Chapter 2: Xiao Jiyuan (Naked Run to the Top, Seeking Collection and Recommendation!)

  "Ah..."

  At the moment when Xiao Jihan used all his strength to rush towards the summit, a dazzling light suddenly shot into his eyes. He saw the figure of a young man, who was wearing a coarse linen robe and coming quickly from the top of the mountain in the scorching sunlight of noon. The dazzling light was emitted from the hand of the young man.

  Xiao Jihans eyes widened in shock, his heart filled with astonishment. As the excited youth quickly passed by him, he finally got a clear look at what was in the youths hand - the Xiao family emblem!

  That dazzling light is the reflection of the golden "Xiao" character on the token under the sunlight!

  Xiao Jihan clearly understood what the token meant, he stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at Chen Huan's back, a deep green light flashing in his eyes.

  Xiao Jihan, 16 years old, the strongest among the seventh generation of outer disciples of the Xiao family. He became a disciple of the Xiao family at the age of 12 and reached the level of a 7th rank warrior in just four years. Before the age of 20, he is expected to become an inner disciple of the Xiao family, which is absolutely a genius-level figure!

  Chen Hao would never have thought that before he even entered the Xiao family, he already had a temporary but very powerful enemy!

  The reason is just because of a girl named Xiao Jiyuan whom Chen Hao doesn't even know!

  ……

  "Ji Han Shixiong, I bet he can definitely become a disciple of the Xiao family!"

  When Chen Hao's mother asked him to quit the test, a slender and elegant girl, like an angel, stood beside Xiao Jihanshan, looking at Chen Hao and his mother, saying in a soft voice.

  "Huh? Why?"

  "Confidence and courage, Uncle Xiao Guan said he has them all!" Xiao Jiyuan said: "And, he looks different from others... really handsome... hehe..."

  The little girl smiled like a flower and said absent-mindedly while looking at Chen Huan in the field.

  It was precisely because of Xiao Jiyuan's few careless words that Xiao Jiheng's handsome face suddenly broke out in countless black lines, staring intently at the little girl who still smiled at Chen Huan. Originally, he didn't put Chen Huan, this poor kid, in his eyes at all, but now he turned around to carefully size him up. This one glance was not reassuring, and it instantly made him feel a hint of danger.

  The little girl was none other than Xiao Jiyuan, the third young lady of the Xiao family, who was only thirteen years old. She had curved willow-leaf eyebrows and big, shining eyes. Although she was still young, she was already a stunning beauty, the treasured darling of the head of the Xiao family, Xiao Ding. She was about the same age as Chen Huan. At sixteen, Xiao Jihans ambition to capture her had long been formed. Once he became the son-in-law of the Xiao family, his future status would be unimaginable. The Xiao familys unparalleled martial arts skills would also be within his grasp.

  Xiao Jiyuan inadvertently revealed her good impression of Chen Huan, and with their similar ages, especially in Chen Huan's eyes, Xiao Jihyan saw a kind of "ambition" similar to his own, making Xiao Jihyan feel a hint of danger.

  However, at that time, Xiao Jihan didn't care much. After all, although it was dangerous, it didn't pose any threat to him. But now, Chen Huan's astonishing speed truly made Xiao Jihan feel threatened.

  ……

  "Nip any threat in the bud!" Xiao Jihan gazed at Chen Huan's back, saying coldly. This was a phrase his wealthy father had instilled in him since childhood, and he believed it to be true.

  "After seven generations of disciples, the first to be promoted to inner disciple will definitely be me, Xiao Jihuan! Xiao Jiyuan will also definitely be mine! No one else should even think about it!"

  ……

  Looking at the surprised eyes of one young man after another, Chen Huan felt extremely happy in his heart. He had already become a disciple of the Xiao family, while these young men were still working hard to pass the assessment!

  He had no idea he could run that fast, he just wanted to pass the test, but unexpectedly reached the summit first. He saw the surprise in everyone's eyes and knew he did a great job. This sense of superiority made him feel his own value for the first time, he was very happy, finally able to do something for his family.

