Long Legs

Since the Fallen Heart Flame, this cultivation cheat, had already been activated, and he also had work to do at night and needed to pull the night shift, there was no need for him to enter seclusion for the time being. In any case, even while sleeping, the Dou Qi within his body would continue to be tempered because of the Fallen Heart Flame.

Besides, he had not seen Xiao Yan and Yao Lao for more than half a year. He planned to visit the Xiao Family.

Of course, he mainly wanted to see Xun Er. Because of his cultivation, he had neglected the girl for over half a year. She would probably shut him out when he went to see her this time...

"Right! This thing!" Yun Shu suddenly remembered the cake he had received from the Birthday Gift Pack two months ago.

Although this time it had again been a cake and a Mysterious Fragment, Yun Shu had not eaten the cake.

Ever since learning that the Birthday Gift Pack contained only cakes and Mysterious Fragments, Yun Shu had lost interest in cakes.

After all, he was not particularly fond of cream to begin with. He had only eaten that first cake because it had been so long since he had tasted food from Earth.

But this time, Yun Shu had kept the cake. He had not expected it to come in handy now.

Xun Er's birthday was just a few days away. If he gave her this gift then, he should be able to earn quite a bit of favor.

But he needed to be careful not to let Xiao Yan see the cake. He still did not want to expose his identity as a transmigrator, so he had to find Xiao Yan first...

"Master!" When Yun Shu arrived outside the Xiao Family gates, the two guards greeted him respectfully.

Yun Shu ignored them and strode inside.

"Master, what has you in such a hurry?" Not long after entering the Xiao Family, he ran into an acquaintance.

"Xiao Ning?"

"Then this long-legged woman beside him... must be Xiao Yu." Yun Shu glanced at the woman beside Xiao Ning, who stood half a head taller than him. Those legs—no wonder Xiao Yan had been so fixated on them...

"Xiao Ning, where did this little brat come from? Why are you calling him Master?" Yun Shu had stopped refining medicine for the Xiao Family more than half a year ago, while Xiao Yu had only returned less than two months ago. Naturally, she had no idea what changes had taken place within the family.

She only knew that Xiao Yan, that little bastard, had somehow stumbled into good fortune and recovered his Dou Qi.

"Sis!! Keep your voice down!! This master is the Second-Rank Alchemist working with our Xiao Family, Master Yun Shu!!" Upon hearing what his sister Xiao Yu said, Xiao Ning hurriedly pulled her aside to explain.

He was terrified that Yun Shu might take offense. The Clan Leader had ordered that anyone who displeased the master would be personally handed over to Yun Shu for punishment.

"What!! You mean this little brat... this little brother is a Second-Rank Alchemist?!" Xiao Yu stared in shock at Yun Shu, who was considerably younger than her own brother.

"Master, please forgive her! This is my elder sister, Xiao Yu. She only returned from Canaan Academy not long ago and does not know your identity. Please do not take offense!" Xiao Ning explained to Yun Shu with a fawning smile.

"It's fine. Do you know where Xiao Yan is? I need to see him about something." Yun Shu waved it off indifferently.

Long legs were worth playing with, but that was all.

"Cousin Xiao Yan has been cultivating on the Back Mountain lately. He should be there now as well. Master should be able to find him there!" Xiao Ning said respectfully.

"Got it. I'm leaving!" Yun Shu waved his hand. Before leaving, however, he met Xiao Yu's gaze, then looked down at her lower body. The corners of his mouth curled up into a strange smile.

Xiao Yu was furious but did not dare speak out. A Second-Rank Alchemist was someone she could not afford to offend. Even if she brought in her teacher, her teacher would not stand up for her over an alchemist. Her teacher might even apologize on her behalf.

Only after Yun Shu left did Xiao Yu turn to Xiao Ning and snap viciously, "Why didn't you tell me something this important earlier?! You made me embarrass myself!"

"But, Sis, you never asked! Besides, Master Yun Shu has been cultivating lately and hasn't refined medicine for our family for over half a year. Still, the other two great families of Wu Tan City, the Gale Family and the Oba Family, were only brought down thanks to Master Yun Shu's help. That is why the Clan Leader has always been extremely grateful to Master Yun Shu!"

"Master Yun Shu looks even younger than you. How old is he?" Xiao Yu asked curiously. It was not as though she had never seen more gifted students at Canaan Academy, but this was the first time she had seen an alchemist younger than her brother...

"He should be sixteen this year, a few months older than that bastard Xiao Yan!" At the mention of Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning gritted his teeth.

"Such a young alchemist, and he's also a Dou Zhe..." Xiao Yu was truly stunned as she muttered to herself.

However, when she recalled how Yun Shu had openly stared at her legs just before leaving, Xiao Yu could not help blushing. She awkwardly pressed her legs together.

When Xiao Ning saw his sister suddenly blush strangely after he mentioned Yun Shu, his eyes narrowed. What did this mean... Could his sister be interested in Master Yun Shu??

After all, if an alchemist became a member of the Xiao Family, the Xiao Family would truly prosper.

If he could become her brother-in-law... wouldn't that mean he would have endless pills to take in the future?

At that thought, Xiao Ning seemed to fall into some bizarre state. Xiao Yu only managed to snap him out of it completely with a heavy slap.

"You seem to be thinking about something bad..." Xiao Yu said, narrowing her eyes at her younger brother.

"How could I, Sis! But... what do you think of Master Yun Shu?" Xiao Ning asked curiously.

"Yun Shu... he's just like that little bastard Xiao Yan!" At the mention of Yun Shu, Xiao Yu blushed again and said through gritted teeth.

Seeing his sister blush again at the mention of Yun Shu, Xiao Ning felt that he had seen through everything. His sister liked Master Yun Shu!!

"If I..." Xiao Ning was already fantasizing in his mind.

If Yun Shu became his brother-in-law, wouldn't he soon surpass that loser Xiao Yan and become the Xiao Family's number one genius!

Yun Shu knew nothing about the matter between Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu. But even if he had known, he would have had no interest in Xiao Yu. He would not take something Xiao Yan had already touched.

Not even if she delivered herself to his door!

Yun Shu had already arrived at the Back Mountain. His Soul Perception had detected Xiao Yan. The reason he did not directly use the more convenient Divine Sense was because of Yao Lao. Although Divine Sense could not be detected, some people with sharp senses could still notice a trace of something unusual.

If Yao Lao had just sensed something strange and Yun Shu appeared immediately afterward, it would be hard to guarantee that he would not become suspicious of Yun Shu.

So Yun Shu simply used Soul Power, which could be sensed, to probe the Back Mountain. After all, as an alchemist, was it not perfectly normal for him to possess somewhat powerful Soul Power?

"Your senior brother, who has been missing for more than half a year, finally decided to show himself!" Xiao Yan, who was adjusting his condition and preparing to break through to the Dou Zhe realm, suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing his teacher's words.

"Senior Brother is back?"