Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Xiao Yan responded, and then his hand flashed, and a fragment of the map appeared in his hand.

This was what Han Feng gave him when he went to see Han Feng before he set out. Han Feng said that this was a fragment of the map that he had accidentally found while sorting out his things, and it seemed to be the location of something.

Xiao Yan didn't think much about it and put it away casually, but Yao Chen was not as stupid as him.

"Xiao Yanzi, I remember you got one in the tomb in the Monster Mountain Range, and Hai Bodong also gave you a fragmentary map. Find them all."

Xiao Yan nodded, and began to search in the ring with all his attention. After a while, two more incomplete maps appeared in his hands, and he was stunned.

These three incomplete pictures seem to be one piece?

Yao Chen looked at it solemnly, his expression revealing a serious look. After a long time, he spoke softly, his eyes revealing excitement that was hard to conceal.

Faintly, four words were revealed.

"Pure Lotus Demonic Fire."

Chapter 402 Welcome home

“Pure Lotus Demonic Fire?” Xiao Yan was startled. “I remember you said it was on the list of strange fires.”

"Yes, it is the third-ranked strange fire on the strange fire list. You are lucky, you have collected three fragments of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire."

Yao Chen couldn't help but sigh. Many people spent their entire lives looking for this thing but couldn't find one. Xiao Yan had only been out for a short time and he had already obtained three of them by accident.

This is what is meant by "after searching everywhere for something, it finally comes to you without any effort".

However, although Yao Chen sighed like this, Xiao Yan was not too moved by the remaining image of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire.

Previously, he was looking for strange fire mainly to meet the basic conditions for giving Yao Shen the medicine to refine his body. Now that he has all three kinds of strange fire, collecting strange fire is no longer a must for him.

Yao Chen also saw what Xiao Yan was thinking. After a long silence, he slowly spoke.

"Xiao Yanzi, let me ask you a question." Yao Chen stared into Xiao Yan's eyes and said calmly, "How strong do you want to become?"

After hearing this, Xiao Yan was a little confused. He had never thought about this question before.

Yao Chen lowered his head slightly and chuckled.

"Although you have followed your teacher's advice these days and have not thought about things related to your righteous path, and have lived a peaceful life in the academy, deep in your heart you are still thinking about it, right?"

".yes."

Xiao Yan did not deny it and nodded slightly.

"Know and act, and integrate knowledge and action." Yao Chen said leisurely with his hands behind his back, "If you want to accomplish something, you must first have some understanding of it, and then you can take action to achieve the result."

"However, you are currently acting without knowing it. You are acting without full knowledge of the situation, so it is normal to encounter resistance."

"Put away the remaining map for now. When you truly understand your own righteous path in the future, I think you will need it. As for now, don't think about it."

"What's more, this is the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, which ranks third on the Strange Fire List. Even this master in his prime was not able to obtain it, so it's useless for you to consider it now."

Hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and muttered with his head down.

"Know and do, unity of knowledge and action" After muttering for a long time, Xiao Yan raised his head and bowed to Yao Chen, "Disciple will remember this."

Jia Ma Empire, Utan City.

"Hey~ Hang that lantern a little higher. The word 'Fu' over there is pasted askew."

At this time in the Xiao family, the clan leader Xiao Zhan was leading the clan members to decorate the Xiao family, preparing to welcome the Xiao family members who came back from other places to celebrate the New Year.

In the past, these tasks were completed by Xiao Yan and the younger generations of the Xiao family. However, this year, some of the younger generations of the Xiao family also rushed back from other places, so this work had to be done by them.

At this time, Xiao Zhan couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Jing and Xiao Li did not return home at any time this year, but they informed him of their current situation through letters, which made Xiao Zhan very proud.

Xiao Zhan never expected that his eldest daughter would become the imperial teacher of the Gama Empire, and his second daughter would become a soldier under Nalan Jie, and would also solve the problem of the snake people that had plagued the Gama Empire for many years.

"Chief! Miss Xiao Jing and Miss Xiao Li are back!"

"Haha~ Whatever you think comes true."

Hearing this report, Xiao Zhan's face was overjoyed. He turned around and strode out of the house. At a glance, he saw Xiao Ji and Xiao Li walking towards him, and Yue Mei following behind them.

As for Ziyun, since it was her first time here, she took the little lion king to wander around Wutan City as soon as she got off the car, and then came to the Xiao family.

Yue Mei is a snake-people who is definitely a rare species in Wutan City. From the time she got off the bus in Wutan City to the time she walked here, all the eyes of passers-by were focused on her.

