Xiao Zhan had actually been used to it for a long time.

Because of the decline of the family, I had to accept some things.

In his opinion, there is an incomprehensible relationship between the decline of the Xiao family and him as the head of the family.

His father was old and gave birth to him, and he did not inherit his father's excellent cultivation talent, he was young and just got married, his father died, and he had to start bearing the burden of a family before he matured.

The cultivation talent that was not very good in the first place, coupled with the burden of the entire family, had fallen on Xiao Lin since the pillar of Xiao Lin collapsed, making him already anxious just to deal with the family's affairs, let alone any cultivation.

Because of this, Xiao Zhan understood early on what kind of iron rule it was to respect the strength of the Douqi Continent.

The glory of the past fathers is destined to melt as quickly as the ice and snow in spring, and all that remains is the cold wind that is still cold in early spring.

This is Xiao Zhan's leading year.

He had to make a choice to give up the favorable environment of the imperial capital, and in order to reduce the huge pressure on the family in all aspects, he was forced to move out of the imperial capital and came to Utan City, which was less stressful than the imperial capital, but was just a small city.

Obviously, his father Xiao Lin hoped that he would become more and more courageous and indomitable, but instead, he was named Xiao Zhan, but he could only be forced to push against the waves, barely maintaining the peace of the family.

This is probably the sorrow that belongs to him alone.

Therefore, Xiao Zhan actually didn't care so much about Nalan Yanran's divorce.

In these many years, because of his incompetence, it is not unheard that there have been many serious things anyway.

It's just that Yan'er is out of breath, he doesn't have to suffer the same humiliation as him, it doesn't matter what he does, he just hopes that all this will end up with him, the Xiao family has been silent in his hands for decades, but it should not continue to be silent in the hands of the next generation.

"I don't blame you, niece Nalan, since you have nothing to do with Yan'er, I naturally won't force it, the entanglement between you will have to be solved by yourself after all, and others can't change anything after all."

Xiao Zhan shook his head and said.

"Okay, let's go quickly - if Yan'er comes back later, if he bumps into him, I'm afraid that there is a misunderstanding of you, and the three-year contract is enough, but the grievances and entanglements between you and him don't need to add so many twists and turns."

“…… Well, thank you, Uncle Xiao Zhan. ”

Nalan Yanran bowed her head slightly, then turned around and left quickly.

In a sense, perhaps the father-son connection does exist.

When Xiao Zhan put forward this hypothesis in front of Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan had actually been waiting outside the door for a long time.

Not long after Concubine Ya went out with Qing Scales, Xiao Yan, who had completed the Alchemist Conference event, returned.

With different fire and soul exercises, he far surpasses the alchemists of the same level in terms of fire and soul control, and he is even more dimensionally reducing and attacking in the alchemist conference, so he is not only the first to play the task of alchemy, but the quality of the pill is also well-deserved best.

Competing with an alchemist of the same level was naturally no challenge for Xiao Yan, and he was naturally very bored, so he would come back as soon as possible.

As a result, as soon as he came back, before he could enter the door, he saw Nalan Yanran bowing his head to his father who should not have been here, admitting his mistake and solemnly apologizing.

Xiao Yan couldn't believe his eyes, and even couldn't help but secretly say, "Teacher...... Am I hallucinating? ”

"Hallucinations? Do you think it's possible? I'm still here. ”

Yao Lao's phantom appeared beside Xiao Yan, and at the same time, he couldn't help but glance at the beautiful woman who was bowing down in the courtyard.

Nalan Yanran would come to this point, and he was not surprised by Yao Lao.

It's just that this is not necessarily something that Xiao Yan can easily accept.

“…… What, can't believe it? ”

"—no."

Xiao Yan was silent for a moment and explained, "It's just a little accidental. ”

Yao Lao couldn't help but smile and shook his head, didn't he expect it?

"It seems that the changes of this female doll in the past three years can be described as a rebirth."

Yao Lao said.

"But even if it changes a lot, it can't change the established facts."

Xiao Yan frowned slightly, the initial surprise and shock, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

- No, why did Nalan Yanran and her father appear here?

Father has always had Concubine Ya to connect with him, so what about Nalan Yanran?

