A cold light flashed, and the tip of the sword pointed straight down. Xiao Nianxiao, whose little face was chubby with baby fat, was extremely delicate and cute. The black-clad man did not dare to use his battle qi, for fear of alerting others.

Therefore, he tried his best to keep the noise to a minimum and concealed his powerful aura to the extreme in order not to be discovered. However, his presence could deceive ordinary experts of the same level, but how could it deceive Xiao Xuanyuan, whose soul had reached the Heavenly Realm level? Just as the sword tip was about to pierce down, it arrived in front of Xiao Nianxiao's neck in the next moment, piercing the skin and causing blood to flow out!

But the next moment, a figure streaked across the sky like a lightning bolt, and just before piercing Xiao Nianxiao's throat, kicked her away.

Boom!

Xiao Xuanyuan's kick was incredibly powerful and swift, sending the dark figure who was about to kill Xiao Nianxiao crashing through the wooden walls of the small room, overturning the tables and chairs, and tumbling outside like a rolling gourd.

Such a loud commotion naturally woke up little Nianxiao, who burst into tears, crying, "Waaah, Mother, Mother, waaaah, I'm so scared!"

The flower fairy, who followed closely behind, felt as if her heart was being slashed by knives, her pain as sharp as tears. She rushed forward and, before Xiao Xuanyuan could, pulled Xiao Nianxiao into her arms, crying, "Mother's here, Mother's here, don't be afraid, don't cry, don't cry."

Seeing that the Flower Fairy's eyes were red and on the verge of tears, Xiao Xuanyuan sighed softly, patted her shoulder, and then quickly walked out of the small house to look for the shadowy figure who had assassinated Xiao Nianxiao.

In the blink of an eye, the dark figure had vanished without a trace. There was no sign of her in the courtyard. Looking at the empty courtyard where the moonlight had just peeked out from behind the clouds, Xiao Xuanyuan sneered, "Trying to escape from me unscathed? Do you think I'm invisible?!"

Immediately, a powerful and formidable spiritual perception spread rapidly outwards like a tide, and the scene within a ten-mile radius appeared in Xiao Xuanyuan's mind like a 3D image.

"Oh, this!"

In an instant, Xiao Xuanyuan's terrifyingly gloomy face froze. In a small courtyard not far away, also made of bamboo, a disheveled figure struggled to open the door, staggered inside, and closed the door.

As soon as the door closed, the figure pulled off the veil covering her face. Her face was as pale as paper, yet she was incomparably beautiful. It was none other than Zhao Zhilan. She suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and then, as if all her strength had left her, she fell backward and crashed heavily onto the bamboo-covered ground.

"Brother Xuanyuan, I'm sorry," Zhao Zhilan murmured weakly before finally losing consciousness.

"Why? Why did you do this?!" Xiao Xuanyuan murmured, his figure disappearing like a ghost in the blink of an eye. He then appeared in the small courtyard where Zhao Zhilan was. He walked in with light footsteps, opened the door and went into the house.

As soon as he opened the door, Xiao Xuanyuan saw Zhao Zhilan lying motionless on the ground, dressed in black, her breath extremely weak, as if she could break at any moment.

Xiao Xuanyuan's expression was complicated. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and picked up Zhao Zhilan from the ground, placed her on the bed, and then took out a healing pill from his storage ring and fed it to Zhao Zhilan so that she could swallow it.

Now that Xiao Xuanyuan is at the level of a nine-star Dou Wang, even a simple kick from him would probably be too much for Zhao Zhilan to handle. Not to mention the earth-shattering kick he unleashed in extreme anger, which could shatter even a solid boulder with a single blow.

Now, Xiao Xuanyuan felt a little regretful. He reached out and explored Zhao Zhilan's body with his powerful soul perception. After a moment, Xiao Xuanyuan sighed slightly. With this kick, even though Zhao Zhilan had used all her fighting spirit to protect herself, it was immediately shattered by Xiao Xuanyuan's kick. Her internal organs were severely damaged, her tendons were broken, and she was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

If I hadn't arrived early, Zhao Zhilan would probably have perished if I had waited another half an hour.

He was completely baffled by Zhao Zhilan's assassination attempt on Xiao Nianxiao, and he couldn't bring himself to hate her at all. Instead, he felt a great deal of self-reproach for not protecting Xiao Nianxiao or Zhao Zhilan. It was a very contradictory and conflicted feeling. But at this moment, he was more puzzled as to why Zhao Zhilan would resort to such ruthless measures to kill Xiao Nianxiao.

