"Wutan City, I, Xiao Yan, am finally back..."
"It's been two years, and not much has changed."
He smiled softly, and the faint warmth of returning home made the gloom on Xiao Yan's face fade a little. He raised his foot and walked quickly towards the street where he had walked for more than ten years. But for some reason, looking at the somewhat deserted market, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and his pace gradually quickened.
Something is not right.
Under Xiao Yan's operation, the Xiao family had already occupied the vast majority of the market share in Wutan City. The Xiao family's market should not be so deserted!
Xiao Yan walked through several streets with ease. After a few minutes, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the huge courtyard with the words "Xiao Family" at the end of the street.
The familiar mansion made Xiao Yan's face light up, but then his face darkened.
Deserted!
It's too quiet!
The Xiao family was not supposed to dominate Wutan City, but it should never have become like this. What happened?
Xiao Yan quickened his pace, but as soon as he stepped closer, he heard crying, and then he smelled a strong smell of blood.
"Wait, blood!"
Xiao Yan's pupils contracted and his expression suddenly became extremely ugly. He quickened his pace and even produced an explosion of energy. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yan entered the mansion.
The entire Xiao Mansion had obviously been cleaned, but Xiao Yan could still see many traces of fighting, and even a strong sense of fighting spirit remained. Many doctors were walking hurriedly in the mansion with sad expressions.
"You, who are you?"
A childish voice suddenly sounded from beside Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's expression paused slightly, and he looked in the direction of the voice. A pretty little girl, who was only about twelve or thirteen years old, was staring at him with hostility.
"you..."
His eyes slowly swept over the little girl, and the memories of those years ago rose from the depths of his mind. Xiao Yan's face softened a little: "I remember, your name is Xiao Qing, right? Xiao Mei's cousin's younger sister. I haven't seen her for two years, and you've grown so big."
Hearing Xiao Yan calling out her name, the little girl was obviously stunned as she stared at the vaguely familiar outline. The little girl frowned and thought hard.
After frowning and thinking for a long time, Xiao Qing suddenly remembered something. The little face that was staring at Xiao Yan instantly turned red, and surprise and excitement were dancing in her bright eyes. After a moment, the little girl, who could not hold back her excitement, suddenly pounced on Xiao Yan.
"Cousin Xiao Yan? It's really you, you're finally back!"
Taking a step forward and catching the little girl who rushed over, Xiao Yan stroked Xiao Qing's hair with a smile and said softly, "Little girl, I haven't seen you for two years. You are almost catching up with your sister. You will definitely be a great beauty in the future."
"Cousin, wuwu, you're back. Something big happened in the clan. The clan leader and the elders are all, all..." Xiao Qing said in tears with red eyes, lifting the crying little face from Xiao Yan's arms.
Xiao Yan's body trembled violently, and his hands involuntarily clenched Xiao Qing's shoulders. He stared at Xiao Qing, breathing rapidly, and his voice was a little hoarse: "What did you say happened to father?"
Looking at Xiao Yan's extremely ugly, even ferocious face, Xiao Qing was frightened for a moment and stood there in a daze.
Xiao Yan didn't say much to the little girl. He just moved away and walked into the house.
At this moment, there were a large number of wounded people in the Xiao Mansion. Several elders were directing the doctors and servants with sad faces to treat the wounded and even carry the corpses.
"Third Elder!"
Xiao Yan's figure shuttled through the crowd and instantly appeared in front of the third elder: "Where's my father? Tell me, where is my father?!"
The Third Elder was obviously slow to react, and the entire hall became extremely quiet due to Xiao Yan's sudden action. There was no sound except for the slightly rapid breathing of the injured.
Looking at that handsome face that was less childish and more firm than two years ago, the Third Elder was startled and asked with a trembling voice: "Xiao Yan, is it Xiao Yan?!"
"Third Elder, it's really Young Master Xiao Yan!"
"Young Master Xiao Yan is back! Our Xiao family is saved!" The Xiao family members all had ecstatic looks on their faces, and were almost so excited that they spoke without thinking.
