In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 173 Helping others is the source of happiness

"Hey, I'm talking to you, senior!"

"You must be a strong person to be able to speak with Brother Ran like this. Isn't it a bit unbecoming of a strong person to treat a young and ignorant girl like this?"

Hai Bodong was slightly taken aback, and his expression darkened slightly.

He slowly raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Yan, then looked at Xiao Ran and asked with a smile,

"Young friend Xiao Ran, may I ask who this child beside you is...?"

Xiao Ran's eyes darted around, and he was about to say that he didn't know him.

Xiao Yan stepped forward and said,

"Ran is my elder brother; we share the same father!"

"Oh! So you're Xiao Ran's brother!"

Hai Bodong immediately became enthusiastic and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Xiao Yan.

"They really are a perfect match!"

"Truly a dragon among men, a man of exceptional talent and bearing!"

Xiao Yan was secretly pleased, but faced with the overtures of a powerful figure, he still scratched his head with amusement.

Hai Bodong smiled slightly and nodded faintly.

Then he glanced again at the girl standing there, bewildered and at a loss.

After thinking for a moment, he reached out and touched his storage ring.

A scroll appeared in his hand, and Hai Bodong slowly placed it on the counter.

"This is a low-level Xuan-rank combat skill. Consider it payment for you, my dear young lady, for helping me maintain order here these past few days."

"Also, don't come again. I really have no intention of taking you as my disciple. I'm leaving."

A pretty young girl in a red dress, her eyes red, flashed with a hint of stubbornness.

At this moment, Xiao Yan stepped forward and said to her,

"Young lady, since this old man Hai is giving it to you, you should take it."

"You are a junior, and it is only right for him, as an elder, to take care of you."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the girl stepped forward and picked up the scroll.

He bowed respectfully to Hai Bodong.

"Thank you, Master."

Hai Bodong tilted his head slightly and gave a soft "hmm," his expression calm, like a wise man.

The girl in the red dress bit her lip lightly, then turned her head to look at Xiao Yan.

Upon seeing the handsome Xiao Yan, a hint of shyness flashed in her eyes.

She pursed her lips and bowed deeply.

Thank you!

Xiao Yan chuckled, scratched his head, and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no need to be polite, haha, helping others is the source of happiness, no need to be so polite."

Seeing that this silly boy was so happy he was completely disoriented.

Xiao Ran rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Emperor Yan, please take this young lady and her servants out first. Elder Hai and I have some important matters to discuss."

Xiao Yan was exactly what he wanted at this moment. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he was at the age when young people are full of love.

His long period of solitary cultivation had made him feel that even a sow was more beautiful than Diao Chan when he saw her.

Not to mention seeing the charming and beautiful young girl in front of him now, the red color seems to have a particularly strong visual impact.

Hearing Xiao Ran's words, he nodded repeatedly.

He moved closer to the girl and gestured for her to enter.

"Young lady, shall we go out first?"

"My elder brother has important matters to discuss with this old man."

The girl in the red dress already had a very good impression of Xiao Yan for speaking up for her earlier.

Hearing Xiao Yan say this again, he nodded slightly.

He gave instructions to his servants.

"Let's leave the shop first, so as not to disturb the master's discussion with his brother."

The group of people walked out of the shop in a flurry.

Xiao Ran led Xiao Qing directly to the counter.

"Young friend Xiao Ran, I wonder..."

Hai Bodong rubbed his hands excitedly, looking at Xiao Ran as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.

Then, he reached into his storage ring, took out a jade bottle, and slowly placed it on the table.

Hai Bodong frowned slightly, but did not dare to question it, only showing a look of suspicion.

"Young friend Xiao Ran, can the Sand Mandala be contained in such a small jade bottle?"

"It's so big, isn't it a bit old?"

Xiao Ran chuckled.

"Why doesn't Hai Lao open it and take a look himself?"

Hai Bodong's hand trembled almost imperceptibly.

His eyes widened suddenly, his pupils contracted, and he reached out and grabbed the jade bottle as if he had been electrocuted.

She stared at Xiao Ran in astonishment.

"Difficult, could it be, could it be..."

Xiao Ran smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Hai Bodong quickly opened the jade bottle and poured the contents into his palm.

In an instant,

A round, translucent pill, about the size of a fingertip.

It is presented in the palm of your hand.

With just one glance, Hai Bodong praised,

"That's right! It's the Tribulation-Breaking Pill!"

"Oh my, the pill is round and smooth, with a rich medicinal fragrance, and even has pill patterns. This is definitely the best of the best."

He then carefully placed the pill into the jade bottle and solemnly bowed to Xiao Ran.

"Thank you, young friend Xiao Ran. I owe you a favor."

"From now on, I, Haibo, will do my best to fulfill any of your orders."

Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.

"Mr. Hai, you flatter me. We're just mutually benefiting from each other's needs."

Hai Bodong waved his hand.

"Hey, you can't say that!"

"Even if it's a mutually beneficial arrangement, without young friend Xiao Ran's help, I don't know when I would have been able to obtain this Disaster-Breaking Pill!"

"..."

……

Inside the shop,

A series of matters discussed between Xiao Ran and Hai Bodong.

Xiao Yan, meanwhile, was at the shop entrance, talking to the girl.

The girl in the red dress blushed and looked curiously at the Amethyst Winged Lion King, who was staring intently at them with wide eyes.

"Hello, what kind of monster is that?"

"It looks so majestic and powerful, is it your Warcraft?"

Xiao Yan gave an awkward smile, shook his head, and said...

"No, this is my brother Ran's friend, it's very powerful."

He looked around, then leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered something.

"Let me tell you, even that old man in the shop can't beat this lion in front of you."

She could feel Xiao Ran's warm breath on her ear.

The girl in the red dress blushed.

But upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, he looked up in surprise and began to examine the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King more closely.

At this moment, Xiao Yan, being considerate, stepped forward and introduced the girl to him.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Xiao Yan. I have a father and I'm currently 16 years old. Oh, and that handsome guy inside earlier, that's my older brother..."

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the girl's cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

at this time,

Xiao Ran came out and tossed a fragment of a map to Xiao Yan.

"Take it and get on with your work, goodbye!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan hurriedly and clumsily answered the call.

After flipping through it once, he was overjoyed and said to Xiao Ran,

"Thank you so much, Brother Ran! You really are like a brother to me!"

Xiao Ran waved his hand casually.

"The road ahead is long, and people's hearts are treacherous; please be careful."

"Okay, sure!" Xiao Yan nodded excitedly.

After putting away the remaining fragments of the map, he excitedly blushed and said to the girl in the red dress beside him,

"I'm a little lost, could you show me the way?"