  Thinking of his father who had been bedridden for years, thinking of his mother who was worn out from working day and night, thinking of his younger brother and sister who were thin and pitiful because they couldn't eat their fill... Chen Huan, who was running at full speed, unknowingly filled his eyes with tears, but his gaze became even more determined, he ran even faster!

  He wants to tell his family this good news at the fastest speed!

  ……

  "Huh? How did this kid come back?" The parents who were waiting at the martial arts arena suddenly saw that the poor kid wearing a coarse linen shirt ran out of the gate leading to the back mountain. "Haha... He must have been eliminated early, look at him crying, what's the use of crying? A poor man's child can't possibly become a disciple of the Xiao family! You know, my kid eats two taels of silver worth of food every day, without good physique, how can he pass the Xiao family's test?"

  "No way, my kids are not even two years old yet, they need to eat ginseng and bird's nest every day..."

  As he walked into the martial arts arena, Chen Huan immediately spotted his mother looking around anxiously. Beside her were three other people, each of whom looked at him with a mixture of tension and unease. Seeing this scene, Chen Huan's eyes, already brimming with tears, welled up with an inexplicable emotion, causing him to lose control of his tears, which flowed down in streams as he rushed towards them.

  "Mother, Second Dog, Brother, Sister..." Chen Hao said with a choked voice.

  "Brother! Waaahhh..." Two six or seven year old boys and girls, who were skinny and pitiful, simultaneously threw themselves into Chen Hao's arms, hugging him tightly, as if they were afraid of losing their brother, and burst out crying loudly.

  "Heaven's gift, don't cry... it's okay if you didn't pass, as long as you come back alive... Mom just wants you to be safe and sound..." The middle-aged woman's tense nerves finally relaxed at this moment, and she tightly hugged her children, saying in a low voice.

  "Heavenly Brother, I'm sorry... it's all my fault, I shouldn't have told you... Uncle and Aunt will worry..." A boy about the same age as Chen Huan, looking very honest, with a remorseful expression, scratched his head and said in a low voice, tears welling up in his eyes. This boy was Chen Huan's only friend, Er Gouzi."

  "It's not his mother..." At this point, Chen Huan finally understood that everyone had completely misunderstood.

  "Never mind, mom knows, let's go home... don't worry your dad..."

  "Hehe......" Just as Chen Huan was at a loss for what to do, a crisp and extremely pleasant laughter like the tinkling of silver bells rang out beside their ears.

  Chen Haoyu and his family, along with the two dogs, immediately looked over. There, they saw an angel-like girl appear before them, with delicate eyebrows, big eyes, a pale face with a hint of red, smiling sweetly at them.

  "What are you crying about? This little brother has already passed the test, you should be happy instead!" The girl's silvery voice rang out again.

  "Passed... through... the test?"

  The girl's voice clearly entered the ears of everyone, not only Chen Hao's mother, brother, sister, and two dogs, but also the surrounding crowd suspected that they had misheard, with wide eyes. Four hours of testing, he came back in one hour, how could he possibly pass the test?

  "Is... this really true?" Chen Hao's mother asked uncertainly.

  Chen Haogang wanted to speak, but was once again preempted by the girl.

  "Of course it's true, what is he holding in his hand?" The girl pointed at the token in Chen Hao's hand and said.

  "This..."

  "This is the token of our Xiao family, only disciples who have passed the test will get it, hehe, I knew you'd make it!" The girl giggled and patted Chen Huan's shoulder, saying: "Little brother, you should be happy instead, why are you crying? By the way, what's your name?"

  He glanced at the girl and hastily averted his gaze, that delicate face was completely red, stuttering: "I... I'm Chen Hao!"

  "Chen Hao... Xiao Xianghao... doesn't sound very good, does it? But... I'm sure you'll be able to recover your original name!" The girl said to herself, then suddenly smiled and said to Chen Hao: "My name is Xiao Jiyuan, from now on I'll be your senior sister, remember to call me senior sister, hehe... finally have a junior brother... okay, I'm going to go cultivate, if you have any difficulties in the future, remember to come find senior sister for help, senior sister is very powerful, hehe..."

  The girl finished speaking and skipped away happily, like a joyful angel.

  "Xiao Jiyuan..." Chen Hao secretly glanced at the distant figure and muttered.

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