Xiao Tian felt utterly helpless. He had put up with that old dog Yun Shan feeling his bones earlier, but now Pill King Gu He was feeling his bones too. Did they really think he was such a pushover?
"You just wait! In three years, this young master will feel your bones in return! Hmph!"
Pill King Gu He was astonished by Xiao Tian's exceptional bone structure. After taking out a soul stone to test him, he discovered that the boy had the talent to become an alchemist and could not help taking an interest.
"Former Sect Master, encountering someone with such aptitude in a place like this is quite a stroke of luck."
"Indeed." Yun Shan smiled. "The meteorite's magnetic field restricts us greatly. This child is only a Dou Zhe, making him just the right candidate."
"Yun Shan! Aren't you going a little too far?" a commanding shout rang out.
An old man's arrival drew the gazes of quite a few powerful figures.
"Jia Xingtian, must you interfere in my affairs too?" Yun Shan had no fear of Jia Xingtian, the Imperial Family's guardian, who was also a Peak Dou Emperor.
Jia Xingtian snorted coldly and looked at Xiao Tian. "Boy, tell Grandpa whether Yun Shan abducted you. As the Jia Ma Empire's old imperial patriarch, I can still stand up for you."
Yun Shan could not help frowning.
Upon hearing Jia Xingtian's identity, Xiao Tian could not help saying, "Grandpa, he abducted me, and he got my Blue Eagle killed too."
At those words, black lines covered Yun Shan's forehead. He said coldly, "Boy, don't spout nonsense! Your Blue Eagle is perfectly fine. Besides, if I hadn't saved you, you'd have been smashed into pulp."
Xiao Tian grumbled inwardly, If you hadn't come along, this young master would already have experienced the thrill of resurrection.
Outwardly, Xiao Tian looked utterly furious and said in an aggrieved voice, "If you hadn't insisted on chasing me, how would I have fallen off Blue Eagle's back? It was all because of you!"
Jia Xingtian's white eyebrows shot up in fury. Glaring at Yun Shan, he said coldly, "Yun Shan! You're a mighty Dou Emperor, yet now you're bullying an underage child? Are you trying to make the Jia Ma Empire lose every last shred of face?"
Yun Shan said imposingly, "Jia Xingtian, I never intended to harm this child! He won't be in any danger even if he enters the sea of fire."
"Shut up! How could he not be in danger? He's only a Three-Star Dou Zhe, and he's just a child! Could you really be shameless enough to make a child touch Heavenly Flames?" Jia Xingtian was utterly enraged.
"Old Master Jia Xingtian is right!"
"Hm? Isn't this the Xiao Clan's little one? Sect Master Yun Shan! Why did you abduct him?" Dou Wang Nalan Jie came flying through the air, his expression dark and cold.
"Brother Nalan, you know this child?" Jia Xingtian asked.
Nalan Jie nodded. "This child is a descendant of a brother of mine who once saved my life. Since Sect Master Yun Shan intends to force the Xiao Clan's little one to touch Heavenly Flames, I'll save this child even if it means leaving not a scrap of my body behind."
"Grandpa Nalan!" Xiao Tian forced himself to think of the melodramatic scenes from My Fair Piggy Princess and burst into tears. His tears and sobs drew the sympathy of several Dou Wangs, who joined forces to confront the Misty Cloud Sect.
"Yun Shan! Let this child go! Otherwise, every faction in the Jia Ma Empire will move against your Misty Cloud Sect! As a distinguished former sect master and Peak Dou Emperor, have you fallen so low that you'd even harm a little child?" Jia Xingtian's eyes were icy.
Black lines covered Yun Shan's forehead. He released Xiao Tian and said speechlessly, "Go on over, boy. Let me make this clear: I never intended to harm you."
Xiao Tian curled his lip. You old dog Yun Shan are rotten to the core. Who the hell knows what you're thinking?
"Child, don't be afraid. With us here, Yun Shan won't lay a hand on you again."
"Mm-hmm. Thank you, Grandpa Nalan, Grandpa Jia Xingtian, and all you seniors."