What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Impossibility!

“Mmm…”

Xiao Yan murmured softly, slowly opening his eyes and looking at the familiar ceiling in front of him.

After a moment of confusion, his mind quickly recalled that this was his own room.

Suppressing the pain surging through his body, Xiao Yan propped himself up on the bed, gently rubbing his forehead as he recalled his last memory before losing consciousness. A self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips.

“To dare to confront a Da Dou Shi (Battle Grandmaster, 4th Level) head-on, I must have been truly crazy…”

“You’re absolutely right! You were indeed crazy back then!”

Just as Xiao Yan finished speaking, the voice of Yao Chen came from beside him. Xiao Yan turned his head and saw Yao Chen’s exquisitely beautiful face filled with a hint of anger, glaring at him fiercely.

“If I hadn’t intervened, you would have been turned into a pile of broken bones by now, you brat!”

“Thank you, Senior Yao, for lending a helping hand.”

Xiao Yan immediately clasped his fists together and expressed his gratitude to Yao Chen. He had no doubts about Yao Chen’s words. After all, no matter how strong his physical body was, he was still just a Dou Zhe (Battle Practitioner, 2nd Level). Faced with Jia Lie Bi’s enraged attack back then, if it hadn’t been for Yao Chen’s assistance, he might not have survived.

“Hmph! Forget about the thanks!” Yao Chen waved her hand displeasingly and said, “Take this as a lesson and don’t be reckless next time!”

Upon hearing Yao Chen’s warning, Xiao Yan fell silent for a moment before reluctantly nodding.

“I will do my best, Master.”

“Do your best?” Yao Chen raised an eyebrow and stared at Xiao Yan, as if waiting for him to say something more. But in the end, she swallowed her words.

During this period of time, Yao Chen had also realized that when it came to her own disciple, once Xiao Yan made up his mind about something, no one could stop him. Even if Yao Chen tried to advise him, it would be in vain.

Just then, Yao Chen suddenly sensed something and her figure swiftly dispersed. The next second, the door to the room was forcefully pushed open, and Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun’er rushed in.

“Cousin Xiao Yan!”

“Brother Xiao Yan!”

The two little girls approached the bed, their beautiful faces filled with worry.

Just a moment ago, the two little girls were wondering why they couldn’t see Xiao Yan. When they heard what Xiao Yu had said about the afternoon’s events, their faces instantly turned pale, and they hurriedly ran over.

“Cousin Xiao Yan! How are you feeling?!”

The panic on Xiao Mei’s face was evident, and she was so worried that tears were about to fall. Xiao Yan smiled helplessly.

“I’m much better now.” He raised his hand and gently rubbed Xiao Mei’s head. “I’m sorry for making you all worry.”

Xiao Xun’er remained silent, her face extremely gloomy, and she clenched her fair jade-like fingers until they turned pale. Self-blame filled her heart.

She had been completely unaware of Xiao Yan’s critical situation.

She felt so guilty…

A fierce determination flashed in Xiao Xun’er’s eyes, but she quickly took a deep breath and spoke softly to Xiao Yan.

“Brother Xiao Yan, you should rest well for now.” After speaking, she pulled Xiao Mei gently. “Let’s go back and have dinner. Let Brother Xiao Yan rest for a while.”

“Mm…”

Reluctance filled Xiao Mei’s eyes as she looked at Xiao Yan. She instructed him, “Cousin Xiao Yan, if you need anything, call us anytime.”

“Mm.”

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. The two little girls left the room with reluctance, gently closing the door behind them.

Once she confirmed that the two little girls were gone, Yao Chen appeared from the ring once again and couldn’t help but comment.

“These two little girls are really attached to you.”

Earlier, she had mentioned that Xiao Yan’s personality was too rigid and not appealing to girls. Now it seemed that her disciple was quite popular among girls.

At this moment, Yao Chen furrowed her brows slightly from a position that Xiao Yan couldn’t see.

She had clearly sensed the hint of ruthlessness in Xiao Xun’er’s eyes just now. With her experience of living for over a hundred years, Yao Chen naturally understood the meaning behind that look.

‘It seems that the Jia Lie clan won’t survive tonight…’

Yao Chen was certain of it.

Although she didn’t know who Xiao Xun’er really was, Yao Chen’s years of experience and intuition told her that the power behind Xiao Xun’er was unimaginably strong, possibly even beyond her own ability to offend.

However, why would someone with such formidable backing like Xiao Xun’er choose to stay in the small Wutan City and the humble Xiao Clan?

Unaware of the doubts in Yao Chen’s mind, Xiao Yan lay down again, placing his arm lightly over his forehead, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

After a long while, he spoke softly.

“It’s still not enough… I’m still too weak…”