Can Make a Move

Xun Er narrowed her eyes as she looked at Yun Shu.

Yun Shu's scalp tingled. This girl isn't going to have Ling Ying slit my throat in the middle of the night, is she?

"Cousin Xiao Yan once tried to sneak into Xun Er's room when we were children, but..." Xun Er suddenly paused, seeming unwilling to speak of what came next.

"In any case, Cousin Xiao Yan did not succeed in the end," Xun Er said quietly.

"..."

Did I transmigrate into a Parallel World of Battle Through the Heavens? Why is the plot different from the original story? Yun Shu was completely baffled.

"Then it's fine!" Yun Shu waved his hand. Since Xiao Yan and Xun Er had no such relationship, he would not hold back.

But how to make his move was a problem. Using Dou Qi to nourish Xun Er's body at this point was clearly unrealistic—it would be too easy for Ling Ying to kill him.

"Master, you still haven't told me. Why were you in such a hurry to leave when you saw Xun Er?" Xun Er asked curiously.

"I was afraid I'd be captivated and lose my focus for alchemy..." Yun Shu blurted out.

"Master, you..." Yun Shu's blunt words made Xun Er's face suddenly flush red. That was far too direct.

"Stop calling me Master. I'm not much older than you. Just call me Little Shu—that's what all my friends call me." Yun Shu said it with a straight face, entirely serious.

"Is Master Little Shu always this smooth-talking?" After gathering herself, Xun Er looked at Yun Shu with a smiling gaze.

Since Yun Shu had no shame, she would simply pretend not to understand.

"I mean it from the bottom of my heart..." Yun Shu stepped in front of Xun Er, met her eyes directly, and spoke earnestly.

"Master! Miss requests your presence at the Mittel Auction House!" At that moment, the maid Ya Fei had assigned to him suddenly appeared out of nowhere and interrupted Yun Shu.

"Master Little Shu, then Xun Er shall take her leave." Seeing the visitor, Xun Er smiled faintly and walked away with her hands behind her back.

Yun Shu was left standing there alone. "Sigh... I still have a long way to go."

"Let's go." Yun Shu followed the maid out of the Xiao Family.

"Sister Ya Fei, why did you call me over?" By now, whenever Yun Shu arrived at the Mittel Auction House, a maid would notify Ya Fei unless she was in the middle of an auction.

"Didn't you leave a Dou Technique with your sister before? This is the auction income. Sister's share has already been put aside. And these are the medicinal herbs the Xiao Family needs. You can take them back to the Xiao Family together." Ya Fei took two Rings of Holding from the tray carried by a maid and placed them in Yun Shu's hand.

"Oh! Right, I'd completely forgotten about that!" Yun Shu had not been particularly interested in that sound-wave Dou Technique, which was why he had forgotten all about it.

"How has your alchemy been going these past two days?" Ya Fei looked at Yun Shu curiously.

"Not bad. My proficiency has improved quite a bit. I reckon that in another half year, I should be able to try refining Second Grade Pills!" Yun Shu said with a grin.

Strictly speaking, Yun Shu could already attempt to refine Second Grade Pills. He simply needed to use a Strange Fire, because his Strange Fire, the Fallen Heart Flame, made it easier to control the temperature.

"You really are a monster, little brother." A trace of surprise flashed through Ya Fei's eyes as she looked at Yun Shu.

"Alright, Sister Ya Fei. See you tonight!" Yun Shu put away the Rings of Holding, waved to Ya Fei, and left the Mittel Auction House.

After returning to the Xiao Family.

"Lion's Roar sold for six hundred thousand. Three hundred thousand each, plus these medicinal herbs. If..."

"No. Now that my work has stabilized, I might as well wait until the plot begins before entering the Lottery..." Yun Shu silently mused as he looked at the balance in his hand.

From then on, he planned to save every Gold Coin he earned and wait until the plot began before entering the Lottery.

In half a year, he would surely be able to save several million Gold Coins. Entering the Lottery with several million Gold Coins then would definitely yield the best of the best!

With that thought, Yun Shu put away the Gold Coins and resumed refining pills. It could improve his alchemy skills and Soul Strength while making him money—why not?

The next day.

"Sister Ya Fei called for me?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow and looked at the maid before him in confusion. He had only just arrived to clock in less than an hour ago and had not even begun refining pills. Why was Ya Fei calling him back to the Mittel Auction House now...

"Yes," the maid said with her head lowered.

"Alright then." Yun Shu frowned and followed the maid out of the Xiao Family.

Half an hour later.

Yun Shu arrived at the Mittel Auction House and pushed open the door to the VIP Room.

He narrowed his eyes at the middle-aged man and the bearded old man inside.

"Sister Ya Fei, who are these two?" Yun Shu looked at Ya Fei. Though he had a vague guess, he still asked.

"Little brother, let me introduce them! This is the Clan Leader of the Gale Family, Gale Ao! And this is the Clan Leader of the Oba Family, Oba Pa! These two Clan Leaders have come to discuss something with you!" After finishing, Ya Fei moved behind Yun Shu and showed no intention of leaving.

She was backing Yun Shu up, preventing the two Clan Leaders from using their families' power to threaten him. After all, Yun Shu was not truly a member of the Mittel Family.

"You two came to see me?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow. His impression of these two was hardly favorable. The fact that he had not simply turned around and left was already giving them face.

"It's like this. We are also aware that Master Yun Shu is currently cooperating with the Xiao Family..."

After several minutes of rambling, Yun Shu understood what the two meant.

They had originally come to poach him, but Yun Shu did not give them a pleasant expression at all.

So what they said afterward was not exactly an attempt to poach him. They mainly wanted Yun Shu to help them refine some pills whenever he had time, with the net profits split ninety-ten.

But Yun Shu refused outright. He could not eat from one bowl while eyeing the pot.

Neither Clan Leader dared lose their temper with Yun Shu. After all, Yun Shu might only be a First-Rank Alchemist now, but what if he advanced to the second rank in a few days...

A Second-Rank Alchemist could destroy their families with no more than a word.

Thus, after their attempt to seek cooperation failed, the two Clan Leaders could only leave dejectedly.

"Little brother, aren't you afraid those two families will pull some tricks behind your back?" Ya Fei naturally knew the character of those two families. If it had been her, she definitely could not have rejected this request for cooperation so decisively, because her way of handling matters differed from Yun Shu's.

Yun Shu was not afraid. Honestly, the current Xiao Family had one Dou Emperor and one Dou Zong. Even if the Yun Lan Sect came knocking, as long as Yao Lao was willing to step forward, the matter would be settled in minutes.

"Don't worry, Sister Ya Fei. It'll be fine!" Yun Shu turned and smiled faintly at Ya Fei.

For the time that followed, Yun Shu lived as though working a regular job, constantly traveling between the Xiao Family and the Mittel Auction House every day.

After half a year, his alchemy skills had barely reached the peak of a First-Rank Alchemist.

At the very least, Yun Shu could now refine First Grade Pills with ease.