After removing the Dou Qi shield, the captain of the guards smiled slightly at Xiao Jietian and said, "Young Master, please wait a moment. I will go and inform them now."
He then turned to the two guards behind him. "You two, go inside and inform Young Master Cao Dan."
"Yes, Captain." The two guards acknowledged the order and were about to enter the compound.
But just as they turned around, a voice filled with arrogance rang out.
"What's going on here? All this noise. Are you tired of living?"
Following the voice, a young man dressed in a purple alchemist robe walked over from the street, accompanied by two attractive women in somewhat revealing attire. He looked at the guards at the entrance with an arrogant gaze.
On the man's chest was an alchemist rank badge with seven shining stars, though the seventh star was very dim.
He was clearly a seventh-rank low-level alchemist.
Xiao Jietian glanced at the man. He had seen him before. This made things even better.
"Greetings, Young Master Cao Dan." The guards all bowed in salute.
"Why are you blocking the entrance? Hurry up and get lost!" Cao Dan shouted at the guards.
Hearing this, the guards hastily moved aside, clearing the passage.
Cao Dan, with an impatient look, continued walking through the cleared path, the two women following closely behind him.
He suddenly stopped, looked at the captain, and asked in an interrogative tone, "What were you doing just now?"
"Reporting to Young Master, this person said he wanted to visit Miss Cao Ying, but he has no invitation. However, he does bear some resemblance to the portrait Miss Cao Ying previously instructed us about."
"Oh, let me see." Cao Dan turned to look at Xiao Jietian. His eyes immediately lit up. The resemblance was indeed strong—much stronger than those who had impersonated him before.
He briefly probed Xiao Jietian's aura but sensed nothing, as if he were an ordinary person. He couldn't help but frown.
Xiao Jietian had deliberately concealed his power completely. If his strength could be discovered and he was invited in, wouldn't his plan be ruined?
What he wanted was for others to drive him away, laying a small trap for the future.
This was a very important link—a crucial procedure to connect all matters together.
If he went in, all his efforts would be in vain.
And this Cao Dan in front of him was the perfect scapegoat.
As Xiao Jietian thought about it, he wondered how he had really become a little despicable. Oh well, the scapegoat is Cao Dan? Then it's fine. This is heavenly justice.
"He does look quite similar, but he has no aura at all." Cao Dan frowned slightly. This was the most similar person he had seen, but the cultivation level didn't match.
One of the women beside Cao Dan saw this and thought he wanted to casually dismiss Xiao Jietian. She stepped closer, clasped his arm, and said in a sweet, coquettish voice:
"Young Master Cao Dan, didn't you say we were going to have a good time? Don't waste time here~"
"Exactly! I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time~"
Another woman refused to be outdone and pressed herself against him, forcing her voice in a way that made the surrounding guards subtly raise their heads.
But they didn't dare keep their heads lowered, because one glance at the scene would make their eyes explode, and they would die.
"Alright, alright~ Of course!" Cao Dan instantly felt several pounds lighter.
He put his arms around the two women and said to Xiao Jietian, "Hurry up and leave. This Young Master is in a good mood today, so I won't bother with your impersonation."
After speaking, he slowly led the two women into the Cao Family compound.
Xiao Jietian could barely suppress the smile on his face. The plan was going smoothly. He had originally wondered how to provoke him, but he didn't expect the women around him to make him lust-struck so easily.
"Impersonation? So this is your Cao Family's hospitality. It's fine if I don't come. I hope you don't regret it." Xiao Jietian still played along, saying some of the classic chosen-one lines from novels.
But after saying it, he himself couldn't help but get a little goosebumps. It was indeed quite chuunibyou.
Cao Dan was slightly startled when he heard Xiao Jietian's words. He then recovered and looked at Xiao Jietian's departing back. He suddenly had an ominous feeling.
Then he shook his head. He was the little overlord of the Cao Family. In the Cao Family, besides the family elders and his sister, who would dare to harm him?
Xiao Jietian glanced at the group in front of him. His soul power silently invaded their souls, blurring their memories of the exact timing of today's event.
After doing this, Xiao Jietian glanced at Cao Dan and thought, *Considering you'll be a scapegoat later, when I get revenge for your arrogance today, I'll hit you a little lighter.*
Xiao Jietian turned and left the Cao Family's main gate, then disappeared into the crowd…
After leaving Cao City, Xiao Jietian traveled all the way toward the Southern Domain of the Central Region.
After entering the Southern Region, Xiao Jietian took out his message stone and selected Zi Yan's message page.
"Xiao Jietian, you big bad guy, I'll curse your ancestors, ****!!!!"
"When my strength surpasses yours, I'll tie you up and whip you furiously!"
As soon as he opened Zi Yan's messages, the screen was filled with her 'kind greetings,' and even the curses were not repeated.
Xiao Jietian shook his head helplessly. This little girl was truly furious. Besides a few messages expressing longing for him, the rest were daily greetings, not missing a single day, making it feel like a full-time job.
Xiao Jietian found the coordinates of Ancient Dragon Island and his destination from the large number of messages where Zi Yan was scolding him.
He had asked Zi Yan for the coordinates earlier; otherwise, it would not be realistic for him to search for it in the void space.
Because the void space was the most unstable. Unless one was a Dou Saint or a member of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, one could easily perish in the turbulent flows or collapses of the void space.
Xiao Jietian did not intend to go to Ancient Dragon Island itself, but rather to the Void Thunder Pool located in the void space outside the island.
This thunder pool was somewhere in the void outside Ancient Dragon Island, and ordinary people would find it very difficult to locate.
Xiao Jietian hurried along while cultivating his Void Piercer Art. After all, when it reached the perfect stage, one could instantly arrive wherever one willed, which was extremely tempting. This was something even a Dou Saint might not be able to achieve.
After a full four days, Xiao Jietian arrived near the entrance of Ancient Dragon Island according to the coordinates.
He had not told Zi Yan that he had come here, nor did he intend to look for her.
Finding her now would only distract her, and she might pester him to leave Ancient Dragon Island with her.
That would only cause him trouble, and he was heading to the Void Thunder Pool, which was not suitable for taking her along. It would only waste her time.
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