The Battle Through Heaven
The Misleading Black-robed Man
Moving along the way, Xiao Yan walked directly to the inn where he was staying. The judgmental and worshiping eyes around him caused him a slight headache. He could not help but increase his speed, as he passed through several streets and entered the inn. After that, he continued to his own room.
Xiao Yan opened the door, entered and closed it properly. He leaned against the door and exhaled a long breath while rubbing his forehead. His face is a bit tired. The two rounds of examination might not look like much, but the trick hidden behind it was extremely disturbing to Xiao Yan. Moreover, the need to fight with the gray-robed youth in terms of speed during the final round only increased his fatigue. Controlling ‘Api Heavenly’ at first is the right job and speeds up the process that further drains one's spirit.
Xiao Yan shook his head and walked away from the door, further into the room. He splashed ice water on his face to make himself more awake. After which, he walked into the inner hall and sat cross-legged on the bed. Forcing himself to resist the urge to just sleep, Xiao Yan closed his eyes and formed a seal for training. He did his best to calm his breath and slowly entered the training mode.
After this many years of training, Xiao Yan was already clear that he could obtain greater effects with less effort when he trained in a tired state. This kind of training was not very secret, but if one wanted to become a strong person, one needed to gather strength over time regardless of how outstanding his talent was. Yao Lao said one could only rise quickly after gathering strength for a long time. This is the right way to be strong. Xiao Yan also deeply felt the same.
As Xiao Yan gradually entered his training mode, his slightly rising and descending chest also quietly became quiet. A while later, there was finally a small up and down. The surroundings fluctuate a little. Many streams of energy, visible to the naked eye, followed Xiao Yan's breath and flowed into his body. Finally, they underwent refinement, turning into pure energy that invaded the veins, bones, and cells within his body.
Under the invasion of energy, Xiao Yan could clearly feel his mental fatigue being pulled away like a tide.
After the training continued for nearly two hours, Xiao Yan who was sitting on the bed like a wooden pillar suddenly shook his finger. His eyes slowly opened and a flash of light flashed across those black pupils.
Xiao Yan opened his mouth and black turbid air spewed out. It carried a faint pungent smell.
Xiao Yan twisted his neck, lowered his head, and noticed the middle finger on his somewhat black left hand. His eyebrows narrowed slightly as he softly said, "This damn thing.it's like maggots inside a tarsal bone. I wonder if I gained or lost from eliminating the poison. "
Although Xiao Yan had ‘He Heavenly Fire’ to protect him, he could not simply ignore this poison, which could almost be fatal to someone if it was in one's body, right?
"Ah, I can only wait until Master wakes up. Perhaps only then will there be a solution to solve this problem. " Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. His head landed on the warm bed as he muttered, "After the Grand Meeting is over tomorrow, I will conduct the final poison cleansing session for Nalan Jie. I think he should recover. When the time comes "
"When the time comes, it will be the time when the terms set forth by the Three Years Agreement are met." Xiao Yan pursed his lips. He suddenly sighed softly. It's been three years. The spoiled and rude girl back then had changed, becoming more mature.
In the past, Xiao Yan had originally thought that when he saw Nalan Yanran once again, he would definitely be so angry that he would have a hard time hiding his emotions. However, during their meeting this time, perhaps because he was currently using Yan Xiao's identity, he discovered that he was cool to the point of almost never seeing her. During this period of time, he was like a stranger, coldly observing every action and word he spoke.
Those three years also caused the gentle youth of the time to become more mature and calm. The entire joke of canceling the engagement in the Xiao clan back then was indeed very funny when he remembered it now. It was very funny, but he no longer had the anger he was doing back then.
Back then, it was likely that the young man had such an intense reaction because his heart was so sensitive as to be under the name of a useless person. He was forced to suffer ridicule and haughty gazes from within the clan and Nalan Yanran forcibly ended the engagement inadvertently giving a hard prick to that weak and sensitive heart. Stamped by such a great power, the young man who could no longer bear it finally exploded. This is the reason that caused the events three years ago to happen.
