In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 3: Pouring Chicken Soup for Xiao Yan

Looking at the text displayed on the magic-testing stone tablet, Xiao Ran slowly nodded. Not bad.

Then he looked at the testers.

"Is it okay now?"

The tester then came to his senses, lifted his chin with both hands, and closed his mouth.

He nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, of course you can."

"Young Master Xiao Ran truly deserves to be called the most outstanding genius of my Xiao family in the last hundred years."

Then, the tester channeled his battle aura and shouted loudly to everyone present,

"Xiao Ran, Fighter, Three Stars!"

Hearing the gasps of astonishment from everyone present after the tester announced the results, Xiao Ran touched his hair and then stepped down from the platform.

Wherever Xiao Ran's gaze fell, all the Xiao family members who looked at him were filled with admiration and worship.

However, Xiao Ran did not go towards the beautiful figure in the corridor, but instead went directly to the back of all the Xiao family members.

Wherever Xiao Ran went, all the members of the Xiao family would consciously make way for him.

Xiao Ran went directly to Xiao Yan, who was dressed in black.

"What's wrong, Emperor Yan? Why are you standing here like an idiot?"

Since Xiao Ran is a month older than Xiao Yan, it's not inappropriate to call him "brother".

However, Xiao Yan always felt that his sworn brother used a heavy tone when calling him "brother".

Moreover, since his talent disappeared.

Apart from his father and two older brothers, Xiao Ran was the person he was closest to in the entire Xiao family.

Instead of mocking him, they encouraged him to keep striving forward!

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Ran, who remained calm and unrestrained, and said...

"I've become a complete and utter piece of trash now. Do you still want to talk to me?"

Xiao Ran rolled his eyes dismissively and said,

"So what if he's a piece of trash? There are plenty of trash in this world, one or two more won't make a difference."

"Cough cough."

Xiao Yan had prepared himself to receive encouragement and be moved, but he didn't expect that he would choke on his own saliva twice due to a moment of carelessness.

Xiao Ran continued, seemingly unconcerned.

"Besides, just because others say you're useless, does that mean you really are useless? Does that mean you're not my brother anymore?"

Xiao Yan fell silent for a moment, then glanced weakly at Xiao Ran.

"With your talent, Brother Ran, I wouldn't be a disgrace to you as your younger brother, would I?"

Xiao Ran thought to himself, "Please! In the future, I'm still planning to cling to your Yan Emperor's coattails, okay? Who knows who will embarrass whom then?"

However, it seems that Xiao Yan has not yet fully awakened the primordial power within him. It seems that he still needs his fiancée to annul the engagement and give him a good shock.

Xiao Ran, however, continued to offer words of encouragement to Xiao Yan.

"It doesn't matter if others say you're useless; that's just their opinion, not the truth."

"What I'm afraid of is that we actually accept other people's opinions and really think we're useless. That would be terrible. Even a Dou Di wouldn't be able to save you then."

Xiao Yan nodded slowly, thinking of his sworn brother in front of him.

When he first showed no talent within the family, he slept while others cultivated, practiced martial arts, and studied.

While others were sleeping, he was still sleeping.

Back then, he was often called a good-for-nothing who only knew how to sleep.

He didn't care about the opinions of those around him, and continued to do what he always did.

Later, as this sworn brother's talent became apparent...

His fighting spirit steadily increases every year.

He was highly regarded and loved by the elders of the clan, including the head of the Xiao clan and his own father, Xiao Zhan.

As a result, Xiao Ran went from being a good-for-nothing who could only sleep to a genius who could cultivate even while sleeping!

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Yan has always been motivated to keep moving forward even after his fighting spirit has declined.

Xiao Yan nodded heavily.

"I understand, Ran-ge!"

"I will cultivate diligently and never slack off."

"No matter what others say, as long as we've tried our best, we have no regrets!"

Xiao Ran patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"Good lad! That's more like ambition!"

"Work hard, strive for success, and when you become a strong person in the future, I'll help you find several wives."

"Ahem!"

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes in exasperation.

But Xiao Yan was suffering in his heart.

Over the past three years, his strength has been declining, and he is extremely anxious. He even wants to cultivate in his dreams while sleeping.

But what's the use of that? After each cultivation session, the battle qi disappears.

If it weren't for the encouragement from his father and Xiao Ran over the past three years, Xiao Yan would probably have given up long ago.

As for Xiao Xun'er, sorry, I'm not familiar with her!

He hadn't forgotten the young girl who had come to the Xiao family out of curiosity back then.

I want to experiment with my own meridian warming method.

Although he was chased away as a little lecher, Xiao Yan only thought of him as a child who didn't know any better.

But how could he know what he missed by driving him away that time?

From now on, Xiao Lang is just a stranger?

"Alright, Ran-ge, you're busy. I need to go cultivate in the back mountain."

Composing himself, Xiao Yan regained much of his fighting spirit and gratefully said to Xiao Ran.

"Go on, roll up your sleeves and work hard at your training!"

"I believe you, Emperor Yan." Xiao Ran nodded with a smile.

"Hmm!" Xiao Yan nodded with high spirits, watching Xiao Ran turn and walk towards the beautiful figure in the corridor.

Even with Xiao Yan's composure, seeing that beautiful, icy girl smile broadly in front of Xiao Ran was a sight to behold.

A strange bittersweet feeling welled up inside me.

Just then, Xiao Yan heard the whispers of the people around him.

"Why does Cousin Xiao Ran think so highly of this good-for-nothing?"

"Exactly! What right does a good-for-nothing like him have to talk to Cousin Xiao Ran?"

"Tch, why? Because he's Xiao Ran's cousin's younger brother, they grew up together."

"..."

Xiao Yan listened to the discussions around him, lowered his head, and gritted his teeth.

He vowed to work hard in his cultivation so that those who looked down on him would be utterly astonished.

We must not let our father, eldest and second brothers, and Ran-ge down!

Looking at Xiao Ran's retreating figure again, Xiao Yan felt a surge of inexplicable emotion.

I felt that the figure behind him was so great, as if it could shield me from all the storms.

"I can't waste time; I should start training diligently!"

Xiao Yan silently sighed in his heart, then glanced enviously at Xiao Ran, who was holding the hand of that beautiful figure.

He turned and headed towards the back mountain of the Xiao family.

Xiao Ran stood in front of the corridor, holding Xiao Xun'er's hand.

"Let's go, Xun'er, I'll treat you to dinner."

Xiao Xun'er's eyes lit up, and she blinked her beautiful big eyes.

"Okay! Let me think about what I want to eat!"

"I want to eat Delicious Chef's Spicy Fox Leg, Honey-Glazed Lion's Head Meatballs, Kung Fu Universe Leg, and..."

Xiao Ran smiled and pinched Xiao Xun'er's little nose.

"Then what are you waiting for, you little glutton? Come with me!"

"Okay, Brother Xiao Ran."

Xiao Xun'er responded cheerfully and walked side by side with Xiao Ran towards the outside of the testing square.

(End of this chapter)