Chapter 135 Mu Zhan: A true man is one who can bend and stretch. If you don’t call me brother now, you will never have the chance in the future.

As expected, Xiao Yan passed the second round of assessment without any trouble.

After burning the first batch of medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan realized the problem with the thick earth fungus. He then amazed everyone by refining and fusing eight kinds of medicinal herbs at the same time, and finished refining the pill before the gray-robed man.

After seeing how Xiao Yan collected the pill at the last moment, Yao Lao also let out an indescribable sigh.

This little guy is indeed a genius in alchemy!

As for Xiao Yuan, although he had never come across such a method of collecting pills, he was also quite excited.

This kind of thing of turning the tide at a conference made me feel extremely excited when I read the novel. Now that I see it with my own eyes, I still feel my blood boiling.

My brother Xiao Yan has the potential to be a Dou Emperor!

Then, Xiao Yuan looked at Fa Ma who was standing beside him. Just now, he was shocked and angry because of Xiao Yan's bold way of collecting the pills, and he smashed the railing with a slap.

Now, Fa Ma's face seemed to have changed, and was full of joy.

The changes before and after are really interesting.

"it is good!"

Afterwards, Xiao Yuan took the lead in cheering.

After all, he is my own younger brother. If I don’t praise him myself, do I expect others to praise him?

There was also a hint of surprise in Ya Fei's eyes. Judging from the performance of Fa Ma and other people from the Alchemist Guild, Xiao Yan's action just now was undoubtedly extremely risky.

But Ya Fei is very good at judging people. Xiao Yan may be slightly inferior to Xiao Yuan in terms of calmness, but he is definitely not a reckless person.

Daring to do that means you have enough confidence.

Now, he and Xiao Yuan are together, and Xiao Yan will be his brother-in-law in the future. It can be said that these two brothers will definitely stand at the top of the Jia Ma Empire, or even at the top of the continent.

As Xiao Yuan's person, she naturally didn't want to be just the patriarch of a family in the Jia Ma Empire.

Whether from the perspective of kinship or family interests, winning over Xiao Yan is a vital matter.

Although Xiao Yan usually obeys Xiao Yuan's words, it is not easy to let Xiao Yuan communicate with Xiao Yan about this kind of thing. The family still needs to show sincerity!
Since they are brothers, we naturally cannot let our brothers suffer losses!

As for every loss the family suffers now, it will be repaid many times over in the future.

She believed in Xiao Yuan, and also believed in her own judgment of people!

So, she subconsciously turned her gaze to Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan, the two leaders of the family.

However, he discovered that the two elders looked at each other meaningfully, and it was obvious that they had the same idea.

If the Miter family could not find another female member as outstanding as Ya Fei, they would have asked Ya Fei and Xiao Yuan to introduce her to Xiao Yan.

The eldest princess Yao Ye, who was sitting not far away, was also thoughtful. The two brothers of the Xiao family were indeed extraordinary. One was extremely strong in combat power, and even the great-grandfather of the Douhuang strongman would suffer a loss. The other was extremely outstanding in alchemy. If these two brothers joined forces, the Xiao family would probably have a place in the future Gama Empire.

We must establish good relations with them!
On the other side, Nalan Yanran was also excited and even a little moved by Xiao Yan's performance, but she also knew that Xiao Yan was not very fond of her, the "future sister-in-law" who came to cancel the engagement.

When she thought about this, she couldn't help but have a headache.

Why can’t the talents of these two brothers be restored earlier!

When the second round of assessment was completely over, the sky had gradually darkened. A crescent moon slowly emerged from the horizon, illuminating the brightly lit imperial capital.

Looking at those people who failed the test and looked disheartened, Fa Ma's eyes did not show any fluctuations, and he said calmly:
"Everyone, today's conference will end here. Please have a good night's rest. Tomorrow is the last round of our conference, and it is also an important round that determines the championship. Therefore, please don't do it because of Due to various things, I was unable to attend, otherwise, I would regret it for the rest of my life."

Hearing Fa Ma announce the end of today's assessment, everyone in the square, including Xiao Yan, breathed a sigh of relief. These two rounds of assessments were really exhausting.

