Zi Yan Comes Knocking

Before Xiao Ming could even rejoice at breaking through to the Eight Star Great Dou Shi, the knocking on the door sounded again.

Knock knock knock!

The knocking on the door continued. Xiao frowned. Who was it, knocking on someone's door so early in the morning?

Arriving at the door, Xiao Ming opened the wooden door and discovered that the person who had been knocking was actually Buck.

Buck's face was bruised and swollen, as if he had been beaten up not long ago.

"Buck, what brings you here? It's only been one night, and you have a bruise on your face."

"A little girl in white came downstairs, saying she wanted you to concoct medicine for her. My injury is... well, never mind. You'd better hurry down, or if you anger her, you won't be in good shape either." Buck's face showed a look of fear.

Xiao Ming's words clearly reminded him of a bad memory.

After speaking with Xiao Ming, Buck left without waiting for a reply, limping away.

Watching his retreating figure, Xiao Ming murmured something.

"The little girl in white, isn't that Zi Yan? Did she teach Buck a lesson? What happened? Did Buck do something to offend Zi Yan?"

Xiao Ming was a little confused, shook his head, and went back to his room to straighten his clothes.

Then, he pushed open the wooden door of the room again and went to the Pavilion Hall.

Upon entering the hall, Xiao Ming saw Jiayun and Jiang Yanshu looking at a little girl with awe; this little girl was none other than Zi Yan.

Xiao Ming's arrival drew the attention of the three people in the hall.

Zi Yan had been sitting in her chair swinging her legs, saw Xiao Ming and her eyes lit up. She immediately got up from her chair, ran to his side, blinked her big eyes, and handed him a piece of fruit.

"Xiao Ming, you've finally arrived. Here, take the medicinal herbs. You said you'd turn them into delicious Medicinal Pellet. If they don't taste good, you'll have to be my little brother from now on."

Hearing Zi Yan's words, Jiayun and the other person standing to the side couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh for Xiao Ming. Although this little girl in white was very cute, she was frighteningly strong.

They just saw Buck accidentally bump into her, and she lightly slapped him, sending him flying several meters away.

One can imagine how ruthless she is. Now that Xiao Ming has been inexplicably targeted by her, it's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse.

Xiao Ming was unaware of Jiayun and the other girl's thoughts. He smiled at them as a greeting, then turned his gaze to the fruit in Zi Yan's Xiao Ming.

The fruit is quite peculiar; it is half red and half white.

Even from a foot away, Xiao Ming could still feel the intense heat emanating from the red side.

The white side, however, exudes a completely different, icy temperature. These two almost opposite attributes are perfectly fused together in one fruit.

Furthermore, on the surface of this fruit, which contains both ice and fire attributes, faint lines and marks are spreading out.

These lines, seemingly scattered and following some hidden pattern, are upon closer inspection a jumbled mess, utterly unfathomable. →

Having thoroughly studied the Jia Nan Academy's comprehensive encyclopedia of medicinal herbs, Xiao Ming recognized the fruit as a medicinal herb at a glance.

"Good heavens, isn't this the Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit?! You didn't take this herb from the Medicinal Herb Warehouse, did you?"

Although it was a question, Xiao Ming's tone was very certain.

The Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit grows in a peculiar environment, and is always guarded by high-level exotic Magical Beast.

Although Zi Yan is Ancient Void Dragon, her current level is not high, and she may not be able to defeat others. Even if she could, she wouldn't be as nonchalant as she is in front of him now.

In addition, Xiao Ming knew that there was indeed an Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit in the Inner Academy's Medicinal Herb Warehouse.

Therefore, Xiao Ming was certain that Zi Yan's medicinal herbs came from the Medicinal Herb Warehouse.

"How did you know? Never mind, it's not important. There are so many herbs in the Medicinal Herb Warehouse, they're just sitting there anyway, might as well use them. Besides, the broken defensive shield there is useless, I can take the herbs whenever I want, it's much more comfortable than me having to search for herbs outside." Zi Yan said nonchalantly.

