At the sound of someone calling, Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran turned around. To their surprise, the person approaching was a young man of about seventeen or eighteen.
Xiao Han sized up the young man, who seemed rather close to Nalan Yanran, and raised an eyebrow.
The young man looked quite handsome. He couldn't compare to Xiao Han in looks, of course, but he was far more striking than Xiao Yan, who was merely good-looking.
His features were as sharply defined as if carved by a knife, and his whole bearing gave off a refined, almost feminine air. The gentle smile on his face was the sort that easily won girls over. But to Xiao Han, that was about all there was to him.
What really caught Xiao Han's attention was the Second Grade Alchemist badge on the young man's chest.
He was nothing compared to Xiao Han, who had a cheat on his side, but a Second Grade Alchemist at that age was still remarkable.
And for some reason, the young man seemed to regard him with a hint of hostility.
"Liu Ling? What a coincidence."
Nalan Yanran smiled brightly and greeted the handsome young man. She had few friends she truly approved of, and the disciple of Dan King Gu He standing before her was one of them.
Of course, she only approved of him as a friend.
To be honest, Nalan Yanran did have a slight fondness for Liu Ling, but that was all it was.
By her standards for a future husband, Liu Ling didn't measure up.
Seeing Liu Ling blush at Nalan Yanran's smile, Xiao Han immediately understood.
Well, well. Another lovesick puppy.
And... Liu Ling's name seemed familiar.
Oh, right!
Xiao Han recalled a scene from the novel he had read on his Laptop