Looking at the face that vaguely showed some familiar features from two years ago, the Xiao family members who had been extremely tense in the past two days finally breathed a sigh of relief. All of a sudden, a joyful atmosphere replaced the previous despair, and some people with less self-control could not help but cheer.
What happened to Xiao Yan in the Yunlan Sect had already spread throughout the Jia Ma Empire. As the Xiao family's base, Wutan City naturally received the news early on. In the eyes of everyone in the Xiao family, Xiao Yan had long become the pride of the pride.
After all, this was the one who defeated the Young Master of the Yunlan Sect, Nalan Yanran!
Looking at Xiao Yan in front of him, the Third Elder's eyes turned red with excitement, and he almost fell down, but was quickly supported by Xiao Yan.
"Third Elder, what on earth happened in the clan? How could this happen? When I walked in just now, Ah Qing told me that something happened to my father and the elders. What's going on now?!"
Xiao Yan asked questions one after another. The Third Elder opened his mouth, was silent for a moment, and then sighed, "Since you left Wutan City, the Xiao family has gradually strengthened its power in Wutan City with the help of the large amount of healing medicine you left behind. However, three days ago, we were suddenly attacked by an unknown strong man."
"That man fell from the sky like a demon, and killed the most powerful guard team of our Xiao family with one palm. The clan leader was furious, and led the stronger people of our Xiao family to fight against him..."
"However, the strength of the newcomer was beyond our imagination. My eldest brother, second brother, and the clan leader didn't even have time to survive a single move by the black-robed strong man. They were directly... directly..."
"boom!!"
A terrifying aura burst out from Xiao Yan's body. His excitement even caused the fire of all living creatures to spread and rise from his body. Wrapped in the blood-red flames and coupled with Xiao Yan's ferocious face, Xiao Yan looked like a demon!
"What happened?!"
Xiao Yan's voice was hoarse. Although he had a guess in his mind, he still held on to a glimmer of hope: "Tell me!"
"The clan leader and the three of us were in the backyard protecting the clan members, but the strong man only responded with one strike, and the clan leader, the eldest brother, and the second brother were... wiped out." The third elder said gritting his teeth.
"boom!"
A fierce aura suddenly surged in the hall, and the table beside it collapsed at this moment. In the hall, the clansmen who were shuttling back and forth to clean up the hall all looked stiffly at Xiao Yan, who had a ferocious face in the hall.
Of course, they understood what this result meant to Xiao Yan. The clan leader was not only the clan leader, but also Xiao Yan's father!
Xiao Yan rushed to the backyard like crazy.
He had just lost his teacher a few days ago. If he lost his father now, Xiao Yan didn't know what kind of crazy things he would do, nor did he know what he would become.
In an instant, Xiao Yan, who was about to erupt like a volcano, arrived at the backyard, but what he saw was a mess.
The entire Xiao family's backyard seemed to be crushed by an incomparable terrifying force. All the landscapes were destroyed, and even a big hole was blasted in the ground.
Under such a powerful attack, only the great fighter Xiao Zhan would be afraid...
"No…no…"
Xiao Yan murmured, his eyes red, and he fell to his knees with a plop, shaking and trembling.
"The fighting spirit of the Soul Clan remains here..."
A sudden voice sounded beside Xiao Yan, and two old figures directly tore through the space and appeared beside Xiao Yan. One of the old men stared at the situation in the backyard and suddenly spoke.
Xiao Yan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and his pair of red eyes stared at the old man, his face full of ferocity and anger.
"Soul Clan, what is the Soul Clan?!"
"You little guy too..." The old man sighed and looked at Xiao Yan with a complicated expression: "It's too early for you to wait for those things. If you know now, it will only do you more harm than good."
"tell me!"
Xiao Yan's voice was completely broken and hoarse, almost insane.
"Tell him that the Xiao family leader is dead, and as the young leader, he will be the Xiao family leader in the future." Another old man suddenly said, "He is qualified to know this kind of thing."
"Are you sure? Our mission is just to protect this kid. If he knows something he shouldn't know..."
"There is nothing I shouldn't know. Since those guys from the Soul Clan have already taken action, it means they have already taken the thing. If that's the case, let alone us, even Miss, there is no reason for us to stay here any longer."
