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However, Xiao Fan had simply forgotten about them after casually taking their storage rings. Only now, hearing Jia Xingtian's words, did Xiao Fan realize that the dead were likely the three elders of the Mulan family...

Thinking about this, Xiao Fan felt that the people of the Mulan Empire had only themselves to blame.

After all, he and his junior brother were simply trying to subdue the strange fire there. It was the three elders of Mulan who attempted to kill him and seize his treasure first, so they deserved to be killed.

"He brought this on himself..."

Xiao Fan shook his head, then looked at Jia Xingtian and asked curiously, "Royal Academy?"

"That's right!"

Jia Xingtian nodded and watched as Xiao Fan began to introduce himself.

Chapter 235 Returning to the Xiao Family (Supplement to Yesterday's Chapter)

"The Royal Academy was an idea that Yao Ye came up with after the Yunlan Sect was destroyed."

"She felt that after the destruction of the Yunlan Sect, besides those renowned geniuses, countless talented disciples would be buried, which was a great pity. So she came up with the idea of ​​building an academy."

Jia Xingtian looked at Xiao Fan with a bright smile and said to him, "This idea she had was thanks to you and Xiao Yan."

"Since the two of you entered Canaan Academy together, Yao Ye came up with the idea of ​​providing these disciples with a place to cultivate and be taught in the form of an academy, taking Canaan Academy's teaching method as a reference."

Xiao Fan nodded upon hearing this. As for why the Xiao family was involved, Xiao Fan could guess. It was simply because the Xiao family was currently at the height of its power in the Jia Ma Empire, so the royal family dared not underestimate them, hence the choice they made.

Moreover, bringing the Xiao family into the fold would allow them to leverage the fame of Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan to attract other geniuses from the Jia Ma Empire to join them.

However, Xiao Fan didn't mind the royal family's little schemes. As long as the royal family didn't target the Xiao family, he didn't care about their other little thoughts.

As Jia Xingtian spoke, he observed Xiao Fan's expression. Seeing that Xiao Fan did not have any particular reaction, he did not know Xiao Fan's attitude towards this matter.

Ultimately, the royal family must have their own ulterior motives for organizing this training program.

After all, it's called the Royal Academy, so students who study there are, strictly speaking, already members of the royal family, aren't they?

And this is indeed the case. The education at the academy instilled a sense of belonging to the royal family in most of the students. By the time they graduated, the names of those with talent or special abilities were already on the royal family's desk. Ultimately, the royal family would offer generous terms to win them over.

Although not all disciples can be brought under the royal family's command, most of the geniuses can join the royal family, and the results may not be seen in the short term.

However, once this group of disciples grows up, the middle-level power of the royal family will definitely far surpass that of other families and other empires.

As Jia Xingtian introduced the Royal Academy, Hai Bodong and Fama didn't interfere much. After their conversation ended, Fama's gaze fell on Xiao Fan. He hesitated several times but didn't speak.

"President Fama, is there anything you'd like to ask?"

Xiao Fan noticed Fama's hesitation and took the initiative to speak. After all, Xiao Fan had a good impression of this president of the Alchemist Guild of the Gama Empire. Moreover, he was fair and just, and had always tried his best to keep the Alchemist Guild in a neutral position during many power struggles.

Seeing that Xiao Fan had taken the initiative to speak, Fama didn't hesitate and directly said to Xiao Fan, "I'm so sorry, but... I wanted to ask about Senior Medicine Venerable..."

Upon hearing Fama's words, Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong's expressions changed drastically. After all, it was because of the great battle at Yunlan Sect that Medicine Venerable had fallen into the hands of the mysterious Soul Palace.

Although they didn't know what kind of force the so-called Soul Palace was, since it dared to target Medicine Venerable, its power was probably extremely large throughout the entire Dou Qi Continent.

For Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, the Medicine Venerable was their mentor, and the two of them certainly held him in the highest esteem.

But watching helplessly as one's teacher falls into the hands of the enemy is an unimaginable experience.

Therefore, after meeting Xiao Fan, neither Jia Xingtian nor Hai Bodong ever thought of steer the conversation in that direction. They just didn't expect that Fama, who was usually the quietest, would ask such a question.

However, upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense. After all, Xiao Yan and Fama had already spoken before, and the reason Fama was able to reach his current status was precisely because he received guidance from the Medicine Venerable.

Therefore, in Fama's heart, he also regarded the Medicine Venerable as extremely important. Although he was not the Medicine Venerable's disciple, he had always been paying attention to the Medicine Venerable.

However, after Xiao Yan left, Fama lost all news of the Medicine Venerable.

Only now that Xiao Fan has returned has Fama had a chance to speak.

Fama had considered how difficult it would be to save the Medicine Venerable, which was why he hesitated to tell Xiao Fan until Xiao Fan finally spoke up, at which point he asked Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan, who was standing to the side, hadn't expected Fama's question to be this. He nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, President Fama. Now that our teacher has been rescued, we will settle the score with the Soul Hall one by one!"

As Xiao Fan finished speaking, a hint of killing intent flashed deep in his eyes, but now was not the time to retaliate against the Soul Palace...

"real!"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words and learning that Medicine Venerable had been rescued by Xiao Fan and his group, Fama breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good..."

After chatting with the three for a long time, Xiao Fan did not linger. After saying goodbye, he headed towards the Xiao family's residence in the capital.

Looking at the bustling scene of people coming and going in the capital, Xiao Fan felt that this place seemed to have more human touch than Zhongzhou.

It's not that there aren't ordinary people in Zhongzhou, but in that environment, everyone respects the strong, and even in major cities, you rarely see such street hawking scenes.

Xiao Fan admired the scenery of the capital city along the way, his gaze wandering, and after a while, he finally arrived at the location where the Xiao family was now.

