Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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Zi Yan stared at the pills with shining eyes, poured out one, and began to chew it with a crunching sound, whimpering as she spoke.

"Dog bird dog bird (Enough, enough!)"

"I'm sorry, Sister Youruo. I'm an honest and good child. I should keep my promises and not go back on my word."

After dealing with Zi Yan, Xiao Fan turned his attention to Xiao Yan, who had been watching the show from the sidelines. He immediately dropped a bombshell, causing Xiao Yan's expression to freeze.

"The Xiao family is finished."

Xiao Yan:? ? ?

Seeing Xiao Yan's stiff expression, Xiao Fan nodded in satisfaction before saying, "This time we've provoked the Yunlan Sect, and I reckon they'll start targeting the Xiao family."

Xiao Yan nodded solemnly. Although the Xiao family members used to look down on him, when he returned last time, he had already taken on the heavy responsibility of the family as the young patriarch. The three elders did not have any intention of shirking their responsibilities, which changed Xiao Yan's opinion of them. Although they had internal strife, they still chose the Xiao family when it came to matters of principle. Now that the Xiao family was in trouble, he naturally had to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

"So, senior brother, you mean...?"

"The Xiao family must avoid the Yunlan Sect."

Xiao Fan directly told Xiao Yan his plan.

"Now that we have offended the Yunlan Sect, the Xiao family will likely be targeted by other families within the Jia Ma Empire."

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement upon hearing Xiao Fan's words. The Yunlan Sect was powerful, and countless families would target the Xiao family in order to curry favor with them. Xiao Yan understood this very well.

"Then what should we do? Should we relocate the family?"

Xiao Fan shook his head upon hearing this.

"If we migrate, it doesn't matter where we go as long as we are still within the territory of the Gama Empire. But if we migrate to a distant place, there are many elderly people and children in the tribe. The journey is long and the long trek is simply too much for them to bear."

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Xiao Yan realized what was happening and nodded in agreement, acknowledging that he hadn't thought things through earlier.

“But according to what you’re saying, Senior Brother, the Xiao family has no place to stay within the Jia Ma Empire.”

"Do not."

Xiao Fan interrupted Xiao Yan. "Not everyone in the Jia Ma Empire is on the same page as the Yunlan Sect."

"The royal family!"

Xiao Fan had only just begun when Xiao Yan realized that if anyone in the Jia Ma Empire was most intolerant of the Yunlan Sect's growing power, it would undoubtedly be the Jia Ma Empire's royal family.

The greater the power of the Yunlan Sect, the greater its authority in the Jia Ma Empire. Where does that leave the Jia Ma Empire's royal family?

Chapter 315 Returning to the Xiao Family

"That's right, but are you familiar with the royal family of the Gama Empire?"

Xiao Fan picked up where Xiao Yan left off and asked, "This is no ordinary matter. Protecting the Xiao family is basically equivalent to breaking ties with the Yunlan Sect. They might not necessarily do it."

"We have some acquaintance, but not much."

Xiao Yan scratched his head awkwardly. His relationship with the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire wasn't particularly good. Back when he was using the alias Yan Xiao, he went to the royal family to exchange for the Qian Lan Shui Yan, a divine beast from the Youhai Jiao. At that time, the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire had the intention to recruit him, but he politely declined.

In essence, this was just a transaction, and it was obtained in exchange for Yan Xiao's identity. It was far too difficult to expect them to risk offending the Yunlan Sect to protect the Xiao family.

"Besides the royal family, there's another one we can consider."

"Who?"

Xiao Yan asked in return, then saw Xiao Fan looking at him with a teasing expression. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized and blurted out, "Hai Bodong?"

Seeing that Xiao Yan had realized what was going on, Xiao Fan smiled and said, "That's right. You and Hai Bodong have a close relationship, and he is also the Supreme Elder of the Mittel family. If you can persuade Hai Bodong, the Mittel family probably won't refuse."

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan then began discussing how to win over Hai Bodong. Xiao Yan had traveled with Hai Bodong for a period of time before, and Hai Bodong had also agreed to help him during the three-year agreement, so he had a good impression of Hai Bodong and felt that there shouldn't be any major problems.

