Xiao Yan walked along the street towards the hotel where he was staying. Along the way, the pointing and adoring eyes around him gave him a headache. He had no choice but to speed up his pace, turned around a few streets, and finally rushed into the hotel.
, went straight to his room.
Pushing open the door, Xiao Yan closed the door and leaned against the door. Then he took a long breath and rubbed his forehead. There was a slight tiredness on his face. The two rounds of assessments, although they seemed simple, were
The hidden mystery made Xiao Yan very nervous. In addition, the final speed competition with the gray-robed boy made him even more tired. Controlling the strange fire was originally a very precise and labor-intensive job.
Shaking his head, Xiao Yan walked into the room, rubbed some cold water on his face, which made him sober up. Then he quickly entered the inner hall, sat cross-legged on the bed, and forced himself to fall asleep.
Impulsively, he closed his eyes slightly, formed a cultivation seal with his hands, took a few deep breaths, tried hard to make his breath flow smoothly, and finally slowly entered the cultivation state.
After these years of experience, Xiao Yan has long understood that practicing when you are mentally exhausted can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Although this state is not so rare, no matter how extraordinary your talent is, if you want to become a strong person, it is
It needs to be accumulated over time. Yao Lao once said that only through thick accumulation can one achieve thin results. This is the orthodox way for a strong person, and Xiao Yan also deeply agrees with this.
As Xiao Yan gradually entered the state of cultivation, the slightly rising and falling chest quietly became stable. After a long while, there were slight fluctuations. At this time, the surrounding world fluctuated slightly, and there were wisps of energy airflow visible to the naked eye.
Following Xiao Yan's breathing, it is poured into the body, and finally refined and transformed into pure energy, which infiltrates the meridians, bones, and cells in the body...
Under the influence of energy, Xiao Yan could clearly detect that his mental fatigue was receding like a tide.
After practicing for nearly two hours, Xiao Yan, who was sitting on the bed like a wooden stake, suddenly trembled his fingers slightly, his eyes slowly opened, and a bright light flashed in his dark eyes.
The mouth was slightly opened, and a mouthful of slightly black turbid air was spat out, with a slight pungent taste.
Xiao Yan twisted his neck, looked down at the faintly black middle finger on his left hand, frowned slightly, and whispered: "The damn thing is just like a tarsal maggot. I don't know how to exorcise poison this time."
Did you make a profit or lose something?"
Although Xiao Yan has strange fire protection, it is impossible for anyone with such a deadly poison that can kill people instantly in their body to truly ignore it, right?
"Well, we can only wait until the teacher wakes up, then maybe we can find a way to solve this thing..." Xiao Yan shook his head with a wry smile, fell down on the warm bed, and murmured: "As soon as the conference is over tomorrow
, give Nalan Jie the last poison, and he will surely be cured, and when the time comes..."
"At that time... it will be the time for the three-year appointment to arrive." Xiao Yan pursed his lips slightly and suddenly sighed softly. In three years, the delicate and rude girl at the beginning has now transformed.
You must have matured a lot.
In the past, Xiao Yan originally thought that when he saw Nalan Yanran again, he would be so angry that he could not hide his emotions. However, this time, perhaps because he was using the identity of Yan Xiao, he found that he
He was so calm that he almost seemed like he had never met her before. During this period, he was like a stranger, watching her behavior and conversation with cold eyes.
Three years have also made that immature boy become more mature and stable. In his eyes, the farce of the Xiao family's divorce was indeed very funny, but unfortunately, it did not happen again.
There is so much anger from back then.
The boy had such a violent reaction at the time, perhaps because of his sensitive heart, which was called a waste. He was ridiculed and looked down upon by his family, and Nalan Yanran's forceful break-up of the engagement happened to be in that fragile heart.
The sensitive soul was severely chopped with a knife, and under such high-intensity trampling, the unbearable young man finally exploded, and so the story of the past few years has just begun...
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At least when Xiao Yan thinks about it now, if he had still inherited his talent and not experienced the frustration of becoming a waste, then I am afraid that even if Nalan Yanran came to break off the engagement that day, he would not feel much anger
However, he is also certain that if it hadn't been for those years of useless experience and Nalan Yanran's decision to break off the engagement, it would have been absolutely impossible for him, Xiao Yan, to reach what he is today at the age of less than twenty, which has impressed countless people.
one step...
Thinking about some things that could almost change the direction of the future, Xiao Yan was slightly absent-minded, and then shook his head with a wry smile. Hypotheses are always just assumptions, so no matter what his mentality towards Nalan Yanran is now, the Yunlan Sect,
But it is a must...
Although he doesn't have much anger towards Nalan Yanran now, her forceful break-up at the time caused the Xiao family and his father, who had a very high status in his heart, to lose all face. This kind of thing
, in the social atmosphere of the Jia Ma Empire, being slapped hard in front of countless people... This is a shame for a family!
Although Xiao Zhan has never mentioned this matter since he broke off the engagement because he was afraid of irritating Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan knows that no matter what, he always has a grudge in his heart. He has been the number one in the Xiao family for so many years.
