Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-411

“It is really unexpected that the Misty Cloud Sect’s Yun Shan is
actually still alive… it really has exceeded my expectations.” Xun
Er’s expression changed following the faint words from Xiao Yan’s
mouth. A long while later, her eyebrows were slightly vertical and a cold
glint flashed across her autumn watery eyes while she softly said.

“It is indeed quite troublesome.” Xiao Yan also sighed softly. If it
was not because of Yun Shan’s existence, the Misty Cloud Sect would not
have been able to chase him until he had to flee all the way out of the
Jia Ma Empire.

The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes glanced at the dark, black corner of the
wall, where one could make a turn, behind him. He heard the soft sound of
footsteps, which were gradually leaving from that spot. Only then did he
turn his head to look at Xun Er. His expression was serious as he said,
“Xun Er, there is something that I need you to honestly tell me,
because this is very important!”

“Oh?” Xun Er was startled when she heard this.When she saw Xiao
Yan’s serious face, she immediately nodded and said, “As long as Xun
Er knows, Xun Er will naturally not hide anything that Xiao Yan ge-ge
wants to know.”

TL: ge-ge – elder brother or used to address an older male
friend/relative (latter usually used affectionately by female)

“After the first time I have left the Misty Cloud Sect successfully, I
was worried that the Misty Cloud Sect would implicate the Xiao clan
because of their anger. The truth was indeed so. When I returned to Wu
Tan City, the Xiao clan had already received the revenge of the First
Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect.” Xiao Yan’s voice was slightly dark
and cold.

Xun Er’s expression immediately changed when she heard Xiao Yan’s
words. Her eyebrows were nearly vertical and her pupils contained some
anger, “Isn’t this Misty Cloud Sect a little too bold? Did the clan
suffer a serious blow?”

“There were some losses but they weren’t too serious. However, father
was chased out of Wu Tan City by the three elders of the Misty Cloud
Sect. From that day on, he has been missing.” Xiao Yan voice may have
sounded extremely calm but his hand, between Xun Er’s, trembled
slightly and still revealed the anger within his heart.

“Missing?” Xun Er was initially startled. Quickly following this, her
face also turned dark and solemn for the first time. She clearly
understood the position Xiao Zhan had in Xiao Yan’s heart. Therefore,
she also came to a sudden realization as to why Xiao Yan would actually
once again take the risk to charge into the Misty Cloud Sect after
successfully leaving it.

“I think that Uncle Xiao Zhan should have landed in the hands of the
Misty Cloud Sect, right?” Xun Er voiced her thoughts.

“No.” Xiao Yan gaze looked directly at Xun Er. He shook his head and
said softly, “The First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, who chased after
Father, has already been killed by me. Before he died, he said that while
he was chasing after Father, Father had suddenly and strangely
disappeared…”

“Disappeared?”

“That’s right. He disappeared under the eyes of the First Elder of
the Misty Cloud Sect, who was chasing him…” Xiao Yan’s eyes focused
intently at Xun Er’s face as he slowly said, “I guess that Father
might not have disappeared by himself. Instead… he was captured by a
mysterious strong person!”

“Mysterious strong person?” Xun Er’s willow eyebrows deepened
further when she heard this. She lifted her head to eye Xiao Yan as she
said, “What does Xiao Yan ge-ge wants to ask Xun Er?”

“Xun Er, I know that you are not someone from the Xiao clan and that
your background is also extremely powerful. I don’t know exactly what
kind of connection the strength behind you has with the Xiao clan, but I
have my own source of information. Therefore, I guess that Father’s
disappearance may perhaps be related to the faction behind you. I trust
you. This has nothing to do with you. However, I need to find evidence
that my father is safe. Otherwise, I will have problems eating and
sleeping peacefully.” Xiao Yan held Xun Er’s hand instead as he said
in a deep voice.

Xiao Yan’s words caused Xun Er’s face to change a little. A long
while later, she shook her head and said in an extremely calm manner:
“That won’t be the case. It was definitely not them. They and the
Xiao clan have a certain provision. Therefore, they will definitely not
do something brash, like forcefully capturing a person! The binding power
of this kind of provision is not as simple as what you imagine.
Therefore, even if there was someone among them who did this, he would
face severe opposition. Moreover… since that person is able to capture
Uncle Xiao Zhan in front of a Dou Wang without letting anyone find out,
that person’s strength must at least be of the Dou Huang class. During
this period of time, I have not received any news regarding this.”

“No? With the exception of myself, no one in the Xiao clan has come
across a strong person of the Dou Huang class. What is the use of other
strong people inexplicably capturing my father? Only the faction behind
you has some relationship with the Xiao clan that I am aware of. At the
same time, they also possess this kind of strength!” With the guess in
his heart being overthrown, the hand which Xiao Yan used to hold Xun
Er’s hand abruptly tightened. There was an additional anger within his
voice.

“Xiao Yan ge-ge, Xun Er really did not lie to you. The faction behind
me does indeed have some ties with the Xiao clan. At this moment, I
cannot tell you some of the details and reasons for it. If I told you, it
will instead be detrimental to you. However, regarding the matter of
Uncle Xiao Zhan, Xun Er assures you that it is definitely not done by
them!” Xun Er’s originally calm expression immediately crumbled when
she saw Xiao Yan’s face, which contained a slight anger. She could not
resist speaking in an aggrieved manner.

Seeing Xun Er’s face, which contained some grievance, Xiao Yan also
gradually recovered some of his clear-headedness. His hands gently
scratched his head and exhaled a deep breath of air while muttering,
“Looks like there were some secrets within the Xiao clan which I was
unaware of. Alright, since you are unwilling to say anything, I shall not
force you to. If it is really as you have said, and this was not done by
the faction behind you, I’m afraid that the Misty Cloud Sect would
still be the biggest suspect… That sect does not appear to be as simple
as everyone thinks.”

