Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"If it were just me, it would be enough."

Xiao Yan said slowly, Yao Chen's brows twitched slightly.

This kid really remembers his family all the time.

Although Yao Chen felt quite helpless in his heart, he was deeply envious.

If there was such a person in my family at that time, I wouldn't have been kicked out.

However, although Xiao Yan wanted the children of the Xiao family to enjoy the benefit as well, it was Yao Chen who refined the medicine after all, and even though he was Yao Chen's disciple, he should not take advantage of the situation.

But

"Senior Yao, can you..."

“Alright, for us, it doesn’t matter whether we refine one bottle or ten bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid. It won’t take much effort.” Yao Chen interrupted Xiao Yan and said generously, “As long as the materials are sufficient, we will refine as much as you have.”

"Thank you, Senior Yao!"

Xiao Yan was overjoyed. Yao Chen waved his hand lightly, raised his jade hand gently, and lifted the materials on the table used to refine the Qi Gathering Powder into the air. A wisp of dark white flame ignited slightly at his fingertips.

"Let's help you repay the favor first~"

Seeing Yao Chen start to refine the medicine, his extremely beautiful face revealed a serious expression, and Xiao Yan couldn't help but stare at him in a trance again.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yan looked at the five Qi Gathering Powders neatly arranged on the table. The color of them was even more dazzling than the one that Nalan Yanran gave him that day. He was shocked but also had some guesses.

The alchemist level of his teacher might be even higher than that of Gu He, the famous King of Alchemy in the Gama Empire!

"The longer the night, the more trouble there is. Such a valuable item must be delivered quickly."

Xiao Yan carefully put the five Qi Gathering Powders into the bottle, pulled out the cloak he wore that day from the closet, put on the cloak as he did that day, and quietly left the Xiao family.

Arriving at the Miter Auction House, I was able to meet Yafei after being informed by the guards.

"Brother Xiao Yan, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan strangely. Could it be that she put the wrong materials in the ring?

"The teacher has already refined five Qi Gathering Powders. I will send them to Sister Yafei."

Xiao Yan handed the bottle containing five Qi Gathering Powders to Ya Fei. Looking at the five emerald green pills in the bottle, Ya Fei's eyes were full of astonishment.

She had seen the Qi Gathering Powder and knew what it looked like.

Therefore, it can be identified at a glance that these five pills are genuine Qi Gathering Powder, and their quality is definitely the best!

Even the Qi Gathering Powder refined by the Pill King Gu He is definitely not of this quality!

It's only been one afternoon, and he has refined five Qi Gathering Powders of such quality.

What level of alchemist is Xiao Yan's teacher?

Although she was extremely shocked, Yafei quickly calmed down her expression, reached out to take the bottle, and said with a charming smile.

"My brother really didn't disappoint me~"

It’s the same as before, Yafei will not ask a single question about things that she shouldn’t ask, no matter how curious she is.

"Sister Yafei, I have another request."

"Brother, whatever you say, as long as my sister can do it."

"That's right." Xiao Yan scratched his face awkwardly. "Can you help me get another 60 copies of the medicinal materials for the foundation-building spirit liquid?"

"Forehead"

Ya Fei was stunned for a moment, and Xiao Yan immediately added a sentence.

"Of course, I'll pay!"

"Money is not a problem. I can give you these things without any problem." Ya Fei waved her jade hand and said slowly, "It's mainly because of the shortage of materials. Purple-leafed orchid grass and bone-washing flower are easy to find, but it's hard to find so many wood magic cores at once, even if they're only first-level ones."

"That's it"

Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and Ya Fei continued.

"But you won't need so much at once, brother. I'll prepare some for you from the auction house, and I'll try to get the rest from other auction houses."

"Then I'll leave it to Sister Yafei." Xiao Yan said, taking out the black gold card, "Sister Yafei can directly transfer the amount you need from it."

Seeing the black gold card handed over by Xiao Yan, Ya Fei was about to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Yan.

"Sister Yafei, I know your kindness and I appreciate it, but we should still sort out the things that need to be sorted out. I feel really bad for taking advantage of you all the time. At least I have to pay the cost. Sister Yafei, please don't make it difficult for me."

Xiao Yan said in a serious voice. Ya Fei was stunned for a long time. After a moment, she smiled helplessly and reached out to take the black gold card.

"Well, I'll follow my brother's wishes this time."

"Yes." Seeing Ya Fei accept the black gold card, Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, pulling up his cloak to cover his face again, "Sister Ya Fei, Xiao Yan will take his leave."

"Walk slowly~~~"

Watching Xiao Yan leave, the smile on Ya Fei's face gradually disappeared, and her eyes were fixed on the bottle of Qi Gathering Powder in her hand.

"I need to remind my brother later."

Ya Fei was almost certain in her heart that the teacher Xiao Yan was worshipping was definitely an alchemist who was better than the Pill King Gu He.

It would be fine if Xiao Yan's family was powerful enough, but unfortunately it was just a small family in the tiny Wutan City.

It would be fine if no one knew about it. If it were known, it would probably bring countless troubles to the Xiao family.

Although this favor is great, the consequences it brings are far beyond what the small Xiao family can bear.

If you are not careful, it may bring disaster to the Xiao family!

Although Ya Fei thought that with Xiao Yan's calm personality, he should have considered this.

But to be on the safe side, Yafei decided to take the time to remind him.

After all, I attach great importance to my younger brother Xiao Yan.

Chapter 17: The Happiness That Cannot Be Experienced

After returning from the auction, Yao Chen began to refine the foundation-building spiritual liquid, and it was completed in a short while.

Although there are only five bottles at present, according to Xiao Yan's calculations, it should be enough for the Xiao family members, including himself, to use for two or three days.

