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Chapter 109 Yao Chen: Little Yanzi, stop pretending.

Outside the door stood a graceful young girl, dressed in a refreshing light green outfit, like a forest sprite. Her clear, bright eyes gazed intently into the room. A slender sash was casually tied around her waist, and a gentle breeze caused her long, purple robes to flutter.

Staring at the girl, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"It's so early in the morning, I thought some goddess had descended from heaven, but upon closer inspection, it turns out to be my Xun'er."

"Brother Xiao Yan."

Hearing Xiao Yan's slightly teasing words, Xun'er simply smiled and didn't say anything more. She just raised her delicate chin and looked at the young man before her. Her bright eyes held a hint of joy.

Brother Xiao Yan is looking at her, and she wants to look back.

Nearly a year of arduous training has made Xiao Yan's handsome young face less immature and more mature.

Long-term physical training has also made Xiao Yan's body strong and robust. Wearing a black shirt, he looks like a green bamboo after the rain, tall and outstanding.

Just looking at Xiao Yan, Xun'er felt that today would be a pleasant day.

"What's wrong? Is something the problem?"

After closing the door, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xun'er, who was still staring at him without blinking, and wondered if there was anything on her face.

Hearing this, Xun'er's pretty face flushed slightly, and she quickly looked away.

"Let's go, Brother Xiao Yan. Today is the day of the prediction, are you ready?"

Xiao Yan shrugged, a half-smile playing on his lips.

"Today will be a new beginning."

There was no point in saying more. With the help of his teacher, Xiao Yan had clearly realized that he had long since fallen behind his peers in the Xiao family.

Even if we let them have it for three years, so what? Can they keep up with him now?

Looking at the confident Xiao Yan, Xun'er tilted her head, her heart filled with even more joy.

"I believe in Brother Xiao Yan!"

"Let's go, Nizi!"

Xiao Yan touched his nose, a sudden feeling of unease creeping over him. He quickly suppressed it, then affectionately patted Xun'er's head before waving and striding towards the training ground behind the clan.

Watching Xiao Yan's retreating figure, so different from before, and somewhat fleeing in panic, Xun'er smiled with relief and murmured softly, "Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er has always said that you will regain your dignity and glory—and Xun'er is always waiting for you."

Something's not right. Nine out of ten things are wrong.

Xiao Yan walked slowly forward, inwardly judging himself. Was Xun'er really that beautiful before? Why did he feel this strange attraction?

Xun'er, she's just my younger sister.

Even though they were long past the fifth degree of kinship and had no blood relation whatsoever, Xiao Yan's feelings for Xiao Xun'er, which had been with him for so long, were still that of family above all else.

Now, after a year of diligent cultivation and the indifference of the previous three years, Xiao Yan suddenly realized that Xun'er seemed to have grown up.

"Hehe, kid, just admit it, you've fallen for that girl."

"teacher?"

Yao Chen's voice suddenly rang in Xiao Yan's mind, still in the same carefree, playful tone of an old man.

"What are you saying?!"

Xiao Yan immediately retorted, "Impossible! He could never fall in love with his own sister. He is definitely not a perverted lolicon!"

"Really? I could faintly feel the outside when I was inside the ring before. You seemed to be touching other children's bodies when you were little, right?"

"That, that is—"

Xiao Yan stammered for a moment. At that time, he had just arrived in this world and was excited about everything. He was the young clan leader and had the care of his older brothers. He finally met a little sister he liked and wanted to treat her the best. However, due to his limited abilities at the time, he could only nurture her with Dou Qi. It was just like a child taking a bath, which was very normal!

But now, as his body and mind have matured, Xiao Yan has realized something is wrong. He seems to be an adult in both his past and present lives. So, in that sense, he's just a pervert!

Hehe~

Sensing Xiao Yan's flustered state, Yao Chen laughed heartily again. "That's it, little Yanzi, let him be happy a little longer."

"Brother Xiao Yan?"

At this moment, Xun'er behind her noticed something was wrong and leaned closer, her tone slightly puzzled.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about the past. Back then, Xun'er, you were just a little girl with a naked bottom and a snotty nose following behind me. Things are different now."

"Brother Xiao Yan!"

A voice filled with shame and indignation rang out. Xun'er didn't want to recall that past. Although she missed it, she was now a graceful young woman!

"Haha, Xun'er is shy~"

"Stop saying that!"

Jokingly, Xiao Yan skipped over this somewhat unpleasant topic, but Yao Chen continued to attack.

"Xiao Yanzi, as someone who's been through this, I have to teach you about relationships: when it's time to make a clean break, do it decisively, or you'll only end up getting into trouble."

"I just want to ask you one thing. You know that girl likes you, right? If you don't accept her, are you just going to watch her go to someone else?"

No, absolutely not.

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yan answered according to his instincts.

"But----"

"I know that I am not good enough for Xun'er right now, and I have no right to talk to her about the future."

Thinking of all the secrets surrounding that little girl, Xiao Yan sighed. He knew what was going on without her saying it; Xun'er was no ordinary person.

"The future?" Yao Chen chuckled. "You don't need to worry at all. You have your teacher here. Once you've made it in the right direction, your teacher will take you to propose marriage."

"Proposing marriage?"

"Teacher, do you know Xun'er's identity?"

"Of course I know, but I can't tell you right now. It's too far away from you. I'll tell you after you complete that three-year agreement, okay?"

It's a deal.

He reaffirmed his path forward: to become stronger, not just for himself, but for everyone he loved and cared about!

Seeing Xiao Yan's sudden surge of power, Xun'er blinked, her resolve hardening. "Brother Xiao Yan is becoming more and more charming!"

The huge blue stone training ground was filled with more than a hundred young men and women, their noise reaching the sky.

In the training ground, a huge black test stone tablet stood tall. Only some powerful families were qualified to possess such a test tablet, and it was extremely valuable.

Beside the black stone tablet, there still stands the same indifferent tester from a year ago, the one who personally declared Xiao Yan's Dou Qi to be at the third level, still working diligently to this day.

On the high platform to the left of the training ground sat some members of the family, while in the center were the patriarch Xiao Zhan and three elders.

Inside the arena, the boys and girls waiting to be judged stood nervously.

Some who usually perform well don't seem very nervous, while others with average or low talent look bewildered and anxious.

"Yan'er, you can do it, right?"

"Clan leader, the time is almost up, why hasn't Xiao Yan arrived yet?" The second elder beside Xiao Zhan asked with a frown.

Having snapped out of his reverie, Xiao Zhan glanced at him sideways and said indifferently, "The time hasn't come yet, what's the rush? How come Second Elder doesn't even have this much composure?"

After being rebuffed by Xiao Zhan, the Second Elder's expression turned slightly ugly. He coldly snorted, "Even if you buy him the Foundation Establishment Elixir, it's impossible for him to reach the seventh level of Dou Qi within a year! Don't expect any miracles to happen."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan's face turned angry. He was already in a bad mood, and this guy was just bringing up the very thing he didn't want to talk about. How could the Xiao family have become like this, being so exclusive and selfish!

Just as Xiao Zhan was about to retort, a slight disturbance broke out in the arena.

My gaze shifted, and on the path at the far end of the square, two figures were slowly approaching, their unhurried pace showing no sign of haste despite the important day.

Squinting at the faint smile on the face of the black-clad youth in the distance, Xiao Zhan let out a soft sigh of relief for some reason.

It seems that Yan'er will shine brightly again.