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

Chapter 32 Xiao Yan: Teacher, please don't take your own life.

"Okay, I understand."

Xiao Ran nodded, then cupped his hands in greeting to the old apothecary who was nowhere to be seen.

"Master Yao, as the saying goes, the way of Heaven is unpredictable, but the way of man is constant."

"I know you are of high status and have many secrets."

"However, if anything happens while I'm away that requires your assistance, please don't refuse."

"In the future, I, Xiao, will surely repay you handsomely."

"Hahaha."

The old man's aged laughter rang out.

"He really is an unfathomable kid. How dare he have the audacity to say such things to me?"

"Do you know? There are probably very few people like that in the world."

"Master Yao, you jest. I only dare to be presumptuous in front of you because you are Emperor Xiao Yan's teacher," Xiao Ran said with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting.

The old doctor smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't worry, I'll step in when the time comes."

Then, looking at Xiao Ran and Xiao Yan with a mocking expression,

"However, once I take action, it means that your Xiao family will face a life-or-death crisis, or you will have to relocate as a whole."

Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback and didn't react for a moment.

Xiao Ran said with a smile,

"If it really comes to the point where you need to take action, Elder Yao, then it means that the Xiao family is already on the verge of extinction."

Whether or not they will move, and whether or not they can move at all, is still uncertain.

"Not to mention that there's always the option of moving."

The old apothecary looked at Xiao Ran with great appreciation and nodded in praise.

"Good lad! Both your insights and your vision are quite astute."

Xiao Ran humbly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards the foot of the mountain.

"It's all thanks to my godfather's good teaching."

Xiao Yan's mouth moved, as if he really wanted to say that we all grew up together, peeing and playing in the mud, so how come I didn't see it?

But the thought of being scolded by Xiao Ran if I said it out loud made me realize it wasn't worth it.

I might as well just keep quiet.

Xiao Ran thought for a moment, then casually reached into the storage ring on his hand.

A purple-gold card flew directly towards Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan hurriedly caught it, looking at Xiao Ran with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "There are 500,000 gold coins in here, which is all the wealth I have left over from these years."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was shocked and his hand trembled as if he were holding a hot potato.

The purple-gold card fell directly to the ground.

There's no other reason than that, even though it's just a simple 500,000 gold coins, he's not without them.

The key point is that these gold coins were taken out by Xiao Ran. His 500,000 gold coins are worth two million!

Xiao Yan swallowed hard, looking at Xiao Ran warily.

"Ran, Brother Ran, I haven't spent all the gold coins I borrowed from you last time, so I'm not short of money for now."

Seeing Xiao Yan's suspicious expression, Xiao Ran shook his head and laughed, "Don't worry, this money isn't for you!"

"What? It's not for me? Then why are you giving it to me? Let me tell you, I don't want a single penny of this money, and don't even think about charging me any interest!"

Xiao Yan quickly took two steps back, moving himself further away from the funds card.

Xiao Ran said irritably, "I won't charge you interest! This money is for my godfather!"

"real?"

Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback, then realized what was happening.

"Give it to my dad? Why don't you just give it to him directly?"

Xiao Ran smiled, shook his head, and looked at Xiao Yan helplessly, saying,

"Are you genuinely clueless, or just pretending? Pick up the gold card!"

"No! I don't want to!"

Xiao Yan shook his head and refused directly, then scratched his head.

"I don't understand, are there real and fake ones?"

Xiao Ran took a deep breath, preparing to let Emperor Yan experience the care from his sworn brother.

At this moment, the old doctor suddenly appeared out of nowhere between the two.

With a wave of his sleeve, the purple-gold card on the ground flew directly into Xiao Yan's hand.

Xiao Yan's eyes widened in fury.

"Teacher~~!@~@"

Yao Lao raised his palm, signaling Xiao Yan to shut up, and that they would talk later.

Then she looked at Xiao Ran with a look of satisfaction.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you, Xiao Ranzi. You're loyal and righteous! No wonder the entire Xiao family, including my disciple, respects you so much."

"Master Yao, you flatter me!"

"I only did what a member of the Xiao family should do; I don't deserve such praise from you."

Xiao Ran humbly cupped his hands in greeting and glanced at Xiao Yan indifferently.

Xiao Yan smacked his lips, completely bewildered.

The old doctor nodded slightly.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on this."

With Yao Lao's assurance, Xiao Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Elder Yao. If there is nothing else, I shall take my leave now."

The old doctor waved his hand.

"Go."

Xiao Ran looked at Xiao Yan and patted him on the shoulder.

"Go for it, Emperor Yan! The burden of the family rests on our shoulders. Don't be complacent because of temporary achievements."

"But don't let your cultivation cause you to neglect the most important person!"

Xiao Yan nodded solemnly and said,

"Yes! Brother Ran, don't worry! I will definitely defeat Nalan Yanran!"

Xiao Ran: ...

Feeling utterly exasperated, he clenched his fists and hurriedly descended the mountain.

He was afraid that he might lose control and punch Xiao Yan in the face with his fist, which was as big as a sandbag.

Watching Xiao Ran's murderous figure disappear into the distance, Xiao Yan approached Elder Yao, scratched his head, and asked in confusion,

"Teacher, I feel like Ran-ge is acting a little strange today?"

The old doctor looked at Xiao Yan and sighed speechlessly.

Then he slowly shook his head and said...

"If Xiao Yanzi becomes successful in the future, don't forget to treat your Ran-ge even better."

Xiao Yan gave an awkward smile.

"Teacher, you must be joking, right? Who is Ran-ge? Does he need my help...?"

"hehe,"

The old doctor smiled faintly.

"Now that you have become my disciple, I will naturally not let you become just another ordinary person."

"In the future, you might even surpass that kid's achievements."

"Really, teacher?" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

His expression gradually turned dejected as he said, "Let's just forget about it. As long as I can defeat Nalan Yanran in three years, that's enough."

The old doctor patted his forehead.

"What a tragedy!"

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement, "Yes! If it weren't for Brother Ran arranging this three-year agreement for me, I might not even have the title of fiancée now."

"By the way, teacher, what did you mean by the delivery truck you mentioned earlier? Did you mean I should treat Ran-ge better? I don't quite understand," Xiao Yan asked, puzzled.

The old doctor stood with his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

Then it drifted to the edge of the cliff and gazed at the clouds and mist below.

Xiao Yan, standing behind him, almost instinctively stepped forward and called out.

"Teacher, please think positively, don't do anything rash..."

The old doctor turned and glared fiercely at Xiao Yan.

"Bullshit! If I wanted to die, I wouldn't be holed up in this dark, sunless ring, barely clinging to life until now!"

Xiao Yan then realized that he had misunderstood.

That's true. His teacher is already a ghost. Let alone flying, he would be dead if he fell off a cliff.

"I was worrying for nothing," Xiao Yan quickly laughed awkwardly, then changed the subject.

"Teacher, please continue. Your disciple is ready to receive your teachings!"

The old medicine doctor: "..."

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