Long Xiaoyao's Story

"Is that so? That's good. The Soul Return Pill has been successfully refined, so it can be considered a successful completion of the training."

"Next, we'll refine another batch of Soul Return Pill to familiarize ourselves with the process, and then we can try refining Body Tempering Pill," Lu Yuan chuckled and said.

"If that's the case, then hurry up and practice! Stop hugging me all the time, and you're hugging me so tightly I can't move at all," Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes and said.

"But I love holding you. Don't you like being held by me?" Lu Yuan smiled slightly, but loosened his grip on Zhu Zhuqing a little.

"I like it, but it's broad daylight now. You can refine pills then. There's plenty of time tonight," Zhu Zhuqing said softly, her pretty face slightly flushed.

"Haha, you said it yourself!" Lu Yuan ruffled Zhu Zhuqing's hair, released Zhu Zhuqing, and with a flick of his hand, another pile of herbs appeared beside him. "Then I'll start refining pills. Little kitty, don't tempt me from the side, or you'll distract me."

"Pah, who tempted you?" Zhu Zhuqing spat inwardly, but did not leave. She simply stood quietly to the side watching Lu Yuan refine pills.

When Lu Yuan does something, he always puts his whole heart into it, which is the biggest reason why he is able to do everything well.

Once he started practicing alchemy, he really had no time to pay attention to Zhu Zhuqing beside him.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, what she liked most was Lu Yuan's serious demeanor.

She rested her chin on her hand, gazing quietly at Lu Yuan, a look of infatuation flashing in her eyes.

Just like back then, Hu Liena watched Lu Yuan cultivate every night, and every night she fell asleep looking at Lu Yuan's profile.

These two girls do have some similarities in certain aspects.

"Body Tempering Pill, done!" As darkness fell, Lu Yuan finally succeeded in refining the first batch of Body Tempering Pill, although he failed twice in the process.

A lot of herbs were wasted.

"Eight Body Tempering Pill, six of medium quality and two of high quality." Looking at the eight pills in his hand, Lu Yuan nodded slightly.

Even among Body Tempering Pill, higher quality ones are much stronger than lower quality ones.

"Keep the high-quality ones for Zhu Qing, and keep the medium-quality ones for your subordinates later. Of course, they can also be used to win people's hearts."

"We should prepare more of these Body Tempering Pills. Senior Sister will need them too. We can't give all the good stuff to Zhu Qing. We should also save some for Senior Sister. We have to treat everyone equally. As for Xue'er, we should prepare some as well. Even if she's at a higher level and doesn't need them, we still have to give her what she deserves. Otherwise, she'll definitely overthink things. That girl is so jealous. She'll be jealous of anything." Lu Yuan thought to himself.

He divided the eight Body Tempering Pill into two bottles, keeping the high-quality ones for his closest friends and family, and giving away the medium-quality ones to win people's hearts. It was perfect.

"Lu Yuan, it's time to eat. It's getting dark. You've been practicing all afternoon. You can continue practicing tomorrow!" Just as Lu Yuan was pondering this, Zhu Zhuqing's voice rang out.

Lu Yuan turned around and saw that Zhu Zhuqing was holding a large bowl, which was full of food.

"Zhu Qing, where did the food come from?" Lu Yuan looked at Zhu Zhuqing with some doubt. He had been refining pills all day and hadn't cooked. Where did the food come from?

Could it be that Zhu Qing did it herself?

However, looking at the tempting color of the food in the bowl and smelling the enticing aroma, Lu Yuan immediately dismissed the idea. Zhu Zhuqing's cooking was definitely not like this; charcoal was her true calling.

"This was made by Old Long," Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Old Long has this skill?" Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised. Long Xiaoyao was usually quiet, but his skills were quite good. Although he hadn't eaten it yet, Lu Yuan had already experienced the color and aroma. If the color and aroma were so good, the taste must be pretty good too.

"Yes, I was a little surprised too," Zhu Zhuqing said with a smile.

"It tastes great, you'll know once you try it!" Zhu Zhuqing picked up a piece of meat and held it to Lu Yuan's mouth.

"Zhu Qing, I can do it myself!" Lu Yuan said, preparing to take the bowl from Zhu Zhuqing's hands.

"Let me feed you. You took care of me for so long before. During the time I was injured in the Ruins of Life, you fed me every day, but I have never done anything for you. Now let me feed you for once." Zhu Zhuqing said, her eyes filled with Sisi.

"Alright then!" Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's determined look, Lu Yuan stopped refusing. Besides, being fed by a beautiful woman made him more hungry.

After all, beauty is food for the eyes; Zhu Zhuqing's looks alone were enough to whet his appetite.

"It tastes pretty good!" Lu Yuan said with a smile as he ate the meat that Zhu Zhuqing had put to his mouth.

"Yes, it is indeed delicious. I have tried two pieces myself. It is hard to imagine that Old Long, such a powerful Ultimate Douluo, has such good cooking skills. Moreover, there seemed to be a strange look of reminiscence in Old Long's eyes when he was cooking." Zhu Zhuqing picked up another piece of meat and put it to Lu Yuan's mouth.

"A look of reminiscence?" Lu Yuan's eyes flickered, as if he remembered something, and he said, "Old Long is probably thinking of someone he likes. After all, there are only two people who can make Old Long reminisce."

"Does Old Long have someone he likes?" Zhu Zhuqing asked, intrigued.

"Of course there is. The person that Old Long likes is called Death God Douluo Ye Xishui, who is also Ultimate Douluo like Old Long," Lu Yuan said.

"Death God Douluo Ye Xishui?" Zhu Zhuqing blinked her beautiful eyes slightly. This was another name she had never heard of. However, the identity of the Ultimate Douluo aroused Zhu Zhuqing's curiosity, especially since she was a female Ultimate Douluo. Zhu Zhuqing was very interested in this.

"Lu Yuan, can you tell me the story of Old Long and Senior Ye?" Zhu Zhuqing blinked.

"Well!" Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then slightly modified what he knew and told Zhu Zhuqing.

"Ah, Senior Ye Xishui is so pitiful." Upon hearing about Ye Xishui's plight, Zhu Zhuqing felt a pang of sympathy. Although Ye Xishui's personality changed drastically in the end, and she fell into becoming Evil Soul Master, it was impossible to hate her.

"I wonder if Old Long will still have a chance to be with Senior Ye. According to what you said, since Senior Ye has Twin Martial Souls, with the Second Martial Soul being the Light Phoenix, she should have a chance to get rid of the influence of her First Martial Soul, since the Light Phoenix possesses powerful Light Power," Zhu Zhuqing said.

"Perhaps. It would be a good thing if we could get together. After all, Old Long is quite lonely. Every time we get close, Old Long is actually quite embarrassed!" Lu Yuan chuckled.

"You can still laugh." Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Lu Yuan and said, "You said that Senior Ye Xishui disappeared in the end. I wonder where she went?"