Night enveloped the entire Inner Academy. Occasionally, lights would flicker, dispelling some of the darkness.
Within a room within the pavilion, Xun Er was standing elegantly by the window. The weak moonlight entered through the window and wrapped around her exquisite and delicate body. Her black hair was gently blown by the wind, giving her a unique alluring aura.
In the silence, a black shadow suddenly wiggled in a dark corner of the room. Finally, it agglomerated into an elderly human figure within the room.
"Miss." A human figure appeared and respectfully bowed to Xun Er. From his appearance, it was Ling Ying.
"Old Ling, if you have something to say, just say it." Xun Er turned around. A faint smile surfaced on her exquisite and flawless beautiful face as she softly said.
Ling Ying hesitated for a moment when he heard this. His eyes stared at Xun Er's expression. A moment later, he softly said,"Miss, the clan leader has sent an order…"
Ling Ying's words had just sounded when Xun Er's lovely body, which was standing under the moonlight, trembled in an undetectable manner.
"Speak."
"The disappearance of the Xiao clan leader has already spread to the clan.”Ling Ying looked at Xun Er in front of him and laughed bitterly,"The clan is in a bit of a mess now. Xiao Zhan's disappearance might also mean that part of the 'key' of the Xiao family has disappeared.”
"Did the clan send people to investigate Uncle Xiao's whereabouts?”Xun Er knit her brows. A moment later, she suddenly asked.
"I have begun to investigate, but there is no news for the time being. Perhaps only the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect who chased after Xiao Zhan back then knows about the mystery of Xiao Zhan's disappearance. Unfortunately, Xiao Yan had already killed him in his fury.”Ling Ying shook his head and said.
"Xiao Yan ge-ge holds Uncle Xiao in high regard. Uncle Xiao was chased by the Misty Cloud Sect until he disappeared. He was naturally furious to the point that he lost his rationality.”Xun Er sighed. She immediately changed the topic and said,"Let's talk about Father's orders first."
"The clan leader said that if the young miss is still unable to find that portion of the key, then she should immediately return. Since the key has disappeared along with Xiao Zhan, there is no need to waste time on young master Xiao Yan.”Ling Ying softly said,"Young Miss, you have been unwilling to return for a long time. Moreover, you have been with Young Master Xiao Yan. It is likely that the clan leader has vaguely guessed something. He seems to be very dissatisfied with this." Some of the Elders in the clan also had this intention. They felt that young master Xiao Yan was not worthy of him.”
Xun Er's face was calm, not the slightest bit affected. Her expression did not change. After a long while, she said indifferently,"Whether they are worthy or not, they will naturally know in the future.”
"But we can't wait until the future. Young Miss originally…Back then, when young master Xiao Yan had left Wu Tan City, he should have returned. However, this delay had lasted for three years. The dissatisfaction within the clan had also increased. After all, the importance of young miss to the clan was not something that the other young misses and young masters from the side branches could compare to.”Ling Ying softly said,"Therefore, this time around, the clan leader has given a death order. If you do not return after a month, there might be people from the clan who will personally come over. It is likely that Young Lady does not wish for the current Young Master Xiao Yan to have any contact with the clan, right?" You are also clearly aware that the current strength of young master Xiao Yan does not have the slightest qualification for the clan to take him seriously.”
The back of her teeth bit her red lips as Xun Er clenched her delicate hands. After a while, he nodded slightly."Yes, I understand."
Although she already knew where the Xiao family's so-called 'key' was... However, she did not say it out loud. This was because she clearly understood that once this news was transmitted to the clan, Xiao Yan would definitely
Ling Ying helplessly sighed as he looked at Xun Er's beautiful face that was as calm as water. With a sigh, his body twisted and turned into a blurry black shadow that rushed into the darkness. Finally, it wiggled slightly and disappeared.
Xun Er slowly moved a long time after Ling Ying disappeared. She came to the window and looked at the vast night sky. A faint bitterness involuntarily surfaced on her face. She had never doubted Xiao Yan's potential. Even when he had fallen from a genius to a trash back then, she still believed that he would sooner or later once again stand at the peak that others could only look up to. However, a genius was merely like a drop in the ocean in front of a faction that was so large that it caused one to feel shocked. It was unable to attract their attention. A countless number of years of inheritance. This caused that ancient faction to witness the rise and fall of geniuses one after another. Therefore, the word 'genius' would not cause them to be the slightest bit surprised. What they cared about was just what kind of achievement one had at this moment!
The current Xiao Yan was only…He was a Dou Ling. Although he was not even twenty years old, this did not explain much. After all, the path of training was extremely dangerous. No one dared to be certain or believe that he, Xiao Yan, would be able to walk all the way to the peak on this training path and look down on everyone. That ancient faction was too huge. Hence, unless he reached the peak, there would ultimately be only fifty steps or a hundred steps. There was not much of a difference in essence.
"They don't believe…" The corner of Xun Er's mouth curled into a faint mocking smile as she softly muttered,"It's fine as long as I believe it…"
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The next day, Xiao Yan had once again become energetic after a night of rest. He spent half an hour to refine Zi Yan's 'Fire Spirit Root' the moment he woke up. As for the 'Dragon Strength Pill' that Elder Liu needed, he was not in a hurry to refine it since he did not specify the time.
Zi Yan's figure flashed and appeared in a ghost-like manner after walking out of the room and walking down the hall. Her large dark-black eyes blinked as she looked at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan did not know whether to laugh or cry as he threw the jade bottle into her hand when he saw this manner of hers. He eyed her happy expression and involuntarily laughed bitterly. Although this little girl was strong, her intelligence was not much different from her age.
