Confession, Heading to Tagor Desert!

Xiao Yi Xian turned and threw her arms around Xiao Yan, weeping her heart out as she vented the grievance and joy within her.

"It's all right, it's all right." Xiao Yan gently patted Xiao Yi Xian's back.

But the moment his hand touched her smooth back, he reflexively pulled it away.

Xiao Yan did not consider himself a gentleman, nor did he consider himself a good person.

But if he took advantage of Xiao Yi Xian at a time like this, even he would curse himself as a beast.

He drew a set of clothes over from afar and gently dressed Xiao Yi Xian. Only then did she belatedly realize her state and hurriedly wrap herself up in embarrassment.

"Does it look good?" Xiao Yi Xian asked, her face red and her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"It's not bad." Xiao Yan gave an awkward laugh, closed his eyes, and prepared himself for Xiao Yi Xian's fury.

Yet, to his surprise, the slap he had expected never came.

Instead, a slightly damp softness gently pressed against his forehead.

"Uh..."

Xiao Yan opened his eyes in astonishment, only to see Xiao Yi Xian calmly adjusting her clothes.

It was as though she had not been the one to make that bold move just now.

"Thank you."

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Yan and smiled sincerely. "I'm very happy that I met you."

"Does that count as a confession?" Xiao Yan asked shamelessly.

Xiao Yi Xian pretended not to hear him and turned away, but her constantly fidgeting fingers betrayed the unrest in her heart.

"Hehe, Xiao Yi Xian, are you in there?"

A middle-aged man's voice suddenly rang out. Though his words sounded like a question, he pushed the door open on his own the instant he finished speaking.

When he saw Xiao Yan in the room, he frowned slightly and waved his hand. The four guards behind him filed in, drawing their weapons and aiming them at the two.

"Xiao Yi Xian, this is..." the middle-aged man asked with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

"He is the owner of the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion," Xiao Yi Xian said, not answering his question but instead introducing him to Xiao Yan.

"Oh, the one who coveted your treasures and imprisoned you here?" Xiao Yan raised a brow.

The middle-aged man's face twitched, but he smiled. "How could I, He Lan, be such a person? I merely considered our old friendship and wished for Xiao Yi Xian to stay a few more days."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man took a step back, while several Dou Zhe guards blocked the doorway.

"He Lan, are you truly determined to take this so far?" Xiao Yi Xian narrowed her eyes.

The middle-aged man smiled hypocritically. "Xiao Yi Xian, you've just obtained several treasures, so it's inevitable that others would covet them. I merely..."

Boom!

Powerful Flower Spirit Dou Qi erupted from Xiao Yi Xian's body, forcing the guards back.

"Da Dou Shi?" the middle-aged man shrieked in horror.

Wasn't Xiao Yi Xian merely at Dou Qi? How had she suddenly leaped all the way to Da Dou Shi?!

"Move aside!"

The middle-aged man hurriedly retreated to the side, his legs trembling as he did not dare raise his head.

Xiao Yi Xian's lovely face remained cold as she walked past the middle-aged man.

Xiao Yan followed close behind.

"Hehe, little brother, you and Xiao Yi Xian seem quite intimate."

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and looked up, his smile ugly. "I pursued Xiao Yi Xian for three years. I never expected that, in the end, you would snatch her away."

"Looks like these days, it's no longer about Dou Qi cultivation. It all comes down to one's face!"

Oh?

Xiao Yan glanced at the middle-aged man with an amused half-smile and whistled with his fingers.

The next moment—

Boom!

The ceiling above the room instantly shattered. The fierce shockwave that swept out reduced most of the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion's buildings to ruins.

"A... a fourth-tier magical beast!" The guards were scared out of their wits.

The middle-aged man stood rooted to the spot.

Like a statue.

"Don't be nervous."

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's wary movements, Xiao Yan patted Little Amethyst Winged Lion King on the head and smiled. "It's my pet. Its name is Little Purple."

Roar! Little Amethyst Winged Lion King let out a dissatisfied cry.

If it could speak, it would surely have harshly criticized Xiao Yan's naming skills.

Little Amethyst Winged Lion King carried Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian as it soared into the sky.

The gale it stirred up sent the middle-aged man and several guards sprawling to the ground.

Their trembling legs were unable to support them for a long while.

High in the sky.

The cold wind howled.

"What are your plans next? Will you stay in Green Mountain Town, or..." Xiao Yan asked tentatively.

"To be honest, I want to travel the Jia Ma Empire with you."

Xiao Yi Xian pursed her lips slightly and said slowly, "But you know that I used to have the Woeful Poison Body. Even after becoming the Myriad Flower Spirit Body, I still need toxins to cultivate. The more poison I consume, the faster I cultivate."

This time, Xiao Yi Xian no longer carried the pain and despair she once had.

There was only gentleness and calm.

"Tsk, tsk!"

Yao Lao said enviously, "Even the Woeful Poison Body, with its enormous side effects, makes people flock to it. This method of cultivating by consuming poison is somewhat similar to yours, where you cultivate by devouring special flames."

"Perhaps once you reach a certain height, this girl will be the only one able to keep up with you."

"If I were you, I'd force her to stay, lest something unexpected happen."

Though Yao Lao chuckled, there was a trace of melancholy in his words, as though he had once lost something.

"You want to go to the Chu Yun Empire?"

When Xiao Yi Xian nodded gently, Xiao Yan felt somewhat dejected.

The Chu Yun Empire had the greatest number of poison masters. If Xiao Yi Xian went there, she would surely face countless dangers.

"When you see me next time, perhaps I'll already be a Dou Wang, or even a Dou Emperor! I'm really looking forward to this physique that can grow without limit." Xiao Yi Xian smiled softly.

There was still half a sentence she did not say.

When they met again, she hoped she would be able to help Xiao Yan rather than merely be a burden.

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, took out several jade bottles, and began working on them.

Before long.

Each jade bottle contained a miniature Two-Colored Fire Lotus.

"If you encounter danger, just throw one out. It can even blast a Dou Wang to death."

"Does this count as a token of love?" Warmth filled Xiao Yi Xian's heart as she imitated Xiao Yan's tone and teased him in return.

Unfortunately.

Having lived independently since childhood, how could she possibly match Xiao Yan, who had been raised by Xiao Zhan?

Beneath the drifting white clouds.

Xiao Yan wrapped an arm around the back of Xiao Yi Xian's neck and, beneath her stunned gaze, gently leaned in.

"This does."

After escorting Xiao Yi Xian beyond the borders of the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Yan rode Little Amethyst Winged Lion King back into the sky.

"So, you can't bear to part with her, can you?" Yao Lao teased Xiao Yan.

"A little." Xiao Yan nodded wistfully.

His soul form floated high in the sky, facing the cold wind. Yao Lao's gaze softened.

It seemed he had recalled something beautiful.

"Are we going to the Tagor Desert next?" Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao.

"I can be certain that there is a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert. It was only because my Mental Strength was insufficient back then that I failed to locate it."

A Heavenly Flame!

Xiao Yan licked his lips, anticipation rising within him.

As his strength had increased over the past few days, Yao Lao had also told him some things about Central State.

For example, the Soul Hall.

It was said that the Soul Hall contained beings even stronger than Dou Zongs, and they had always been eyeing soul forms like Yao Lao's.

This gave him an unavoidable sense of urgency.

"It's time to devour the Accompanying Amethyst Source."

Xiao Yan took out several bottles of purple liquid and crushed them forcefully.

Violent energy instantly surged forth!