dmims 125. The Mysterious Old Man
125. The Mysterious Old Man
Half a month after Xun'er left, Xiao Yan had settled all matters within Tianlan City.
With the help of Xiao Yan, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, and the Minghua Tower, Xu Yingwu managed to preserve his lifeline. Although the future will not be easy, Xu Yingwu is an outstanding individual. This setback may change his original carefree attitude, but it will also forge him into a true man. Xiao Yan is not worried about him.
It was time to leave. After discussing it with Su Zhang, Su Zhang decided to stay because he couldn't bear to leave his disciple Xu Yingwu, whom he had personally trained. Yao Lao and Xiao Yan understood his decision.
Yang Yue then gave Xiao Yan an immeasurable fortune and a storage ring as a reward. Looking at the dazzling array of medicinal herbs in the storage ring, Xiao Yan really couldn't refuse.
Yang Yue said that those were all good items plundered from the three major forces, and nearly a third of them were in Xiao Yan's storage ring.
The storage ring contains the equivalent of a top-tier power in the Northwest Region collecting valuable items over many years, naturally amounting to an astronomical sum.
Xiao Yan knew there was no need to refuse. The Heavenly Serpent Mansion, which had fallen from its precarious position to become the strongest force in the Northwest Region during this upheaval, owed its existence entirely to Xiao Yan. No matter how he tried to repay him, it would never be enough compared to Xiao Yan's contributions, especially since Yang Yue was also deeply grateful for Xiao Yan's help to Yang Lingyan.
When Xiao Yan was about to leave, almost all the leaders of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion came to see him off.
This also includes Yang Zhishuang, a Dou Zun powerhouse from the Heavenly Serpent Palace.
Seeing the crowd still reluctant to part with him even though he had already left Tianlan City, Xiao Yan helplessly clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Everyone, there's no need to see you off any further. Farewell!"
Yang Zhishuang looked at Xiao Yan and smiled slightly, saying, "Farewell, young friend Xiao Yan. The Heavenly Serpent Manor will always be your friend and support!"
The words spoken by a Dou Zun expert naturally carried immense weight, but the people of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion behind him showed no sign of surprise, because everyone knew: Xiao Yan was worthy!
Xiao Yan also politely bid farewell to the group. Although he had been of great help to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, he himself had also benefited greatly from this trip to the Northwest Region, which could even be said to have brought about a qualitative leap in his strength.
Although Xiao Yan's strength only increased from a two-star Dou Huang to an eight-star Dou Huang a few days ago, he knew that his strength had more than tripled during this period. All of this was inseparable from fortuitous encounters and life-or-death battles; no true powerhouse is cultivated in a sheltered environment! Therefore, Xiao Yan was also grateful to everyone in the Heavenly Serpent Mansion!
Farewells always come to an end. As Zi Yan summoned back the dragon-armored vulture they had ridden on their way there, Xiao Yan and Zi Yan rode away on the wind!
As he was leaving, Xiao Yan suddenly noticed a beautiful figure on the city wall. She was graceful and wore a veil, but just by looking at her attire, he knew that the face beneath the veil must be breathtakingly beautiful! Moreover, Xiao Yan had personally witnessed that captivating face before!
Minghua Louzhu, Liang Mengying.
Seeing her come to see him off, Xiao Yan felt conflicted. The situation between them was unexpected, and he really didn't know how to deal with these feelings.
Instead, the old apothecary joked, "This little girl came to see you off, aren't you going to greet her?"
Xiao Yan also sighed: "She came without making a fuss, and probably has no intention of meeting me."
Xiao Yan is not someone who doesn't want to take responsibility, but his relationship with Liang Mengying was truly unexpected. Judging from Liang Mengying's intentions, she also doesn't want to make this public. Xiao Yan himself is also somewhat at a loss when it comes to matters of the heart.
The two only stared at each other for a moment before Tianlan City disappeared from Xiao Yan's sight.
"If we are destined to meet again, we will meet again," Xiao Yan suddenly thought, perhaps to comfort himself.
Although Xiao Yan and Zi Yan already had the ability to fly, most of the time it was still more convenient to have flying magical beasts.
Xiao Yan also sat cross-legged on the Jiaojia Vulture and began to review the incident.
However, before they could fully immerse themselves in the moment, a figure blocked Xiao Yan and Zi Yan's path.
He was an elderly man dressed in a plain robe, with white hair and beard. He had a kind and gentle appearance, and an inexplicable sense of approachability emanated from him, making it very easy for people to feel good about him.
However, to Xiao Yan's shock, this white-bearded and white-haired old man was also completely undetectable, just like Gu Yuan! He was even more terrifying than Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan was like an unfathomable abyss, while the white-haired old man gave off a feeling that the heavens and earth could not be shaken.
It's as if it has merged into this space, making it impossible to find any trace of it.
The old doctor immediately remarked that this was yet another peerless expert far stronger than himself.
The Jiaojia Vulture stopped abruptly the moment it saw the old man, not daring to breathe. Clearly, even as a magical beast, it was intimidated by the old man.
Zi Yan looked at the old man with some curiosity and asked, "Who are you? Why do I feel so familiar with you?"
The old man chuckled, looking at Zi Yan with her furrowed brows and Xiao Yan with a wary expression, and said, "How about this old man invites you two somewhere?"
Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before asking, "Where does Senior intend to take us?"
The old man smiled calmly and said, "Won't you find out when you get there?"
Immediately, Xiao Yan felt the scene before him change, and the next moment he arrived at the side of a cliff and waterfall, next to which was a thatched hut.
Xiao Yan immediately realized that this was another privately built space. Looking at the thatched hut, he couldn't help but sigh that these peerless experts really liked these simple and unpretentious things.
At the same time, Xiao Yan noticed that Zi Yan had fainted to the side. Xiao Yan quickly helped Zi Yan up and checked her breathing.
"Don't worry, the little girl is fine. It's just that she'd better not listen to what we're going to say later. Let her sleep for a while now."
Xiao Yan carefully examined Zi Yan's aura and found that she was indeed not injured at all; she had simply fallen into a deep sleep.
Xiao Yan was relieved to see that the white-haired old man could create an independent space out of thin air and instantly put a Dou Zong expert into a deep sleep. Moreover, Yao Lao couldn't see through his strength at all. With such absolute power, Xiao Yan had no room to struggle.
As long as the white-haired old man wanted to, Xiao Yan felt he would die silently, so he simply didn't take any precautions, because it was pointless.
Looking at Xiao Yan's vacant actions, the white-haired old man smiled kindly and said, "Speaking of which, you little fellow can be considered one of my successors."
Xiao Yan frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Chen Lingxu, the former Void Emperor of this continent!"