Xiao Xun'er Arrives

Chapter 3: Xiao Xun'er Arrives

Immersed in the joy of his rapidly increasing strength, time always passed swiftly.

In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed.

Chen Xiao exhaled a breath of stale air in the Wood Tub and opened his eyes, which were brimming with vitality.

He abruptly stood up, letting the icy water slide down his body. A satisfied smile spread across his tender face.

One bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid had actually forcefully raised him from the Dou Zhi Li, Third Stage to the Fifth Stage Dou Zhi Li in two months.

Its effects were truly terrifying!

After jumping out of the Wood Tub, drying himself, and putting on his clothes, Chen Xiao looked at the liquid inside, whose color had completely faded, and silently cleaned it up.

The Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was highly effective, but Chen Xiao also understood that the reason it had such miraculous effects right now was simply because his cultivation level was too low.

As his strength gradually increased, his breakthroughs would only become slower and slower. It was not that the medicinal effects of the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid had weakened, but that each stage of Dou Zhi Li required more and more accumulated energy.

"A fast start leads to a fast pace all the way. I'm already ahead of my peers in the Xiao Family, including Xiao Yan!"

Just yesterday, Xiao Yan had successfully reached the Fourth Stage of Dou Zhi Li, stirring up quite a commotion in the plaza. Chen Xiao had taken the opportunity to go over and offer a few words of congratulations, casually making his presence known as usual.

Unfortunately, the notification for completing the task had yet to arrive. At present, it was not easy for Xiao Yan to open his heart to him.

If this had happened ten years later, Chen Xiao would only have needed to show a little concern to perhaps become his friend.

The peak attracted hypocritical followers, while the twilight witnessed sincere believers. This saying was especially fitting for Xiao Yan.

After cleaning up the room, Chen Xiao glanced at the sky. It was probably time to go out and find something to eat.

However, just after Chen Xiao closed the door, he saw a familiar figure hurrying over with a food container.

"Uncle Yang, I'll go over myself."

Whenever Chen Xiao had been busy cultivating in the past, he would ask Uncle Yang to bring back some food for him. He always notified him beforehand, but today he clearly had not, yet the other party had still brought food back. This made Chen Xiao feel somewhat puzzled.

"Hehe, there's no need to go. Today, the Clan Leader ordered that unrelated people were forbidden from approaching the main hall. Even many Xiao Family disciples were stopped outside. It won't be easy for you to take a detour to the Dining Hall."

"Is it that serious? Did something happen?"

"I'm not too sure. I heard the main family members discussing it. It seems some distinguished guest has arrived, and the Clan Leader and the several Grand Elders are all extremely nervous."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao's heart stirred.

At this point in time, nothing major should have happened to the Xiao Family.

If he had to name something...

Could it be that Xiao Xun'er has been sent here?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed!

"All right. Thank you, Uncle Yang."

"It was no trouble. Try not to wander around today. For the Clan Leader and the others to take it so seriously, it might even be a distinguished guest from the Imperial Capital. We couldn't afford it if you accidentally offended them."

After giving him a kind reminder, Uncle Yang handed the food container to Chen Xiao and turned to leave.

Chen Xiao laughed helplessly.

This was more than just the Imperial Capital. If it really was Xiao Xun'er, there was no one as precious as her in the entire Northwest Continent.

Wait, didn't Jia Nan Academy also have a fallen princess...

Chen Xiao shook his head slightly and turned back into the room.

Whether Xiao Xun'er had come or not, it had nothing to do with him.

Fill his stomach, then continue cultivating!

Elsewhere.

The Xiao Family's lockdown lasted for nearly an hour before finally loosening.

Immediately afterward, news began to spread.

Today, a branch member of the Xiao Family had brought a girl to the Xiao Family.

That was all there was to it.

The news had been released by Clan Leader Xiao Zhan and the three Grand Elders, so its authenticity was beyond doubt!

