"So, you're saying this old gentleman is your Senior Brother's Disciple?"
In the Xiao Family's main hall, Xiao Zhan and several Elders exchanged glances.
When this Third-Grade Alchemist first arrived at the Xiao Family, his old face was filled with arrogance, but after following Xiao Yan on a trip, he became incredibly respectful.
"Yes, I also have a Senior Brother whom I haven't met yet, who is now based in the Black-Corner Region, and Xiao Long is my Senior Brother's Disciple.
After seeing my teacher, he quickly recognized the Qi of my lineage, so he immediately acknowledged my Grandmaster, and I naturally became his Junior Martial Uncle."
Xiao Yan stood beside Liu Panlong, spreading his hands innocently.
Hearing Xiao Yan call him "Xiao Long" repeatedly, Xiao Zhan and the Elders exchanged another look, first appearing bewildered, then each of their faces showed surprise.
According to Xiao Yan, this Third-Grade Alchemist, Liu Panlong, would be living in the Xiao Family long-term from now on, and as per Xiao Yan's teacher's request, Liu Panlong would also frequently refine medicine for the Xiao Family in the future.
For a small Family like the Xiao Family, suddenly having a Third-Grade Alchemist working for their Family indeed felt like a windfall from heaven.
"Good, good, good. From today onwards, my Xiao Family will allocate a luxurious residence for Mr. Panlong to live and refine medicine. If you need anything in the future, just ask."
After accepting this fact, Xiao Zhan, with bold and heroic spirit, decisively selected a very luxurious courtyard from the Xiao Family and gifted it to Liu Panlong.
Xiao Yan had no objection to this; he had always been very generous to his subordinates.
As long as Liu Panlong could make enough contributions to the Xiao Family, even if he were truly a dog, Xiao Yan would still give him sufficient treatment.
"Young Clan Leader, may I ask what grade Alchemist your Senior Brother, Mr. Panlong's teacher, is?"
The Grand Elder on the side suddenly spoke, a hint of curiosity on his face.
He now held Xiao Yan in great respect, even adding "Young Clan Leader" to his address.
Hearing the Grand Elder's question, Xiao Zhan and the other Elders also looked at Xiao Yan and Liu Panlong with great curiosity.
"Um, probably Sixth-Grade. My Senior Brother is a rather low-key person. This matter is just for the Elders to hear; please don't spread it outside."
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yan casually replied, glancing at Liu Panlong beside him.
"Isn't that right, Xiao Long?"
"Yes, Junior Martial Uncle!"
Liu Panlong was slightly startled, then quickly nodded like a pecking chick and said, "My teacher prefers quiet, so I won't reveal his esteemed name."
"Sixth-Grade Alchemist!"
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, even though Xiao Zhan and the others had witnessed Xiao Yan's peculiarities multiple times, they still couldn't help but gasp.
A Sixth-Grade Alchemist, that would be the highest level of Alchemist in the Gama Empire, wouldn't it?
Especially the Elders, who now felt Xiao Yan's background was even more unfathomable. If a Senior Brother possessed the strength of a Sixth-Grade Alchemist, how terrifying must his teacher be?
Xiao Yan hadn't entirely lied. He indeed had a Senior Brother, who was indeed in the Black-Corner Region, and who was indeed a Sixth-Grade Alchemist.
However, this Senior Brother had no relation to Liu Panlong whatsoever, and their relationship wasn't very good.
With Liu Panlong's arrival, the various members of the Xiao Family began to regard Xiao Yan with even greater importance.
Especially after many people saw Liu Panlong, dressed in a Third-Grade Alchemist robe, behaving respectfully towards Xiao Yan, their gazes towards Xiao Yan became filled with even more awe.
After settling into the Xiao Family, Liu Panlong, without being instructed by Xiao Yan, but with Xiao Yan's nod, invited several Xiao Family members to quickly depart in various directions.
Their purpose was to invite some helpers to deal with the Galie Family.
