"Is that so? Then I'll have to trouble you!"
Xiao Yan smiled and patted Hong Li's shoulder, then said, "Then I won't keep you any longer."
"No need, no need!" Hong Li quickly shook his head, bowed respectfully to Xiao Yan, and then spread his Dou Qi wings and flew towards the sky.
At this moment, however, he was using his speed to the extreme, as if the Han family behind him was a gaping abyss.
Not long after Hong Li left, the gloomy atmosphere of the Han family finally began to recover. Han Chi glanced at Xiao Yan and Han Yue, thought for a moment, and then ordered his servants to quickly serve tea.
"Yue'er, is this gentleman really the young master of the Starfall Pavilion?"
After the tea was served, Han Chi finally calmed down a bit after downing a bowl of tea in one gulp.
His emotions today had been like a rollercoaster in just a few words from Xiao Yan, almost making his Dou Huang heart unable to withstand it.
"Of course, Father, do you think I've gone mad from all these years of studying outside?"
Han Yue said with a smile upon hearing Han Chi's question.
"At first, I really did think you'd gone mad." Han Chi glanced at his increasingly beautiful daughter and inwardly scoffed.
However, after his initial scoff, his gaze towards Xiao Yan became much more amiable.
The title of Young Master of the Starfall Pavilion was simply too powerful.
After all, the Starfall Pavilion was currently ranked first among the four pavilions, and even the Three Valleys and Two Sects treated it with great respect.
The reason was simple: the Pavilion Master of the Starfall Pavilion was none other than the number one alchemist on the continent, the Medicine Venerable Yao Chen!
The number one alchemist on the continent—that title alone was enough to inspire awe in countless people.
The connections such an alchemist possessed were terrifying; compared to him, the Thunder Venerable of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion was indeed nothing.
"I wonder if Brother Xiao Yan is related to the Medicine Venerable?" Han Chi glanced at Xiao Yan, probing with a hint of doubt.
"It is indeed my master." Xiao Yan didn't hide anything. Since he was going to support Han Yue, he needed to offer something. At this time, he couldn't be too low-key.
Hearing this, Han Chi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down completely.
The Medicine Venerable's disciple—although he didn't know if Xiao Yan's face and influence were enough to make the Pavilion Master of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion come to apologize, he could at least be sure that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion wouldn't be able to do anything to Xiao Yan.
And if the Han family could get close to the Starfall Pavilion...
Thinking of this, Han Chi's gaze towards Xiao Yan became fiery.
"Brother Xiao Yan, I wonder if you and my Yue'er..."
Han Chi glanced at his beloved daughter, his eyes filled with expectation.
"Yue'er is now my woman."
Hearing Han Chi's question, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate at all. Instead, he firmly grasped Han Yue's jade hand, looking at Han Chi with a smile.
When Xiao Yan held her hand in front of her biological father, Han Yue's usually aloof face finally flushed slightly.
She struggled gently but couldn't break free from Xiao Yan's grasp, causing her jade-like face to become even redder.
Seeing his daughter like this, Han Chi sighed inwardly, but then felt a surge of joy.
He had thought he would offend the Hong family and even the Fenglei Northern Pavilion because of his daughter, but who knew that fortunes would turn around, and Han Yue had directly brought the young master of the Xingyun Pavilion home.
"Hehehe, from now on, my Han family will rise to prominence."
Thinking of this, Han Chi almost wanted to say to Xiao Yan.
"My esteemed son-in-law, please accept my father-in-law's bow."
However, no matter how excited he was inside, he only showed a faint, gentle smile on his face.
"Young hero Xiao Yan, it's truly a blessing for my Yue'er to have found a husband like you.
So you're a guest. Let me entertain you properly tonight."
"In that case, thank you, Father-in-law."
Xiao Yan smiled slightly. Han Chi's face remained amiable, but his heart was soaring.
This man before him was the young master of the Starfall Pavilion! With the Starfall Pavilion as his backer, who in Tianbei City would dare disobey him, the head of the Han family?
Soon, at Han Chi's command, the Han family servants quickly prepared the finest food and wine. Then, led by Han Chi, the Han family's high-ranking members all stood up, greeting him with smiles.
"Oh my, Young Master Xiao Yan is truly a handsome man! My Yue'er is incredibly lucky to have found a husband like you,"
several Dou Huang experts said with smiles.
