Chapter 36: Let Me Show You the Back Door!
In the room of Lady Ya Fei, Xiao Ze was examining a thumb-sized jade bead.
It was a Qi Gathering Bead!
Its capacity seemed considerable. Whenever someone absorbed Qi, it automatically absorbed and stored it.
Apart from mainstream weapons, such mystical items were abundant on the Dou Qi Continent. Some might have been inadvertently crafted by blacksmiths.
Xiao Ze tried absorbing the Qi from the bead himself, finding it exceptionally challenging to do so. But that wasn't an issue!
The remnant soul of Yao Lao could silently absorb the Dou Qi within Xiao Yan's body. Absorbing the Qi from the Qi Gathering Bead shouldn't be a problem either.
Once the Qi inside the bead was depleted, it would automatically absorb and store more. This should significantly accelerate Yao Lao's recovery process, allowing Xiao Yan to regain his genius title sooner.
Apart from hoping for Xiao Yan's full recovery, Xiao Ze had his own agenda. He intended to bind Xiao Yan's alchemy skills!
Binding Yao Lao's alchemy skills would also be good, but Xiao Ze was greedy! Xiao Yan's future achievements in alchemy would surpass those of Yao Lao by far!
Xiao Yan's growth rate and potential were much higher than Yao Lao's!
This was the fundamental reason why Xiao Ze chose to bind Xiao Yan's alchemy skills!
Of course, as the future Flame Emperor, Xiao Yan certainly possessed more valuable assets besides his alchemy skills. However, the system's associated binding allowed only one ability per person.
In the end, Xiao Ze chose the most practically valuable alchemy skills!
"All right! This Qi Gathering Bead is useful to me. Thank you, Lady Ya Fei!"
Satisfied, Xiao Ze put away the bead along with the items he had bought earlier.
"Lady Ya Fei, I won't disturb you any longer. I need to prepare for tomorrow's enrollment!"
"Mm, Xiao Ze, do your best!"
Lady Ya Fei saw Xiao Ze off, feeling a trace of loneliness after he left.
"Gifts for family members? Does being recognized as a sister not count? Sigh~"
She sighed and sat down on a chair.
Suddenly, her eyes fell on a beautifully crafted gift box placed on another chair.
There were delicate words inscribed on the box: "For Lady Ya Fei!"
"Hmph~ It seems this guy has a conscience. I didn't waste my efforts on him after all, and the handwriting is quite nice!"
Lady Ya Fei joyfully picked up the gift box and examined it carefully. Then she rushed back to her room to see what Xiao Ze had left for her.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ze returned to the Xiao Family.
This time, he had prepared only a few gifts.
Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, Little Doctor Fairy, and Xiao Yu were the recipients. Although the gifts were presented under the pretext of parting, Xiao Ze's true farewells were only to Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan.
However, presenting gifts to only these two seemed unfair. So, he decided to give gifts to everyone.
Anyway, these gifts weren't expensive.
In the evening, Xiao Ze had a rare family banquet with Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan.
After the meal, Xiao Ze handed over the gifts he had prepared to Xiao Zhan.
With Xiao Ze's abilities, passing the enrollment of the Canaan Academy was a sure thing. So, leaving the Xiao Family soon was a matter of course.
With Xiao Ze gone, Xiao Zhan left the space to his two sons.
"Big brother, do you have any worries lately?"
Xiao Yan pursed his lips and forced a smile.
"Nothing much, just the usual difficulties in cultivation."
"Those guys shouldn't be bothering you, right?"
"No, they dare not speak in front of me now. Speaking of which, I've improved my relationship with Cousin Xiao Ning a lot."
Xiao Yan hastily replied, afraid that Xiao Ze would go beat someone up again.
"Haha, that's good. You and Cousin Xiao Ning are getting along well."
Xiao Ze laughed and said.
Then, he took out a wristguard and embedded the Qi Gathering Bead into it.
"Little brother, this is something I bought specifically for you. Maybe it will help alleviate your situation!"
Xiao Yan was somewhat puzzled. What could be special about a wristguard?
"All right, put it on quickly. There are mysteries hidden inside. It's best to wear it all the time. Don't take it off unless necessary!"
Xiao Ze said earnestly.
Seeing Xiao Ze's expression, Xiao Yan also nodded solemnly.
He trusted Xiao Ze!
"Then I'll go back now and prepare for tomorrow's enrollment."
Xiao Ze got up to leave.
Before leaving, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his hand to ask Xiao Ze.
"Fourth brother, what's your current level?"
"Just broke through to a Great Fighter today."
Xiao Ze left with a light-hearted remark, leaving Xiao Yan standing there, petrified!
Xiao Yan muttered with a dry throat.
"Great Fighter... That's terrifying!!!"
At the same time, Xiao Yan's determination to make Xiao Ze his target grew stronger!
The next morning, early in the morning, Xiao Yu knocked on Xiao Ze's door.
"Xiao Ze, wake up! Hurry up, so we can avoid the crowds later!"
Creak—
The door opened, revealing a delicate face. Xiao Yu froze in place, her patting hand mid-air.
"Who are you? Xiao Ze actually hid such a beautiful woman in his room!?"
"Sister Xiao Yu, please be responsible for what you say. This is my friend, the Little Doctor Fairy."
Xiao Ze's voice came from behind the Little Doctor Fairy as he approached, wearing a white coat.
"She stayed overnight at the Xiao Family and is also preparing to enroll in Canaan."
Xiao Yu pointed at the two with surprise, her lips slightly parted.
"You two... living together!?"
At this moment, Xiao Xun'er's voice sounded slowly.
"Sister Xiao Yu, you're overthinking it. Brother Xiao Ze has been with me all night and only returned to his room to freshen up today."
Xiao Xun'er said with a smile.
Since there was no room for the Little Doctor Fairy to stay, it was troublesome to tidy up a guest room temporarily. Xiao Ze let the Little Doctor Fairy stay in his room, while he himself stayed in Xun'er's room, spending the night helping her with her meridian cultivation.
"All right, it's you urging me, Sister Xiao Yu, but you're the one who's gossiping!"
Xiao Ze fastened his belt and said to Xiao Yu, who was still curious.
This dispelled Xiao Yu's thoughts.
Under Xiao Yu's guidance, the four of them went to the back of the square.
Here, there were military personnel provided by the Lord's Mansion, each fully armed!
They were arranged in a double layer, providing a solid defense.
Xiao Yu asked Xiao Ze and the others to wait in place.
She took out a green card from her pocket and went forward to communicate with the commander of the guards.
The stern-looking commander glanced at Xiao Ze and the others, his brow slightly furrowing.
(End of this chapter)