boyutpedia 959. Married into the Yan Clan
959. Married into the Yan Clan
"With you by my side assisting me, my cultivation speed has increased by 30% to 40%. Is this the effect of the two different flames enhancing each other?"
Huo Zhi said with delight.
Xiao Yan nodded, but he wasn't as excited as Huo Zhi: "My cultivation speed has also increased a lot. Cultivating with the same kind of strange fire has a synergistic effect that is greater than the sum of its parts."
After Xiao Yan was forced to stay in the Yan Clan, he and Huo Zhi went through various tests. The final result showed that the two could not only transfer their fighting spirit to each other through the strange fire, but also increase their speed when cultivating together.
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"The Fire Jade is not something you're worthy of using. Do you really consider yourself a direct descendant of the Flame Clan?"
Looking at the arrogant Yan Clan disciples before him, Xiao Yan replied with a somewhat gloomy expression, "This was arranged by Elder Huo Zhen. I have no intention of competing with you."
"I'll explain to the elders. As for the Fire Jade, it's mine!"
"Huo Zhang, how dare you bully my people? You must have a death wish."
Before the Fire Jade was taken away, that bright and beautiful figure had already stood in front of Xiao Yan to protect him. This is why the Yan Clan's prodigy dared not really attack Xiao Yan.
When Huo Zhang saw Huo Zhi, his expression changed immediately, and he said with a hint of flattery, "Sister Huo Zhi, I've reached a bottleneck in my cultivation and happen to need this Fire Jade, so I have to borrow it from Brother Xiao Yan."
"Hmph!" Huo Zhi's eyebrows shot up. "You think I don't know you? Hand over the stuff!"
Huo Zhang reluctantly handed the Fire Jade to Huo Zhi, and before leaving, he said to Xiao Yan, "You're really lucky, kid. I admire you!"
After Huo Zhi chased these people away, she came to Xiao Yan's side and said softly, "I'm sorry for delaying you over there, otherwise it wouldn't have come to this."
Xiao Yan patted the dust off his clothes, his expression unchanged: "It's nothing, I'm used to it. Without bloodline and strength, I have no say in the Yan Clan."
Huo Zhi immediately shook his head and said, "No, without the support of the Dou Di bloodline, it's already quite remarkable that you cultivated to the Dou Zong realm so quickly!"
Xiao Yan simply nodded: "I'm going to cultivate now. Call me if you need me to come with you."
Just a few steps after Xiao Yan had walked out, Huo Zhi's voice came from behind, making him unable to take another step and frozen in place.
"It's a clan directive: you and I must marry!"
These eight simple words seemed to strike Xiao Yan's heart, filling him with a mix of emotions!
"What do you mean?" After a long while, Xiao Yan finally asked this question.
Huo Zhi watched Xiao Yan's retreating figure. Despite being somewhat nervous, she still said, "I am a prodigy of the Yan Clan. The clan considered my opinion before making this decision."
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Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi were not favored by the public, but they came together and held a grand wedding in the Yan Clan.
The two met and fell in love through the Red Lotus Karmic Flame. Huo Zhi saw Xiao Yan's resilience, composure, and fighting spirit, while Xiao Yan also saw Huo Zhi's deep affection for him and her unwavering devotion.
Despite being placed under house arrest by the Yan Clan, Huo Zhi harbored no selfish motives towards him, a fact Xiao Yan could fully comprehend. In fact, due to the Yan Clan's unique treatment of those who possessed the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, Huo Zhi was even more innocent and naive than ordinary women from the outside world.
Against this backdrop, after several years of getting to know each other, when Huo Zhi finally confessed her feelings to Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan was unable to refuse.
After their marriage, Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi consummated their marriage, and only then did the Yan Clan finally inform the outside world of Xiao Yan's whereabouts.
This was naturally to completely dissuade the ancient clan from having any further thoughts about Xiao Yan. Upon hearing this news, Xun'er was devastated, while the ancient clan breathed a sigh of relief. Only by ensuring Xun'er's complete cessation of her affections for Xiao Yan could they truly secure the future prodigy they cherished.
Subsequently, at Xun'er's insistence, the ancient clan sent all of Xiao Yan's clansmen to the Yan clan intact.
Seeing his parents and family all come to the Yan Clan, and knowing that his identity as a member of the Xiao Clan was extremely sensitive, Xiao Yan completely accepted everything and understood his identity as a son-in-law of the Yan Clan.
Many geniuses from the Central Plains have walked this path, and in the eyes of most people, Xiao Yan is lucky.
After all, when ordinary men marry into the Yan clan, the wives they marry are far less powerful than themselves; they are mostly only after the identity of being a direct descendant of the Yan clan.
Because he possessed the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, Xiao Yan was able to be with Huo Zhi, the eldest daughter of the Yan Clan, who was very likely to take over the Yan Clan in the future. This was an opportunity that many people would have dreamed of.
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"You came back looking worried. Did Father and my two older brothers suffer some injustice?"
Huo Zhi saw Xiao Yan sitting by the window and asked softly.
Looking at Huo Zhi so close to him, Xiao Yan had to admit that his wife was extremely beautiful, especially after their marriage, and her feelings for him had become more and more genuine. This was so rare in the Yan Clan.
"With your care, they are doing very well, even more so than they were in the ancient tribe."
"That's good. If it weren't for the threat from the Soul Clan, we could actually allow our people to settle elsewhere. I will continue to work with the clan on this point, as I know they are ultimately not very comfortable."
As Huo Zhi spoke, she naturally took Xiao Yan's arm and said, "We are husband and wife, so you don't need to hide anything from me. After all, nothing within the Yan Clan can escape my eyes."
Looking at his close wife, Huo Zhi, Xiao Yan felt extremely grateful to her for always being able to guess his thoughts and doing her best to make arrangements for him.
"It seems the Heavenly Tomb is about to open?"
Huo Zhi nodded and said, "That's right, Xuan-ge and I will go together. The clan wants you to come too."
Xiao Yan gave a wry smile: "The quota for the Heavenly Tomb is fixed. It seems that the clan wants to use my identity as a descendant of the Xiao clan to extract the last bit of value from me."
After listening to Xiao Yan's words, Huo Zhi sighed softly, "Husband, it's fine for you to say this to me, but it will cause us trouble if we say it in front of outsiders."
"Don't worry, I'll only complain a little bit in front of you. Don't worry, I'll go to the Heavenly Tomb!"
Xiao Yan knew perfectly well that the Yan Clan had nurtured him for so many years, even arranging his marriage with Huo Zhi, and their desires went far beyond just the Red Lotus Karmic Flame. Otherwise, they could have simply seized his strange flame by force.
The only special thing about him is his bloodline of the Xiao clan. The Heavenly Tomb is where Xiao Xuan fell. As long as he gains recognition in the Heavenly Tomb, he will obtain the power that Xiao Xuan needed and lacked the most. At that time, perhaps it will be the moment when he regains control of his own destiny!
"I know your plans, but you must promise me that the Heavenly Tomb is very dangerous, so don't stray too far from me!"