Chapter 22 - 22: Plans for the future

Xiao Yan retold the events and changes that had happened to him to his grandpa and his friend Xiao Xi Yian, after being unconscious for two whole hours. Which to be expected, shocked them silly, especially his grandfather when he heard he had a heavenly flame as a spirit ring.

'Wait until you find out about a heavenly flame being a spirit essence of someone.' Xiao Yan thought amused as glanced at Xun Er.

During those couple of hours Xiao Yan, Xun Er and grandpa Lao had some small talk. With grandpa Lao reintroduce his real name to Xun Er being; Yao Lao.

Xiao Yan then explained the current situation of the girl besides him, Xun Er who was staring confused aback at the sudden glaring of Xiao Xi Yan, that she was an orphan who was left in the forest for an unknown amount of time and she was one of the reasons she was even still alive, although she was the main reason why he disappeared for an entire three months.

Well, what Xiao Yan have known about his grandfather, he shouldn't have been surprised.

He accepted her as his other disciple.

After that, Xiao Yan asked Xiao Xi Yian's well being, cause it was clear that she was showing the same condition as his sworn siblings, teacher and if he didn't lived and been raised by his grandfather he would have said he wasn't worried him but Xiao Yan noticed the small details of make up and scent of medical pills. Having been around and concocting medical pill, when he was able to manipulate his spirit power, his sense of smell is more powerful than most spirit masters as it's one of the needed skills to concoct pills.

If it weren't for the two extra inhabitants in the room; Xun Er and Xiao Xi Yian, he would have already knelt down to his grandfather and cry out a river and apologize for being a unfilial grandson.

Shaking his head to push it to the back of his mind, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xi Yian pouting and said that it was mostly because of him that she currently looked like this.

Xiao Yan showed a pained and guilty expression and quickly apologize for being an idiot for worrying her.

Xiao Xi Yian accepted the apology, only if he came to her house to play, and Xiao Yan complied with a nod.

Yao Lao and Xun Er stared at the amusing scene with an equally amusing smiles on their faces.

Yao Lao then shook his head and asked his grandson.

"So, what are you going to do now?"

This question immediately garnered Xiao Yan's attention as he stopped in his track of having a conversation with Xiao Xi Yian.

Yes, what is he going to do now?

Xiao Yan kept asking himself that question since the day he was reborn.

Creating a business that can give him a net worth of 5,000 gold spirit coins every week, and is still steadily growing, so for when the time came when he and his friends needed some equipment, well, he can just buy some or buy materials for Tang San so they can build their own custom equipment.

'Hmm... Should I try to recreate some battle armor? Tempting but even if I can create those, do I even have the time? The intelligence and materials to do so? Hmm... yeah out of the picture.' Xiao Yan thought to himself. Yao Lao, Xiao Xi Yian and Xun Er sat in silence as they stared at him contemplating about his next plans for the future.

Being a alchemist, well, apprentice alchemist since he was only able to create half-step 1st tier pills by using spirit tools to help him concoct such pills. He first he wanted to be a blacksmith like what every main characters in the entirety of the four gen Douluo Dalu series. But he quickly found out that he didn't have any affinity with it.

It wasn't because he didn't have any talent for it but it was just that feeling that a hammer and being in a forge? Didn't sit right to him.

It was like something inside of him was repulsed at the idea of being a blacksmith. Which garnered the attention of his grandfather and soon after that? He became his apprentice/disciple or whatever it was.(AN: Seriously though, what's the difference between those two?)

Also, with him being an alchemist he would be able to provide his friends pills that can help them replenished their spirit power, increased their natural regenerative healing, increased in their abilities of attack and defense and most importantly helping them when they need a breakthrough in their cultivation.

'Seriously. Why didn't any of those reincarnated or transmigrated people, from some fanfics that I read before dying, that decided to come here didn't chose the profession of being an alchemist? Didn't they read any Wuxia or Xianxia novels before? How a single pill could have help them overcome their enemies by getting a boost? Or when they hit a bottleneck in their cultivation they can use such pills to breakthough? They must've thought that being reincarnated or transmigrated here in Douluo Dalu they would have hit a bottleneck in the near future unless they wished for something from an omnipotent being? Or were they so arrogant to think that just because they were chosen to be reincarnated or transmigrated into another world that they would have no trouble in their cultivation?' Xiao Yan scoffed in his mind at those idiots before shaking his head.