Concubine Ya knew the contradiction between her and herself, and she would definitely not bring her here casually.

Unless—

Unless.

Xiao Yan raised his hand and rubbed his slightly furrowed eyebrows, unless there was something hidden between them that he didn't know.

After that, his father and Nalan Yanran didn't chat for too long, and Nalan Yanran bowed down again and left.

Xiao Yan used Yao Lao's soul power as a barrier to isolate Nalan Yanran's perception, and the beautiful beauty passed by in front of him without noticing.

Xiao Yan exhaled - what the hell is going on......

After determining that Nalan Yanran would not come back, Xiao Yan naturally didn't want to stand at the door, and after removing Yao Lao's disguise, he walked into the gate of the small courtyard.

"Father, are you here?"

Xiao Yan walked up quickly, and then took off the mask on his face to cover his breath, he hadn't seen his father for more than two years, although this reunion was such an indescribable turmoil, but he had been thinking about his father and the home he hadn't returned to for a long time.

"Yan'er?"

Xiao Zhan stood in the courtyard with a slightly calm expression, obviously thinking about what happened to Nalan Yanran just now, but he didn't expect Yan'er to come back so coincidentally.

"Father."

Although before entering the door, he was still thinking about what secrets Nalan Yanran was hiding, and when Xiao Yan took off his mask and appeared in front of Xiao Zhan, he rarely felt a trace of relaxation.

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was standing in front of him, compared to the young man who was still young at the beginning, Xiao Yan, who is now gradually fading his youth, looks a lot more mature, and a trace of father's softness emerges on Xiao Zhan's face.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Yan'er seems to have lost weight again."

Xiao Zhan looked his beloved youngest son up and down, as his most beloved youngest son, unlike Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, the two brothers who supported each other and took charge of the house early, Xiao Yan has often made Xiao Zhan both worried and worried since he left Utan City.

"Thin? I never seem to get fat, do I? ”

Xiao Yan joked, Xiao Zhan was also amused by his son's witticism, it seems that after all these years, he has become much more cheerful, and finally he is not the lifeless appearance when he was silent.

"How is Yan'er doing lately?"

"-Everything is fine, since I left Utan City, I have been to the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and I have also been to the Tagore Desert to meet my two elder brothers, and then I have been cultivating for more than a year, and then I have arrived in the imperial capital - and father, you see, I am now in the Dou Ling realm."

Xiao Yan, who has always been as bright as a new star in front of others, is still like a child who has not grown up in front of his father, and he can't wait to show his father all the gains and achievements over the years.

It's just that he doesn't want to scare his father, so even when he shows his fighting spirit aura, he also reins in his aura.

"Yes, very good! I think the last time our Xiao family had a strong person in the Dou Ling realm and above, it was all in your grandfather's time, and you have done a very good job, Yan'er. ”

Xiao Zhan nodded with satisfaction, Yan'er was able to compete so much, which already made him extremely pleased.

And Xiao Yan somewhat noticed that Xiao Zhan didn't seem to feel anything unusual because of his breath, and couldn't help blinking, with a little joy, and suddenly said, "Father, is it possible for you?" ”

"Huh...... But it's just with the help of Miss Wan'er's generous gift of medicine, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to fight the spirit. ”

Xiao Zhan smiled heartily, and then released his fighting spirit, which was fierce and fierce, just like a lion with his head high, not much better than Xiao Yan's fighting spirit.

Xiao Yan estimated with the naked eye that his father's current realm is almost three to four star Dou Ling.

With Dou Ling in the family, presumably today's Utan City has already become the world of the Xiao family, and the embarrassing days of grabbing food with others in the cracks have finally come to an end.

Thinking that now not only has the cultivation finally made progress again, but the family has also developed and grown unconsciously, Xiao Yan's heart is extremely happy.

Although most of the memories left to him by most of the Xiao family are cold eyes in those silent years, no matter what, Xiao Yan has always believed that he is still a member of the Xiao family, and since he is a member of the Xiao family, he will inevitably return to his roots in the future.

"———Oh, by the way, where is Miss Wan'er now?"

Fang had just chatted with Xiao Yan, which made Xiao Zhan suddenly recall the right thing he had to do no matter what he had to do when he came to the imperial capital this time.

