Chapter 197: Xun Er: Xiao Yan, don't come looking for me again in the future!

"As a heaven-proud daughter of the Ancient Clan, Xun Er must know something about these matters; I must find an opportunity to ask her about this clearly!"

Xiao Yan secretly made up his mind.

"As you wish. After the Heavenly Tomb opens, most guests will be sent out of the Ancient Realm. You had better make up your mind within these two days; if this time passes, I will not be able to help you!"

Hearing Xiao Yan's reply, the expression on Gu Nanhai's face relaxed; he did not care at all.

With his status, could he not satisfy a request made by a mere Dou Zong like Xiao Yan?

"This junior will take his leave now!"

After Xiao Yan cupped his hands in a salute, he left Gu Fei's mountain peak together with Yao Lao and Venerable Feng.

"Little Gu Fei, the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade is now in hand, so I will not stay long. I will come here to drink tea with you again next time..."

Gu Nanhai did not linger either; the space around the group fluctuated for a moment, and then their figures vanished from the spot.

As Gu Nanhai and the others departed, Gu Fei fell into deep thought once again.

The Tuoshe Ancient God Jade is linked to the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion and is the key to opening it.

However, this Tuoshe Ancient God Jade has long since been divided into eight pieces; missing any single one of them would render it useless.

The upper echelons of the Ancient Clan had begun coveting this Xiao Clan Ancient Jade many years ago; now that they have obtained it, they might have other ideas.

Just a moment ago, Gu Fei was thinking that since the Ancient Clan has taken the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade this time, they must let the people of the Soul Clan know about it.

In this way, the people of the Soul Clan would become suspicious, and perhaps some of their plans would be delayed once again.

"When the time is ripe, I will add fuel to the fire to make the Soul Clan completely wary!"

Gu Fei had made his decision.

He must now prevent the Soul Clan from carrying out their plans; otherwise, once the Soul Clan destroys the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan and uses the power of the Void Swallowing Flame to absorb the bloodline power of those two clans, the strength of their clansmen will become even more formidable.

As for Gu Fei, he needs to improve his strength as quickly as possible so that he can play a key role in the future war between the two clans.

The next morning.

The residence where Xun Er stayed.

The environment here was quiet and secluded, possessing an atmosphere that was out of place with the palace complex of the Ancient Clan.

"The day after tomorrow is the day the Heavenly Tomb opens. This time, I can enter the Heavenly Tomb together with Brother Gu Fei; I must seize the opportunity!"

In the room, Xun Er sat cross-legged on the bed; while cultivating, her thoughts had already drifted to the time she would spend alone with Gu Fei in two days.

"Miss, Xiao Yan is here!"

Suddenly, outside Xun Er's room, Ling Ying came to deliver a message.

"Xiao Yan? What is he doing here?"

Inside the room, upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Xun Er's beautiful face.

"If Miss does not wish to see him, I will have him leave right now!"

"Forget it, let him come over!"

Xun Er hesitated slightly, then finally nodded and instructed.

She knew that under normal circumstances, Xiao Yan would not choose to come find her like this; perhaps there was something important this time.

Before long, she changed into another set of clothes and slowly walked out of the room.

"Xun Er, thank you for seeing me!"

Seeing Xun Er come out of the room, a smile appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

"Speak, what is the matter?"

Xun Er frowned slightly. Ever since the Adult Ceremony yesterday, she had kept one thing in mind: if she wanted to develop a relationship with Gu Fei again, she could no longer have too many entanglements with other men. If word got out that Xiao Yan had come to find her, she would be misunderstood again.

"Xun Er, I came to ask if you know where my father went?"

Xiao Yan said with an implied meaning.

"What happened to Uncle Xiao?"

Over these years, Xun Er had basically not paid much attention to Xiao Yan, so she did not know about Xiao Zhan's disappearance and appeared surprised at this moment.

"You really don't know?"

"Xiao Yan, what do you mean? Do you think I would lie to you?"

Hearing the questioning tone in Xiao Yan's voice, Xun Er was immediately somewhat displeased.

"I believe you!" Xiao Yan's expression was grave.

Although he said this, Xiao Yan's heart was still full of suspicion.

He recalled one thing: Xun Er came from the immensely powerful Ancient Clan; why did she come to his Xiao Clan when she was young? It must be that the Ancient Clan had already begun to set their sights on the Xiao Clan from that time.

However, Xiao Yan also understood that since Xun Er refused to tell him, he would not get any results by continuing to ask.

"Xun Er, I have one more thing to ask!"

"Do you know about the Ancient Jade?"

Xiao Yan continued to inquire.

"Ancient Jade? Why did he suddenly ask about this?" Xun Er's expression was somewhat evasive.

She had been arranged to go to the Xiao Clan in the first place to wait for an opportunity to check if the Xiao Clan possessed the Ancient Jade.

"You are talking about the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade, right? That thing is not considered a top secret on the continent!"

"It is rumored that the Ancient God Jade can open the legendary Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion... however, the Ancient Jade has long since been divided into eight parts, scattered among the Ancient Eight Clans!" Xun Er explained slowly.

"If it wasn't the Ancient Clan, then who could have captured my father?"

Seeing that Xun Er spoke very candidly, Xiao Yan was somewhat suspicious that he might have guessed wrong.

"Xun Er, you also know that I don't know much about the past of the Xiao Clan. Can you tell me more about the Xiao Clan?"

Suddenly, Xiao Yan's tone softened, and he looked deeply at Xun Er with a pleading gaze.

"The Ancient Xiao Clan, a thousand years ago, was able to rival my Ancient Clan, but later your Xiao Clan ancestor Xiao Xuan, a top powerhouse of the continent back then, in order to break through to Dou Di, spared no cost to sacrifice the bloodline of the entire clan, yet in the end, he still failed..."

"After the failure, because the power of the bloodline was depleted, Xiao Xuan was severely injured, and it was right at that time that the Xiao Clan suddenly encountered a sneak attack from the Soul Clan, and the entire clan was wiped out... Your clan's ancestor Xiao Xuan is now buried in the Heavenly Tomb!"

Looking at Xiao Yan's pleading appearance, Xun Er was ultimately somewhat soft-hearted and told Xiao Yan all the secret rumors of that year that she knew.

"That peerless ancestor of my clan from a thousand years ago is buried in the Heavenly Tomb?"

Hearing that his ancestor once actually had the strength to break through to Dou Di, Xiao Yan felt extreme admiration for this ancestor in his heart.

In his heart, he had the idea of going to the Heavenly Tomb to pay his respects to that Xiao Clan ancestor.

"Then do I have a way to enter the Heavenly Tomb?"

Xiao Yan spoke with some anticipation, and hurriedly added an explanation: "I just purely want to go and pay my respects to my clan's ancestor!"

"The Heavenly Tomb opens once every twenty years, and your Xiao Clan originally also had two spots!"

"However, for so many years, the Xiao Clan's two spots have been borrowed by my clan; if you want to regain the spots, the chance is slim!"

After Xun Er finished saying this, without waiting for Xiao Yan to answer, she turned around and walked into the room.

Before closing the door, the last sentence Xun Er left behind made Xiao Yan stand rooted to the spot.

"Xiao Yan, in the future, if it is not necessary, you had better not come to find me again!"

(End of this chapter)