Beast Taming·Chapter 179: The First Step!

"Do you know? Xiang Zijin got engaged a month ago." Shi Xin's words were like thunderbolt, exploding in Shi Yan's mind, as if a destructive secret technique was thrown into the small world in his heart, and that world gradually collapsed, like the end of the world.

"Who is it?"

Shi Xin glanced at him and asked, "Do you still remember Uncle Liu from the Broken Water Flow Technique?"

"Uncle Liu?" Shi Yan thought for a moment, "Is it Uncle Canghai Liu from the Black Blade Stream?"

Shi Xin nodded, "Yes, it is Duan Shuiliu Heidaoliu Canghai. He has two sons, the eldest son Liushang and the second son Liuyun. They are both first-class young talents, especially the second son Liuyun. His cultivation talent was second only to yours back then. Because you were too dazzling, he was always ignored. After you left, he shone brightly. He started practicing at the age of six, built his foundation at the age of nine, and reached the Qi Condensation Stage six years later. Generally speaking, the nine layers from the Qi Condensation Stage to the Golden Core Stage are a hurdle for cultivators. After crossing the sea, the sky is blue all the way. This stage of cultivation should be much slower than the previous two stages, but Liuyun broke through the Golden Core Stage in just four years, and now his cultivation is even higher than mine. He is now the undisputed number one of the young generation in Tianmen Domain, and his brilliance is much more dazzling than yours back then."

"You mean, the one who is engaged to Zijin is Liuyun!" Shi Yan was extremely surprised and looked into Shi Xin's eyes, hoping that she would say no.

However, Shi Xin disappointed him.

"Yes, it is him, the number one young man in Tianmen Territory today, Liuyun!"

Shi Yan felt bitter in his heart and smiled: "Sister, do you know that I have a sworn brother?"

Shi Xin shook his head. In all these years, he still didn't know that Shi Yan had a sworn brother.

Shi Yan smiled bitterly, "Liu Yun, although he is one year older than me, he insisted on becoming sworn brothers with me back then, calling me the elder brother and himself the younger brother."

"There are such things!" Shi Xin was very surprised. This was the first time she had heard of these things. After all, Shi Yan's brilliance was too dazzling. He started practicing at the age of six, and in just over a year, he reached the seventh level of the Meridian Transformation Stage. This was something no one else could do. It was also because his brilliance was too dazzling that other things around him were overshadowed by his rapid practice.

"My second brother should know the friendship between Zijin and I. Why...why..." Shi Yan said in a deep voice, feeling a slight pain in his heart.

"Ah..." Shi Xin sighed, "You've been gone for more than twelve years. It's even questionable whether he still remembers you, let alone anything else."

"Really? It turns out that time can really dilute everything..."

"Now if you go to Tianmen Territory and ask who Shi Yan is, I guarantee that 80% will say they don't know, 15% have some impression of you, and 5% only remember the Tianmen Holy Body of the past. Alas, people are always like this, they will only remember the most glorious thing in front of them, and they will only find pleasure in the glory in front of them, and the pride that has nothing to do with themselves. As for those who have left... just let them go, they only need the glory in front of them as a topic of conversation after dinner to be satisfied." Shi Xin said: "This is a common phenomenon of human beings. I don't think Liuyun is one of the 5%."

Seeing Shi Yan lower his head and remain silent, Shi Xin continued, "Although Liuyun is much dimmer than you were before, you are still exceptionally dazzling. After all, you are the first person to achieve such an achievement at this age since ancient times."

She sighed, "If only you hadn't been corroded by the extreme cold, how could Liuyun compare to you? But don't lose heart, you are now able to practice again, I believe that one day, you will surpass him."

"One day?" Shi Yan clenched his fists, his nails digging into the flesh of his palms, but he didn't feel any pain at all, even though blood was already flowing from his fingertips. "But, when that day comes, Zijin will probably be a parent!" Although he was unwilling, based on his past relationship with Liuyun, he guessed that this might not be his own will, but the will of the family, and the two of them should not be forced to get engaged against the will of the family.

"In that case, I still have time!" Shi Yan's heart was pounding. What a crazy plan. Just now, he suddenly came up with a whole plan. Although the plan was complicated, it could be summarized in one sentence, which was to return to Tianmen Domain!

Tianmen Domain, that is not only Shi Yan’s hometown, it is also the center of the entire Xuanlong Realm, like an empire, and Tianmen Domain is the capital of this entire dynasty!

