Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

"Mr. Xiao, this is your residence."

Under the guidance of the ancient clan guards, Xiao Yan came to a relatively remote house in the ancient clan's main city. The house had everything it should have, and the decoration was simple and elegant, but also very meticulous. This made Xiao Yan feel relieved.

At least he could prove that he still had a good impression in the ancient tribe, so forming an alliance wouldn't be so far-fetched.

"Mr. Xiao, please have a good rest. I will take my leave first."

The ancient clan guard was about to leave after he finished speaking, but Xiao Yan suddenly asked.

"Can I walk around freely? I want to see what the ancient tribe's city looks like."

“Well, you can, but I advise you not to do this.” The Ancient Clan guard looked a little embarrassed, and said in front of Xiao Yan’s puzzled eyes: “Because most of the young people in the Ancient Clan are a little unhappy with you, you may be troubled by them if you go out on the street casually.”

"You're not happy with me? Why?"

Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with confusion. He had never even met these so-called young people from the ancient clan, so why did they dislike me?

In response to Xiao Yan's question, the ancient clan guards had a somewhat conflicted expression.

Why do I dislike you? Of course it's because of Miss Xun'er.

Thanks to Xun'er's previous strong opposition to the elders, it can be said that there is no one in the clan who does not know Xiao Yan's name now.

Part of them thinks Xiao Yan is not worthy of Xun'er, so they are naturally hostile to Xiao Yan.

The other part felt that even though their young lady had been so proactive, Xiao Yan still had no reaction at all. Was he being unfair to Miss Xun'er?
In short, Xiao Yan’s current situation in the Ancient Clan is that he is caught between two ends, and neither side is right, which makes the Ancient Clan guard feel very sad.

In response to Xiao Yan's question, the ancient clan guard naturally did not dare to directly bring up Xun'er's name. To put it bluntly, he did not want to get involved in this matter at all, so he just found a random excuse.

"The commander of the Black Annihilation Army, Gu Qinghan, has been following you in Zhongzhou for three years. Many of the younger generation of the Gu Clan were raised by Gu Qinghan, so they are very unhappy with you, an outsider."

"I see."

Xiao Yan nodded in understanding without any doubt. After all, this reason was too reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it.

"I understand. I will pay attention to it. Thank you very much for your reminder."

Xiao Yan thanked him with a smile. The ancient clan guard nodded and turned to leave.

Then Xiao Yan put his hands on his hips and looked around the room, walked to the table, pulled out a chair and sat down, folded his hands against his mouth, and quietly thought about the direction of the future.

His previous understanding of the Eight Clans only came from the verbal retelling of Yao Chen and others, and he did not have such an intuitive feeling about the strength of the Eight Clans, which led to Xiao Yan's hesitation as to whether it was necessary to form an alliance with the Eight Clans.

However, after witnessing the strength of the Ancient Clan with his own eyes today, Xiao Yan completely understood the gap between the Tianhe Alliance and the eight clans. Although the Ancient Clan was the strongest of the eight clans, the other eight clans were at the same level as the Ancient Clan, so they must not be much worse.

This also means that if he wants to continue on his path, he must form an alliance with the eight clans.

However, the path to alliance has been decided, but what happens after the alliance?
After the forces in Zhongzhou are gathered together, rules can be established to impose restrictions, but it does not mean that the same can be done to the Eight Clans. They have only formed an alliance with the Tianhe Alliance, not sold themselves to it. Why should they obey the rules of the Tianhe Alliance?

"Huh." Xiao Yan leaned back in his chair and sighed, his brows full of worry, "In the end, can we only rely on strength to speak?"

The idea that Xiao Yan wanted to promote from the beginning to the end was to abandon the law of the jungle, and Xiao Yan has been fighting for this idea until now.

After struggling so hard, Xiao Yan still found that it seemed that he could only use the concept of the survival of the fittest to get rid of the law of the jungle. However, even if he did all this with his strength, it would still be the law of the jungle in the eyes of others.

People only see that they are powerful, but not that they are right.

"I have a headache. Let's go out for a walk."

Xiao Yan sat at the table and thought for a long time, then finally stood up and walked out the door.