"Miss Wan?"

Xiao Yan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw his father ask about Miss Wan, thinking about what happened to Miss Wan, but he didn't hide it, he just said: "Miss Wan is in the small courtyard, she has been cultivating these days, day and night, and I haven't seen Miss Wan for a few days...... What's wrong with you? Father? ”

Seeing that Xiao Yan was still at a loss, Xiao Zhan was surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but take Aiko's hand and sit in front of the stone table, and said, "What's wrong?" Is it possible that Yan'er still doesn't know about this? ”

"This thing? What's this? ”

Xiao Zhan's words made Xiao Yan confused, what important thing did he miss again? No? He has been staying with Miss Wan these days, can he still not know what Miss Wan knows?

Seeing Xiao Yan's confused expression, Xiao Zhan immediately understood what was going on, and he didn't need to say more, so he simply started from the beginning: "Actually, things are quite simple - almost a year ago, not long after I was promoted to Dou Ling, the Mitre Auction House in Utan City suddenly found the Xiao family and wanted to have a long-term cooperation with our family. ”

"Although I was surprised, I still chose to contact them, but I didn't expect that the prices offered by the other party far exceeded my imagination, or the limit of the resource flow of the entire Utan City."

"I was shocked, at first I thought that this was a means used by the Mitre Auction House to defraud our families and squeeze oil and water, but I didn't expect that the business was not negotiated, so they directly sent the resources to our family car by car, and it happened that the person in charge of their trip was the girl from the Mitre family you also knew, called Yafei, I asked her several times why she helped our Xiao family so much, guess what she said in the end?"

“…… How so? ”

Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Xiao Yan reacted to some extent, the Mitre family has nothing to offer, the Xiao family is just a small family located in the land of Utan City, where can there be something they can see?

If you have to say it - could it be Hai Bodong?

Except for the Douhuang powerhouse who was known as the Ice Emperor a few decades ago, Xiao Yan really couldn't think of any other relationship between him and the Mitre family that was worthy of such a relationship.

As a result, despite this, Xiao Zhan's words still made Xiao Yan involuntarily stunned: "She said, 'entrusted by the nobles', and nothing else." ”

"—entrusted by your nobles?"

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, he really didn't know about the nobles of the Mitre family, but if he talked about the nobles of Haibodong...... Isn't that the girl?

Yes?

Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but widen his eyes, the rise of the Xiao family these days, this is also a favor from Miss Wan?

No, why didn't he know anything about it?

Seeing that Xiao Yan was slowly dumbfounded, Xiao Zhan didn't explain much, but said: "Yan'er, you and I both know that the Xiao family is related to today, and it is estimated that there is only Miss Wan'er who can be called a nobleman, right?" ”

"Miss Wan'er not only helps you cultivate and guide you these days, but even the Xiao family is now taking care of her a lot, this kind of kindness is really hard to repay."

Xiao Zhan shook his head, and Xiao Yan was still out of the short period of time when his brain was down.

"No, what if I admit it wrong? …… Father, let me think about it first—"

Xiao Yan held his forehead, this sudden information caught him unexpectedly, and he now somewhat understood why Miss Wan had a headache.

Before the father and son could finish speaking, there was a sound of footsteps in the alley outside the door.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan could only stop the unfinished topic for the time being and looked out of the door.

The people who came were naturally Concubine Ya and Qing Scale.

It's just that Concubine Ya is still the seductive fox fur with cheongsam, and the delicate girl next to her has also changed into a gorgeous dress that is much more beautiful than the previous simple green clothes, so that because of the mediocre clothes on weekdays, coupled with the habit of deliberately avoiding the eyes of people who come because of the green scales and the fear of life, the girl today has a sense of Cinderella turning into a princess.

When the two came back, they were chatting, but when they came back, they saw that Xiao Yandu had already returned, and they couldn't help but be stunned.

"Young Master Xiao Yan is back!"

Qing Yan immediately walked quickly to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan looked at Qing Yan's beautiful clothes with a smile, and couldn't help but say, "It can be regarded as changing into some clothes that Qing Yan should wear...... It's beautiful. ”

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