The old man said calmly, "The young lady will probably be called back by the elders of the clan next. Besides, you also know that this kid just lost his master and now his father."
"If you don't give him some goals... he'll go crazy."
"Crazy?" The old man smiled bitterly and said, "You will go crazy if you know it."
That's the Soul Clan. They are a terrifying existence among the ancient races that can completely compete with their Ancient Clan. Even their Ancient Clan can only say that they are fifty-fifty when facing the Soul Clan.
Facing such a majestic existence, even a Dou Sheng is nothing.
And what about Xiao Yan in front of him?
He was just a great fighting master!
"What on earth are you talking about? I know you were sent by Xun'er. I don't want to care about so much now. Tell me, what is the Soul Clan? Where are they? Is it related to the Soul Palace?" Xiao Yan interrupted the two old men and screamed.
Looking at Xiao Yan's appearance, the old man who spoke at first sighed.
"Well, kid, the Douqi Continent is very big, and it is full of powerful people. Even the Dou Zong strongman who is considered to be extremely powerful in the Jia Ma Empire, or the Dou Zun you saw in the Yun Lan Sect, has to curb his arrogance when he comes to the continent."
"Because there are many people on this continent who are stronger than them."
The old man spoke slowly, as if revealing some secret. Xiao Yan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He must stay calm!
"The Soul Palace you mentioned is an extremely powerful force on this vast continent. Their way of doing things is also very strange. Their main task is to plunder souls. They are like soul scavengers on this continent. Any powerful soul that leaves the body will be sensed by them, and then they will send people to mysteriously kill it."
"teacher..."
Xiao Yan murmured, the reason why the teacher was taken away was probably because the teacher was a soul body and was targeted by those people in the Soul Palace!
"Of course, although the Soul Palace has a great reputation, they are nothing compared to the 'Soul Clan'."
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The old man talked freely, but when he talked about the Soul Clan, even he couldn't help but reveal a solemn expression: "Because the Soul Palace was built by the people of the Soul Clan!"
"There are extremely strong traces of fighting spirit from the Soul Clan, or the Soul Palace, in your backyard. They are the ones who did it... I know you are very angry, but boy, you must stay calm. Not to mention the Soul Clan, the weakest guardian in the Soul Palace is also a Dou Zong-level warrior. If you go to cause trouble for the Soul Palace with your current strength, you will die."
"You should understand what I mean. Although your life or death is unimportant to me, to the young lady... you are very important."
Xiao Yan's body shook violently.
Xun Er...
"Don't even think about hitting on the young lady, you kid." Another old man said calmly, "Although the young lady cares about you very much, you are as weak as an ant. There are countless geniuses waiting for the young lady in the clan. Compared with them, you are nothing."
"Besides, the young lady will be returning to the clan soon. If you want to rely on her for revenge or something, forget it."
"Revenge through Xun'er? This is my revenge!" Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head and glared at the old man: "I won't let them go!"
"I will grow up in the shortest possible time. I want revenge. Whether it's the Soul Palace or the Soul Clan, they all deserve to die!"
"...Very good look, and very good words." The old man said calmly: "But it is not easy to do it."
"Old Ji, what happened in the Xiao family is of great importance. I will go to report to the elders of the clan first. You stay with this kid first."
After saying this, without waiting for the old man or Xiao Yan to respond, he tore through space, stepped into it, and disappeared.
The old man called Old Ji showed a helpless look and shook his head at Xiao Yan.
"I have to go report to the young lady first. You will have to fend for yourself from now on."
The "key" of the Xiao family is suspected to have been taken away by a powerful soul clan member, and the value of the Xiao family has plummeted. Even if Xun'er values Xiao Yan very much, she is only Xun'er.
To be honest, these old guys in the Ancient Clan wished that Xiao Yan would die. How could a poor boy without the blood of an emperor, a bleak future and no power be worthy of the genius of their Ancient Clan? !
Maybe after Xiao Yan died, Xun'er, the daughter of the Ancient Clan, would calm down and turn her attention back to the geniuses in the Dao Clan.
"Mr. Ji, there is no need to say more. I know what I am doing."