Listening to Zi Yan's tone, as if she were treating the Jia Nan Academy's Medicinal Herb Warehouse like a restaurant, Xiao Ming clicked his tongue and shook his head.

Only Zi Yan would dare to do such a thing. As far as he knew, the warehouse of the Jia Nan Academy was managed by a special elder and protected by a spatial energy shield.

However, these protective measures were useless against Zi Yan. She was Ancient Void Dragon, whose main attribute was spatial ability, and with the addition of the Guardian Elder, they probably couldn't defeat her.

No wonder they treat the warehouse like a restaurant.

Of course, the reason for this must also be the indulgence of Great Elder Su Qian, who adopted him. In the end, although Su Qian basically left Zi Yan to her own devices, Great Elder Su still cared about her very much.

Zi Yan handed Xiao Ming a little more of the Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit and urged, "Have you looked enough? Hurry up and go refine it. Are you dawdling because you lied to me yesterday? You don't know how to refine medicine at all?"

Xiao Ming was speechless. What was he dawdling about? He had only glanced at the medicinal herbs. How could he refine medicine without knowing what kind of herbs they were? He should know that each type of medicinal herb has a different fire resistance. Throwing herbs into the fire carelessly would easily ruin them.

However, he was too lazy to tell Zi Yan any of this. She wasn't Alchemist, and she wouldn't care anyway; she would just tell him to hurry up and refine the medicine.

Therefore, Xiao Ming took the Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit directly from Zi Yan's hand, waved to Zi Yan, and then went back to his room.

Seeing Xiao Ming's gesture, Zi Yan's eyes lit up, and she followed Xiao Ming eagerly.

Not long after, the two returned to Xiao Ming's room.

"Just find somewhere to sit."

With a casual command, Xiao Ming summoned his medicine cauldron, and with a wave of his hand, a wisp of Red Flame formed at his fingertips.

Just as he was about to throw it into the medicine cauldron, Xiao Ming noticed that Zi Yan was moving to the side in a flustered manner.

Seeing the slight tension in her eyes, Xiao Ming wasn't surprised by her reaction. Generally speaking, most Magical Beast, except those of the Fire Attribute, would have a slight aversion to Flame Seed- related things.

"Hehe, it's alright. Take a closer look and see if this is the Magical Beast Aura you sensed yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan carefully sensed it and discovered that the Aura emanating from this flame was exactly the same as the wisp of Magical Beast Aura she had discovered yesterday.

It seems Xiao Ming really isn't Magical Beast, but Zi Yan wasn't disappointed at all.

This means that Xiao Ming can actually make delicious food.

After asking the question, Xiao Ming didn't wait for Zi Yan's answer before throwing the flame from his fingertip into the medicine cauldron.

Seeing the flames enter the medicine cauldron, Zi Yan's tense body gradually relaxed, and she moved closer to the cauldron, her eyes revealing an expectant light.

Xiao Ming only glanced at her actions and then ignored them, only instructing her not to touch the medicine cauldron without her permission.

After the flames had heated the medicine cauldron for a while, he casually tossed the Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit inside, and with a wave of his hand, the flames inside the cauldron surged.

The Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit gradually liquefied under the scorching heat of the flames.

This refining process isn't particularly difficult; as long as the heat is controlled properly, it's fine. Therefore, it doesn't require much of Xiao Ming's effort, and the refining process is very quick.

A moment later, the Ice Fire Dragon Whisker Fruit had completely turned into a viscous purple liquid. Xiao Ming waved his hand, and a cloud of powder fell into the medicine cauldron, where it immediately fused with the viscous liquid.

His ten fingers suddenly danced rapidly in front of him, and as his fingertips moved, the mixed liquid inside the cauldron also rapidly separated, eventually turning into dozens of tiny liquid clumps.

"Condense!" With a soft shout, the liquid rapidly solidified, transforming in the blink of an eye into dozens of pills with purple halos, which spun rapidly above the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.