As Liuli gently rubbed her uncomfortable abdomen, a voice suddenly came from behind her. "Liuli... what's wrong with you...?"
The completely unprepared Young Girl was startled by the sudden voice. She hurriedly jogged a few steps forward before turning around, while also slipping the pill that was about to leap out of the Medicine Cauldron into her Storage Ring and assuming a defensive stance.
The Soul Power concealing the black-haired Young Man's aura vanished. Seeing the Young Girl looking somewhat disheveled, he laughed. "What's wrong? Are you really that scared of me?"
Seeing that it was Xiao Yan, Liuli immediately let out a sigh of relief, then said somewhat angrily, "You! Why are you sneaking up and scaring people...?"
Damn it, how did he get behind me so quietly? Although we both have Spirit Realm Soul Power, and I've been exhausted from Pill Refining and have a few debuffs of my own, getting this close without a sound is still pretty impressive...
Xiao Yan scratched his head and smiled. "Wasn't I secretly watching you refine pills? Then, after you struck down the Pill Lightning, I saw you clutching your stomach and looking uncomfortable, so I came out to ask. What happened?"
Liuli pursed her lips and slowly shook her head. "It's nothing. I'm just close to a breakthrough lately, and there's been a slight problem with sorting out my Dou Qi."
Seeing that she did not want to talk about it, Xiao Yan did not press further. He merely said with concern, "If you're not feeling well, don't refine pills. It wastes both time and energy."
"No. Zi Yan is about to break through to Seven-star as well. It's an important stage for taking human form, so I have to refine something to lay a foundation for her." Liuli took