As soon as Su Ziyan entered the door, he released his spiritual sense to check around. Finding that there was nothing special, he felt relieved and went in.
He set up an alarm restriction in the room, then sat cross-legged on the bed, took a pill and began to practice the Great Circulation.
Three days later, Ding Hao and Ding Ning came to Su Ziyan's attic and saw that Su Ziyan's attic was shrouded in restrictions.
Ding Hao chanted a spell and went in, then stood outside with Ding Ning and waited.
After a while, Su Ziyan's voice came from inside, "Please wait outside for a moment, I will go out to greet you after I finish my practice."
After he finished speaking, no more sound came out of the restriction, and everything became quiet.
When the Ding Hao brother and sister heard what Su Ziyan said, they didn't show any dissatisfaction, they just waited quietly outside the door.
After a while, Ding Ning turned to Ding Hao and asked, "Brother, I didn't expect that Brother Zi Yan is such a hard-working cultivator. No wonder he was able to kill a cultivator who was one level higher than him."
Ding Hao nodded without commenting, "Why do you think Brother Zi Yan has such strength? He wouldn't have been able to kill a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi training who was one level higher than him when he was at the fourth level of Qi training. Compared with anyone in our Ding family, he is not much inferior."
"You mean big brother? Hasn't he appeared for a long time?" Ding Ning looked at Ding Hao with a little surprise after hearing what Ding Hao said.
"It's true that he hasn't appeared for a long time, but as far as I know, he was sent to Xi Miao Pavilion by the elders of the clan to practice."
Ding Hao thought for a while before speaking to Ding Ning, as if he was wondering whether he could say it.
"What? When did this happen? Why didn't my father tell me?" Ding Ning screamed and asked Ding Hao three questions in a row.
Ding Hao was also a little helpless. "Not to mention you, most people in the family don't know that my eldest brother was sent to Xi Miao Pavilion by the elders of the family. Only those who are above the Condensation Vortex Stage and are trustworthy will know about it."
"After all, with Big Brother's qualifications, it is more than enough for him to enter Xi Miao Pavilion. The elders in the family are afraid that we will leak the news and be heard by people from the hostile family, so they didn't tell us young people."
"Then how do you know about this, brother? You are not a cultivator in the Condensation Vortex Stage," Ding Ning asked hurriedly.
"I learned about it when I accidentally heard the elders of the clan talking and reporting back after sending my eldest brother to Xi Miao Pavilion. I was pouring tea for them at the time and heard their discussion, so I knew about it," Ding Hao replied with a smile.
When Ding Ning heard what Ding Hao said, his questioning about the news finally stopped.
"Brother, who do you think is better, Brother Ziyan or Brother Big Brother?"
Ding Hao thought about it and shook his head. "It's hard to say. After all, when my eldest brother was sent away, he was already at the eighth level of Qi training, and Brother Zi Yan is only at the fifth level now. Moreover, they have never competed, so it's hard to judge."
Ding Ning did not continue asking, because the restriction in the attic in front of him had been opened, and Su Ziyan's voice came out from inside.
"Come in, you two. Su is waiting here."
The Ding Hao siblings went in without saying anything. When they reached the attic hall, they found Su Ziyan standing in front of a table pouring tea.
Su Ziyan looked up at them, then smiled slightly, asked them to sit down, and walked over with two cups of tea.
"You two came quite early. I have made you wait outside for a long time. I hope you don't have any complaints against me."
Ding Hao laughed and said, "Brother Ziyan, you are joking. It was us, my brother and I, who brought you to our family, but we haven't come to see you for so many days. It's us who have neglected you."
Su Ziyan just smiled slightly and shook his head. He didn't care.
"It's okay. You two brothers and sisters must have something to do in the clan, so you are like this. You don't have to worry about me too much."
Ding Hao looked at Su Ziyan and said, "Brother Ziyan, how about my brother and I take you around here so that you can get to know the elders of my Zhou family?"
Su Ziyan did not answer immediately. He lowered his head and thought for a while. After a while, he looked up at Ding Hao and said, "Brother Ding, that's not necessary. I have something to do, so I am about to leave. I am afraid I don't have time to accompany you two. It won't be too late for you to take me on a tour next time."
Ding Hao was stunned when he heard this, but Ding Ning quickly said, "Brother Ziyan, why are you leaving so early? Is it because we, my brother and I, didn't fulfill our duty as hosts, and that made you feel unhappy, so you said you wanted to leave so early?"
"Besides, my brother and I haven't taken you around yet. It's okay for Brother Ziyan to stay a few more days."
Su Ziyan took a sip of the tea in front of him, then slowly said, "No need, it is not reasonable for me to stay in your Ding family like this. After all, I am just a casual cultivator, and I do not need your hospitality like this."
Ding Ning was about to say something, but Su Ziyan stopped her and said, "You don't have to keep me here. I'm in a hurry to leave because I have something to do. It doesn't mean that I'm dissatisfied with you."
"Oh, fellow Daoist, are you leaving after only a few days? If you don't stay for a few more days, our Ding family can treat you well. After all, if people find out, it will be bad for the reputation of our Ding family." At this time, a heavy voice came from outside.
