Chapter 24 There will be no next time

Wutan City, Xiao Family.

Xiao Zhan and the three elders were dazed at this time, looking at the ragged and tattered twenty-odd Xiao family members who had just returned from the back mountain. Their old heads could no longer think.

What's going on? What happened?

Xiao Yan took these young people to the back mountain for three months of training, and they all became fighters? ? ?

Am I dreaming? Or haven't woken up yet?

"Father, the three-month deadline has arrived. I brought all the Xiao family members back safely."

Xiao Yan clasped his fists and reported to Xiao Zhan solemnly.

"Ah? Ah!"

Xiao Zhan came back to his senses and realized his own gaffe. He clenched his broad palms into fists and put them to his mouth.

"Ahem. Three months of training, you've worked hard. Everyone go back and rest first."

"Yes!"

The Xiao family members responded in a serious voice, and then went back to their homes. Even the two little girls Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er didn't stay to pester Xiao Yan.

Three months of training in the back mountain made them lose a lot of things that are extremely important to girls, so they decided not to do anything these days and concentrate on maintaining their skin, and they must restore their former dazzling appearance!

"Yan'er, you should go back and change your clothes first. Come to the meeting hall later, I have something to tell you."

"Yes."

Xiao Yan nodded and turned to walk towards his room.

Looking at Xiao Yan's back, Xiao Zhan and the three elders looked at each other, no one spoke, but their eyes had revealed a tacit understanding.

That is, they would never ask more about how Xiao Yan made all the children of the Xiao family promoted to fighters within three months.

They believed in Xiao Yan.

On this side, Xiao Yan took off his torn clothes when he returned to the room and searched in the closet. At this time, Yao Chen appeared and looked at his disciple helplessly.

If it was just Xiao Yan alone, he could come down from the mountain in a month.

However, for these children of the Xiao family, he stayed with them for three months.

Xiao Yan's strictness is not only directed at the children of the Xiao family, but also at himself.

Compared with the training of the children of the Xiao family, Xiao Yan's training intensity is undoubtedly greater.

Because he is the leader, he must lead by example, otherwise it is difficult to convince others.

That being said, everyone understands the truth.

But how many people can really achieve the level of Xiao Yan?

Xiao Yan is so respected by the children of the Xiao family, and even regards him as the leader. He is absolutely worthy of the name, and this is what he deserves.

While Yao Chen was thinking, Xiao Yan also put on his clothes, and he looked at Yao Chen sideways while adjusting his collar and said.

"Senior Yao, didn't you say before that you hope to practice a technique after I become a fighter?"

"Ah? That's what you said?"

Yao Chen was slightly stunned, and her ruby ​​eyes showed overflowing hesitation.

Looking at Xiao Yan, whose face was still a little immature, Yao Chen's heart slowly sank.

She, Yao Chen, really wants to gamble the future of this child in front of her for her own selfish desires?

During this period of time, Yao Chen deeply understood that even without his help, Xiao Yan would definitely be able to go further in the future, and even surpass himself.

The most important thing is that Yao Chen really couldn't bear to destroy the righteous path that Xiao Yan followed and the righteous path that Xiao Yan wanted to promote.

Yao Chen knew that although he was not evil, he was far from Xiao Yan's righteous path.

To put it more bluntly, this continent would not change even without her.

In the end, he was just a person with a good reputation in alchemy.

But Xiao Yan was different.

His righteous path could really change this continent in the future!

Yao Chen wanted to see, she wanted to see the day when Xiao Yan realized his dream! She hoped that this continent could really be changed by Xiao Yan's righteous path!

But was he really willing to do so?

Yao Chen lowered his head, looked at his illusory figure, with a touch of sadness in his eyes, and said slowly.

"Let's talk about that later."

After saying this, Yao Chen couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating smile. Haha, Yao Chen, Yao Chen.

It seems that you are still a selfish person in your bones.

If you understand right and wrong, and know whether it is important or not, you will not hesitate at all on these two choices, right?

Is your existence really valuable?

"I'm tired, let's take a break first."

Yao Chen sank into the ring and there was no more movement, leaving Xiao Yan standing in the room in shock.

Just now, Xiao Yan clearly saw Yao Chen's hesitant, sad and self-blaming expression.

Hesitation? Why hesitate?

Sad? Why be sad?

Self-blame? Why blame yourself?

Xiao Yan left the room with a dazed head and walked towards the meeting hall, constantly thinking about the desolation that appeared on Yao Chen's beautiful face just now.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel pain in his heart.

Did I do something wrong?

Xiao Yan came to the meeting hall in a worried mood. Xiao Yu, who was sitting on a reclining chair, saw Xiao Yan coming in and was about to greet him, but suddenly noticed Xiao Yan's slightly sad expression and stood up and came to his side.

"Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"

"Huh?"

Xiao Yan came back to his senses, adjusted his mood immediately, and waved to Xiao Yu with a smile.

"It's okay, don't worry~"

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Seeing this, Xiao Yu didn't ask any more questions, because she knew that Xiao Yan wouldn't say anything even if she asked.

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Zhan and asked softly.

"Father, you just said you had something to talk to me about?"

"Ah" Xiao Zhan scratched his hair lightly and said slowly: "You haven't come down for a while, so you don't know. The Xiao family market has lost a lot of merchants and customers these days. They all went to the Jialie family's market."

"Why is that?"

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows in confusion, and Xiao Zhan explained immediately.

"The Jialie family found a first-class alchemist from somewhere and refined a healing medicine called Huichunsan, which attracted all the mercenaries."

Xiao Zhan said, sighing deeply, and Xiao Yan nodded in understanding.

The majority of the income of the Xiao family's markets comes from mercenaries. Once the mercenaries don't come, the merchants can't make money. If they can't make money, they will naturally withdraw from the market. This is a matter of course.

However, at this moment, Xiao Yu on the side suddenly hammered his hand.

"Ah! I was going to tell the clan leader, but I forgot about it because I was busy looking for you in the back mountain." Xiao Yu said to Xiao Yan, and then looked at Xiao Zhan, "Clan leader, is the alchemist that the Jialie family found called Liu Xi?"

"Hmm? Have you seen him?"

Xiao Zhan was slightly stunned, Xiao Yu nodded slightly, and then told him what he encountered in the Xiaojia Market when he came back.

Bang! ! !

"That bastard! How dare you set your sights on my granddaughter?!!"

The elder slammed the table and stood up, shaking with anger, and Xiao Zhan, who was sitting next to him, also looked extremely ugly.

"This gang of Jialie family is really shameless! Not only did they come to Xiaojia Market to cause trouble, but they also wanted to rob people on the street?!"

"Grandpa, you don't have to be so angry." Xiao Yu raised his hand lightly and spoke to comfort the elder, "I have dealt with all those Jialie family guards, and I naturally did not let Galeo go. As for the alchemist, I told the Xiao family guards to beat him half to death and throw him out before I left. They should not dare to come to Xiaojia Market to cause trouble again."

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, the elder's anger subsided a lot, and Xiao Zhan's face also improved slightly.

"Since you have already taught him a lesson, let him go. I dare to come again next time."

"There will be no next time."

Before Xiao Zhan finished speaking, a cold voice came from Xiao Yan's mouth beside Xiao Yu and interrupted Xiao Zhan's words, which made Xiao Zhan stunned instantly.

His son had never done such rude behavior as interrupting his elders before!

Xiao Yu also heard something wrong in Xiao Yan's words, and turned his head slightly to look, his pupils suddenly constricted.

Xiao Yan? !