Chapter 43 Chapter 43: The Uninvited Guest

Inside the main hall, everyone looked at Cao Ying who was leading the members of the Cao family out of the palace gate, looked at each other, and sighed secretly. No one could have imagined that this year's five major families would break out such a dark horse. A dark horse, even Cao Ying from the Cao family can't hold back... After the assessment is over, some people don't want to stay any longer... So they turned around and left one after another, and some forces who had some friendship with the Ye family in the past started to greet Ye Zhong at this moment... Although the Ye family is in decline, it still retains the positions of the five major families, and will retain one seat in the Danta elder seat in the future. That status may not be comparable to that of the Cao family, but it is also incomparable with ordinary power...

For these people's greetings, Ye Zhong smiled, even though the Ye family now has time to breathe... But this is not the capital they are arrogant for. After experiencing the dilapidation and decadence of those days, Ye Zhong knows very clearly... How to speak is good for the future Ye family. Xiao Yan casually put a shirt on his body, then walked slowly towards the seat of the Ye family, and smiled at Ye Zhong and the others. "Brother Xiao Yan, are you alright?" Seeing Xiao Yan approaching, Xin Lan asked quickly. Xiao Yan smiled and waved his hands, just about to speak, but turned his gaze, only to see a group of people from the Dan family walking towards them under the leadership of Dan Xuan.

"I met Elder Ye Zhong." Dan Xuan first bowed his hands to Ye Zhong, then turned his eyes to Xiao Yan, and said with a smile: "Hehe, Mr. Xiao Yan is really surprising, I didn't expect that even Cao Ying would do nothing to you..." For Dan Xuan, Xiao Yan has a good impression, he is the same as that Cao Xiu, he belongs to the kind of person who can afford to lose, he will not be like that White Eagle.So seeing him take the initiative to congratulate, Xiao Yan also smiled and said: "I'm sorry, she has never tried her best, otherwise I would not be able to take it..."

While talking, Xiao Yan couldn't help but turn his eyes to the girl behind Dan Xuan.At this moment, the latter was also staring at him curiously, seeing his eyes sweeping over, a blush suddenly appeared on his little face, he retracted his head like an ostrich, and hid behind Dan Xuan. "Hehe. This is my cousin Dan Chen, she never likes strangers..." Dan Xuan said apologetically. Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. He had been in contact with this girl before, and knew some of her weirdness, and judging from the importance Cao Ying attached to her before, it was obvious that this girl was also a real person who didn't show her face, but what surprised him was...

He couldn't feel Danchen's soul fluctuation at all... "Mr. Xiao Yan, if you have free time in the future, you can come to the alchemy courtyard in the inner area of ​​the holy alchemy city, and I will have a drink with you..." At this moment, the hall was in a mess, and Dan Xuan didn't want to stay longer. After chatting for a few words, he smiled and said goodbye. Xiao Yan watched Dan Xuan and his party leave the hall, then turned his head and shrugged at Ye Zhong and the others. "Since the assessment is over, let's go too..." Xiao Yan stretched his waist and said with a smile.

"Wait..." As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, a voice sounded behind him. He turned his head in some doubts, but saw Elder Sheng with a smiling face coming quickly. "Elder Sheng, what's the matter?" Xiao Yan didn't dare to neglect this Elder Sheng... He laughed at the moment. Elder Sheng stroked his beard with a smile, first looked at Ye Zhong, and sighed: "Ye Zhong... congratulations first, you have finally preserved the name of one of the five great families..." "It's a great favor that Elder Sheng has to deal with. The Ye family will keep it in mind." Ye Zhong said with a wry smile.

Elder Sheng waved his hand, turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, and said with a smile, "But your Ye family has found a great helper this time... Your name is Xiao Yan, right?" Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. "I've heard about you and Ice River Valley...Yaochen...is your teacher, right?" Elder Sheng smiled. Hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes were slightly stern, and before he could speak, Elder Sheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, speaking of it, this old man has accepted Yao Chen's advice back then..." Feeling slightly relieved, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, then stopped hiding and nodded slowly.

"Oh, this old guy's gaze...is still so vicious...it's really enviable." Elder Sheng sighed, and there was a kind of envy that couldn't be concealed in his words. For these words, Xiao Yan could only smile. "You came to Danyu this time, you should also come for the Danhui, right?" Elder Sheng changed his voice and said suddenly. Regarding this point, Xiao Yan did not hide much, and immediately nodded. "The Dan meeting is coming soon... But before that, I want you to go to the Dan tower with me, maybe it will help you..." Elder Sheng stroked his beard, and said seriously.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was startled, and hesitantly said: "Go to the Pill Pagoda?" Xiao Yan has always held some fear and awe towards the Pill Tower. Since this behemoth can be as famous as the Soul Palace, its strength must also be extremely terrifying. "I think. The president and the others may be interested in you. Meeting them will not do you any harm..." Seemingly seeing Xiao Yan's hesitation, Elder Sheng said solemnly. "President?" Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat, who else could be called Elder Sheng, one of the eight elders of the Danta, besides the three giants of the Danta?