Zi Yan finally ceased pestering Xiao Yan after obtaining the delicious pill that was filled with energy. However, she was also embarrassed to leave immediately after obtaining the thing. Hence, she obediently sat by the side. That cute and lovely manner caused Hu Jia by the side to wish that she could rush forward and ruthlessly pinch Xiao Yan.
At this moment, Xun Er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao were all present in the hall. Wu Hao did not rush to the Fighting Arena today. Even Xiao Yan's group felt a little speechless at this fellow's fanaticism towards fighting.
During breakfast, he inquired about 'Pan's Gate's' recent situation with Xun Er and the rest. Only after confirming that everything was fine did he sigh in relief. No matter what was said, he was still the leader of 'Pan's Gate'. Although he was a little irresponsible as the leader, he had never denied his identity.
Xiao Yan was just about to stand up after finishing his breakfast when the tightly shut door was suddenly pushed open. Immediately, Lin Yan's loud voice began to howl in the hall.
"Xiao Yan, I heard that you have returned? Haha, do you have time to spar today? I've been fighting in the arena for the past few days, but it's still not enough. Those brats run away when they see me.”Lin Yan, who was casually dressed, swaggered into the room. He ignored the helpless expressions of Xiao Yan's group and directly came to the side of the table. He randomly grabbed the steamed bun on the table, took a violent bite, and vaguely said.
"Eh, who is this little girl…" Lin Yan ignored Xiao Yan's group as he chewed the mantou in his mouth. His gaze suddenly turned to Zi Yan, who was sitting by the side. He had just smiled and asked when his face swiftly stiffened in front of the stunned eyes of Xun Er's group. The mantou that he had chewed into pieces was immediately spat out wildly along with his saliva. A moment later, he appeared to have been electrocuted as he hurriedly pulled back with a shocked face.
"You... Why are you here?" As he retreated, a horrified and sharp voice sounded out from Lin Yan's mouth.
Xun Er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao were a little confused when they saw this sudden change in Lin Yan. Only Xiao Yan clearly understood that this fellow had likely recognized Zi Yan.
"Why are you shouting?”Zi Yan covered her ears and spoke to the shocked Lin Yan in an extremely dissatisfied manner.
Lin Yan swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He only relaxed a little after seeing that Zi Yan did not do anything special. He walked around the large table in the hall and carefully arrived behind Xiao Yan's group. He softly said,"F * ck, why is this guy here? Are you guys alright?"
"Very good." Xiao Yan spread his hands and laughed.
Lin Yan involuntarily widened his eyes when he saw Xiao Yan's calm attitude."Do you know her identity?"
"Yes." Xiao Yan smiled. He walked to Zi Yan's side, rubbed her head, and said with a smile,"A very cute little girl."
"Cute…" The corner of Lin Yan's mouth twitched. He thought to himself, if you could see the terrifying scene of this fellow kicking all the competitors off the stage in the last Strong Ranking Competition, perhaps you wouldn't feel this way.
"I'm done eating. Hmph, I'm leaving." Zi Yan stuffed the breakfast in her hand into her mouth. She shook her head and threw Xiao Yan's hand away. She snorted at Lin Yan before skipping out of the door. When she exited the door, she even turned around and said to Xiao Yan,"Remember our deal. Also, if you are pleasing to the eye and anyone bullies you, come and find me. I will punch those guys beside you.”
After she finished speaking, the little girl proudly raised her small fist. After which, she swung her purple ponytail and hopped, disappearing from the sight of Xiao Yan and the others.
"F * ck, Xiao Yan, when did you actually recognize this Brute Force King?”Lin Yan only returned to normal after Zi Yan disappeared. His fist smashed onto Xiao Yan's shoulder as he asked in a surprised voice.
"I never thought that the number one on the 'Strong Ranking' that you're so scared of would actually be such a little girl.”Xiao Yan smiled, shook his head, and teased.
Lin Yan's face flushed red after being mocked by Xiao Yan. He snorted and said,"With this monster protecting you, why are you afraid of Liu Qing? That fellow can only take a detour when he sees her.”
"Why would I expect a little girl to support me?”Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. He was a man and did not want to use the name of a little girl to flaunt his strength.
Xiao Yan smiled and patted Lin Yan's shoulder. He was just about to speak when another hurried knocking sound was suddenly transmitted from the door. A human figure hurriedly barged in amid Xun Er's soft voice.
"Atai? What's wrong?" Xiao Yan could not help but ask in a stunned manner as he eyed the man who had rushed in and was panting heavily.
"Hehe, boss, there are some things about you.”Atai scratched his head." Yesterday, I took leave to go to the outer court, but I heard that someone was looking for you anxiously."”
"Oh? Who is it?" Slightly startled, Xiao Yan frowned and asked.
"I think she's called Xiao Yu. She even said that she's your sister.”Atai said," Looking at her expression, it seems like she really has something urgent to attend to. The inner court doesn't allow students from the outer court to enter, so she asked me to inform her that no matter what, you must make a trip to the outer court."”
Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly. He understood Xiao Yu very well. If something major had not really happened, she would not be this anxious. However, what could happen in the Outer Academy?
Xiao Yan's footsteps moved back and forth for two steps before he finally could not resist turning around and walking toward the door. He said in a deep voice,"Let's go!"
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