Bang!
"What are you doing?!"
The plate of pastries in Xiao Yi Xian's hand fell to the ground and shattered.
Purple mist spilled out uncontrollably.
At that moment, the fiery pattern on Medusa's neck suddenly flared, and seven-colored light wrapped around her seductive figure.
She shrank back into the form of a small snake in Xiao Yan's arms.
"Xiao Yan!"
A flush of embarrassed anger instantly spread across Xiao Yi Xian's face.
She hurried toward Xiao Yan and had just raised her little fist.
When a force suddenly seized her waist.
The warmth of the Queen's waist still lingered in the young man's palm.
Yet as he turned, he accurately wrapped an arm around the purple-clad girl's slender waist.
Xiao Yi Xian, who had just rushed over to strike him, instantly froze.
Xiao Yan's gaze was somewhat evasive, but he still spoke with a light laugh.
"Wait, Xiao Yi Xian, listen to my explanation!"
"Actually, Medusa and I were fighting just now!"
"It definitely wasn't flirting or anything. Do you believe me?"
Feeling the warmth around her waist, Xiao Yi Xian's face reddened slightly.
However, she had already begun to grow a little accustomed to it.
His expression immediately turned stern, frost spreading over his youthful face.
"Do you think I'd believe that? And besides..."
"You still dare touch me in a situation like this?"
"Heartless scoundrel! You really are—"
The instant her cherry lips were sealed, a moist sensation spread across them.
The sudden wetness entered her mouth.
In Xiao Yi Xian's widened beautiful eyes was reflected the sly gleam dancing in the young man's gaze.
Until the Seven-Colored Snake's pupils flashed with curiosity.
And she once again coiled above the two of them.
Only then did Xiao Yan part his lips and smile.
"Isn't it just one more?"
"You're second in line, my fiancée."
"As long as you want it, I'll always be yours."
"But you're all my wings."
"I selflessly devote myself to the greater—"
Smack!
An arm came down!
Xiao Yi Xian shoved Xiao Yan away. Her flushed little face gave off wisps of heat.
Her eyes were misty with tears.
"Y-You always do this so suddenly!"
"Hmph, I'll settle this with you later!"
With those shy words, Xiao Yi Xian fled the room in a fluster.
Xiao Yan gently rubbed his left cheek, then suddenly laughed.
"See? She couldn't bear to hit me hard."
Bang!
Just as Xiao Yan was secretly congratulating himself, a heavy blow struck the back of his head.
Old Yao raised his hand and smacked the back of his head.
"You little brat, even I didn't dare fool around this much back then!"
Rubbing the back of his head, Xiao Yan suddenly turned to Old Yao.
"Teacher, that proves..."
"You can't do it!"
"You little punk! Stand right there!"
The rising sun pierced through the clouds.
At the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's compound shrouded in morning mist, Xiao Ding was wiping dew from his spear.
Then a familiar, clear laugh suddenly came from the sky.
"Big Brother, that spear is too old. It's time to upgrade to an enchanted version!"
On the bluestone-paved square.
Dozens, even hundreds of bottles of pills were arranged neatly.
Rich Pill Fragrance seeped through the cracks of the bottles.
The air throughout the square was so refreshing it lifted one's spirits.
Xiao Li picked up a bottle of Fourth-grade Ice Heart Pills. The flame patterns on the pills had actually solidified into substance.
"Little Yan, I really can't figure it out."
"You couldn't even roast a wild chicken properly, so how did you learn alchemy?"
"Did you learn your alchemy from the Kitchen God or something?"
Hai Bodong leaned against the wall, eating watermelon.
Cold energy streamed from his hand, instantly turning the watermelon pleasantly chilled.
"This kid can roast a scorpion in the desert and make it smell like pills."
Xiao Ding held a pile of unknown pills in his arms.
Even now, his face still looked somewhat dazed.
He was only a Dou Shi.
Yet his younger brother, whom others had once looked down upon.
Had come over and casually handed him a whole pile of pills that could help one break through to Dou Ling, or even an early-stage Dou Wang.
How could he not be stunned?
He looked at Xiao Yan somewhat helplessly.
"Little Yan, isn't this a bit too..."
