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Early in the morning, the east had just begun to lighten, and bright light streaked across the sky, illuminating everything on the earth.
The vermilion glazed tiles shimmered under the sunlight.
In the Xiao Alliance's residence, a woman, dressed in slightly revealing clothes, with particularly heavy smoky makeup, looking more like a ghost than a living person, stealthily avoided one guard after another.
She saw a person in the courtyard, dressed in white, as delicate as a scholar, with unusually bright eyes, sitting at a stone table, warming a pot of wine.
Hun Xiao felt that this person looked unusually familiar… she stared, and then stared again…
She patted her cheeks with both hands, feeling that she might be hallucinating… How could the patriarch be here?
She shook her head, changed direction, and continued to search for her so-called fiancé.
Even if Hun Zhang had said he would give me benefits, I still had to vet him. If he was an ugly freak, then there would be no need for anything further; I'd just beat him to death! Hun Xiao thought to herself.
Xiao Yan finished his cultivation and walked out of the room.
He stretched, moved his limbs, and clicked his tongue, saying:
"The Demon Poison Spot is really a good thing. I feel like it won't be long until I can break through again… It's a pity there's only one."
Yao Chen in the bone flame ring rolled his eyes: "You should be content. This was given to you by a Dou Ancestor expert at the cost of his lifelong cultivation…"
"Hehehe, Xie Bi Yan is truly a great person," Xiao Yan said with emotion, "He gave me cultivation, and he gave me a flying Dou Technique…"
A calm voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Come, have a drink."
Xiao Yan's expression slightly condensed as he looked at the handsome man sitting on the stone stool in the courtyard, one hand casually placed on his knee, the other holding a pot of wine and pouring it into a wine cup; a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
He didn't know this person…
However, he didn't dwell on it. He generously sat down on a stone stool on the other side of the stone table, naturally picked up another wine cup, poured himself a glass of wine, raised his cup to the handsome man in a gesture, and then drank it all in one gulp.
"Good wine…" Xiao Yan's face was slightly flushed, and a vibrant energy flowed through his blood vessels to all his limbs, making him feel warm all over.
"You are Xiao Yan, the Alliance Master of Xiao Alliance, aren't you?" Soul Emperor said with a slight smile and a gentle tone.
Xiao Yan's brow twitched; the fact that he was the Xiao Alliance Master had not yet been announced to the outside world!
"It's me. And you are…" Xiao Yan's tone was a little hesitant.
Soul Emperor did not answer, but instead continued to ask: "Why is it called 'Xiao Alliance'? What is the meaning?"
Xiao Yan scratched his head, asking with a strange expression: "What's wrong with being called Xiao Alliance? Is there anything special about this name?"
"This name is quite good." Soul Emperor's smile remained unchanged. He took a sip of wine, his gaze sweeping around, and then asked: "Do you know the whereabouts of the ancient jade?"
This question immediately made Xiao Yan alert: "The Tuoshe ancient emperor jade? Who exactly are you?"
His expression was serious, and his gaze was wary as he looked at Soul Emperor.
Suddenly, his face changed drastically.
Because he found that in his spirit power perception, there was no presence of the other party!
Although this person was clearly sitting right in front of him, when he used other sensory methods besides sight to detect the other party, the result displayed was 'no one'.
"Teacher, what's going on?" He asked Yao Chen, slightly flustered.
In the bone flame ring, Yao Chen's expression was also exceptionally serious, and he explained in a low voice:
"When the other party's spirit power far surpasses yours, such a situation can occur."
Their whispered conversation using spirit power did not escape Soul Emperor. The smile on his face became a bit more pronounced: "My surname is Soul."
Xiao Yan suddenly stood up, his Dou Qi surging, and a hint of ferocity appeared in his eyes: "You are from the Soul Clan?"
"Yes, I am from the Soul Clan." Soul Emperor still maintained a calm and unruffled appearance, seemingly not at all worried about Xiao Yan's demeanor, which could erupt and harm someone at any moment.
"Your father is still a guest of my clan. Not long ago, I chatted with him just as I am chatting with you now."
"What exactly is your purpose? Is my father alright? If you dare to harm him even a bit, I will flatten the Soul Clan!" Xiao Yan said with resolute eyes, as if he knew no fear.
"Haha… flatten my Soul Clan? Even your ancestor Xiao Xuan couldn't do that back then…"
Soul Emperor chuckled and shook his head:
"Initially, my purpose was only the ancient jade, but later, after a conversation with your father, I realized that your Xiao Clan is hidden deeper than I imagined. Some secret matters, even I have never heard of.
"Don't worry, your father is doing very well. He lacks nothing in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities, and cultivation resources are plentiful… He has already reached Dou King, and he even discussed with one of my clan's Elders about arranging a marriage for you."
Soul Emperor's gaze inadvertently glanced in a certain direction.
In the distance, Hun Xiao, who was crouched on a rooftop, watching from afar, shrank her head and pressed her body lower.
"Ah?" A hint of confusion flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.
Soul Emperor said with a hint of sarcasm:
"Heh heh, he didn't have this kind of treatment under Gu Yuan's care…
"Actually, I have no hatred for your Xiao Clan… As for the previous incident where that Soul Hall Protector arbitrarily destroyed your Xiao Family, there is still a chance for remedy…
"The souls of your clansmen are all still there, not one is missing. I can expend a certain amount of resources to resurrect all of them… So, would you like to consider joining forces with my Soul Clan?"
Xiao Yan's eyes flickered, his mind in a jumble.
The sudden arrival of someone from the Soul Clan surprised him, and what surprised him even more was the other party's attitude.
"Your Xiao Family is probably just a branch bloodline of the Xiao Clan, a bait they threw out, a discarded piece!
"I don't believe that the hidden Xiao Clan couldn't even deal with a small Law Protector… but they watched the Xiao Family being massacred without doing anything. What's good about such a family?
"Give me the ancient jade, or give me clear clues about the ancient jade. Come to my Soul Clan, and you can get more!" Soul Emperor coaxed.
"I never knew about any hidden Xiao Clan… Father never mentioned it to me either." Xiao Yan shook his head slightly.
"Doesn't that just prove that they don't consider your Xiao Family as clansmen at all?" Soul Emperor's voice carried a hint of allure.
"Can your words be taken seriously? Can you represent the Soul Clan?" Xiao Yan asked.
Soul Emperor's smile receded a bit, the gentleness in his voice lessened, replaced by a hint of dominance: "Naturally, they count. This Seat is Soul Emperor!"
Xiao Yan's eyes widened, his expression horrified. He had guessed that this person in front of him should have a high status within the Soul Clan, but he never expected him to be the Soul Clan's patriarch, his imagined greatest enemy!
Soul Emperor stood up, gazing into the distance: "Alright, our conversation ends here. The meddler has arrived… You should consider it carefully."
With that, his figure disappeared from where he stood, leaving only the warmed pot of wine, proving that what had just happened was not an illusion.
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