Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, Mutual Deception

"In that era a thousand years ago, countless geniuses begged me to refine this pill for them, yet all they valued was its ability to cleanse their marrow and reshape their meridians.

"And you? You set your sights on the side effect of ice skin and jade bones."

Su Yun chuckled.

Ding!

Your lie convinced Xiao Yi Xian completely. Judged to be baseless nonsense, you gained 100 Truth Points.

Remaining Truth Points: 41204

"Teacher, just give it to me."

Xiao Yi Xian pouted.

"You..."

Su Yun shook his head helplessly. In the end, he could not resist the anticipation glittering in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes and gently placed the Ice Skin Spirit Cleansing Pill in her palm.

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes curved into crescents, and she immediately beamed with delight.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

"Go cultivate properly. Don't indulge yourself in pleasure."

Su Yun reached out and tapped her forehead with a finger.

"Got it."

Xiao Yi Xian left. Just then, Ya Fei pushed open the gates of the residence.

"What brings you here so late?"

Su Yun looked puzzled. Unless it was something important, Ya Fei should not have come to disturb him at this hour.

Ya Fei gave a graceful bow and said softly, "My lord, Yan Xiao requests an audience. He claims to be an old acquaintance of yours. We did not dare neglect him, so I came to report it to you."

A glimmer flickered in Su Yun's eyes. What was that brat doing here?

"Bring him over."

"Yes."

After receiving Su Yun's order, Ya Fei immediately went to the reception hall. Mittel Tengshan was chatting idly with Xiao Yan, his gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.

Mittel Tengshan smiled. "Little friend Yan Xiao, since you know Lord Su, why didn't you acknowledge it at the banquet?"

Su Yun was now the Mite'er Family's pillar of support. Mittel Tengshan wanted to understand everything about Su Yun.

There was no ill intent behind this. He merely wanted to delay Su Yun's departure for as long as possible.

Mittel Tengshan had not forgotten that from the very beginning, Su Yun had only been temporarily staying with the Mite'er Family!

"If I had acknowledged that connection, I'm afraid the important figures at the banquet would have fixed their eyes on me, turning me into a target for everyone..."

Xiao Yan remained calm. Anything connected to Senior Su was a major matter in the Imperial Capital... no, in the entire Jia Ma Empire.

He had no desire whatsoever to attract that kind of attention.

"I see..."

Mittel Tengshan frowned slightly, unable to find any fault in Xiao Yan's words.

This boy looked young, but his mind was exceedingly mature. He understood the ways of the world well and was as slippery as a loach; even Mittel Tengshan could not get a grip on him.

"Lord Su awakened in Qingshan Town and arrived at the Imperial Capital not long after. He met very few people along the way... So when did this Yan Xiao establish contact with Lord Su?"

No matter how hard Mittel Tengshan racked his brains, he could not figure it out.

Ya Fei spoke up. "Yan Xiao, come with me. Don't keep Lord Su waiting long."

"Thank you."

Xiao Yan cupped his fists.

Led by Ya Fei, Xiao Yan arrived at the luxurious residence where Su Yun was staying.

"Senior Su, forgive my intrusion."

Su Yun nodded and looked at Ya Fei. "You may leave first."

"Yes."

Ya Fei was startled inwardly. Yan Xiao's relationship with Lord Su was certainly far from ordinary. She did not even have the right to listen in on their conversation!

Only after watching Ya Fei leave the residence did Xiao Yan relax. He removed the Human Skin Mask from his face, revealing his original appearance.

Compared with when Su Yun had first met Xiao Yan, the youthful immaturity between his brows had faded, replaced by resolve and composure.

Xiao Yan smiled. "Senior Su, I have missed you greatly since our last parting. Now that we meet again, your elegance remains unchanged."

"You came to see me in the middle of the night just to say that?"

Su Yun smiled faintly.

Xiao Yan's expression turned serious. "I would like to ask Senior to act on my behalf and escort me to the Misty Cloud Sect!"

A fitting look of confusion appeared on Su Yun's face. "You have a grudge against the Misty Cloud Sect?"

"This is somewhat difficult to speak of. Nalan Yanran, the woman at today's banquet, was once my fiancée. Three years ago...

"In the end, we made the Three-Year Agreement, using a duel to end that absurd engagement!"

"I see. However, This Sect Master recalls that you had a Dou Huang expert protecting you.

"With his abilities, protecting you on your way up the mountain should not be difficult... Yet This Sect Master did not sense his aura today."

Su Yun's words carried a deeper meaning.

Xiao Yan understood that he was referring to Ling Ying, who had appeared in Qingshan Town that day.

Xiao Yan gave a bitter smile. "That old man was merely entrusted by a friend to protect me for a time. He has now returned to my friend's side."

After learning that Elder Ling was Xun'er's guard, Xiao Yan had repeatedly urged him to go to Jia Nan Academy and protect Xun'er.

How could he neglect Xun'er for his own sake?

"Very well. But This Sect Master never makes a losing deal. What bargaining chip do you possess to hire a Dou Zong expert to escort you?"

"I certainly will not disappoint Senior."

Xiao Yan was brimming with confidence. He took a Jade Slip Fragment from his Storage Ring and said confidently, "Please examine it, Senior."

"Oh?"

With a sweep of Su Yun's sleeve, the Jade Slip Fragment in Xiao Yan's hand rose with the wind and slowly floated before Su Yun.

"This is..."

A sharp glint flashed through Su Yun's eyes. Vast Soul Power surged from his body and entered the Jade Slip Fragment.

"Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations!"

Su Yun looked stunned. He was genuinely surprised.

If Xiao Yan had not taken this item out himself, Su Yun would have forgotten that the Jia Ma Empire still held such an opportunity!

"But if I remember correctly, Xiao Yan casually picked up this Jade Slip Fragment from a roadside stall... This was an opportunity belonging to the protagonist favored by fate. There was no way to envy it."

Su Yun was momentarily speechless. Otherwise, he would have intercepted this thing long ago.

"That is indeed the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, though the jade slip is incomplete and only records the first transformation.

"The Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations is Fen Yan Valley's secret art, never passed down to outsiders. Fen Yan Valley has endured for a thousand years, so I assume Senior Su knows of it."

Whether Su Yun knew or not, Xiao Yan himself did not... He was only repeating what his teacher had instructed him to say earlier.

In Xiao Yan's mind, since Fen Yan Valley had endured for a thousand years like the Misty Cloud Sect, it should have Dou Huang experts as well.

The surprise on Su Yun's face faded, returning to calm as he said, "Naturally, This Sect Master knows of Fen Yan Valley.

"In the era I lived in, Fen Yan Valley was already a superpower in the Central Plains. It has not been easy for it to endure until now...

"However, where did you obtain this Jade Slip Fragment?"

"This... I found it by chance."

Su Yun narrowed his eyes and fixed his gaze on Xiao Yan.

"You found it? It wasn't a family heirloom?"

Xiao Yan felt an indistinct pressure. Su Yun's words left him completely baffled.

"Why do you say that, Senior Su?"

"As This Sect Master understands it, while the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations is indeed Fen Yan Valley's secret inheritance, the art was not created by Fen Yan Valley. It was gifted to Fen Yan Valley by a great expert surnamed Xiao.

"What, you didn't know that?"

"Huh, huh?!"

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded. His teacher had not told him that!

Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Su Yun knew that he barely understood anything about Fen Yan Valley.

You little brat, you think you can fool me... Watch This Sect Master fool you senseless!

Su Yun sneered coldly inwardly.