Xiao Zhan was also slightly stunned when he saw Yue Mei, but he was the head of the clan after all, so he quickly came to his senses and looked at Xiao Ji and Xiao Li with relief in his eyes.

"Girls, welcome home~"

"Hey, Dad, long time no see." Xiao Li walked around behind Xiao Zhan and patted his shoulders in a flattering manner. "It's been a year since we last met. Did you miss me?"

"I do! How can I not want to?"

Xiao Zhan responded with a smile, his eyes full of kindness. Xiao Yi also smiled slightly, then turned slightly and introduced himself to Xiao Zhan.

"Father, this is Yue Mei, the leader of the Snake People. Because we helped a lot with the Snake People's affairs, she came to our house as a representative to express her gratitude."

"Patriarch Xiao, nice to meet you."

Yue Mei stepped forward politely and bowed slightly, which made Xiao Zhan feel a little nervous.

This is the leader of the snake people, a majestic fighting king. In the past, the Xiao family could not defeat him. Even if he was trapped in Tagore Desert before, the power of the entire snake people was far from being comparable to that of the Xiao family. But now it is This kind of task actually bows to me?

Fortunately, Xiao Zhan was the clan leader after all, and he quickly calmed down. At this time, a light flashed from the ring in Yue Mei's hand, and a pile of pre-packaged gifts appeared beside her.

"These are various specialties of the Snake People. The leaders and I have carefully selected them. Please accept them, Chief Xiao."

"Hey! This..."

Xiao Zhan waved his hand, and before he could say anything Yue Mei smiled and said.

"If it weren't for Xiao Jing and his brother, our snake tribe might still be trapped in the Tagor Desert. This is just a small gift, so please don't refuse it, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the other leaders when I return."

"Well then, Xiao will shamelessly accept it."

Xiao Zhan bowed to express his gratitude. The other party was so sincere that it would be disrespectful to refuse him, so he waved to the servants.

"Move all these things in." Then Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Take your friend to the guest room to rest first. The guest room has been cleaned."

"Xiao Li, take Chief Yue Mei over there. I have something to tell my father."

"Okay~ Yuemei, follow me."

Xiao Ji gave an order to Xiao Li, and Xiao Li responded by gently waving his hand at Yue Mei.

Obviously, compared to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Li's behavior towards Yue Mei seemed casual. To put it nicely, it was careless, but to put it bluntly, it was impolite.

However, Yue Mei didn't care about it. She didn't care about the red tape. Moreover, Xiao Li had been supervising in Chisha City for the past six months and had already become familiar with the snake people. Who would care about this?

Watching Xiao Li taking Yue Mei to the guest room, the smile on Xiao Wei's face faded, and his eyes revealed a hint of seriousness.

"Father, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Xiao Wei's eyes, Xiao Zhan also put away his smile. It was obvious that Xiao Wei wanted to tell him something very important. He nodded silently, turned and walked towards his room. Xiao Wei also followed quietly behind him. After entering the room together, they began to talk about things, while the other members of the Xiao clan were busy as usual.

However, not long after the two entered the room.

"What did you say?!!!"

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan's scream was heard from his room, which made all the busy members of the Xiao clan pause and look in the direction of Xiao Zhan's room in confusion.

Patriarch, what's wrong?

Inside the room, Xiao Zhan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. The excessive nervousness made him swallow his saliva and he confirmed with trembling voice.

"Daughter, are you sure it's true?"

"Well, father, you also know your daughter's character. I won't say anything that is not confirmed."

Xiao Wei nodded solemnly. Xiao Zhan felt an unprecedented pain in his head. He slowly sat down in the chair and stroked his head.

"How could Yan'er, this child,..."

"Father, don't just blame Yan'er. Although I don't know the specific situation, Yan'er's fault should not be that big. At least he is not the main one." Xiao Yu softly defended his brother, and then sighed helplessly, "But even so, Yan'er has an inseparable relationship with this matter, and he must bear this responsibility."

"Then, what does Sect Master Yun mean?"

Xiao Zhan asked, and Xiao Wei shook his head helplessly.

"She wanted to conceal this matter and didn't want Xiao Yan to know. Before coming back this time, I also went to Yunlan Sect to persuade her to come back with us, but she refused."

To be honest, if Yun Yun was really that kind of person with a despicable temperament, Xiao Peng would definitely not have such a headache, and would try his best to prevent Xiao Yan from knowing about it.

