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"Is this what it's like to manage a faction? I wonder if Grand Elder Su Qian feels the same way I do?"
Standing in his own courtyard, Xiao Lin could not help but sigh with emotion.
To be honest, since becoming the Clan Leader, his state of mind had undergone a transformation. Sometimes, on a sudden whim—even over a minor matter—he couldn't help but worry.
Just like right now; under his arrangements, the development of the Xiao Clan had already entered the right track, yet he still inevitably fretted over the clan's future.
How should he describe this feeling?
It was as if he feared that a single moment of negligence on his part would send the carriage of the Xiao Clan, which was currently charging forward, straight into an abyss. Because of this, Xiao Lin felt that his mindset was beginning to shift toward that of the grandfather generation.
While Xiao Lin was lost in thought, a member of the Xiao Clan hurried over.
"Clan Leader, there is an invitation from the Yun Lan Sect!"
When the clansman handed over the invitation, Xiao Lin was stunned for a moment.
"An invitation from the Yun Lan Sect? Is there some major event happening at the Yun Lan Sect recently?"
Xiao Lin felt puzzled by this.
However, if even he didn't know about it, how could this clansman? Thus, facing Xiao Lin's inquiry, the man could only stand there awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
Seeing this, Xiao Lin realized he was making things difficult for the man.
"Alright, you may leave now."
"Yes, Clan Leader!"
After dismissing the clansman, Xiao Lin opened the invitation in his hand and began to read. After finishing the contents, Xiao Lin's eyebrows twitched.
"The Yun Lan Sect's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony?" Xiao Lin murmured.
As for who this "Disciple" referred to?
Naturally, it was Yun Shan taking Yun Yun as his disciple.
In reality, although Yun Shan had already taken Yun Yun as a disciple earlier, it had been conducted privately. As the Sect Leader of the Yun Lan Sect, this kind of recruitment—one could even say the selection of a successor—was normally a very formal affair.
Even though everyone in the Yun Lan Sect already knew that Yun Yun was Yun Shan's disciple, as long as the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony had not been held, Yun Yun's status as a disciple was not strictly official.
Until now, Yun Shan was finally going to hold the ceremony.
The date for the ceremony was set for three months from now.
With the Xiao Clan's current status in the Jia Ma Empire, receiving an invitation from the Yun Lan Sect was perfectly normal. However, what Xiao Lin was considering right now was clearly not this matter.
An idea that had been brewing for a long time surfaced in Xiao Lin's mind.
"Yun Shan, I wonder if giving you an opportunity will let me see a different Yun Lan Sect?"
While talking to himself, Xiao Lin had already begun walking toward the courtyard where his son, Xiao Zhan, resided.
He stayed in Xiao Zhan's courtyard for a long time.
It was unknown what Xiao Lin and his son discussed, but he didn't leave until evening. Subsequently, after arranging the various trivial affairs of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Lin entered the Library Pavilion.
During the period that followed, Xiao Lin handed over all matters of the Xiao Clan, large and small, to the various Elders to handle, while he busied himself with something inside the Xiao Clan's Library Pavilion.
This busy period lasted for nearly two months.
As for exactly what Xiao Lin did during this time, perhaps only he himself knew.
Very soon, the three months passed by.
On the day of the Yun Lan Sect's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony, Xiao Lin took his son Xiao Zhan, as well as several members of the Xiao Clan, and embarked on the journey to the Yun Lan Sect.
Those who were brought along by Xiao Lin were, naturally, the outstanding younger generation of the Xiao Clan.
Oh, right.
During these two years, Xiao Zhan had also broken through directly from a Three-Star Dou Zhe to a mid-level Dou Shi. One had to admit, the gap between an Earth Grade Cultivation Technique and a Xuan Grade Cultivation Technique was indeed quite large.
At the very least, if Xiao Zhan had been practicing a Xuan Grade Cultivation Technique, he would likely have reached high-level Dou Zhe at most by now!
On the way to the Yun Lan Sect, some of the Xiao Clan juniors appeared quite excited, just like the current three Grand Elders—Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Yi—had been back then.
Xiao Lin was long accustomed to such sights.
Xiao Zhan, on the other hand, had been trained by Xiao Lin over the years to remain unruffled by such events. Although Xiao Lin had not yet selected a Young Clan Leader for the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan was indeed the most outstanding one of the next generation.
If nothing unexpected happened, after a few more years when Xiao Zhan had made some contributions to the Xiao Clan, appointing him as the Young Clan Leader would not meet with opposition from other clansmen.
At this time, the Xiao Clan party had arrived at the foot of the Yun Lan Mountain.
Because today was the Yun Lan Sect's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony, there were naturally other factions besides the Xiao Clan arriving at the sect. Thus, the foot of the Yun Lan Mountain was currently bustling with people coming and going, exceptionally lively.
After Xiao Lin handed the invitation to a disciple of the Yun Lan Sect, he was immediately ushered inside.
"Honored guests of the Xiao Clan, please!"
After the Yun Lan Sect disciple made a gesture of invitation, Xiao Lin led the Xiao Clan disciples and stepped into the territory of the Yun Lan Mountain!
It must be said that the Yun Lan Mountain could be considered a famous mountain. The Spiritual Qi on the mountain was indeed a bit denser than in other parts of the Jia Ma Empire.
However, that was normal!
How could the founding ancestor of the Yun Lan Sect, Yun Potian, have established a sect in just any random place back then?
Just like that, Xiao Lin led Xiao Zhan and the various clansmen toward the summit of the Yun Lan Mountain, one step at a time, as if they were on a sightseeing tour.
However, when they reached the halfway point of the mountain, Xiao Zhan, who had remained calm and unruffled, suddenly showed a hesitant expression. Xiao Lin's observation skills were incredibly sharp, so he naturally noticed the change in his son's expression immediately.
At eighteen years old, Xiao Zhan was already only half a head shorter than Xiao Lin. In a few more years, he might grow to be just as tall as Xiao Lin.
"Zhan'er, do you have something on your mind?"
Xiao Lin slowed his pace and suddenly asked.
"Ah, Father. Actually, what I want to say is, is that matter you mentioned to me three months ago really okay? Why do I always feel like it's a bit unreliable? How about we just forget about it?"
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Zhan spoke tentatively.
To be honest, three months ago when his father suddenly sought him out and told him about that matter, it had truly given him a fright. Initially, he didn't believe his father could accomplish such a thing. But his father had spoken with such conviction that he had remained half-doubting.
Of course, in his view, that matter was indeed a good thing.
But the problem was, could it be achieved? After all, from what his father had said, the initiative was not on their side.
But since his father was so certain, he was conflicted.
Because of this, he had wanted to tell his father to forget it several times over these three months, but he never found the opportunity. Now that things had reached this point, he didn't know what to do.
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