A Compromise

Yao Chen still had no idea that Lu Yuan was secretly criticizing him.

While Lu Yuan had been traveling to the Central Plains, he and Xiao Yan had not been idle either.

Although teaching Lu Yuan alchemy had taken quite some time, both Lu Yuan and Xiao Yan possessed exceptional talent in this regard.

One had a Dou Qi affinity of fire with wood.

The other possessed an all-encompassing Dou Qi affinity.

One was reincarnated, able not only to control himself perfectly but also possessing a relatively solid soul, making him excellent material for an alchemist. The other was a transmigrator who had wandered through space-time and mastered countless arts, so naturally, he could not have overlooked the matter of the soul.

It could be said that in all his life, Yao Chen had never taught such worry-free disciples or fought such lavish battles. It would have been even better if Xiao Yan argued with him a little less...

Of course, that was simply Xiao Yan's personality.

Every now and then, he liked to act cheeky.

He was cheeky not only with Yao Chen but also with Lu Yuan. He would occasionally toss out some outrageous remark. Fortunately, Lu Yuan was also a transmigrator; otherwise, he really would not have known how to respond at first.

Before transmigrating, this sort of person would definitely have been socially anxious.

Not the kind with "social anxiety," but the so-called "social terrorist." As the saying went, as long as I do not feel awkward, then the awkward one is someone else. Xiao Yan's social anxiety was that kind. Fortunately, unlike many socially anxious people who lacked self-awareness, Xiao Yan knew his limits when being cheeky and did not make people dislike him.

Still, regardless of whether Xiao Yan was cheeky or not, he