Looking at the young man in front of him, Liu Xi inexplicably shivered.
However, very quickly, the humiliation from the daytime and the confidence brought by his two-star Dou Qi strength made the anger in his heart surge, and a sinister, cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"You little bastard, I didn't expect you to dare to appear in front of me. Since you're actively seeking death, then don't blame me.
I'll break your limbs and then throw you into the river to drown, to avenge the humiliation I suffered today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dou Qi within his body circulated, transforming into a white shadow that shot towards Xiao Yan.
"I'm afraid you won't have that chance."
Looking at Liu Xi, who was rushing towards him, Xiao Yan decided not to use his own strength to deal with this guy. This place wasn't far from where people were gathered, and if this guy let out a few screams, it might attract attention.
"Xiao Yan, lend me some fire."
He silently chanted to Xiao Yan in his heart, and a pale flame suddenly rose from Xiao Yan's palm.
It was clearly a ball of flame, yet it caused the surrounding temperature to drop sharply, and frost appeared on the ground.
"This is a strange flame!"
Looking at that pale flame, Liu Xi's pupils contracted, and most of his drunkenness instantly sobered up. Before he could react, a wisp of that pale flame flew out from Xiao Yan's hand.
The flame streaked across, leaving a pale trail, and then landed on Liu Xi.
"You..."
Liu Xi was about to let out a terrified cry when he felt an extreme burning pain throughout his body. Fortunately, the pain lasted only for an instant before he lost consciousness.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, his figure directly disintegrated into countless particles of dust on the ground, which then gradually dissipated into the world with the evening breeze.
In the distance, the Willow Smoke House was still filled with singing and dancing, and occasional lewd sounds drifted over. No one noticed that the arrogant quasi-first-grade Alchemist from earlier had now turned into a pile of ashes.
"Alas, my current strength is indeed pitifully weak. I can't even control the power of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire properly, and I even burned his three Energy Gathering Pills to ashes.
Those three Energy Gathering Pills were worth more than a hundred thousand gold coins."
Xiao Yan's face was slightly pale. The act of mobilizing the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to attack Liu Xi just now was something he personally operated with his Soul Power, not Xiao Yan's doing.
"Give it a rest. You are only at the Dou Qi stage, yet you can already mobilize the Bone Spirit Cold Fire. Even if it's just a wisp, it's already unbelievable."
Xiao Yan's shocked voice echoed in Xiao Yan's mind.
A young man who hadn't even Cultivated Dou Qi could actually use Soul Power to mobilize the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to kill someone. This was as incredible as an ant carrying a drop of magma.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan became even more convinced by what Xiao Yan had said.
"Both that girl and this kid just said that this guy also has a third-grade Alchemist behind him. Although I, an old man, don't care, how do you plan to deal with that guy?"
The evening breeze blew, bringing a refreshing coolness, as Xiao Yan leisurely walked back towards the Xiao Family, Xiao Yan's voice echoing in his ears.
"A third-grade Alchemist?"
A smile appeared on Xiao Yan's lips. In his previous life, that third-grade Alchemist had posed a considerable threat to the Xiao Family later on, and eventually died at Cai Lin's hands.
However, in this life, Xiao Yan temporarily didn't want to waste it like that.
"Even if I rise quickly, I won't have much energy to take care of the Xiao Family in these two years. If this old man comes knocking, it would be just right to add an alchemy slave to my Xiao Family."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly and returned to the Xiao Family with the evening breeze.
Everyone thought that this young master of the Xiao Family had merely gone out for a stroll, but they never expected that in the time Xiao Yan was out wandering, a living person had already disappeared from this world.
After killing Liu Xi, Xiao Yan's life once again entered a state of daily arduous Cultivation. Aside from spending some time with Xun Er, he almost put all his effort into Cultivation.
He knew in his heart that the truly threatening enemies were still in the distant Central Plains.
In his current state, if the Soul Hall casually sent a Protector, they could probably easily kill him, so he had to quickly improve his strength.
After all, if he were to be captured by the Soul Hall again in this second life, with his father and Xiao Yan taken away, then his previous life would have been in vain.
Days passed one by one, and Xiao Yan's strength also grew stronger day by day. In the blink of an eye, the hot summer had passed, revealing the golden hues covering the mountains behind the Xiao Family.
It had only been half a month since Liu Xi was killed, and Xiao Yan had already broken through to Dou Qi Stage Six with unstoppable momentum. His Physical Body was more solid than before, and activating Eight Extremities Collapse was effortless.
It was on this day, at the beginning of autumn, that Ya Fei personally sent a whole cart of snacks and candied fruits to the Xiao Family again.
This scene made many people in the Xiao Family feel somewhat confused, but after seeing Ya Fei deliver half a cart of wooden boxes to Xiao Yan, they understood that Ya Fei had taken a liking to their young master's talent.
But when did Xiao Yan become so fond of snacks?
Fortunately, this action did not arouse too much suspicion from the Xiao Family. Even the Elders of the Xiao Family only chuckled inwardly.
This woman looks so smart, how could she think that these things that children like would win over Xiao Yan, that little imp?
If he grew up, using your beauty might still be possible.
Compared to the adults' strange thoughts, the children were all very happy. The snacks Ya Fei sent were all high-end goods from Utan City, and even as children of the Xiao Family, they only got to eat them a few times a year.
Thanks to Xiao Yan, they had a great time eating during this period. The only one who felt a little worried was probably Xun Er.
"That hateful vixen, always coming over to seduce my Xiao Yan Gege!"
Looking at Ya Fei's enchanting and graceful figure, Xun Er felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.
No matter how beautiful she was, she was still just a girl under twelve years old. Compared to Ya Fei's figure, which drove men wild, she still needed a few more years to develop.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan was perceptive. Whenever he noticed something amiss, he would quickly coax her with a few words, making the little girl completely smitten.
And it was in such a hidden background that, after the first month of autumn, Ya Fei once again emerged from her visit to the Xiao Family.
Only this time, her ample bosom was slightly heaving, indicating her inner turmoil.
In the exquisite na ring on her slender jade finger, sixteen bottles of Foundation Establishment Liquid lay quietly.
"Last time, two bottles of Foundation Establishment Liquid sold for a price of 100,000 gold coins. What kind of sky-high price will these sixteen bottles of Foundation Establishment Liquid fetch this time?"