"In less than a year, you leaped from Three-Stage Dou Qi to the seventh stage. This old man is impressed!"
"Third Young Master, please rest to the side while I continue testing the others."
The Second Elder's courteous manner left Xiao Yan deeply uncomfortable.
Wasn't he supposed to doubt me?
Wasn't he supposed to find some way to humiliate me and make a fool of me?
Why was this completely different from what I'd imagined?
"Next, Xiao Xun'er!"
As the Second Elder's voice fell, Xiao Xun'er stepped forward slowly in her green dress.
Yet the girl who should have been the center of attention attracted very few eyes.
Instead, most people's gazes remained on Xiao Yan.
After all, compared to crushing the Testing Magic Stone Tablet with one hand, Xiao Xun'er's strength as a Three-Star Dou Zhe seemed far less important.
Although this already far exceeded her level in the original story, it still couldn't change the fact that Xiao Yan had become the focus of the entire city.
This girl had already become a Three-Star Dou Practitioner?
It looked like the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid I'd given her before had worked pretty well.
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xun'er's test results and silently thought to himself.
Although he had stripped away some of Xiao Xun'er's memories, the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid had long since taken effect.
"Ahem, the testing is complete. We will now proceed to the next event."
"Those who failed have the right to challenge someone who passed once!"
"Remember, you only have one chance. If you lose, you will have to go work at the clan's various businesses."
Once everyone had finished testing, Xiao Zhan slowly rose and made the announcement.
As soon as Xiao Zhan finished speaking, everyone's eyes instinctively fell on Xiao Yan.
But after glancing at the Magic Stone Tablet's "remains" on the ground, which had yet to be cleared away, they all withdrew their gazes.
Their little bodies were no match for that Magic Stone Tablet!
"It looks like none of them dare challenge you, Brother Xiao Yan."
Seeing their reactions, Xiao Xun'er stood beside Xiao Yan and spoke with a soft laugh.
"Am I really that terrifying?"
Xiao Yan helplessly spread his hands and asked Xun'er.
"Facing Brother Xiao Yan, who can crush the Testing Magic Stone Tablet with one hand, who would dare challenge you?"
Xun'er covered her mouth and chuckled, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xiao Yan.
"..." Xiao Yan was speechless.
Fine!
It looked like there really was no explaining this. I could only hope word of today's events wouldn't spread.
Otherwise, if it reached some Otherworlder's ears, I'd be in trouble.
[I wonder if that man named Lin Dong really taught Brother Xiao Yan something.]
[Still, that man certainly wasn't ordinary. Even Elder Ling didn't know when he left.]
[He was probably more than just an ordinary Dou Wang.]
While Xiao Yan was speechless, he took the opportunity to listen to Xun'er's thoughts.
His Infinite Plunder System had now merged with Jia Lie Ao's Mind-Reading System.
Although it hadn't reached LV3 yet, it wasn't far off.
The Infinite Plunder System was now LV2.5!
The Mind-Reading System's ability had also been enhanced, allowing him to hear the thoughts of anyone within a hundred-meter radius.
Moreover, he could listen to ten people's thoughts at once.
Xiao Yan had once listened to the Medicine Emperor's thoughts and discovered that he truly was the Medicine Emperor from the Ancient Era, whose soul had merged with Yao Chen's, rather than an Otherworlder.
That use of Mind Listening had also allowed Xiao Yan to completely drop his guard against the Medicine Emperor.
While he chatted with Xun'er, quite a few people had already begun fighting.
However, only two ultimately managed to defeat stronger opponents.
"Xiao Yan!"
After the testing ended, Xiao Ning stood in the crowd and secretly clenched his fists as he watched Xiao Yan leave hand in hand with Xun'er.
Since Xiao Yan's Intelligence-Reducing Halo had been weakened, although Xiao Ning resented how close Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were...
He did nothing out of line and merely swore an oath to himself.
When the coming-of-age ceremony truly began a month from now, I would have a fair fight with him, stopping short of serious injury.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er hadn't gone far when a fragrant breeze suddenly swept toward them.
Xiao Mei had appeared in front of them.
"Need something?"
Xiao Yan gave her a puzzled look and asked.
"Cousin Xiao Yan, I don't mean anything else by this. I just wanted to ask whether you know when Lord Lin Dong will return."
Xiao Mei lightly pressed her lips together and asked hopefully.
[He clearly said he would take me as his disciple, yet he left without a word.]
[If he doesn't come back, I'll have to prepare to go to Jia Nan Academy.]
"..." Xiao Yan was speechless.
Hearing Xiao Mei's thoughts left Xiao Yan utterly at a loss for words.
Xiao Zhan and the others had actually believed the excuse he had casually made up back then.
They had even told Xiao Mei afterward. If she hadn't mentioned it now, Xiao Yan would have nearly forgotten the whole thing.
"Lord Lin Dong did say he would return, but I don't know exactly when."
Xiao Yan shrugged, then left with Xun'er.
At the same time, he was thinking that it seemed time to bring out his Lin Dong persona again.
Most importantly, he no longer wanted to keep playing house with these people.
I'd leave a Shadow Clone to play with them and head to the Magical Beast Mountain Range myself to see what was going on with that Amethyst Winged Lion King!
Besides, his Shadow Clone had spent so long in the Magical Beast Mountain Range without finding any trace of Xiao Yi Xian.
He would have to pay more attention to that matter himself.
"Will he come back?"
Watching Xiao Yan and Xun'er's retreating figures, Xiao Mei murmured to herself.
Lord Lin Dong had left an exceptionally deep impression on her.
He was already a Dou Wang expert at such a young age.
He came from a powerful faction, yet lacked the arrogance and rudeness of those great aristocratic clans.
Most importantly, he hadn't done anything improper to her.
When Xiao Mei had agreed to become a maid, she had already prepared herself mentally.
Yet in the end, Lin Dong hadn't asked her to attend to him at all. After arriving at the Xiao Clan, he had spent almost all his time in secluded cultivation, and the two had only met a handful of times.
But precisely because of that, he had left an extremely deep impression on Xiao Mei.
Night fell, the moon like a silver platter and the stars glittering.
A black-robed figure quietly slipped out of Wutan City. This was Xiao Yan's real body, disguised as Li Feiyu.
Within Wutan City, a Xiao Yan Shadow Clone and a Lin Dong Shadow Clone remained.
His destination on this trip was the Magical Beast Mountain Range!
"Little fellow, you've finally come out."
"Although I don't know why you don't dare show your true face, this is still much better than staying holed up in Wutan City."
Seeing Xiao Yan leave Wutan City, the Medicine Emperor nearly wept with excitement. Heaven only knew how long he had waited for this day.
After all, only by venturing out could Xiao Yan find Heavenly Flames and rapidly improve his strength.
Only then could he obtain a new body and return to the Yao Clan.
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