"Fifteen years have passed..."
Lying under the moonlight, Xiao Yan rested his head on his hands, murmuring in a daze.
Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye since I came to this unfamiliar Dou Qi Continent from another world.
For fifteen years, he stayed by his parents' side, enjoying the treatment of a genius, and gradually developed some of the characteristics of a teenager.
However, these three years without his talent gradually reminded him that he wasn't a fifteen-year-old boy; there was a twenty-year-old soul inside this body. (The author, Potato, was 20 years old when he wrote Battle Through the Heavens; let's assume Potato himself time-traveled!)
"Yan'er!"
Just as Xiao Yan was feeling sentimental, Xiao Zhan, dressed in gray clothes, swept up from the foot of the mountain and landed steadily in front of Xiao Yan.
"Father!"
Xiao Yan sprang to his feet with a quick movement, turned to look at Xiao Zhan, who was all smiles, and forced a smile back at him.
"Smack!"
Xiao Zhan stepped forward and gently patted Xiao Yan's shoulder. Looking at his youngest son, whose height was almost as tall as his own, Xiao Zhan pulled him to sit down on the grassy slope.
"Yan'er, I have two good news for you. Do you want to hear them?"
Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan and said softly.
Xiao Yan sighed, gazing at the bright moon in the sky, his right hand unconsciously fiddling with the grass beneath him: "For me, apart from resolving the problem of my disappearing Dou Qi, there's no good news right now!"
Looking at his son's dejected face, Xiao Zhan put his arm around the boy's shoulder and said, "Yan'er, today I bought two pills at the Mittel Auction House. Now, I am a six-star Great Dou Master!"
As Xiao Zhan spoke, he revealed his aura, and the Dou Qi fluctuations belonging to a six-star Great Dou Master appeared brightly in front of Xiao Yan.
"A six-star Grand Dou Master???"
Xiao Yan said he didn't care, but he was happier than anyone else to see his father's strength break through.
"That's right, the alchemist who refined the pill is currently at the Mittel Auction House."
"I asked Consort Ya about it. The alchemist just sent someone to say that he will come to visit tomorrow morning to check on your disappearance of battle qi!"
"Yan'er, don't worry, even if it means giving away all my wealth, I will find a way to solve your problem."
"Now that Father's strength has broken through, his influence in the family will greatly increase, and I doubt those old guys will say anything!"
"Father believes that my son has never been a waste. You are a genius who became a fighter at the age of eleven!"
Xiao Zhan reached out and patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, then turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, who was staring blankly at him.
"Alright, go back and get some rest."
"Besides that alchemist, other distinguished guests will be arriving early tomorrow morning."
Xiao Zhan smiled, stood up, and extended his hand to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan forced a smile, reached out and grabbed Xiao Zhan's large hand. The father and son walked down the mountain arm in arm!
...
The Xiao family home, Xun'er's room.
"Elder Ling, do you know why Uncle Xiao Zhan suddenly broke through to the sixth-star Great Dou Master?"
Looking at Ling Ying, who was standing respectfully bowing before her, Xun'er asked in confusion.
"A mysterious alchemist has come to the Mittel Auction House. The pill Xiao Zhan took for his breakthrough was made by him. This person's origins are unknown, and he is only seventeen or eighteen years old. According to my analysis, this person is very likely from a mysterious alchemist family in the Central Continent!"
Ling Ying said.
"An alchemist family from Zhongzhou?"
"Could it be the Holy Pill City?"
"The alchemists from Saint Pill City have appeared in this barren northwest region. Could it be for the strange fire?"
Xun'er muttered to herself.
"Very likely!"
Ling Ying nodded.
"Regardless of whether this person is from Saint Pill City or not, as long as he doesn't harm Brother Xiao Yan, we don't need to pay him any attention!"
"However, the young sect master of Yunlan Sect, who will be visiting tomorrow, is a huge problem!"
Xun'er gritted her teeth as she said this.
She just couldn't understand how Xiao Yan had a fiancée when she was only a few years late.
Oh, it was arranged before the grandfather died, so it's alright then.
"The Yunlan Sect is nothing more than a third-rate force on the Dou Qi Continent when Yun Potian was alive, let alone how many years Yun Potian has been dead!"
Ling Ying's words showed that she didn't care about the Yunlan Sect at all.
"Let's see how Brother Xiao Yan handles things after tomorrow!"
"If Brother Xiao Yan gets hurt..."
A golden flame flashed in the girl's eyes, and then she dismissed Ling Ying.
...
At the Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei, having received a reply, waved for the female fighter to leave, and then went to report to Chen Yang.
"Then after breakfast tomorrow, Sister Yafei, why don't you come with me to visit the Xiao family?" Chen Yang said to Yafei.
"I…" Ya Fei was stunned for a moment.
"Of course, I don't know the way, so I need Sister Yafei to help me find it!" Chen Yang said with a smile.
"I almost forgot, Brother Chen Yang, you've only been in Wutan City for less than three days!" Ya Fei covered her mouth and chuckled, her phoenix eyes full of charm.
"It's late, Sister Yafei, you should get some rest. We need to get up early tomorrow." Chen Yang shook his head. This Yafei, she truly is a vixen, so alluring with every smile and frown.
"Okay!" Ya Fei nodded, got up, and left Chen Yang's room, turning back every few steps.
...
The next day!
The Xiao family's gates were wide open, and the servants were busy sweeping the courtyard early in the morning.
Xiao Yan got up very early this morning because he was hoping that a mysterious alchemist would come to his door and that he would have a chance to restore his talent. As soon as he went out, he saw this scene.
