"Ugh." Xiao Jiande's eyes widened, and before he could say anything, Xiao Yan swept a whip kick toward him.
"Crack!" A clear sound of bones breaking echoed, and Xiao Jiande's painful scream reverberated through the sky as he fainted and collapsed.
"Since you like stepping on others using your background, you should be ready to be stepped on yourself,"Xiao Yan sneered.
In his previous life, Xiao Yan was not much better than these second-rate Dou Wang with foreign bloodlines. He had no background and no one to guide him. He struggled and fought his way through, only achieving a small degree of success in his career by the age of thirty.
However, even so, when he met people like Xiao Jiande, the spoiled rich second generation, he could only swallow his anger because the powerful background behind them could easily wipe away years of his hard work with just a single word.
Fortunately, in this life, Xiao Yan was born into a terrifyingly powerful family. So, when he encountered someone like Xiao Jiande, he of course would not hesitate to step on them hard.
"Take your useless young master back. Tell him, if he wants revenge, I'll be waiting anytime, let's see if he has the guts!"
Xiao Yan waved his right hand, and Xiao Jiande flew into the hands of a group of Dou Huang like a dead dog.
A dignified Dou Huang was knocked unconscious just from having his legs broken. This clearly showed how weak his willpower was.
The group of Dou Huang glanced at each other, and after some hesitation, they quickly flew off while carrying Xiao Jiande.
They had clearly heard Xiao Yan's words: "My grandfather is a Dou Sheng!"
Young people with such deep backgrounds weren't people they dared to intervene with. As for bullying these second-rate Dou Wang, that was something they were capable of, but if the opponent had any Dou Zong blood relatives, they wouldn't dare to take action.
"Good job, Xiao Yan."
After Xiao Jiande and his group left, Xiao Yu flew over, looking pleased, and patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder.
"Who told you, my sister is so charming? As your cousin, of course, I have to help my sister swat flies."Xiao Yan waved his hand, smiling at Xiao Niu and Xiao Ma behind him.
The three of them nervously chuckled but didn't dare to say too much.
This young man, who was about ten years younger than them, was already standing at a position they needed to look up to since birth.
"You're getting better at talking."Xiao Yu chuckled and suddenly planted a kiss on Xiao Yan's face.
"Consider this a reward for helping your sister out."
"Damn, you bad woman! I'm telling you, I've grown up now, stop messing with me!"
Now at the age when he was ready to burst out, Xiao Yan silently muttered "German Orthopedics" three times to suppress his feelings.
After sending Xiao Niu and Xiao Ma away, the siblings flew back to their home.
The surging air currents lifted Xiao Yan's hair. At this moment, as he bent down and looked below, all he saw was the vast expanse of Xiao Jie.
On the ground, there were vast and fertile plains, with some tamed magical beasts running across the pastures, and fragrant medicinal fields emitting a sweet aroma.
There were also towering mountains, perhaps where a Dou Zun was meditating in seclusion. In the rivers and seas, magical beasts like dragons and serpents appeared occasionally.
In the sky, some people, like Xiao Yan, flew with Dou Qi wings, while others rode tamed flying magical beasts.
There were also some strong individuals walking in the air, their bodies flickering as they covered large distances in an instant.
With the support of the fresh and powerful Dou Di bloodline and the new Dou Di strongmen, the Xiao family's talented warriors were continuously emerging. This led to an intense internal competition in the family.
Among the ancient Seven Clans, Dou Wang and Dou Huang were not top-tier powers, but they were certainly better than those who didn't have them.
However, in the Xiao family, saying that Dou Wang were as common as dogs and Dou Huang were everywhere was no exaggeration. As for those who were not yet Dou Wang by the age of forty, they had no right to be part of the family.
They had a unified title, "Outsiders."
In the ancient Seven Clans, outsiders had a very low status. Their whole lives, they might never have the chance to leave Xiao Jie.
But these things were too distant for Xiao Yan. In this timeline, he hadn't experienced the typical protagonist's starting point.
In this world, there was no black ring, and there was no grandfather absorbing his Dou Qi.
Of course, in a family like the Xiao family, if anyone dared to absorb their own Dou Qi, even if they were a Dou Sheng's residual soul, they would be extracted and refined.
In this world line, he wasn't born into a fallen branch, didn't have a father who was crippled by a battle, and didn't have a family genius opponent to defeat from childhood.
Because he was that family genius.
"I hope, somewhere on the Dou Qi continent, there won't be a small town called Niao Tan City or Ji Tan City, where a kid named Hun Yan appears!"
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head, flying with Xiao Yu toward the plaza.
"Look, Xiao Yan is back!" A group of young people looked at the two descending from the sky.
"It's Xiao Yu! Xiao Yu is back too!" The crowd looked surprised and delighted.
"Little Yan, I was just about to find you, and you're back now." A hearty voice rang out.
The speaker was a tall young man in a silver-gray robe. His face had a sharp look, and arcs of electricity flashed through his hair.
This person was Xiao Yan's second older brother, Xiao Li, a Five-Star Dou Zong!
When Xiao Li spoke, the surrounding youths looked at him with a hint of fear.
Because, aside from being a small squad leader in the Xiao family's enforcement team, Xiao Li was also the instructor for Xiao Lin's faction, responsible for teaching combat techniques.
The youths from Xiao Lin's faction had often been beaten by Xiao Li, so they were quite afraid of him.
"Second Brother!"
Xiao Yan's eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Li.
"Li Second Brother."Xiao Yu also smiled and greeted him. Xiao Li was only about five or six years older than her, so Xiao Yu had never been taught a lesson by him when she was younger, and thus wasn't very afraid of him.
"Little Yan, should we do something tonight?"
Xiao Ning, seeing that everyone had gathered, appropriately suggested, "We've had a year of hard training, and now we've made some progress. My sister and Teacher Li are here, so should we hold a little party?"
"Not bad, what you said makes sense."Xiao Yan praised Xiao Ning, who had gradually become more understanding of him after years of training. He subtly showed signs of becoming the top lackey.
"Heh heh."Xiao Ning gave a smug grin.
"My little brother is almost being swindled by Xiao Yan."Xiao Yu, watching from the side, helplessly rubbed her forehead.
"It just so happens that Second Brother is here, and I have a plan."Xiao Yan waved his hand, and everyone gathered around.
"We..."
"What? No, those Tianlong fish were raised by Grandpa with great effort." A moment later, Xiao Yu was the first to reject the idea.
"The meat of the Tianlong fish has beauty and nourishment benefits, and you don't want to try the fish I roast?"Xiao Yan coaxed.
"Beauty and nourishment..."Xiao Yu hesitated.
"Also, it's said that its magical core can be refined into a fourth-grade pill, 'Yu Yan Dan'."
"I think Grandpa raised so many fish without eating or using them. It's a waste of resources if we don't catch a few. It's not impossible."Xiao Yu changed her mind.
The group of youths began discussing plans, not noticing the slight ripple in the air not far away.
(End of Chapter)