Being together with Xiao Xun'er was hardly something Xiao Yan had to conceal.
Hearing Yao Ling ask about it, Xiao Yan calmly nodded. "That's right. I am indeed Xun'er's partner."
At his reply, Yao Ling grew a little more interested, a trace of curiosity appearing in his cool gaze as he looked at Xiao Yan. "I hear you're an Eighth-Rank Nine-Color Alchemist?"
"Yes. What exactly do you want?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly, feeling that these two were wasting his time.
Seeing Xiao Yan grow impatient, Yao Ling said, "It's like this. I sensed that you seem to have something that draws me very strongly. I'd like to know what it is.
If possible, I'd like to trade for it."
"Something that draws you strongly?" Xiao Yan looked puzzled.
Seeing that Xiao Yan's confusion appeared genuine, Yao Ling pressed his lips together slightly. "My body is stirring, as though it has encountered a treasure perfectly suited to it."
Xiao Yan looked even more puzzled.
He remembered that, in the original story, Yao Ling possessed an extremely unusual constitution with powerful effects that nourished and restored soul origin. The Yao Clan had even hailed him as the person most likely to attain an Emperor Realm Soul.
He thought it over carefully, but truly could not think of any such treasure in his possession. He shook his head outright. "Sorry, I really can't think of any treasure I have that would be useful to you."
Yao Ling's expression shifted. Clutching the hem of his clothes, he spoke, his cool voice wavering. "I can feel my body yearning for it. If I could obtain it, it would make me far more complete.
No, even without obtaining it, simply being beside you now gives me a profound sense of wholeness. It's as though... my constitution