Xiao Yan casually moved his body in the room. Suddenly, an old voice came from outside the room: "Third Young Master, the clan leader invites you to the hall!"
Xiao Yan was very familiar with this voice. It was the Butler Mo who had taken care of him since he was a child. "Okay, I'll be right there." He responded casually, changed his clothes, walked out of the room, and smiled at the old man in green clothes outside the room, "Let's go, Butler Mo."
Looking at the young man's tender face, the old man in green nodded kindly. The moment he turned around, a trace of barely perceptible regret flashed across his cloudy old eyes. Alas, with the Third Young Master's previous talent, even if he could not compare with Young Master Xiao Ling and Miss Xun'er who left the Xiao family at a young age, he should have become an outstanding Dou Zhe long ago. What a pity...
Following the old butler through the backyard, he finally stopped outside the solemn family meeting hall, knocked on the door respectfully, and then gently pushed it open and walked in.
The hall was very spacious and there were quite a few people in it. Those sitting at the top were Xiao Zhan and three older men. They were the main elders of the clan and their power was no less than that of the clan leader.
Below the left hands of the four people sat some elders in the family who had a say and were quite powerful. Beside them sat some younger generations who had outstanding performance in the family.
However, the indifference that the three elders had on their faces had long since disappeared, and Xiao Zhan's melancholy temperament for many years has also disappeared and joy appeared on his face from time to time.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan was a little confused. Could it be that some big happy event happened in the family?
"Father, three elders!" He stepped forward quickly and bowed respectfully to Xiao Zhan and the other three who were in the upper positions.
"Haha, Yan'er, you're here, please sit down." Seeing Xiao Yan coming, Xiao Zhan stopped chatting and joking with the guest, nodded at him and waved.
Smiling and nodding, Xiao Yan casually glanced in the direction of the three elders, but was surprised to find that the three elders who used to dislike him were looking at him with kind eyes.
However, the most urgent thing was to find a seat to sit down. He glanced at the area for the younger generation of the family and randomly found an empty seat around. Xiao Yan sat there alone, closed his eyes and took a rest.
After a few minutes, when almost everyone in the family had arrived, Xiao Zhan, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand and said loudly, "Be quiet. I called you here today because I have something important to tell you."
When Xiao Zhan on the podium spoke, the originally noisy conference hall quickly became quiet.
Xiao Yan, who was resting with his eyes closed, heard his father speaking. He opened his eyes and stared at Xiao Zhan curiously.
Xiao Yan was very curious about what could have caused such changes in his father and the three elders.
After everyone turned their eyes to him, Xiao Zhan nodded and said with a smile: "I want to tell you a good news. Our Xiao family's Qilin child, Xiao Ling, who went out to practice at the age of eight, has now returned to the Jiama Empire."
The people in the audience were a little surprised when they heard this, and the young disciples began to whisper and discuss among themselves.
"Is cousin Xiao Ling coming back to the Xiao family?"
"I haven't seen cousin Xiao Ling for a long time. I wonder if he has become more handsome!"
"Where is cousin Xiao Ling now? Didn't he go back to the Xiao family? Why didn't I see him at the Xiao family?"
Because Xiao Ling left the Xiao family relatively early and often practiced for a whole day, he was rarely seen in the Xiao family, so few people in the family were familiar with Xiao Ling.
However, Xiao Ling was a humble person and treated his clansmen very kindly. After entering Canaan Academy, he often sent some martial arts skills, gold coins and pills to the family. Many clansmen had received Xiao Ling's favor to one degree or another, so Xiao Ling was highly respected in the Xiao family.
When Xiao Yan heard the news, he was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xiao Ling had already returned to the Jia Ma Empire.
He still remembers that he used to often seek sparring with him. Although he lost to Xiao Ling every time, Xiao Ling never mocked him, but instead pointed out his shortcomings.
At that time, he just thought that Xiao Ling was pretending. He was very unconvinced and did not have a good attitude towards Xiao Ling.
Until Xiao Ling left the Xiao family, he treated the clan members very friendly, and Xiao Yan felt that he had misunderstood, but at that time, his talent was still there, and he couldn't bring himself to have a good relationship with Xiao Ling.
He didn't know what Xiao Ling will feel when he returns to the Xiao family and sees him like this.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become noisy again, Xiao Zhan released the aura of a top-level Da Dou Shi, and everyone stopped talking.
Glancing around at everyone in the Xiao family, Xiao Zhan spoke seriously, "Now Xiao Ling is already a sixth-rank alchemist, and his cultivation has reached the Dou Wang realm. He plans to have us move our family back to the imperial capital. But he is currently dealing with some things and cannot return to the Xiao family for the time being. However, he has arranged for someone from the royal family to escort us. You should pack your things during this time. After the people sent by the royal family arrive at the Xiao family, we will set off for the imperial capital."
As soon as the words fell, the meeting room, which had just quieted down, suddenly became lively again.
"A Dou Wang strongman, can't he transform his Dou Qi into wings and fly directly?"
"Master Xiao Ling is gifted, and his cultivation has actually reached this realm before the old patriarch."
"A sixth-rank alchemist. It seems that the Jia Ma Empire only has one sixth-rank alchemist, Gu He, the guest elder of the Yun Lan Sect. My Xiao family is going to be prosperous."
When Xiao Yan heard the news, he was also a little shocked and shook his head helplessly. He used to think that the gap between him and Xiao Ling was not that big, but after just a few years, the two were no longer on the same level.
In the Bone Flame Ring, Yao Chen, who was originally leisurely, was also a little surprised when he heard the news. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "At the age of fifteen, he can break through to the Dou Wang realm, and the alchemist realm has reached the sixth level. I didn't expect that such a golden phoenix could appear in this remote northwest continent."
Looking at the noisy crowd below the stage, Xiao Zhan had no intention of stopping them. When he received the letter, even he himself found it a little hard to believe.
However, the Dou Ling warrior took out the badge of the army commander and vowed that he had seen it all with his own eyes. It took Xiao Zhan a long time to recover from his surprise.
The elder who was sitting next to Xiao Zhan stroked his beard and said with emotion: "It is a great joy to be able to return to the imperial capital to live again in my lifetime."
The second elder on the other side continued, "Our Xiao family is so lucky to have a child named Xiao Ling."
Hearing the conversation between the elders in the clan, Xiao Zhan also became a little melancholy, "If my father knew the current situation of the Xiao family, he would definitely be happy."