Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master.

Xiao Yan watched Nalan Yanran leave. He hadn't even asked her name yet when he suddenly remembered that he also had things to do.

"Excuse me, sir, which way is the Nalan residence?" Xiao Yan asked, bowing respectfully to the middle-aged man in white robes.

The middle-aged man in white robes nodded, inwardly marveling at the young man's impeccable manners.

The middle-aged man in white pointed at Nalan Yanran as she left: "You can just follow our young lady."

"Thank you." Xiao Yan cupped his hands in thanks to the middle-aged man, then ran off with Nalan Yanran.

The middle-aged man in white robes smiled and shook his head: "Children... Wait! Is that little fellow also going to the Nalan residence? Could he be him?"

"Please stop fighting, gentlemen. Is your young master surnamed Xiao?" The middle-aged man in white robes quickly pulled the two middle-aged men in black robes away.

"Yes."

"What a coincidence?"

. . . . . .

the other side,

Nalan Yanran looked at Xiao Yan, who was running alongside her, and asked, "Why are you following me?"

Xiao Yan scratched his head: "I forgot about Father and Grandfather. Do you know where the Nalan residence is?"

"Nalan residence? What are you doing at my house?" Nalan Yanran asked suspiciously.

"your home?"

"correct."

In the Nalan Mansion,

"Brother Xiao Lin, you are getting younger and younger, and your cultivation is so unfathomable." Nalan Jie poured Xiao Lin a full cup of tea.

"Sigh~ It's all luck, and it's all thanks to my reliable little brother. Nalan, where's your granddaughter? I can't find her." Xiao Lin asked.

Nalan Jie shook his head: "I don't know where that girl has gone off to again. Please don't be offended, Brother Xiao Lin."

Xiao Lin laughed heartily: "This isn't wild at all, it's clearly intelligent! I wonder if Yan'er can tame this little girl with such a strong personality. I'm afraid he'll be the one tamed."

Nalan Jie chuckled, "Hahaha, brother, you're truly humorous. By the way, where's your Xiao Yan? Didn't he come along?"

Xiao Lin: "You're here. Just like your girl, you went off to have some fun. You should be back by now."

"grandfather!"

Nalan Yanran kicked the door open, then saw that there were many people inside. She was so frightened that she immediately put the door back in place and knocked on the door again, saying, "Grandpa, Yanran is coming in."

"Haha, come in," Nalan Jie laughed, and Xiao Lin, who was standing next to him, also smiled.

Nalan Yanran slowly pushed open the door, placed her hands in front of her, and walked in with small steps. Xiao Yan also followed Nalan Yanran in, his hands behind his head and a blade of grass in his mouth.

Xiao Yan noticed his father looking at him with displeasure, so he quickly composed himself and walked over with a serious expression.

Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie looked at the two clowns and found that they actually looked quite good together.

"Yanran, quickly pay your respects to Grandpa Xiao and Uncle Xiao," Nalan Jie said, pointing to Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan.

"Greetings, Grandpa Xiao; greetings, Uncle Xiao." Nalan Yanran bowed very ladylike.

"Yan'er..."

"Greetings, Grandpa Nalan; greetings, Uncle Nalan." Before Xiao Zhan could speak, Xiao Yan preemptively greeted them.

"Very well, Xiao Lin, your grandson is quite unafraid of strangers. I quite like him," Nalan Jie said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Xiao Lin also smiled and said, "I like your granddaughter too."

Xiao Yan glanced at Nalan Yanran out of the corner of his eye: 'Is this my future fiancée, Nalan Yanran? Grandpa, I love you to death!'

Nalan Jie held Nalan Yanran in his arms: "Yanran, do you still remember the marriage agreement that Grandpa told you about?"

Nalan Yanran looked puzzled: "A marriage agreement? Does that mean a fight?"

Chapter 189 Zi Yan, Ancient Dragon of the Void

"Hahahaha! A fight, hahahaha, Nalan, your granddaughter is so funny!" Xiao Lin laughed so hard he slammed his hand on the table.

Xiao Yan couldn't hold back anymore and kept trying to suppress his laughter.

"The engagement... it's pretty much the same, except he'll become the one who protects you," Nalan Jie said with a smile, patting Nalan Yanran's head.

"Tch, I don't need his protection. When I return from my studies at Yunlan Sect, I'll be protecting my grandfather. Who is this Xiao Yan? I don't even know him."

Nalan Yanran put her hands on her hips and said.

"Um... I am Xiao Yan, this is kind of awkward," Xiao Yan suddenly said.

"Ah? You're Xiao Yan?" Nalan Yanran hadn't expected that the boy who had just beaten Mu Zhan and his group so badly was Xiao Yan.

Nalan Yanran jumped down from Nalan Jie's arms, slowly walked in front of Xiao Yan, and suddenly punched Xiao Yan straight in the eye socket.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yan is not like Mu Zhan. Xiao Yan himself has the fourth level of Dou Qi cultivation, and he often spars with his cousins, so his physical reaction speed is extremely strong.

