Chapter 375: The Wedding in Progress

Guided by the Heavenly Mansion experts who had been contacted in advance, Xiao Han and the other two arrived at the festive and jubilant headquarters of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.

As the host, Yao Lao was busy running around with Xiao Zhan for his good disciple, and the two only exchanged simple greetings with Xiao Han and his group.

"Ancestor!" Many of the younger generation of the Xiao Clan greeted Xiao Han respectfully.

"Late stage?" Upon meeting, Xiao Xuan was immediately startled and said in astonishment.

Xiao Han smiled reservedly, "Just luck... just luck."

The relaxation of these past two years had a very significant effect on Xiao Han; with his thoughts clear and unobstructed, even without intentional cultivation, one morning while Xiao Han was eating breakfast in all seriousness, his Dou Qi Barrier shattered with a boom amidst Yi Huang's exclamation, envy, and resentment, breaking through his realm in a single moment.

Xiao Xuan's expression was complex; he always felt that his reputation as a genius was somewhat unearned!

"However..."

He glanced at the slightly restrained Yi Huang behind Xiao Han, frowned, and communicated secretly:

"Why haven't you two made any progress in these two years?"

After his rebirth, Xiao Xuan hid the aura he once possessed as a Clan Leader and a peak figure of the continent, replacing it with the concern and nagging about the inheritance of descendants typical of an ordinary elder.

It just so happened that as the highest-ranking member of the Xiao Clan a thousand years later, all other Xiao Clan Members were definitely his juniors, and only Xiao Xuan, this ancestor, had the qualifications to urge them to have children to their faces.

Whenever he thought about how his descendants' excellent bloodline was not being passed on, Xiao Xuan felt deep regret, and encouraging Xiao Han to spend time alone with his beautiful wife was also out of this consideration.

However, what surprised Xiao Xuan quite a bit was that there had been no movement for two consecutive years, which was a strange matter indeed.

Regarding this, Xiao Han was also extremely speechless; the ancestor's image had been overturned quite thoroughly!

He explained helplessly: "Ancestor, this kind of thing cannot be forced."

If it were so easy for powerhouses to produce offspring, the Dou Qi Continent would not have so many lonely people; among the various Ancient Race clan leaders, except for Gu Yuan, who was a special case, the others—one by one—were all childless.

Furthermore, once one reached the level of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, one's own bloodline had already begun to undergo transformation to a certain extent, sublimating toward a higher level, making it even more difficult to produce offspring.

"Sigh! Fine then." Xiao Xuan sighed with regret and temporarily put aside his thoughts; just as Xiao Han said, this kind of thing could not be forced.

"It just so happens that the wedding procession is about to set off, and I am preparing to go to the Ancient Clan to pick up the bride."

"Do you want to come along?" Xiao Xuan changed the subject.

"The ancestor's presence alone is sufficient; there is no need for me to gild the lily," Xiao Han shook his head and refused.

"However, this junior truly did not expect that the ancestor would have such an interest in picking up the bride for a younger generation."

Under normal circumstances, Xiao Xuan, as an elder, only needed to sit and wait for the banquet, or at most preside over the wedding ceremony; for something like picking up the bride, the most suitable people were those of the same generation as Xiao Yan.

However, Xiao Xuan had a sudden whim, and no one dared to say anything about him making a guest appearance.

Xiao Xuan said amusedly: "Today is the first wedding banquet of the Xiao Clan since that battle back then; those juniors are all very busy!"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Han was full of curiosity; Xiao Xuan's words seemed to have a deeper meaning!

"Xiao Yan's two elder brothers—Xiao Ding seems to have gone traveling around the continent with his little girlfriend named Qing Lin, and sent word that he cannot return for the time being."

"As for that fellow named Xiao Li..." Xiao Xuan grinned and said:

"He is currently being chased all over the continent by a little girl from the Lei Clan; how could he dare to come back?"

"Lei Clan?" Xiao Han was taken aback; how did the younger generation of the Xiao Clan get involved with the Lei Clan?

"It is said that back then, that little girl from the Lei Clan snuck off to Jia Nan Academy for a period of time and happened to run into the lad Xiao Li, who was developing in the Black-Corner Region at the time..."

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

"The familiar, old-fashioned, yet effective 'hero saves the beauty' scenario!" Xiao Xuan sighed with emotion.

"The women of the Lei Clan are bold and direct in their love and hate; once targeted by that little girl, the lad Xiao Li is nine times out of ten unable to escape!"

The corners of Xiao Han's mouth twitched imperceptibly; good heavens, was the romantic luck of their Xiao Clan juniors so prosperous?

