Gu Yuan

When I knew they were about to arrive, I first modified my cultivation to the fifth Dou Zhi stage, which is the body tempering realm, so that you can then absorb the Qi energy from the surroundings, obviously I modified it so that only a person above Dou Ling's level can detect it.

I approached the clan gate and greeted the people in charge of taking care of it, at this moment it is only one member of the clan, since the other one is wandering around and can come at any time. As I was resting every day, I took the opportunity to get to know them, since at times like this it would be useful to me.

After chatting for about 10 minutes or so, two people arrived, one was a middle-aged man, who looked simple, and the other was a little girl of about 4 years old.

-------------------------------Gu Yuan's point of view------------------------------

Today I came to leave my little Xuner to the Xiao family so she could supposedly try to find the toushe jade, although I find it hard to part with her, I know it will be for the best. In this place she will not have as much pressure as in the old clan and she will have a more normal and carefree childhood.

When I arrived at the door of the Xiao Clan I saw a guard and a boy with a strange mask talking, so I greeted them.

"Hello good afternoon, I come to see your patriarch, tell him that Gu Yuan of the Gu clan, came to visit."

The moment the guard knew that I came to see his patriarch, he became serious and answered me quickly "Don't worry, I will go and let the patriarch know that he is wanted."

After the guard left, I heard the voice of the little masked boy was introducing himself.

"Hello good afternoon, my name is Xiao Feng and I'm 6 years old, it's nice to meet you."

When he finished introducing himself, I was curious about him, so I investigated him with my spiritual sense. When I saw that this child was already at the 5th Dou Zhi stage, I was amazed because he is almost at the same level as the great geniuses of my clan, being that he is in this arid place without many resources.

"Hello little boy, my name is Gu Yuan and the one next to me is called Xuner, I never thought I would meet a little genius when I first came to the Xiao Family."

When the little boy heard that I told him I was a genius, he tensed a little and quickly replied to me.

"You flatter me, but I am no genius as you say."

The moment I heard his words, I couldn't help but frown, it seems this little boy is hiding his strength, so I decided to speak to him out of spiritual conscience "little boy, why are you hiding your strength?"

When he received my message the little boy was a little surprised and after a few minutes he answered me.

"My mother before she passed away, always told me never to show my strength to others because if a tree is too big, it is easy for the wind to knock it down and it is the same with children who are good at cultivating, they are in a lot of danger, since many people do not like to see geniuses grow, so only when I get to have the strength to defend myself, then I can just stop hiding it."

When I heard the words of this little boy, I was very surprised by how careful he is, because of certain doubts, I decided to send Ling Ying to investigate the background of this child.

After about 5 minutes of talking with the little boy of the Xiao family, my servant's voice came:

"Mr. patriarch, this child is Xiao Feng, his parents died a few years ago when the Xiao family moved to this small town from the imperial capital, that mask most likely is a memory of his father or mother and since that incident, he started to stay alone without gathering much with people, only sometimes he leaves his house to walk and sleep in a tree near the entrance of the Xiao clan gate."

When I heard Ling Ying's report I felt relieved, I would not like to leave my daughter in a place where there are soul clan people. After that little moment, I continued to chat with the little boy, while my daughter still talked a little.

After a few minutes, the patriarch of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan arrived to greet me.

"Xuner, I will chat with the Xiao clan patriarch for a while, if you want you can stay and chat with young Xiao Feng" When I spoke to my daughter, she simply nodded and I left with patriarch Xiao Zhan.

--------------------------FIN FROM GU YUAN'S POINT OF VIEW---------------------------

When I heard Gu Yuan tell his daughter to stay and talk to me while he talked to the patriarch, I was very happy, as I had accomplished the first step of my plan and before her father leaves with Xiao Yan's father, I spoke to the system:

"Ciel, copy all of Gu Yuan's cultivation techniques, skills and some experiences."

[Yes host... Congratulations, the copy was successful, do you want to receive the information?]

"Not at the moment" I happily declined, as now was not the time to do so, I looked to my side where Xuner was and spoke to her in a soft voice:

"Miss Xuner, please follow me."

Then we started walking while I talked to her about various topics, whether it was about her tastes, her favorite foods, etc....

So the whole afternoon went by while we were talking, until suddenly a voice came and made us stop the conversation:

"Xuner, come let's talk".

When I saw that it was Xuner's father, I moved away tactfully, as he was most likely coming to say goodbye.

After waiting for an hour, I felt they should have finished by now, so I went back to where we had been with little Xuner chatting. When I arrived I saw no one, so I started looking for her, after an hour of searching, I finally found her, it turns out that she was sitting, burning her legs in a section of the small forest behind the Xiao family.

When I saw her so sad, I also felt sorry for her, so I quickly approached her, I didn't speak to her, I just sat next to her.

Sometimes it is better to simply accompany, than to ruin the moment by trying to comfort her.

After she calmed down a little at a time, she realized I was by her side and asked me, "Why are you here, how did you find me?"

"After waiting for an hour and seeing that you didn't come back, I decided to look for you, so I used the power of the universe to find you" I answered her making up any nonsense, while saying with a straight face.

"What is the power of the universe?" asked Xuner again.

"It is something very complicated, but I will tell you when you are strong enough" I said again various nonsense, with a serious voice.

Ling Ying who was in the dark, hearing what I said, couldn't help but darken her face, since she knew I was telling pure nonsense to her young miss.

When little Xuner heard me, she only snorted in dissatisfaction at my reply, to which I again spoke to her mysteriously, "Do you know what the stars told me?"

"What did they tell you?" asked Xuner again curiously.

I approached little Xuner's ear as if I was going to tell her a big secret, the little girl blushed for a moment as she listened to me curiously.

"Don't tell anyone, but what the stars told me, is that if I cook outdoors today I will be left with an exquisite meal."

Hearing me say something silly again, little Xuner answered me a little angrily, "Don't lie, the stars can't talk to you, let alone say such nonsense."

When I heard her answer, there was a small smile on my face, only that my mask covered it, so I answered her:

"If you don't believe me, how about betting?"