While the Xiao Family disciples were discussing it animatedly, the girl had already been settled in the Xiao Family's most central residential area, next door to the courtyard of the three Xiao Yan brothers.

After sending away the servants who had helped arrange things, the delicate and adorable girl, who stood less than 1.2 meters tall, closed the courtyard gate. A trace of confusion appeared in her clear eyes as she sized up the completely unfamiliar surroundings.

The Scorching Sun blazed like fire, yet the solitary girl felt a chill. She unconsciously tightened the beautiful little clothes around her body.

Buzz~

A ripple arose in the shadows. A figure silently stepped out from within. From beginning to end, no one in the entire Xiao Family had sensed anything.

The figure wore a Black Robe that concealed his face. Looking at the lonely girl in the courtyard, he could not help letting out a silent sigh.

She was not even four years old, yet she had already been sent away from the clan. As a servant, he had no right to question it, but he could not help feeling pity for her.

"Miss, at the shortest, it will be three to five years. At the longest, more than ten years. From now on, this place will be where we settle down."

Ling Ying spoke very softly, as if out of habit, or perhaps because he feared startling the girl.

Xiao Xun'er turned around, forcibly suppressing the discomfort that seemed to permeate everything before squeezing out a tender, strained smile.

"Father said that as long as we find the thing, we can return early. Old Ling, did you find anything after investigating the area?"

"No. The Clan Leader has strictly ordered this old servant not to use force. However, this old servant did discover that there are two promising youngsters in the Xiao Family who are fairly impressive even throughout the Northwest."

Ling Ying deliberately tried to divert the girl's attention. Only then could he temporarily dispel that feeling of loneliness.

Sure enough, the young girl became somewhat curious and blinked her beautiful big eyes at him.

Ling Ying smiled silently and began explaining in detail.

"One of them is Clan Leader Xiao Zhan's third son, Xiao Yan. It is said that he has only been cultivating for around four months, yet he has already reached the Fourth Stage Dou Zhi Li. If he can maintain this pace, the Xiao Family will certainly stand unrivaled in Wu Tan City in the future."

"The other is the son of a Guard, named Chen Xiao. It is obvious that he also only began cultivating recently, yet he has already reached the Fifth Stage Dou Zhi Li. He is even a step ahead of Xiao Yan. However, the Xiao Family seems unaware of this. If they fail to seize the opportunity, they may miss a little genius."

Hearing the teasing tone in Ling Ying's voice, Xiao Xun'er gave him face and smiled faintly.

Xiao Xun'er's arrival did not bring much change to the Xiao Family.

Only the younger generation of the direct line received warnings from their elders not to provoke her. They could vaguely sense that this girl's identity was extraordinary.

As for the ordinary clan members, they only knew that an unsociable little girl had come to the family and that she could occasionally be seen.

Chen Xiao had also seen Xiao Xun'er from afar twice. No matter how dazzling she would become in the future, at present, apart from being somewhat delicate and adorable, she seemed no different from an ordinary girl.

Time hurried on, and the years flowed away.

In the blink of an eye, another four months had passed.

Xiao Xun'er, who had already turned four, seemed to have found a way to pass the lonely days and eagerly began cultivating.

It was also at this time that the problem with her meridians began to gradually reveal itself.

Meanwhile, the three portions of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid that Chen Xiao had pre-paid had all been consumed.

With the assistance of those three portions of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, five-and-a-half-year-old Chen Xiao had also reached the Sixth Stage Dou Zhi Li and was not far from the seventh stage.

This level of cultivation placed him far ahead of his peers in the Xiao Family—no, in the entire Wu Tan City!

"The Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid is used up. Fortunately, after half a year of persistence, the subsequent portion has also been completed."

Even Xiao Yan, who had transmigrated here as well, could not refuse six months of greetings from an NPC!

At this moment, the pre-payment information in Chen Xiao's mind changed accordingly.

[The initial phase of pre-paying the subsequent reward for becoming nodding acquaintances with Xiao Yan has been completed.]

[Current number of pre-payments available: One!]