Xiao Yan easily caught Nalan Yanran's fist.

"You can catch my punch, so you're not a coward like Mu Zhan. I acknowledge you! You can go beat people up with me now!" Nalan Yanran said with her hands on her hips and a smile.

Xiao Yan smiled and thought his fiancée's personality was quite interesting.

"Xiao Yan, let's go play! I'll introduce you to a beautiful older sister!" Nalan Yanran grabbed Xiao Yan's hand and ran out to play.

"Ah good!"

Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter.

Xiao Lin took a sip of tea and said, "I thought those two little guys wouldn't get along. My brother told me before that this kind of arranged marriage wasn't a good idea. What if the two little guys didn't get along?"

"My old friend, I originally wanted to bring Yan'er to see you. If it didn't work out, we could break off the engagement to save them the trouble of worrying about it later. But it seems that's not necessary."

Nalan Jie nodded: "Absolutely, absolutely. It's our fault for being too hasty back then. The things we decided on a whim were indeed unfair to the children."

Thus, Xiao Lin's family stayed at the Nalan family's residence in the capital for a while longer.

Thus, the little devil of the Nalan family gained another accomplice. The two little ones wreaked havoc in the capital, causing chaos among the various families.

. . . . . .

Wu Tan City, Xiao Family.

"Ah~ I'm finally back, I'm exhausted." Xiao Li said with a yawn.

Xiao Li had put a lot of thought into this trip to Zhongzhou in order to secretly forge an alliance. He also made it clear to Burning Flame Valley and Flower Sect that he was a peak eighth-grade alchemist who could refine eighth-grade pills with nine-colored pill lightning.

There was little reaction from the Burning Flame Valley, after all, Old Ancestor Fire Cloud was already a Dou Sheng, and taking an eighth-grade nine-colored pill wouldn't significantly improve his abilities. The Flower Sect was different; they had two mid-level half-saint level Supreme Elders, the Azure Flower Immortals.

The Rank 8 Nine-Colored Pill, the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill, can enhance their cultivation, which is of great benefit to the two of them. Therefore, they stopped their secluded cultivation and instead focused on organizing the sect and collecting medicinal herbs.

While collecting the ingredients for the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill, we also collected a batch of ingredients for the Grade 8 Life-Snatching Pill, because Hua Yu had lost too much of her life essence and needed the pill to prolong her life.

This Life-Taking Pill is an eighth-grade elixir that can extend lifespan, just like the sixth-grade Azure Longevity Pill.

The Life-Snatching Pill can add anywhere from twenty to forty years to one's lifespan, depending entirely on the pill's spiritual power and the number of colors of pill lightning it can attract.

The Deadly Pill can be taken multiple times, but its effect will decrease sharply after each use, and it will become completely useless after the sixth pill is taken.

However, there was once an eighth-grade alchemist in the Pill Tower named Xiao Jinghou. When he was eighty years old, he was injured by a Dou Sheng, and his lifespan was exhausted. He took five different life-snatching pills in a row and forcibly lived to be about two hundred years old.

Xiao Li stretched and walked straight towards the main hall, pushing open the door.

"Big brother, Xiao Zhan, hey? Where are they?" Xiao Li discovered that Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan were not in the main hall. There was only a young man sitting in front of a desk, flipping through scrolls, and three middle-aged men assisting him.

"Huh? Xiao Ding, Xiao Lie, Xiao Ying, Xiao Hu? Where did Xiao Zhan go?" Xiao Li asked aloud.

"Second Grandfather." Xiao Ding put down his pen and bowed to Xiao Li. The other three elders also bowed to Xiao Li.

Xiao Ding: "Grandpa and Father took Xiao Yanzi to the capital to visit the Nalan family."

Xiao Li: "Oh, I see. You're going to take Xiao Yanzi to see his fiancée, right? Never mind them. You just focus on your work. We'll be relying on you to support the family from now on."

But don't forget about cultivation. Although your talent isn't as good as Xiao Yanzi's, it's still quite good. Hard work will eventually pay off. And the three of you should also cultivate diligently.

"At this age, your cultivation has been surpassed by Xiao Zhan. Aren't you ashamed?!"

The three elders of the Xiao family blushed with embarrassment. Their talents were indeed lacking. Even with so many pills supporting them, they were only at the Dou Wang level. The second elder, Xiao Ying, had better talent and reached the five-star Dou Wang level, while the other two were only three-star Dou Wang.

Seeing that no one was around, Xiao Li returned to his own courtyard to be with his wife and children.

. . . . . .

"Xiao Li!"

Zi Yan's rocket-style headbutt came again! This time, Xiao Li held Zi Yan close to calm her down.

"Why do you keep hitting me? Every time you see me, you hit me? Do you hate me that much?" Xiao Li said speechlessly.

