He was extremely enthusiastic towards Xiao Chen. As a new Dao Disciple, Yan Kang could totally address Xiao Chen as Junior Brother in terms of seniority. However, he didn't dare to. After thinking about it, he still addressed Xiao Chen as Brother in the end.
He warmly welcomed Xiao Chen into the courtyard. With the arrival of Xiao Chen, the other guests also looked over. It couldn't be helped. Xiao Chen's brilliance was now too dazzling. Even a Dao Disciple couldn't compete with him.
They walked all the way to the main hall. The seat that was arranged for Xiao Chen was the head seat. Xiao Chen was also helpless towards Yan Kang's arrangement. He couldn't refuse and could only sit down calmly.
And when Xiao Chen handed over his gift, the Dao-Seeking Pill, to Yan Kang, everyone present gave him another round of sidelong glances. What a generous gift, giving away the Dao-Seeking Pill just like that?
Even Yan Kang was stunned. It wasn't that he didn't know how precious the Path Seeking Pill was. Even though he was now a Dao Disciple, it wasn't easy to obtain a Path Seeking Pill. However, Xiao Chen actually gave him one without hesitation. Moreover, it was a Red Vein Path Seeking Pill.
"Brother Xiao Chen, this gift is too precious. I can't accept it."
"Senior Brother Yan Kang, you're exaggerating."
After a round of polite excuses, Yan Kang finally accepted Xiao Chen's gift. He carefully put the Path Seeking Pill into his storage ring. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the value of this Path Seeking Pill alone was enough to match the congratulatory gifts from everyone present. Most importantly, this Path Seeking Pill was what Yan Kang needed the most right now. This was because he had just broken through to the Path Seeking Realm and urgently needed to find his own Dao.
The banquet was very simple. It was just everyone drinking and chatting together while congratulating Yan Kang on his promotion to Dao Disciple.
During the banquet, Xiao Chen naturally became the focus of everyone's attention. Even many Daoists took the initiative to toast him. In front of Xiao Chen, these Daoists didn't dare show the slightest bit of arrogance. They knew that Xiao Chen's future accomplishments would absolutely not be something they could compare to. Even now, Xiao Chen's cultivation was only at the Earthly Mirror realm, but his status had already far surpassed these Daoists.
Xiao Chen did not act arrogantly because of his status. On the contrary, he was very amiable and approachable. Regardless of whether it was a Daoist or an ordinary disciple of the nine peaks, Xiao Chen responded to all of them with a smile. He even casually chatted with them.
When they saw how approachable Xiao Chen was, the originally nervous disciples of the nine peaks slowly relaxed one by one. At the same time, their impression of Xiao Chen increased by quite a bit. He was one of the ten great prodigies, but he was neither arrogant nor impatient. He was even gentle and courteous when dealing with people.
The banquet slowly came to an end under the warm atmosphere. It continued until midnight, when everyone took their leave one after another. Xiao Chen was originally about to leave, but he was stopped by Yan Kang before he left.
Yan Kang brought Xiao Chen to his study. At this moment, only Yan Kang and Xiao Chen were alone. Yan Kang seemed to be in a difficult position when he looked at Xiao Chen. He stuttered for a long time, but he still didn't say why he was called here.
He was already curious as to why Yan Kang would invite him. After all, the two of them didn't know each other before. Now that he saw Yan Kang's troubled expression, Xiao Chen was even more certain that Yan Kang definitely had something to ask of him.
As fellow disciples of the same sect, Xiao Chen didn't have a bad impression of Yan Kang. If it was something that he could help with, Xiao Chen wouldn't mind helping him. As a result, Xiao Chen took the initiative to speak to the troubled Yan Kang.
"Senior Yan Kang, if you have something to ask, feel free to say it. There's no need for this between fellow disciples of the same sect."
He took the initiative to speak. When he heard Xiao Chen's words, a trace of gratitude appeared on Yan Kang's face. He then clenched his teeth and told Xiao Chen the truth about his situation.
It was just as Xiao Chen had guessed. Yan Kang really did have something to ask of him. This matter wasn't difficult, but it wasn't simple either. Everything had to start with Yan Kang's family.
Yan Kang's family background wasn't ordinary. They were one of the two great families in Changle City. Changle City was an extremely famous city in the entire Central Divine Region. It was known as one of the eight main cities of the Central Divine Region. It occupied a vast area and had a prosperous economy. It was said that there were more than a hundred million permanent residents. It was an enormous ancient city with a long history.
The two great families in Changle City were the Yan family that Yan Kang belonged to. The Su family was the family that Yan Kang belonged to. Moreover, the Su family was the family that Su Jin, the wife of one of the ten great prided kings, Feng Lingye, who was also known as Li Huo, belonged to.
As the wife of a prided king, Feng Lingye also came from Changle City. He and Su Jin were childhood sweethearts. Relying on Su Jin's status, the two families that were originally at peace with each other became increasingly conflicted. The Su family even had thoughts of wiping out the Yan family in one fell swoop.
Because of Su Jin's existence, the Su Clan's influence in Changle City grew stronger and stronger. As for the Yan Clan, it was obvious that they didn't dare to go against a Proud King, so they kept retreating in defeat. Until now, the Yan Clan had already reached a precarious state and could collapse at any time.
An enormous family with hundreds of years of history in Changle City was on the brink of collapse because of a single prided king.
As a direct descendant of the Yan family, Yan Kang naturally couldn't watch as his family was destroyed. However, Yan Kang couldn't do anything about Su Jin.
Yan Kang was not afraid of Su Jin alone. However, behind Su Jin was the prided king, Li Huo, Feng Lingye. This was not an existence that Yan Kang could afford to offend.
Additionally, Nine Firmaments Palace would not participate in the battle between the Yan family and the Su family. After all, this was their own matter. However, only the prided king had the qualifications to go against him. Thus, after much consideration, Yan Kang decided to ask Xiao Chen for help. He hoped that Xiao Chen could step forward and help the Yan family. Only Xiao Chen could stop Feng Lingye and make the Su family stop.
Yan Kang told Xiao Chen everything in detail. Hearing Yan Kang's words, Xiao Chen said indifferently.
"Do you want me to wipe out the Su family, or …?"
"Brother Xiao Chen, you misunderstand. My Yan family has no intention of dominating Changle City. We just want to protect ourselves. Truth be told, my Yan family and the Su family have coexisted peacefully in Changle City for hundreds of years. During that time, many of the disciples of our two families have married each other and our relationship is very good."
"However, with the emergence of the Li Huo King and the existence of Su Jin, the ambitions of the Su family grew. At present, they have already decided to wipe out the Yan family in one fell swoop. I have never thought of wiping out the Su family. I only hope to protect the Yan family. I hope that Brother Xiao Chen can help us. Even if I have to work like a horse in the future, I will repay Brother Xiao Chen's kindness."
He had no intention of wiping out the Su family. After all, there were many descendants of the Yan family in the Su family. The two families had been married for a long time and many of the Su family's descendants had the Yan family's blood flowing through their veins.
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became. In the end, Yan Kang even knelt before Xiao Chen and begged bitterly. This was the last straw of hope for his Yan family.
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