Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

Before Xiao Yan could utter another word, a whip lashed out at him.

Seeing the smile on Xiao Yan's face, Hai Bodong sighed slightly and silently mourned for a second for the second young lady of the Mo family who had presented Xiao Yan with the reason.

call!

Emerald green flames appeared out of thin air, instantly turning the whip to ashes. At the same time, purplish-red poison instantly covered half of the girl's arm that had wielded the whip.

"Didn't your Mohist elders teach you how to treat the strong?"

As Xiao Yan finished speaking, his Dou Wang-level aura erupted, and for a moment, the inn was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Chapter 177 Both Sides' Schemes

There were many knowledgeable people in the hall, but when they saw the second young lady of the Mo family's arm, which was half covered by purplish-red poison, and when they felt the aura of a Dou Wang emanating from Xiao Yan's body, everyone silently turned their heads away.

Perhaps the person the second young lady of the Mo family offended was a poison master from the Izumo Empire, but what does that have to do with them?

With fear in her eyes, Mo family's second young lady, Ling Lin, stared blankly at Xiao Yan. Although she also had the strength of a Dou Shi, what difference was there between her and an ant in front of a Dou Wang?

A figure suddenly darted in from outside the inn, grabbed the second young lady of the Mo family's arm, which was covered in deadly poison, and tapped her arm lightly with his fingers, as if trying to control the unknown poison.

"It's best not to mess with someone who's not even at the Dou Ling level," Xiao Yan said with a smirk. "This is just a warning for your young lady's disrespectful words. If you, a Da Dou Shi, were to encounter her... heh."

The contempt in his words was obvious to everyone. After a brief hesitation, the middle-aged man who had grabbed the second young lady of the Mo family let go of her arm.

"Senior, Ling Lin was too impulsive earlier. Please forgive her for the sake of the Mo family." The middle-aged man forced a smile and bowed respectfully to Xiao Yan.

Linglin hurriedly hid behind the middle-aged man, her face filled with terror, and dared not utter a single opinion.

"Your Mo family doesn't have that qualification," Xiao Yan said slowly with a light laugh.

Xiao Yan's voice echoed in the quiet hall. Hai Bodong, who was standing to the side, raised his eyebrows with a strange look. He seemed to see the Mo family in deep trouble.

The middle-aged man's eyelids twitched. The person in front of him was at least a Dou Wang. Generally speaking, the Mo family was not qualified to say "give the Mo family face" in front of a Dou Wang. However, it was the birthday banquet of the Mo family's Grand Elder. As long as no one came to cause trouble, the matter would be resolved peacefully.

'Are they here to cause trouble?' The middle-aged man felt a chill run down his spine. If they were here to cause trouble, he would definitely be the first one to die!

"Yes, yes, you are right, we will definitely keep a close watch on Linglin..." Thinking of this, the middle-aged man prepared to slip away first.

"Who are the people from the Yunlan Sect?" Xiao Yan asked lazily, casually toying with a pendant on the counter.

The moment the words "Yunlan Sect" were uttered, everyone in the hall instantly perked up, eager to gather around the middle-aged man and eavesdrop on his conversation with Xiao Yan.

"...I am not qualified to know about this matter." The middle-aged man finally understood that Ling Lin had simply walked into the line of fire. This Dou Wang in front of him clearly did not have the ability to break into the Yunlan Sect, so he came to the Mo family to cause trouble!

"So, those people from the Yunlan Sect will only be present on the day of the birthday banquet?"

"perhaps……"

The middle-aged man was starting to feel the pressure. He genuinely hoped that the person in charge would step forward instead of making a mere steward like him face the oppression of a Dou Wang!

"Heh, your Mo family had better make arrangements with those people from the Yunlan Sect who are coming," Xiao Yan snorted. "I'll be there on the day the birthday banquet starts, so the banquet doesn't turn into a funeral."

These were extremely arrogant words, but for a family whose strongest member was only a Dou Ling, a Dou Wang did indeed have such a powerful influence, even if the family was affiliated with the Yunlan Sect.

"Yes, yes." The middle-aged man nodded hurriedly.

"Two guest rooms."

After slamming the ornament he had been playing with onto the counter, Xiao Yan spoke to the maid behind the counter.

The maid stared blankly at the middle-aged man.

"What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and make the arrangements!" The maid's dazed reaction nearly drove the middle-aged man mad; he practically roared at her to quickly arrange things for these two troublemakers...

Two people?

The middle-aged man's gaze shifted somewhat stiffly to Hai Bodong, who had been standing behind Xiao Yan. He hadn't noticed him before, but now that he thought about it, this man's strength was at least Dou Ling, right? Dou Wang wasn't out of the question...

'Should I run for my life as soon as possible?'

As Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong went upstairs with the doorplates, the middle-aged man felt dizzy watching their backs. A Dou Wang was beyond the capabilities of the Mo family, but with the Yunlan Sect mediating, they might be able to pull through.

