**Chapter 1: Xiao Bai**
In the northwest region of the Douqi Continent, Jia Ma Empire, Wu Tan City, Xiao Family.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Xiao Bai, come out!"
"I know you are in there; don't hide and keep silent!"
At this time, a young man in black stood at the door of a small courtyard, knocking and shouting.
"Squeak."
The young man in black saw the door open and took several steps back, looking at the gate with caution.
A young man walked out from inside. He had a sparse face and wore a white robe as white as snow, holding a book in his hands. He exuded a humble and gentle temperament, with a faint smile on his face.
The familiar face, the familiar smile, and the familiar deep eyes that held no trace of a smile made the young man in black feel a little flustered. This guy had looked at him with such eyes twice before, and then he had been beaten badly.
"Brother Xiao Yan, long time no see!"
"Oh? You're a two-star Dou Zhe now; no wonder you're so confident and your voice is louder than usual!"
Xiao Bai lazily leaned against the door frame, looking up and down at the black-clothed boy, who was standing alert a few steps away.
He calmly glanced at the black ring on Xiao Yan's hand and felt a little confused. Could it be that something happened to the old man in the ring? This guy was already a two-star Dou Zhe; why hadn't he absorbed him?
Seeing Xiao Bai's careless actions and sarcastic tone, anger bubbled up in Xiao Yan's heart, though he suppressed his panic.
What was there to be afraid of? He was going to beat him today!
Was it possible that after breaking through to a two-star Dou Zhe, he still could not defeat someone with the ninth level of Dou Zhi Qi?
Today, he would show this guy what horror was!
"Stop talking nonsense; watch out! Rock Fist!"
Thinking he could soon beat this abominable guy into a pig's head, Xiao Yan felt a little excited and rushed forward impatiently.
Looking at the fist coming toward him, Xiao Bai shook his head. As the fist got closer, he slowly raised his hand and grabbed Xiao Yan's wrist.
The fist was only a few centimeters away from Xiao Bai's face, but Xiao Yan felt that these few centimeters were like an insurmountable chasm. No matter how hard he tried, he could not move forward even a bit.
Xiao Bai slightly turned sideways, pulled Xiao Yan behind him, gently raised his leg, and kicked him away with a side kick.
Xiao Bai placed the book in his hand on the stone lion beside him and slowly adjusted his sleeves.
He walked toward Xiao Yan, who was just getting up, kicked him over, sat on him, and punched him.
"I told you not to yell at my door!"
"I told you not to break my door!"
"I told you not to peek at the female members of the clan bathing! Die, you pervert!"
The incident of Xiao Yu chasing Xiao Yan with a sword not long ago caused a sensation in the Xiao family, and Xiao Bai had also heard about it.
"Xiao Bai, Xiao Yan, what are you doing?"
A voice with a hint of authority sounded behind him. After hearing the voice, Xiao Bai stopped attacking and stood up from Xiao Yan. He straightened his messy clothes, turned around, and bowed:
"Xiao Bai greets the clan leader!"
Xiao Zhan looked at the young man in front of him and nodded.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing much; my brother Xiao Yan and I are just joking!"
"Joking?"
Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan, who was crawling up with a bruised face and nose. His mouth twitched, but seeing that he only had superficial injuries, he didn't say much.
He was a father and also the patriarch of the family. Although the young man in white in front of him was the adopted son of the Xiao family, he was still a member of the Xiao family. Moreover, he had the protection of the girl Xun Er. Who in the Xiao family dared to bully him?
Thinking of Xiao Xun Er background, a hint of fear flashed in Xiao Zhan's eyes.
"Xiao Bai, although you haven't been able to break through in three years, the elders and I have high hopes for you. You and Xiao Yan are the future of our Xiao family. You must unite with each other, understand?"
Xiao Bai hugged Xiao Yan, who had just gotten up, nodded to Xiao Zhan, and said:
"I understand. Don't worry, clan leader; Brother Yan is my beloved relative, my brother!"
Xiao Yan rolled his eyes. Is there anyone who beats their brothers like you? He struggled a little, but the hand on his shoulder was like an iron clamp, and he couldn't get free.
