Seeing Xiao Zhan's sudden move, Ye Chen immediately wanted to use his spiritual power to wipe out the other party, but when the virtual lion's head big fist attacked, he slowed down slightly, and ordinary fighters couldn't detect it at all, but it was indeed exposed under his powerful spiritual power.

"Temptation!"

Almost instantly, Ye Chen guessed what Xiao Zhan's true purpose was, and when the spiritual power that was about to be urged was pressed, he also stood there motionless, looking at the lion's head biting with 'horror' in his eyes, and his head was full of crazy 'sweating'.

At the last moment, the fist with the lion's head suddenly crooked, almost brushing Ye Chen's head, and instantly blasted a big hole in the wall of the wooden house behind him.

"Why don't you hide?"

Xiao Zhan, who withdrew his fist, looked at Ye Chen tightly, as if he wanted to see through it.

It can be seen that the other party is full of sweat and frightened eyes, Xiao Zhan also withdrew his strong eyes, it can be seen from this performance that Ye Chen is very honest, but he still wants to hear the other party's answer.

"Patriarch Qiyu, my life was saved by the Xiao family, so when you want me to die, you will die when you want, Ye Chen has no complaints."

"Oh? But I see you're sweating, and you don't look like you're not afraid. ”

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help wiping his sweat and said in a trembling voice: "People are born afraid of death, no matter who they are, I want to be afraid of death, and I am indeed afraid of death, but I believe that the patriarch will not kill people for no reason." ”

After speaking, Ye Chen also observed Xiao Zhan, and soon, the corners of the other party's mouth showed a smile of relief, and he immediately reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to come tonight, but you are a foreign surname after all, so the family elders want to see your performance." ”

As he spoke, Xiao Zhan kept smiling at the corners of his mouth, and then took out an iron token engraved with the golden word 'Xiao' from his waist and handed it to him: "Take it, from now on, you Ye Chen will be the core disciple of my Xiao clan, and you will enjoy all kinds of preferential resources like the core clan people with your own surname, as the most valuable talent of the Xiao clan, you can cultivate well and improve your fighting spirit." ”

"Obey the orders of the patriarch!"

After patting Ye Chen on the shoulder again, Xiao Zhan walked out of the wooden house laughing and disappeared into the vast night.

"Core disciple?"

Ye Chen glanced at the Xiao Clan token in his hand, and then threw it to the corner of the Na Ring, although this identity is not uncommon for him, but if he wants to get the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, the identity of this core disciple is only the first step.

Now Yao Lao has been stepping up the refining of pills, and there are a lot of medicinal herbs brought back from the auction house, which is enough for him to practice for a while.

Then after the pill market is opened, the next step is to improve the cultivation.

Cultivation?

Ye Chen couldn't help but think of Concubine Ya, if he successfully completed the task tonight, maybe he wouldn't have to worry about his cultivation, but the system's 'personal hands' buried his efforts all night.

Taking out the artifact Demon Yuan Sword, Ye Chen slowly absorbed the internal divine power and transformed it into the fighting energy that was adapted to this world.

The night passed like this, and when I was cultivating, I couldn't feel the passage of time at all, but after waking up from my inner vision, it made people feel a slight backache.

"Brother Chen, are you in there?"

A call came, and immediately after, Guo Guo walked in through the big hole in the wooden wall, with a surprised face: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"The wall is old and collapsed, and it doesn't matter. By the way, Brother Guo, what are you looking for me? ”

Ye Chen was perfunctory, and Guo Guo didn't care, he just ran to his side quickly, and said with envy: "Congratulations, Brother Chen, you just became an inner disciple yesterday, and today the patriarch announced that you are the core disciple of the family, which is unprecedented and special in the history of the entire Xiao clan." ”

"yes, it's okay, it's just an identity."

"Well, Brother Chen, your indisputable personality is really enviable, I really want to be like you, become a core disciple, no, just enter the inner door."

Looking at Guo Guo with an expectant face, Ye Chen couldn't help but take out a large number of low-grade pills and two exercises from the ring and handed them to the other party: "Take it, this is the inner door reward of the clan, now that I am a core disciple, I don't need these." ”

"Really.. Do you give it all to me? Brother Chen..."

There was a hint of redness in his eyes, Guo Guo was about to hug Ye Chen, but he was skillfully dodged by him, and then Ye Chen chuckled: "What's Brother Guo, don't you look down on my things, then I'll put them away." ”

"No, no, Brother Chen's great kindness, Guo Guo will never forget, I want something, hey, I really want it, don't put it away."

Guo Guo nervously took the pills and exercises that were going around and around, and left first with excitement on his face, and the real purpose of his coming here was also to inform Ye Chen that because of the identity of the core disciple, the clan had arranged a new residence for him, and the place was in the inner courtyard of the family.

Shrugging his shoulders, Ye Chen didn't pack anything, and after taking care of the door, he walked towards the inner courtyard.

Because of the night patrol, he and Guo Guo easily found a residence, but Ye Chen looked at the room next door, and suddenly grabbed Guo Guo with some confusion: "Are you sure I want to live here?" It's a girl's room next door. ”

Hearing this, Guo Guo looked around, and then nodded and said, "That's right, you live here, the patriarch said, let you protect Miss Xiao next door, this is also the main family task for you to become a core disciple." ”

"Uh, are you sure?"

"Well, I'm sure, Brother Chen, you can go in by yourself, I'll go back to practice first."

Guo Guo raised his eyebrows at him, and soon disappeared, and at the same time, a little girl about the same age as Xun'er walked out of the next room, and said with some annoyance: "Are you the one sent by the patriarch to protect me?" Please go and make it clear to your uncle, I don't need to..."

Before she finished speaking, after the girl walked out of the door and saw Ye Chen, the words in her small mouth suddenly stopped.

After that, the little girl asked softly, "Are you my future bodyguard?" Between the words, there is no more ferocity before, it is very gentle.

"It should be, my name is Ye Chen, I don't know what your name is."

The little girl in front of her has short pink hair, her appearance is crisp and lovely, but it is mixed with a difficult other temperament, she is too young to see clearly.

"I, my name is Xiao Mei, it's a pleasure to meet you."

With that, the little girl ran back to her room and slammed the door shut.

Shrugging his shoulders, Ye Chen walked into his house indifferently, saying that he had the responsibility of protection, but he knew that the possibility of encountering danger in the family was very small, so this arrangement was likely to have other purposes.

After all, behind Ye Chen's identity at the moment, there is a super alchemist of no less than three grades, and in the small city of Utan, the existence of a three-grade alchemist is also extremely rare, even if the slightest news is released, I am afraid that Ye Chen's threshold will be broken.

"Ye Chen, Brother Ye Chen, are you in there?"

As soon as he was lying on the bed, Ye Chen heard a few calls from outside the door, and immediately a crisp short figure appeared in front of him.

"Little Xun'er, why are you here?"

Hearing this, Xiao Xun'er, who was holding the quilt, said with a look of grievance: "Brother Ye Chen, you haven't told me a story tonight, Xun'er can't sleep." With that, he jumped into his bed very quickly.

Seeing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but give up the big bed to Xiao Xun'er, then looked at her sparkling simple gaze, sat at the head of the bed and began to tell her a story.

And Xiao Xun'er wrapped the quilt in satisfaction, stared closely at Ye Chen, who was talking energetically, and slowly fell asleep with a smile on the corner of her mouth.