Kisshot

  Xiao Yan saw Lei Le looking at him and helplessly spread his hands.

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  'I'm not some unfivable vilin. Both Sister Ya Fei and I warned you, but unfortunately, you let your lust cloud your judgment.'

  Of course, Xiao Yan had no iion of saving him either. Such a reckless and foul-mouthed person was indeed detestable.

  "An... ae Dou Emperor?!" The cold energy within his body caused thin yers of ice to form on Lei Ou's hair, and his lips trembled.

  Although he was merely a Dou Spirit, even when fag a Dou King, he wouldn't be frozen and pio the wall without even seeing the other party make a move.

  Terrified, Lei Ou stared at Hai Bodong standing before him. He was clear in his heart that only ae Dou Emperor could possibly achieve this.

  Everyone except Xiao Yan showed expressions of shock upon hearing those words. This unassuming old man in pin clothes was actually ae Dou Emperor!

  "Little Brother Xiao Yan, you really... keep surprising me more and more. To think you know such a super expert." Ya Fei's beautiful eyes looked at Xiao Yan. Back then, Xiao Yan's cultivation talent and public alchemy dispy had already astounded her, and he was only sixteen at that time.

  Now, after just two short years, he had reached a level where he was associating with a Dou Emperor.

  Xiao Yan smiled when he saw the astonishment in Ya Fei's eyes and asked, "By the way, who is Miteer Tengshan?"

  "He is the First Elder of our , also the current Head, and one of the Ten Strong of the Jia Ma Empire, a high-star Dou King," Ya Fei introduced.

  "Oh, a high-star Dou King." Xiao Yan's tone was indifferent. He casually picked a grape from the table and tossed it into his mouth to chew. It seemed that in his eyes a high-star Dou King wasn't as important as an edible grape!

  Not long after, upon hearing that a elder had been pio the wall and that ae Dou Emperor had appeared, many elders of the hurried over, some even fully armed. Before long, Miteer Tengshan also arrived at the au house.

  The moment Miteer Tengshan, dressed in luxurious robes, saw Hai Bodong, his expression became extremely emotional, and his eyes even brimmed with tears.

  Some of the eion who had built the alongside Miteer Tengshan alsnized Hai Bodong, each showing a cautious and reverent demeanor.

  "Old Hai, I hought I would see you again. When you went to the Snake-People Tribe and didn't return, I used every resource at my disposal but couldn't find even half a trace of you," Miteer Tengshan said excitedly.

  The icy expression on Hai Bodong's face softened a little when he saw Miteer Tengshan. He picked up the hot tea that Ya Fei had poured oable and took a small sip.

  Ya Fei immediately remembered a part of the 's history when he saw Miteer Tengshan and the other founding elders in such a state.

  The Miteer hadn't always been the rgest mert association in the Jia Ma Empire. Once upon a time, it was merely the mert of a small town.

  In his youth, Miteer Tengshan had befriended Hai Bodong before he became a Dou Emperor. Later, during a power shift in the Jia Ma Empire and a reshuffling of internal forces, he expanded massively and annexed various mert associations under Hai Bodong's prote. This eventually led to the establishment of the rgest ercial fa in the empire. Hai Bodong was revered by the Miteer as the Supreme Elder, akin to a guardiay of the .

  "Some things happened back then, so I went into seclusion for so many years. But fortunately, it's all resolved now. It's been so many years, and that reckless brat who shouted about being the richest man in the empire has actually bee a Dou King," Hai Bodong said calmly.

  There were many outstanding young members of the Miteer standing around in the hall. These fresh bloods were all stuo see the usually stern-faced aremely strict First Elder Elder showing such a respectful aed smile. Each of them was dumbfounded and specuted about Hai Bodong's identity in their hearts.

  After all, more thay years had passed. Time had worn on, the green banana leaves had turned yellow, and the red cherries had ripened; it was normal not tnize Hai Bodong.

  Some of them also looked at Xiao Yan, because iire hall, besides Hai Bodong, even Miteer Tengshan hadn't taken a seat. Only Xiao Yan sat calmly on the side, sipping tea aing snacks in a very leisurely manner, which could be said to be pletely out of pce with the atmosphere in the hall.

  The atmosphere was quiet for a moment before Miteer Tengshan waved his hand and broke the ice spikes immobilizing Lei Ou. He said in a deep voice, "Offending Elder Hai should result in your immediate expulsion from the . However, sidering your past tributions, you are stripped of your elder position and assigo manage a bran a border city. You are not allowed to return to the headquarters for three years!"

  Not only was there no anger on Lei Ou's face when he heard this. Instead, he wore a grateful expression. "Thank you, First Elder. Thank you, Elder Hai, for sparing my life."

  Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong didn't say anything. They also k was impossible to just kill someone like that. Killing an elder indiscriminately could cause a rift within the d make everyone fear for their lives.

  After everything was resolved, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow at Hai Bodong. Some things o be said.

  "The young man sittio me is Xiao Yan, an outstanding alchemist. Because he helped me with a big favor, I promised to transfer half of the Miteer Au House to him." Hai Bodong's tone was indifferent, but his words were like a thundercp, shog everyone present into a stupor.

  Give him half!!!

  Half of the eeer Au House!!!!

  The Miteer 's industries weren't limited to the au house, but the au house ated for hty pert of the 's ine!

  Without half of the ihe eeer would directly colpse!

  "Elder Hai, this absolutely ot be!" Not only did Miteer Tengshan hurriedly try to stop him, but eveher elders, including Lei Ou, stepped forward to persuade.

  An intense chill suddenly desded with a loud boom, causing everyoo shiver and swallow the words oip of their tongues.

  "I have already decided on this matter. Do not oppose it. Moreover, Xiao Yan is not directly taking away half of the au house. He won't be involved in any of the au house's revenue or ma. He only needs us to provide the medial ingredients he requires for alchemy and help him find more ingredients." Hai Bodong's eyes were ice-cold, his tone brooking nument.

  Even though Hai Bodong expi this way, everyoill felt a pang of pain. Unditionally providing medial ingredients! These could range from cheap to extremely expensive. Just like the ones Xiao Yan had just requested, costing over a million gold s.

  The most important thing was that the pills he refined wouldn't even be for them!

  Hai Bodong revealed a meaningful smile upon seeing Xiao Yan calmly listening and sipping flower tea. He said lightly, "Your name is Ya Fei, right?"

  Ya Fei hurriedly walked up to Hai Bodong and respectfully said, "Yes, Elder Hai."

  "Xiao Yan requires the au house to supply the medial ingredients he needs, and he has agreed to lend a hand if the ters any problems. However, this old man has many affairs to attend to and often wanders around like a lonely cloud and a wild e. Therefore, I io betroth you to him to facilitate unicatioween Xiao Yan and the au house. Are you willing?"

  "Pfff!!!" Xiao Yan immediately spat out a mouthful of flower tea right into that old thing Hai Bodong's face.

  Even he was shocked this time and hurriedly refuted, "Hai Bodong! This wasn't part of reement!"