For a Third-Grade Alchemist, inviting a Dou Ling expert might be quite difficult, but summoning several Great Dou Shi experts to assist in a fight was incredibly easy.
Three days later, while the Galie Family was still in a state of bewildered unawareness, Liu Panlong had already led eight Great Dou Shi directly to the Galie Family.
Upon seeing eight Great Dou Shi level experts descend, the originally composed Galie Family immediately became incredibly tense.
After all, the entire Galie Family, at full count, only had five Great Dou Shi experts. The eight Great Dou Shi brought by Liu Panlong might not be enough to directly annihilate the Galie Family, but if a fight truly broke out, severe damage would undoubtedly be inevitable.
"Heh heh, Jia Liebi, you bastard dared to scheme against me. Today, I, by the order of my Junior Martial Uncle, will drive your Galie Family out of Utan City."
In the Galie Family's main hall, Liu Panlong had regained his arrogant demeanor, even more swaggering than before.
He wanted to vent all the fear and shame he had suffered from Xiao Yan onto the Galie Family.
"Junior Martial Uncle? Who is your Junior Martial Uncle? Why does he want to deal with our Galie Family?"
Facing the suddenly hostile Liu Panlong, Jia Liebi and a group of Family high-ranking officials were filled with fear, yet also resentment.
Who exactly was this mysterious Junior Martial Uncle, and why did he want to deal with the Galie Family?
"My Junior Martial Uncle is naturally Young Master Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family."
Looking at Jia Liebi's terrified expression, Liu Panlong's face showed a mocking sneer.
"If not for you, I really wouldn't have thought that Young Master Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family is actually my Junior Martial Uncle."
"You scoundrel, you actually tried to use me to deal with my Junior Martial Uncle. Not annihilating your Galie Family is already my Junior Martial Uncle's benevolence."
He was right; if Jia Liebi hadn't deliberately misled him and failed to disclose all information, how could he have suffered such humiliation and become Xiao Yan's medicine slave?
However, it was also because Jia Liebi didn't tell him the truth that he was able to receive guidance from Yao Lao, which allowed him to see the hope of advancing to Fourth-Grade, Fifth-Grade, and even Sixth-Grade.
"Your Junior Martial Uncle is Xiao Yan!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Liebi's face instantly turned ashen, and even several high-ranking officials of the Galie Family behind him were pale.
They had thought they found a powerful figure to deal with Xiao Yan, but they never expected that this so-called powerful figure, after a trip to the Xiao Family, would become a blade in Xiao Yan's hand.
"That's right."
Looking at Jia Liebi's appearance, Liu Panlong's face still held a faint sneer as he said, "Daring to scheme against my Junior Martial Uncle, with your Galie Family's meager strength, even a hundred of you wouldn't be enough to be annihilated.
It's just that my Junior Martial Uncle is benevolent and doesn't wish to cause too much bloodshed."
With that, he declared in a loud voice as if pronouncing a judgment: "I give your Family three days. After three days, I do not want to see anyone from the Galie Family in Utan City again.
Otherwise, next time I come to the Galie Family, it won't be just these few friends of mine.
If you anger me, I can even invite two Dou Ling experts."
His words made all the high-ranking officials of the Galie Family tremble slightly. Although there was only one layer separating Dou Ling experts and Great Dou Shi, the gap was incredibly vast.
The total number of Great Dou Shi experts in the various forces, big and small, in Utan City would certainly not be less than twenty, but currently, not a single Dou Ling had appeared.
One Dou Ling expert already possessed the strength to destroy the entire Galie Family.
What made Jia Liebi and the others even more terrified was the level of the Alchemist behind Xiao Yan.
Just a Third-Grade Liu Panlong could suppress the Galie Family, making them unable to raise their heads. How terrifying must this Grandmaster, whom Liu Panlong treated with such respect, be?
Such a figure could easily crush them like ants, couldn't he?