"Hehe, no, it's just that I wanted to bump into you when I saw you, I don't know why," Zi Yan said with a grin. "Look at me, haven't I grown up a bit!"

Xiao Li put Zi Yan down and looked her up and down. Zi Yan used to look like an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, but now she had indeed grown up and looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

“You have indeed grown quite a bit. You have now reached the seventh rank. Can you transform back into your original form?” Xiao Li asked.

"Alright, you can turn back into your original form after you gave me the Transformation Pill. Come and see what kind of magical beast I am in my original form!" Zi Yan immediately transformed back into her original form, and purple-gold scales instantly grew on her body, like gemstones.

Zi Yan's body instantly grew larger, transforming into a giant dragon tens of meters long.

"Xiao Li, quickly look at what kind of magical beast Grandma is! Grandma looks like a dragon, right?" Zi Yan's childish voice came out of the dragon's mouth, creating a very strong sense of humor.

"You should be the Ancient Void Dragon, the most mysterious of the three great families of Warcraft. Alright, change back now."

Xiao Li said, "Zi Yan's transformation into the Ancient Void Dragon is full of beauty, unlike other dragon-type magical beasts which are bulky. She truly deserves to be the legitimate daughter of the Dragon Emperor!"

"Hahaha, Grandma is indeed the most powerful! Ancient Void Dragon! I've heard Old Man Su mention the royal family among Warcraft! They are born with the power to control space, no wonder Grandma is so powerful, hahahaha!"

Seeing Zi Yan's arrogant attitude, Xiao Li was speechless and directly ruffled her purple hair into a bird's nest!

"Aaaaaah! Xiao Li, you're so mean! I'll bite you!"

"Ouch! You really bit me! Let go!"

Chapter 190 How about Yun'er gives you a disciple?

In Xiao Li's courtyard,

Xiao Li was playing with his children. His favorite was his youngest daughter, Xiao Xue, who was fair-skinned and delicate.

"Second Grandfather." Xiao Ding arrived with a scroll in his hand.

"Oh? Xiao Ding, what's wrong?" Xiao Li put Xiao Xue down and held her in his arms.

"It's like this. According to the intelligence that Grandpa and Father collected and the clues that Xuanzu found, Jia Xingtian of the Jia Ma royal family may have sided with the Soul Palace." Xiao Ding handed the intelligence to Xiao Li.

“I know that, it was expected. Our Jia Ma Empire only has so many forces. Our Xiao family is the target of the Soul Hall, but because the ancient clans still exist, the Soul Hall can only act discreetly.”

What would be most advantageous for them is to support a puppet from within the Gama Empire. The three strongest forces in the Gama Empire are the Yunlan Sect, the royal family, and the Mittel family.

Yunlan Sect is the first to be ruled out because Senior Yunshan is already a Dou Zong powerhouse. In addition, with the pills I have given him over the years, his cultivation has been improving. Do you still remember the incident when the ancient clans came to cause trouble when you were a child?

At that time, when Old Su was visiting our house, he sensed the aura of the Soul Palace Protector. However, that protector was very slippery and ran away very early. Old Su's attention was on the Ancient Clan at the time, so he let him escape.

That should have been the first time the Soul Palace discovered our Xiao family. For some time now, there have been people spying around Wutan City, but they have all been dealt with by your grandfather and great-grandfather.

It turned out they were members of the royal family. It was obvious that the royal family had been infiltrated by the Soul Palace. I had a feeling something was wrong when Xing Tian broke through to the Dou Zong realm a few years ago.

Given his timid nature, would he dare to forcefully break through to the Dou Zong realm without external factors? I think he has already accepted the power of the Soul Palace, but the power of the Soul Palace is not so easy to obtain.”

Xiao Li said slowly.

Xiao Ding's expression was solemn: "Second Grandfather, why don't we just eliminate the royal family to prevent future troubles!"

Xiao Li smiled calmly and patted Xiao Ding's head: "Little Ding is quite decisive, but you still lack experience. The reason why Jia Xingtian is able to live like this is because of my indulgence."

Otherwise, your grandfather and great-great-grandfather would have killed him long ago. Keeping him alive is a good long-term strategy. Don't worry, your second grandfather can handle it. And even if I can't, there's still our great-grandfather. Do you remember that old man who lived in the back mountain?

The image of the kind old man appeared in Xiao Ding's mind. He often gave him guidance on cultivation issues, and he and Xiao Li and the other young people had all received his guidance.

"That old man? Is he also a member of our Xiao family?" Xiao Ding asked.

“Of course, the Ancestor is of extremely high seniority. Even your great-great-grandfather has to call him Ancestor. From now on, call him Ancestor when you see him, understand?” Xiao Li said with a smile.

"Xiao Ding understands."

Xiao Li smiled and said, "You are very meticulous in your work, and you are suitable to be the head of the family. Xiao Lizi and Xiao Yanzi are too frivolous and impulsive, and they are not suitable to be the head of the family."