Fighting: Xiao Yan at full level, leading the whole match

Chapter 5 We still have a long way to go

"Haha, thank you Miss Yafei for your praise. It's my son."

Xiao Zhan chuckled and responded as he walked.

"I heard that Master Xiao Yan started practicing Qi at the age of four and became a Dou Zhe at the age of eleven. This kind of talent is probably the best in the entire Jia Ma Empire. I'm afraid he will be able to become a Dou Huang in the future.

With Master Xiao Yan in the Xiao family, the Xiao family will surely prosper in the future."

Ya Fei smiled softly. She came to visit the Xiao family. In addition to wanting to make friends with the Xiao family, the more important reason was of course that she wanted to take a look at this talented young man.

If these words were said under normal circumstances, everyone in the Xiao family would be very happy. However, at this moment, she keenly discovered that the smiles on Xiao Zhan and others' faces were not very natural.

"Miss Yafei, you don't know that my son had a problem with his training the day before yesterday. He lost all his fighting spirit overnight, and now he is only at the third stage of fighting spirit."

Xiao Zhan sighed, and the other elders also had worried expressions on their faces.

Although Xiao Yan can still practice, if he delays for a few years, it will become a stumbling block that affects his becoming a Dou Huang.

The process of cultivation has always been slow, step by step.

"Is that so?"

Ya Fei was also slightly startled, and her eyes couldn't help but fall on the boy's childish face, but she saw that there was no fluctuation on the boy's face, but he was still staring at her with gentle eyes.

"This little guy seems to be completely different from the others."

Yafei thought silently in her heart.

A boy who became a fighter before the age of twelve should be full of vigor and pride.

After encountering such a sudden change, shouldn't I be depressed?

"If he's not pretending, then this little guy's character is really scary."

This was Ya Fei’s first judgment about Xiao Yan.

"Sister Yafei, you keep looking at me like this, is there something wrong with my face?"

Seeing Ya Fei staring at him, Xiao Yan did not show any shyness of a teenager. Instead, he could not help but tease her.

"Haha, it's rare to see a handsome boy, and I'm not allowed to take a few more glances at him."

Ya Fei's heart moved and she couldn't help but laugh. She wanted to see whether this talented young man from the Xiao family was what she thought.

During her time as a guest at the Xiao family, most of her attention was focused on Xiao Yan.

But the more she observed, the more frightened Ya Fei became, because Xiao Yan didn't say much, but every word he said was just right and it was difficult to find loopholes.

This made Ya Fei, who was best at dealing with people, find that she was actually being guided by Xiao Yan during the communication.

"I didn't expect that I would find such a treasure just after arriving in Wutan City. This Xiao Yan may be the most precious gain of my training in Wutan City."

In her mind, Ya Fei had already decided that Xiao Yan was a person she wanted to make friends with in the future. Before leaving, she casually took out a jade box and placed it on the table beside her.

“Patriarch Xiao Zhan, this is a hundred-year-old blood ginseng that I collected when I was in the imperial capital. It is very beneficial for physical recovery and is the main ingredient for many second- and third-grade elixirs. I’m sure it will be of great use to Young Master Xiao Yan.”

Ya Fei said with a smile that the gift she brought today was originally an ordinary healing pill, but she changed her mind after seeing Xiao Yan.

"Ms. Yafei, this gift is too expensive."

Xiao Zhan and several elders widened their eyes slightly.

The hundred-year-old blood ginseng is considered an extremely precious medicinal material in Wutan City. Its value is probably tens of thousands of gold coins. None of them expected that Ya Fei would be so generous.

"Haha, it's just a small gift. If I can make friends with a potential stock like the Xiao family, I will make a fortune."

Ya Fei seemed to be complimenting the Xiao family, but her eyes were on Xiao Yan.

"Father, please accept it. It is a blessing for our Xiao family to be favored by a great beauty like Sister Yafei."

In the hall, the young man's childish yet mature voice made Xiao Zhan and others slightly stunned. After thinking for a moment, they no longer refused.

Not only Ya Fei, but also Xiao Zhan and others can get such high positions in the clan. In addition to being strong enough, they also need to have brains.

