The loss of the elixir was only known to the patriarch and a few elders, and the ordinary children of the family did not know about it. However, the patriarch has not gone out in the family, and these guards know it.

"The patriarch is in the family! Recently, the family business has been thriving, and the children of the family have been cultivating hard, and nothing major has happened. One of the guards replied in a loud voice.

"Well, that's good. Xia Yan nodded slightly, raised his feet and walked into the courtyard.

There are thousands of direct children of the Xia family, collateral children, plus female dependents, maids, servants, etc. Although the house is very large, Xia Yan will still meet many people along the way.

Of course, ordinary family members didn't dare to come forward to greet Xia Yan, and when they saw Xia Yan from a distance, they would immediately stand aside, keep their heads down and wait for Xia Yan to walk over. Even those direct children in the family rarely dared to speak out to Xia Yan. Xia Liu, now he doesn't dare to approach Xia Yan, and the gap between his identity and Xia Yan is getting bigger and bigger.

Xia Liu saw Xia Yan and hurriedly dodged. Xia Yan walked past him and didn't notice him.

Xia Yan's status is now elevated, and these children can only look up.

In this regard, Xia Yan had no choice but to go with the flow.

Xia Yan walked from the outer courtyard, through Jingwu Square, Yanwu Hall, Jing Pavilion, and walked to the inner courtyard. Then turn right and walk to the gate of the remote courtyard.

Outside the yard, you can see the purple tung tree planted by my mother back then. The green buds dance with a fresh breath in the wind.

"Squeak~"

Xia Yan pushed open the door of the small courtyard. At this time, it was still early in the morning, but Xiaoqing had already gotten up and was sorting out the cleaned quilts and other things in the courtyard. Hearing the sound, Xiao Qing hurriedly raised his head, and when he saw Xia Yan, his face was filled with joy.

"Brother Xia Yan, you're back. Xiaoqing put down the quilt in his hand and stood still.

Dressed in a pink robe, his white jade arms are exposed, and his smart eyes are like elves. Although Xiaoqing is not tall, she is very well-proportioned and exquisite.

Xiaoqing never asked Xia Yan what she did or where she went, she only did what she had to do.

"By the way, Brother Xia Yan, you must not have eaten yet, I'll cook for you!" Xiaoqing said, and hurriedly ran to the kitchen, Xia Yan looked at Xiaoqing's back, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

In the past few days, Xia Yan only ate some dry food brought by the fire phoenix, and he was indeed a little hungry at this time. However, with his strength, it doesn't matter if he doesn't eat for another ten days and half a month.

After a while, there was a burst of food aroma in the kitchen, Xiaoqing's craftsmanship was very good, and the dishes made in those restaurants were not bad.

"Xiaoqing, where is the earth dog?" Xia Yan was a little strange.

From the time he entered the courtyard until now, it had been tea time, but the earth dog had not been seen.

"In the wing, it was still lying there when you didn't come back. Xiaoqing's voice came from the kitchen.

"Huh?" Hearing Xiaoqing say this, Xia Yan was even more strange.

Every time the earth dog sees himself, he is very affectionate and sticky, how did he hide this time?

"Earth dog!" Xia Yan shouted to the wing room on the right.

"Whew~"

There was a slight pause before the earth dog barked.

"What's going on? Could it be sick? It will also get sick?" Xia Yan muttered in his heart and walked towards the right wing.

...................................................... "Report to the patriarch, elders, the master of the Xia Yan Hall has returned, and he has just returned to his small courtyard!" A guard of the Xia family found the patriarch and several elders and reported.

"Xia Yan came back quickly this time. Xia Feilong nodded, "Everyone, I'll go to see Xia Yan, will you go together?"

Xia Feilong turned around and asked a few elders.

"I'll go and make this matter clear to Xia Yan. The Fifth Elder stood up and said.

"Let's all go see Xia Yan, this matter is the business of the entire Xia family, not a matter of one person. The third elder, Xia Changhe, also stood up and said to everyone.

"Okay, then let's go over together!" Xia Feilong nodded.

Xia Feilong, along with several elders in the family, walked towards Xia Yan's courtyard.

When some family members see it, they will naturally have various thoughts in their hearts.

"Now if the patriarch and elders want to see Xia Yan, they have to go in person. ”

"Xia Yan is the hall master, and the patriarch now has to look at Xia Yan's face. However, our Xia family has a Templar Hall Master, and in the future, in Yushui City, we will be able to walk sideways!"

...... "Xia Yan, are you there?"

Xia Feilong and several elders arrived outside Xia Yan's small courtyard, and the third elder, Xia Changhe, first shouted out loud in the courtyard.

Xia Yan just wanted to go into the wing room to see what was going on with the earth dog, when he heard the voice of the third grandfather outside, and turned around hurriedly.

Xia Feilong, along with several other elders, all walked in from the courtyard gate.

"Xia Yan, did you just return to the family?" Xia Feilong said with a smile.

A few days ago, Xia Yan left Yushui City, and he and several elders of the family knew about it.

"Yes, I went to the Forest of Sins and dared to come back early this morning. Xia Yan said casually.