Xiao Yan took a deep breath and bowed to Old Ji. Old Ji looked at Xiao Yan with a complicated expression, tore through the space, stepped into it, and left a sigh.
"You'll have to take care of yourself."
"Take care of yourself..."
Looking at the closing space crack, Xiao Yan's knuckles turned white, his fingertips sunk into his palms, and blood flowed out, but he didn't notice it.
"Without strength, you are so powerless and can't do anything."
Xiao Yan murmured. At this moment, he once again felt the powerlessness and thirst for power he had felt when facing Nalan Yanran in the Xiao family hall three years ago!
"Power! I need power!"
With a fierce roar in his heart, Xiao Yan, fueled by hatred and anger, expressed his most urgent need at the moment!
"I can't stay in the Xiao family any longer. I need power. The Imperial Capital... No, the Imperial Capital has the power I need. The place I want to go... should be Canaan Academy!"
With Dou Qi surging at his fingertips, Xiao Yan took out a map from his storage ring and stared at it closely.
"Xiao Yan..."
The third elder called out to Xiao Yan cautiously. He could clearly feel that Xiao Yan was not in the right state, but he didn't know how to comfort Xiao Yan.
My father has passed away, and any words of comfort are so pale and powerless.
Looking at Xiao Yan's back, the Third Elder was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Calm down, Xiao Yan, at least, at least we are still here, the Xiao family is still here, and you are still here too."
"Third Elder."
Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head and looked at the Third Elder: "The Xiao family can no longer stay in Wutan City. Father, the First Elder, and the Second Elder are dead. We no longer have enough strong people in the family. If we continue to stay in Wutan City, what awaits our Xiao family is not only suppression and coercion from other family forces, but also the danger of genocide!"
"Don't think about me. I still need to practice. I will leave in two days. Besides, I can't stop the chaos this time."
The chaos that Xiao Yan was talking about was naturally the upcoming war!
"Then what about the Xiao family..." The third elder hesitated.
"The Xiao family is the hard work of my father and grandfather. I will never watch it wither!" Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "I don't know if what I said counts for the current Xiao family?"
"Calculate!"
The third elder was stunned, and without any hesitation, he said seriously. At this moment, the Xiao family was in a desperate situation, and only Xiao Yan in front of him had the ability to pull it out of the quagmire.
"Well, tomorrow, the Xiao family will move to the imperial capital. The Ice Emperor Hai Bodong and I are close friends. After you enter the imperial capital, he will arrange everything for you." Xiao Yan said in a deep voice.
Although the alliance's plan was shelved because of Yun Yun's breakthrough to Dou Zong, Xiao Yan believed that the relationship between him and Hai Bodong was enough to make the Mitel family protect the Xiao family.
"To the Imperial Capital?" The Third Elder was slightly stunned: "So far?!"
The imperial capital and Wutan City are separated by half of the empire. It took Xiao Yan three to five days to fly there. If the entire Xiao family were to move, it would take at least half a month, or even a month.
"This is the only place I think is safe and protected by powerful people. Third Elder, you should also know the current situation. If the imperial capital is in chaos, then the rest of the Jia Ma Empire would have already become a living hell."
"Okay..." The Third Elder nodded and hesitated for a moment before asking, "When do we start to leave?"
Xiao Yan said in a deep voice: "Set off immediately, leave in batches, the family members and the young people without fighting power go first, we will go directly on the flying monster beast!"
"Also, from now on, Third Elder, you will start sorting out everything in the Xiao family. Take away all the property that can be taken away. As for the dozen or so market towns, I will let Demitel Auction House take care of them, and then share the profits with them."
"After I say hello to the Miter Auction House, I will leave directly. The most important thing for the clan still depends on you, Third Elder."
"Don't worry." The third elder responded.
"besides..."
Xiao Yan looked solemn as he issued orders in an orderly manner. Although he was very angry at the moment and his entire mind was almost occupied by anger and hatred, Xiao Yan knew that he had to be rational and stay sober.
Looking at Xiao Yan like this, the Third Elder was a little dazed for a moment.
Is this still the little guy from before?
...
(End of this chapter)