"That aura, it's definitely it!"
From the shadows of the city wall, the Yao Lao's voice rang in their ears.
Queen Medusa stood in front of them, drawing their aura in.
Having traveled all the way from the Black-Corner Region back to the Jia Ma Empire, Queen Medusa's internal energy had basically stabilized.
With her Dou Zong realm strength, hiding them away would be quite easy for her.
"Huh? That's strange..."
Not far from the city wall.
From within that thick, dark fog came the sound of chains grinding together, followed by a somewhat hoarse voice.
"I seemed to have sensed a strange fluctuation just now. Could it have been my imagination?"
As the faint murmur arose, the eerie black mist circled the city wall, but failed to detect Xiao Yan and his companions.
After a long while, the black mist finally drifted away and disappeared into the distance.
"As expected, they are from the Hall of Souls."
On the chains peeking out from the shadows, several struggling souls remained.
Only after watching the people from the Hall of Souls gradually disappear into the distance did Xiao Yan and the others breathe a sigh of relief.
The Hall of Souls's methods are unpredictable, and they don't want to confront them directly.
Thank you.
As the people from the Hall of Souls left, Xiao Huohuo suddenly looked at Queen Medusa, who was blocking their way, and said somewhat shyly.
"Snort!
I simply don't want you to die at the hands of others.
Your life can only belong to me.
Queen Medusa, with her stunningly beautiful face, glared fiercely at Xiao Huohuo and spoke nonchalantly. Then, with a flash, she disappeared again and reappeared on the distant horizon.
Xiao Huohuo turned to look at Medusa's retreating figure, a complex smile on his face. He then clasped his hands together to his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty, we can't keep calling you that, can we? From now on, I'll call you... Cai Lin."
No sooner had Xiao Huohuo finished speaking than a seven-colored leather chain fell from a distance.
It hit him directly on the head.
Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Huohuo in disbelief.
It's hard to imagine that this young upstart had just flirted with a genuine Dou Zong while chatting and laughing.
Xiao Yan turned his head to look at the purple figure that flashed by in the distance, and couldn't help but give Xiao Huohuo a thumbs up.
Aside from the minor disturbance caused by the appearance of the Hall of Souls members.
Midway through, Xiao Huohuo faced Queen Medusa and forcibly addressed her as Cai Lin.
Although Her Majesty the Queen disciplined him a few times along the way, the title was eventually accepted.
Soon, they returned to the Wutan City.
However, when Xiao Yan and his group arrived in Wutan City, Xiao Huohuo's expression suddenly turned cold.
The once bustling and lively Xiao Clan mansion is now eerily quiet.
Standing in front of the Xiao Clan's gate, Xiao Yan also sensed something was amiss.
Despite being a vast Xiao Residence, only a few faint auras emanated from within.
Given the total number of the Xiao Clan's Ninja Butterflies, it's impossible that only a tiny bit of their aura exists.
What's going on?
A bad feeling crept onto Xiao Huohuo's face.
But before he could even barge in, the Xiao Clan's gate, which had been tightly shut, suddenly swung open.
"Squeak~"
Then, a rather plain-looking figure walked out from inside the Xiao Clan's residence.
"Who are you...?"
The newcomer had only opened his mouth halfway through speaking when he saw Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo's faces and instantly froze on the spot.
An excited look suddenly appeared on his face, and he turned and ran into the Xiao Clan's house.
"The young clan leader is back! The young clan leader is back!"
He ran while shouting loudly.
After a while, Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo finally entered the Xiao Clan family compound.
Only after the explanation from the Xiao Clan in front of them did Xiao Yan and the others understand what had happened.
The vicissitudes that the Xiao Clan experienced back then had already spread throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
At the same time, the scene of Ling Ying traveling to the capital to be personally brought back by Xiao Huohuo instantly spread throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire.
A Dou Huang expert addressed Xiao Huohuo as "Young Master" and took him back immediately.
This immediately added Soul Division to the Xiao Clan in everyone's minds.
Afterwards, Xiao Huohuo went out to gain experience, and under the orders of Old Master Nalan, the Nalan Family did everything they could to help the Xiao Clan rebuild.
Nalan Yanran also visited Wutan City once during the journey, but Xiao Huohuo was already out training at the time, so they did not meet.
After the Xiao Clan was rebuilt, the Nalan Family continued to send guards and supplies to help the Xiao Clan.
Later, the Nalan Family suggested that the Xiao Clan family move to the capital, saying that it would be easier for the two families to take care of each other, but the three elders refused.
Later, for reasons unknown, the Mittel Family also began to curry favor with the Xiao Clan.
Furthermore, it received public endorsement from Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.
Only then did the three elders agree to move the Xiao Clan to the capital.
Therefore, the Xiao Clan has now moved to the capital, but they have still retained their old base in Wutan City.
However, they have already handed it all over to the Ao Ba Family, who had initially sided with the Xiao Clan family.
After hearing the Xiao Clan disciple explain the reason for the matter, Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo exchanged a glance and couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
After a long journey back to Wutan City, they were surprised to find that the Xiao Clan had already moved to the capital.
"Looks like this trip was a waste of time."
Xiao Huohuo shrugged at Xiao Yan with a hint of helplessness.
He then summoned the few disciples of the Xiao Clan who remained in the area and distributed the pills and cultivation techniques he had obtained in the Black-Corner Region to them according to their strength.
After doing all this, Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo were not in a hurry to leave.
Instead, he returned to the courtyard he was familiar with.
"It's still more comfortable here."
Back in the familiar courtyard, Xiao Huohuo's face showed a hint of contentment.
As for Cai Lin, she landed not far from the courtyard, still maintaining a distance that kept strangers at bay.
However, Xiao Yan and his group had only just sat down when a disciple of the Xiao Clan came to tell them that the head of the Ao Ba Family, Oba Pa, had come to visit.
"You go ahead, I won't go."
Xiao Yan waved his hand, showing no interest in the visit from the head of the Ao Ba Family.
Xiao Huohuo nodded and walked towards the front hall.
After all, the Ao Ba Family had sided with the Xiao Clan back then, and now the entire Wutan City has been handed over to the Ao Ba Family to manage.
The other party probably only came to visit after hearing that I had returned.
Although Xiao Huohuo disdained these matters, as the young patriarch of the Xiao Clan, these things were unavoidable.
After Xiao Yan left, Xiao Huohuo sat down in the courtyard and began to cultivate slowly.
However, Xiao Yan hadn't been cultivating for long when he noticed that Cai Lin, who was not far away, seemed to be focused on him.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, sensing the other party's withdrawn Spiritual Soul Power.
His gaze instantly turned colder.
"Your Excellency, your relationship with Huohuo is... it's just between you and Huohuo."
We don't seem to know each other that well yet, do we?
Those who cultivate themselves should be most wary of interference from others.
What's more, just now when I was cultivating my Soul Power, Queen Medusa forcibly released her Mental Power to probe me.
If it weren't for the special relationship between the other party and Xiao Huohuo, Xiao Yan would probably have already made a move.
"Whoosh!"
Hearing Xiao Yan's unfriendly tone, Medusa instantly appeared in front of him.
A pair of beautiful purple eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan, a hint of doubt also appearing in them.
What exactly is your relationship with that kid?
A clone?
"I am not as easily fooled as those fellows."
"It's none of your business."
Xiao Yan spoke calmly.
Regardless of the relationship between Medusa and Xiao Huohuo, to Xiao Yan, she was just a stranger.