Eternal madness

Chapter 189 Zi Yan, Ancient Dragon of the Void

"Hahahaha! A fight, hahahaha, Nalan, your granddaughter is so funny!" Xiao Lin laughed so hard he slammed his hand on the table.

Xiao Yan couldn't hold back anymore and kept trying to suppress his laughter.

"The engagement... it's pretty much the same, except he'll become the one who protects you," Nalan Jie said with a smile, patting Nalan Yanran's head.

"Tch, I don't need his protection. When I return from my studies at Yunlan Sect, I'll be protecting my grandfather. Who is this Xiao Yan? I don't even know him."

Nalan Yanran put her hands on her hips and said.

"Um... I am Xiao Yan, this is kind of awkward," Xiao Yan suddenly said.

"Ah? You're Xiao Yan?" Nalan Yanran hadn't expected that the boy who had just beaten Mu Zhan and his group so badly was Xiao Yan.

Nalan Yanran jumped down from Nalan Jie's arms, slowly walked in front of Xiao Yan, and suddenly punched Xiao Yan straight in the eye socket.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yan is not like Mu Zhan. Xiao Yan himself has the fourth level of Dou Qi cultivation, and he often spars with his cousins, so his physical reaction speed is extremely strong.

Xiao Yan easily caught Nalan Yanran's fist.

"You can catch my punch, so you're not a coward like Mu Zhan. I acknowledge you! You can go beat people up with me now!" Nalan Yanran said with her hands on her hips and a smile.

Xiao Yan smiled and thought his fiancée's personality was quite interesting.

"Xiao Yan, let's go play! I'll introduce you to a beautiful older sister!" Nalan Yanran grabbed Xiao Yan's hand and ran out to play.

"Ah good!"

Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter.

Xiao Lin took a sip of tea and said, "I thought those two little guys wouldn't get along. My brother told me before that this kind of arranged marriage wasn't a good idea. What if the two little guys didn't get along?"

"My old friend, I originally wanted to bring Yan'er to see you. If it didn't work out, we could break off the engagement to save them the trouble of worrying about it later. But it seems that's not necessary."

Nalan Jie nodded: "Absolutely, absolutely. It's our fault for being too hasty back then. The things we decided on a whim were indeed unfair to the children."

Thus, Xiao Lin's family stayed at the Nalan family's residence in the capital for a while longer.

Thus, the little devil of the Nalan family gained another accomplice. The two little ones wreaked havoc in the capital, causing chaos among the various families.

. . . . . .

Wu Tan City, Xiao Family.

"Ah~ I'm finally back, I'm exhausted." Xiao Li said with a yawn.

Xiao Li had put a lot of thought into this trip to Zhongzhou in order to secretly forge an alliance. He also made it clear to Burning Flame Valley and Flower Sect that he was a peak eighth-grade alchemist who could refine eighth-grade pills with nine-colored pill lightning.

There was little reaction from the Burning Flame Valley, after all, Old Ancestor Fire Cloud was already a Dou Sheng, and taking an eighth-grade nine-colored pill wouldn't significantly improve his abilities. The Flower Sect was different; they had two mid-level half-saint level Supreme Elders, the Azure Flower Immortals.

The Rank 8 Nine-Colored Pill, the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill, can enhance their cultivation, which is of great benefit to the two of them. Therefore, they stopped their secluded cultivation and instead focused on organizing the sect and collecting medicinal herbs.

While collecting the ingredients for the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill, we also collected a batch of ingredients for the Grade 8 Life-Snatching Pill, because Hua Yu had lost too much of her life essence and needed the pill to prolong her life.

This Life-Taking Pill is an eighth-grade elixir that can extend lifespan, just like the sixth-grade Azure Longevity Pill.

The Life-Snatching Pill can add anywhere from twenty to forty years to one's lifespan, depending entirely on the pill's spiritual power and the type of pill lightning it can attract. The Life-Snatching Pill can be taken multiple times, but its effect diminishes sharply after each use, and it becomes completely useless after the sixth pill is taken.

