"Sure enough, still the same old bad temper."
Looking at Xiao Yu's displeased expression, Xiao Yan felt no annoyance, only amusement.
"I heard your Cultivation has fallen to Dou Zhi Qi Level 3."
Xiao Yu walked towards him. Although her face wasn't as captivating as Xun Er's, and even lacked a hint of feminine charm compared to Xiao Mei, she possessed a unique heroic spirit.
Paired with her tall stature and those exquisite long legs, she could certainly be considered a complete beauty.
However, her gaze towards Xiao Yan at this moment carried a hint of schadenfreude. Leveraging her early development, she couldn't help but look down at Xiao Yan, who was half a head shorter than her.
Xiao Yu held no respect whatsoever for this future Young Clan Leader of the Family.
"That's right, it has indeed fallen to Dou Zhi Qi Level 3."
Xiao Yan's smile remained, and even his eyes were very gentle.
This made Xiao Yu, who was accustomed to bickering with Xiao Yan, suddenly feel uncomfortable, as if her fist had struck cotton, leaving her with a sense of frustration with nowhere to vent.
"Hmph, serves you right for acting like a hooligan back then. That you're like this today is truly heaven's justice, retribution!"
Perhaps because she hadn't enjoyed bickering with Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu not only didn't leave but even became somewhat pushy.
"You woman…"
Xiao Yu's words made even Xiao Yan choke up slightly.
He couldn't help but wave his hand and say, "Sister Yu, wasn't it just accidentally touching your leg? So many years have passed. Can't you be less petty?"
"So many years? I'm petty?"
Xiao Yu's eyes widened instantly, as if she wanted to devour Xiao Yan whole.
It had only been two years since that incident.
"Alright, alright, I'm petty. Today, I'll be even more petty. While you're down, I'll finish you off!"
Xiao Yu snorted coldly and reached out to grab Xiao Yan's collar.
"Xiao Yan, you scoundrel, you have this day coming! Today, this old lady is going to teach you a good lesson."
A smile of revenge appeared on Xiao Yu's lips. She didn't know why, but whenever she argued with this guy, she felt invigorated.
In the past, although she was much taller than Xiao Yan, her Cultivation was inferior to his, so she couldn't do anything to him.
Now that Xiao Yan's Cultivation had finally dropped, Xiao Yu planned to vent her anger thoroughly.
"Yu'er, stop!"
An aged voice rang out. Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan turned their gazes to see the Third Elder walking over.
The Family test was still very important. Every year, the Clan Chief and the three Elders needed to personally oversee it. As it concerned his grandchildren, the Third Elder had arrived very early today.
"Grandpa!"
Called out by the Third Elder, Xiao Yu reluctantly glanced at Xiao Yan, but under the Third Elder's scolding and glaring, she ultimately didn't make a move.
"You little rascal, just you wait! We're not done with this!"
As Xiao Yu left, she didn't forget to whisper a threat into Xiao Yan's ear.
"Alright, but next time I touch a leg, it won't be an accident."
Xiao Yan's lips curled into a frivolous smile, causing Xiao Yu to stumble and almost fall.
"Heh, keep being stubborn! After the test today, I'll block you in the small forest!"
Xiao Yu sneered and then returned to the Third Elder's side.
"This woman."
Looking at Xiao Yu's retreating figure, Xiao Yan gently shook his head. Since that's the case, I'll just have to touch it again.
As the sunlight grew more dazzling, Xiao Zhan and the Family disciples gradually arrived at the plaza over the next half hour.
Many young people showed eagerness on their faces, evidently having made a Breakthrough in Cultivation this year, while some looked troubled, likely those with poorer Cultivation talent.
At this moment, Xun Er had already arrived by Xiao Yan's side, whispering softly around him like a nightingale.
In fact, almost all the outgoing girls in the Family, except for Xiao Yu, liked to gather around Xiao Yan.
After all, Xiao Yan not only had good talent and boundless future prospects, but he was also handsome and spoke pleasantly, making it hard for girls not to like him.
Xiao Mei was also among the crowd, but today she keenly noticed that Xiao Yan's attitude towards her had suddenly become somewhat perfunctory.
In the past, although Xiao Yan was more enthusiastic towards Xun Er, he was also very kind to Xiao Mei and the others.
"Cousin Xiao Yan, how did he become like this?"
Xiao Mei racked her brain but couldn't understand why Xiao Yan had lost all interest in her. In fact, the other girls in the Family also couldn't understand.
It wasn't that Xiao Yan held a grudge or anything; it was simply because Xiao Yan found these young girls too childish.
A group of twelve or thirteen-year-old girls, chattering all day about trivial things—how could he, an old Dou Di who had lived for tens of thousands of years, be interested in that?
Only Xun Er, his future wife, was the apple of Xiao Yan's eye, which was why he patiently chatted with the little girl.
As for everyone else…
Sorry, he genuinely had no extra emotional value to offer.
Although Xun Er was still young, perhaps due to her innate intelligence, she clearly noticed the difference in Xiao Yan's treatment of her versus other girls now.
This change made her beautiful eyes curve into crescent moons, and her gaze towards Xiao Yan seemed to sparkle.
"Xiao Yan, you're truly despicable!"
From afar, Xiao Ning watched Xiao Yan, surrounded by beauties yet only focused on one, and felt so jealous that his back teeth seemed to grind.
"Next, Xiao Ning!"
Before he could recover, the test official had already called out Xiao Ning's name.
"Hmph, today, I'll let you all know that I, Xiao Ning, am not to be trifled with."
Xiao Ning quickly composed himself and trotted to the test magic stele, pouring his Dou Qi into it.
As the Dou Qi was poured in, five golden characters appeared.
"Dou Zhi Qi, Level 6!"
With the appearance of these six characters, discussions erupted among many Clan members around the test plaza.
"This young fellow is only thirteen, right? He's already at Dou Zhi Qi Level 6 at thirteen. It seems he has a very good chance of becoming a Dou Zhe before he's twenty."
"That's right. To become a Dou Zhe before twenty, plus the Family's resource assistance, becoming a Dou Shi should be no problem.
If he's lucky, becoming a Great Dou Shi isn't difficult either. The Third Elder probably has a successor."
Hearing the surrounding discussions, a look of excitement appeared on Xiao Ning's face. He looked towards Xiao Yan's direction, only to see that the group of girls also cast their gazes towards him.
Although their gazes didn't hold the same adoration as they did for Xiao Yan, they carried a level of attention that satisfied Xiao Ning.
But only when he saw the girl surrounded in the center, like a green lotus, was all of Xiao Ning's happiness shattered in that instant.
Because that girl, from beginning to end, had never cast her gaze in Xiao Ning's direction.
On her delicate little face, beaming with happiness, her beautiful eyes only held the reflection of the black-clad young man; besides that, there was nothing else.
"Next, Xiao Yan!"