Xiao Nianxiao is only two or three years old and doesn't understand anything. How could she possibly have any grudge against Zhao Zhilan? Not to mention that the Flower Fairy once came to Zhao Zhilan to inquire about her situation. The two have always addressed each other as sisters and have no grudges. So what exactly is Zhao Zhilan after?

After pondering for a long time in distress, Xiao Xuanyuan still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. He sat cross-legged on the bed, helped Zhao Zhilan up, and then struck her back with his palm to refine the medicinal power for Zhao Zhilan and heal her injuries.

The medicine he just gave Zhao Zhilan wasn't some common first or second-grade healing pill. It was a sixth-grade high-level healing elixir, the "Purifying Water Cleansing Mysterious Pill," which Xiao Xuanyuan had specially prepared to save her life. This pill would be priceless at auction, and it was so rare that it was impossible to buy even if you wanted to.

After all, compared to pills for advancement, pills for increasing strength or unleashing potential, high-level pills for healing are much more difficult to refine, often with a very high failure rate. Therefore, under these circumstances, high-level pills for healing are even harder to find and harder to buy.

Nothing happened that night. When Zhao Zhilan struggled to open her eyes from her coma, the first thing she saw was the handsome face she had been longing for day and night. Xiao Xuanyuan was lying on the edge of the bed, his eyelids drooping, breathing peacefully, sleeping soundly.

Seeing that face, Zhao Zhilan was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. She felt a bittersweet happiness that welled up inside her. With some difficulty, she raised her hand and touched the rough yet textured skin. A tear slid from the corner of Zhao Zhilan's eye, then slipped off her cheek and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

For you, it's all worth it!

Chapter 148 I Want to Have a Child with You

The ticklish sensation on his face made Xiao Xuanyuan react. He opened his tired eyes, and his vision gradually cleared. When he saw Zhao Zhilan wake up, a look of joy appeared on his face. He reached out and firmly held Zhao Zhilan's small hand in his own.

"Zhilan, you're awake. Tell me if there's anything else that's bothering you. I have some healing medicines here, both fifth and sixth grade," Xiao Xuanyuan said with concern, his hands a little flustered. He reached out and touched Zhao Zhilan's forehead to check on her condition. Seeing that her forehead wasn't too hot and everything was normal, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down.

Watching the man's concern silently, Zhao Zhilan felt a pang of regret. If she had truly killed the child, could he really forgive her and come back to her? Could he really forgive her, the murderer, without a care in the world? Her thoughts were in turmoil, but ultimately, her intuition told her no, absolutely not. This man would hate her to death, he would never forgive her.

Seeing Zhao Zhilan remain silent, her eyes filled with complex emotions, Xiao Xuanyuan's heart gradually cooled. He questioned her with an extremely stern tone, "Why did you do that last night? Why?"

Zhao Zhilan remained silent, not uttering a word, and dared not look directly at Xiao Xuanyuan, turning her gaze to the side.

"Xiao Nianxiao is just a child, a child! She's only three and a half years old this year, and you want to kill her! Is this something a human being would do?!" Xiao Xuanyuan's voice was fierce, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and he stood up angrily.

"Xiao Nianxiao is my child with Fairy. Whoever kills her is killing me. No matter who it is, even if I chase them to the ends of the earth, I will definitely kill them with my own hands." Xiao Xuanyuan's body trembled slightly. "If it weren't for you today, I would already be a corpse. The hatred for killing my daughter must be avenged. From now on, our ties are severed, just like this sword!"

The storage ring lit up, and a beautifully crafted longsword appeared in Xiao Xuanyuan's hand. With a forceful pull, the sharp longsword, forged from refined iron and tempered a hundred times, snapped in two with a crisp "crack".

With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Xuanyuan tossed aside the two broken sections of the fine iron longsword, turned and left. His heart ached terribly, a tearing pain, but he could not allow anyone to harm his own flesh and blood, his closest relatives. No one, not even the one he loved.

This broken sword is the end of his relationship with Zhao Zhilan; everything between them has come to an end.

Without turning his head, Xiao Xuanyuan endured the excruciating pain in his heart and walked heavily toward the door. But he had only taken two steps when his arm was gripped tightly by two hands. The force of their grip made Xiao Xuanyuan's arm ache.

"What are you doing? Let go of me."

Xiao Xuanyuan glanced at him coldly and shouted, but Zhao Zhilan remained silent, clinging to him tightly and refusing to let go.

"We have nothing to do with each other anymore, why bother? Let go, you will meet a better man in the future." Xiao Xuanyuan tried to pry her off several times, but Zhao Zhilan was too strong and he could not pry her off. It was not that he did not want to use force, but Zhao Zhilan was just recovering from serious injuries and he could not bear to hurt her. So he could only persuade her in a tough tone.