The next question is, how should these things be distributed?

Xiao Yan looked at the five bottles of foundation-building spirit liquid on the table, frowned and fell into deep thought.

The bottle of foundation-building spirit liquid that was previously auctioned by Ya Fei brought Xiao Yan a profit of 230,000 yuan just from one bottle.

While being surprised, Xiao Yan also immediately understood one thing.

It seems that I have underestimated the value of the foundation-building spiritual liquid before.

An innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. Even if Xiao Yan wants his family members to enjoy this benefit, he cannot let them know the existence of this thing, so he cannot simply and roughly distribute it to everyone.

Although Xiao Yan believed in his family members, there had to be a chance of something happening.

If people knew that the foundation-building spiritual liquid was passed from his hands, then it would be very likely that Yao Chen behind him would be guessed.

Although Yao Chen did not explain her origins, looking at the current state of her soul, Xiao Yan had some rough guesses.

This teacher of mine might have encountered a lot of trouble during his lifetime, or even been hunted by someone, so he had to hide in the ring.

Therefore, Xiao Yan had to conceal Yao Chen's existence as much as possible. He had no choice but to let Ya Fei know. Moreover, Ya Fei was a rare person who kept her mouth shut. She would definitely keep things that shouldn't be said in her heart.

If other people knew about this, they might not be so lucky.

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was sitting at the table and staring at the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid with a headache, Yao Chen couldn't help but sigh.

This is the first time Yao Chen has seen such a case in all these years where one has to be so cautious when doing favors for others and try hard to avoid causing trouble.

However, Yao Chen, who had gradually become familiar with Xiao Yan's character, also guessed that Xiao Yan was so concerned mostly because he was afraid of exposing himself and causing himself unnecessary trouble.

Thinking of this, Yao Chen felt a warm feeling flowing through his heart.

Although he had only accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple for a short time, Yao Chen was quite satisfied with him, especially the way he always cared about others.

The righteous path that Xiao Yan wants to pursue is definitely not just something he can talk about.

He is truly working hard on this thorny road with all his heart.

Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan in front of him and couldn't help but compare him with another person.

If that child was the same as Xiao Yan, things wouldn't have turned out like this.

"correct!"

Just when Yao Chen was about to fall into sadness, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head and exclaimed.

“That’s just right!”

Then Xiao Yan took the five bottles of foundation-building spiritual liquid and left the room, traveling through the night to the back mountain of the Xiao family.

Following the route in memory, through the dark forest, I finally reached my destination.

It was a fairly large hot spring, divided into sections by wooden mats in the middle to avoid the embarrassment of men and women bathing together.

"Hey, you have hot springs here?"

Yao Chen was a little surprised. Although the Xiao family was small, they had everything they needed.

"When I was young, I often heard my father and elders tell stories about finding rare treasures in the mountains. So at that time, I mobilized the brothers and sisters of the Xiao family to go to the back mountain to dig for treasures, hoping to encounter the adventures in the stories."

As Xiao Yan spoke, a nostalgic smile appeared on his face.

"Although we didn't find any treasures in the end, we did find a hot spring unexpectedly, so it was not a wasted effort."

Listening to Xiao Yan's narration, Yao Chen felt envious.

It is absolutely impossible for a young child and his friends to come to the family's back mountain to dig for treasure with innocent ideas in Yao Chen's family.

If you do such a thing in Yaochen's hidden family, which is several times larger than the Xiao family, you will only be regarded as unlearned.

Little do we know that no matter how powerful the future may be, we will never be able to experience these innocent and happy memories of our childhood.

Even if we are in the same place, doing the same thing, our hearts, which have long been corroded by time, are far less innocent than they once were, and we are simply unable to experience that pure happiness.

Thinking of this, a picture emerged in Yao Chen's mind.

Xiao Yan brought his brothers and sisters to the back mountain to dig with great enthusiasm. Although every child's face was covered in dust, they all had excited, happy and innocent smiles on their faces, naively looking forward to the rare treasures they were about to dig up.

They must have been very happy at that time.

In Yao Chen's opinion, the memories of Xiao Yan and his brothers and sisters are far more precious than those high-level elixirs, high-level skills and fighting techniques.

While Yao Chen was daydreaming like this, Xiao Yan squatted beside the hot spring, unscrewed the bottles of Foundation Building Spirit Liquid one by one, and poured all five bottles of Foundation Building Spirit Liquid into the hot spring.

In an instant, the originally clear hot spring showed a faint emerald green color. Fortunately, it was covered by fog and did not look so conspicuous.

After doing all this, Xiao Yan left the back mountain contentedly and returned to his room to rest.

The next day, Xiao Yan woke up early and went to his father's room and knocked on the door.

After a while, Xiao Zhan's door was opened, and he looked a little surprised when he saw Xiao Yan.

"Yan'er, do you have something to talk to me about so early in the morning?"

"Father, starting today, I will take the children of the Xiao family to the back mountain of the Xiao family for training. I hope you can inform the parents of the children of the Xiao family and tell them not to worry."

After hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Zhan's eyes were full of confusion.

What is my son doing?

But out of trust in his son, Xiao Zhan did not ask any more questions and responded softly.

"Got it, I'll go tell them."

"Sorry to trouble you, father."

Xiao Yan waved goodbye to his father and headed to the training ground, where more than twenty members of the Xiao family were already waiting.

When everyone saw Xiao Yan coming, they were about to warm up and do their daily basic training, but Xiao Yan waved his hand to stop them.

"Everyone stop for a moment. From today on, we will not train here anymore."

"Ah?" Xiao Ning pressed his neck and looked at Xiao Yan strangely, "What do you mean?"

"Training~"

Xiao Yan smiled and said two words, which made Xiao Ning's expression even more confused.