"Hahaha, luck is good! This is our Xiao family's luck—it's a great joyous event."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Zhan felt nothing but joy. This first-tier alchemist was his own son.
Although he had expected this matter in his heart, when it truly arrived, he still couldn't stop his excitement.
The other elders were also extremely excited. The First Elder kept muttering "Ancestors bless us," the Second and Third Elders shouted "The heavens have eyes," and the Fourth Elder had just begun shouting "From today onward, the offense and defense have switched roles."
So what if the Jia Lie family had a first-tier alchemist? In the end, he was an outsider. Asking him to take action would definitely require paying a price.
The Xiao family's clan leader's son was a first-tier alchemist. When it came to refining pills, their advantage was far ahead.
Moreover, Xiao Yan had an even stronger alchemist teacher.
"Old Sis, didn't you say the probability of becoming an alchemist is even smaller than a meat pie falling from the sky? How come Xiao Yan can do it?" Xiao Ning tugged at Xiao Yu's sleeve and asked enviously without hiding it.
Why did it have to be Xiao Yan—the one he didn't get along with—who became an alchemist? Now he was completely unable to catch up.
"You're asking me? I want to know why too." Xiao Yu felt very complicated inside. It turned out Xiao Ting really had confidence. She had actually thought she was being helpful by advising him—it was truly embarrassing.
"Also, am I that old? You're calling me 'Old Sis'?" Xiao Yu gave Xiao Ning a hand chop on the head.
Xiao Ning: ?
Women really don't make sense—whether it's mom or sis. He had learned his lesson!
"Father, elders, are you all happy already?" Xiao Yan looked at everyone's excited expressions. Suddenly, a mischievous idea rose in his heart, as if a devil was whispering in his ear.
"Hm?" Everyone was stunned.
Wasn't this matter already enough to make them happy?
Could there be something even happier?
"Xiao Ting, are you going to keep hiding it?" Xiao Yan turned to look at Xiao Ting with a smile.
So using someone else to show off felt this strangely refreshing. It was quite interesting.
At this moment, Xiao Yan learned it without a teacher and decided that in the future, when he went out, he would master one sentence: "My younger brother Xiao Ting—give me some face."
"Xiao Ting, could it be that you also…" Xiao Zhan and the others sucked in a cold breath and stared straight at Xiao Ting.
They all understood the meaning behind Xiao Yan's words, but they didn't dare to understand it.
"Mhm, I also got lucky for a bit." Xiao Ting casually waved his hand and also took out the same quantity of various first-tier pills from his storage ring, placing them all on the ground.
For a moment, first-tier pills piled up into a small mountain inside the Xiao family's council hall, leaving everyone speechless.
Immediately after, the First Elder's voice trembled as he said, "Wait, I'll go check the ancestral grounds later to make sure they haven't caught fire."
"Good, good, good!" Xiao Zhan's eyes turned red and his hands shook with excitement. "The rise of our Xiao family is just around the corner."
"Xiao Ting, you've done well. I also…"
Xiao Ting had made something of himself. He had lived up to his younger sister and that cheap brother-in-law.
In the future, even if he died and went down to see them, he could proudly say, "I didn't mistreat Xiao Ting one bit. Not only did his cultivation surpass mine at a young age, he even became an alchemist."
At that time, his younger sister would probably punch him out of habit, curve her signature smiling eyes, and tease, "Big Brother has even learned how to brag."
"This actually isn't much." Xiao Ting took out a few more bottles of pills. "Although I haven't been assessed by the Alchemist Guild yet, I can already refine some second-tier pills. I can also take them to…"
Thud.
The sound of a heavy object falling.
"First Elder, First Elder, wake up!"
"Second Elder, don't get excited—take deep breaths."
"..."
Inside the council hall, everyone was shocked by the news Xiao Ting brought, thinking they were dreaming in broad daylight.
It took quite a while before everyone recovered. One by one, their faces lit up with joy, and excitement overflowed.
Their Xiao family had actually produced a sixteen-year-old second-tier alchemist.
In ten years, their Xiao family in the Jia Ma Empire would walked around without fear!
"Hand all these pills over to the family for handling. Just give me and Brother Yan the cost price plus a portion of the profit. You all can decide the specifics." Xiao Ting put his hands in his pockets and calmly made arrangements.
Even with large quantities, first-tier alchemists didn't earn much. For Xiao Ting, it was still better to produce fourth-tier pills for auction.
But he couldn't take nothing at all. That would turn the family into parasites, which went against his intentions.
"As for the medicinal ingredients for refining pills, the family can directly go to the Miteer Auction House to get them. I recently helped the Miteer family's Supreme Elder—that is, the former Ice Emperor Hai Bodong—with a favor."
"He has already agreed to have the Miteer family fully support the development of our Xiao family from now on."
The Xiao family members: ?
"Hiss!"
The First Elder nearly fainted again.
The Second Elder clutched his chest. It took him a while to steady himself. His voice trembled as he said, "Young Master Xiao Ting, in the future… say everything in one breath. We old men can't handle it."
"If I say everything in one breath, wouldn't you handle it even less?" Xiao Ting joked lightly and clapped his hands gently. "In short, the Xiao family will develop better and better."
"Recently, both Brother Yan and I will be refining pills. We also need to practice and accumulate experience anyway."
"After we go to Jia Nan Academy, the family will have the Miteer family watching over us, so there's no need to worry about pill supply issues."
"Next, the top priority for our Xiao family is to produce more Dou Spirit and Dou Grandmaster experts so we can take back the industries that were swallowed by the Mo family and other small families over the past few years."
"With me and Brother Yan here, the sky won't collapse on the Xiao family!"
At this moment, a bright light burst forth from the eyes of everyone present in the Xiao family.
It was a yearning for a beautiful future and the drive to work hard for it.
"Let's go."
After explaining everything, Xiao Ting called Xiao Yan and left together, leaving the rest of the Xiao family to continue their excitement.
Once this burst of energy passed, they would naturally throw themselves into proper work.
Xiao Ting casually wrote this matter into the Journal.
"Brother Yan, it's almost time for dinner. I'll head to Xun Er's first." Xiao Ting raised his hand and waved without looking back.
"Valuing romance over brotherhood." Xiao Yan muttered, then smiled and turned to leave.
…
At this moment, Xun Er's small courtyard was unprecedentedly lively.
In addition to Little Fairy Doctor, Qing Lin, and Medusa who were still there, Yun Yun was also present today.
Besides them, there were two new guests—Huo Zhi and Yao Ling.
"My time is limited. My aunt will be back in at most two hours. Let's keep it short." Huo Zhi removed her veil, revealing a face so beautiful it was almost breathtaking.
"Your aunt?" Yao Ling's beautiful eyes surged with shock. "Is it that Huo Ling Fairy?"
"Mhm." Huo Zhi nodded slightly.
"You actually brought the Huo Ling Fairy with you when you went out—isn't that a bit ridiculous?" Yao Ling's lips moved, and she could no longer maintain her cold expression.
"My aunt is quite playful. She's not entirely protecting me." Huo Zhi knew why Yao Ling was shocked and smiled faintly. "Just like the fairy—she ran off to the Misty Cloud Sect."
"What!?" Yun Yun suddenly stood up.
She had been robbed?!
"Sister Yun Yun, don't be agitated. That Huo Ling Fairy senior won't be interested in anything from your Misty Cloud Sect." Xun Er spoke to calm her. "After all, she is a seven-star Dou Saint."
The other girls present: !!!
What cultivation level!?
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