78: It's okay, teacher, it's okay, old man

Chapter 78: “Teacher” When Needed, “Old Man” When Not

It had been a long time since he last saw Soul Cang, and Xiao Yan was eager to go greet him.

But hearing the voice from behind him, Xiao Yan turned his head, his impatient gaze falling on the man surrounded by the crowd: “Is there anything else?”

“I am Yun Ling, the Great Elder of the Yun Lan Sect,” Yun Ling introduced himself indifferently. Seeing that Xiao Yan’s expression remained unchanged and showed no respect, he felt a little displeased.

Yun Ling pointed at Mo Li beside him and said, “Xiao Yan, a disciple has accused you of killing his family’s elders and relatives.”

“Him?” Xiao Yan frowned, finding the young man somewhat familiar.

“His name is Mo Li,” Yun Ling said. “His Mo Family’s Great Elder is an outer sect deacon of my Yun Lan Sect. This matter requires your cooperation with my Yun Lan Sect’s investigation.”

“Oh…” Xiao Yan remembered upon hearing this. Indeed, when Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao Family, she was accompanied by a young man.

He asked, bewildered, “Mo Li, you’d better speak with evidence. When did I ever lay a hand on anyone from your Mo Family?”

Mo Li loudly declared, “Have you forgotten what happened in Shi Mo City a month ago?!”

Mo Li didn’t know the specific details, as his family seemed very wary of the matter, but he remembered the time and place of the incident.

And that incident caused the Mo Family to lose several elders, their strength to severely decline, and even their standing in Yancheng was affected.

“So those people were from your Mo Family!” Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes. “I was planning to find the mastermind after the Yun Lan Sect matter was resolved. This makes it convenient for me!”

Ever since entering the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yan had been living with his two older brothers, cultivating daily.

During this time, he got along very well with Qing Lin. Perhaps because Qing Lin was cared for by his eldest brother, Xiao Yan always treated her like his own younger sister.

A month ago, a group of people suddenly arrived, wanting to take Qing Lin away without any reason, and even injured many members of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

At that time, Xiao Yan returned and, enraged, killed all those people with Hai Bodong.

Afterward, as the Three-Year Agreement was approaching, he didn’t waste time investigating. Plus, Hai Bodong promised that once they reached the Imperial Capital, he would use his connections.

Therefore, Xiao Yan temporarily put it aside.

On the other side.

Xiao Ding also explained the full story to Soul Cang in detail. He was worried that Soul Cang might misunderstand that his younger brother deliberately provoked the Yun Lan Sect, causing trouble for Soul Cang.

Soul Cang smiled indifferently. He didn’t care about the Yun Lan Sect at all. Such a sect might be terrifying to people like Xiao Ding and Elder Jia.

But to him, a single word could destroy it.

However, there was one thing Soul Cang was more concerned about, and he asked with a smile, “How is Qing Lin doing now?”

Xiao Ding’s expression stiffened, and he truthfully replied, “Later, a woman claiming to be from the Heavenly Snake Mansion appeared. She herself was a Dou Huang and brought a sixth-rank magical beast. Qing Lin was taken away by them.”

After speaking, he immediately added, “Cang King, but Xiao Yan and Elder Hai tried to stop them. A soul body appeared and said that going to the Heavenly Snake Mansion would be beneficial for Qing Lin, so Xiao Yan let them take her away.”

“Don’t be nervous,” Soul Cang smiled warmly and patted Xiao Ding’s shoulder. “I also wanted to send that girl there back then, but she wasn’t willing, so I didn’t force her.”

After Soul Cang finished speaking, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li let out long sighs of relief, their tense bodies relaxing somewhat.

They were afraid that Soul Cang would misunderstand Xiao Yan because of this, or that it would create a rift between the two of them.

At this moment, the dispute in the square once again drew everyone’s attention.

“Xiao Yan, it seems my Yun Lan Sect really didn’t wrong you. Then you won’t be able to leave the Yun Lan Sect today, no matter what.” Elder Yun Ling’s face turned cold after hearing Xiao Yan’s words.