Leaving the remote corner where the house was, Xiao Yan came to the more lively neighborhood of the ancient clan's main city. Looking at the ancient clan members coming and going on the street, the afterglow of dusk sprinkled on the street. Along with the bustling and quaint streets, it inexplicably made people feel a sense of security, which actually reminded Xiao Yan of the warm curiosity he had when he was a child. This atmosphere inexplicably made people feel nostalgic.

At this time, Xiao Yan passed by a stall and saw a kind-faced old woman guarding the stall. Xiao Yan couldn't help but frown when he saw her.

Dou Huang level. Wow, this old lady is obviously the most ordinary one in the ancient clan, but she actually has the strength of Dou Huang level. You know, in the previous Gama Empire, Dou Huang level can compete for the top ten warriors.

Then Xiao Yan put away his surprise and glanced at the various antique jewelry displayed on the stall. Even though Xiao Yan himself was not very interested in these things, he could see how old these jewelry were.

It’s not that the things themselves are old, but this kind of aesthetic even Xiao Yan thought was outdated when he was a child, let alone now.

(It’s no wonder. After thousands of years of living in the ancient world, there are many cognitive deviations except for language, not to mention jewelry.)
As Xiao Yan thought about this, he picked up a piece of jewelry and fiddled with it in his hand, and then his expression suddenly became surprised.

Although the style of this jewelry is simple, the workmanship is really amazing, and the material is fine stone???

Xiao Yan looked at the jewelry in his hand in disbelief. The so-called Jingshi was a kind of mineral in Zhongzhou that was even rarer than the Nashi used to make the Na ring. It was only in recent years that Xiao Yan found out that the coffin that Yunying had given him was made entirely of Jingshi.

Weapons made of Essence Stone have a very high absorption rate for Dou Qi and are extremely strong, but at the same time, the hardness of the Essence Stone itself is also extremely terrifying, and it has a great buffer against the impact of Dou Qi. Even a seventh-grade alchemist would find it difficult to melt it, and it would be impossible to cast it into a weapon without the long-term burning of the strange fire.

Can we really say that this is worthy of being an ancient clan?
Xiao Yan couldn't help but grin. Weapons made of fine stones would be sold at sky-high prices on the mainland, but here they were actually used to make exquisite jewelry that was even more difficult than weapons.

At this moment, the old woman guarding the stall looked up at Xiao Yan who was standing in front of the stall with a kind smile on her face.

"Young man, are you from outside?"

"Ah yes, I just arrived today." Xiao Yan came back to his senses and responded with a smile, bending down slightly to show the jewelry in his hand to the old woman, "Old lady, how much is this jewelry?"

It's a rare opportunity to visit the ancient clan. Jewelry made of this kind of fine stone is hard to find in Zhongzhou even if you want to. I'll buy some for Xiao Yixiang and the others as gifts.

The old woman looked at Xiao Yan, her face wrinkled into a ball, but still couldn't hide her kind temperament, and laughed.

"The money outside is here, I'm afraid I can't use it."

As she spoke, the old woman took the jewelry from Xiao Yan's hand and stared at the other jewelry on the stall with cloudy eyes. Xiao Yan looked a little embarrassed and continued.

"Then do you need any pills or something like that? As long as it's a pill below the seventh grade, I can take it out." "Young man, are you very powerful outside?"

The old woman did not look up, her eyes still fixed on the jewelry on the stall. From time to time, she picked up one and placed it in front of her. Xiao Yan responded modestly.

"It's OK. I have achieved my current position thanks to luck and the help of many people. If it were just me, I would never be able to stand in my current position."

"Hehe~" Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the old woman laughed again, "Young man, you are an honest person."

The old woman picked up another piece of jewelry and looked at it in front of her eyes, saying slowly.

"Most young people today have the same face. No matter what achievements they have made, it is entirely the result of their own hard work and their own credit."

"High-minded, arrogant, proud, and conceited."

"Little did we know that many things have already been determined from the beginning."

"They think they have earned that result through their own efforts, but in most cases, they are born with the qualifications to earn that result through hard work."

"However, these young people do not understand this at all. This is even more obvious among the young people of our ancient clan."

"They are born thinking they are superior to others, praising the bloodline of the ancient clan every day, but they also despise outsiders as a matter of course, thinking that the reason they are not strong enough is because they don't work hard enough."

"Relying on their talents to be superior, they look down upon those who are not talented enough. What is even more strange is that many people seem to advocate and promote this behavior."

