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

Chapter 73 Xiao Yan Borrows Gold Coins Again with Tears in His Eyes

It seems that my acquaintance with Little Fairy Doctor has given the little girl a strong sense of crisis.

They actually set rules for themselves?

You have to cherish your own woman; that's the proper way to treat a wife...

This, this...

Xiao Ran went straight back to his long-lost courtyard.

As soon as I pushed open the courtyard gate, I realized I had stepped on something.

Then I heard a "Ah!"

Xiao Ran looked down and saw that it was just one person.

When he saw the person's face clearly, he immediately rolled his eyes.

"Hey Emperor Yan, what are you doing lying in my courtyard so late at night?"

Xiao Yan quickly endured the pain and got up, looking at Xiao Ran and saying,

"Hey, Ran-ge, you're back."

Xiao Ran covered his nose and took two steps back, pointing at Xiao Yan's dirty clothes and asking,

"Tell me first, what are you doing here so late at night? And dressed like a beggar?"

"A beggar's outfit?"

Xiao Yan looked down at himself and realized that he had been so engrossed in refining medicine these past few days that he had forgotten to take a bath.

I had just finished practicing the elixir today when I heard from my father that Xiao Ran had returned, so I rushed over.

Seeing this outfit, he scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"Ran-ge, I'm suffering so much!"

"I've come to you for help."

Xiao Ran, still troubled by Xiao Xun'er's matter, casually remarked,

"Running out of money? Lending money is no problem, but interest must be calculated. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts!"

Xiao Yan was covered in sweat and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, no, I didn't come here to borrow money."

"Let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Xiao Ran suddenly turned serious and turned to walk into the courtyard.

Xiao Yan stared blankly at Xiao Ran, then quickly reached out his hand.

"I'll borrow it!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiao Ran turned back instantly and stuffed a gold card into Xiao Yan's hand.

"One million gold coins, the usual rule: five out, twenty back!"

Xiao Yan's eyes twitched violently twice, and he felt as if his heart was bleeding.

Then Xiao Ran asked, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going back to sleep."

"Yes, yes, yes! This really exists!"

Xiao Yan nodded repeatedly, then pointed to his clothes and said,

"I was just thinking that since Ran-ge is back today, I wanted to see you."

"I just didn't expect that I would fall asleep while waiting because I was so tired and busy making medicine these days."

"Stop playing the victim with me, I'm not buying it! Get to the point."

Xiao Ran had long since figured out Xiao Yan's tricks. Once he started praising you or talking about how hard he had worked, he was probably about to ask for an exorbitant amount.

Xiao Yan chuckled and awkwardly rubbed his hands together.

"Ran-ge, here's what happened."

After paying the tax, Xiao Yan told his story.

It turns out that Xiao Yan had been refining pills for the Xiao family to fight against the Jia Lie family all this time.

However, the other party was, after all, a first-grade alchemist with no moral bottom line.

In order to reduce the cost of medicinal materials and increase user loyalty.

Even in the elixirs, some expensive medicinal materials were reduced and replaced with technology and ruthless techniques.

These adulterated or substituted substances are either harmful to the human body or have addictive effects.

While significantly reducing costs and lowering the price of pills, it can also increase the loyalty of mercenaries and engage in malicious competition with the Xiao family.

Xiao Yan, being an upright person, would never do something as disgusting as Liu Xi.

Unfortunately, with profits dwindling and the price of pills unable to be lowered, Xiao Family Market gradually declined.

Even though the old master gave him many first-grade pills, the pills he could refine were quickly copied by Liu Xishan.

Moreover, genuine products are far superior to counterfeit ones. Technology and hard work bring in money much faster.

So when Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Ran had returned, he finally felt he could breathe a sigh of relief.

They came here to wait for Xiao Yan, hoping that he would take action as soon as possible to help the Xiao family resolve the crisis.

In this way, he can focus on his cultivation without having to work as a laborer in alchemy every day.

After listening to Xiao Yan finish speaking, Xiao Ran slowly nodded.

"Oh, I see."

Coincidentally, he also planned to deal with Liu Xi, the alchemist of the Jia Lie family, tonight.

His eyes narrowed slightly, recalling that disgusting willow mat from today.

He appeared before Xiao Xun'er and spoke disrespectfully to her.

And that lewd look in his eyes as he left made Xiao Ran immediately sentence him to death.

This alone is enough to lead him to his death.

Not to mention, they've supported the Jia Lie family in their fight against the Xiao family for so long.

This all happened just in time.

His eyes darted around, and he said to Xiao Yan,

"Of course I can help, but..."

Xiao Yan patted his chest and said,

"Brother Ran, if there's anything you need, I, Xiao Yan, will definitely do it for you!"

Xiao Ran nodded in satisfaction and said,

"Very good, I now need all the alchemy recipes from grade one to grade seven."

With a thud.

Xiao Yan collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Ran frowned.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Let me tell you, you won't get any money by trying to scam someone like that."

However, Xiao Yan remained lying on the ground, motionless.

Xiao Ran nudged it with his toe, but found that the guy still didn't move.

He shook his head helplessly and said...

"Remember, if you agree, I will give you a gift related to the top three on the Different Flame Ranking."

After saying that, Xiao Ran turned around and went back into the room.

After Xiao Ran entered the room and the door closed.

Xiao Yan, who had been lying straight on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

He quickly climbed back into his own yard.

Luckily, no one was passing by, otherwise they would have thought it was some kind of zombie that had come back to life, and they would have been scared sick.

Back in his room, Xiao Yan asked sadly,

"Teacher, what do you think Ran is doing?"

"This is outrageous! How could he treat me like this? We're half-brothers!"

"Teacher, let me tell you, if I hadn't been quick-witted and agile, I would have collapsed right there..."

Xiao Yan continued his rambling speech, unaware that Yao Lao beside him had a solemn expression on his face.

He was still muttering to himself.

"He's not an alchemist, why does he need so many pill formulas? Does he want to learn alchemy?"

"No, he doesn't have the wood element in his body, so he can't refine pills. But what would he do with so many pill formulas?"

"Also, formulas for pills of grades one through seven?"

"But what gifts did that kid mention for the top three spots on the Strange Flame Ranking?"

"Huh? Top three?!"

Xiao Yan scratched his head, waved his hand in front of Yao Lao, and asked in confusion,

"Teacher, what are you saying?"

When Yao Lao came to his senses, he slapped Xiao Yan's hand away.

"Go! Go! Go!"

"Xiao Yanzi, don't worry about these things for now. The most important thing for you right now is to restore your cultivation to the Dou Zhe realm."

"We'll see what happens when we get there."

"Oh, okay, teacher."

"By the way, can you tell what level Ran-ge is at now? He entered the room so fast!"

(End of this chapter)