But, two Battle Kings...

He had every reason to believe that the Yunlan Sect would abandon the Mo family directly!

As the two figures slowly disappeared at the end of the stairs, the tense atmosphere in the hall eased slightly, and whispers arose from all sides, mostly speculating about the identities of the mysterious two, but there were also those who took the opportunity to mock them.

Normally, the middle-aged man would have taken action to teach them a lesson if he heard such mocking remarks, but now, besides taking the second young lady of the Mo family to heal her injuries, he also had to report the news to the few people in charge of the Mo family. Naturally, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to those who only dared to slander him in secret.

"I thought you would take action directly. It just so happens that girl gave you a reason to cause trouble at the Mo family." Hai Bodong said in a low voice as he walked up the stairs.

"Elder Hai, you overestimate the Mo family," Xiao Yan chuckled. "Even if all the forces in Yancheng were absorbed by the Mo family, it would only be a matter of a few combat techniques for me. But what I need to do now is rescue my elder brother and Qing Lin!"

"Wouldn't making it too obvious expose your relationship with your elder brother?" Hai Bodong raised an eyebrow. "One of your purposes in coming to Yancheng was to divert the attention of the Mo family... or the Yunlan Sect from Shimo City, right?"

Hai Bodong remembered that not long ago Xiao Yan had asked him to take care of his two older brothers in Shimo City.

"What do you think will be the first thing that guy does when he gets back?" Xiao Yan asked with a smile as he watched the middle-aged man leave in a hurry.

"They're probably investigating our background," Hai Bodong said softly after a moment's thought.

What can they find out?

"It would be a miracle if they could find out. One is the Ice Emperor who has been in seclusion for decades, and the other is a sixth-grade alchemist who appeared out of nowhere," Hai Bodong said with a smirk. "If the Mo family had such abilities, the position of Yunlan Sect would be theirs."

"That settles it then?" Xiao Yan shrugged. "That old bastard Mo Cheng came to Stone Desert City to find my elder brother himself. I don't believe he would reveal the Mad Lion Technique directly, let alone Qing Lin's eyes..."

Although Mo Cheng left Stone Desert City a day earlier than them, Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong's speed was definitely beyond Mo Cheng's reach. Qing Lin might be in some danger, but Xiao Ding's safety could absolutely be guaranteed!

By drawing the Mo family's attention to "the poison master of the Chuyun Empire," which is Xiao Yan's current disguised identity, it is possible to ensure that the Mo family members will not dare to act rashly before they know their purpose.

During this time, Xiao Yan will also be able to check the location of Qing Lin and Xiao Ding. As long as they are in Yancheng, Xiao Yan will definitely be able to find them and send them out of Yancheng before the birthday banquet.

"Traveling for a day and a night is tiring," Xiao Yan stretched and walked towards his room. "Let me adjust my condition and start searching for my brother and Qing Lin's whereabouts tomorrow!"

Watching Xiao Yan's retreating figure, Hai Bodong nodded and headed towards his room. The journey had indeed left him somewhat exhausted.

After Hai Bodong's room door closed, Xiao Yan quietly pushed open his own door. The loose black robe he wore had been replaced with a robe issued by the Alchemist Association, and the badge of a third-grade alchemist was pinned to his chest. The current Xiao Yan was no longer the so-called "Poison Master of the Dou Wang level in the Chuyun Empire".

The badges and robes issued by the Alchemist Association are quite useful in the Gama Empire; at least Xiao Yan did not encounter any obstacles before he wanted to enter the Mo family's residence directly.

Even after seeing the badge on Xiao Yan's chest and noticing that Xiao Yan wasn't very old, the Mo family steward who had previously turned Xiao Yan away was very polite and even told Xiao Yan that the birthday banquet would actually begin tomorrow.

'It starts tomorrow? This Mo Cheng really has boundless energy!' Standing in the Mo family's fortress, Xiao Yan couldn't help but find it somewhat comical.

That's right. Just a few days before his birthday banquet, he still had the energy to run to Stone Desert City to attack an ordinary mercenary group, and even brought back the group's leader, who might not even be back yet.

The guards patrolling the fortress acted as if they couldn't see Xiao Yan, letting him move around freely within the fortress.

When they reached the very center of the Mo Clan's fortress, Xiao Yan closed his eyes slightly, and his powerful soul force burst forth from his body, spreading rapidly in all directions in ripples.

After the power of his soul spread out, a series of environmental images flashed through Xiao Yan's mind, but he did not find any trace of Qing Lin.

As the range of his soul power spread wider and wider, Xiao Yan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. After a long while, having achieved no results, he had no choice but to gather the spreading soul power back and then let it spread downwards.

In the dimly lit, secluded room, several figures sat and stood.

"Mo Lin, how are the preparations going?" At the head of the table, an elderly man with gray hair and dressed in light gray clothes asked in a deep voice.