"Not bad!"
Xiao Zhan nodded with satisfaction and looked Xiao Bai up and down with a smile.
"Although I haven't broken through to the Dou Zhe level, I have made some progress in my body training and can rival a Dou Zhe. This is considered a new path!"
"Patriarch, you are overpraising me. I can only rival a Dou Zhe at best and have no future. On the contrary, my brother Xiao Yan, an 11-year-old Dou Zhe with a dragon's figure and a phoenix's appearance, shouldered the responsibility of revitalizing the family. His future is limitless, and it is a blessing for our Xiao family!"
Hearing him praise his son like this, Xiao Zhan smiled even more and patted Xiao Bai on the shoulder.
"Haha. Xiao Bai, you are only thirteen years old. Don't underestimate yourself. I believe you will make a breakthrough!"
"Okay, you young people should get closer. Yan'er, learn from your brother Bai and stop fooling around all day!"
After saying that, Xiao Zhan turned and left.
After Xiao Zhan left, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Bai expressionlessly and said:
"Are you done with your acting? Can you let me go now?"
Xiao Bai withdrew his hand, and Xiao Yan felt that he had finally escaped from the clutches of the devil. He jumped aside and said hatefully:
"Hypocritical villain! Wait until I break through to the Dou Shi level, and then I'll teach you a lesson! Humph!"
After saying that, he snorted coldly.
Xiao Bai stared at him speechlessly, thinking it would be better to kill this guy as soon as possible.
People shouldn't be so shameless. After breaking through to become a Dou Shi master, he came to fight someone with a ninth-level Dou Zhi Qi. Can someone please show some fighting ethics?
But after a quick thought, he realized that it would take at least five years for this guy to break through to the Dou Shi level, so he gave up the idea.
When Xiao Bai read the original novel in his previous life, he admired this guy very much. He would repay a favor, unlike some of the protagonists.
Now that they were in the same time and space, Xiao Bai felt a little annoyed with Xiao Yan, who had not gone through three years of twists and turns.
As for Xiao Yan's ring, Xiao Bai didn't have any thoughts about it. He had the thunder attribute, which meant that the ring's greatest opportunity was useless to him.
Additionally, it was uncertain when Yao Lao would wake up. Since the first time he met Xiao Yan, Xiao Bai felt as though he was being stared at every time he saw him. It was an ambiguous feeling, and he did not know if it was an illusion.
However, when Xiao Bai beat Xiao Yan in the first two encounters, he truly felt that there was a pair of eyes watching him.
He didn't know whether the old man did it on purpose or if his soul was naturally strong enough to sense it himself.
Xiao Bai closed his eyes and calmed down his agitated mood. He sank his mind into the sea of consciousness and sensed the ancient talisman in his mind.
There was a period in his previous life when he often had messy dreams, which seriously delayed his sleep. After taking countless medicines with no effect, he went to a Taoist temple, thinking that if science didn't work, he could use metaphysics.
After hearing about his situation, the old Taoist priest in the temple stroked his beard calmly and told him that a talisman could solve the problem.
The Purple Sky Divine Thunder Talisman, when pasted on the headboard of the bed, could ward off immortals and demons and protect against all kinds of evil; it was absolutely effective.
Xiao Bai looked at the ancient talisman, gritted his teeth, and spent 2,000 merits to buy it. He went home excitedly, stuck it on the head of the bed, and lay down to try out the effect.
Who knew that this talisman was so effective, so effective that it made Xiao Bai burst into tears?
The dream was gone, but it had come true.
After waking up, he found that he had not only arrived at the Douqi Continent but also had a five-year-old body. The talisman also came with him and floated in his sea of consciousness.
However, after the talisman brought Xiao Bai through time, it was only when he broke through the ninth level of Dou Zhi Qi at the age of ten that it shot out five lightning bolts of different colors that entered his five internal organs. Apart from that, there was no movement.
And Xiao Bai's cultivation had remained at the ninth level of Dou Zhi Qi for three years.
(End of this chapter)