Zhao Zhilan remained silent, clinging tightly to him, refusing to let go. The grip and pull seemed to aggravate her injuries, causing her to cough violently and spit out a mouthful of blood. However, she gritted her teeth, showing no sign of loosening her grip.

Seeing her cough up blood, Xiao Xuanyuan's heart softened, so he didn't force himself to leave. He turned back, reached out and supported Zhao Zhilan's still extremely weak body, and said softly, "Come, lie down. You still have injuries and haven't fully recovered."

Zhao Zhilan remained defiant and silent. Seeing her stubbornness, Xiao Xuanyuan had no choice but to sit back down and stay by her side, saying softly, "Just lie down and relax. I won't leave, okay? I'll never leave you again. I'll still be your big brother Xuanyuan."

Upon hearing the answer she longed for, Zhao Zhilan finally couldn't hold on any longer, her hands loosened, and she completely fainted again.

"Stop the orchid, stop the orchid."

Before losing consciousness, she vaguely saw her anxious brother Xuanyuan, the brother she was willing to destroy everything to desperately take back. Before fainting, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips; her brother Xuanyuan hadn't left her.

When Zhao Zhilan woke up again, it was two days later. During this time, Xiao Xuanyuan treated her injuries five or six more times until her body had almost recovered.

The first thing Zhao Zhilan did upon waking was to throw herself into the arms of Xiao Xuanyuan, who looked somewhat haggard, and burst into tears. She said she was sorry to him, that she shouldn't have tried to kill Xiao Nianxiao, and that she shouldn't have hurt his family, but she couldn't leave him, and that she couldn't even die for him. These words softened Xiao Xuanyuan's heart, which had just hardened.

Gently patting Zhao Zhilan's back as she continued to sob, Xiao Xuanyuan said kindly, "I know what you're thinking. I, Brother Xuanyuan, will never leave you, never."

Once Zhao Zhilan had calmed down a bit, Xiao Xuanyuan continued, "But have you thought about Fairy? Have you thought about me? If something really happens to Xiao Nianxiao, what will you expect Fairy to do? What will I do? That's my child with Fairy, my own flesh and blood!"

At this moment, Xiao Xuanyuan became stern. "Everything else is fine, I'll do as you say, but I only have one principle: you cannot hurt the people I love, or the people who love me. Do you understand?"

"But! But!"

Zhao Zhilan hesitated, her face flushing red, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"But what? You are the one I love, and you love me too, that's undeniable. But Fairy is also the one I love, and she loves me too. We can't be separated. Besides, we already have Xiao Nianxiao together. I will have to take care of her, protect her, and Xiao Nianxiao in the future. That's the bottom line, understand?!"

Xiao Xuanyuan warned, "If you dare to hurt them, I will never forgive you!"

"Um"

Zhao Zhilan could only nod repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Alright, you should rest well. I also have things to take care of. I'll come see you again in a while." After patting Zhao Zhilan's back, Xiao Xuanyuan prepared to go back and spend some time with his senior sister and Xiao Nianxiao. He had been so busy with Zhao Zhilan these past two days that he hadn't had time to spend with them, and he felt a little guilty.

Just as Xiao Xuanyuan stood up, Zhao Zhilan finally managed to stammer out her words.

"I want to have a child with you."

After saying this, Zhao Zhilan's pretty face turned red to the roots of her neck. She felt so ashamed that she wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground and never come out again.

Chapter 149 Finally Found

Zhao Zhilan looked embarrassed and buried her pretty face in Xiao Xuanyuan's shoulder. The blush on her face was beautiful and it even spread to her fair and slender neck.

"What?"

But she spoke too softly, and Xiao Xuanyuan didn't notice and didn't hear what she said at all.

Zhao Zhilan was so angry that she jumped up and down. She was so ashamed and embarrassed that she gritted her teeth and bit Xiao Xuanyuan's shoulder hard.

"Ouch, it hurts! Let go! Let go!"

Xiao Xuanyuan grimaced in pain, screaming repeatedly. He almost wanted to slap the little girl on the head, but he could only smile bitterly to himself. This woman was really not to be trifled with!

Suppressing the pain, Xiao Xuanyuan waited until Zhao Zhilan had bitten enough before raising his bright and beautiful face, which had already vented his anger, and looking directly into those watery eyes that were staring at him fiercely but also filled with infinite tenderness. He asked helplessly, "What do you want to do?"

I want to eat you!

"What?!"