The location of the Xiao family was not in the most prosperous area of ​​the capital as Xiao Fan had expected. Although it was not exactly remote, it was far from the center of the capital. In modern terms, it was located around the second or third ring road. It was not remote, but it was not close to the center either.

The Xiao family's residence was not as magnificent and dazzling as one might imagine. Instead, the decorations everywhere exuded a simple and elegant atmosphere, appearing extremely straightforward.

Xiao Fan looked at the Xiao family mansion, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Then, considering that the person in charge of the Xiao family in the capital was Xiao Ding, Xiao Fan wasn't too surprised.

After all, Xiao Ding was a big shot who could write a legendary work like Zhu Xian; Xiao Fan thought of that very famous name from his previous life and couldn't help but put Xiao Ding into the picture, and then he laughed to himself.

"Heh, how interesting..."

Sometimes, Xiao Fan couldn't help but chuckle as he connected the names of the people with those from his past life.

"Who are you......."

Just as Xiao Fan was thinking this and chuckled to himself, a somewhat childish voice rang out. Xiao Fan looked up and saw a Xiao family guard standing in front of him, looking at him warily.

The main reason was that Xiao Fan had been standing at the gate of the Xiao family for a while. After observing for a few moments, he stood there with a slight smile on his face. If he hadn't been restrained by Xiao Ding, who forbade the Xiao family members from bullying the weak or harming people without cause, he would have already taught the young man in front of him a lesson with his weapon.

"Uh...sorry, I just remembered something funny."

Xiao Fan looked at the young man in front of him, a slightly apologetic smile on his face, and quickly waved his hand.

Perhaps it was because of Xiao Fan's appearance—he was handsome and had an extraordinary air about him—that the young man, seeing his good attitude, suddenly lost interest in targeting him and his tone softened.

"Then... then be careful. This is the Xiao family's gate; you're not allowed to linger here!"

After speaking, the young man walked back towards the Xiao family's gate, a look of doubt on his face.

"Why do I feel like I've seen this young man somewhere before?"

Scratching his head, the young man still couldn't figure it out. After all, based on their earlier interaction, the other man's handsome appearance would probably make even women feel inferior. If he had really seen such a handsome man before, he certainly wouldn't have forgotten him.

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

At the gate of the Xiao family, a middle-aged man looked at the returning guard with a puzzled expression and asked a question. He looked at Xiao Fan in the distance, but because Xiao Fan was turned to the side, he could not see Xiao Fan's face.

"Uncle Rong! It's nothing!"

Upon hearing the middle-aged guard's words, the young man called Xiao Wu hurriedly shook his head, then pointed to Xiao Fan in the distance and explained, "There's nothing unusual about him. He's probably just a passerby. The only thing worth mentioning is that he's... handsome, yes, handsome!"

Xiao Wu looked at Uncle Rong and began to explain, tilting his head as he pondered how to describe Xiao Fan.

After a while,

He hesitated for a moment before describing Xiao Fan's appearance as handsome, after all, in his opinion, Xiao Fan's looks were so striking that even women would feel inferior in comparison.

"Hey! You're a fucking genius!"

Hearing Xiao Wu's answer, Uncle Rong pointed at Xiao Wu and said, "Who would describe a man as handsome? You should read more books."

As he spoke, Uncle Rong told Xiao Wu to return to his post and said, "Never mind, as long as there's nothing unusual, it's fine."

Uncle Rong nodded in satisfaction and was about to turn around when he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the young man was walking straight toward the Xiao family's gate.

With a slight frown, Uncle Rong turned around and looked at Xiao Fan approaching from a distance. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly seemed to have discovered something new, and his expression became excited.

Immediately, to Xiao Wu's astonishment, Uncle Rong hurriedly ran towards Xiao Fan, his slightly plump body appearing extremely light.

Under the dumbfounded gazes of the many Xiao family guards, Rong Shu walked to Xiao Fan's side and bowed respectfully. Even when he saw Xiao Ding, the acting head of the family, he had never been so obsequious.

Who is this young man?

In an instant, all eyes were on Xiao Fan.

Chapter 236 The Xiao Family's Trump Card

"you know me?"

Xiao Fan looked at Uncle Rong's appearance with a hint of surprise on his face, but after thinking about it again, he realized there was nothing to be surprised about. After all, the Xiao family had reached its current position because of him and Xiao Yan.

Therefore, it should be the minority in the Xiao family who do not know them.

"Of course."

Uncle Rong bowed respectfully to Xiao Fan, then explained on behalf of Xiao Wu, "That kid Xiao Wu is a bit face-blind, so he didn't recognize you, Young Master Xiao Fan, right away. He..."

"Don't worry."

Xiao Fan shook his head with a smile and said, "Do you think I would care about these things?"

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, Uncle Rong finally showed a hint of relief on his face, which was then filled with joy. He looked at Xiao Fan and said, "The acting head of the family, that is, Young Master Xiao Ding, should be in the hall at this time. I will take you there now."

Seeing Rong Shu's expression, Xiao Fan reached out to stop him and then said, "Alright, Rong Shu, there's no need to be so polite. You guys continue with your work. I can go by myself."

"Okay, hehe."

Uncle Rong nodded in agreement. As he watched Xiao Fan step into the Xiao family's gate, his face was full of smiles. Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan were indispensable to the Xiao family now.

They had been worried about the two of them for so long without any news, and now that they saw Xiao Fan again, they couldn't hide the smile on their faces.

After Xiao Fan stepped into the Xiao family's gate, he went straight to the location of Xiao Ding that he had sensed. Along the way, he occasionally encountered a few Xiao family disciples, who immediately recognized him and showed expressions of surprise and delight on their faces.