After putting the medicine cauldron back into the ring, Xiao Yan suddenly looked up and saw that after Fa Ma finished speaking, the gray-robed boy packed up his things and walked out of the square. Before leaving, he did not forget to cast a cold look at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead as he gazed indifferently at the gray-robed young man's back as he slowly walked out of the square. After packing up his things, he followed the crowd of contestants and squeezed out of the square.

After leaving the square, Xiao Yan raised his head and took a deep breath of the fresh air. His tense spirit relaxed a little. He looked at the young girls around him who came out of the audience seats and stared at him with shining eyes. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Xiao Yuan and Ya Fei coming hand in hand.

"Brother, sister-in-law."

Although Ya Fei had not yet married, Xiao Yan was very sensible and had consciously changed his words.

"You did a good job, but you still suffered some losses in the second round of the competition. I will discuss the problems that occurred during the process with you after the competition is completely over tomorrow."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Yao Lao must have had some intentions behind this, so he nodded and said, "Well, okay!"

"Let's go. I know you want to rest for a while, but you can't rest for the time being. We both have other things to do."

Xiao Yuan smiled and immediately took Xiao Yan towards the east gate of the imperial capital.

"What else is there to do?"

Xiao Yan blinked in confusion when he heard that, but still followed.

Third brother must have his reasons for doing things.

"Hehe, you'll know when you go there."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled mysteriously and kept the secret.

When Xiao Yuan and the other two arrived at the east gate of the imperial capital, they found a familiar person standing guard there.

When he saw the three people coming, his face became obviously embarrassed, but he still walked over.

"Mu Zhan? Why are you here?"

Xiao Yuan asked with some surprise.

"Well, wasn't this someone the old man sent to guard the house? As for why, Brother Xiao should be able to guess, right?"

Mu Zhan scratched his head when he heard this and said with an uneasy look on his face.

Then, obviously not wanting to continue talking about this topic, Mu Zhan continued, "Brother Xiao, how come you have time to come to the city gate?"

"Oh, come to pick someone up." Xiao Yuan said with a smile and nodded.

"Then don't just stand there, come on up to the tower, our Mu family still has some face!"

After Mu Zhan finished speaking, he invited him enthusiastically.

This appearance surprised Xiao Yan and Ya Fei.

I didn't expect that this rebellious guy would have such a side.

Xiao Yuan could guess some of this.

Obviously, Mu Chen had given Mu Zhan some advice in private. As for the specific content, he didn't know, but the result was very good for him.

"Then I won't be polite with you."

Xiao Yuan nodded, and followed Mu Zhan up to the city wall.

"Ahem, Brother Xiao, I heard that you had a sparring match with Elder Jia before, and even he suffered a loss at your hands?"

Mu Zhan asked in a low voice as he walked up the stairs, with a gleam in his eyes.

"Well, don't listen to their nonsense, it was Mr. Jia who let the water go."

It was naturally impossible for Xiao Yuan to say that he was so awesome that he even burned Jia Xingtian's beard shorter, so he just waved his hand modestly and said.

"Hey! Brother Xiao, you are too modest. The clan leader told me about this, how could it be false? I was indeed rude to my sister-in-law that day. Today, my sister-in-law is here too, so I apologize to you. I, Mu Zhan, am a rough man, and sometimes I speak without thinking, but I admire people like Brother Xiao who have real abilities. We can be said to have known each other for a long time, haha!"

Mu Zhan rarely lowered his attitude and apologized to Ya Fei.

"Ah."

Ya Fei was also a little stunned by Mu Zhan's unprecedented behavior, but she quickly reacted and nodded with a faint smile.

Xiao Yan on the side remained noncommittal. This was because Mu Zhan was causing trouble in the Imperial City, in the Nalan Mansion, so he could stand here and talk. If it was outside the Imperial City, he was sure that his third brother would have scattered this guy's ashes on the spot, making him disappear from the face of the earth without any trace being found.

To his own people, the Third Brother is indeed a good man, but to his enemies, he is definitely like a devil.

Seeing Ya Fei also nodded, Mu Zhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since he knew Xiao Yuan's terrifying fighting ability, he understood the worries of his family head. With Xiao Yuan's current potential, he is no longer someone the Mu family can afford to offend. If he is really forced into a corner, he can call Shanghai Bodong to kill the Mu family on the spot!