A clan leader was forced to come to the door and with a strong tone that could not be refused, he canceled the engagement that his father had made back then.
Moreover, back then in the Xiao family hall, the young man who was known as a waste also stubbornly promised his father that he would repay his shame!
For this inheritance, the young man began to practice hard and eventually left the family. Like an ascetic, he traveled around the empire and polished off his youthful immaturity...
In the past two years since he left home, Xiao Yan traveled nearly half of the Jia Ma Empire, and then, after going round and round, he finally came to this city. For the so-called three-year agreement, he now wanted to take revenge on her.
His interest was not that big, he just wanted to take this news to relieve his father's grudge, and then said with a smile: "This time, I am truly divorcing her... no one can doubt it."
Therefore, the Yunlan Sect must go no matter what. Of course, if he defeats her in the three-year agreement, Xiao Yan will not mind if he casually treats her who was once arrogant and disdainful in front of him.
Say something like: "You have bad taste."
And this should be regarded as Xiao Yan's last revenge on her.
In three years, Xiao Yan has added some things and diluted some things, but overall, this change is good.
"Huh..." Xiao Yan took a long breath and put his arms on the back of his head. His eyes were blurred. In his daze, a girl as elegant as a lotus suddenly appeared in his mind. That frown and smile made Xiao Yan confused.
A soft smile appeared on the cold face involuntarily.
Xiao Yan doesn't have much feeling for the woman who almost became his wife. He didn't have it before, and maybe he won't have it in the future. If he insists that he does, it's just that men have feelings for those noble women.
It was just some desire to conquer. After two years of experience, in loneliness, he suddenly felt that his heart was unknowingly and quietly occupied and involved by a certain girl.
She is obviously the most dazzling jewel in the family, but she just likes to hide beside her, pretending to be pitiful and unloved.
It is clear that the background is extremely complicated and mysterious, but he smiles quietly at the useless self and obeys everything.
This girl, who was as gentle as a ball of autumn water, quietly penetrated Xiao Yan's heart without even noticing it. Although she was young, she was smart, but she knew very well that she wanted to capture that restless heart.
Only by simmering slowly, one day, looking back, he will understand...
"Xun'er, wait for me. When things here are over, I can go find you..." Thinking of that elegant and charming little face, Xiao Yan felt warmth flowing through his heart and murmured in a low voice.
"Crack..." While Xiao Yan was muttering, a subtle sound suddenly sounded above the house.
"Who?" Although the sound was subtle, to a person with excellent perception like Xiao Yan, it was undoubtedly a loud muffled sound. His face suddenly changed and he shouted sternly.
When the shout rang out, Xiao Yan held up the bed with the palm of his hand, and shot out from the window with a strong body. He tapped a protruding stone with his toes, and his body was like a roc, and he flew up to the room.
Above the top, a slightly cold gaze swept across the surroundings instantly.
Above the sky, the silver moon hung high, and the faint moonlight poured down, illuminating the entire city. With the help of the moonlight, Xiao Yan did not find even a single figure on the roof.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced around. Under the moonlight, Xiao Yan could see clearly even if he was a hundred meters away, but he still couldn't find a single figure.
Frowning, Xiao Yan walked slowly on the roof. After a moment, he suddenly knelt down and looked at the broken tile. His pupils shrank, and he saw that the cracks of the tile were clearly visible. It was obviously broken.
soon...
He opened the tiles with his palms, and a little light came from below. The room below happened to be where Xiao Yan lived...
"Surveillance?"
With a cold face, the tiles in Xiao Yan's hands instantly turned into a pile of powder. After a while, he clapped his hands, stood up, and said to himself: "To be able to disappear in such a short period of time, I'm afraid the opponent is at least as strong as
At the level of Dou Wang, right? In this holy city of Jia Ma, there are families with strong Dou Wang... It seems that there are only a few of them, right? The Nalan family? The Mu family? The Miter family? The royal family?"
"Get out of here, hide your head and show your tail, what kind of birdman are you?" Xiao Yan, who was deep in thought, suddenly turned his head, facing a certain direction, and shouted coldly.
The sound of shouting circled on the roof, and after a while, it slowly dissipated, but there was still no movement around.
"No..." Seeing the failure, Xiao Yan shrugged, sighed helplessly, looked around again, and finally had no choice but to jump off the roof.
As Xiao Yan jumped down, silence fell on the roof again.
However, the silence did not last for a few minutes. Xiao Yan's figure suddenly flashed up again. He looked at the still empty roof and smiled bitterly. He finally decided that the spy had already left, sighed and shook his head.
Shaking his head, he had to give up and flash back to his room.
As Xiao Yan really left this time, the silence on the roof lasted for nearly half an hour. A place with the moon behind it, like a dark shadow reflected on the wall, suddenly began to squirm strangely. For a moment, the shadow
It just rolled up and finally solidified into a human shape.
The figure was wrapped in a dark robe. He casually glanced at the place where Xiao Yan disappeared, raised his head slightly, and revealed an old face that looked dark.