However, there was once an eighth-grade alchemist in the Pill Tower named Xiao Jinghou. When he was eighty years old, he was injured by a Dou Sheng, and his lifespan was exhausted. He took five different life-snatching pills in a row and forcibly lived to be about two hundred years old.

Xiao Li stretched and walked straight towards the main hall, pushing open the door.

"Big brother, Xiao Zhan, hey? Where are they?" Xiao Li discovered that Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan were not in the main hall. There was only a young man sitting in front of a desk, flipping through scrolls, and three middle-aged men assisting him.

"Huh? Xiao Ding, Xiao Lie, Xiao Ying, Xiao Hu? Where did Xiao Zhan go?" Xiao Li asked aloud.

"Second Grandfather." Xiao Ding put down his pen and bowed to Xiao Li. The other three elders also bowed to Xiao Li.

Xiao Ding: "Grandpa and Father took Xiao Yanzi to the capital to visit the Nalan family."

Xiao Li: "Oh, I see. You're going to take Xiao Yanzi to see his fiancée, right? Never mind them. You just focus on your work. We'll be relying on you to support the family from now on."

But don't forget about cultivation. Although your talent isn't as good as Xiao Yanzi's, it's still quite good. Hard work will eventually pay off. And the three of you should also cultivate diligently.

"At this age, your cultivation has been surpassed by Xiao Zhan. Aren't you ashamed?!"

The three elders of the Xiao family blushed with embarrassment. Their talents were indeed lacking. Even with so many pills supporting them, they were only at the Dou Wang level. The second elder, Xiao Ying, had better talent and reached the five-star Dou Wang level, while the other two were only three-star Dou Wang.

Seeing that no one was around, Xiao Li returned to his own courtyard to be with his wife and children.

. . . . . .

"Xiao Li!"

Zi Yan's rocket-style headbutt came again! This time, Xiao Li held Zi Yan close to calm her down.

"Why do you keep hitting me? Every time you see me, you hit me? Do you hate me that much?" Xiao Li said speechlessly.

"Hehe, no, it's just that I wanted to bump into you when I saw you, I don't know why," Zi Yan said with a grin. "Look at me, haven't I grown up a bit!"

Xiao Li put Zi Yan down and looked her up and down. Zi Yan used to look like an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, but now she had indeed grown up and looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

“You have indeed grown quite a bit. You have now reached the seventh rank. Can you transform back into your original form?” Xiao Li asked.

"Alright, you can turn back into your original form after you gave me the Transformation Pill. Come and see what kind of magical beast I am in my original form!" Zi Yan immediately transformed back into her original form, and purple-gold scales instantly grew on her body, like gemstones.

Zi Yan's body instantly grew larger, transforming into a giant dragon tens of meters long.

"Xiao Li, quickly look at what kind of magical beast Grandma is! Grandma looks like a dragon, right?" Zi Yan's childish voice came out of the dragon's mouth, creating a very strong sense of humor.

"You should be the Ancient Void Dragon, the most mysterious of the three great families of Warcraft. Alright, change back now."

Xiao Li said, "Zi Yan's transformation into the Ancient Void Dragon is full of beauty, unlike other dragon-type magical beasts which are bulky. She truly deserves to be the legitimate daughter of the Dragon Emperor!"

"Hahaha, Grandma is indeed the most powerful! Ancient Void Dragon! I've heard Old Man Su mention the royal family among Warcraft! They are born with the power to control space, no wonder Grandma is so powerful, hahahaha!"

Seeing Zi Yan's arrogant attitude, Xiao Li was speechless and directly ruffled her purple hair into a bird's nest!
"Aaaaaah! Xiao Li, you're so mean! I'll bite you!"

"Ouch! You really bit me! Let go!"

(End of this chapter)