Chapter 153: Ya Fei's Probing

"No! Her surname is Xiao, and her name is Xiao Lan. She always dreams of becoming an Alchemist, and has been tinkering with how to refine medicine before, so she rarely shows her face. Recently, she accidentally produced some healing medicine, so people call her Xiao Yi Xian. Speaking of which, it's really a bit shameful," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Hmph! At least the medicine I prepared can heal wounds!" Sensing that something was wrong, Xiao Yi Xian cooperated extremely well and said.

"You call that healing medicine? I'm afraid that just picking some healing medicinal materials from the mountain would be better than what you prepared!" Xiao Yan said with contempt.

"Then you can't produce it either! You're just jealous!" Xiao Yi Xian said angrily.

"Alright! Alright! Stop arguing, you two!" Xiao Zhan said, smoothing things over on the side.

"So that's how it is! However, I heard people say some time ago that the Wan Yao Zhai and the Langtou Mercenary Group in Qingshan Town were destroyed by a mysterious person, seemingly because they kidnapped Xiao Yi Xian," Ya Fei nodded, then said.

"Father, do you think Xiao Yan is deliberately hiding his strength and cheating?" Nalan Su, who was beside Nalan Jie, frowned and asked doubtfully.

"Yan'er, this Ya Fei seems to be quite concerned about you!" Looking at Ya Fei's departing back, Xiao Zhan said to Xiao Yan.

This was no wonder. The shock Xiao Yan brought to Nalan Jie last year was too great. Improving from the Third Stage of Dou Qi to Dou Zhe in one year and defeating his granddaughter Yanran also greatly increased his expectations for Xiao Yan.

"Hehe, no. I've been out for so long, and there are many things in the auction house waiting for me to deal with," Ya Fei declined.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter! Whether you say it or not, she will know. With the strength of their Mittel Auction House, isn't it very simple to know what they want to know?" Xiao Yan touched Xiao Yi Xian's head and comforted her.

Of course, it was precisely because Xiao Yan's talent was too terrifying that Nalan Jie had been hesitating whether to take action against the Xiao family.

"It seems he used some means to improve his strength so fast last year. Either he took pills, or Xiao Zhan forcibly infused him with Dou Qi," Nalan Jie said with contempt.

After this test ended, the spies of the major families also returned to their families to report.

"What did you say? Xiao Yan is now only a Three-Star Dou Zhe!" Hearing the report from his subordinate, Nalan Jie was a bit surprised.

However, Xiao Yan only let Ling Lao guard the Xiao family and didn't let Xun Er send anyone else. After all, in this Gama Empire, Ling Ying's strength could already be considered top-notch.

But after Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran, he rarely showed his face. Only during this clan test did Xiao Yan take the initiative to show his face.

"To say he reached Dou Shi in one year, there is still a glimmer of possibility, but reaching Great Dou Master, this is fundamentally impossible. I haven't seen anyone who can improve two major realms in one year!" Nalan Su shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"At first, I thought so too, but the Testing Magic Stone Stele cannot be wrong. To cheat, one would need extremely exquisite control over Dou Qi. Unless he has reached the Great Dou Master level—only a Great Dou Master has control over Dou Qi so pure and perfect that they can project it externally—cheating would naturally be a piece of cake," Nalan Jie said, slowly shaking his head.

However, it didn't matter if it was exposed. Now Xiao Yan had already had a showdown with Xiao Xun Er, and it wouldn't take much effort to let Xun Er send a few Dou Huangs or even Dou Zongs.

"But why is this? Ya Fei and Xiao Yan haven't met many times, right?" the Second Elder asked doubtfully.

"I also feel a bit strange, but this time, besides Ya Fei and Gu Ni, other forces are also paying attention to Yan'er's test results to varying degrees!" the Third Elder frowned slightly and said in a low voice.

Imperial Capital, Nalan Family.

"Maybe!" Ya Fei smiled and nodded, then said with a smile: "We have bothered you for so long, it's time to go back!"

Without experiencing a storm, how can one see a rainbow? After returning to the clan, Xiao Yan did not take the initiative to help the clan deal with the Jia Lie clan and the Aoba clan.

"Using such means to consume potential to forcibly improve strength is really a pity!" Nalan Su shook his head and said with some regret.

But now Xiao Yan used a year to improve only two stars. This talent cannot be said to be bad, only that it is very ordinary.

"Miss Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, why don't you eat before leaving! We haven't thanked you properly yet!" Xiao Zhan politely tried to keep them.

"It's okay! Even if you really exposed it, what does it matter!" Xun Er smiled and comforted him.

"Yes! From her words just now, it's not hard to see that she has been probing you!" the Great Elder nodded and said.

"Hmph! I don't care how he improves his strength, but he used such despicable means to defeat Yanran, making our Nalan family lose face, and making Yanran's position in the Yunlan Sect unstable. We cannot let this breath go!" Nalan Jie said with a gloomy face.

Besides, the Xiao family's own strength is not weak now! Even if a Dou Wang wants to destroy the Xiao family, it is not that easy.

Now Xiao Yan has done what he should do for the clan. If the clan still can't stand up, Xiao Yan will not continue to waste his efforts.

"Yes! It doesn't matter! Even if it's really exposed, what does it matter!" Xun Er smiled and comforted him.

In fact, Xiao Yan doesn't care much about whether his identity is exposed or not. It's better not to be exposed, so the Xiao family is safer.

If Nalan Jie really takes action against the Xiao family, the two families will directly become mortal enemies. If Xiao Yan takes revenge in the future, their Nalan family will not be able to bear it.

Because it is completely unnecessary. If the Xiao family can still be defeated by the Jia Lie clan with the help of Xiao Yan's pills, then it can only be blamed on the Xiao family's incompetence. Xiao Yan is not a nanny and cannot protect the Xiao family for a lifetime.

In Nalan Jie's view, with Xiao Yan's talent, as long as he doesn't die prematurely, breaking through to a Dou Huang powerhouse is not a difficult thing.

"Maybe some powerhouse couldn't stand it anymore and killed them directly! After all, kidnapping an underage girl is a serious crime!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Among them were spies sent by the Nalan family. After all, since Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Zhe last year and defeated Nalan Yanran, they had been paying close attention to Xiao Yan.

"It seems Yan'er hiding his strength is right! And since last year, the spies around the Xiao family have never stopped." Xiao Zhan stroked his beard and said in a low voice.

"Then didn't I just..." Xiao Yi Xian said self-reproachfully.

Because Nalan Jie was afraid of Xiao Yan's cultivation talent, he had endured for so long without taking revenge on the Xiao family. But after learning that Xiao Yan's cultivation talent was ordinary, Nalan Jie's anger could no longer be suppressed.

"Father wants to take action against the Xiao family? But taking action directly will leave a bad reputation! To deal with a small family like the Xiao family, making our Nalan family criticized by the world, this seems a bit unworthy." Nalan Su frowned and said.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 154 =====