As his voice fell, the surrounding elders moved swiftly, forming a circle to surround Xiao Yan in the center.

Seeing their swift actions, Xiao Yan was slightly stunned and said sarcastically, “Heh heh, I’m afraid you never intended for me to leave the Yun Lan Sect after Nalan Yanran’s defeat, right? Is this the top sect of the Gama Empire? With such meager courage, you might as well close your doors early. Why bother taking disciples? It’s embarrassing!”

Xiao Yan would never believe that these people could act in such perfect unison unless they had communicated beforehand.

However, he wasn’t flustered. His big brother was here!

“Boy, stop twisting the facts here. What we need to discuss with you now is the matter of you killing the family members of my Yun Lan Sect’s outer sect elder.” Yun Ling waved his hand, signaling the elders to attack together and subdue Xiao Yan.

There were still people watching, and Xiao Yan was sharp-tongued. Letting him continue to speak would only make things worse for the Yun Lan Sect.

Seeing this, the elders exchanged glances and tacitly approached Xiao Yan.

In the treetops.

Elder Jia couldn’t help but shake his head upon seeing this scene: “This isn’t the first time I’ve heard about Yun Ling’s narrow-mindedness, but this is the first time I’ve witnessed it.”

“Heh heh, this kid is in for trouble. If he had played dumb earlier, he would have been fine, at least he could have left the Yun Lan Sect. Now… it’s uncertain,” Mu Chen sighed.

A behemoth like the Yun Lan Sect always needed a justifiable reason for its actions.

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If they hadn’t found an excuse for him, that would have been one thing.

In his opinion, Xiao Yan was too young to dare to openly admit it. How could someone from a small place like Wutan City contend with the Yun Lan Sect now?

Mittel Tengshan smiled upon hearing this. Seeing Hai Bodong’s gaze fixed on a young man, he couldn’t help but nudge him with his shoulder: “Old Ice, what’s that young man’s background? Why are you staring at him?”

“What’s it to you?” Although Hai Bodong was known as the Ice Emperor, his temper was even more volatile than those who played with fire. Furthermore, he was formerly an elder of the Mittel Family, so he had no patience for Mittel Tengshan.

Mittel Tengshan was rebuffed and, not wanting to make a fool of himself, changed the subject: “Xiao Yan is in trouble. Aren’t you going to help? I don’t believe you just coincidentally came with him.”

“Me? Help?” Hai Bodong cast a disdainful glance at Yun Ling and the others. “Yun Ling still thinks he can take down Xiao Yan. He’ll have a hard time later.”

After speaking, Hai Bodong crossed his arms and offered no further explanation, only muttering to himself that he wondered if he would even get a chance to show off later.

It had been a while since they last met, and the oppressive feeling Soul Cang gave him was even stronger. What a terrifying young man!

Mittel Tengshan looked at Xiao Yan with a surprised gaze, noticing that facing a group of elders, the slightly youthful face showed no panic at all.

“I wonder what kind of confidence he has?” Mittel Tengshan asked curiously.

Elder Jia, Mu Chen, Fa Ma, and the others also noticed Xiao Yan’s confident demeanor and couldn’t help but feel curious.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was communicating with Yao Chen internally: “Teacher! Quick! Lend me your strength, I want to show off.”

“Go away, it’s ‘Teacher’ when you need something, and ‘old man’ when you don’t. I’m too lazy to bother with you,” Yao Chen said grumpily.

“Don’t be like that, Teacher,” Xiao Yan was a little flustered. How could he possibly contend with the Yun Lan Sect elders on his own? He quickly changed his approach, “If you lend me your strength, I’ll put in a good word for you in front of Big Brother later. Don’t you want a body? I’ll help you talk to him about it.”

Hearing “body,” Yao Chen perked up: “You little brat, don’t you dare fool this old man!”

“I won’t! Trust me,” Xiao Yan quickly said. The elders were almost upon him!

He didn’t receive a response from Yao Chen, but Xiao Yan felt a powerful force rising within him. He stared at Yun Ling, a cruel smirk playing on his lips.