Actually, they wanted to say that the Han family's ancestral graves were spewing fire, but they realized that saying that would be too obsequious and would make them lose all their dignity, so they backed down.
"Hehe, my Yue'er is really lucky." Han Chi smiled slightly from the side.
However, when Han Chi and the many high-ranking members of the Han family saw Xiao Yan's incredibly young face, they remembered the information that came from Zhongzhou more than a year ago.
This young man in front of them was not only the young master of the Starfall Pavilion, but also the youngest alchemist in the Dou Qi Continent.
In other words, even if Xiao Yan did not have the status of the young master of the Starfall Pavilion, his status and strength as a seventh-grade alchemist were enough to make these middle-aged and elderly people respect him.
"However, it is because Xiao Yan's background and talent are too heaven-defying that Han Chi remembered the rumors that Xiao Yan seemed to have some ambiguous relationship with the prodigies of the two great alchemy families in the Pill Tower."
Thinking of this, a trace of unease appeared deep in Han Chi's eyes, but in any case, at least the current crisis was completely resolved.
As for how much influence the Han family could actually gain from the Starfall Pavilion, Han Chi dared not harbor too many illusions.
At the very least, it would be enough if the Han family could secure their position as the Lord of Tianbei City.
"Alright, let's ask Yue'er about these matters when we have time."
Han Chi suppressed the thoughts in his eyes and smiled at Xiao Yan again.
"My dear son-in-law, come, let's drink!"
"Hehe, please, Father-in-law." Xiao Yan gave Han Chi plenty of face, making him beam with joy.
As for the other elders of the Han family, they were all looking at Han Chi with great envy. To have the young master of the Starfall Pavilion call him father-in-law was an immense honor.
At this moment, they all wished they had a beautiful daughter (or granddaughter) to put in Xiao Yan's bed that very night.
Not far away, Han Yue rested her chin on her hand, quietly watching Xiao Yan, a faint smile on her beautiful face.
This time at the Han family, Xiao Yan had indeed given her everything a woman could want—vanity, face, and so on; he had perfectly fulfilled all her desires.
The only flaw was that Xiao Yan was somewhat of a womanizer.
A somber thought flashed through Han Yue's mind, but she instantly dismissed it.
If Xiao Yan weren't a womanizer, she probably wouldn't even be qualified to be with him. With such talent and status, countless beauties wouldn't be worthy of him. At
the very least, Hong Chen, who had once driven her to such a sorry state, would likely face a very tragic fate.
"Sister, is he the rumored Xiao Yan who is renowned throughout the Pill Tower?"
Beside Han Yue, a beautiful woman with a similarly cold demeanor looked at Xiao Yan curiously.
The girl appeared to be only eighteen years old, but her figure was already exquisitely beautiful, and her pretty face, quite similar to Han Yue's, held a look of curiosity.
This person was Han Yue's younger sister, Han Xue.
"I heard he broke through to the seventh-grade alchemist at the age of sixteen. I really don't know what kind of heaven-defying talent he possesses to have the title of the youngest alchemist on the continent."
Han Xue's eyes were filled with admiration as she looked at Xiao Yan
. She also had a bit of a spoiled young lady's temperament and was quite arrogant. Even Hong Chen was not taken seriously by her.
But when it came to Xiao Yan, she couldn't ignore him.
After all, compared to the title of the youngest seventh-grade alchemist on the continent, what was a mere disciple of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, let alone the young master of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion?
"Hehe, Xue'er, you're wrong."
Hearing her sister's admiring tone, Han Yue's lips curled into a mysterious smile.
"I'm wrong?"
Han Xue's pretty face showed a hint of confusion.
"Could it be that this young master of the Starfall Pavilion isn't a seventh-grade alchemist?"
"No." Han Yue shook her head with a smile.
"I see." A hint of disappointment appeared in Han Xue's eyes, but she quickly recovered, after all, a sixteen-year-old seventh-grade alchemist was too terrifying.
"He has now entered the eighth grade."
Han Yue added.
"???"
Han Xue's body stiffened, and then a blank expression appeared on her pretty face.
"An eighth-grade alchemist???"
Is my sister dreaming or am I dreaming?
What kind of concept is an eighth-grade alchemist?
If the Han family needs to be polite when encountering a seventh-grade alchemist, then an eighth-grade is someone the Han family needs to look up to.
Such a powerful figure is far stronger than the Wind and Thunder Pavilion Master. With a wave of his hand, he can summon numerous Dou Zun experts to aid him.
