Given Xiao Yan's personality, if you lend him a hand when he's down, show him even a little kindness, he'll be your good brother from now on!
Su Yun reached the Xiao family's main gate, and the guards immediately approached, groveling.
"Respected Alchemist, hello."
"Yes,"
Su Yun replied calmly.
He wore the robes of a fourth-grade alchemist, and anyone with a reasonable understanding would recognize his status.
Everyone who had met him recently greeted him with a smile and polite words.
The alchemist's status had afforded him countless advantages.
Before his Dou Shi breakthrough, he hadn't even dared to dream of such a feat.
Dou Qi Continent was such a reality, and it only made Su Yun's desire for greater strength even greater!
"Go inform your clan leader and tell him that the fourth-grade alchemist Han Li is here for a visit,"
Su Yun instructed the guards.
The guards weren't surprised. The news of a fourth-grade alchemist arriving in Wutan City had spread like wildfire.
From the moment he'd seen Su Yun's robe, he'd already understood his identity.
"Yes."
The guards hurried away, and moments later, Xiao Zhan and the three Xiao family elders hurriedly approached Su Yun.
"Master Han Li,"
Xiao Zhan forced a smile and addressed Su Yun respectfully.
The three Xiao family elders also hurriedly greeted him.
The four of them had been meeting in the family hall when they were startled by the guards' news.
A dignified fourth-grade alchemist had actually arrived at their Xiao family—truly a great Buddha in a small temple.
Su Yun was invited inside and treated to delicious food and drinks.
Fearful of offending this great deity,
Xiao Zhan, sensing the right moment, cautiously probed.
"Master, is there something important that brings you to our Xiao family?"
Su Yun cut to the chase, cutting straight to the point.
"I'm here today to discuss cooperation."
"Cooperation?"
Xiao Zhan and the three elders exchanged a bewildered glance.
"Master, how do we work together?"
"Selling pills. At the beginning of each month, I'll refine some first-grade pills for the Xiao family, like healing elixirs and revitalizing pills. The Xiao family will be responsible for selling them.
Of course, the Xiao family will provide their own herbs."
"Hmm!"
Xiao Zhan and the three elders were all delighted, as if they had won the lottery, feeling dizzy.
"Hey, hey, Master, you're not kidding us, are you?"
the Great Elder couldn't help but ask.
Su Yun frowned. "I don't have the time to make fun of you, the Xiao family. Just give me a clear answer. Do you want to cooperate?"
"Yes, of course,"
Xiao Zhan quickly interrupted, fearing that the Great Elder would ruin this great opportunity.
"Yes,"
Su Yun's frown finally relaxed.
"Master, I'm just wondering how the profits from the pills will be divided?"
Xiao Zhan asked quickly, noticing that Su Yun's expression had brightened.
"Hmm... I wonder how Clan Leader Xiao wants to divide it?"
Su Yun asked, kicking the ball back.
Xiao Zhan frowned, thought carefully, and then spoke cautiously.
"Twenty-eighth split, the Xiao family takes 20%, and you take 80%. What do you think?"
Xiao Zhan had no intention of taking advantage of the situation. He saw clearly that compared to these insignificant benefits, befriending the master before him was the most important thing.
"Patriarch Xiao is a real man. Let's do as he says."
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Su Yun couldn't help but laugh at this.
Xiao Zhan couldn't help but ask again.
"Of the three great families in Wutan City, why did you choose our Xiao family for cooperation?"
This was exactly what the three Xiao elders wanted to know. The Xiao family's strength was comparable to the other two, so why did this huge pie fall to them?
"Don't worry, Patriarch Xiao. Old Man Xiao Lin saved my life when I was young."
Su Yun saw his concern and had already prepared an explanation for this point.
After all, Xiao Yan's grandfather had long since died, and blaming a dead man wouldn't reveal anything.
"I see," Xiao Zhan suddenly realized.
Such a past event actually existed—truly a blessing from our ancestors.
As Su Yun and Xiao Zhan were hammering out the details, the Xiao family compound erupted in activity.
"What! A fourth-grade alchemist has arrived from our Xiao family!"
Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise at the news.
"Cousin Xiao Mei, is this true?"
Xiao Yan couldn't help but question.
"Of course it's true. I saw it with my own eyes. Just now, a man in an alchemist's robes was invited to the hall by the clan leader and elders.
And there was a badge on his chest with four lines engraved on it."
Xiao Mei, seeing her brother Xiao Yan's questioning expression, was a little furious.
Xiao Xun'er, standing beside her, puffed her cheeks and glared at Xiao Mei angrily.
She hated seeing another girl so close to Xiao Yan!
Yao Lao hadn't even begun absorbing Xiao Yan's Dou Qi yet, and right now, he was still the undisputed leader of the children in the courtyard.
Xiao Mei, the real-life girl from the original novel, was still circling Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan was curious, wondering what was so special about this alchemist, but also a little yearning. "If only I had the talent to be an alchemist! "
Xiao Yan was ten years old, and already had reached the ninth level of Dou Qi cultivation.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to condense the Dou Qi vortex and reach Dou Zhe next year!
"Brother Xiao Yan has such great talent. He's sure to become an alchemist too!"
Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Yan, her eyes gleaming with admiration.
"Yes, yes, Brother Xiao Yan will definitely become an alchemist in the future,"
Xiao Xun'er said quickly, unwilling to
be outdone. Xiao Yan looked at the two little girls before him, a wave of satisfaction welling up in his heart, already imagining a life surrounded by beautiful women.
Xiao Yan wasn't the only one with this thought; dozens of other children were in the compound, including Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning, who appeared in the original novel. "
I want to be an alchemist too! "
Xiao Ning thought to himself. He had also witnessed the scene where Xiao Zhan and the others had greeted Su Yun.
The clan leader and grandfather had to kowtow before the alchemist—how impressive!
...
"Now that it's settled, Han will take his leave."
Su Yun, after finalizing the details of the cooperation with Xiao Zhan and the others, prepared to depart.
Xiao Zhan and the three elders escorted Su Yun to the Xiao residence's gate.
"Alright, there's no need to see him off,"
Su Yun said to Xiao Zhan and the others.
"Master, please come visit often."
Xiao Zhan bowed, his face beaming. The three elders did the same.
Su Yun looked at them awkwardly for a moment, then, with a polite remark, turned and left the Xiao family.
As Su Yun walked away, Xiao Zhan and the others' expressions immediately changed.
"What are you looking at? You little bastards, have you finished your training today? Why are you just joining in the fun?"
Xiao Yan and his group, who were hiding behind the wall, immediately became agitated.
"Don't let me catch you, or you'll be in big trouble!"
(End of Chapter)