"That made sense, but couldn't alchemy be used in battle? Had no one figured it out after all these years?"
As Lin Xuan nodded, he raised a new question.
Si Yingxue laughed softly. A breeze brushed past her hair, setting her three thousand silken strands dancing.
"Senior Brother, it isn't that easy. Not everyone possesses talent as peerless and astonishing as yours."
Lin Xuan's old face reddened slightly, and he felt rather awkward.
He had practically been using cheats. Otherwise, he would have long since vanished into the dust, becoming the most tragic transmigrator in history.
Lin Xuan did not notice Si Yingxue gazing at him with burning eyes.
Suddenly, her red lips parted, and her voice flowed out like jade beads rolling across a platter.
"Senior Brother, I heard that during the previous battle, the Sword Emperor kept calling you his 'good' son-in-law. Could it be that you and Junior Sister Xiao..."
Si Yingxue stopped there, but her meaning could not have been clearer.
"No, Junior Sister, what are you thinking? Old Xiao is clearly shameless. He's forcing this on me."
"Poor Junior Sister Xiao, ending up with a father like that."
Lin Xuan explained himself.
The smile on Si Yingxue's face deepened. "Senior Brother, you know Junior Sister Xiao's feelings. Why not simply go with the flow?"
"Hm?"
"Ah?"
Lin Xuan stared at Si Yingxue in surprise, feeling as though his mind could not quite process it.
At that moment, Si Yingxue lowered her head. A rosy flush spread across her lovely face, and her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz. "And while you're at it... let me join too."
"Hiss..."
Lin Xuan's five senses were extraordinarily sharp. Hearing that, he could not help sucking in a deep breath.
He actually sensed within Si Yingxue a