Chapter 8 - The Mysterious Old Man

　　Expression indifferent left the hall, some godless Xiao Yan in accordance with the usual habits, slowly climbed up the family's back mountain, sitting on top of the mountain wall, calmly looking at the opposite side of the treacherous mountains shrouded in mist, there, is the Gama Empire famous magical beast mountain range. 　　"Hehe, strength na ...... this world, without strength, even a pile of shit is not as good as, at least, shit is still no one dares to step on it!" Shoulders gently shrugged, the teenager's low, self-deprecating laughter, with sadness and anger, slowly wandered on the mountaintop. 　　Ten fingers were inserted into a head of black hair, Xiao Yan's teeth were tightly biting his lips, allowing that faint blood to spread out at the corners of his mouth, although he did not show any inappropriate emotions in the hall, but Nalan Yanran's sentence was as if a knife was cutting in his heart, causing Xiao Yan's body to tremble ...... 　　"Today's insult, I do not want to suffer a second time!" Spreading out the left hand that had a blood scar, Xiao Yan's voice was hoarse but firm. 　　"Hehehe, little doll, it seems that you need help?" 　　Just as Xiao Yan carved an oath in his heart, an old strange laugh suddenly entered his ears. 　　Xiao Yan's face changed, Xiao Yan turned around, his hawk-like sharp gaze swept behind him for a while, but he did not find half a silhouette...... 　　"Hey, don't look for it, it is on your finger." 　　Just when Xiao Yan thought that it was just an illusion, that strange laughter, once again came out without any boundaries. 　　The pupil of his eyes shrunk, Xiao Yan's gaze, steeply stopped at the ...... black ancient ring on top of his right hand. 　　"It is you who is speaking?" Xiao Yan forced his heart to hold back the panic in his heart and endeavored to calm his voice. 　　"The little doll's stamina is still good, surprisingly, he was not so frightened that he jumped down." A teasing laughter resounded from within the ring. 　　"Who are you? Why are you in the middle of my ring? What do you want?" 　　After a slight silence, Xiao Yan inquired the key question with a clear diction. 　　"Don't worry about who I am, I won't harm you anyway, alas, after so many years, I have finally stumbled upon someone whose soul strength has passed the threshold, it's really fortunate, hehehe, but I still have to thank the little doll for this three year's offerings, otherwise, I am afraid that I would have to continue to fall asleep." 　　"Offerings?" Blinking suspiciously, a moment later, Xiao Yan's small face suddenly clouded over, and morose cold words, from between his teeth, popped out with difficulty, "The Dou Qi that inexplicably disappeared in my body, was it you who messed it up?" 　　"Hehehe, I am also forced to help ah, small doll can not blame ah." 　　"I grass your mom!" 　　Has always boasted of calm and collected Xiao Yan, at this moment suddenly like a madman jumped up, small face covered with hideous, also regardless of this is the mother left his own relics, do not think about the sharp horse pull down the finger ring, and then will be the struggle to the steep down, threw threw out ...... 　　The ring has just left his hand, Xiao Yan's heart violently a clear, hastily reached out to grab, but away from the hand of the ring, has fallen straight down the cliff ...... 　　Froze looking at the ring that disappeared in the mist, Xiao Yan stunned for a few moments, the small face slowly calmed down, chagrined patted his forehead, "Stupid, too reckless, too reckless!" 　　Having just realized that the culprit of his three years of humiliation was the ring he had been wearing, it was no wonder Xiao Yan lost control of himself in this manner. 　　After sitting at the edge of the cliff for a few moments, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, climbed up, turned around, and his pupils violently glared, his fingers trembling in shock as he pointed at something in front of him ...... 　　In front of Xiao Yan, at this time, there is a dark ancient ring suspended, the most shocking Xiao Yan, or the ring of the airspace, is floating a transparent pale old silhouette ...... 　　"Hehehe, little doll, there is no need to be so furious, right? It is not that it has absorbed your Dou Zhi Qi for three years." The transparent old man, smilingly stared at the dumbfounded Xiao Yan and opened his mouth. 　　The corners of his mouth twitched as Xiao Yan's voice contained suppressed anger, "Old fellow, since you are hiding in the ring, you should also know how many taunts you have brought to me because you have absorbed my Dou Zhi Qi, right?" 　　"But during these three years of taunts, you've grown up haven't you? Do you think that if it was three years ago, you would be able to have the stoicism and mind that you have now?" Smiling indifferently, the old man faintly said. 　　