Looking at Chen Yang, who was laughing and only lacked a pair of glasses to look like a brigade commander, Xiao Yan immediately had a bitter face. Had this money not even been warmed yet before it was going to be gone again?
"Brother Yang, at least let me hold onto this money for a bit. I just got it, not even half an hour ago!"
"And the Nalan Family helped me get back the Xiao Family's original residence from the Tang Family. If the Xiao Family wants to move over, they'll need money to settle in!"
Xiao Yan clutched the storage ring in his hand and said with a bitter face.
"I don't care about that. The earth fire green lotus pill is priced at fifty million gold coins. You decide!" Chen Yang shrugged.
"Fifty million, whew... Half a Nalan Family in exchange for a Dou Wang is quite worth it." Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid Chen Yang would ask for a hundred million, then he really would have to risk his life refining pills to make money. After all, he didn't have that many gold coins in his hand right now!
"Damn, I asked for too little!" Chen Yang laughed and cursed when he heard Xiao Yan say that.
"..." Xiao Yan rolled his eyes at Chen Yang, then turned to go to the doghouse to find the son of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
"Hahaha..." Seeing Xiao Yan's helpless look, Chen Yang laughed freely. He naturally wasn't after those few gold coins of Xiao Yan's.
Or rather, in the beginning, he was a bit worldly, feeling he didn't have many ties in this world, having a mindset of playing through life. Even though Xiao Yan was half a fellow countryman, he only helped out casually for the sake of his character, while earning some gold coins on the side.
But after knowing him for two and a half years, he now saw Xiao Yan more as a good friend, so the gold coins and such were just for mischief... Located at the intersection of several Empires in the Northwest Region, in the center of that lawless Black-Corner Region, the ancient buildings in the lush forest were precisely the famous Jia Nan Academy of the Fighting Qi Continent.
At this time, on a remote green mountain in the academy, by a jagged cliff, a young girl in a pale green dress stood solitary and independent, her figure graceful.
"Swish swish swish..." Several nearly imperceptible sounds of breaking air rang out, and a figure in a black robe appeared behind the girl, kneeling on one knee.
"Young Miss, Young Master Xiao Yan has now arrived at the Jia Ma Imperial Capital!" Ling Ying said respectfully as he looked at Xun'er in front of him. (In the original plot, it wasn't Ling Ying here, but since Chen Yang is by Xiao Yan's side now, Ling Ying is not there.)
Xun'er slowly turned around and looked at Ling Ying: "I didn't expect Brother Xiao Yan's speed to be so fast. Has he Cultivated to the Great Dou Master level now?"
Ling Ying was slightly stunned, then showed a look of amazement: "Young Master Xiao Yan is now... a Three-Star Dou Ling!"
Xun'er couldn't believe it and reached out to pick at her ear: "Old Ling, are you saying Brother Xiao Yan is already... a Three-Star Dou Ling???"
Ling Ying nodded bitterly: "Moreover, Young Master Xiao Yan already has combat power comparable to the Dou Wang level, and when I left the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, he was already a Third-Grade Alchemist!"
After the shock, Xun'er let Ling Ying stand up, then turned to look at the lush forest below the cliff, suddenly breaking into a smile: "He always manages to bring me some different surprises. It was like that when we were kids, and it's still like that now..."
Ling Ying kept his mouth tightly shut. He was the only one who knew that Young Master Xiao Yan had taken advantage of the Young Miss when they were young. Although they were both four or five-year-old children at the time, Xun'er was, after all, the Eldest Young Miss of the Ancient Clan. Some things were better kept buried in his stomach.
"Old Ling, do you think when Brother Xiao Yan comes to Jia Nan Academy in half a year, he'll be able to graduate directly?" Xun'er suddenly said again.
Ordinary students of Jia Nan Academy must study for a certain number of years to graduate, while those Genius students can qualify for graduation by breaking through to Dou Wang. At that time, students can choose to stay at Jia Nan Academy or return home. However, many students generally stay at Jia Nan Academy to serve as Elders, after all, that Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower is useful even for Dou King experts.
Ling Ying shook his head slightly: "Although Young Master Xiao Yan has extraordinary talent, as far as I know, his Breakthrough to Dou Ling was entirely due to consuming a strange fire. In the next half year, it would be very good if he could Cultivate to a six or seven-star Dou Ling!"
Xun'er was noncommittal upon hearing this. She had a faint intuition that Brother Xiao Yan might give her an even bigger surprise in half a year.
Next, Ling Ying reported on the situation of Xiao Yan's training trip. Xun'er nodded with great satisfaction after listening: "Brother Xiao Yan is quite honest, not going around chasing flowers on his path of Cultivation..."
Ling Ying continued to play deaf. After Xun'er was silent for two and a half seconds, he continued to mention some things Xiao Yan might do next.
Xun'er nodded while thinking. After a long time, she turned to look at Ling Ying and asked in a deep voice: "Regarding that Chen Yang, and the mysterious Soul body beside Brother Xiao Yan, does Old Ling have any direction for investigation?"
Ling Ying lowered his head and replied: "Regarding Chen Yang, we currently only know he comes from the Central Plains and is very likely a descendant of some Ancient Family. But whether it's the Dou Technique and Cultivation Technique he displays or his name, there's no way to trace them. The only clue is that he has mastered the Volcanic Stone Flame, ranked seventeenth on the strange fire ranking list!"
Hearing Volcanic Stone Flame, Xun'er murmured: "Is it the Volcanic Stone Flame mastered by the Clan Chief of the Yan Clan?"
Ling Ying nodded but then said: "It's not necessarily the one held by the Yan Clan Chief. After all, besides the top three on the strange fire ranking list, there have been records in the history of the Fighting Qi Continent of multiple instances of the same strange fire appearing. It cannot be ruled out that his strange fire was obtained from elsewhere!"
Xun'er nodded, secretly pondering: 'If he is from the Yan Clan, what is his purpose in approaching Brother Xiao Yan? Is it also for that thing?'
'If he is not a person of the Yan Clan, then what?' Xun'er wanted to send a message to ask the clan for help in investigating, but she was afraid the people in the clan would forcibly do something. After thinking about it, she decided against it.
"Let's not worry about him for now. As long as he is good to Brother Xiao Yan, that's fine!" Based on what Ling Ying just said, Chen Yang is indeed very good to Xiao Yan at the moment. Not only did he help him get a strange fire, but he also gave Xiao Yan many Medicinal Pills and even helped the Xiao Family.
"Brother Xiao Yan said that there are no perfect people in this world. Some things should be judged by actions, not intentions. If you judge by intentions, there would be no good people!" Xun'er's words were both evaluating Chen Yang and speaking of herself.
Her initial purpose was indeed for the Xiao Family's ancient jade, but now... it could only be said that Gu Yuan's padded jacket had long been leaking!
"Yes..." Ling Ying nodded and slowly disappeared from the spot!
...Northwest Region, a territory far from both the Jia Ma Empire and the Black-Corner Region, also surrounded by lush forests.
Among those mountains, a cluster of solemn and ancient buildings with snake-like symbols was situated. Looking down from the sky, it was filled with a mysterious atmosphere.
"Swish!"
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