Chapter 110 Xiao Xun'er

"Imperial capital? What is Brother Xiao Yan doing in the imperial capital?" Xiao Xun'er lowered his brows and thought.

“But after we arrived at the imperial capital, we did not find any trace of Xiao Yan. But a talented young man named Nie Feng suddenly appeared in the imperial capital. He had terrifying talents in alchemy and cultivation. When he was assessed as a first-grade alchemist, he was praised by Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild. Later, he competed with Gu He’s apprentice and the little princess of the Jia Ma Empire, and won the competition by refining a very rare longevity pill that was close to the fourth grade.” Old Ling said lightly.

"I asked you to find out about Brother Xiao Yan, why did you tell me about Nie Feng?" Xiao Xun'er said impatiently. She only wanted to know where Xiao Yan was, and didn't want to know anything else.

"Uh... will the IQ of a girl who is in love drop? Isn't what I said obvious enough? Can't you even hear it?" Old Ling smacked his lips in amazement.

Although Ling Ying wanted to complain, he didn't dare to! He was just a guard.

"Ahem, this young man named Nie Feng is related to Young Master Xiao Yan." Old Ling coughed twice and reminded.

"Are you saying that Nie Feng is Brother Xiao Yan in disguise?" Xiao Xun'er finally understood.

"Oh my god! Where is the smart lady from before?" Ling Lao sighed in his heart. But even though he was a little speechless, he still nodded.

"I didn't expect that Brother Xiao Yan is really an alchemist, and it has only been a short time, but he has already reached the third-grade alchemist. Brother Xiao Yan is so strong!" Xiao Xun'er said excitedly.

"Xiao Yan went to the Alchemist Guild twice. The first time was just to take the assessment for a first-grade alchemist, and the second time was to sell pills. However, the second time he first met two princesses of the royal family, and then he unexpectedly met Gu He and Nalan Yanran." Old Ling continued.

"Nalan Yanran!" Xiao Xun'er frowned when she heard the name.

“When Young Master Xiao Yan met Nalan Yan, he was not seen through by her. Although Nalan Yanran tried to test him many times, Xiao Yan was able to dodge them.” Old Ling said with a smile.

"Go on! I want to hear what happens next." Xiao Xun'er said.

"During the time that Young Master Xiao Yan was in the Alchemist Guild, he seemed to have a very close relationship with the Guild's president, Fa Ma. Later, he followed Fa Ma to Fa Ma's residence and stayed there for quite a while." Elder Ling continued.

"How is Brother Xiao Yan related to Fa Ma?" Xiao Xun'er asked puzzledly.

"Xiao Yan and Fa Ma have no relationship, but Xiao Yan's master should have done some favors to Fa Ma. It is said that when Fa Ma was traveling, he met an alchemist in Zhongzhou, who taught him for three days. It was precisely because of these three days of teaching that Fa Ma has achieved what he has today. That's why Fa Ma was so enthusiastic when he met Xiao Yan." Old Ling continued.

"You mean Brother Xiao Yan's master is from Zhongzhou." Xiao Xun'er said in surprise.

“It should be. He should have been a powerful alchemist when he was alive. However, he died for some unknown reason and turned into a soul. He has been sleeping in the black ring of Young Master Xiao Yan.” Old Ling nodded.

"If he is from Zhongzhou, wouldn't he know us?" Xiao Xun'er said.

"When I was following Xiao Yan, I should have been discovered long ago, but he never took any action, so he must know us." Elder Ling gave his own judgment.

"Continue the investigation! We must find out the identity of Brother Xiao Yan's teacher as soon as possible to prevent him from doing anything bad to Brother Xiao Yan." Xiao Xun'er ordered.

"Yes!" Elder Ling nodded. "What happened to Brother Xiao Yan later?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

"Xiao Yan stayed in Fa Ma for quite a while. After helping the three major families and the royal family to refine longevity pills, he went to the Monster Mountain Range for training. However, later news came from the imperial capital that Young Master Xiao Yan had a lot of valuables on him, which attracted the attention of the three major mercenary groups outside the imperial capital. People from the three major mercenary groups went directly into the Monster Mountain Range to look for Young Master Xiao Yan's whereabouts." Ling Ying continued.

"Then Brother Xiao Yan is in great danger!" Xiao Xun'er said worriedly.

"Dangerous? It's more like saying that the people in the mercenary group are dangerous!" Old Ling said with a sneer.

"That's right! Brother Xiao Yan has the protection of the mysterious master, so nothing should go wrong. Besides, aren't you nearby?" Xiao Xun'er nodded.

"Haha, Miss, you guessed wrong. For some unknown reason, Young Master Xiao Yan's teacher seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, and I had no chance to help." Old Ling said with a smile.

“Don’t say that Brother Xiao Yan escaped on his own. Although Brother Xiao Yan is very talented, his strength is just that of a fighter. The mercenary groups that can survive in the imperial capital should be very strong, and at least have great fighters in charge. Moreover, the three mercenary groups together have at least several thousand people. How can Brother Xiao Yan defeat them?” Xiao Xun’er said.

"It was really Young Master Xiao Yan who solved it by himself. Young Master Xiao Yan refined some terrifying elixirs. These elixirs had the effect of confusing the mind, causing the people from the three major mercenary groups to kill each other. More than four thousand people died. In the end, only a few group leaders and some fighter-level people escaped, and the rest were all buried in the World of Warcraft Mountains." Seeing that Xiao Xun'er didn't believe it, Old Ling said seriously.

"Brother Xiao Yan actually killed more than four thousand people!" Xiao Xun'er frowned.

"It's nothing!" said Mr. Ling.

"Isn't this nothing?" Xiao Xun'er was a little surprised.

"After Xiao Yan dealt with the people from the three major mercenary groups, he was blocked in a canyon by Princess Yao Ye with an army of 100,000. Xiao Yan fought alone against the 100,000 troops in the canyon and was attacked by the cavalry for three consecutive days and three nights, but he still killed more than 10,000 of them." Ling Ying looked at Xiao Xun'er and said.

"Brother Xiao Yan killed so many people alone!" Xiao Xun'er said in shock.

Xiao Xun'er couldn't imagine what would happen to a person after three days and three nights of continuous fighting. What if he turned into a bloodless killer? What should she do then?
"This can be considered as a training for him!" At this time, Old Ling also admired Xiao Yan.

"How can there be such training! How can Brother Xiao Yan bear it!" Xiao Xun'er said with heartache.

"Miss, you should know the gap in status between you and Young Master Xiao Yan. If Young Master Xiao Yan does not go through the trials, those people in the clan will not agree. But after this incident, I think Young Master Xiao Yan will definitely become a strong man who shocks the continent in the future. If even a hundred thousand cavalry cannot break his heart, I don't know what else can stop Young Master Xiao Yan." Old Ling said.

"Moreover, he seems to know the young lady's identity, so he practices so hard." Old Ling looked at Xiao Xun'er and continued.

"Could it be... that he did all this for me?" Xiao Xun'er recalled every moment she spent with Xiao Yan.

"Brother Xiao Yan has given so much for Xun'er, but I was so stupid that I didn't know it. I am still angry with Brother Xiao Yan. I am so stupid." Xiao Xun'er could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes. She turned around and burst into tears.

Elder Ling and the green-clothed figure looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Neither of them knew how to comfort her, so they could only stand there stupidly.

(End of this chapter)