manynovel Chapter 46 Clan Chief Xiao Zhan
Chapter 46 Clan Chief Xiao Zhan
All night long, until dawn.
Xiao Yan frowned, looking at the rabbit in front of him with dazed eyes, even spinning around as if it were still in a fog.
Ten thousand years... can't they improve their intelligence a little?
He taught her diligently all night, but the rabbit couldn't even master one-tenth of the "Mysterious Wood Skill".
Shouldn't you memorize that thing after just a few glances and a quick feel for the route? How could it be so... stupid?
Or is the cultivation technique too advanced?
But this is merely a high-level Xuan rank...
"Sigh!" Xiao Yan sighed deeply. He had thought it would be another way to double his cultivation, but...
A long way to go.
Xiao Yan shook his head, and with a thought, he took back the still dazed Xiao Wu. He was hungry and needed to eat to replenish his strength, but the rabbit did not need to; its fighting spirit was enough to sustain it.
and……
"Knock knock knock".
Just then, a knock sounded on the door.
"Brother Xiao Yan."
Xiao Xun'er's voice came softly as usual.
"They're here."
He responded and got up to leave.
They left together with Xiao Xun'er, who, as always, waited with a smile in her eyes, though a hint of disappointment also flashed across them.
On the Douluo Continent side, if nothing unexpected happens, that beggar is definitely still lurking around his corpse. However... with the teleportation soul skill, he can teleport even if it's just once each time he goes over.
The radius increases by one kilometer, which exponentially increases the difficulty for the other party to find his exact location.
After a few visits, the threat will basically be gone.
Of course, this is on the premise that...
He needs to have enough energy to support frequent travel.
The magic cores Xun'er bought for him are almost used up. The most urgent thing is to find a way to make money.
Or... how about living off a woman again?
On the training ground.
Despite being showered with praise, Xiao Yan, the number one genius of the Xiao family, remains full of vigor and is said to have begun to learn real fighting techniques.
Moreover, his talent is not low, and the reason for this seems to be that a certain genius also cultivates combat skills at this age.
Not wanting to be outdone, or trying to prove something?
Xiao Yan glanced at it as he passed by, without giving it much thought.
He went to the canteen with Xiao Xun'er beside him.
"Hmph!" On the stage, although everyone was surrounding him, Xiao Yan, the third young master, was always watching the aisle out of the corner of his eye. He snorted for no apparent reason.
Inside the dining hall.
Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan sat together for a meal and chatted as always, without getting involved in the other disciples' circles, and no one dared to disturb them.
But today, things are a little different.
"Young Master Xiao Yan."
Just as the two put down their chopsticks, a family guard strode over and respectfully said to him:
"The clan chief is looking for you."
"Clan chief?"
Xiao Yan subconsciously glanced at the other side of the dining hall, at the center of the circle that was always surrounded by people, and Xiao Yan's gaze happened to fall on that side as well.
Their eyes met, and the other person's eyes also clearly showed doubt, so it didn't seem to be because of Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan calmly withdrew his gaze, and the familiar humming sound rang in his ears again. As a member of a collateral branch, he couldn't figure out why the clan leader had summoned him personally.
But upon closer examination, some clues emerge.
After all, with the title of "the second genius of the Xiao family," the family couldn't just ignore him forever; it's just that few people would notice him because of his reputation as the number one genius.
"Kaoru..."
Xiao Yan was about to speak when Xun'er nodded gently.
"Xun'er understands."
She responded quickly, but her age couldn't hide all her emotions. You could see a hint of disappointment, but she wasn't willful. She even pursed her lips and gave a faint smile.
He was signaled to hurry up.
See you later.
Xiao Yan said something and then left the dining hall with the guards.
Only after his figure disappeared outside the door did Xiao Xun'er gently let go of her composure and pout almost imperceptibly.
This subtle expression.
But it happened to fall into the sight of another person not far away.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan felt a strange sense of envy.
And inside the antique ring hanging around his neck.
"A seven-year-old fighter... How... how is this possible?!"
"The tiny Gama Empire, the tiny Wutan City, the tiny Xiao family... actually harbor a talent even more terrifying than those in the Central Plains?!"
"Could it be that I... really misjudged him? His soul talent isn't weak either; if I had chosen him back then..."
The ring flickered very faintly for a moment.
But it quickly faded into obscurity.
There might still be other options ahead, but now there's that mysterious girl, and a hidden Dou Huang.
It can't be changed now.
……
Inside the council chamber.
Besides the current clan leader Xiao Zhan sitting in the main seat, there were two young men standing below him, Xiao Zhan's eldest son Xiao Ding and second son Xiao Li.
Long before Xiao Yan displayed his talent, these two brothers were already the cream of the crop among the younger generation of the Xiao family, their talents no less than their father Xiao Zhan's, and they were regarded as the hope for the family's rise.
Xiao Yan's talent is still intact. The two haven't gone out to train. One loves battle and the other is good at planning. They are rarely seen together.
As Xiao Yan stepped into the hall, his gaze swept over everyone, and he naturally saw the Third Elder, the superior of his lineage.
The other person looked at him with a rather complicated expression, carrying a hint of helplessness, but before he could figure out why...
Xiao Zhan's voice had already come through:
"Even low-grade Yellow Rank combat skills have to be purchased with money, while Mingming Clan's martial arts training hall allows you to learn them for free just by registering."
"Independence, not in this way. You're still a member of the Xiao family, no matter what."
"If outsiders find out, they'll think we're isolating you."
Xiao Zhan sat in the main seat and looked at the boy in front of him. He hadn't thought much of him when they last met, but now he felt a faint sense of handsomeness about him and inexplicably felt a bit of goodwill towards him.
The helplessness in my heart dissipated somewhat.
"It's not just combat skills; you rarely ask your family for anything you need for your daily cultivation. Almost everything except food and lodging... no, food is paid for by yourself, and lodging is still provided by your parents..."
However, even as he said this, Xiao Yan's expression remained largely unchanged, as if all of this was perfectly natural.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhan stopped talking.
His gaze toward the boy held a complex mix of reminiscence.
Xiao Yan's parents were his wife's bodyguards.
He had heard it when he was young.
But the next time he heard it was the devastating news of Xiao Yan's parents, leaving the child all alone.
Then, until the last family test, he made a name for himself.
After that, there were more and more.
Because of Xiao Xun'er...
Before Xiao Xun'er arrived, Xiao Yan rarely played with other disciples. After Xiao Xun'er came, he finally had a companion by his side.
But when a family member who seems like an outsider and a family member who seems like an outsider are together, instead of bringing them closer to the family, they seem to drift further apart.
This left him, the clan leader, at a loss.
One is very independent, and the other cannot interfere.
He had actually advised Xiao Yan to get to know him, since they were both the future of the Xiao family, but Xiao Yan had tried, but ultimately couldn't let go of his pride and rarely had the chance.
The other person's life was so simple it was almost monotonous. Apart from cultivating and eating, he mostly stayed in Xiao Xun'er's courtyard.
Even he, as the clan leader, had to deliberate only after the meal.
The reason for this child's independent personality, he initially thought, was the death of his parents, but he became increasingly confused about it later on...
until now.