She knew that with Xiao Yan's character, no matter what kind of person the other party was, as long as he did this, he would definitely take responsibility.

Xiao Ji only looks gentle and elegant, but she is not a kindly person by nature. Her love for Xiao Yan is known to everyone. If necessary, she may even try her best to make Yun Yun disappear completely to prevent this woman from harming Xiao Yan.

But that's where the problem lies.

Yun Yun's character and behavior are so good that Xiao Ji can hardly find any fault with her. She has been hiding this matter until now, firstly because she doesn't want to make Nalan Yanran sad, and secondly because she doesn't want to make things difficult for Xiao Yan.

The more Yun Yun acted like this, the more guilty Xiao Jing, Xiao Yan's elder sister, felt.

Yun Yun's personality is really suitable for Xiao Yan. If it weren't for Nalan Yanran's engagement, Xiao Yi would definitely drag Xiao Yan to Yunlan Sect to propose marriage without any hesitation.

Then again, the situation should be the same for Yun Yun and Yun Shan.

If Xiao Yan was really a person with a despicable character, he would have died long ago.

Yunshan must have mentioned the Xiao family's proposal to Yun Yun, and in the end, Yun Yun must have opposed it. The reason was similar to Xiao Ji's, because Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan's engagement was in the way.

"This kid is so good at staying at home, but he can cause such a big mess when he goes out."

Xiao Zhan slapped his head in pain. To be honest, his son and the leader of the Yunlan Sect were already in a fait accompli. As a father, he was quite proud that his son had such a great ability.

That's the dignified leader of the Yunlan Sect. And from what Xiao Ji said, that leader has a very good personality and character. If he, Xiao Zhan, really has such an outstanding daughter-in-law, he would be very lucky.

But, that’s not how it’s done. The engagement with the Nalan family hasn’t been cancelled yet. How am I going to explain it to the Nalan family if this gets exposed?

"Ha, daughter, why are you telling me this?"

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yu complainingly, "Even if you told me about this, I still can't solve it? The only benefit of knowing this is a headache, it's better not to know!"

"After all, you are Yan'er's father. You have the right to know about this matter, and you should know it." Xiao Yu said this, with a slight smile on his face. "Besides, my daughter feels that it is not fair that I am the only one who has a headache about this matter, so I want to drag you down with me."

"You kid."

Xiao Zhan raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Wei with trembling hands, not knowing what to say. After a long time, he sighed deeply and then asked.

"Do you have any solution for this?"

"I will wait for Yan'er to come back and feel out his reaction first. If there is a chance, I will let Yan'er know about this even if Sect Master Yun doesn't want to."

Xiao Wei said this with a hint of pity in his eyes.

As a woman herself, she felt very sympathetic towards Yun Yun. She was pregnant but the father of her child didn't know about it, and she had to hide it. For this reason, she couldn't even go out to see anyone in the past few months and could only stay alone in the empty room.

This is too unfair to her.

Then Xiao Zhan and Xiao Wei walked out of the room, and as soon as they arrived in the yard, they heard a familiar call.

"Sister Xiao Ling!"

"Well?"

Xiao Yi looked up in surprise and saw a figure falling from the sky. He instinctively reached out his hand and caught the girl steadily in his arms. Looking at the girl in his arms, Xiao Yi's eyes were instantly filled with joy.

"Green scales!"

"Sister Xiao Jing! Qing Lin finally sees you!"

Qing Lin, who descended from the sky, hugged Xiao Ji tightly, with the biggest smile on his face and a few tears in the corners of his eyes. He enjoyed the familiar breath with peace of mind.

At this time, two more people slowly descended from the air in front of Xiao Ji in front of the Xiao family's astonished gaze. They were Lu Man and Elder Qing from the Sky Snake Mansion.

"Xiao Jing, as agreed, I have brought the Saint back."

Lu Man smiled slightly, and Xiao Wei nodded, responding with gentle eyes.

"Thank you." Xiao Yu held Qing Lin in his arms and looked at Elder Qing who was standing beside Lu Man. "Who is this?"

"This is my colleague, Elder Qing, who is protecting the Saint with me."

After Lu Man finished his introduction, Elder Qing also stepped forward and bowed slightly to Xiao Jing.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Xiao Jing. I have often heard your name from the Saint, and now I finally get to meet you in person."

"Thank you for your help. Please accompany Elder Luman to escort Qinglin."

Xiao Yu said politely, then turned slightly and introduced himself to Xiao Zhan.