章 81: Chapter 81 Yun Yun's Invitation

Chapter 81 Yun Yun's Invitation

"Surname Xiao?" Upon hearing this, Yun Yun fell into deep thought. Her disciple Nalan Yanran had a fiancé with the surname of Xiao, and his name seemed to be Xiao Yan. Could it be that he was also from the Xiao family of Wutan City?

After thinking for a while, Yun Yun finally asked the question in her heart, "Could it be that little brother is from the Xiao family in Wutan City?"

"We just have the same surname." Xiao Se shook his head. Although he would not take revenge on the Xiao family, he had never considered himself a member of the Xiao family since he was rejected by the family at the age of three.

Yun Yun nodded slightly and felt a little relieved. If the young man in front of her was from the Xiao family, then she would have to think carefully.

In the past few years, Nalan Yanran has been confiding to her about her dissatisfaction with the engagement, especially in the past year after Xiao Yan's talent disappeared, this dissatisfaction has almost turned into humiliation. Several times, she wanted to ask Yun Yun to help her cancel the engagement but was suppressed because she did not want to give the Yunlan Sect a chance to criticize her. After all, if you don't withdraw early or late but have to wait until the other person's talent disappears before withdrawing, it would be strange if outsiders didn't think too much.

Knowing that Xiao Se had no connection with Xiao Yan from Wutan City, Yun Yun stated the purpose of this trip straight away: "To be honest, Yun Yun came here this time, firstly to meet Senior Hai, and secondly to invite you to join Yun Lan Sect. Maybe you don't know much about our Yun Lan Sect. Take the Dan King Gu He for example. When he first joined Yun Lan Sect, he was only a fourth-grade alchemist. Now, in just over ten years, he has been promoted to the sixth grade. Although it is mainly due to his own talent and hard work, it is also inseparable from the full support of Yun Lan Sect. If you are willing to join, you have reached the second-grade alchemist at a young age and have such a monstrous talent as Strange Fire. Yun Lan Sect is willing to offer more favorable conditions than Gu He back then. Whether it is martial arts fighting skills or natural treasures, or even the position of Yun Lan Sect's Young Master."

The conditions that Yun Yun offered were extremely generous. Apart from anything else, the position of the Yunlan Sect's Young Master was enough to explain everything.

Hai Bodong frowned when he heard this because Yun Yun seemed determined to pull Xiao Se into Yun Lan Sect this time. But thinking about it, it made sense. With Xiao Se's talent, the position of the young master of Yun Lan Sect was indeed more than enough. He was also looking forward to Xiao Se's answer.

"I'm sorry, Sect Master Yun, I have no plans to join any sect for the time being. Compared to the constraints of sect rules, I still prefer to travel the Douqi Continent alone where I feel more free." To the surprise of Yun Yun and Hai Bodong, Xiao Se refused without any hesitation.

"I understand, but if you want to join us someday, Yunlan Sect will always be open to you." Yun Yun nodded slightly, slowly stood up, looked at Hai Bodong, and said with a bow, "Old Hai, Yun Yun has something important to do, so I'll go first."

"Master Yun, please do as you wish." Hai Bodong said with a faint smile.

Yun Yun nodded slightly, turned and walked to the window, spread her light blue wings, and flew out of the room.

After Yun Yun left, Hai Bodong smiled at Xiao Se and said, "Just now I thought you would agree, Young Master of Yunlan Sect, this is not much worse than increasing your status as the crown prince of the royal family."

"Haha, Old Man Hai, after spending these few days together, do you think I'm a power-loving person?" Xiao Se took off his mask slowly and shook his head helplessly. It was true that he liked Yun Yun, but the person he liked was not the current leader of the Yunlan Sect who was in a high position and kept people at a distance, but Yun Zhi who would act like a little girl in the cave in the future.

"That's true." Hai Bodong curled his lips, "But then again, your name isn't Xiao Huohuo, is it? And you said you were going to Wutan City, so it should be more or less related to that small family called the Xiao family."

Xiao Se spread his hands and said casually: "My real name is Xiao Se. As for the Xiao family, it has nothing to do with me. At least, that's what I think."

After saying this, Xiao Se slowly closed his eyes, entered a state of cultivation, and stopped talking.

Xiao Family, Wutan City, Bluestone Square.

"Fighting Qi Stage Three."

Staring blankly at the five large characters on the Test Magic Stone Stele, Xiao Yan stood there like a wooden stake, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

"Xiao Yan, Dou Qi Stage 3, Level: Low."

The middle-aged man who was in charge of conducting the Xiao family's fighting spirit test glanced at the test magic stone tablet, showing an expression of "as expected", and announced indifferently.

As soon as the middle-aged man said this, there was a burst of ridicule in the square as expected:

"Tsk tsk. It turns out to be the third stage of fighting spirit. This is too useless!"

"He's thirteen years old, and he's already at the third level of Dou Qi. I estimate that by next year or the year after, he'll still be such a loser. He'll have completely disgraced the Xiao family."

"I think he is just a freeloader. If he wasn't the son of the master of the house, he would have been kicked out long ago."

"Just wait. When the coming-of-age ceremony comes in three years, even if he is the son of the head of the family, he will still be kicked out."

Listening to the constant ridicule and disdain coming from the crowd in the square, Xiao Yan's heart felt cold, as if he was splashed with cold water or pierced by ice needles.

"Are all these people so mean? They were so servile to me a year ago." Xiao Yan's mouth showed a hint of self-mockery and disgust towards those who mocked him. Under the mocking gazes, Xiao Yan slowly turned around, walked down the test platform in a daze, and returned to the last row of the crowd. The lonely figure was out of tune with the surroundings.

"Next, Xiao Se!" The tester's voice was heard again from the testing platform.

But after a long time of shouting, no one responded.

"Next, Xiao Se!"

"Is Xiao Se here?"

"Xiao Se!"

The tester shouted several times, but no one came on stage. All he heard was a few words from people in the square like "Who is Xiao Se?" or "Is there such a person in the Xiao family?"

Then he looked at Xiao Zhan and the three elders of the Xiao family at the VIP desk and waited quietly for their instructions.

The eldest elder of the Xiao family frowned and looked around, but there was no sign of Xiao Se. He suddenly realized that he hadn't seen him for a year.

"Ning'er, have you seen Xiao Se?" The great elder looked at Xiao Ning.

Hearing this, Xiao Ning shook his head and said, "Grandpa, I haven't seen him for almost a year."

"Then has anyone of you seen Xiao Se?" The disappearance of an ordinary boy from the Xiao family is a big deal and a small matter for the Xiao family. Although it is not enough for several senior executives to mobilize manpower and material resources to search for him, a symbolic inquiry is still necessary.

At the last row of the team at the Bluestone Square, Xiao Yan was slightly stunned when he heard the name Xiao Se, a name that was familiar yet somewhat disgusting to him. In his mind, he recalled the scene when the two of them last met in the back mountain of the Xiao family. A playful smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he thought to himself, that kid couldn't have fallen off the cliff in the back mountain and died.

At this moment, a light voice rang out from the crowd, "Cousin Xiao Se went out to gain experience a year ago."