'Hmph, well its fanfic anyway, it's where stories that only has one rule: anything goes unless you shamelessly stole a story and say that it's yours or stealing other characters and their backstories from other stories with their own respective authors.'

Truly, they are shameless people.

'Wait, I'm getting off track.'

Xiao Yan continued to think of any moves he needed to do before realization hit him.

"I'll just continue what I've been doing." With a casual smile on his face. Xiao Yan turned towards his grandpa Lao who was sporting a small smile before giving a nod to his grandson. While the other two in the room looked at each with confusion clear in their eyes.

Xiao Yan didn't missed the confusion in their eyed and clarified what he said.

"I'll just continue getting stronger the same way as I have always been. With gritted teeth, blood and sweat covering my whole body, until I passed out." Both of the girls widened their eyes before a resigned expression set on their face. They expected it. Though Xun Er was a little confused as to why she should have expected it.

They had met in no more than a week's time and perhaps befriended each other for only a day or two. So it should stand to reason that she shouldn't be this familiar with him.

Not knowing the inner turmoil of Xun Er, Xiao Yan thought about the future once more and turned towards the window of the room, cold light flashing in his eyes.

'Spirit hall, Qian Daoliu, for all the things that you have done to an innocent pair of mother and daughter and the once mutual beautiful love between teacher and Bibi Dong, and the things that you will do in the future to kill my friends and their families, you will die.'

Suddenly, grandpa Lao's voice sounded out the entire room.

"Yan-er, would you please help escort Xiao Xi Yian to her home? It's getting quite late I'm afraid."

"Sure." Xiao Yan replied lazily. Turning to Xun Er he asked her if she wanted to come with him and she looked surprised for a moment while her cheeks turned pink. Shaking her head she replied a mild "okay", and together the trio left.

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Staring at the back of the three children, conversing with each other excitedly, Yao Lao couldn't stop the widening of his soft and pleasant smile.

"Yao Chen, you know that it's time." Suddenly, a mysterious unknown aged voice rung out behind Yao Lao's figure.

The once pleasant and calm smile on his lips disappeared, as his gentle eyes turned somber and serious, he slowly turned his neck to stare towards the mysterious person that called out to him.

Standing behind him was an old man wearing a green robe. His long hair spread over his shoulders, giving him a sort of free and easy appearance. That face of his could not be considered ordinary. Even though he was already very old, one could still vaguely see a handsomeness. It was likely that his appearance was definitely breathtaking when he was young. Looking at his outer appearance his demeanor appeared ethereal, giving others an unfathomable feeling.

"You know that you have to go back."

"Old Feng, I know. But three years. Just give three years and I–..." Yao Lao closed his eyes to calmed the raging emotions inside him to quiet down. He took a deep breath and slowly letting it out, he opened his eyes and continue staring at the now resigned expression of his old friend.

"Three years old friend.... Then, I'll come back to continue what we started." Then, Yao Lao turned back staring at the outside of the window.

Old Feng opened his mouth and closed before letting out a long sigh. Shaking his head he turned his back to Yao Lao and stepped into the darkness. With a small gust of wind that shortly appeared, his figure mysteriously disappeared but before his voice travelled to the ears of Yao Lao.

"Ice Fire Saint Douluo Yao Chen, please, hurry and return."

"To finally end the war."

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Author's Note: Due to the coming back of Modules, I will have to slow down my updates. I'll updates randomly but I will say this, I won't update on Sunday for the sole reason of it being my me time.

Also, for those who will ask why Xiao Yan didn't want to start an organization, well... He doesn't have the qualities nor will to do such a thing. Especially since he watched Naruto.

But if he is being forced to accept to lead one, well, he'll just try his best to fill the bill until he unceremoniously drop the responsibility to someone else more qualified.

Next chapter is about a timeskip! Time, to go to Shrek! And I'm not talking about a green a.s.s ogre!