But there were some doubts in my heart.

As soon as he came back, the patriarch and elders came to look for him, could it be that something happened to the family? Thinking of this, Xia Yan frowned slightly and looked at Xia Feilong.

"Xia Yan, within the family, has recently formed a Dan Pavilion. Xia Feilong pondered for a moment, pondering what to say.

Xia Yan took out so many pills to support the cultivation of the children of the family, but it was only a few days, and he was lost by the family. This is indeed very shameless and difficult to speak. But this matter must be said.

"This is a good thing!" Xia Yan nodded, "In the future, I will continue to refine some pills, and whatever I can't use will be put into the family to strengthen the family." ”

In Xia Yan's heart, he had planned this for a long time.

Hearing Xia Yan say this, Xia Feilong and several elders glanced at each other, their faces a little embarrassed.

"Xia Yan, that's the case...... Xia Feilong coughed slightly, "After the Dan Pavilion was formed, the pills you left behind were all placed in the Dan Pavilion. The children of the family, no one is allowed to enter the Dan Pavilion at will, and the five elders will personally guard the Dan Pavilion. ”

"But......" Xia Feilong lowered his head slightly, "Just yesterday afternoon, the earth dog arrived in the Dan Pavilion. The Fifth Elder knew that the earth dog was brought back by you, and it was just a dog, so he didn't care. After the normal examination, the five elders did not find anything in the Dan Pavilion and rested normally. However, when the five elders were routinely inspecting the pills today, they found an empty mahogany brocade box containing the pills on the ground. ”

These were all said by the Fifth Elder, and Xia Feilong just repeated them.

When Xia Yan heard this, he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the elixir, no wonder the patriarchs and elders had bad faces.

At that time, the five elders hurriedly inspected the rest of the brocade boxes. Who knows, all the pills are gone. At this time, the earth dog also disappeared without a trace. Xia Feilong's speech sped up, anyway, it was all said here, and the pressure in Xia Feilong's heart was almost released, "We suspect that it was the earth dog who took the pills, but it was just a dog, why he likes to eat these pills, we haven't figured it out yet." ”

"Xia Yan, because you brought the earth dog back, so we will wait for you to come back and talk about this matter. Xia Feilong said with a sigh.

"Xia Yan, the responsibility for this matter lies with me. The Fifth Elder stood up and said.

Xia Yan's face was a little pale, "You mean, it was the earth dog who took the pill?"

Xia Yan was a little contemptuous, and when he lost the pill, he said that he let the earth dog eat it, which made Xia Yan very uncomfortable and dissatisfied. He did all these things for the sake of the Xia family's growth, but now that this matter has not been clarified, the responsibility for the loss of the pill is attributed to the earth dog.

"It should be like this!" Xia Feilong nodded silently.

Everyone could see that Xia Yan was a little angry, but they could only say that.

"The earth dog has been with me for a long time! I have been refining pills for a long time. When I was in Purple Leaf City, I refined some pills in the room where the earth dog slept. ”

"Hehe, after more than half a year, none of these pills are missing. And now, you tell me that the earth dog has eaten the pills that were lost. Xia Yan sneered.

He really wasn't convinced.

At that time, he was in the small courtyard of Purple Leaf City, and the right wing room was also where the earth dog lived, and the place where he made alchemy at that time was the right wing room. The earth dog and the pill were so close that they didn't eat those pills, and now that they just returned to the Xia family, the earth dog began to like to eat pills?

Xia Yan suspected that it was likely that someone had stolen the pill!

"How can this be?" Xia Feilong heard Xia Yan say this, and his heart was also puzzled.

He looked at the five elders.

The fifth elder's face turned pale, of course Xia Yan couldn't tell a lie, so ...... The Fifth Elder's body trembled slightly, looked at Xia Feilong, and then looked at Xia Yan, "Xia Yan, Patriarch, what has happened since yesterday evening, if I tell half a lie, I will be thundered by the sky!"

The five elders immediately swore a poisonous oath to the sky!

He felt that Xia Yan was suspicious of him, but he was really wronged.

Xia Yan frowned and thought about it, the fifth elder really didn't seem to be telling a lie, but he was the peak strength of the day after tomorrow, who in the family could steal those pills when he was satisfied with any feeling?

After thinking for a while, Xia Yan, like everyone else, had no clue.

"Fifth Elder, don't worry, I, the Patriarch and all the elders believe in you very much. Xia Yan said to the five elders, his voice softened a lot.

The fifth elder was a little excited when he heard Xia Yan say this.

It's great to be understood by Xia Yan!

"So, if I call the earth dog out and ask, it won't lie to me. If it had taken the pill, it would have admitted it. Xia Yan spoke again.

His heart moved slightly, "The earth dog's reaction is a little abnormal today, could it be that the loss of the pill is really related to it?"

Xia Yan suddenly remembered that when it came back today, the earth dog hid in the right wing, would this ...... "I've seen the patriarch, I've seen the elders!" Xiaoqing came out of the kitchen at this time and saluted Xia Feilong and the others.

(To be continued)