Chapter 33 Xiao Yan: My father told me since I was a child...

Yao Lao looked at the clouds and flying birds in the sky with sighs in his eyes.

He sighed softly, then turned to look at Xiao Yan and asked,

"Xiao Yanzi, do you know?"

"In this Douqi continent, the strong are respected."

“But the process of becoming a strong person is filled with immense pain and hardship.”

“It’s not just physical, it’s mental as well.”

Xiao Yan stood quietly behind Yao Lao and listened attentively.

Yao Lao continued,
"Some people, in order to become stronger, can attack their closest relatives and friends."

"Some people would even sell out their parents, wives, and husbands for a scroll of martial arts."

"Although you and Xiao Ran are getting along, you will be bullied by him occasionally."

Xiao Yan quickly interrupted and corrected,
"Teacher, you are wrong!"

"Not occasionally, but often!"

Yao Lao rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan in annoyance.

"What's the difference? We're both being bullied, so stop picking on me!"

Xiao Yan shrank his neck and smiled awkwardly.

Yao Lao then said with emotion,
"Seeing the two of you, I can't help but think of an old friend of mine."

"Back then, our relationship was just like the one between you and Xiao Ran."

Xiao Yan stared at Yao Lao in a daze and asked,
"Did he betray the teacher?"

"Cough cough cough."

Yao Lao was choked by Xiao Yan's words and started coughing violently.

It was not easy to recover.

"Bullshit! Stop talking nonsense! You will know some things later."

Xiao Yan tilted his head in confusion.

"Oh, I understand, teacher."

Yao Lao smiled and looked at Xiao Yan and said,

"Weren't you just wondering why I asked you to accept the 500,000 gold coins, and you thought he was a little weird?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Xiao Yan asked puzzled.

Yao Lao said unhappily, "These 500,000 gold coins from Xiao Ranzi are for your father."

"Then why didn't he just tell my father directly?" Xiao Yan felt that talking to smart people was too brain-consuming.

Yao Lao sighed, "It's rare that Xiao Ranzi is so filial and sincere to your Xiao family!"

Xiao Yan stepped forward and asked, "Teacher, what do you mean?"

Yao Lao pointed at the purple gold card in Xiao Yan's hand and said, "This money is used to buy medicinal herbs for your father!"

"My father? Medicinal herbs?"

Yao Lao nodded, and then said seriously: "Your father is now at the level of a five-star great fighter."

"If there are no other opportunities, this life will end at the most at the Grand Fighter Perfection stage."

Then Yao Lao's gaze fell on the road down the mountain.

"And Xiao Ranzi is obviously not satisfied with this, and wants to use this money to let you buy some medicinal materials for your father to refine some pills to improve his strength."

Xiao Yan suddenly realized what was going on, clapped his hands, and looked at Yao Lao with joy.

"Teacher! I understand! Brother Ran wants you to help refine a pill to improve my father's strength! Right?"

Looking at the ecstatic Xiao Yan, Yao Lao smiled and nodded.

Then he scolded Xiao Yan, "You are your father's biological son after all, why is it that no one cares as much about your father as Xiao Ranzi does?"

Xiao Yan lowered his head in embarrassment, his face flushed and he couldn't utter a word.

Yes, although filial piety is the most important virtue, judging by the heart rather than the deeds, there are no filial sons in poor families. But his Xiao family is not a poor family.

Moreover, to be honest, ever since he regained his talent for cultivation, he has never thought of sharing this good news with his father who has always been worried about him.

Even after learning that the teacher's strength was unfathomable, he never thought of asking the teacher to help his father improve his strength.

The most important thing is that he actually got a bargain of one million gold coins, but he never expected it to happen like this.

On the contrary, Brother Ran not only did not take the opportunity to extort interest from him, but instead asked him to take out all his assets and let him buy medicinal materials for his father to refine pills to improve his strength.

How could Xiao Yan, his father's biological son, feel?

Considering what Xiao Ran had done before, Xiao Yan felt extremely ashamed.

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan who was deeply in self-blame and couldn't bear to scold him too much.

"Forget it, just pay more attention to this matter in the future!"

Xiao Yan nodded silently, and then said with a little sob,

“Teacher, I was born in the Xiao family of Wutan City. I am my father’s son. My father told me this since I was a child.”

"I want to be a man who stands tall and proud, but I was too obsessed with my own world. I was wrong!"

"It's good as long as you admit your mistakes and correct them!" Yao Lao nodded with satisfaction.

Xiao Yan nodded heavily and looked at Yao Lao with burning eyes.

"Teacher! I have decided!"

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan with satisfaction. Seeing his high morale, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

He is worthy of being my chosen disciple. This kind of character is truly rare!
I only heard Xiao Yan's righteous words, vowing,
"Teacher! I decided to count the 500,000 gold coins I used to buy medicinal herbs for my father as a loan from Brother Ran! I will return 20 according to his five out of 5!"

With a thump, Yao Lao lost his balance and fell directly to the ground.

After finally standing up, he looked at Xiao Yan, who looked determined and determined. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

After thinking for a long time, I finally thought of a topic to divert the boy's thoughts.

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan with a slightly serious expression and asked,

"Xiao Yanzi, didn't you think Xiao Ranzi was a little weird earlier?"

"Don't you just think about what will happen?"

"He is obviously in the Xiao family. As long as he practices hard, ah, bah, as long as he lies down, his strength will steadily improve."

"Why did he suddenly leave the Xiao family?"

"With him here, the Xiao family will remain standing in Wutan City for at least the next hundred years."

"Don't you think he's a little anxious?"

Xiao Yan was slightly startled when he heard this, and then nodded slowly.

"Teacher is right! Although Brother Ran is always lying down, he has been urging me to practice hard, and even the children of the Xiao family are the same. Therefore, the younger generation of the clan respects him very much!"

Yao Lao smiled slightly, nodded, and asked: "So, what do you think is the reason for this?"

Xiao Yan frowned and thought for a long time, then looked at Yao Lao innocently and shook his head.

Yao Lao wanted so much that he wanted to slap this blockhead away.

However, when I thought of this, I quickly forced myself to hold it back and kept reminding myself.

This is my disciple! He taught me personally! You must be restrained!
It took a while to calm down.

He began to persuade Xiao Yan patiently.

"Xiao Yanzi, do you think that if a person encounters something that he is not sure about, will he explain some things?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression changed instantly and he said in horror.

"What? Teacher, what did you say?"

"Could it be that Brother Ran's life is in danger on this trip?"

"Then can you please stay with him and save him?"

"Although he often cheats me, he really treats me as a brother, and he does it for my own good!"

(End of this chapter)