“Alright, you can go back and rest first. There is still the Qualifying
Competition tomorrow. Temporarily put this matter regarding father aside.
Although I am not certain about his current condition, his life should,
at the very least, not be in any danger. Ah, I need to quickly raise my
strength. Otherwise, even if I manage to find traces of my father in the
future, I’m afraid that I also won’t have the strength to retrieve
him.” Xiao Yan turned his head toward Xun Er. He patted her head,
smiled, and spoke in a comforting manner.

“I will get someone to help investigate this matter and will
immediately let you know if I have any clues.” Xun Er nodded her head.
Her delicate hands were suddenly intertwined together as her bright eyes
looked at Xiao Yan. In a somewhat uncertain manner, she asked, “Xiao
Yan ge-ge, will you blame Xun Er for not telling you the exact faction
behind me, as well as their relationship with the Xiao clan?”

“Will you harm me?” Xiao Yan smiled, rubbed Xun Er’s head and asked
instead.

Xun Er was slightly startled. A smile appeared on her pretty face as she
shook her head and whispered, “I won’t.”

“Therefore, I believe you. It is quite late, go get some rest.” Xiao
Yan extended his hand and hugged that soft, seemingly boneless, lovely
figure for a moment. He immediately released her, waved his hand toward
her, and finally turned around before walking to his room.

“Ah.” Xun Er nodded her head slightly as she eyed Xiao Yan’s back,
which had disappeared at the door frame. She mused for a while before
turning around, and swiftly walking back to her room. With a flipped of
her hand, she closed the room’s door and flicked her finger gently. A
wisp of golden light shot toward a certain corner of the room. A dark,
black shadow immediately became distorted before turning into a
black-colored human figure, appearing in the room, with one knee kneeling
on the ground.

“Let Ling Shi go to the mountain behind the academy tomorrow.
Additionally, send someone to inquire if there are any traces of a
mysterious strong person within the Jia Ma Empire. Additionally, I need
all the information regarding the Misty Cloud Sect!” Xun Er’s face
was calm as she glanced at the black shadow. Her voice was clear and cold
as she ordered.

“Yes, xiao-jie.” The black shadow did not voice any opposition when
she heard Xun Er’s orders. Following the appearance of a soft, female
voice, the body swayed and once again turned into a dark shadow, which
melded into the darkness before completely disappearing.

TL: xiao-jie – young lady of a certain wealthy or powerful family.

Xun Er only slowly sigh in relief when she saw the black shadow
disappearing. Her muttering voice softly resounded within the room,
“Dammit, just who exactly did this? He actually set his eyes on Uncle
Xiao Zhan?”

The faint, warm sunlight scattered down from the sky the next morning.
Following the slow rise of the dazzling sunlight over the horizon, the
academy, which had been quiet for the night, was once again filled with
energy. Countless youthful men and women repeatedly swarmed out from all
over the academy. Their destination was extremely clear. It was that
large stadium at the middle of the academy.

The Qualifying Competition these two days seemed to be an annual grand
event within Jia Nan Academy. Those who had the qualifications to
participate in the Qualifying Competition were all people who belonged to
the outstanding group. The giant competition between them was worth
watching. Moreover, the Qualifying Competition this year still had the
participation of Xiao Xun Er, Bai Shan, as well as the red-dressed young
lady, who were among the most outstanding people in the academy. This
fact alone gathered more than half of the viewers.

Of course, other than these three, the large Jia Nan Academy still had
some other outstanding competitors. Among them, Xiao Yan, who was able to
defeat his opponent by using a blitzkrieg-style method despite having
just arrived, was naturally the one who was the focus of attention.
Moreover, the intimate relationship, which existed between him and Xun
Er, who was viewed by a countless number of male students as the goddess
in their hearts, further caused numerous people to grit their teeth,
wanting to see him embarrass himself.

After washing himself simply within the house, Xiao Yan, along with
Instructor Ruo Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yu walked out of the house
together. After which, they walked toward the stadium.

As the person who was the focus of attention in the academy, there were a
countless number of gazes, containing various different kinds of
emotions, being shot over during the journey, causing Xiao Yan’s
forehead to feel numb. Seeing his helpless expression, Xun Er by his side
also could not resist laughing softly. Her lotus-like elegant and warm
smile directly caused the sound of people swallowing saliva to sound from
both sides of the path.

Under the scorching hot gazes the group continued on pretty soon Xiao
Yan’s group walked into the stadium, which was already crowded with
people. After which, they walked toward their designated seats.

With Xun Er and Xiao Yan, this pair who attracted stares, the entire
stadium’s gazes were naturally instantly shifted over to them.

After sitting down at his designated seat, Xiao Yan brows suddenly
twitched while conversing with Xun Er. He seemed to have sensed something
as he raised his head and threw his gaze toward the viewing gallery on
the opposite side. At that spot, which was an excellent viewing location,
a white-clothed Bai Shan was standing, while holding his hands together.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s gaze looking over, the corner of his mouth was lifted
into a faint, cold smile. His palm was on the guardrail in front of him,
and his finger did a very obscure provoking action toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan eyes narrowed as he eyed the white-clothed, extremely handsome,
jade tree like Bai Shan. He smiled faintly as a thread of a cold glint
flashed across his lowered, dark, black pupils. He had never boasted that
he was a good person. Since the other party has provoked him repeatedly,
then he would act in accordance with him…