"Huh?"
"The news of Father breaking through to the sixth-star Great Dou Master has spread. It's so lively so early in the morning..."
Xiao Yan muttered to himself.
"Brother Xiao Yan!"
Just then, a silvery voice suddenly rang out behind the boy. Xiao Yan turned around and saw Xun'er, dressed in a purple dress, holding a thick book, standing behind him and greeting him with a smile.
"Xun'er!"
Xiao Yan subconsciously reached out and touched his nose, then looked at Xun'er.
"Brother Xiao Yan got up quite early!"
Xun'er skipped forward and stopped in front of Xiao Yan. Her lively and adorable appearance made the servants of the Xiao family around her lower their heads.
"I can't sleep when I have something on my mind!"
"Is something going on in the clan today? Why are they sweeping the courtyard so early in the morning?"
Xiao Yan asked curiously.
Xun'er always knew a lot about what was going on in the clan, and Xiao Yan felt that it wouldn't be wrong to ask her.
"It must be because people from the Yunlan Sect came to our door, right?"
A hint of displeasure flashed across Xun'er's face, and she said in a somewhat bitter voice.
"Yunlan Sect..."
...
After having breakfast at the Mittel Auction House, Chen Yang and Ya Fei traveled by carriage to the Xiao family's gate.
Butler Mo was already waiting at the door.
When he saw Ya Fei come out first, Butler Mo was slightly taken aback. Then, remembering that the alchemist should be behind, he continued to wait respectfully.
However, when Butler Mo saw a young man who was only a few years older than the Third Young Master step out of the carriage, he was stunned.
He originally thought that this alchemist should be an old man like Gu Ni, or at least a middle-aged man of the same age as the family head.
What's going on with this 18 or 19-year-old boy?
"Steward Mo, this is the alchemist invited by Clan Chief Xiao Zhan. Please lead the way!"
When Ya Fei saw that it wasn't Xiao Zhan who came to greet her, she was actually a little displeased. However, considering that someone from the Yunlan Sect had come to the Xiao family today, she could understand. But the look in Butler Mo's eyes made her very unhappy.
"I'm sorry, Miss Yafei, it was my mistake!"
"Master, please; Miss Yafei, please!"
...
On the way, Chen Yang looked at the mountains and rivers of the Xiao family and thought to himself, "This is the place that nurtured Emperor Yan!"
Halfway there, Chen Yang suddenly asked, "Where is Clan Chief Xiao Zhan? Why are you, a mere steward, leading the way?"
Upon hearing this, Butler Mo assumed that Chen Yang was angry and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Master, please forgive us. Today, we have distinguished guests from the Yunlan Sect. The clan leader is currently receiving them in the reception hall!"
Chen Yang waved his hand: "If that's the case, then I'll go and join in the fun!"
How can you miss seeing such a memorable scene of annulment?
He got up early specifically to come here.
"This..." As Xiao Zhan's confidant, Butler Mo naturally knew why the young sect leader of Yunlan Sect had come today. Thinking that family scandals should not be aired in public, he wanted to refuse.
But then he thought that this young alchemist might be the only chance for the Third Young Master to recover his talent, so he gritted his teeth and nodded on his own initiative: "My lord, Miss Ya Fei, please come with me!"
The three of them soon arrived at the entrance of the reception hall, and Butler Mo stepped forward and pushed open the door.
Inside the hall, Xiao Zhan suddenly heard the door open and, thinking it was Xiao Yan, hurriedly looked up, only to see Ya Fei and a young man.
"Miss Ya Fei!"
Xiao Zhan hurriedly got up and quickly went to the door.
"Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, this is Master Chen Yang!"
Ya Fei greeted Xiao Zhan and introduced Chen Yang to him.
"master!"
Although Xiao Zhan was surprised by Chen Yang's youth, he didn't think anything was wrong. After all, he had been to the capital city and knew that some geniuses couldn't be judged by ordinary standards.
"Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, you're too kind. Please come inside!"
His keen spiritual power quickly spotted the three Yunlan Sect members sitting in the hall, with the leader, a Seven-Star Grand Dou Master, possessing an astonishing aura.
"Father!"
Just then, a young voice rang out from behind them. Everyone turned around, and a look of amazement flashed in Chen Yang's eyes.
The tall, slender boy was rather plain-looking, but the girl next to him in a purple dress was truly beautiful.
In terms of looks alone, in the Dou Qi Continent, perhaps only Queen Medusa of the Snake-People tribe can rival her.
However, Chen Yang's eyes only lingered on the girl for a moment. The girl was beautiful, but... she was too young!
"Master Chen Yang, please come in!"
"We have guests from our clan today, and we apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality!"
Xiao Zhan adopted a very humble attitude.
The three elders and the Xiao family members looked on with puzzled expressions. They recognized Ya Fei, but they had never seen the young man next to her before, especially one whom the clan leader respected so much.
"It's alright, you two go about your business. We'll talk again when you're done!"
Chen Yang didn't say anything about leaving. Xiao Zhan gritted his teeth, thought for a moment, and then welcomed Chen Yang and Ya Fei in.
"Since that's the case, let's make this a spectacle for the master today..."
Xiao Zhan shook his head bitterly, arranged for Chen Yang to be positioned below the Yunlan Sect members, apologized, and then went to attend to his work.
"Brother Chen Yang, it seems something extraordinary is about to happen at the Xiao family today?"
Ya Fei asked the question knowing the answer already.
"I think this is going to be a good show!"
Chen Yang smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, looked at Xiao Yan who was standing helplessly in the hall, and beckoned to the seat next to him: "Come, sit here..."