Only the clan leader and a few elders knew about the loss of the elixir, and the ordinary children of the family did not know about it. However, the clan leader had never left the family, and these guards knew it.
"The patriarch is in the family! The family business has been booming recently, the family members are practicing hard, and nothing major has happened." A guard replied repeatedly.
"Yes, very good." Xia Yan nodded slightly and walked into the courtyard.
There are thousands of direct descendants and collateral descendants of the Xia family, including women, maids, servants, etc. Although the house is very large, Xia Yan will still meet many people along the way.
Of course, ordinary family members would not dare to come forward to say hello to Xia Yan. When they saw Xia Yan from a distance, they would immediately stand aside and lower their heads waiting for Xia Yan to walk by. Even those direct children in the family rarely
Xia Liu, who dared to speak to Xia Yan, now no longer dares to approach Xia Yan. The gap between his and Xia Yan's identities is getting wider and wider.
Xia Liu saw Xia Yan and hid quickly. Xia Yan walked past him and didn't notice him.
Xia Yan's current status has been elevated, and their children can only look up to him.
Xia Yan had no choice but to let nature take its course.
Xia Yan walked from the outer courtyard, through Jingwu Square, the Martial Arts Hall, and the Jing Pavilion, until he walked to the inner courtyard. Then he turned right and walked to the door of the remote courtyard.
Outside the yard, you can see the purple paulownia tree planted by my mother. The green buds dance with the wind with a fresh breath.
"Squeak~"
Xia Yan pushed open the door of the small courtyard. It was still early in the morning, but Xiao Qing had already gotten up and was sorting out the washed quilts and other items in the courtyard. Hearing the sound, Xiao Qing hurriedly raised his head and saw Xia Yan, with a smile on his face.
There was a joy in the air.
"Brother Xia Yan, you are back." Xiaoqing put down the quilt in his hand and stood still and said.
Wearing a pink gown, her white jade arms are exposed, and her smart eyes are like an elf. Although Xiao Qing is not tall, she is very well-proportioned and exquisite.
Xiaoqing never asked Xia Yan what she did or where she went. She only did what she should do.
"By the way, Brother Xia Yan, you must not have eaten yet, I will cook for you!" Xiao Qing said and hurried to the kitchen. Xia Yan looked at Xiao Qing's back and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
In the past few days, Xia Yan had only eaten some dry food brought by Fire Phoenix, and he was indeed feeling hungry at this time. But with his strength, it wouldn't matter if he didn't eat for another ten days and a half.
After a while, the aroma of vegetables came from the kitchen. Xiaoqing's cooking was very good, and it was no worse than the dishes cooked in those restaurants.
"Xiao Qing, where is the local dog?" Xia Yan was a little surprised.
It was past tea time from the time he entered the yard, but the native dog was nowhere to be seen.
"It's in the side room. It was still lying there when you didn't come back just now." Xiao Qing's voice came from the kitchen.
"Huh?" Xia Yan was even more surprised when he heard Xiao Qing say this.
Every time the native dog sees me, he is very affectionate and clingy. Why is he hiding this time?
"Dog!" Xia Yan shouted to the wing on the right.
"Ouch~"
After a slight pause, the native dog barked.
"What's going on? Is it sick? It can get sick too?" Xia Yan muttered in his heart and walked towards the right wing.
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"Reporting to the clan leader, elders, Hall Master Xia Yan has returned. He has just returned to his small courtyard!" A Xia family guard found the clan leader and several elders and reported.
"Xia Yan will be back soon this time." Xia Feilong nodded, "Everyone, I'm going to see Xia Yan, will you come with me?"
Xia Feilong turned around and asked several elders.
"I will explain this matter clearly to Xia Yan." The fifth elder stood up and said.
"Let's all go see Xia Yan. This matter is a matter for the entire Xia family, not for any one person." The third elder Xia Changhe also stood up and said to everyone.
"Okay, then let's go there together!" Xia Feilong nodded.
Xia Feilong, as well as several elders in the family, walked towards Xia Yan's courtyard.
When some of the family members saw it, they naturally had various thoughts in their hearts.
"Now the clan leader and elders have to go in person if they want to see Xia Yan."
"Xia Yan is the leader of the hall, and the clan leader now also wants to see Xia Yan's face. However, our Xia family has a leader of the holy hall, who will be able to walk sideways in Yushui City from now on!"
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"Xia Yan, are you there?"
Xia Feilong and several elders arrived outside Xia Yan's small courtyard. The third elder, Xia Changhe, first shouted something in the courtyard.
Just as Xia Yan was about to go into the wing to see what was going on with the local dog, he heard the third grandfather's voice outside and turned around.
Xia Feilong and several elders walked in through the courtyard gate.
"Xia Yan, have you just returned to the family?" Xia Feilong said with a smile.
Xia Yan left Yushui City a few days ago, and he and several elders of his family knew about it.
"Yes, I went to the Sinful Forest and came back early this morning." Xia Yan said casually.