At the very least, when Xiao Yan thought about it now, if he still sailed along with his talent back then and did not bear the setback of being a useless person, it would be useless, it was likely that she would not feel much anger when Nalan Yanran came to end the engagement back then.
However, Xiao Yan was also certain about one thing. If she had no experience of being a useless person back then and if Nalan Yanran had not come to end the engagement, she would definitely not be able to reach where she was at the moment, she would have been unable to, where many people looked at him in awe, even before he was twenty years old.
Thinking about the things that had changed the direction of his future, Xiao Yan was slightly dazed. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. The hypothetical situation is ultimately just a hypothetical situation. Therefore, regardless of what kind of attitude he currently had towards Nalan Yanran, he definitely had to go to the Misty Cloud Sect.
The current him might no longer have too much anger towards Nalan Yanran, but the end of his strong engagement back then had caused the Xiao clan and his father, whose position was extremely high in his heart, to be sure, being really embarrassed. This sort of thing was like giving them a loud slap in front of many people within the social scene of the Jia Ma Empire. This was considered shameful for the entire clan.
Although Xiao Zhan had never mentioned this matter after the marriage engagement was canceled due to his fear of provoking Xiao Yan, the latter was very clear that regardless of what happened, Xiao Zhan's heart had a hard feeling. For many years the existence of the Xiao clan, the, he was the first clan leader to experience something as shameful as those who forcefully arrived at their doorstep and swiftly ended the marriage engagement his father had promised back then using a tone dominates.
Moreover, the young man carrying the name ‘cacat’, stubbornly promised his father in the main hall of the Xiao clan that he would avenge them for humiliation.
It was this promise that made the young man start his hard training and even end up leaving his clan. Like a hermit, he explored the empire, polishing the innocence in his body.
For nearly two years he had left the clan, Xiao Yan had explored over half of the Jia Ma Empire. Finally, after circling around, he arrived at this city. The reason was the Three-Year Agreement. Right now, he was not too keen on taking revenge against her. He only wanted to bring this news to dispel the unpleasant feelings in his father's heart. After that, he would smile and laugh, "This time, I completely divorced him. No one will doubt that. "
Therefore, regardless of what happened, he had to head to that Misty Cloud Sect. Of course, if he were to win against him in the Three Years Agreement, Xiao Yan would not mind recklessly uttering a sentence to him, who had once acted sublimely and had a face filled with contempt in front of him, "Your judgment is very bad. . "
This could be considered the last little revenge that Xiao Yan would take against him.
During these three years, Xiao Yan had obtained some things while certain things had also faded away. Overall, this kind of change is good.
"Hu." Xiao Yan let out a long sigh. His hands were crossed behind his head as his gaze became blurred. As she became negligent, a graceful young lady like a calm lotus suddenly appeared in her mind. Amongst the scowling and laughter, an involuntary gentleness and smile appeared on Xiao Yan's cold face.
The current Xiao Yan did not have much feelings for that woman who was about to become his wife. He didn't have it in the past, and most likely he wouldn't have it in the future. If one wanted to forcefully insist that he had some, it was just a small feeling that a man had to subdue those noble-status women. After two years of experience, he suddenly felt in his loneliness that his heart had unknowingly been possessed secretly and led by a young woman.
She was definitely the most dazzling pearl, yet she liked to hide by his side, acting in a pitiful, unloved and attractive manner.
His background was obviously very big and mysterious, yet he gave him a useless calm smile, becoming docile and obedient.
This gentle young lady like a puddle of autumn water quietly seeped into his heart without Xiao Yan noticing it. Although young, his intelligence was so clear that if he wanted to capture that agitated heart, he would have to boil it with a warm fire. One day, when Xiao Yan had the idea to look back, he would understand.
"Xun Er, wait for me. Once I resolve the matter here, I will go and look for you. " While she recalled that graceful and heartwarming face, a warm stream flowed in her heart as she muttered softly.
