Battle Through the Heavens: Achievement System at the Start

A cold look crept onto Galeo's face, but when his gaze fell on the bracelet on Xiao Yao's hand, he couldn't help but chuckle in surprise.

Judging from the material, the bracelet in Xiao Yao's hand was clearly a cheap item worth no more than a hundred gold coins, while his Wood Spirit Chain was a genuine magic crystal jewelry piece that cost more than a thousand gold coins to purchase. The two bracelets were worlds apart in terms of style, price, and practicality, and were not comparable at all.

Therefore, seeing that Xiao Yao had given such meager jewelry to the beautiful young girl Xun'er, Galeo couldn't help but sarcastically remark, "Young Master Xiao Yao, given your status and wealth in your family, you... but you don't need to be so stingy, do you?"

Ignoring Galeo's sneers, Xiao Yao waved to the girl who was staring blankly at the bracelet and teased, "Little girl, you don't think the gift your brother Xiao Yao gave you is too shabby, do you?"

Xun'er snapped out of her daze and quickly stretched out her right hand. The purple sleeve, inlaid with black and gold thread, slid down, revealing a section of her fair and delicate wrist. She spoke softly, "Brother Xiao Yao, Xun'er won't mind. I just didn't expect Brother Xiao Yao to give Xun'er a gift on his own initiative."

Xiao Yao watched as a faint blush appeared on Xun'er's fair and delicate face, and gently slipped the bracelet onto Xun'er's right wrist.

Xun'er looked up at Xiao Yao and gave him a sweet, gentle smile: "Thank you, Brother Xiao Yao."

With a slightly unnatural expression, Galeo looked at Xun'er, who was behaving like a normal young girl in front of Xiao Yao, and a hint of jealousy appeared on his face.

Seeing their master's ugly expression, Galeo's group of subordinates cleverly stepped forward, subtly surrounding the two of them, their scanning gazes filled with ill intent.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yao slightly activated his battle qi, causing golden battle qi to appear on his body and form a battle qi veil to cover his body.

Upon seeing Xiao Yao, the group of people on the other side showed expressions of terror, and couldn't help but utter, "Battle Master... Young Master, we really can't beat him."

Galeo's face grew even uglier. He glared at Xiao Yao, his eyes flashing with anger. He was unwilling to leave just like that.

At this moment, the guards of Xiao Family Market, led by Payne, rushed over aggressively and surrounded them.

Xiao Yao smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Galeo, whose face was ugly, and said, "Hehe, Galeo, aren't you leaving yet? Do you want to make a move on my Xiao family's territory?"

Suppressing his anger, Galeo snorted coldly, waved his hand, and left with his men.

Xiao Yao turned to Payne and the others and smiled kindly, "Uncle Payne, thank you for your help earlier."

"Hehe, Young Master Xiao Yao is joking. This is our Xiao family's territory. How could we allow the Jia Lie family to act so presumptuously?"

Payne smiled, looked at Xiao Yao's handsome appearance, said goodbye, and then left with his men.

Watching Payne and the others leave, Xiao Yao turned to look at Xun'er in front of him, took her hand, and walked deeper into the market. After strolling around leisurely, he accompanied Xun'er back to the Xiao family home...

These past few days, Xiao Yao accompanied Xun'er to stroll around the market in Wutan City, not only helping her buy clothes but also enjoying delicious food at various food stalls.

A month has passed quickly, and today marks the most important day for the Xiao family—the coming-of-age ceremony. Many powerful figures have been invited to participate in this ceremony.

That morning, Xiao Yao sat with Xun'er under the shade of a big tree, looking at the area below the platform in the distance, where a group of forces from various factions were talking amongst themselves. At this moment, a voice interrupted Xiao Yao's thoughts.

"It's been a long time, Yao-ge and Xun'er. I knew you would be staying in a quiet and comfortable place," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Since you're here, sit down and wait for the ceremony to begin," Xiao Yao replied calmly.

The three leaned against a big tree, watching the flow of people in the distance and feeling the gentle breeze.

At this moment, Xiao Yao's eyes suddenly stopped. Near the giant wooden platform, a charming woman in a red dress was chatting with someone with a smile. Her full and exquisite body, wrapped in red dress, was faintly visible and extremely alluring. At this time, a lot of people had already gathered around her.

Xun'er noticed that Xiao Yao and his companion's gazes seemed to linger on the mature and alluring woman in the red dress. She let out a soft snort and said indifferently, "Brother Xiao Yao, do all men like this kind of charming and graceful woman in a red dress? Judging from your eyes, you're almost mesmerized by her alluring figure."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Xun'er's somewhat displeased face, and gently comforted her, "No...nothing like that. I was just a little surprised that someone from the Mittel Auction House would come to participate in our family's coming-of-age ceremony."

She glanced at Xiao Yan briefly, then said, "Xun'er, if you don't believe me, you can ask Xiao Yanzi, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan pretended to be nonchalant, acting as if he hadn't heard Xiao Yao and Xun'er's conversation.

Xun'er said calmly, "Brother Xiao Yao, I remember you occasionally go to auction houses. You wouldn't do anything to betray Xun'er, would you?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yao smiled helplessly, looked at Xun'er seriously, and said softly, "Xun'er, I really don't have such thoughts. After all, I don't like this mature style. However, I like gentle and elegant girls like Xun'er."

Upon hearing this, Xun'er's cheeks flushed slightly. She immediately turned her head away from Xiao Yao and clutched the hem of her clothes tightly to calm her racing heart.

Looking at Xun'er's shy face, even her delicate earlobes turned pink instantly, making her look even more charming and lovely.

"Hey, isn't that Xiao Yu? Didn't she go to Canaan Academy for further studies? Why is she back?" Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise.

The two followed Xiao Yan's gaze and saw a beautiful woman dressed in what appeared to be an academy uniform leaning against a large tree. She had a long sword at her waist and a rather tall figure. What was most striking were her shapely and slender legs, which were so sexy that even the alluring Ya Fei did not possess them.

"Xiao Yu? I haven't seen her at the Xiao family home for so many years. So she went to Canaan Academy." Xiao Yao said calmly, his gaze fixed on the tall, beautiful woman.

Xiao Yao saw Xiao Yu turn her head to look at us and stride towards us with her long legs.

"Heh, Xiao Yan, I never thought you'd have a chance to turn things around. It's quite surprising." As they got closer, Xiao Yu sneered at the impatience on Xiao Yan's face, which he didn't even bother to hide.

Her voice carried a subtle, complex emotion, a mixture of mockery and wistfulness.

Seeing her approach, Xiao Yan frowned, his expression showing both disgust and impatience.

"Heh, it's none of your business."

Xiao Yan clearly disliked Xiao Yu intensely. His usual indifference was completely abandoned at this moment, and he uttered a vulgar word.

"Your mouth is still so sharp. It seems that these three years of hardship have not worn down your spirit." Xiao Yu looked down at Xiao Yan, snorted coldly, and curled a disdainful smile on his lips, speaking in a condescending tone.