Su Ziyan and the other three looked outside at the same time, and a middle-aged man walked in from the door.
The man was wearing a loose white robe with some lines on it.
When he walked in, he looked at Su Ziyan with a smile on his face.
Su Ziyan felt a sudden shock in his heart and channeled his magical power into his eyes. His expression changed instantly. The person who came was a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi training.
When he saw this person, although he looked kind and friendly, he felt in his heart that there was a hint of danger in this person.
He didn't know why this person came here or what he wanted to do. Since he came in here, he must be a member of the Ding family. Although he thought so, he still became alert in an instant.
The middle-aged man did not pay attention to Su Ziyan's vigilance, but just looked at Su Ziyan with a smile without saying anything.
Ding Ning and Ding Hao next to him stood up and called him father.
Su Ziyan looked at everything in front of him quietly. He finally understood why the expressions of Ding Hao and the others became tense since the middle-aged man came in.
The middle-aged man nodded to Ding Hao and the others, then looked at Su Ziyan and said, "Why are you leaving so soon, young friend? Could it be that Ding's two children did not treat you well enough, or that the Ding family did not treat you well enough?"
Su Ziyan heard this, stood up, bowed to the middle-aged man and said, "That's not the case, but Su really has something to do outside, so he can't stay in your place for long."
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Ziyan. Seeing that Su Ziyan did not look uneasy, he chuckled and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave, young man?" He asked while casually sitting down on the chair next to him.
Su Ziyan didn't think much about it. "It's like this. I just want to find a place in Sifang City to rent a cave and practice in seclusion for a while."
The middle-aged man hummed and nodded, not knowing whether he believed what Su Ziyan said.
Su Ziyan's expression did not change. After all, he did not lie, and he did not do anything detrimental to the Ding family, so he looked at the middle-aged man calmly.
At this time, Ding Ning spoke up for Su Ziyan, "Father, since Brother Ziyan doesn't want to stay, let him leave, otherwise Brother Ziyan won't dare to come here in the future."
The middle-aged man looked at Ding Ning and shook his head helplessly. He could only sigh and said, "Okay, okay, since you said so, it would be wrong for me to stop you."
Su Ziyan, who was standing aside and seeing the father and daughter like this, couldn't help but think of his own parents. His eyes darkened, but he recovered after a while. No one noticed Su Ziyan's expression.
The middle-aged man turned to Su Ziyan and said, "Okay, my friend, since you insist on leaving, let Haoer take you out."
Ding Ning wanted to say something else but was stopped by the middle-aged man.
Su Ziyan bowed to the middle-aged man and left with Ding Hao. After leaving the door, Ding Hao took Su Ziyan to the exit.
As they walked, they kept apologizing to Su Ziyan, but Su Ziyan said it was okay, and soon they reached the exit.
Ding Hao turned around and said to Su Ziyan, "Brother Ziyan, we neglected you this time. My sister and I will make it up to you next time."
"We don't know when we will meet again after this separation, but if you encounter any difficult problems outside, such as meeting someone from the Zhou family, you can come and tell me. I will definitely help if I can."
Su Ziyan hummed, without much refusal, "Su will definitely do it. This time I go out, I may stay in Sifang City for a while, so I am not afraid that they will come to trouble me, and you can also come to me."
Ding Hao nodded, took out the talisman, and opened the passage for Su Ziyan.
Su Ziyan clasped his fists towards Ding Hao, and Ding Hao did the same.
Su Ziyan smiled slightly, then turned around and jumped out of the passage and left.
Ding Hao watched Su Ziyan leave. He turned around and left only after Su Ziyan's figure completely disappeared in the passage.
Su Ziyan went outside and found that he was still standing on the top of the mountain. He looked back at the basin full of clouds below, then turned around and went down the mountain and left.
At this time, he was heading towards Sifang City and did not encounter any danger on the way.
Two days later, Su Ziyan entered the city and found someone to ask where he could rent a cave.
After that the man told him the place, he knew the address and rushed there.
After getting there, Su Ziyan saw a small attic and walked in.
Su Ziyan went in and found that the person in charge was a young girl. He scanned with his spiritual sense but could not find out her cultivation level.
He was shocked. He guessed that this girl's cultivation must have reached the Condensation Vortex Stage, otherwise he would not have been able to see her cultivation level.
Su Ziyan was not fooled by the other party's appearance. Most of those who could reach this level of cultivation were over 40 or 50 years old, so the girl in front of him looked to be 11 or 12 years old, but her real age was probably much older than that.
Su Ziyan bowed to the girl and called her "Senior".
But the girl ignored him and continued minding her own business.
Su Ziyan didn't care and went to the side to start choosing the cave he liked.
He looked for a long time and finally chose a cave that satisfied him.
There are no other caves around this cave, it is alone there.
Moreover, the level of spiritual energy is thinner than that of other caves. If not for this, it might not be Su Ziyan's turn to choose.
In contrast, Su Ziyan didn't care about this, because he had pills to take, spirit stones to use, and he could also set up a spirit gathering formation when necessary.
So he was not worried about the density or thinness of the spiritual energy there, so he chose that cave.
When he went to the girl to hand over the spirit stones, the girl looked at him strangely, but didn't say anything and processed the rental token for him.