Wu Tan City, Xiao family.
Since Jialie Bi fell, all their family’s marketplaces had fallen to the Xiao and Oba families.
From then on, there were only two major families in Wu Tan City.
The Xiao family was doing well, but sometimes they would still be threatened by the Oba family.
However, as the clan leader of the Xiao family, Xiao Zhan would step out to intimidate them every time.
“Hehe, Xun’er, how long do you plan to stay this time?”
The speaker was a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious gray clothes.
He moved with a dragon-like walk and a tiger-like stride, showing quite a bit of prestige.
The pair of thick eyebrows on his face added a bit of heroic spirit.
This person was the Xiao clan leader, Xiao Yan’s biological father, Xiao Zhan!
Standing in front of him was a girl dressed in a purple dress, with a cold and calm temperament, like a pure lotus in the secular world.
Her slender waist was like a willow leaf, almost manageable with one hand.
Her long black hair was tied casually with a light purple ribbon, supplely hanging down her moving curves to her waist.
Two small green bells were hung on her wrists, making her look like a person from a painting.
“Uncle Xiao Zhan, why are you here?” Xiao Xun’er said gently: “I planned to come back to see if Brother Xiao Yan has returned.”
Mentioning Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan shook his head helplessly and said: “Yan’er has had no news for a year.
It’s said that he has gone to the Magical Beast Mountain Range…
but I don’t know his specific situation either.”
Speaking of this, Xiao Zhan sighed.
Among his sons, the one he was most worried about was Xiao Yan.
He had experienced great ups and downs at a young age and was forced to set a three-year agreement because Nalan Yanran came to break the engagement.
Yan’er bore too much.
And as a father, he could help him with nothing…
Xiao Xun’er comforted him: “Uncle Xiao Zhan, don’t worry.
Brother Xiao Yan will be fine.
I believe in him.”
“Hopefully so.”
Xiao Zhan responded with a strange expression.
Just as he was about to continue saying something, he saw a disciple from the clan run in hurriedly.
“Clan leader!
Things are bad, the people from the Yun Lan Sect are here again!”
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Zhan couldn’t help but take a breath of cold air.
This group was never-ending.
It hadn’t been long since the three-year agreement was set, and now they were coming to his door again.
Did they really think the Xiao family was a soft persimmon?!
“A man and a woman.
The man is handsome, and the woman is beautiful.
Moreover, the woman calls herself the Sect Leader of the Yun Lan Sect, Yun Yun.”
When he heard the name ‘Yun Yun,’ Xiao Zhan’s body also shook.
He didn’t expect the dignified Sect Leader of the Yun Lan Sect, one of the top ten powerhouses of the Jia Ma Empire, Yun Yun, to come to the Xiao family.
Could they want to unilaterally tear up the agreement?
While Xiao Zhan was at a loss, Xiao Xun’er gave him comfort: “It’s okay, Uncle Xiao Zhan.
Let’s go take a look.
Xun’er is here.”
Xiao Zhan also nodded.
Indeed, with this girl here, even the Sect Leader of the Yun Lan Sect, Yun Yun, would not dare to look down on them.
Inside the Xiao family hall.
Yun Yun sat elegantly on a chair, while Jiang Cheng was still drinking tea and reading a book.
Overall, he looked a bit like a bookworm, but for Jiang Cheng, this was a way to improve his strength.
Before long, Xiao Zhan, Xiao Xun’er, and several elders of the Xiao family all rushed over.
After seeing Yun Yun, the Sect Leader of the Yun Lan Sect, they also bowed: “Greetings, Sect Leader Yun.
We wonder what business brings you to the Xiao family?”
Yun Yun moved her eyebrows, stood up, gestured with her left hand, and said warmly: “It is this gentleman who wanted to find your Xiao family.
I am only here to accompany him.”
“Oh?” Xiao Zhan’s expression was calm; as long as the Yun Lan Sect wasn’t looking for trouble, everything else was a small matter.
“I wonder what this young brother’s business is?”
“I want something from the Xiao family,” Jiang Cheng responded softly.
“Something?”
Several elders looked at each other with deep gazes.
Their Xiao family was just a declining family; what they could offer were only Mysterious Class Dou Skills, and those were passed down through generations.
Such things probably wouldn’t catch his eye.
Xiao Zhan was also a bit confused and instinctively asked: “Young brother, what is the item you are talking about?”
“A jade piece.”
As soon as these words came out, the expression of Xiao Xun’er, who was standing behind Xiao Zhan, changed noticeably.
She turned around abruptly, staring at Jiang Cheng, who was sitting nonchalantly on the chair.
“A jade piece…”
“I wonder…”
“A jade piece of the Xiao family, a piece that only the clan leader is qualified to possess.”
Seeing this girl up close, she was truly beautiful; no wonder Xiao Yan would adore her so much.
Xiao Zhan swallowed his saliva and played dumb: “Young brother, what do you mean by this?
We don’t have such a jade piece.
Have you made a mistake?”
Seeing that the other party would not admit it, Jiang Cheng also walked quickly to Xiao Zhan and gently placed his right hand on his forehead.
At that moment, chaotic memories flooded into the system like a tide.
Everything Xiao Zhan had experienced for decades constantly surfaced like a movie.
In front of absolute strength, hiding was useless.
After a simple probe, the location of the Tou She Ancient God Jade was found.
Deng deng deng…
Xiao Zhan retreated several steps, his eyes showing full panic.
Just now, he felt as if his soul was controlled and he could not resist at all.
Jiang Cheng waved his right hand, and a special box embedded in the stone flew out quickly.
The box was very exquisite, carved with dragon and phoenix totems, and an ancient aura faintly emanated from within.
Xiao Zhan could no longer sit still.
He reached out to grab the box containing the Tou She Ancient God Jade and held it tightly in his arms, saying in a low voice: “Senior, you absolutely must not!”
On the principle of not creating killing karma, Jiang Cheng did not attack Xiao Zhan.
Instead, he said in a gentle tone: “Clan leader Xiao Zhan, keeping such a thing is ultimately a disaster.
Keeping it on you will lead to the destruction of the Xiao family.”
“Laughable.” Xiao Xun’er stepped forward and asked three questions in a row: “How could the Xiao family be destroyed?
Who exactly are you?
What is your relationship with those several factions?
How do you know about the Xiao family’s jade piece?”
“You are not yet qualified to know my identity.
If your father came, or if the elders of your clan came, they might know.
You, you are not enough.”
Jiang Cheng casually took out two Dou Skills and cultivation methods and placed them steadily on the table.
“Clan leader Xiao Zhan, I, Jiang Cheng, do not like fighting and killing; I like doing business most.
I like the Xiao family’s jade piece very much.
Here are two Earth Class Low Level Dou Skills and methods, very suitable for your Xiao family.”
Seeing the two Earth Class Low Level Dou Skills, the eyes of several Xiao family elders straightened.
They also didn’t expect the young man in front of them to be so generous, taking out Earth Class Dou Skills; how wealthy was he!
“Uncle Xiao Zhan, no!
This jade piece has extraordinary meaning; it is far beyond what Dou Skills and methods can compare to.
If Uncle Xiao Zhan trusts me, it is also fine to leave it with me.”
Xiao Zhan fell into a dilemma, not knowing how to resolve this problem.