The old woman piled up the selected jewelry in front of her, took out a piece of white cloth and placed the jewelry on it one by one, then took out a rope to wrap the white cloth, and then looked up at Xiao Yan.

"But old lady, I can feel that you are different from them."

"Although my strength is only average, I can still sense your extraordinary strength. At least I have never felt this in any young man in the clan."

"Even so, you are stronger than them, but more humble than them."

As she spoke, the old woman handed the bundle of cloth to Xiao Yan, smiling kindly.

"Take it, and think of it as a gift from me."

"Old man, this won't do!"

Xiao Yan came to his senses and quickly raised his hand to refuse, but the old woman insisted on stuffing the cloth bag into Xiao Yan's hand.

"This thing may be very expensive outside, but it's worth very little here. I set up a stall here just for fun. I see the same street scene every day. Today I can see a different young person like you, which is a new day."

"This..." Xiao Yan looked at the cloth bag in silence for a while, and finally bowed his head to thank the old woman, "Then I thank you for your kindness. During the time when I disturbed the ancient clan, if you have any needs, you can always tell me, and I will do my best to complete it."

"Haha~"

The old woman chuckled and waved her hand. Xiao Yan put the cloth bag away, thanked her again, and turned to leave.

As Xiao Yan walked away, the old woman looked at his receding back and slightly opened her eyes. The turbidity in her eyes had disappeared, revealing a captivating brilliance.

"Xiao Yan, is he a descendant of the Xiao clan?"

As the old woman was muttering this, suddenly a figure came to the stall and blocked the sunlight. Then the old woman's face revealed displeasure and she turned her head slightly to look at the man standing in front of the stall.

The Dark Lord, Guile.

At this moment, Gu Lie's eyes were full of respect, but his expression revealed helplessness. The dignified King Hei Yan actually bent down respectfully and spoke carefully to the old woman.

"Senior, you are setting up a stall here again. Wouldn't it be better for you to just stay at home and enjoy your life?"

"Hmph!" The old woman snorted coldly and retorted, "I just like to set up a stall. Is that not okay? Do you want to close my stall?"

"No, no, no! How dare I do that!" Gu Lie waved his hands quickly, unable to suppress the panic on his face, which was completely inconsistent with the majesty he had shown when he taught Gu Qinghan and the others a lesson before. "Didn't the clan leader arrange a separate courtyard for you to enjoy a peaceful life? Why do you always come out to the streets?"

"Don't mention that loser to me, an old woman!"

The old woman's tone became a little higher, and her aged eyes glared fiercely, frightening Gu Lie so much that he trembled all over, but the old woman continued to scold him.

"The Gu Clan is really getting worse and worse. The younger ones are so arrogant, and the older ones are more indecisive than the other. If they had gone to support the Xiao Clan, how could they have let the Soul Clan succeed? If Gu Yuan had any dignity, he should have stepped down from the position of clan leader!"

Seeing the old woman bring up this matter again, Gu Lie couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. I wasn't even born a thousand years ago, why do you always complain to me about this? It's as if what you said is my problem.

"Calm down, calm down, I won't mention it anymore."

Gu Lie quickly squatted beside the old woman and comforted her. The old woman's anger gradually subsided and her breathing gradually became normal.

"What do you want to see me for?"

"Well, it's actually about Qinghan." Gu Lie's expression froze, and he glanced away with an unnatural look, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to train Qinghan as the next Black Annihilation King?"

"Ah~ That girl has a calm personality, respects her elders, and loves her brothers and sisters. More importantly, she doesn't have the bad habit of being superior that the younger generation of the ancient clan has. It would be great if all the young people of the ancient clan had the same personality as her."

When Gu Qinghan was mentioned, the old woman's expression became noticeably happier, and it was obvious how satisfied she was with Gu Qinghan.

Seeing the old woman's happy expression, Gulie's forehead was covered with sweat. The words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them for a long time.

But this matter still needs to be said after all. After all, the four elders, including Gu Lin, Gu Qinghan's father, have agreed. Only the person in front of him has to nod.

"Well, actually..." Gu Lie dodged his gaze and stammered, "Actually, I was wrong. The elders discussed it and proposed a marriage to Qinghan. It has been decided. I want to come here to ask for your consent."

"What?!" (End of Chapter)