"Elder, it has been confirmed that the little girl does indeed possess the legendary 'Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil'," a middle-aged man replied respectfully.

"That's good," the old man's eyes lit up upon hearing this, a look of excitement flashing across his face. He chuckled sinisterly, "I never expected my Mo family to be so lucky this time, actually encountering the still-immature Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil in that Stone Desert City..."

"Elder, is the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil really as miraculous as the legends say?" the middle-aged man from before couldn't help but ask.

"Perhaps. At least, it can allow a little girl at the Fighter level to control a second-tier magical beast, right?" The old man was also somewhat hesitant. He had also learned about the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil from an ancient book left by his ancestor.

Whether it will live up to the legendary stories described in ancient books... we can only hope that their ancestors had no interest in playing tricks on their descendants.

As the sound of gears turning filled the air, another middle-aged man entered the secret room.

"Mo Li? Have you arranged all the guests?" The old man frowned and scolded in a low voice as he looked at the middle-aged man who walked in.

“Except for the guests from Yunlan Sect who have not yet arrived, everything has been arranged,” Mo Li said in a low voice after bowing respectfully. “However…” Recalling the news reported by the steward, Mo Li’s lips twitched, and he hesitated to speak for a moment.

"But what?" Mo Cheng didn't have much patience, especially now that his fighting spirit was exhausted and hadn't recovered.

Sensing the impatience in Mo Cheng's words, Mo Li swallowed hard and quickly reported that the second young lady of the Mo family had encountered two Dou Wangs, suspected to be from the Chuyun Empire, at the inn.

"Battle Kings, or two of them?"

After listening to Mo Li's report, Mo Cheng was completely bewildered. The reason he had been paying such a huge tribute to the Yunlan Sect every year was entirely to use the Yunlan Sect's banner to search for various special magical beasts or human organs in the northeastern province. But now, he had only just found the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, which was recorded in an ancient book, and he was already facing two Dou Wangs who were hostile to the Yunlan Sect? And they were Dou Wangs from the Chuyun Empire.

Mo Cheng was aware of the power of the poison masters of the Chuyun Empire. At least he knew that if those two Dou Wang really wanted to destroy the Mo family, he would have no chance of escaping. He even suspected that everyone in Yancheng was already poisoned, but the poison had not yet fully manifested.

"Who is the person Yunlan Sect is sending?"

Since his last trip to the capital to invite Nalan Yanran, which ended without even seeing her, Mo Cheng had entrusted the task of inviting people from the Yunlan Sect to others. Now, he truly had no idea who would be coming tomorrow.

"Nalan Yanran and an outer sect deacon," a middle-aged woman stood up after hearing Mo Cheng's question, "are you going to tell them about those two Dou Wangs?"

“Nalan Yanran? Isn’t she busy?” Mo Cheng frowned, remembering what happened last time!

"They say the seclusion period is coming to an end. If they don't leave during this time, they won't be able to come out for several years, and they'll miss their three-year agreement with that good-for-nothing Xiao family member," the middle-aged woman said in a low voice.

"Tsk!" Mo Cheng thought to himself with resentment. So, his last time was just a matter of bad timing?

“Since those two Dou Wangs are willing to stay, it means they are not mortal enemies with Yunlan Sect,” Mo Cheng said after clearing his mind of all the messy things. “Tomorrow, one group will go to the city gate to welcome Nalan Yanran, and another group will go to the inn to find those two Dou Wangs… It would be best to stall them and let them meet with Nalan Yanran.”

"What if those two Dou Wangs make a move directly..." someone said anxiously.

"Then let's make our move. Isn't it normal that our Mo family can't stop two Dou Wangs?" Mo Cheng said calmly. "After killing the disciple of the Yunlan Sect Master, those two can't possibly continue to cause trouble for our Mo family, right?"

"Even though the Yunlan Sect knows that the person who killed their sect leader's disciple was a Dou Wang, they couldn't possibly think that the Mo family would be the one to provoke them, could they?"

"Just deal with the people in the hotel who witnessed this, and make sure no word gets out. Go do it!"

After explaining everything, Mo Cheng waved his sleeve and turned to leave the secret room, leaving the Mo family members stunned after hearing Mo Cheng's arrangements.

"...Who will do these two things?"

After a long while, someone slowly asked a question.

No one answered. Regardless of whether things would develop as Mo Cheng said, those who held off the two Dou Wangs and welcomed Nalan Yanran would certainly not live long!

Chapter 178

During the soul power probe, Xiao Yan listened to every word of the conversation between the "leaders" of the Mo family. However, compared to the Mo family's schemes and tricks, whose highest level was only Dou Ling, Xiao Yan was more concerned about a woman in green wearing a veil.

The woman in green was hiding in the shadows, watching with great interest the Mo family disciple who was having magical beast limbs transplanted into a secret room, completely unaware that she had become the scenery in other people's eyes.

"Teacher, you said before... that you knew her?" Xiao Yan looked at the woman with a strange expression.