Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 830 Seizing the Ancient Jade? (Third update, please vote!)
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Gu Yuan's dark golden pupils were unusually dazed, and he seemed to freeze in place like a statue, at a loss for words.

One breath, two breaths
After an unknown amount of time, just as the atmosphere grew increasingly quiet, he suddenly let out a long sigh, his eyes filled with even more vicissitudes, as if he had suddenly aged decades.

“How could I not know these words?” he said in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise, "From what you're saying, senior, could it be related to Xun'er's mother—"

Gu Yuan sighed softly, then shook his head, remaining silent on the matter. Instead, he said, "Young friend, what happened earlier was merely due to my own selfish thoughts. I hope you won't take it to heart."

“Since you already have someone you love, I won’t ask any more questions. With that girl’s current personality, she may no longer be interested in finding a partner. It’s just that I, as her father, have been making a fuss over nothing.”

Seeing Gu Yuan's helpless expression, Xiao Yan smiled but did not rush to agree.

He knew that such an important figure appearing before him could not possibly be merely to explain matters unrelated to the clan's interests.

The clan elder must have had ulterior motives for sending them here at this time.
"If I'm not mistaken, Senior, you've come here for that ancient jade, haven't you?" Xiao Yan said calmly.

The sudden words caused Gu Yuan's expression to change slightly, as he had not expected the other party to be so frank.

You must know that this ancient jade is the most precious thing in the Xiao family right now. For the Soul Clan, its value may even be far greater than Xiao Yan's own!

".good."

Gu Yuan's expression changed several times, but in the end he did not hide it. Instead, he admitted it: "Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was the last Dou Di on the Dou Qi Continent. After him, for a full ten thousand years, no one has ever reached the legendary realm of Dou Di again."

"Legend has it that when the ancient emperor Tuoshe fell, he left behind a Dou Di ruin, and within it lies the secret to breaking through to the Dou Di realm."

"For this Dou Di ruins, the eight ancient clans and some super powers of the Central Continent engaged in an unprecedented and terrifying battle, only to obtain in the end all they got were the scattered keys to the ruins, and the one in your Xiao family's possession is one of them."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan suddenly seemed to realize something and frowned: "Was the Soul Clan's siege of the Xiao Clan for this ancient jade?"

Gu Yuan nodded: "The Soul Clan has always been the most mysterious and enigmatic of the eight clans. Apart from the Xiao Clan, no one else has been able to confront them head-on. The Ancient Jade is their ultimate goal. Once they gather all the Ancient Jade, the balance between the eight clans will be easily destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan slowly nodded, but a picture of underground magma quietly flashed through his mind.

He vaguely remembered that when he and Ruoruo dived into the magma, something caused his ancient jade to react. Ruoruo also claimed that taking her divine bloodline in that inner world would not be noticed by the Soul Emperor.

"Could it be that the end of that magma world is somehow connected to the ruins of the Dou Di?"

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, but quickly dismissed the idea.

After all, even Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi, who were both at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, knew nothing about the location of the Dou Di Ruan ...

"So, senior, you want to take the ancient jade from my hand?" With this thought in mind, Xiao Yan naturally guessed Gu Yuan's intention.

Gu Yuan did not deny it, but slowly said, "To be precise, it is the clan elders' council of my clan."

Xiao Yan chuckled and said, "The Clan Elders Council is indeed not one with you, but for the younger generation, it seems there is no difference."

"Whether you believe it or not, I truly have no interest in this ancient jade."

Gu Yuan sighed softly and said helplessly, "But if the ancient jade in your possession falls into the hands of the Soul Clan, it will indeed be a significant problem."

"To be honest, if this broken jade could guarantee the peace of my Xiao family for generations, I believe both my father and I would have given it to you long ago," Xiao Yan said with a shrug. After speaking, he casually rummaged through his storage ring for a while and then took out the ancient jade that countless people longed for.

"As for now, the balance of the eight clans is probably none of my business. If I were to give this to my father-in-law as a dowry, even my father probably wouldn't say a word against it."

As he spoke, Xiao Yan casually tossed the ancient jade into the air, blew away the dust that had accumulated on it, as if he were holding not the key to some ancient imperial ruins, but a stone picked up from the roadside.

Seeing this, even with Gu Yuan's composure as a nine-star Dou Sheng, his face couldn't help but twitch slightly.

To regard ancient jade as worthless, and even to use it as a dowry to the Soul Clan, is something that probably only Xiao Yan, the patriarch of the Xiao Clan in the past ten thousand years, would dare to say.

The key point is that he really couldn't find a reason to refute it.
"Are you truly completely unprepared for the Soul Clan?"

Gu Yuan hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "You should know that with the nature of that Soul Emperor, there is no way he could have any good intentions towards you. In fact, the reason he betrothed his daughter to you was because he hit this ancient jade."

"Perhaps." Xiao Yan shook his head. "But at least for now, Ruoruo and his father haven't had any designs on this ancient jade."

".Is it."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled self-deprecatingly and murmured, "So, he has already seen you."

Xiao Yan held the ancient jade in his hand and placed it in front of Gu Yuan as if he didn't care at all: "If this is what you want, senior, then you can take the ancient jade now."

He knew very well that if the other party really wanted to take the ancient jade, then he would have absolutely no way to stop them.

Since they knew they were no match for the other party, they might as well just hand over the ancient jade to them and avoid unnecessary struggle.

Moreover, given the father-in-law's character, knowing full well the risk of losing the jade while visiting the ancient clan, he showed no concern whatsoever, only saying "I will act according to my own whims," ​​which already speaks volumes.

In their eyes, they might not be worried at all about whether the ancient jade would be taken by the ancient clan.
"What is your opinion, senior?"

Xiao Yan stretched out his hand.

"No need."

Unexpectedly, Gu Yuan did not seize the jade that was within reach; instead, he waved his hand.

"I came here simply to follow the orders of those old guys and go through the motions." He sighed softly and said indifferently, "As long as you claim that the ancient jade has been taken by the Soul Clan, given their hatred for the Soul Clan, they naturally won't blame you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was greatly surprised. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a sudden sound of something disappearing into the air, which then turned into footsteps and hurriedly came over.

Upon seeing who it was, not only Gu Yuan, but even Xiao Yan couldn't help but show astonishment, exclaiming, "That's... Xun'er?!"

"Brother Xiao Yan, don't give the jade to him!"

Xun'er was panting heavily, her pretty face extremely pale due to her unhealed injuries, but she didn't stop at all and rushed over quickly, blocking the two of them.

Her lips were pale, but she showed no fear. She glared angrily at the weathered man before her, "As a close friend of Senior Xiao Xuan, it's not enough that you've witnessed the collapse of the Xiao-Gu Alliance; you're even trying to seize the ancient jade of the Xiao family. Do you dare to go to the Heavenly Tomb to meet his remnant soul?!"

(End of this chapter)