"So fragrant, so smooth, so soft..."
Xiao Baichuan only felt a soft and smooth sensation all around his body, and a faint, penetrating fragrance drilled into his nostrils.
It was just as if he were currently lying in the embrace of a peerless beauty.
"Lecherous scoundrel! You repeatedly take liberties with this Empress in dreams, do you truly take this Empress for someone molded from clay!"
As the clear yet dignified female voice finished speaking, that soft and smooth feeling vanished instantly, and then a streak of red sword light was seen flying upward from below.
He instantly felt a chill below, and his entire person was about to be split in half by the upward-surging sword light.
"Holy shit!"
The handsome youth was startled awake by the sword light, and cold sweat was still bubbling on his forehead as he wore the expression of one who had narrowly escaped death.
That dream was too realistic, just as if he had truly been struck by a sword.
The first thing Xiao Baichuan did upon waking up was pull down his trouser waistband to inspect his condition.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
Seeing that it had turned out to be a sweet nightmare, the taut strings of Xiao Baichuan's heart finally relaxed.
"Phew~, good thing, good thing, it was just a lustful, spring-like nightmare. But the woman in that dream strikes really ruthlessly; I'm just sleeping and having a nice dream, is this called for?"
"Sigh, and I don't know why, two kun years since crossing over, why do I keep having dreams like this, and every single time it's that woman whose face I can't clearly see?"
Xiao Baichuan had crossed over to the Dou Qi Continent two kun years prior, becoming the adopted son of the First Elder of the Xiao Clan and the cousin of Xiao Yan.
In the early period of his transmigration, Xiao Baichuan, like other transmigrators, was exceptionally excited, feeling that the power-fantasy protagonist life belonging to him was about to arrive.
Yet when he prepared with full joy and anticipation to welcome his perfect life, he discovered that apart from being handsome, he had absolutely nothing!
No money, no talent, no background, a typical "three-nothings" person.
If not for still possessing a top-tier modeled face, he truly felt the meaning of his transmigration would be just like his own name: a blank journey.
The current Xiao Baichuan could be said to have nothing at all except for his handsome looks.
Oh right, he also had a Twin Fish Jade Pendant of unknown quality, which hung right in front of his chest.
"All Xiao Clan disciples, gather at the front hall plaza!"
A hurried shout came from outside, immediately followed by messy footsteps.
Xiao Baichuan was attracted by the commotion outside, pushed open the window, and saw a few Xiao Clan disciples running in small steps toward the direction of the front hall.
He only then remembered that today was the day for the Xiao Clan disciples to test their Dou Qi.
According to the plot progression, after testing Dou Qi, Nalan Yanran, the young sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, would come to the Xiao Clan to annul the engagement under the pretext that the young sect master could not have an engagement.
However, all of these things had nothing to do with him.
He was merely the adopted son of the Xiao Clan's First Elder, possessing no Xiao Clan bloodline, nor any interest in joining in on that excitement.
Purely watching the show.
Xiao Baichuan leisurely pulled on his outer garment, then followed the crowd toward the plaza.
The Xiao Clan testing plaza was already packed with people.
Not only were there Xiao Clan disciples, but there were also some people from outside the clan.
On the Dou Qi Continent, many clans not only cultivated people of their own clan, but also adopted some outsiders.
For instance, Xiao Xun'er herself possessed no Xiao Clan bloodline, but was instead arranged by the Gu Clan to come search for the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
As for Xiao Baichuan himself, he was purely picked up by the First Elder out of pity.
Just as Xiao Baichuan walked into the plaza, he saw that some disciples were already undergoing testing.
The person stepping forward to touch the ancient monument and test her Dou Qi was a graceful and slender young girl.
Xiao Mei of the Xiao Clan.
The young girl wore a light green long skirt, her brows and eyes full of spirit, and with a trace of pride she lifted her palm and pressed it against the pitch-black ancient monument.
A light shone on the surface of the ancient monument, and the testing elder glanced over and called out the result.
"Xiao Mei, Seventh Stage of Dou Qi!"
"Rank: High stage!"
The area below the plaza immediately burst into discussion.
"Seventh Stage of Dou Qi at fourteen years old, Xiao Mei's talent is quite good!"
"Indeed, in another year or two, she might be able to condense a Qi cyclone."
Xiao Baichuan stood at the back of the crowd, looking left and looking right.
He remembered that in the original text, Xiao Yan was tested before Xiao Mei, that classic "Third Stage of Dou Qi" famous scene.
Yet he had arrived late and missed seeing it.
Xiao Baichuan poked the shoulder of a Xiao Clan disciple next to him and asked in a lowered voice.
"Brother, has Xiao Yan tested?"
The man turned to look at him and shook his head.
"Not yet. What's the rush?"
"He's a genius, after all. Of course he'll make his entrance last."
After saying that, the man gave a meaningful smile, then turned back to watch the platform.
When Xiao Baichuan heard this, he clicked his tongue to himself.
The genius making his entrance last.
Wasn't that just a sarcastic jab at Xiao Yan, who had fallen from genius to good-for-nothing?
It seemed Xiao Yan had still been drained dry, just like in the original story.
He didn't ask any more questions and continued watching the excitement.
The next person to take the stage was Xiao Xun'er.
The young woman wore a purple dress, her cool, tranquil air like a lotus blooming for the first time.
She walked slowly up to the testing platform, and all the eyes around her turned toward her in unison.
Xiao Xun'er showed no expression as she raised a hand and pressed it against the ancient stone stele.
The stele lit up. The testing elder took one look, and his voice rose several notches despite himself.
"Xiao Xun'er, Ninth Stage of Dou Qi!"
"Level: Advanced!"
The square erupted at once.
"What! She's actually reached the ninth stage-truly terrifying!"
"Looks like Miss Xun'er is undoubtedly the foremost among the younger generation in the clan!"
All the young men around them looked at her with admiration. Even the several Xiao Clan elders seated above nodded in satisfaction.
Xiao Baichuan nodded along, too.
The ninth stage was indeed impressive. She was just one step away from becoming a Dou Zhe.
He withdrew his gaze and casually glanced over the crowd.
Then he saw Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan stood at the front of the crowd, dressed in black with his hands behind his back. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and his expression was composed.
He looked spirited and confident, nothing like someone who had lost his Dou Qi.
Xiao Baichuan froze for a moment.
This wasn't right.
At this point in the original story, Xiao Yan should have been gloomy-faced, with everyone pointing and whispering about him, wishing he could crawl into a crack in the ground.
He looked far too normal.
No, not just normal-he was confident, standing tall with his head held high!
Xiao Baichuan furrowed his brow, doubts stirring in his mind.
Had he somehow landed in the wrong version?
Had Xiao Yan not been crippled?
Then what about Yao Chen?
There was no way Yao Chen hadn't died, right?
Xiao Baichuan's mind was full of questions.
But before he could figure anything out, the tester on the platform had already called out the next name.
"Next, Xiao Yan!"
The square fell quiet for a moment, then the murmurs surged like a tide.
"Xiao Yan's taking the stage!"
"What do you think Xiao Yan will test at this time?"
"Hey, he was a genius back then. His cultivation may have regressed for a while, but he's already recovered!"
"Maybe he's a Dou Zhe now."
"A Dou Zhe? You're dreaming. It can't be that exaggerated."
"I'm not so sure. Xiao Yan seems to have been working pretty hard at cultivation lately."
The people around them chattered among themselves, and most of them sounded expectant.
Even the row of Xiao Clan elders seated above straightened in their seats, all looking as if they had great faith in Xiao Yan.
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