Most importantly, Xiao Yan seems to be under eighteen years old. An eighth-grade alchemist under eighteen—can such a person truly be encountered in reality, except in dreams?
As Han Xue pondered this, Xiao Yan, who was drinking with the Han family members, suddenly turned his head slowly to look at the two sisters.
His gaze lingered on Han Yue's pretty face for a moment, then he subtly blew her a kiss.
Han Yue's face flushed slightly, but she was already used to Xiao Yan's behavior.
At this moment, Xiao Yan's gaze shifted back to Han Xue's face.
Looking at the two sisters before him, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion.
"So radiant!"
Thinking this, he winked slightly at Han Xue, then turned his gaze back to the wine table.
However, that one wink instantly turned Han Xue's originally snow-white face crimson, almost as red as an apple.
"Xue'er, what's wrong?" Han Yue asked with concern.
"No, nothing, I just had a minor injury from fighting." Han Xue stammered.
"A minor injury from fighting?" Han Yue knew her sister was lying, and the quick-witted girl immediately sensed something.
However, although she sensed something, she didn't say a word.
"Oh well, let nature take its course."
Han Yue sighed inwardly.
While the Han family was enjoying themselves, the Hong family, another of the three major families in Tianbei City, was in a deathly silence.
"Has the message been delivered?" Hong Li asked weakly, sitting in the main hall.
"The third brother has already taken the envelope to Fenglei North Pavilion. Thanks to Fenglei Pavilion's communication system, it should reach the Fenglei Pavilion Master tomorrow."
An elder said with a bitter smile, "This time, our Hong family is truly facing a great calamity."
Hearing his words, the already deathly silent hall became even more gloomy.
The young master of the Starfall Pavilion carries considerable weight in the entire Central Continent. Whether he could actually persuade the Thunder Venerable of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to personally apologize was uncertain for the Hong family.
While the Thunder Venerable was far inferior to the Medicine Venerable, he was still a pavilion master, whereas Xiao Yan was merely a young master and might not have the necessary influence.
However, Xiao Yan's influence was more than enough to crush the Hong family.
Therefore, without the Wind and Thunder Pavilion Master's presence, a significant conflict between the Starfall and Wind and Thunder Pavilions was likely.
The Hong family, bearing the brunt, would be used as cannon fodder by both sides.
If the Wind and Thunder Pavilion Master did personally apologize, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion would be fine, but who would the Thunder Venerable vent his anger on after losing face?
The Hong family, of course.
Thinking of this, the Hong family members were filled with despair.
Who could have imagined that provoking a small family like the Han family would attract such a powerful figure?
That night, the Han family mansion remained brightly lit. Many elders and high-ranking members returned to their rooms after the banquet to have a second round of drinks.
The main focus was on having fun, since Han Yue, although not their daughter, was still a member of the Han family, and if the Han family were to rise to power and dominate the entire Tianbei City,
the resources they, as elders and high-ranking members, could gain would be at least several times greater than before.
Amidst the laughter and chatter of the elders, in the patriarch's room, Han Chi looked at his daughter with concern.
"That Xiao Yan, it's true, you're not the only woman he's interested in."
After receiving Han Yue's confirmation, Han Chi sighed helplessly.
"A man like him, even if he doesn't make the effort, countless women will throw themselves at him."
Han Yue, on the other hand, seemed quite philosophical about it.
"If it weren't for Xiao Yan, I'd probably still be facing Hong Chen's relentless pursuit, and the Han family would be threatened with being annexed.
Compared to Hong Chen, Xiao Yan is far superior, and more importantly, although he's a womanizer, he's genuinely good to me."
Hearing his daughter's words, Han Chi paused slightly, then sighed helplessly.
"Since you think this way, then I'm relieved."
"If you yourself are unwilling, even if it means abandoning the Starfall Pavilion, I will let you live your life the way you like."
"Father." Han Yue's eyes, which had been smiling, reddened slightly.
"Hehe." Han Chi smiled slightly.
"I am first and foremost a father, and only secondly a clan leader."
At this moment, a slender figure outside the window also had slightly reddened eyes.
"Although that Xiao Yan is a bit of a womanizer, he is indeed very good to my sister."
Han Xue thought to herself, her pretty face turning red again.
"That's my brother-in-law! How could I have such thoughts?"
The following evening, an envelope, after several transfers, finally reached the hands of Venerable Lei.
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