At this moment, Yun Yun also came over again and sat on the remaining stone bench. Zi Yan looked at Yun Yun curiously and found that she and Sister You Ruo were really on par. They were of noble status, beautiful appearance, and even their strength was equally impressive. No wonder Xiao Fan was still so fickle even though he had Sister You Ruo.

Seemingly noticing Zi Yan's gaze, Yun Yun simply smiled slightly at her. Having been caught peeking at someone, Zi Yan looked away somewhat awkwardly, and Yun Yun smiled back at her.

Yun Yun listened to Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan's conversation with a faint smile, without interrupting.

"If we can also win over the royal family, then we can rest assured."

After talking with Xiao Yan for a while, Xiao Fan felt that asking Hai Bodong for help shouldn't be too much of a problem, and then he sighed and sighed.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun's eyes lit up. She glanced at everyone and said, "It's not impossible."

Upon hearing Yun Yun's words, all three turned to look at her, wanting to know what method she had to win over the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire. After all, she was the former sect leader of the Yunlan Sect and should know many inside stories that ordinary people did not know.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Yun Yun said calmly, "The royal family of the Jia Ma Empire has a magical beast called the Youhai Jiao Beast. In its early years, it fought alongside Jia Xingtian in various battles. At its peak, its combat power was comparable to that of a peak Dou Huang. However, due to the accumulated injuries from years of battles, the Youhai Jiao Beast no longer has the strength of its peak period. Its strength is at most half or even less than half."

"The Jia Ma royal family is now entirely supported by Jia Xingtian. Jia Xingtian himself knows that he can only protect the Jia Ma Empire for a maximum of ten years, and that's a generous estimate. There is simply no one in the royal family who is capable of taking over his responsibilities."

At this point, Yun Yun glanced at everyone before continuing, "If you can help the royal family solve their problem with the Nether Sea Dragon Beast, they will definitely not refuse your attempts to win them over."

Upon hearing Yun Yun's words, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance. There was hope for this!

Others might not have any solutions, but they weren't afraid. Xiao Yan immediately asked Yao Lao in his mind if there was any way to resolve this matter.

"Teacher, is that Nether Sea Dragon Beast the same magical beast we saw before? Do you have any way to solve the problem we were talking about?"

"What a problem."

Even without meeting him, Xiao Yan could picture his teacher with a smug look on his face, his mustache twitching. So, it seemed there shouldn't be any problems.

"The injuries sustained by magical beasts in years of battle are merely accumulated hidden wounds. So, once they reach a certain point, if they continue fighting, these injuries become like maggots clinging to bones. For us alchemists, these kinds of injuries are not a big problem at all."

"Moreover, even without my help, you two brothers can handle this matter."

"The two of us? How do we solve this?"

Xiao Yan asked with a curious expression.

“I examined the injuries of this Nether Sea Flood Dragon when you went to exchange for the Beast Fire. If it were a normal treatment, a sixth-grade pill, the Primordial Bone-Sculpting Pill, would be enough to heal its internal injuries and help it recover to its peak condition.”

“If it were just you, I would only ask you to use pills to help the Nether Sea Dragon Beast, but it’s different since you are my senior brother.”

"What's wrong, senior brother?"

Xiao Yan was very curious as to why his senior brother had other methods to resolve the hidden injuries within the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast.

"Your senior brother has now reached the Douhuang realm, which is comparable to the Youhai Jiao Beast. Moreover, he controls a strange fire. With his strength and realm, he can completely burn away the hidden injuries in the Youhai Jiao Beast's body. He can recover through the effect of the strange fire. The Youhai Jiao Beast already possesses beast fire, so it can not only recover to its peak, but may also gain something from it."

Without keeping Xiao Yan in suspense, Yao Lao revealed another method.

"Your senior brother was able to inject his Dou Qi into the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast without danger because his strength had reached the Dou Huang level. In fact, it could even help suppress its internal injuries. But you can't do that. The gap between your strength and the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast is too great. If you were to approach it, not only would your Dou Qi not be able to suppress its internal injuries, but you might even be injured by its Dou Qi backfire."