Letting them develop on their own had actually solved the single status of the Xiao Clan's younger generation; no wonder Xiao Zhan's mouth was almost stretched to his ears.

"Speaking of which, the lad Xiao Yan is also blessed!"

"A princess of the Ancient Clan, a queen of the Snake Race, a Sect Master of the Flower Sect; elegant and refined, enchanting and charming, gentle as water..."

"For an ordinary person, obtaining one would be considered lucky; now he enjoys the blessings of all..."

"Not bad, not bad; he is worthy of being a man of my Xiao Clan!"

Listening to Xiao Xuan's rambling, Xiao Han had a more profound understanding of his ancestor's lack of seriousness.

"Ancestor, the time is almost here; shouldn't you be setting off?" Xiao Han coughed a few times to remind him; he, as a junior, truly could not handle this ancestor whose persona had collapsed.

"That is true." Xiao Xuan's mood was clearly very good, "Gu Yuan's daughter has been snatched away by a junior of my Xiao Clan; I would like to see if that old fellow still dares to clamor in front of me."

"Moreover, I have already set my sights on the dowry of their Ancient Clan." Xiao Xuan's eyes narrowed,

"That thing in the Heavenly Tomb; it just so happens I can make a trip there now."

Xiao Han naturally knew what the thing the ancestor spoke of was; he estimated that Xiao Xuan picking up the bride in person this time was for the sake of the Heavenly Tomb soul, and the so-called picking up of the bride was just on the way.

"Hahaha~"

Watching Xiao Xuan laugh toward the sky and leave, Xiao Han sighed while holding his forehead.

Yi Huang walked up and said with great anticipation: "Your family's juniors are all married; why don't we also resolve Xiao Wu's lifelong event?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Han turned around with high spirits, his eyes flashing with intense light, "That is also possible!"

"That lad is not young anymore, and he is always loafing around; it is just the right time to take this opportunity to settle his heart."

Subsequently, the two elders moved to a quiet place and began to conspire.

"Achoo!" In a tavern in a small city of an empire in the Northwest Continent, Xiao Wu, who had finally found an opportunity to sneak out, suddenly let out a huge sneeze.

He rubbed his nose and looked around; there was no one else in the private room, and his brows furrowed slightly,

"No one?"

For some reason, Xiao Wu had just felt a faint sense of hidden worry.

Afterward, his naturally big heart prompted him to give up thinking; with his strength, there were very few people on the entire continent who were his opponents, not to mention that most were acquaintances—as for this place in the Northwest Continent, forget it!

"Having fun?" Just as Xiao Wu was preparing to continue enjoying life, a familiar, indifferent voice that reached deep into his marrow drifted from the side,

"Clang!" "Snap!"

The sound of a wine cup hitting the floor and shattering spread out, "Haha~"

"Xian'er, you've come?"

Xiao Wu secretly wiped the cold sweat seeping from his palms, inwardly lamenting; how did this girl manage to catch him?

Seeming to see through Xiao Wu's confusion, Xian'er's exquisite face revealed a faint smile, "Have you forgotten the intelligence capabilities of Langya Pavilion?"

With Xiao Wu's strength, if he had truly intended to hide, it might have been very difficult to leave any traces; however, the young man held himself in high regard and acted in a swaggering manner, so naturally, he could not deceive the intelligence system of Langya Pavilion, which was spread across almost the entire Dou Qi Continent, especially since the Northwest Continent was Langya Pavilion's second home turf.

"I..." Just as Xiao Wu was preparing to grab his bucket and run, he was horrified to discover that his Dou Qi would not obey his commands at all.

"Don't waste your efforts." Xian'er said with full confidence, "This is a poison I obtained from my teacher; even if you were a Three-Star Dou Sheng, you wouldn't be able to mobilize a shred of Dou Qi for half a day."

After the explanation, she didn't care how Xiao Wu reacted and grabbed him.

"Hey! Great-aunt, let's talk this over..."

Before the words had even faded, his entire person was instantly dragged into a vortex by Xian'er.

………

Watching the one man and three women performing the ceremony ahead, Xiao Han felt a long-lost illusion that he had already grown old.

"The era no longer belongs to us old fogies!"

Sensing the change in Xiao Han's state of mind, Yi Huang beside him tapped his arm with her jade-like fingers; Xiao Han turned around in confusion and saw Yi Huang gently hook her arm through his, lean in slightly, and smile, then she took the opportunity to pull him into her embrace; the two smiled at each other and continued to watch the wedding below.