Chapter 20: Breaking off the Engagement
The next day, early in the morning.
Xiao Bai sat cross-legged on the bed, opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and ended a night of practice.
After getting up and washing up, Xiao Bai prepared to go to the Xiao family's reception hall.
Today is the day when Nalan Yanran comes to visit, and Xiao Bai has been waiting for this for several months.
Since Xun'er gave him a lot of pills, he has had some ideas. Can he become an alchemist now?
Alchemists are a noble profession in the Dou Qi Continent. They can refine natural treasures into various elixirs with magical effects, or improve their cultivation, or treat injuries...
And to become an alchemist, three conditions are required: fire and wood attributes, fire seeds, and soul perception.
It is difficult for a person who is born with the two attributes of fire and wood in his soul to be one among the hundreds of millions of people in the Dou Qi Continent.
This person needs to practice fire attribute techniques to produce fire seeds.
These two alone are not enough, and excellent soul perception is also required.
Various reasons have led to the current deformed status of alchemists—a profession that can surpass Dou Shi.
Originally, Xiao Bai was not keen on the alchemist profession after knowing that he was of the thunder attribute.
But now it is different, he has the possibility of becoming an alchemist.
Wood attribute, Wood Thunder contains Wood Qi.
Fire, he has Ice Fire Sun Thunder, in which Ice Fire Qi is also a kind of flame.
As for soul perception, he is not worried at all. His current soul perception is definitely comparable to that of a sixth-grade alchemist, or even stronger.
With both fire and wood, plus a strong soul, it should be feasible in theory, but neither fire nor wood is separate, they are attached to thunder.
He doesn't know if it will be impossible to refine with the addition of thunder attribute, which makes him uncertain.
Therefore, he must intervene in today's matter, he needs Yao Lao's eighth-grade alchemist inheritance.
Originally, he was only prepared to eat melons in this engagement-breaking scene, but after having this idea, while refining Ice Fire Sun Thunder, he has been quietly planning this matter.
Today is the best opportunity. If everything goes well, he can not only achieve his goal, but also sell a favor by the way.
Xiao Bai came to the reception hall, only to see that it was already full of people. At the top were Xiao Zhan, the head of the Xiao family, and four elders.
The row on the lower left was the Xiao family's powerful elders, and behind them sat the more outstanding young people of the Xiao family.
There were three people sitting in the row on the right, an old man, and two young people, a man and a woman.
The old man was wearing a moon-white robe, looking energetic, with a colorful small sword embroidered on his cuffs, which was the symbol of the Yunlan Sect.
Looking at his chest, there was a silver moon painted, surrounded by seven golden stars, which was the symbol of the Seven-Star Da Dou Shi.
It was the first time Xiao Bai saw this thing, and he was a little speechless. There were really people who put their strength on their chests.
If those people in the previous life and Lao Liu saw this, they would definitely be ecstatic.
The man and woman next to the old man were also wearing the same standard moon-white robes.
The man was about 20 years old. In terms of appearance, Xiao Bai's aesthetic taste, which he had cultivated by looking at himself in the mirror every day, could only be said to be average.
However, some young girls in the Xiao family were quite obsessed with him. Not only his appearance, but most importantly, the five stars on his chest, a five-star Dou Zhe.
As for the girl, it must be Nalan Yanran. She had a good appearance, a cold face, and three stars on her chest, but the pride in her eyes was almost overflowing. She did have the capital to be proud in the Jia Ma Empire. She was one of the three major families in the Jia Ma Empire, the granddaughter of the Nalan family, and the beloved disciple of the leader of the Yunlan Sect. She could almost walk sideways in the Jia Ma Empire.
When Xiao Bai was looking at several people, he suddenly felt someone pulling his sleeve.
He turned his head and saw that it was the little girl Xun'er.
After she pulled Xiao Bai to a corner and sat down, she looked at him with a joking face and said:
"Brother Xiao Bai, is that girl pretty?"
Xiao Bai frowned and thought for a while, and said seriously:
"Hmm~, three-dimensional facial features, fair skin, cool temperament, thin waist and long legs..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Xun'er next to him, and saw that her face was getting darker and darker.
Xiao Bai continued to say a lot of compliments, and when he saw that the little girl was about to lose her temper, he changed his tone.
"...But, it's not even a fraction of my Xun'er!"
Xiao Xun'er's face instantly turned from gloomy to bright, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she rolled her eyes at him coquettishly.
At first, seeing Xiao Bai's serious face and endless compliments, she thought he really liked the girl, but it turned out that he was just teasing her.
While the two were talking and laughing, Xiao Yan's figure appeared in the hall.
It was still the original plot, and Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Yan to take a seat, but when he looked around, there was no seat reserved for him in front.
He was the protagonist today, and it was impossible for him to sit in the corner. Wouldn't that make people laugh?
Xiao Bai looked at this scene coldly and shook his head in his heart.
He couldn't stand the behavior of these elders at all.
In Xiao Bai's mind, no matter what conflicts and competitions there are among the clansmen, at least they should show unity in front of outsiders! Even if it's just a superficial show.
Embarrassing his clansmen in front of outsiders will only make outsiders laugh at him. It's not just Xiao Yan who loses face, but also the entire Xiao family.
Once one of the eight ancient clans, Xiao Xuan could almost be said to be the leader of the eight clans when he was alive. Now it has fallen to such a point, and it seems that there is a reason.
If it weren't for the son of destiny, Xiao Yan, such a family would not rise again, and it might not be certain whether there would be a Xiao family in a few decades.
Xiao Zhan, who was sitting in the main seat, discovered the embarrassing situation of his son and was extremely angry.
These old guys are really going to laugh at his son and his jokes in front of outsiders. What good do they get from doing this?
"Xiao Yan, come to my side!"
A low voice sounded in the hall, and everyone in the hall immediately looked at Xiao Bai in the corner.
Several elders wanted to say something, but when they saw Xiao Xun'er next to him, they shut up instantly.
Xiao Yan was relieved to see that someone finally helped him out. He came to Xiao Bai and sat down, whispering:
"Brother Bai, thank you!"
Xiao Bai nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Then, Ge Ye, the elder of Yunlan Sect, expressed his idea of canceling the engagement. Xiao Zhan was furious, and Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan made a three-year agreement.
Later, because of Nalan Yanran's words as a young lady, Xiao Yan shouted out the famous saying in grief and anger:
"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don't bully the poor young man!"
Then he wrote the divorce letter and ran out directly.
After Xiao Bai saw Xiao Yan leave, he knew that it was time for him to act, otherwise the old man would come out if he went too late.
If he waited until Yao Lao accepted Xiao Yan before going, he could get things done, but it was too troublesome.
And he didn't like trouble!
He stood up and stretched, and walked out slowly.
"Brother Xiao Bai, where are you going?"
Xiao Xun'er asked puzzledly when she saw Xiao Bai was leaving.
"To the back mountain,"
Xiao Bai waved his hand without looking back.
"Wait for me, I'll go with you!"
Read 80+ Advanced Chapters At PA Treon
patreon.com/FictionsTL
(End of this chapter)