"Hey, this little guy is really sensitive..." The man in black robe smiled softly and whispered: "If it wasn't because he suddenly heard the lady's name, he wouldn't have made such a low-level mistake, tsk tsk,
If others find out that my whereabouts were discovered by a Dou Master-level brat, wouldn’t it be a big shame?”
"This little guy seems to have some interest in the young lady..." Under the black robe, the old man frowned and said distressedly: "And the most troublesome thing is that the young lady has feelings for this guy. This is not acceptable. Although
Xiao Yan's talent is good, but he is still far from meeting the requirements. Moreover, he has been wandering around in this poor place like the Jia Ma Empire. How much can he do? If this continues, sooner or later he will end up in a sad ending. Young man, you still have to
Is it true that...'s daughter is so easy to pursue..."
Sighing, the old man in black robe muttered: "But there are a few people around this little guy who are not weak in strength. Last time, the old man called Jia Lao almost discovered my aura.
The strong men who are about to enter the Douzong level are really different..."
"Oh, forget it, fortunately, this little guy is going to Yunlan Sect soon. After finishing the things here, I can go back to protect the young lady." He stretched out his arms and twisted his body, and the old man in black robe trembled.
, the black robe gradually blurred, and finally turned into a dark shadow, shooting into the darkness like lightning, and finally became completely silent...
Xiao Yan returned to the room, sat at the table, and stared at the roof until his neck felt a little sore, then he lowered his head helplessly and rubbed his neck.
"Gah..."
When Xiao Yan was beating his shoulders, the door was suddenly pushed open. Hai Bodong, who was smiling, walked in slowly. Looking at Xiao Yan who had not yet fallen asleep, he came to the table with a smile and sat down.
He went down, took the tea cup and took a sip: "Little guy, you are very capable today, haha, even that old guy Fa Ma was surprised."
Looking at Hai Bodong, Xiao Yan also smiled, rubbed his chin, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said: "Hai Lao, I don't know...have you felt that anyone is watching us recently?"
"Surveillance?" Hearing this, Haibodong was stunned, then smiled and shook his head: "How is that possible? No one in the Jiama Empire can spy on us under my nose! Not even that old monster."
Frowning slightly, Xiao Yan licked his lips and slowly recounted the previous events briefly.
"Really?" Looking at Xiao Yan's expression that didn't look like he was joking, Haibodong's face gradually became serious. He tapped the table with his dry fingers. After a while, he suddenly seemed to remember something and whispered.
: "Little guy, let me tell you something, but I don't dare to be too sure about this..."
Seeing Hai Bodong's mysterious appearance, Xiao Yan was stunned and asked in confusion: "What?"
"You know when we fought those two mysterious Dou Huang warriors in Yancheng, right?" Hai Bodong stroked his beard, frowned and said softly: "At that time, I vaguely sensed the presence of another extremely powerful aura.
, but the situation was urgent at that time, and I couldn't sense it accurately. But since then, I have had several senses, but they are also very vague... Listening to what you said tonight, I guess... It seems that there is
A mysterious man has been following us...for a long time..."
Hai Bodong's low voice suddenly made Xiao Yan feel a little creepy. He swallowed and whispered: "You can't even sense it? How is that possible? Isn't that mysterious man a strong man from the Dou Sect?"
"Uh..." Haibodong smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed: "I told you a long time ago that this is my guess. I don't know whether there is a real person or if we are mentally allergic..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan also gave a wry smile, frowned and thought for a while, but he really couldn't think of a time when he had come into contact with or offended a strong person at the Douzong level.
"Okay, don't worry about it. Let this happen naturally. If there is really someone following us, he must have a purpose. In this case, I think he will show up sooner or later." Hai Bodong patted Xiao.
He comforted his swollen shoulder.
Xiao Yan nodded with a wry smile, and Xiao Yan could only think like this now.
"Haha, are you interested in going out with me to do something good tonight? Those two old guys from Fa Ma are both here." Hai Bodong suddenly smiled.
"Huh? You three went out together, what do you want to do?" Hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then said in astonishment, the three fighting emperors acted together, whose hometown are they planning to overthrow?
"hey-hey..."
"Is it... because of the young man in gray robe?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and after a moment, he raised his eyebrows and said.
"That's that guy. Fa Ma always felt that something was wrong with him, so he wanted to find out. You also know that if the Gama Empire Tournament is won by someone from the Izumo Empire, it will have a huge impact on the reputation of the guild.
"Hai Bodong said with a smile.
"You don't want to..." Xiao Yan said in a low voice with his palms slightly horizontal.
"Depending on the situation, I can't rule out this possibility. I helped that old guy Fa Ma this time, so he owes me a favor, haha." Hai Bodong said with a smile.
"You guys are really cruel." Xiao Yan twitched his lips, it must be too dark behind the scenes of this conference.
"Stop talking nonsense, if you want to see the details of that guy, come with me..."
Haibodong stood up and wandered out of the room. Afterwards, Xiao Yan hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and followed him. He also wanted to see if that guy was really that young.
Is it possible to be so capable, or is it because of other reasons?