Silence descended upon the arena; no one answered the question.
Xiao Yan seemed to have anticipated this. He toyed with the emerald pill, the size of a longan fruit, and said with a smile, "The pill in my hand is called the Qi Gathering Pill. I imagine you've all heard of it."
The moment he said those words, everyone's breathing hitched almost imperceptibly.
The effects of the Qi Gathering Pill were well-known to everyone present, from the heads of the three major families to the common folk.
It was a treasure that could elevate someone at the ninth stage of Dou Qi directly to the rank of Dou Practitioner.
The price such a miraculous pill could fetch was also astonishing, a fact that Ya Fei knew best.
After all, the Qi Gathering Pill was a fourth-grade pill, and a single one could sell for between one hundred and thirty thousand gold coins.
That price was close to the annual net profit of the three major families combined.
"I have an elder in my family. Many years ago, he owed a debt of gratitude to an old man of the Hun clan. Today, I was sent to repay that debt. If I can find the descendants of that old man, I will have other gifts besides this Qi Gathering Pill."
Xiao Yan looked at the group in front of him and smiled, "Well, now everyone knows I didn't come with malicious intent, right?"
The group's eyes were already red. The strongest among them was only a five-star Dou Practitioner, even in Wu Tan City, they were just small fries.
A single Qi Gathering Pill was enough to elevate any one of them.
"I...I am Hun Yan. My grandfather once saved a young man. That man said that after many years, his descendants would come to repay the favor. I didn't expect you to actually come."
An old man with a trembling voice walked out of the crowd, a kind smile on his face, as if Xiao Yan was a grandson he hadn't seen in years.
Xiao Yan's face turned black. Trying to scam me?
"Come here, break this old thing's legs and throw him out."
He kicked the old man to the ground.
Respecting the elderly and loving the young was not something Xiao Yan practiced. In his previous life, he was known for kicking the old folks' home and the kindergarten.
With a command from him, two burly men from the Jia Lie Family walked out, grinning, and dragged the old man out of the area by his legs.
"The person I want to repay should be no older than twenty. Think carefully before you speak. I'm a good person, not an idiot."
Xiao Yan looked at the various people with the surname Hun seriously. His smile was amiable, but in the eyes of the crowd, it was like a devil's.
He even hit an old man; this young man truly had no morals.
With this action, everyone was afraid to put on a brave face. They feared they wouldn't get the Qi Gathering Pill and would instead get a beating.
"Line up, one by one, and report your information." Xiao Yan waved his hand, and a group of people lined up to report their information to him.
Xiao Yan would also personally use his soul power to check their bodies for any irregularities, whether they carried any strange ornaments, and if there was some old geezer hiding inside.
While he was checking, the two Sages hidden behind him would also conduct a second check, even a Dou Saint's remnant soul wouldn't escape their detection.
However, after an hour, they hadn't found anyone with any special encounters.
However, the names of a few people did catch Xiao Yan's attention.
The likes of Hun Dan, Hun Sen, and Hun Yao were all kept behind by Xiao Yan, and then made to stand separately to the side.
Finally, Xiao Yan looked at the little girl in front of him, who was munching on a lollipop.
She was the last one. The girl looked to be only four or five years old, and besides the one she was about to finish, she had two more lollipops hanging from her waist.
Seeing her so happy, Xiao Yan suddenly had a mischievous thought.
"Eating so much candy isn't good for your teeth, give them here!" Xiao Yan snatched the two lollipops from the little girl's waist, and even tore one open and put it in his mouth.
"Wah!" The little girl's face, which had been beaming with joy, suddenly crumpled, and she burst into tears.
"Heh heh." The smile disappeared from her face, but it was transferred to Xiao Yan's.
"Just you wait, when I, Hun Xin, grow up, I will definitely avenge this!" Her childish voice was filled with hatred, and her cute big eyes were filled with tears of grievance as she stared at Xiao Yan.
"A little kid wants to take revenge?" Xiao Yan flicked her forehead, causing her to fall to the ground.
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river…" the little girl mumbled as she cried. Xiao Yan suddenly turned his head, his eyes emitting a sharp gaze.
Staring at him with such a terrifying gaze, the little girl suddenly didn't dare to cry anymore.
"I, can I give you the lollipops, okay?" she said weakly.
"When you say those words, you're in big trouble." Xiao Yan reached out his hand and placed her in the observation area, as if he were lifting a little bean sprout.
"Xin Xin, Xin Xin," the little girl's parents immediately panicked.
"I won't harm them." Xiao Yan glanced at the crowd before him, speaking calmly, "Tomorrow morning, each of you come to the Mitter Auction House to collect one thousand gold coins. These four will stay behind for now; the rest of you can leave."
Ya Fei, who was standing to the side, stiffened upon hearing this.
"What do you intend to do to our child?" Hun Xin's parents stared at Xiao Yan.
One thousand gold coins was a huge sum of money for them, but this was their child. They were responsible parents.
"This little girl is the one I'm repaying a debt to. I'm going to take her as a disciple. Do you have any objections?" Xiao Yan glanced at the two of them.
At this, the two of them fell silent.
After everyone had left, Xiao Yan carefully examined the four people in front of him.
Hun Dan was a young man who looked like a real jerk. He was around Xiao Yan's age, but he was almost thirty and still hadn't become a Dou Practitioner. Definitely not protagonist material.
Hun Sen and Hun Yao were brothers, but they were already middle-aged. They were only two-star Dou Practitioners. Too old, probably wouldn't amount to much.
But that little girl…
Xiao Yan glanced at Hun Xin. The lollipop she had been eating was gone, and she was drooling, staring at the one in Xiao Yan's mouth.
A little foodie. Xiao Yan grabbed the girl's wrist and began to examine her soul's pulse. A moment later, his gaze at Hun Xin was filled with shock.
The young girl's talent was actually quite good. Even without any lucky encounters, her achievements would be at least Dou Spirit, maybe even Dou King.
Such talent was considered top-tier in the Jia Ma Empire.
The key was, how could such a young child say something like "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west"?
Xiao Yan looked at the little girl, his gaze filled with complex thoughts.
He really didn't want to kill a child this young unless absolutely necessary.
Furthermore, if this child was truly a chosen one, he might not even be able to kill her.
Xiao Xuan became a Dou Emperor because a jade book fell from the sky. If this child had the protagonist's halo, would he be killed by a falling potato the moment he attacked?
"If you can't beat your enemy, join them." A sentence surfaced in Xiao Yan's mind.
He smiled and returned the last lollipop he had to Hun Xin, saying with a smile, "Little girl, would you like to become my disciple?"
The little girl shook her head, looking at Xiao Yan with a mournful expression.
"How dare you! You are courting death!"
Xiao Yan thought to himself, a gentle smile playing on his face as he tempted her. "If I become your teacher, you'll have endless lollipops in
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