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998. Unexpected
As Mang Tianchi spoke, he took out four or five crimson beads of varying sizes from his storage ring. Xiao Yan picked one up and saw that it was indeed something he had never seen before, and it was similar to the energy he had absorbed.
"Have you tried to absorb it?"
Mang Tianchi nodded: "I absorbed some. Like pills, there's no resistance to absorbing this stuff at first, so the effect is pretty good. It also helped me advance."
Xiao Yan carefully picked up the bead and examined it. In terms of energy alone, this bead was at most suitable for Dou Zong level users, and it wouldn't be of much benefit to him now. The main reason was that he had obtained the Bodhi Heart, so he paid extra attention to this special energy.
Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Mang Tianchi continued to explain, "Because Dou Zun-level lizard fire monsters are relatively hard to find, I absorbed all the corresponding magma fire beads."
Xiao Yan nodded and asked, "I want all these beads of yours. I have an eighth-grade pill here, consider it an exchange with you."
Upon hearing this, Mang Tianchi immediately declined, saying, "Young Master Xiao Yan, there's no need to be so polite! It's just a few beads, not worth much. Everyone knows that Young Master Xiao Yan and my young master have a good relationship. If I were to accept your gifts at this time, Fairy Yunyan would definitely blame me."
Although Mang Tianchi refused, Xiao Yan disliked owing favors, so he still slipped the Rank 8 pill into his hand. He then instructed him, "The situation in the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan is quite unstable right now. Since your advancement is over, don't linger. Leave as soon as possible."
After saying that, Xiao Yan left on his own. The lightning in front of him was automatically broken apart and could not stop him at all.
As Mang Tianchi watched Xiao Yan leave, he wiped away non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead.
"So young, yet already at the Dou Sheng realm, his talent is truly astonishing, worthy of being a descendant of the Xiao clan."
Mang Tianchi was born in the Black Corner Region. After making a name for himself in the Central Plains, he caught the attention of Jiang Yunyan. Ultimately, through her recommendation, he joined the Lei Clan, becoming a member of the Lei Clan without a surname. Because of his extensive experience, Mang Tianchi understood the extraordinary talent of the descendants of Dou Di prodigies better than others.
Even Mang Tianchi, who was used to seeing the prodigies of the Lei Clan, still sensed something in Xiao Yan that others didn't possess. As for what that thing was, he couldn't say for sure, only that Xiao Yan wasn't as insightful as other prodigies.
"What a pity. If I could have given the Fallen Heart Flame to this person, the gains would have been enormous. What a pity..."
Mang Tianchi's trip yielded ample resources, enabling him to successfully advance to the late stage of the Half-Saint realm, which was naturally a cause for celebration. Although he missed the opportunity to befriend Xiao Yan, he only felt regret for a short while.
As Mang Tianchi tore open a spatial rift and prepared to leave, he muttered to himself, "Even with assistance, advancing to the late stage of Half-Saint still feels a bit too easy. Could this be the reason why my good fortune has arrived?"
Because the advancement took place inside the Heavenly Tomb, only about ten days had passed in the outside world by the time Xiao Yan returned.
Donglong Island remained largely unchanged and peaceful. Xiao Yan had hoped that the other three islands would seize the opportunity to attack again, but that did not happen.
This is easy to understand. Now that Zi Yan has become the Dragon Empress and the Western Dragon King has fallen, the alliance of the three dragon islands is bound to be in chaos. It will be extremely difficult for the Northern Dragon King to restore order. At this moment, they should be more wary of a counterattack from the Eastern Dragon Island.
However, when Xiao Yan finally returned, he still heard some terrible news.
What do you mean by "she rejected him outright"?
As soon as Xiao Yan returned to Donglong Island, he encountered Lei Jingxiao, who had completely failed to express his feelings and was feeling depressed, only wanting to confide in him.
Xiao Yan wanted to get to the bottom of things, but the conclusion he got was that Lei Jingxiao said he was rejected immediately after telling Zi Yan everything he felt in his heart, and there was no chance of success.
"Big brother, this is so hard, really so hard. That guy surnamed Wei is trying to fool me."
Lei Jingxiao was currently experiencing a complex mix of emotions. He felt dejected by the failed confession and also ashamed in front of Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan because of the reason Zi Yan gave for her rejection. In his more than twenty years of life, this was a rare moment of helplessness.
"How can you blame me?" Wei Jiangyuan chuckled to himself, covering his mouth. Clearly, Lei Jingxiao's failure didn't elicit his sympathy; instead, it amused him.
"Before we went, you clearly said it was a sure thing. How is it a sure thing now?"
Wei Jiangyuan cleared his throat and said to Xiao Yan, "Old Xiao, you be the judge."
"Lei Zi wants to go and confess his feelings to Zi Yan. He's been on Donglong Island for so many days, and we've seen that he and Zi Yan get along very well. Doesn't my assessment that he's practically guaranteed to succeed make sense?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded in agreement, because in his heart, he had also believed that Lei Jingxiao had a good chance of success.
"result."
At this point, Wei Jiangyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud again: "Zi Yan rejected him outright, and the reason she gave was that she didn't know Lei Zi at all, and it was strange for Lei Zi to say that."
"Hahahaha! So, even though our Young Master Lei was busy with all that, he didn't really connect with the people at all."
Although Wei Jiangyuan was telling the truth, his words only made Lei Jingxiao, the protagonist of the incident, even more frustrated. He turned around and glared at Wei Jiangyuan, saying, "You bastard, you clearly said you were coming to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan to help me, and this is how you help me?!"
Wei Jiangyuan shrugged and said helplessly, "Lei Zi, we should speak from the heart. I've given you a lot of advice, but you either make excuses about not being in a hurry or give up halfway through. There are some things you're too embarrassed to tell me. You can't blame me for not being able to connect with people."
Having said that, Lei Jingxiao fell silent. Clearly, Wei Jiangyuan's words were reasonable, and he couldn't refute them.
Xiao Yan asked cautiously, "Wait a minute, after you told me, was Zi Yan really that direct?"
"Really!" Lei Jingxiao was extremely annoyed.
"Not even a sliver of hope?"
"I asked her too, but she's not interested in me at all. Oh, she even said she wanted me to learn from you, but big brother, you haven't taught me anything!" Lei Jingxiao looked at Xiao Yan with some grievance.
After all, before expressing his feelings, he really asked Xiao Yan properly, and Xiao Yan didn't tell him anything he absolutely had to do.
Faced with Lei Jingxiao's intense gaze, Xiao Yan felt a pang of guilt and couldn't help but wonder: Is it really my fault?