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"This storage ring is indeed a bit special, but as for being harmful, it's not quite that extreme. However, Xiyue, where did you obtain this storage ring from?"
Regarding this point, Xiao Lin was actually quite curious.
After all, although Yang Xiyue came from the Central Plains, her original clan was merely a Dou Wang level clan. How could such an insignificant clan in the Central Plains get involved with a powerhouse like Yao Lao?
One must know that before his disappearance, Yao Lao held the title of the continent's number one alchemist. The Falling Star Pavilion during his time was an entity that even the Pill Tower and the Hall of Souls had to take seriously!
Therefore, in Xiao Lin's view, it was basically impossible for Yang Xiyue's original Dou Wang clan to have any connection with Yao Lao. Yet, the reality was that Yao Lao's remnant soul was actually hiding within the storage ring in Yang Xiyue's hand, which was truly puzzling.
Because these two sides didn't even brush against each other!
However, Yang Xiyue's subsequent answer caused all of Xiao Lin's guesses to vanish into thin air!
As Xiao Lin asked, a blush suddenly stained Yang Xiyue's cheeks.
"Actually, this storage ring... I picked it up on the road when my clan was destroyed and I was escaping from the Central Plains..."
Yang Xiyue answered somewhat sheepishly.
Her reply caused the corners of Xiao Lin's mouth to twitch uncontrollably.
Fine, he had considered ten thousand possibilities, but he had never imagined this one. At first, Xiao Lin thought that the Yang Clan's ancestors might have had some interaction with Yao Lao, which was why the ring containing Yao Lao's soul ended up in Yang Xiyue's hands.
But who could have guessed that this ring was picked up by Yang Xiyue? Being able to pick up a storage ring while on the run—that's just ridiculous, alright!
However, if one thought about it carefully, it wasn't very reasonable for Yang Xiyue, who was only a Da Dou Shi, to possess a storage ring in the first place. Generally speaking, most Da Dou Shi still used storage bags.
A storage ring, even the worst kind, would likely cost fifty to sixty thousand gold coins.
Many people with low cultivation levels simply couldn't afford them.
So, for a Da Dou Shi like Yang Xiyue to own a storage ring, her saying she picked it up actually started to seem reasonable.
"Xiyue, this storage ring is very special and I have a use for it. Can you hand it over to me? Of course, I will prepare an even better storage ring for you as an extra."
Since they were all family now, Xiao Lin wasn't too embarrassed to speak up.
"Father, what are you saying? This ring was something I picked up anyway. If you need it, just take it."
"Besides, if it wasn't for your reminder, not only would my cultivation speed have slowed down, it might have even affected my health later on. As for a storage ring, didn't you already give me one when you gave me that 'red envelope' last time?"
Yang Xiyue said with complete indifference.
What's more, this was a ring that was harmful to her!
Thus, this storage ring hiding Yao Lao's remnant soul fell into Xiao Lin's hands. Of course, before taking the ring from his daughter-in-law, Xiao Lin returned all the items inside the ring to her. He wasn't thick-skinned enough to take his own daughter-in-law's belongings too!
After doing all this, Xiao Lin remembered another matter.
"By the way, I might need to take a trip to the Central Plains in a while. At that time, the affairs of the Xiao Clan will need to be handled by you two and the clan elders."
Xiao Lin spoke calmly.
However, his calm words fell upon the ears of the couple and gave them an immediate shock.
"Father, you're going to the Central Plains?"
"Father, the Central Plains is too dangerous!"
The couple spoke up almost simultaneously.
Looking at their worried expressions, Xiao Lin waved his hand at them.
"You don't need to worry. I can at least manage to keep myself safe!"
Xiao Lin's words clearly indicated that there was no room for negotiation.
This forced the couple to swallow the words they originally intended to use to persuade him against going to the Central Plains.
"Father, is there something so important that you absolutely must go to the Central Plains?"
Xiao Zhan, knowing his father's temperament, could only ask tentatively.
"Ah, there are indeed some matters that can only be accomplished in the Central Plains. Additionally, my trip involves a matter regarding Xiyue."
There were some things he couldn't explain clearly to the couple just yet.
Therefore, Xiao Lin could only find an excuse.
Of course, this wasn't strictly an excuse, but something he felt he must do!
"It's related to Yue'er again?"
Xiao Zhan's small brain was having a bit of trouble wrapping around the logic at the moment. As for Yang Xiyue, she likewise stared with wide, bewildered eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Lin let out a soft laugh.
"Xiyue, since you have married into my Xiao Clan, then the grudge of your Yang Clan should naturally be settled by my Xiao Clan!"
Xiao Lin spoke with utmost solemnity.
"Father, you..."
Hearing this, how could Yang Xiyue not understand?
One of the reasons her father-in-law was going to the Central Plains was for her sake!
At the same time, when Xiao Lin made this statement, even Xiao Zhan—who had previously been unwilling to let his father go—no longer had any reason to stop him. If anything, Xiao Zhan was currently hating himself for his lack of strength!
Otherwise, he would be the one going to the Central Plains to avenge his wife!
"Xiyue, as your father-in-law, I should have done this long ago. It's just that many things have happened to the Xiao Clan recently, and I couldn't pull myself away. But the current Xiao Clan no longer needs me to protect it at every waking moment."
"Since that is the case, your grudge, and the grudge of your Yang Clan, I will naturally settle it for you! Heh, anyone who dares to destroy my daughter-in-law's clan and chase her all the way to the Jia Ma Empire... no matter who they are, they must pay the price!"
At the beginning, Xiao Lin was still smiling, but by the end of his sentence, his face was covered in a layer of icy frost.
To be honest, Xiao Lin was quite protective of his own. Otherwise, what would be the point of having this entire cultivation base?
"Father, the Central Plains is not like the Jia Ma Empire. Even if you are a Dou Wang, going there for revenge is too dangerous! Since everything has already passed, let's just forget about it!"
Yang Xiyue's eyes were red as she tried to persuade her father-in-law to give up on the idea.
Did she not want revenge? Of course she did!
Her clan destroyed, her relatives dead, herself forced to flee the Central Plains.
This pain in the deepest part of her heart was merely something she had hidden away.
After marrying into the Xiao Clan, she knew they weren't weaker than her former clan—perhaps they were even a notch stronger. However, she had already lost everything once; she didn't want to lose what she had now!
Therefore, she had never thought of borrowing the Xiao Clan's power to seek revenge.
That would be too selfish!
Consequently, she chose to "forget" the hatred.
This was a compromise she had made with herself.
Yet, she never imagined that her father-in-law had kept this matter in his heart all along!
Right now, he even intended to go to the Central Plains to seek justice for her!
How could she not be moved? With a husband who loved her and a father-in-law like this, what more could she ask for?
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