"However, they are only engaged now. If they really want to get married, they have to wait until Liuyun reaches the transformation stage. Before that, he will be in seclusion." Shi Xin finally brought good news. "Based on past experience, this period of time is estimated to be one and a half to two years, and at the latest three years. I guess he will definitely transform in three years!"

"Three years to transform?" Shi Yan's eyes were firm, he laughed in his heart, and secretly made a great wish, "Okay, very good, three years, and three more years! Zijin, in three years, I will ascend to Tianmen Domain and personally greet you!"

After leaving Caiyunju, the color of the sky was like the belly of a fish. It was already early morning. The sun in the east had not yet risen. Only a golden ribbon on the horizon could be seen emitting layers of invisible air waves.

Shi Yan and Dong Qi returned along the same route and returned to Donleng Valley without anyone in Huajian Sect knowing. As soon as they returned to Donleng Valley, Shi Yan locked himself in a cave behind Donleng Valley.

Canglan was confused and looked at Dongqi. Dongqi shrugged and said he didn't know either. "He was like this when he came out. How would I know what happened? Maybe he was dumped by a woman." Although he didn't know what happened, it didn't stop Dongqi from making bold assumptions. As the saying goes, when you really don't understand something, you should make bold assumptions. Among the many assumptions, there is always one that is closest to the truth!

Obviously, Dongqi did just that.

"Master, what happened?" Ye Yier rubbed her forehead and walked out of the room. Obviously, she was also woken up.

Canglan shook his head and pointed at the cave in Dongleng Valley and whispered, "Shi Yan went out last night. I don't know what stimulated him. He locked himself in the cave as soon as he came back this morning."

Ye Yier curled her lips and said, "Hmph, pervert, you must have gone out to cheat last night!" She didn't know where all her resentment came from.

"Hehe, you really guessed it right. We really went to find a woman last night." Dong Qi smiled obscenely, "Although I haven't seen the woman's face, her voice is one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. People with beautiful voices can't be bad looking. But I think she is definitely a great beauty. Otherwise, why would he go out and cheat with two beauties around him? At the very least, she should be prettier than you and Zixuan!"

Ye Yier was so angry that she stomped over to Dongqi and kicked him hard on the calf. Then she went back to her room angrily with her hands on her hips.

Canglan looked at Dongqi with pity, but he didn't feel sorry for him at all. This man brought this upon himself!

At noon, Shi Yan finally came out of the cave. His eyes were red, and it was obvious that he had been crying, but everyone pretended not to see it.

After a day's rest, Mo Zixuan has recovered to his best condition. When she saw Shi Yan's haggard face, her heart ached. She knew that there were too many mysteries about this man of hers, and she never wanted to understand. There are some things that you don't need to know too much. What you should know, he will tell you in person one day. She also knew that he had buried too many things in his heart, like a mountain, pressing him so hard that he couldn't breathe. She really wanted to share some of his burdens.

Shi Yan stayed in the cave for a long time. Although he looked much more haggard after coming out, he had undergone a huge change in spirit. His eyes were as bright as torches, and he looked full of fighting spirit!

He nodded to everyone, "Thank you for your concern. Something happened last night, so I'm a little upset today, but don't worry, I'm fine now. I even feel that my mental state is better than ever before!"

Cang Lan smiled and said, "It's good that everything is fine, it's good that everything is fine!"

Shi Yan smiled slightly, and seeing Mo Zixuan's worried eyes, she gave her a reassuring look.

"Donqi, follow me to the Snow Girl Tribe."

Dongqi Erzhang was confused, wondering what he was doing in those tiny territories. Dongqi was the most curious among all the people. When he saw Shiyan didn't tell him the name, he felt like there were millions of ants crawling and gnawing at his heart, making him itch all over.

Finally, Dongqi couldn't bear it anymore and ran to Shi Yan, "Hey, Xiaoyanzi, why are we running to that tiny place this time?"

Shi Yan smiled faintly, "What did the original agreement say?"

Dongqi: "Of course he will follow us."

Shi Yan smiled and said, "The word 'follow' has many meanings. One is to walk behind someone. Another meaning is to follow or follow someone. To follow someone's lead is to follow him."

"What did we say at the beginning?" Shi Yan asked again.

Dongqi's eyes rolled and he laughed loudly, "We agreed at the beginning that they would follow us!"

Shi Yan nodded, "In that case, the Snow Girl Tribe is naturally part of us and a part of our strength."

"Of course!"

Shi Yan's mouth curled up, "If that's the case, then let this be my first step towards Tianmen Territory!"

ps: A few days ago, a good friend of mine came from far away to see me, and then I stayed with him for two days. Here I would like to explain the suspension of updates in the past two days.