Finally, blinded by rage, Zhao Zhilan transformed into a big bad wolf and viciously pounced on Xiao Xuanyuan, who was still in a daze.

An hour later, Xiao Xuanyuan left. Since Zhao Zhilan had just recovered and was not fully healed, she could not engage in strenuous activities, so he stopped short of it. However, Xiao Xuanyuan did as she wished and planted a seed for her, waiting for it to sprout next spring.

After several days of construction, Xiao Xuanyuan's Elder Palace has been completed. It only needs to wait one more day for the workers to decorate it with various dignified, elegant and beautiful ornaments before people can move in.

After returning to the original bamboo courtyard and spending half a day with the Flower Fairy and Xiao Nianxiao, Xiao Xuanyuan went to the Elder's Palace, which he had almost finished building, to personally supervise its construction. If he was even slightly dissatisfied with anything, he would have the workers rearrange it until it suited his taste.

Although the people living in the Alchemy Valley generally live in seclusion, their craftsmanship is unparalleled, as evidenced by the fact that they can build an elder's palace several hundred feet in size in just a few days.

Xiao Xuanyuan supervised until evening before leaving. Even though the hardworking workers would continue working into the night, he only needed to give them a few instructions. He had already reviewed the design drawings and they all aligned with his vision.

That night, the moon shone brightly and a gentle breeze draped the earth in a silver cloak. Xiao Xuanyuan piloted his stylish Purple Cloud Wings, soaring through the night sky and riding the refreshing breeze towards the Elder's Palace on a distant mountain peak.

The mountain is covered with forests and is naturally beautiful. A palace complex with flying eaves and brackets, beautiful and elegant, is located in the middle of it. On such a quiet night, it is dotted with lights. Servants and maids carry lanterns and pass by the corridor from time to time, like fireflies, illuminating the vast night.

Xiao Xuanyuan stood suspended in the night sky, gazing into the distance and feeling the unique tranquility under the night sky. After a long while, he slowly exhaled and then used the Qi Concealment Technique to completely conceal all the aura on his body and reduce it to the lowest level.

This was a Qi-gathering fighting technique given to him by the old doctor. It had previously helped him pass through the city territory of the snake people in the Tagor Desert and sneak into the core holy city of the snake people. Therefore, Xiao Xuanyuan was quite confident in this Qi-gathering fighting technique.

As he flew closer to the elder's palace, Xiao Xuanyuan's heart raced slightly. Feeling a bit guilty, he slowly descended, finally finding a relatively dark corner and landing down.

Lots!

The sound was very soft, and seeing that no one around had noticed, Xiao Xuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The elder's palace of the cheap master is called Luoyun Palace. It is located in the southwest of the Medicine Refining Valley and is only ten miles away from his own elder's palace. Therefore, if Xiao Xuanyuan comes from there, it will not take long at all.

"Elder Nangong has been acting strangely lately. She keeps throwing tantrums and breaking things for no reason. I wonder who upset her." Just as Xiao Xuanyuan hid in a dark corner, two maids walked towards him in the corridor. They were holding lanterns and walking side by side, whispering and discussing.

"Hey, Xiaotong, today when I was serving tea to Elder Nangong, I overheard her scolding someone. She said something like, 'Let me think...'" Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuanyuan held his breath and focused his ears.

"Elder Nangong said that this brat has really angered me to death. He promised to deliver the Ten Immortal Flowers tonight, but it's been seven days and there's not a trace of him." After trying to recall for a while, the maid who had just served Nangong Wan today suddenly realized and said.

"Then tell me, who is this brat Elder Nangong is talking about?!" The maid named Xiaotong couldn't help but ask curiously.

"How would I know? We maids wouldn't dare to pry into Elder Nangong's privacy and affairs. If word got out, we'd all be whipped and kicked out of Luoyun Palace." The maid who let slip the secret pouted, then furtively looked around. Seeing that it was dark and there was no one around, she patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Can you stop being such a coward? You've scared me to death!" Upon seeing this, the maid Xiaotong rolled her eyes.

"Go away, go away, can't you keep your voice down? If others hear us, we're all doomed." The maid carefully observed her surroundings again before finally lowering her voice and whispering, "All the servants in Luoyun Palace are women, including Elder Nangong. It's said that Elder Nangong only has one male disciple. If I'm not mistaken, then Elder Nangong is talking about him."

If it weren't for Xiao Xuanyuan's powerful soul and his astonishing hearing, which allowed him to hear the sound of ants walking on the ground ten miles away, he probably wouldn't have known what the two maids were saying at all. They were speaking so softly, like the buzzing of mosquitoes and flies.

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