"Oh, right. Take this batch back to Father."
"And this pile is for the family."
Before he could finish, another heap of bottles and jars had been added to his arms.
Xiao Ding hurriedly steadied them, the pill bottles nearly falling to the ground.
"..."
He said nothing now, afraid that his younger brother would pull out another pile of pills.
Hai Bodong, who had been watching from the side, was not left out either. He had just swallowed a mouthful of fruit.
When more than a dozen third- and fourth-grade pills appeared in his arms.
"Elder Hai, take these throat lozenges with you for the road."
Hai Bodong: ...
He said nothing, merely raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle and gazed into the sky.
He suddenly felt that.
Helping Xiao Yan and staying by his side had been the most correct decision he had ever made in his life!
He had simply.
Hit the jackpot!!!
After resting for a night at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, the three set off once more.
On the back of the flying magical beast, Xiao Yan sat quietly in meditation at its center.
He opened the ancient envelope in his hand.
It was signed by Fama of the Alchemist Guild.
Master Xiao, this year's Alchemist Convention will be held two years early.
The competition will officially begin in the coming days.
If you are willing to come and serve as an examiner, the Alchemist Guild would be deeply honored!
Xiao Yan was playing with the Seven-Colored Snake's tail.
After reading the letter, he lightly raised a brow.
"Which ruin did they dig this Seventh-tier Beast Fire out of?"
The reason this Alchemist Convention had been brought forward.
Was precisely because the Alchemist Guild had discovered one in a ruin.
A Seventh-tier Beast Fire that was about to dissipate because it had not been properly preserved.
It was exceptionally suitable for low-level alchemists to absorb, and insufficient cultivation was no obstacle.
If one could refine it into one's natal flame and slowly nurture it afterward.
Then one day, it would return to the seventh tier.
In the eyes of all alchemists, it was an absolute treasure.
"Just a Seventh-tier Beast Fire, and one that's about to dissipate."
"They're making such a fuss over it. Is this all the convention champion gets?"
Beside him, Hai Bodong staggered, the corner of his mouth twitching.
"Xiao Yan, your standards are that high?"
"This is a seventh-tier beast—"
His words abruptly stopped there, as he finally remembered.
The brat before him was an absurd monster who possessed three whole Heavenly Flames.
A Seventh-tier Beast Fire truly was nothing to him.
"Ah, I'm getting old!"
"Staying around a monster like you for too long has made my entire worldview start to collapse."
Xiao Yi Xian sat beside Xiao Yan, her eyes shining as she looked at him.
He really was far too outstanding!
"A Seventh-tier Beast Fire."
Old Yao's phantom appeared, gazing at the outline of the Imperial Capital beneath the clouds.
"Your Fen Jue is already close to Earth Rank High. This Beast Fire truly won't be of much use to you."
As the flying magical beast tore through the clouds and descended toward the Imperial Capital.
At that same moment, sunlight pierced the sky above Jia Nan Academy.
Jia Nan Academy, rear mountain.
Xiao Xun'er crushed the Message Jade Slip between her jade-like fingers, pale golden flames flowing through her eyes.
Ripples spread through space.
A man in green suddenly appeared before Xiao Xun'er.
He dropped to one knee and projected Ling Ying's report into the air.
—Young Master fought two Dou Wangs alone in Yan City, blazing flames incinerating the heavens. —He rode together with a violet-eyed girl, their behavior intimate. —He subdued Queen Medusa and slept with her.
"Brother Xiao Yan."
"You truly have given Xun'er quite a surprise..."
The Ancient Clan's Imperial Daughter, usually so aloof and serene, carried a faintly gritted-teeth edge in her voice.
Her emerald-green skirt fluttered without wind, while her long black hair glimmered with a faint golden radiance.
The corner of the green-clad man's eye twitched as he knelt below the steps.
The dignified Imperial Daughter of the Ancient Clan had actually fallen so deeply for a Young Master from a small family.
"Miss, should this subordinate take—"
"Silence! No one is allowed to touch him!"
As her commanding voice fell, Xiao Xun'er turned to look toward the distant sky.
"No matter what Brother Xiao Yan does."
"He will always hold the most important place in my heart..."
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