Battle Through the Heavens: Who put Laozi in my storage ring?

After a moment's hesitation, she took the initiative to break the deadlock, her face adorned with her usual gentle and charming smile. Her sweet voice was enough to move most men, even causing them to blush, but Xiao Yan chuckled softly.

“Sister Yafei, we both know each other’s background, so there’s no need for me to hide anything here… I will be going to the Monster Mountain Range for a period of time to train, so during this time, I would appreciate it if Sister Yafei and the Mittel family would take good care of my Xiao family.” Xiao Yan said calmly.

"Oh?" Seeing that Xiao Yan was so young yet acted like a seasoned old man, Ya Fei couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. "I wonder, little brother Xiao Yan, what secrets of your sister do you know?"

"Hoo..." Xiao Yan gently blew on his teacup. "It would be better to tell you the truth. Your Mittel family's messy affairs, whether or not we form a marriage alliance, are none of my business..."

"..." Ya Fei's pupils contracted.

Those were clan secrets; how did he know them?

Seeing Ya Fei's pretty smile gradually stiffen, Xiao Yan laughed instead, looking Ya Fei, who seemed a little uncomfortable, up and down.

"What are you looking at?" Ya Fei frowned slightly, still wondering which bastard had leaked the information. Seeing this brat staring at her without even pretending, she snorted and said irritably.

"Sister Yafei looks especially beautiful when she takes off her mask..." Xiao Yan said with a smile, taking a sip of tea.

Ya Fei: "..."

The beautiful woman parted her red lips slightly and looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of surprise.

This kid...

After all, she was a woman with extremely poor cultivation talent, almost no different from an ordinary person. Yet she was so beautiful that she attracted the covetousness of countless people. If she didn't have some cunning and tricks, she would probably have been eaten by those wolves long ago.

Over the years, I've gotten used to always wearing a mask, enjoying the pathetic sight of manipulating those men.

But this kid just doesn't play by the rules.

At this moment, she felt a different kind of emotion, unlike his investment and appreciation of her talent, but rather a strange sense of intimacy after the mask was pierced.

"If Sister Yafei has time, you can use the Mittel family to search for a pill formula to reshape one's talent and bones. No matter what grade it is, as long as my cultivation is sufficient, I will refine it for you." Xiao Yan tapped his fingers on the table and said softly.

“If it’s a sixth-rank…” Ya Fei was taken aback.

"For me, even reaching the ninth rank is just a matter of time." Xiao Yan revealed a hearty smile, without the slightest hesitation.

"I trust the Mittel family's ability to judge character, and I also ask that you trust my character and talent."

"My promise, Xiao Yan's, is worth a fortune."

Ya Fei hesitated, but her gaze towards Xiao Yan softened.

People who achieve fame at a young age are often arrogant, either narcissistic and difficult to get along with, or aloof and ignorant of social etiquette.

But this guy is a freak.

This undisguised sincerity is what moves people the most.

"Alright, since there's nothing else to do on this trip, I'll take my leave now." Xiao Yan smiled, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and was about to turn and leave.

"Wait a minute," Ya Fei said instinctively.

Seeing Xiao Yan turn around in surprise, she blushed slightly and her mind raced: "This trip to the Monster Mountain Range is not like Wutan City. Be careful. Although I don't have much strength, I have a few treasures that you might find useful."

Having said that, she swayed her slender waist and went out.

It took almost half an hour for them to finally arrive.

Holding a high-grade storage ring, she placed it into Xiao Yan's hand, gently grasping his wrist with her jade-like hand, a smile playing on her lips: "Inside is an Ice Silkworm Mask that I've treasured for many years, which can be used for disguise, as well as some recovery pills, and a VIP card from my Mittel family. If you take it out, you can enjoy a 50% discount."

"In that case, thank you very much, Sister Yafei," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Ya Fei nodded.

But the next moment, the boy stepped forward, opened his arms, parted his red lips slightly, and instinctively embraced her.

By the time she realized what was happening, her fair earlobes were already bright red. She gently punched Xiao Yan's chest with her delicate hand, rolled her eyes, and snorted with a charming air, "Hurry up and let go. You're the first man in the entire Wutan City to have taken advantage of me."

"This is nothing, I'll be your man in the future." Xiao Yan released the beauty's soft waist, savoring the fragrance, and chuckled.

"You little rascal, aren't you afraid of your tongue getting twisted?" Ya Fei snorted, but her words sounded more like a flirtatious whisper.

"How long will it take you to return from this trip?" Seeing the young man remain silent, Ya Fei clenched her hands slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of nervousness as she asked.

"perhaps……"

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then held up three fingers in front of Ya Fei's somewhat dazed gaze: "Three months, I guess."

Ya Fei: "..."

Her eye twitched violently, and her eyebrows shot up as she angrily said, "It's only three months, why are you making me so sentimental? You even promised to refine medicine for me, I thought you were never coming back after you left."

