yan, I'll find a chance to kill him.]
Xiao Xun'er thought viciously, her gaze growing increasingly hostile as she looked at Jia Lie Ao.
"..." Jia Lie Ao was speechless.
Good grief!
All I did was say hello, and Xiao Xun'er was already thinking about killing me.
This woman really is no good.
Beauties like Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Medusa are much more appealing!
With that thought, Jia Lie Ao tried eavesdropping on Xiao Yan's thoughts as well.
"Ding, Mind Listening failed... please try again!"
"Ding, Mind Listening failed... please try again!"
As the notifications sounded in his mind, Jia Lie Ao's gaze gradually grew grave as he looked at Xiao Yan.
The only other person he had failed to eavesdrop on was Lin Dong of the Dao Sect.
It had worked without fail on everyone else. Why couldn't he hear Xiao Yan's thoughts either?
Could it be simply because he's the protagonist?
Or does he have some connection to Lin Dong?
Noticing Jia Lie Ao's strange gaze, Xiao Yan understood what had happened almost immediately.
Although his Thousand Transformations System couldn't be exposed, it automatically defended against the other party's attempts at Mind Listening.
If Jia Lie Ao discovered anything, it could very well affect his grand plan.
Looks like I'll have to come up with something.
"Young Master Jia Lie, since you're here to see my father, please go inside!"
While Jia Lie Ao was lost in thought, Xiao Yan spoke with a smile.
"All right. If you have something to do, Young Master Xiao Yan, please go ahead. I'll find the Xiao Clan Leader myself."
Coming back to his senses, Jia Lie Ao stepped aside for Xiao Yan as he spoke.
Xiao Yan said nothing more and left with Xun'er.
"Xiao Yan, Lin Dong... could they be the same person?"
"Could someone else have transmigrated into Xiao Yan?"
Watching Xiao Yan's departing figure, a terrifying possibility arose in Jia Lie Ao's mind.
He knew Xiao Yan was already an Otherworlder, but stories in which another person transmigrated into the Otherworlder Xiao Yan weren't unheard of.
If his suspicions were true, this world was far too dangerous.
The plot he originally knew would no longer apply, and everything would be thrown into complete chaos by this twice-transmigrated Xiao Yan.
Of course, all of this was still only speculation. He needed to verify it.
If he was right and Lin Dong was Xiao Yan in disguise, the two of them could never appear at the same time.
What he needed to do now was see whether Lin Dong was still at the Xiao Clan estate.
"Thank goodness I was cautious and didn't casually attack Xiao Yan. Otherwise, I might already be dead."
Jia Lie Ao was now very glad he hadn't let things go to his head. Instead, he had kept his composure and prepared to leave Wutan City.
As he thought, Jia Lie Ao walked into the Xiao Clan estate.
"Jia Lie Ao must have started suspecting me. I have to find a way to dispel his suspicions."
"Without knowing what trump cards he has, I can't rashly confront him."
Xiao Yan had always been cautious, and now he was even more so.
With that in mind, he sent his consciousness into the Myriad Worlds Chat Group.
"@Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, Seventh Hokage, I'd like to make a trade with you!"
After entering the chat group, Xiao Yan tagged Naruto Uzumaki directly.
As long as he could obtain the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from Naruto Uzumaki, he could have Xiao Yan and Lin Dong appear together and dispel Jia Lie Ao's suspicions.
More importantly, with these multiple Shadow Clones, he alone would be an entire sect!
Although the Flame Mantra was still a trashy Yellow Tier Low Grade cultivation method, with the Infinite Plunder System, he could plunder the Dou Qi between heaven and earth anytime, anywhere. That would be enough to sustain the consumption in the early stages.
Later, as his cultivation method improved, he would only be able to create more and more clones.
"A trade? What kind of trade?"
Naruto Uzumaki, who was arranging the Chunin Exams, asked with some puzzlement when he saw someone had tagged him.
"I want your Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. If there's anything you want, you can tell me, and I'll trade you for it."
Xiao Yan got straight to the point.
"I want it too, +1!" said Yue Buqun, Who Would Never Castrate Himself.
"I want it too, +1!" said the Sealed Otherworldly Demon Emperor.
"I want it too, +1!" said Han Tianzun, Admired by All.
After Xiao Yan spoke, the others chimed in one after another.
They had all finished watching Naruto, too, and knew just how game-breaking the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was.
Being able to gang up on someone in a fight was a minor benefit. Most importantly, this technique could assist with cultivation!
Just imagine learning this skill, creating hundreds of clones, and having them cultivate simultaneously. Wouldn't cultivation speed instantly increase hundreds of times over?
The same went for practicing Dou Techniques, martial techniques, spell arts, and the like. Others could only learn them one at a time, while you could create hundreds of clones and practice hundreds of different martial techniques simultaneously. That was even more outrageous than cheating!
"I want it. I want it too!"
Looking at the screen, Wang Daxian desperately wanted to chime in with an "I want it too, +1!" But with his status, how could he say something like that?
"Since we're all fellow group members, talking about trades is far too formal."
"I'll upload it straight to the group files. Everyone can download it themselves!"
"I only hope that if I run into any difficulties in the future, you'll all lend me a hand."
Seeing the responses in the group, Naruto Uzumaki uploaded the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique directly.
He also displayed exceptional social savvy, making everyone owe him a favor.
Naturally, this performance came under the guidance of Konoha's foremost strategist, Shikamaru Nara.
He had told Shikamaru about the Myriad Worlds Chat Group at the first opportunity, including everything about the Ninja World's future.
Shikamaru had then instructed him to build good relationships with the people in the group, especially Wang Daxian.
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