Chapter 66 The Xiao Family’s Crisis

Under the night.

Mist rose from the little valley.

The top of a mountain.

Ling Ying widened his eyes and looked in astonishment at the girl who walked out from the direction of the cabin.

I couldn't help but exclaim.

"Oh my god! Am I dazzled? A two-star fighter?"

In just half a month, this weak and ordinary girl actually became a two-star fighter.

The key point is that she had just entered the one-star fighter in the morning, but became a two-star fighter in the evening?

"This, this kind of talent, really..."

"This old man has never heard of this before. No wonder Young Master Xiao Ran thinks so highly of her."

Ling Ying nodded.

"As expected of Master Xiao Ran, your vision is as sharp as that of my young lady!"

Then he shook his head and said,

"Young Master Xiao Ran will definitely have a great improvement in his realm after coming out of retreat this time."

"I have to practice hard too. If I can't catch up with others in the future, I will be embarrassed all over the Northwest Continent.

After saying that, Ling Ying prepared to continue practicing.

But as soon as his eyes closed, they suddenly opened.

"What flew in?!"

"Huh? A first-level flying monster?"

"Ha! The little girl is quite mysterious!"

"It's so late now, and Master Xiao Ran hasn't come out yet. What is she going to do?"

"Forget it, it's better for me not to interfere in the affairs of young people!"

He shook his head, closed his eyes again and continued practicing.

……

The mountain behind the Xiao family.

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, who was sweating profusely and looking at him expectantly, as well as the jade bottle in his hand.

He stroked his beard, nodded with satisfaction, and praised with a smile.

"After my inspection, this Qi-restoring pill is in good condition and contains sufficient medicinal ingredients and pharmacological properties!"

"Congratulations, Xiao Yanzi, you are now a qualified first-grade alchemist!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at the jade bottle in his hand with great joy.

I couldn't help but burst into tears, and felt that all my hard work for the past month, and my diligent practice from 5 am to 10 pm, were not in vain.

He quickly put away the jade bottle and bowed respectfully to Yao Lao and said,
"This is all thanks to your teaching, teacher. Without your strict teaching, I would never have been able to reach this point so quickly."

"After all, it's all thanks to you, teacher!"

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, nodded with satisfaction and sighed,
"Good boy, you can understand this, it is worth my hard work and good intentions."

Xiao Yan scratched his head a little embarrassedly and grinned.

At this moment, Yao Lao suddenly said,
"Your father is here, I'll leave first."

After saying that, the whole person disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Yan hurriedly put the alchemy furnace in front of him, as well as the medicinal materials and other items into his storage ring.

He loosened his collar and pretended to have just finished training.

The things have just been put away,
Xiao Zhan was already walking towards him slowly with his hands behind his back.

Looking at Xiao Yan, he shook his head helplessly and said,
"Yan'er, didn't your father tell you?"

"Practice is not something that can be done overnight. Although you have recovered your talent, you must not rush for success."

Xiao Yan cupped his hands.

"Father, you are right. I will pay attention next time. Father, why are you here?"

Xiao Zhan shook his head helplessly and sighed softly.

Xiao Yan looked at the gloom in Xiao Zhan's brows and asked in confusion,
"Father, has something happened?"

Xiao Zhan glanced at Xiao Yan, then sighed and said,
"Nothing. I am just a little overwhelmed by some affairs in the clan."

"I wanted to talk to you, but I didn't see you, so I thought you might be in the back mountain." "So I came to see you and told you to take care of your health."

"Practice is a gradual process. You must know that haste makes waste."

Xiao Yan said respectfully,

"Father is right, and I have made note of it."

"Ah."

Xiao Zhan nodded, and then asked casually,

"By the way, Yan'er, I heard your brother say before he left that you took a fourth-grade alchemist as your master?"

"But really?"

Xiao Yan had already given Xiao Ran some advice on this.
Without hiding anything, he nodded and said,
"Yes, Father."

"But my teacher is a powerful hidden master."

"He doesn't want others to disturb him, and I don't know when he will come to see me."

Xiao Zhan's originally delighted expression changed.
There was a sudden silence and he nodded silently.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask curiously,

"Father, what happened in the clan?"

Xiao Zhan sighed heavily.

"Alas! Recently, Jialebi invited a second-grade alchemist from somewhere."

"The pills they refine are even more effective than the healing medicines in our Xiaojiafang Market."

"And the price is cheap. It's obvious that they are squeezing us out. Now the herbal medicine merchants in the city don't want to cooperate with us. My Xiao Family Market's business has also plummeted."

"Most of the business has been taken away by the other party."

"If we don't find a solution, I'm afraid... Alas!"

Xiao Zhan didn't continue speaking, but shook his head with worry.

Xiao Yan's eyebrows twisted into a knot.

Suddenly he remembered what Xiao Ran had said to him, and hurriedly said to Xiao Zhan,
"Father, you don't need to worry about this. I will ask the teacher next time I see him to see if he can help us."

Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up.

"Ah, then if we can really get the help of a fourth-grade alchemist, it will be a great honor for our Xiao family."

"Not to mention, if I ask your master to help, will your teacher have any opinion of you?"

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "No, father. The teacher is very easy to talk to. He treats me very well!"

Only then did Xiao Zhan nod in relief.

Although he had come to find Xiao Yan with this intention, it would not be worth it if this caused Xiao Yan to lose points in the eyes of his teacher, who was a fourth-grade alchemist.

It has long been known that the number of alchemists in the Douqi Continent is small and their tempers are strange.

Then he asked, "When the time comes, please ask the alchemist if he needs anything from our Xiao family. I will never refuse anything that can be done."

"Although that gentleman is your teacher, we cannot continue to waste the affection between you and him."

Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled.

"Father, you don't have to worry. The teacher, uh, the teacher accepted me as his disciple because he saw my talent and character, without any interest involved."

"When the time comes, just prepare the necessary herbs. When I see you again, I will ask you to help me."

"However, the teacher doesn't like others to know about this, so I need you, my father, to help me keep it a secret."

Xiao Zhan nodded repeatedly and said happily,

"Okay, okay, Yan'er, don't worry, your father will save you the trouble."

"Actually, I don't want to trouble your teacher with these matters."

"If Ran'er was in the Xiao family, he would definitely find a way to help us get through this crisis."

Xiao Yan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Brother Ran? He's not an alchemist, how can he solve this problem?"

Xiao Zhan smiled slightly without saying anything, and then looked at Xiao Yan, who was sweating profusely.

"Kid, go back and wash up and go to bed early."

After that, he turned around and left.

But the more Xiao Zhan didn't say anything, the more anxious Xiao Yan became. He asked anxiously,
"Father, when will Brother Ran come back?"

(End of this chapter)