"Cough." As Xiao Yan muttered, a faint voice suddenly emerged from the roof.
"Who is that?" Although his voice was slight, it was undoubtedly a muffled sound that was quite loud when someone with Xiao Yan's extraordinary sensing ability heard it. Immediately, his expression changed and he shouted.
At the moment he shouted, Xiao Yan's palm slammed onto the bed. His body shot out the window in a pliable manner. The tip of his foot pressed gently onto the protruding rock and his body lifted towards the roof like a huge bird. Carrying an ice-cold chill, his gaze instantly swept around him.
The silvery moon hung high in the sky as the dim moonlight scattered, shining down on the entire city. Despite borrowing the moonlight, Xiao Yan did not see anyone on the roof.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze once around him. With the moonlight shining, Xiao Yan could clearly see up to a hundred meter radius. However, he still did not see a single person.
With a frown, Xiao Yan slowly walked on the roof. A while later, he crouched down and stared intently at the broken tile. One could easily see the line of cracks in the tiles; obviously, it had just broken.
"Supervision?"
Xiao Yan's face was dark and cold. The tile in his hand instantly turned into a pile of powder. He clapped his hands, stood up and spoke to himself in his heart, "For the other party to be able to disappear in such a short time, his strength should at least be at the Dou Wang class? In the Jia Ma Holy City, it seemed like there were only a few clans that possessed Dou Wang. Nalan Clan? Your clan? Primary clan? Imperial family? "
"Exit now. Hiding your head and showing a tail, What kind of horrible person are you? " The contemplating Xiao Yan suddenly turned his head and coldly called out in a certain direction.
The scream lingered around the roof and began to disappear a short while later. However, there was still not the slightest movement around him.
"Are there no people?" Seeing his call fail, Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and sighed helplessly. His gaze once again swept around him. Finally, he could only jump down and return to his room.
After Xiao Yan jumped down, the roof descended into silence.
This silence did not continue for more than a few minutes when Xiao Yan's body suddenly lifted. When he saw that the roof was still nobody, he could only laugh bitterly. Finally, he realized that the person observing from the roof had already left. He sighed, shook his head and had no choice but to return to his room.
Following the actual departure of Xiao Yan this time, the roof remained silent for half an hour before a dark black shadow that was like a reflection from the wall, was blown away, suddenly and strangely it moved from somewhere with its back facing the moon. A moment later, the black shadow rolled upwards and completely agglomerated into a human form.
That human figure was completely wrapped in a dark black robe. He randomly glanced at where Xiao Yan disappeared from, raised his head slightly and revealed an old face that seemed to have dark skin.
"Hey, this little boy is a little sensitive." The black-robed person laughed softly as he whispered, "If I don't suddenly hear the name of my mistress, I won't make such a small mistake either. If others find out that a student of the Dou Shi class has actually discovered my presence, wouldn't I lose my entire face. "
"This little boy seems to have feelings for Xiao-jie." The old man frowned under his robe as he said in an irritated manner. "The thing that makes someone the biggest headache is that my mistress actually has feelings for this little boy. This is not gonna work. Although Xiao Yan's training talent was quite good, he was still far from meeting the necessary requirements. How great would it be for someone to continue wandering around the Jia Ma Empire, this broken place. If this continued, he would probably feel very sad. Young man, do you think it is so easy to seduce his daughter? "
The black-robed old man sighed and muttered, "But there are some people who are quite strong around this little boy. The last time that old man named Jia Lao almost found my presence. The strong person who would enter the Dou Zong class was indeed different. "
"Ah, forget it. Lucky this little boy rushed to the Misty Cloud Sect. After I finish a lot of things here, I can go back to protect my miss. " The black-robed old man stretched out both his hands and twisted his body. His body trembled slightly and the black robe gradually became blurred. Finally, it turned into a pitch-black shadow that shot into the darkness in a lightning-like manner before becoming completely silent.
Xiao Yan, who had returned to his room, sat beside the table. He raised his head and stared at the roof closely until his neck hurt a little. Only then did he helplessly lower his head and rub his neck.