With a furrowed brow, Xiao Yan's mood was also gradually calmed down, and after the rage was finished, elation followed, since he knew the mystery of the disappearance of the Dou Zhi Qi, then now, his talent, certainly, had also returned! 　　As long as one thinks of finally having the opportunity to get rid of the title of waste, Xiao Yan's body, at this moment, almost as if reborn as a relief, that hateful old man in front of him, looks like, is not too annoying. 　　Some things, only when lost, to know its precious! Lost and found, will make people cherish it even more! 　　After gently stretching his wrist, Xiao Yan exhaled a long breath and tilted his head, ''Although I do not know who exactly you are, I would like to ask, do you still want to attach yourself to the ring in the future to absorb my Dou Zhi Qi? If that's the case, I advise you to find another host, I can't afford to support you." 　　"Hehehe, others can not have you this strong soul perception." The old man touched a weight of beard and laughed, "Since I chose to show up myself, then naturally I will not absorb your Dou Zhi Qi again in the future before getting your permission." 　　Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and laughed coldly, he had made up his mind that no matter how flowery this old thing was, he would not let him follow him anymore. 　　"Little doll, want to become stronger? Want to be honored by others?" Although his heart had already categorized the old man as a party not to be messed with, Xiao Yan's heart, however, could not help but skip a beat during these words. 　　"Now that I already know the reason for the disappearance of the Dou Qi, with my talent, do I still need you to become stronger?" Slowly taking a breath, Xiao Yan faintly said, knowing in his heart that there was no such thing as a free lunch under the sky, and inexplicably accepting the favor of a mysterious person was not a wise decision. 　　"Little doll, your talent is certainly very good, but you have to know that you are now fifteen years old, while your Dou Zhi Qi is only at the third stage, I seem to have heard that you are due for the Coming of Age Ceremony next year, right? Do you think that you can rise to the seventh stage of Dou Zhi Qi in just one year, just by diligent cultivation? Moreover, you also made a three-year bet with that young girl earlier, that female doll's talent, can't be much lower than yours Oh, you want to catch up with her and surpass her, how can it be so easy." The old man's wrinkled old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum at the moment. 　　"If it wasn't for you absorbing my Dou Zhi Qi, could I be so humiliated by her? You old bastard!" Being stabbed to the sore spot by the old man, Xiao Yan's small face was once again gloomy, and he cursed furiously as he gritted his teeth. 　　After a round of cursing, Xiao Yan withered down again, as things stand, how to curse again is not helpful, the cultivation of Dou Qi, the foundation is especially important, when he was four years old, he practiced qi, and refined for a whole six years before he possessed a nine-segmented Dou Qi, even if his own talent has been restored, he wants to cultivate to the seven-segmented Dou Qi within a year's time, basically there is not much possibility... ... 　　Sighing in frustration, Xiao Yan's eyes glanced at the transparent old man who was acting in an inscrutable manner, and his heart moved as he skimmed his lips, "You have a way, right?" 　　"Perhaps." The old man smiled vaguely and strangely. 　　"How about if you help me reach the seventh stage Dou Qi in a year's time, and the matter of you absorbing my three years of Dou Qi in the past will be written off?" Xiao Yan asked tentatively. 　　"Hehehe, the little doll is good at calculating na." 　　"If you are of no help to me, then why would I need to bring a drag bottle around? I see, your old man still find another unlucky egg to curve his body ......," Xiao Yan coldly laughed, and after chatting for a moment, he could also tell that this transparent old man did not seem to be able to casually absorb other people's Dou Zhi Qi. 　　"You are not at all like a fifteen year old teenager, it seems that in these three years, you have really grown a lot, can this be considered as me eating the consequences of my own actions?" Looking at the oily Xiao Yan, the old man froze and then shook his head with some tears and laughter. 　　Xiao Yan spread his hands and said indifferently, "If you want me to continue to provide for you, you have to show some sincerity, right?" 　　"What a sharp-tongued little doll, good, good, who let the old man I still have to beg you little fellow." Nodding helplessly, the old man's figure descended to the ground, his gaze sizing up Xiao Yan's body for a few times, a strange smile of a treacherous plan surfacing rapidly on his face before dissipating, and after hesitating for a while, he seemed to open his mouth with extreme reluctance, "Do you want to become a Pill Refiner?"