They also clearly felt that Xiao Yan seemed to have become much more mature today. This maturity made them feel an inexplicable pressure.

"Haha, brother Xiao Yan is still the one with courage."

Ya Fei covered her mouth and smiled, then prepared to say goodbye and leave.

After Xiao Zhan and others sent Ya Fei away, they found that Xiao Yan had disappeared.

"Sister Yafei." After walking out of the Xiao family's manor, Yafei was walking towards the Mitel auction house with her fair legs, but was blocked by a small figure.

"It's you?"

Looking at the little guy in front of her who was a few inches shorter than herself, Yafei was stunned at first, and then she laughed softly.

"What's wrong? You've already learned to follow your sister at such a young age? You are much braver than those adults like you."

"If I can kidnap a beauty like Sister Yafei, I will have made a fortune."

Xiao Yan smiled slightly, which made Ya Fei couldn't help but glare at him lightly.

"You are young, but you have a lot of bad intentions. You are a little kid who hasn't even fully grown yet and you want to do something bad to your sister."

"Let me tell you something serious."

Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head, but his face became quietly serious.

"I need some medicinal herbs, I hope you can help me collect them."

"Collecting herbs, what are you going to do? Refining pills?"

Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan with some confusion.

"Ah."

Xiao Yan just nodded slightly, but it made Ya Fei's pupils shrink slightly.

In a remote small city like Wutan City, alchemists are rare figures. How could the Xiao family actually have an alchemist?

What made Ya Fei most nervous was that, from Xiao Yan's tone, it seemed as if he was going to refine the elixir himself.

How old is this little guy?

"This is the medicinal material I need. I hope you can help me collect two."

Xiao Yan took out a small piece of paper from his arms, on which was written the prescription he had prepared in advance.

"Three stalks of purple-leafed orchid grass, two marrow-cleansing flowers, a drop of earth soul milk, a first-level wood-attribute magic core, and a first-level water-attribute magic core?"

Ya Fei looked at the prescription in front of her, and after a moment she spoke softly, "Although I don't know how to make medicine, if I'm not mistaken, this prescription is probably at least a second-grade elixir."

"Only the third rank."

Facing Ya Fei's questioning, Xiao Yan did not hide anything.

"Third grade?"

Ya Fei's breathing became a little faster. A third-grade pill was only of some value to her, but Xiao Yan's behavior made it clear that the Xiao family did have an alchemist of at least the third grade?
At this time, Ya Fei naturally would no longer regard Xiao Yan as an alchemist. Otherwise, it would be a fantasy for him to be able to refine third-grade elixirs at such a young age.

"This is the recipe for a third-grade elixir. You dare to show it to me so openly? Aren't you afraid that I will sell it to someone else?"

"Not afraid."

Xiao Yan shook his head confidently and said, "This is just a medicinal ingredient. Without my fire control steps and proportion control, even a sixth-grade alchemist would not be able to refine it."

"Even a sixth-grade alchemist can't make it?"

Ya Fei's heart trembled. A sixth-rank alchemist is the highest rank in the Jia Ma Empire. Can a small Xiao family afford to support such a huge Buddha?

But even though she had many doubts in her heart, she still looked at Xiao Yan with a smile on her face: "Go ahead and brag. You don't have to worry about your tongue getting hurt when you brag."

"Haha, you will know it later."

Xiao Yan smiled slightly and said, "I am still very weak now, and I hope Sister Ya Fei will keep everything secret from me."

"You know now that I should keep it a secret?"

Ya Fei stared at Xiao Yan and glared at him.

“This is the recipe for a third-grade elixir, and it may even be a bigger secret. Even the Mittel family behind me would be tempted if they knew about it.

Once others find out, it will be a big trouble for your Xiao family. Aren't you afraid that your sister will sell you out?"

"You will not."

Xiao Yan shook his head gently, his eyes once again showing the gentleness that Ya Fei found strange: "You are a smart woman, you won't do such a stupid thing.

What’s more, we still have a long way to go and there will be many opportunities for cooperation.”

(End of this chapter)