After hearing Xiao Ling's answer, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, Xiao Ling's temper was still so kind and he did not care about Xiao Yanzi's previous mischief. Next time they saw Xiao Yanzi, they would take him to see Xiao Ling to apologize seriously.
Xiao Ding calmed down his impatient mood and asked curiously, "Then cousin Xiao Ling, when will you leave to return to the family? Now that you are out looking for opportunities, it should take a long time. You will not be able to return to the Xiao family in the short term."
Nodding, Xiao Ling said, "Indeed, my affairs have not been settled yet, and it will take some time. But I have already written a letter and sent it back to the family, planning to have the clan leader and the clan members move back to the imperial capital. When I have settled my affairs here, I will go directly to the imperial capital. I think the relocation of the Xiao family will also be completed around that time ."
After hearing Xiao Ling's narration, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Both of them lived in the imperial capital for a period of time. At that time, their grandfather Xiao Lin had not yet passed away, and he was still a close friend of Nalan Jie, the old man of the Nalan family.
Unfortunately, ever since Xiao Lin passed away from his injuries, the Xiao family, without a strong person in charge, was forced to move out of the imperial capital and come to the remote small city of Wutan.
More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. I didn't expect that the Xiao family could actually return to live in the imperial capital. Life is really unpredictable.
Xiao Ding stood up, bowed to Xiao Ling, and said solemnly: "Thank you for your contribution to the family, cousin. As the eldest son of the clan leader, I would like to thank you on behalf of my father."
Xiao Ling accepted Xiao Ding's thanks calmly. Although taking care of the Xiao family was also his plan, these contributions were also real efforts.
After all, the Xiao family is where he was born in this life, and the people in the family are more or less related to him.
After living in the Xiao family for eight years, even though he had matured mentally, he still had some family affection.
As long as the Xiao family is not facing an extremely difficult disaster, Xiao Ling will definitely protect the safety of the Xiao family.
Xiao Ling used his Dou Qi to help Xiao Ding up, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "I am also a member of the Xiao family. I will still do what I can."
Then he asked in a somewhat curious tone, "I wonder if my two cousins will disband the mercenary group and return to the Xiao family after learning this news."
Hearing Xiao Ling's question, Xiao Li waved his hand and said, "In fact, we came out to establish a force, originally intending to prepare a way out for Xiao Yanzi. Even if he does not reach the seventh stage of Dou Qi at the coming-of-age ceremony, he can come to the Desert Metal Mercenary Group to work, and he does not have to endure the rumors and gossips of those people in the family."
After a brief pause, Xiao Li continued, "But the situation is a little different now. Everyone in the mercenary group is a brother who has fought with my brother and me. We have a deep relationship. The Desert Metal Mercenary Group is no longer just a force we created casually, but our second home."
Xiao Ding on the side also echoed: "That's right, there are many like-minded partners here. Although life here is hard, we two brothers are very happy. And cousin Xiao Ling, it won't be long before you can go and solve Xiao Yanzi's strange physique. Just let him stay in the family to practice. After all, the cultivation resources in the imperial capital are much better than this remote Rock Desert City."
"In that case, this is not a bad thing. However, my two cousins can still come back to the Xiao family when they are free. After all, relocating a family is not a trivial matter." Xiao Ling said after listening to their narration.
Nodding, Xiao Ding replied: "Of course. The situation of the Desert Metal Mercenary Group is not optimistic right now. We still have a lot of things to deal with. When everything is settled and we have free time, we will definitely go back to the Xiao family to take a look."
After chatting for a while, Xiao Ling noticed that it was getting dark and planned to go back to his room to rest. He felt a little tired after running around outside for a few days.
Standing up from his seat, Xiao Ling said to the two of them, "I still have some unused pills, so I'll give them to my two cousins."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ling took out some bottles and jars from his ring and placed them on the table in front of him. There were probably hundreds of bottles. These were some low-grade elixirs that Xiao Ling had left behind when practicing alchemy. Most of them were from the first to third grade. Only the two more delicate wooden boxes contained the fourth-grade elixir, the Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill. In Xiao Ling's perception, Xiao Li and Xiao Ding were both Dou Shi cultivators, which was just right for them to take the Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill.
Xiao Ling kept these pills with him, originally intending to use them as small expenses. Now he still had a lot of them, so it was no big deal to give some to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, just as a small compensation for kidnapping the little Loli Qing Lin.
When Xiao Ding and Xiao Li saw this scene, they knew that Xiao Ling was planning to send them some resources, so they planned to stand up and stop him.
"Xiao Ling, this is not allowed. Take these pills back."
"Yeah, we can't accept these things."
Smiling and waving his hands, Xiao Ling said, "My two cousins, there is no need to refuse. These pills are of little value to me and will not be of much help to me, but they can have a good effect on everyone in the mercenary group. My two cousins have just established their forces not long ago, and they will definitely use these resources. Now that I am a Dou Wang and have not joined the Desert Metal Mercenary Group, it is not convenient for me to take action. These can be regarded as my support for you."
Pointing to the two more exquisite wooden boxes, Xiao Ling said, "Those two wooden boxes contain the fourth-grade elixir Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill. Although it is only an ordinary-quality Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill, it can help a Dou Shi improve his cultivation by three stars without any side effects. It is more suitable for you to take at your current level. If you take it at the Great Dou Shi level, it can improve your cultivation by one star. As for when to use it, it depends on your own plans."
After a slight pause, Xiao Ling continued, "And I didn't take these pills for nothing. Some of them are for accommodation expenses, and the other part is for me to take away a little girl from the Desert Metal Mercenary Group, the hybrid of the snake people and the human."
After hearing Xiao Ling's explanation, even the quick-witted Xiao Ding thought that Xiao Ling was making up excuses. However, since it had come to this point and the Desert Metal Mercenary Group also needed these resources, he no longer rejected Xiao Ling's kindness.
Moreover, those two Three-Striped Green Spirit Pills were of great help in improving the cultivation of himself and Xiao Li. It would be a lie to say that he didn't have any thoughts at all.