"I see that you seem to be very interested in Cao Ying's soul handprints. Her soul handprints were learned in Danta..." Elder Sheng laughed, and there was a sense of seduction in his words. His seduction was not ineffective. Xiao Yan's eyes immediately turned to Elder Sheng. After pondering for a moment, he finally nodded slowly. With Danta's strength and status, if he wanted to be unfavorable to him, it would be impossible. There is no need to play tricks at all. So it doesn't matter if you should come down. "Hehe. That's the matter. In a few days, I will personally go to Yeyuan to pick you up to Danta..."

Seeing this, Elder Sheng just smiled and said. Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded with a smile, and chatted with Elder Sheng again for a while before leaving the hall with Ye Zhong and others. Looking at the back of Xiao Yan going away, the smile on Elder Sheng's face also slowly subsided, and he murmured: "Listening to what the president said, the Soul Hall will also send people to participate in the alchemy meeting this time. It is in their hands, so we can only try our best to find some powerful and trustworthy people to compete with them..." The assessment of the five major families is considered a big event in Shengdan City, and there are many parties concerned about it. Therefore, shortly after the assessment was completed, all kinds of news that happened in the hall, It just swept away as if it had grown wings. The Ye family won the first place in the assessment. This kind of news is undoubtedly a blockbuster for some people or forces who want to see the jokes of the Ye family. Nowadays, many people are guessing whether the Ye family is still qualified to keep the top five The number of family members. But the news that came out suddenly... It was like slapping them hard on the face, which made people feel unbelievable. And with the spread and clarification of the news, some people have figured out the cause of the incident, and all the reasons are because of a young man named Xiao Yan. Therefore, in just a few days, Xiao Yan immediately became a hot topic in Shengdan City. Obviously, many people were very interested in his sudden emergence as a dark horse comparable to Cao Ying.But when the outside world was buzzing because of these things, Xiao Yan became extremely low-key. He stayed in the Ye Yuan all day long, quietly studying the soul handprints that he stole from Cao Ying. go out less... Time passed slowly in such a peaceful practice. As time goes by, it is getting closer and closer to the start of the Danhui, and with the approaching of the Danhui, more and more terrifying crowds are pouring into the Holy Pill City. In such a vast area, almost every place is There are countless figures... Some inns and hotels in Shengdan City.It is also at full capacity. This area... It has become the focus of countless eyes in Zhongzhou. In the depths of Yeyuan, in a quiet courtyard, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a stone chair with his eyes slightly closed, and his hands were moving at a slow speed... There are extremely mysterious handprints moving one after another. If you look carefully, you will find... These handprints are exactly the soul handprints that I stole from Cao Ying that day... Although the handprints that Xiao Yan is performing now are slow, they no longer have the jerky feeling of that day, and with the changes in his handprints, the soul power in the center of his eyebrows does not need to be controlled at all, it just diffuses out automatically... … Immediately, it lingered on the Yinknot along a special trajectory. The change of the handprint lasted for about ten minutes before it came to a slow stop, and Xiao Yan's eyes also slowly opened, and a mouthful of turbid air was gently exhaled down his throat. The turbid air left the body, Xiao Yan also stood up slowly, put his hands behind his back, then turned around, staring at a void in the courtyard with his dark eyes... Indifferently said: "Since you're here, why hide?" "As expected of that old guy Yaochen's disciple, his perception is quite good..." Xiao Yan's voice fell, and there was a slight fluctuation in the void, and immediately a figure wrapped in a black robe slowly emerged from the distorted space... Xiao Yan's gaze was fixed on the uninvited guest... From the opponent's body. He felt a slightly familiar smell. "A person from the Soul Palace?" Xiao Yan's tone was as cold as ice, and he said calmly. "Hehe, I heard that the bone spirit of that old Yaochen is cold on you, so I want to borrow it." The black-robed figure laughed softly... And as his voice fell, a dark blue flame suddenly rose slowly from his body... Xiao Yan's eyes... When looking at the dark blue flame, the pupils of the eyes suddenly tightened. "Hai Xinyan?"