"So… Mr. Mustache, can you tell me where your little yellow-haired boy is now?"
Qi Yan'er propped her chin up with her small hand, her big eyes curving into crescents as she stared intently at Xiao Zhan.
"This…"
Xiao Zhan was taken aback, unsure of what to do.
What exactly did this little ancestor want? Could my Yan'er really be a pharmacist? That's absolutely impossible.
He only has three stages of Dou Qi, he's not even a Dou Zhe, so how could he be a pharmacist? Xiao Zhan was utterly baffled.
But under Qi Yan'er's gaze, he didn't dare to hide anything further:
"Yan'er should have gone to the back mountains of the Xiao Family!"
"The back mountain, huh?"
Qi Yan'er giggled.
"Last time he came to see me and Sister Yanran, so this time I'll go find him!"
With that, Qi Yan'er stood up from her seat, intending to head towards the back mountain.
"Wait a moment, Miss Yan'er."
At this moment, Xiao Zhan suddenly spoke, asking with surprise:
"May I ask, Miss Yan'er, what is it you wish to do with Yan'er?"
"Just chat with him!"
Qi Yan'er gave a sweet smile, appearing utterly harmless.
But the more Qi Yan'er acted this way, the more nervous Xiao Zhan became, his forehead already covered in sweat.
Seeing Xiao Zhan like this, Qi Yan'er tilted her head and giggled, "Little Mustache, don't worry! I won't kill your son~"
Xiao Zhan forced a smile, and the anxiety in his heart eased.
At this moment, Xiao Xun'er frowned slightly, then her beautiful eyes lit up.
She thought to herself: Indeed!
Indeed, what Yan'er said before was all true! In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, she said that someone would protect her if she encountered danger. At the auction house, she said that there might be a Dou Emperor in that ring. She also said that there were more Dou Emperors hidden in Wutan City than in the Jia Ma Empire!
Now, combining this with her current actions...
That was enough to show that a Dou Emperor-level expert resided within Xiao Yan's ring! No! That's not right!
If it were only a Dou Emperor, how could Ling Ying not have noticed? Then, who was he?
Could it be someone from the Ancient Eight Clans? The Hun Clan?
Ya Fei's red lips parted slightly, a touch of shock in her voice. "Yan'er, the person you're looking for is the Xiao Family's Third Young Master?"
"More or less~"
Qi Yan'er chuckled, then turned to Xiao Zhan, and said with a touch of impatience,
"Little Mustache, aren't you going to lead the way?"
"Young ladies, please follow me..."
Xiao Family's back mountain.
"Senior, I apologize for my previous rashness. I was too impulsive and unreasonable."
Xiao Yan stood at the edge of the cliff, bowing respectfully to the illusory old man in front of him.
"Heh heh~"
Yao Chen chuckled lightly. "If apologies were useful, why bother kneeling?"
"Uh..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned, then understood.
"Plop~"
That knee, which had never knelt to heaven, earth, or parents, softened at this moment.
Xiao Zhan looked up, gazing at the old man before him, whose strength he couldn't gauge, and was filled with longing:
"I beg the senior to accept me as your disciple!"
Seeing Xiao Yan kneel before him, Yao Chen sneered:
"You, this little brat, are truly daydreaming. What qualifications do you have to make this old man accept you as a disciple?"
"Because my Soul Force is higher than others!"
A gleam flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes:
"Isn't that the reason the senior absorbed my Dou Qi for three years?"
"You little brat sees things clearly."
Yao Chen laughed coldly, then rebuked:
"But, unfortunately, you've disappointed this old man!"
"Three years of ridicule hasn't made you more composed; instead, it's driven you to become even more reckless!"
"Think carefully about your actions lately. For the sake of your own pride, you've acted without restraint, angering the Misty Cloud Sect, offending Yan'er, and openly provoking the Mite'er Family at the auction house!"
"When you were doing all these things, did you ever consider your family? Did you ever consider your future?"
"This…"
Yao Chen's rebuke left Xiao Yan speechless.
He had to admit, the old man was right!
But…
Why did he call Qi Yan'er, Yan'er~? The old man ran away with a "whoosh" when I threw him!
Could he have... fallen for someone else?
So, nothing I do is right, huh!
Xiao Yan felt helpless, but giving up wasn't an option.
Looking up, Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with determination and resolve: "Senior, I've grown a lot in these three years of mockery. If I hadn't been so humiliated that day, I wouldn't have acted so impulsively."
"You don't need to explain yourself to me anymore."
Yao Chen smiled, noncommittal: "I found a Mysterious Rank Battle Skill to thank you earlier, but you didn't get it. You should understand what that means, right?"
As Yao Chen finished speaking, Xiao Yan's face immediately turned bitter.
What else could it mean? It just means... I'm not good enough!
Xiao Yan couldn't help but recall what happened after he left the auction house back then.
He was about to take the old man home when the old man suddenly said there was something good by the side of the road.
He had already gotten his hands on the broken iron piece.
But who would have thought that Jia Lie Ao, that second-generation rich kid, would suddenly appear! Jia Lie Ao, who already didn't like him, immediately offered a high price, leaving him, a poor boy, with no other choice.
What could he do? He was just a useless young master, with no money to his name.
To try and take it by force? He couldn't even win!
Xiao Yan frowned, his heart filled with sorrow. He looked up at the sky, his inner thoughts cursing loudly:
"Damn it, old man up there, you brought me to this world just to keep proving I'm useless?"
"Little one, do you want to become stronger? Do you want to be respected by others?"
Yao Chen's sudden words immediately jolted Xiao Yan, who had been feeling despondent.
"I want to!"
Xiao Yan nodded, a glint immediately appearing in his eyes!
"Heh heh heh~"
Yao Chen chuckled wickedly.
"Alright then, from now on, you will do things according to my arrangements. Although I won't accept you as a disciple, as long as you are obedient enough, I will still help you become stronger."
"Bring out the medicinal ingredients I asked you to buy!"
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was overjoyed.
As long as this old man was still around, was he afraid of him running away?
As the saying goes, familiarity breeds affection!
"As long as we spend enough time together, I believe he'll eventually take a liking to me!"
Thinking this, Xiao Yan obediently took out all the medicinal herbs.
These medicinal herbs weren't expensive; they were the most common ones. Even so, they had cost him all his savings.
Yao Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the well-behaved Xiao Yan and smiled confidently.
Finding such a tool… seems pretty good?
But, no matter how he looked at it, he felt such disgust!
Yao Chen, who had sufficient experience with love, couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
"Indeed, if you don't like someone, no matter how obedient or sensible they are, you still won't care for them."
"I still need to plan carefully, so that little Yan'er notices me. I hope he can take a liking to this old man, his teacher whom he's never met!"
"Sigh…"
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