Chapter 170: The Visit of Xiao Wu and the Others

"Big Brother, please don't look at me with that expression. Your third brother was forced into this."

Facing Xiao Ding's ocular offensive, Xiao Yan said quite embarrassedly; after all, the fact that he had voluntarily sold out his big brother was indisputable.

Who else could help him search for Exotic Fire? In any case, Xiao Yan was nearly going crazy trying to evolve his Cultivation Method, and it could be said he was stopping at nothing.

The current Cultivation Method was only Yellow Tier Intermediate; not to mention the slow cultivation speed, its endurance was terrible. He, Xiao Yan... also wanted to be a man with stamina!

So, he could only apologize to Brother Xiao!

"Oh, right, Big Brother, do you know what's going on with Miss Qing Lin's eyes?" Xiao Yan thought of the confusion he had just felt.

"Are you talking about Qing Lin's Green Snake Flower Pupil?" Xiao Ding said nonchalantly.

"Yes." Xiao Yan nodded in agreement. "However, I'm surprised that you, Big Brother, were actually able to recognize the Green Snake Flower Pupil!"

He, Xiao Yan, considered himself to have read countless classics, yet he had never learned of such a strange pupil. But Xiao Ding, who had always been obsessed with cultivation, was actually able to discover it—he truly had a discerning eye for talent!

"Hehe~" Xiao Ding just gave a faint smile. "After all, when out gaining experience, one must have some understanding of the special constitutions in the continent, otherwise... what would you do if you crashed and burned?"

"Then how did you meet Miss Qing Lin?" Xiao Yan was a bit curious about the story between the two; previously, the way Xiao Ding and Qing Lin interacted was too natural.

It was as if they had lived together for a long time; their rapport was simply maxed out. Xiao Yan had already simulated a grand drama of love and hate in his mind.

But Xiao Ding only said flatly: "It's nothing, just that by chance, I brought the young Qing Lin into the mercenary group."

"Then, I discovered her Green Snake Flower Pupil and gave her a Cultivation Method I had accidentally obtained that was suitable for cultivating the Green Snake Flower Pupil."

"Really?" Xiao Yan's eyes were full of disbelief. He had a premonition that while the general process might be correct, the details were entirely different.

"Alright, don't you go meddling. Come, drink!" Xiao Ding couldn't stand being looked at by Xiao Yan's eyes and directly started pouring wine for the latter.

In fact, except for how the Cultivation Method was obtained, Xiao Ding had indeed not lied about the rest.

He had indeed caught sight of the lonely and helpless Qing Lin by chance back then, and moved by a sense of compassion, he had taken her in as a little maid responsible for serving tea and water.

Not long after, he learned of her deeply hidden Green Snake Flower Pupil. Acting on the principle of cultivating a massive combat force for the Xiao Clan, Xiao Ding told Xiao Zhan about this matter.

The Xiao Clan attached extreme importance to Qing Lin's Green Snake Flower Pupil, even personally dispatching two Dou Zun Elders to hide their identities and pose as bandits to raid the Tian Snake Mansion—the hegemon-level power of the Tian Snake Empire—to obtain the cultivation method for this type of eye.

Initially, these things were just choices Xiao Ding made while treating Qing Lin as a key subject for cultivation.

But subsequent events exceeded his expectations. A series of coincidental events occurred, making the relationship between the two increasingly deep.

From master and servant, to brother and sister, and now to this strange mode, Xiao Ding himself didn't know how to face it, let alone tell Xiao Yan.

……

While the two Xiao brothers were together bonding, the Jia Ma Empire welcomed two guests from the Central Plains.

A man and a woman walked along the wide street; the man's face was like jade, and a gentle smile hung on his face.

The woman, however, wore a light purple robe and had a cold expression. Although she was a rare beauty, the gray-white hair on her head appeared somewhat strange.

"Senior Brother, is this the Wutan City from back then?" Looking at the bustling street that was completely different from her memory, the purple-robed woman asked.

"Xian'er, you've been here?" The white-clothed man was a bit surprised, but he quickly remembered. "Indeed, the teacher's wife brought you to Wutan City back then."

The protagonists of this conversation were precisely Xian'er and Xiao Wu.

"This Wutan City has changed quite a bit over these many years!" Xian'er sighed.

Xian'er couldn't help but recall the brief time she spent being saved by Yi Huang and brought to the Xiao Clan when she was young.

That was also the beginning of the happy life in her life, sparing her from the misfortune she would have suffered due to the Woeful Poison Body.

"That's only natural, after all, there's a family here that defies common sense!" Xiao Wu had an expression of taking it for granted.

"Let's go, we're going to the Xiao Clan now." Xiao Wu said in front.

Xian'er didn't respond, just silently following behind Xiao Wu. Their mode of interaction had always been like this; Xiao Wu walked in front, and she followed quietly behind.

……

"The two of you are the disciples of Uncle-Grandmaster and the Senior, right?" Xiao Zhan looked at the two young figures before him and asked uncertainly.

"Yes." Xiao Wu replied. Now, when traveling with the other three, he had very consciously become the translator, specifically responsible for talking to outsiders.

"Do you have proof?"

Xiao Han had indeed told Xiao Zhan back then that he would let his disciples come to the Jia Ma Empire in person to handle the Soul Hall matter, but to be safe, he needed to confirm it.

"Proof?"

Xiao Wu frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly extended his left hand. White Dou Qi emerged through his body, and the terrifying low temperature seemed to solidify the surrounding space.

"Is this okay?" Xiao Wu raised his head and asked.

"Yes, absolutely." Xiao Zhan felt this aura that originated from the same source as Xiao Han, along with that coldness that seemed to penetrate to the bone marrow, and said excitedly.

"I suppose you are the member of the other Xiao Clan branch that Uncle-Grandmaster mentioned?"

"I suppose so!" Xiao Wu said with a frown.

"But I would still prefer to be the teacher's disciple rather than have the identity of a Xiao Clan Member."

This was said very bluntly, but Xiao Zhan could understand; Xiao Wu's original family had likely already been wiped out.

Although they were all members of the Xiao Clan, they were related in name only. Being forcibly assigned so-called clansmen would always feel a bit uncomfortable.

The identity of being Xiao Han's disciple was more suitable.

"It doesn't matter!" Xiao Zhan said indifferently. "Since the two of you are the juniors of Uncle-Grandmaster and the Senior, and are guests who have come to help my Xiao Clan, then my Xiao Clan will naturally treat you with courtesy."

"Many thanks!"

"This must be Miss Xian'er from back then?" Xiao Zhan noticed the young girl standing quietly to the side, who was about the same age as Xiao Yan, and said with some emotion.

When she was brought to the Xiao Clan by the Senior back then, she was still a little girl like a frightened deer, and now she has grown into a big girl!

"Greetings, Clan Leader Xiao!"

Although, given Xian'er's status, she shouldn't be so distant with Xiao Zhan, but the seniority between the two was truly a bit chaotic.

Theoretically speaking, Xian'er was even of the same generation as Xiao Zhan's father, Xiao Lin, a generation older than Xiao Zhan.

To avoid making things too awkward between them, they could only address each other this way.

"Then please!" Xiao Zhan politely invited the two inside.

"Clan Leader Xiao is too polite," Xiao Han said, bowing in salute.