After listening to Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan finally understood. To put it bluntly, his senior brother's strength was enough to suppress the Nether Sea Flood Dragon, so he could use such a brutal method. As for himself, he should just honestly use pills to repair his injuries.

Having obtained a solution from the old doctor, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate and shared it with the others. After being reminded by Xiao Yan, Xiao Fan realized that his current strength was not weak, and many things didn't need to be so complicated. He could just rely on his fists to get through them.

Having found a solution, the group felt relieved.

However, in order to prevent the Yunlan Sect from taking action against the Xiao family in advance, the group discussed it and decided to go back to the Xiao family first to settle the Xiao family members.

There was nothing to pack, so the group flew directly towards Wutan City.

The Xiao family is now the undisputed overlord of Wutan City. Ever since Xiao Yan escaped unscathed from the Yunlan Sect and repelled the mysterious people who attacked the Xiao family, the Jia Lie family and the Ao Ba family have become history in Wutan City.

The Xiao family became the uncrowned kings of Wutan City.

Although the Xiao family's power has grown stronger than ever before, they have also become more low-key in their dealings. They have not abused their power, but instead have acted very gently, making Wutan City increasingly prosperous.

Merchants within Wutan City trusted the Xiao family implicitly. With their promotion, most merchants from surrounding cities flocked to Wutan City, making it even more prosperous.

Although the Xiao family in Wutan City is not arrogant, it is still very difficult for ordinary people to enter the Xiao family. Generally, business negotiations are conducted at a special reception area in the market.

But today, the four men and four women walked directly towards the Xiao family's gate. When the Xiao family members standing guard at the gate saw them, they welcomed them in with delight. Everyone was saying that a big shot from behind the Xiao family had arrived.

Chapter 316 He Provoked a Powerful Enemy

Inside the main hall of the Xiao family, people were thronging around.

Today, all the Xiao family disciples who were outside, regardless of the reason, received a message from the Xiao family elders and were immediately summoned back to the family. Even those who were discussing cooperation apologized and left as soon as they received the message.

Such a big move naturally attracted the attention of everyone in Wutan City.

The Xiao family is now the local tyrant of Wutan City. What could have happened to make them recall all their disciples who are away at this time?

Inside the Xiao family hall, all the Xiao family disciples sat in their seats with puzzled expressions, looking at the few empty seats above them, occasionally exchanging a few words in hushed tones, trying to see if the others knew what had happened.

However, after some discussion, everyone realized that none of them knew why the elders had called them back.

Meanwhile, in the back hall of the Xiao family, three elders sat with Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, the three elders looking at them with complicated expressions.

Yun Yun and Zi Yan were settled in Xiao Fan's courtyard, since this was an internal clan meeting of the Xiao family, and it was not appropriate for them to attend.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan had already told the three elders everything that had happened at the Yunlan Sect. Xiao Fan thought that the three elders would treat him coldly because he had provoked a powerful enemy, but he did not expect that the three elders were only surprised by what he had done. They then ordered all the members of the Xiao family who were away to be summoned back.

It seems that after the last upheaval in the Xiao family, the internal atmosphere of the Xiao family has improved a lot, and at least they have gradually developed a sense of cohesion.

"Well done!"

The Third Elder, known for his fiery temper, was now beaming with excitement, his eyes filled with delight as he looked at Xiao Fan.

Xiao Yan did not hide the fact that it was Yun Ling of the Yunlan Sect who attacked the Xiao family at night. When they heard that Xiao Fan had snatched the Yunlan Sect Master from Yun Shan, the three elders all had excited expressions on their faces.

"I never expected that even with the Yunlan Clan's great power and influence, they've become a laughing stock. Hahaha."

"That's right, we really have to thank Xiao Fan this time!"

"I never expected your strength to improve so much. It truly is a blessing upon the Xiao family!"

Listening to the three elders' words, Xiao Fan didn't say much. After he told them about his and Xiao Yan's plan to seek help from the Mittel family, the three elders didn't object and agreed. After all, they had provoked the Yunlan Sect, so they had to be careful.

With Xiao Yan, the young clan leader, reassuring everyone, Xiao Fan didn't follow them. Instead, he told them what was going on and returned to his own courtyard to check on Yun Yun and the others.