“Three months is a long time.” Xiao Yan shrugged. “I’ve been quite sad not to see a beauty like Sister Ya Fei for three months, so I came here one last time to see her.”

"Pfft~" Ya Fei covered her mouth, amused.

"You, you..." A slender, white finger gently tapped Xiao Yan's forehead. "I don't know where you learned such sweet talk. This trick might work on ordinary girls, but if you want to use it on me, humph, no way!"

Xiao Yan smiled without saying a word.

If you were laughing so hard right now, I might actually believe you.

"gone!"

Having said that, he didn't linger any longer and flashed away from the Mittel family. Three months was enough time for many things to change.

Walking down the street, looking at the bustling crowd, Xiao Yan suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead: "If I had known, I would have changed it to a six-month agreement. It would have been so much simpler to just rush in and finish it now. Instead, I have to wait three years..."

However, just as he was walking towards the outskirts of Wutan City...

Laozi's voice unexpectedly rang out.

"I sensed the aura of a powerful being."

"A strong person?" Xiao Yan was taken aback. "How strong?"

“He’s slightly inferior to the Daoist boy who guarded my alchemy furnace back then, no…” Laozi stroked his beard and compared them quite seriously, “He’s more than just a little bit better.”

Xiao Yan: "..."

Of course I'm not comparing myself to people from your plane of existence; I'm talking about what kind of strength I have on this continent.

"According to the cultivation levels of this continent, he's probably... at the peak of the Dou Sheng realm," Lao Jun said calmly.

Chapter 18 Ancient Clan, Ancient Yuan; Little Doctor of Qingshan Town

A Battle Saint, at his peak?!

Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.

There are only two peak Dou Sheng on the entire continent, one in the Ancient Clan and the other in the Soul Clan. If it were the latter, the entire Xiao family would likely face annihilation. As for the former…

"Xiao Yan?"

In the crowd, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man stopped, smiled and looked at the stunned boy in front of him, and called out with a soft laugh.

"Uncle Gu..." Xiao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was Gu Yuan.

As for why they recognized each other, it was because when Xun'er was sent to the Xiao family as a child, Gu Yuan came in person and they had met once.

"I heard from Ling Ying that you've improved a lot lately," Gu Yuan said with a smile, his hands behind his back.

Although they stood in the most bustling and crowded market in Wutan City, the people around them seemed to ignore them, walking past without affecting them in the slightest.

Like a banished immortal in the mortal world.

Xiao Yan scratched his head shyly: "I didn't expect that even you would be alarmed by something like this."

However, his heart remained calm. Clearly, Ling Ying had reported that he had an old man. However, in the original story, perhaps the old man's level was not high enough, or he was too weak, so Gu Yuan never inquired about it from beginning to end.

But since the one currently inside the storage ring is Laozi, Gu Yuan personally came to see what was going on.

"Om..."

However, in the next instant, while Xiao Yan was stunned, a pale yellow ripple emanated from the storage ring on his finger. Before he could react to what was happening, he saw Gu Yuan's originally smiling face gradually turn serious.

After a long pause, he narrowed his eyes slightly and bowed slightly, saying, "May I ask, senior, which ancient expert are you? I have been impolite."

The ring remained undisturbed.

"The teacher's temper is a bit eccentric, Uncle Gu, please forgive him." Xiao Yan coughed twice, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Hehe, it's alright..." The shock in Gu Yuan's eyes slowly faded, and when he looked at Xiao Yan again, his eyes were filled with more fervor.

“The powerful beings of ancient times always had some temper; I was presumptuous.”

"Are you going on a long journey? Young man, it's always good to gain more experience," Gu Yuan said with a smile.

"Once you advance to the Dou Zong level, no, to the Dou Zun level, come to the Ancient Realm. I presume that senior explained the origins of the Xiao family and the eight ancient clans to you. At that time, you should be able to reclaim some of what belongs to your Xiao family..."

Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Yan, his emotions filled with emotion.

This can be considered a way to give an explanation to my old friend who is hidden deep in the ancient tomb.

Back then, the Xiao Clan fell into complete decline after Xiao Xuan failed to break through to the Dou Di realm and was ambushed by the Soul Clan. Although their treasures were divided up by the eight ancient clans, they still retained many valuable items.

Back then, he also cleaned up the messes for the Xiao Clan to prevent the Soul Clan from pursuing them. He took action several times until the Xiao Clan moved to the most desolate northwest of the continent, or even to the godforsaken Wutan City. Only then did the Soul Clan's interception finally lose its target and stop.

Indeed, some of the treasures that the Xiao clan once possessed were divided up by the ancient clans, but even if those treasures were given to the Xiao clan, could they have kept them?

The bloodline of the Dou Di is almost dried up and will only get weaker. The Xiao family is the best example of this now.

As a friend of Xiao Xuan, he has done more than enough.

If there is someone in the Xiao family who can shoulder the responsibility, he will take care of them; if not... then it would be quite good for them to remain unknown here, far from the flames of war in the Central Plains.