As expected, just as Su Yun was about to leave the Xiao family, he was stopped by Xiao Zhan.
"Master Han, please stay," Xiao Zhan said from behind Su Yun.
Hearing this, Su Yun turned, and the three Xiao family elders' eyes were fixed on Xiao Zhan.
With their previous experience as a lesson learned, the three elders' looks towards Xiao Zhan gradually turned unfriendly.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhan smiled wryly.
"Don't worry, I didn't embezzle family assets this time."
The eldest elder frowned, but he couldn't say anything now that Su Yun was there.
As the son of the old patriarch, Xiao Lin, Xiao Zhan was undoubtedly closer to Su Yun.
The eldest elder gave a look, and the other two elders understood. They said they would discuss this later and leave now.
I'll settle the score with you later!
After the three elders left, Xiao Zhan hurried over to Su Yun.
"Master Han, this time it's about our son, Xiao Yan."
"Oh, what's wrong with Xiao Yan? Patriarch Xiao, please tell me slowly,"
Su Yun said soothingly, noticing Xiao Zhan's anxious expression.
There was no point in getting anxious, and there was no point in looking for him. He didn't dare to provoke Yao Lao.
Who knew if he had any self-awareness now?
"Three days ago, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi suddenly vanished. Now he only has the third stage of Dou Qi..."
Su Yun feigned shock and wonder. "It's so strange! Take me to see it."
Xiao Zhan, delighted by Su Yun's words, hurriedly took Su Yun to find Xiao Yan. For
the past three days, he and Xiao Yan had been practically mad, carefully concealing the truth.
Xiao Yan hadn't left his room since three days ago; even meals were delivered to him by Xiao Zhan himself.
When Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Mei came to see Xiao Yan, he turned them away, claiming he was unwell.
Now, only the two of them knew about this matter.
As Xiao Zhan and Su Yun left the hall, an unnoticed dark figure on the roof vanished.
"Master Ling, how is it?"
"Clan leader Xiao is taking that fourth-grade alchemist to find Xiao Yan."
Xiao Xun'er's eyes flashed with worry.
No matter how well Xiao Zhan concealed the news, how could he possibly have hidden it from her?
She had also asked Elder Ling to secretly examine Xiao Yan's body over the past few days, but to no avail.
In Xiao Xun'er's opinion, if even a Dou Huang couldn't see the problem, let alone a fourth-grade alchemist, she could
only try her best.
Xiao Xun'er silently prayed for Xiao Yan.
Elsewhere, Xiao Zhan knocked on Xiao Yan's door.
"Yan'er, it's me."
The door immediately opened.
Xiao Yan no longer had the high spirits he had before. His face was haggard, his hair disheveled, and his eyes red.
"Father,"
Xiao Yan's voice was hoarse, and he looked up.
The moment he saw Su Yun, his expression instantly lit up, as if he had found a lifeline.
"Master Han, save me!"
Xiao Yan, his face excited, grasped Su Yun's arms.
God knows how he had spent the past three days.
After breaking through to the Dou Zhe realm, after two months of training, he was on the verge of reaching the three-star Dou Zhe realm.
But just three days ago, his Dou Qi disappeared inexplicably, his realm continued to decline, and even the Dou Qi cyclone dissipated.
This was not the end. As the Dou Qi cyclone dissipated, his Dou Qi degenerated into Dou Qi, and then continued to decline from the ninth level of Dou Qi until it stopped at the third level.
He was in a manic mood for three days and suffered from insomnia for two days and two nights, until he finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.
Xiao Zhan looked at Su Yun, hoping that Su Yun could find out what was wrong with Xiao Yan.
He had also carefully examined Xiao Yan's body these days, but he couldn't see any problems at all.
Obviously, the father and son regarded Su Yun as their last lifeline.
Su Yun looked at Xiao Yan's eagerness, feeling a wave of emotion.
A blessing in disguise. Xiao Yan's current image was completely different from the mature and steady one he had imagined.
These three years of experience had not only given him a solid foundation in cultivation, but also a calmer character.
Su Yun came to his senses, remembering how he had also been overcome with emotion when he read Doupo: Battle Through the Heavens.
Now, seeing Xiao Yan about to experience everything in the book, and even witness it firsthand, he couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. However, he still wanted to confirm one thing.
Su Yun's expression was baffled, and he fixed his gaze on the storage ring in Xiao Yan's hand.
"System, scan."
"Ding, scan successful, Yao Chen's soul detected."
"System, storing Yao Chen's soul into the system space."
"Ding, storage failed. Yao Chen's soul was detected to be self-aware, but it doesn't meet the requirements for storage into the system space."
Su Yun raised a brow. Sure enough, the old bastard had woken up.
Su Yun composed himself.
"Don't worry, I'll give it my all."
Su Yun and Xiao Yan locked eyes, their expressions solemn.
Upon entering the room, Su Yun immediately conducted a thorough examination of Xiao Yan. After all, a performance had to be complete.
The three of them had spent the entire day in the house, and Su Yun had exhausted every possible method. This couldn't be faked.
Xiao Yan and his son didn't know, but he knew all too well.
No matter how well they hid it, they couldn't hide it from Xiao Xun'er. Her bodyguard, Ling Ying, might be watching from somewhere.
He displayed the skills of a fourth-grade alchemist so thoroughly that even Ling Ying, hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but nod in agreement.
An alchemist's methods differed from those of an ordinary fighter, and even Su Yun had to admit that Su Yun's examination was extremely thorough.
By the evening, Su Yun looked at Xiao Yan with regret.
"Alas, I've considered every possibility: damaged meridians, stab wounds to the dantian... All these possibilities have been ruled out. Forgive my lack of expertise, but I can't tell what's wrong with your body."
"How could that be..."
Xiao Yan's expression was complicated, as if struck by a bolt from the blue, in disbelief.
Su Yun, a fourth-grade alchemist, was already the most skilled he'd ever met. If even Master Han couldn't detect it, did that mean I was doomed to be a useless person for the rest of my life...
"This... Master Han, could you please take another look?"
Xiao Zhan's face was now filled with despair. Trying his best to maintain a calm tone, he pleaded with Su Yun unwillingly.
"Alas, Clan Leader Xiao, I've exhausted all available methods.
If Xiao Yan's problem was within my capabilities, I would have already detected it."
Su Yun's eyes dimmed, and he seemed to be blaming himself.
"I'm pushing him too far."
Seeing Su Yun's expression, Xiao Zhan knew he'd done his best.
They'd observed Su Yun's expressions and testing methods all day, and naturally knew he'd given it his all.
No!
Seeing Su Yun's expression, Xiao Yan was nearly mad, unable to believe this.
Damn it! You brought me here just to be a useless person?!
Xiao Yan ran out like a madman.
"Yan'er!"
Xiao Zhan shouted anxiously.
"Clan leader Xiao, Xiao Yan may need to be alone."
Su Yun said to Xiao Zhan.
Now that Su Yun was still here, he couldn't abandon Su Yun and rush out to find Xiao Yan. After giving up the idea, Xiao Zhan bowed to Su Yun.
"I'm sorry to have wasted a day of your time."
"It's okay."
Su Yun waved his hand.
"Clan leader Xiao, if you still need to ask someone to see Xiao Yan's condition, I'm afraid we can only find a fifth-grade alchemist. Even Han can't see it with his attainments, and the other fourth-grade alchemists are probably..."
Xiao Zhan smiled bitterly. A fifth-grade alchemist is not easy to come by.
(end of this chapter)