"Crackle."
As Xiao Yan patted her on the shoulder, the door suddenly opened. The smiling Hai Bo Dong slowly entered. When he saw Xiao Yan, who had not fallen asleep, he smiled and walked to the side of the table before sitting down. He lifted the teacup and quickly poured it into his mouth. "Little boy, you are really capable today. Ha ha, you even really managed to shock Fa Ma, that old man. "
Xiao Yan watched Hai Bo Dong and smiled. He stroked his chin, hesitating for a moment before suddenly speaking, "Hi, I wonder if you feel someone following us recently?"
"Next?" Hai Bo Dong was puzzled for a moment when he heard this. He immediately smiled and shook his head. "How come? In the Ma Empire, no one can follow us under my supervision! Even the old devil can't. "
Knitting his brows, Xiao Yan licked his lips and slowly told him about the previous matter in a summarized manner.
"Thank you?" Looking at Xiao Yan's expression, which did not seem to be joking, Hai Bo Dong's face gradually became serious. His wrinkled fingers gently knocked on the table. A moment later, he seemed to suddenly recall something and said softly, "Little Friend, I will tell you something. But this issue is something I'm not sure about. "
Seeing Hai Bo Dong's tacit attitude, Xiao Yan was stunned and he asked doubtfully, "What is that?"
"You should have known about our fight in Yan City with the two mysterious Dou Huangs back then, right?" Hai Bo Dong stroked his beard and softly spoke with a frown, "At that moment, I vaguely sensed that there was another extremely strong Qi reward. However, it was an urgent situation back then and I could not feel it very clearly. From then on, I felt it a few times and the feeling was just as vague. Hearing what you said tonight, I think there seems to be a mysterious person who has been following behind us for a long time. "
Hai Bo Dong's soft voice caused Xiao Yan to suddenly feel a little sinister. He swallowed his saliva and softly said, "Even you can't feel it? How did that happen? Don't tell me that mysterious person is a Dou Zong? "
"Uh." Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head. He sighed, "I've told you that this is just my guess. We can't be sure if there's anyone like that or that we're too sensitive. "
Hearing this, Xiao Yan also bitterly laughed. He frowned and thought about it repeatedly, but he could not think of when he had made contact and offended a strong person of Dou Zong class.
"Well, don't be too depressed. For such a thing, we will let nature take its course. If there really was someone following us, he would have had the intention. Since this is the case, I think he will show himself sooner or later. " Hi Bo Dong patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder and comforted.
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded. For now, he could only think this way.
"Hehe, are you interested in going and doing something good tonight? Fa Ma and Jia Lao, those two old men will be present. " Hi Bo Dong suddenly said with a smile.
"Uh? You three acted together? What do you want to do?" Hearing this, Xiao Yan was momentarily confused and immediately said in a stunned manner. Three Dou Huangs were acting together. Whose house do they plan to turn around?
"Hee hee."
"Don't tell me it's because of that gray-robed young man?" Xiao Yan knit his brows. A moment later, his brows twitched as he spoke.
"That guy. Fa Ma continued to feel that something was amiss, so he wanted to go and check his background. You should also know how many blows the reputation of the association will receive if someone from the Chu Yun Empire takes the champion spot of the Jia Ma Empire's Grand Meeting. " Hi Bo Dong smiled and said.
"You won't .." Xiao Yan's hand slid horizontally across his throat as he said softly.
"We'll see the situation. That possibility is not ruled out. By helping Fa Ma, the old man, this time, he will owe me a favor. Ha ha." Hai Bo Dong smiled again and said.
"You're all cruel." Xiao Yan pulled the corner of his mouth. Is the view behind the Grand Meeting not too dark? TL: Very biased
"Don't give me that shit. If you want to see that person's background, follow me. "
Hai Bo Dong stood up. His body swayed as he walked out of the room. Behind him, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment and followed. He really wanted to see if that person really had such an ability at such a young age, or if there was another reason for it.