But I had some doubts in my heart.
As soon as he came back, the clan leader and elders came to look for him. Could it be that something happened to the family? Thinking of this, Xia Yan frowned slightly and looked at Xia Feilong.
"Xia Yan, the family has recently formed a Dan Pavilion." Xia Feilong pondered for a moment, thinking about what to say.
Xia Yan took out so many elixirs to support the cultivation of the family's children, but only a few days later, they were lost by the family. This is indeed very embarrassing and difficult to talk about. But this matter must be said.
"This is a good thing!" Xia Yan nodded, "In the future, I will continue to refine some elixirs. Anything I can't use will be put into the family to strengthen the family."
Xia Yan had already planned this in his heart.
Hearing what Xia Yan said, Xia Feilong and several elders looked at each other with a little embarrassment on their faces.
"Xia Yan, it's like this..." Xia Feilong coughed slightly, "After the Dan Pavilion was established, all the elixirs you left behind were placed in the Dan Pavilion. No one from the family is allowed to enter the Dan Pavilion at will.
The fifth elder will personally guard the Dan Pavilion."
"But..." Xia Feilong lowered his head slightly, "Just yesterday afternoon, the native dog arrived in the Dan Pavilion. The fifth elder knew that you brought the native dog back and it was just a dog, so he didn't care.
After normal inspections, the fifth elder found nothing wrong in the alchemy pavilion and rested normally. However, when it was dawn today, when the fifth elder was doing his routine inspection of the elixirs, he found an empty redwood tree containing elixirs on the ground.
Brocade box."
These are all what the Fifth Elder said just now, and Xia Feilong just repeated them.
When Xia Yan heard this, he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the elixir. No wonder the clan leader and elders looked bad.
"At that time, the fifth elder quickly checked the rest of the brocade box. Who knew that all the elixirs were gone? At this time, the native dog also disappeared without a trace." Xia Feilong spoke faster, and he said this anyway.
, the pressure in Xia Feilong's heart was almost relieved, "We suspect that the local dog ate the elixirs. It's just a dog. We still haven't figured out why it likes to eat these elixirs."
"Xia Yan, because you brought the native dog back, we will wait for you to come back before talking about this matter." Xia Feilong sighed secretly.
"Xia Yan, the responsibility for this matter lies with me." The fifth elder stood up and said.
Xia Yan's face turned livid, "Are you saying that the local dog ate the pill?"
Xia Yan was a little scornful. He lost the elixir and said it was eaten by local dogs. This made Xia Yan very uncomfortable and dissatisfied. He did all these things just to make the Xia family stronger, but now this
Before the matter was clarified, the responsibility for the missing elixir was placed on the native dog.
"It should be like this!" Xia Feilong nodded silently and said.
Everyone could see that Xia Yan was a little angry, but that was all they could say.
"Tugou has been with me for a long time! I have been refining elixirs for a long time. When I was in Ziye City, I refined some elixirs in the room where Tugou slept."
"Haha, after more than half a year, none of these pills are missing. And now, you are telling me that the local dog ate those lost pills." Xia Yan sneered.
He really didn't believe it.
At that time, he was in the small courtyard of Ziye City, and the right wing room was also occupied by the native dog. The right wing room was where he made alchemy at that time. The native dog and the elixirs were so close to each other that they did not take any of the elixirs. Now he has just returned to Xia
At home, the native dog started to like to eat elixirs?
Xia Yan suspected that someone might have stolen the pill!
"How could this happen?" Xia Feilong became confused when he heard what Xia Yan said.
He looked at the fifth elder.
The fifth elder's face turned pale. Of course Xia Yan couldn't tell lies, so...
The fifth elder trembled slightly, looked at Xia Feilong, and then looked at Xia Yan, "Xia Yan, clan leader, what happened from yesterday evening to now, if I tell even half a lie, I will be punished.
Struck by lightning!"
The fifth elder immediately swore a poisonous oath to the sky!
He felt that Xia Yan was doubting him, but he was really wronged.
Xia Yan frowned and thought for a while. It really didn't look like the fifth elder was telling lies, but he was the peak of acquired strength. Who in the family could steal those pills without giving him any satisfaction?
After thinking for a while, Xia Yan, like everyone else, had no clue.
"Fifth Elder, don't worry. The clan leader and I, as well as all the elders, all believe in you." Xia Yan said to the Fifth Elder, his voice softened a lot.
The fifth elder was a little excited when he heard what Xia Yan said.
It's great to be understood by Xia Yan!
"In this case, I will ask the native dog to come out and ask. It will not lie to me. If it has taken the pill, it will definitely admit it." Xia Yan said again.
There was a slight movement in his heart, "The native dog reacted a little abnormally today. Is the loss of the elixir really related to it?"
Xia Yan suddenly remembered that when he came back today and the local dog hid in the right wing, could this be...
"I've met the clan leader, I've met all the elders!" Xiao Qing walked out of the kitchen at this time and saluted Xia Feilong and others.