Not to mention that his own talent is also quite terrifying. According to the current evaluation of Xiao Yuan within these families, it will only take five to ten years at most for Xiao Yuan to stand at the pinnacle of the Jia Ma Empire. Such a strong man is definitely something that their Mu family cannot afford to offend!
If you can't afford to offend someone but still put on a bad face in front of them, isn't that seeking death?

When it comes to his own life and the survival of his family, Mu Zhan's brain is still online.

Besides, Xiao Yuan is so strong, so what if he calls him brother?
No loss at all!
If you don’t call him now, you won’t have the right to get close to him like this in the future when he becomes a Dou Huang!

As a descendant of a large family, Mu Zhan is naturally quite familiar with interpersonal communication, but most people in this imperial capital are not worthy of him doing so.

But in front of Xiao Yuan, he no longer dared to pretend to be cool. If he was really targeted by others, he would be really screwed.

Besides, some of what Xiao Yuan said made sense.
"Well, this is the place with the widest view of the city gate. Brother Xiao, you guys just wait here. I have to go down to guard the gate, so I won't disturb you!"

Seeing that Xiao Yuan and the other two had no intention of chatting with him, Mu Zhan took his leave and went downstairs with his soldiers.

"The children of these big families do have some good qualities."

Looking at Mu Zhan's departing back, Xiao Yan said lightly.

“Haha, the Mu family is able to occupy a place among the three major families in the imperial capital. Naturally, it is impossible for them to really train a reckless man. Although Mu Zhan has an impatient temper, he definitely understands the rules that he should know.”

Ya Fei on the side also nodded and smiled.

"Well, the Mu family has a very wide network of contacts in the military. After all, our Xiao family is stationed in the Jia Ma Empire, so it is naturally impossible for us to really kill Mu Zhan in front of everyone. There will be a series of troubles afterwards. We both have to go back to the academy. We can't leave a mess behind. One more friend is always better than one more enemy."

Xiao Yuan also nodded and said with a smile.

The Mu family is different from the Mo family. The Mo family is just a nouveau riche local tyrant in the northeastern province. It has no foundation, and its reputation is extremely bad. When something goes wrong, everyone will blame it. Although Xiao Yuan did not wipe out the Mo family, he didn't need to do anything. Those families and forces that had been oppressed by the Mo family would naturally strike them mercilessly.

But the Mu family is a large family second only to the Mitel family. In terms of foundation, even the Nalan family is inferior to it. If it were not for Nalan Yanran joining the Yunlan Sect, the Nalan family would actually be the weakest family in foundation among the three major families.

Over the years, the Mu family has accumulated countless connections, and these connections are spread throughout the Gama Empire. With the current strength of the Xiao family, they certainly cannot easily become enemies with them.

Besides, there is no need to provoke the entire Mu family because of one Mu Zhan.

"Haha, just teach him a lesson. If you kill him or even exterminate his entire clan for such a small matter, I will feel uneasy. It makes me look like a beauty who brings disaster."

Ya Fei also laughed when she heard that.

Seeing his brother and sister-in-law showing off their affection again, Xiao Yan felt something was wrong and quickly interrupted to change the subject: "Brother, now that we are here, why don't you tell me who we are waiting for here?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan showed a strange smile, looked at Xiao Yan, and said slowly: "No way, you are so smart, why haven't you reacted yet?"

Tatata!
In the distance, the rhythmic sound of horse hooves could be heard, and several figures on horseback slowly came into the sight of Xiao Yuan and the other two.

"Well, since he is bringing his sister-in-law with him, the person to pick him up must be someone we three know. That person should be someone from Wutan City. Could it be Master Gu Ni!?"

Xiao Yan analyzed with a serious face.

???

"Oh my brother, this is not funny."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan shook his head speechlessly, looked at Xiao Yan who was telling a cold joke, and said in a deep voice.

"Pfft! You two brothers are such a jerk!"

Ya Fei, who was standing aside, couldn't help laughing at the conversation between the two brothers and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed. Then Xiao Yuan hugged Ya Fei and jumped off the city gate with Xiao Yan.

Outside the city gate, the team of people was approaching from afar. Although the leader was dusty, his eyes were quite excited and he didn't show any sign of fatigue.

Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan looked at that man and couldn't help but murmured, "Father!"

(End of this chapter)