Yun Yun's Stunned Silence, Nalan Yanran: Master's Scent

"I am the third young master of the Xiao Clan, and the former fiancé of your disciple..."

Xiao Yan's voice echoed in Yun Yun's mind.

Yun Yun stared blankly, countless questions surfacing in her mind.

Xiao Huo is Xiao Yan, the former fiancé of her disciple, the one whose engagement was broken off by her disciple?!

Why is he revealing his true identity now?

Why did he conceal his identity from the beginning? Did he already know his true identity at that time?

Wait a minute, Xiao Yan is even younger than his disciple, and looks even more immature. He's not even 18 years old yet... A Sixth-Rank Alchemist who's not even 18?! And he possesses the strength of a high-level Dou Emperor after using Secret Technique?!

Yun Yun's brain nearly shut down.

Xiao Yan stared at Yun Yun in a daze, then picked up his teacup and savored the tea.

After confronting Yun Yun, he felt a little nervous, but mostly relieved.

Next, no matter how Yun Yun reacts, he will agree.

Time ticked by, second by second.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Xiao Yan waited patiently for a long time before Yun Yun came to her senses and spoke with an extremely complicated expression:

"No wonder you treat the Mu Clan this way."

"It's not because Mu Zhan provoked you, but because the Mu Clan attempted to attack the Xiao Clan, isn't it?"

"How could you not get angry when you're so sentimental?"

Hearing that Yun Yun didn't immediately question him about why he had lied to her, Xiao Yan relaxed a little and nodded, saying, "That's right, that's why."

"My family is my bottom line. I will never allow them to be harmed in any way, otherwise I will retaliate by any means necessary."

"The fact that the Mu Clan wasn't completely wiped out is because they didn't actually cause any real harm to the Xiao Clan."

Yun Yun declined to comment on this; she was rather soft-hearted, but she understood Xiao Yan's actions.

Especially... she had also been protected by Xiao Yan with such selflessness and risk of his life.

Even now, every time she falls asleep, she still dreams of Xiao Yan taking that blow for her, leaving him bloodied and on the verge of death.

"Yun Yun, I know my true identity has been quite a shock to you, but you don't need to worry too much."

As long as you don't tell her, Nalan Yanran will never know that Yan Xiao is Xiao Yan.

Once things are settled in the Imperial Capital, I will relinquish the identity of Yan Xiao and let the name Yan Xiao gradually disappear.

"After this, we will still be each other's best partners." Xiao Yan said earnestly.

A secret relationship with her apprentice's ex-fiancé? Yun Yun's face instantly flushed and turned hot, a blush rising to her cheeks, her heart pounding rapidly.

"I..." Yun Yun pursed her lips slightly and turned her head away.

Xiao Yan said, "If you don't speak, I'll take that as a presupposition."

"It's not easy to have a life-or-death bond in this world. I don't want to sever our ties because of our different social statuses, and I hope you feel the same way."

Yun Yun did not answer, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes.

Xiao Yan didn't say much about the matter. He took out two jade bottles from his Storage Ring and said to Yun Yun, "You collected five Beast Flame for me, four of them at the Fifth Rank and one at the Sixth Rank. These must have consumed a lot of your resources and energy."

"Back in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, we made a promise: you would collect Beast Flame for me, and I would refine elixirs for you."

"These two bottles contain Tier 4 Medicinal Pill, the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, and Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, the Imperial Extreme Pill. This is my reward to you."

"Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, Imperial Extreme Pill!" Upon hearing this, Yun Yun immediately refused.

"According to what you say, our bond is one of life and death, but it's nothing more than a few sparks of Beast Flame. How could I possibly accept your elixir?"

Even if you were to give it, you shouldn't have taken out the Imperial Extreme Pill.

Beast Flame of the same rank is not as valuable as a pill of the same rank; a few Beast Flame are enough to warrant a few Tier 4 Medicinal Pill.

"The Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, along with the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill I owed you back then, plus this Imperial Extreme Pill, you can take it back!"

Yun Yun spoke eloquently and firmly, expressing her refusal.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly, grabbed Yun Yun's wrist, pulled her over, opened her palm, and forcefully shoved a jade bottle into her hand.

Yun Yun's hands were a little cold, and holding them felt like touching a piece of cold jade. Xiao Yan said without room for argument, "Take it, then."

"If you don't calculate the value of that Sixth-Rank Beast Flame, do you think I'd care about how much I'd lose by giving you a Imperial Extreme Pill?"

"Moreover... neither the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill nor the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill is suitable for you to take. They will definitely be taken by other people in the Misty Cloud Sect, such as Nalan Yanran."

"The Imperial Extreme Pill... at least it'll end up in your mouth."

After saying this, Xiao Yan realized he had been a bit too concerned, so he coughed slightly, feeling a little awkward, and said, "Ahem, anyway, just accept the pills. Give me the Beast Flame before the Alchemist Conference ends; I'm not in a hurry."

After saying that, Xiao Yan glanced at the sky and slipped away, saying, "Grandpa Nalan Jie is still waiting for me to remove the poison, so I'm leaving now. If you need to find me, go to Mittel Teng Shan!"

creak--

Xiao Yan put on the mask, pushed open the wooden door, and left.

Standing outside, Yun Jing watched Xiao Yan leave, then turned to look into the room.

Beside the tea table, Yun Yun stared blankly at the two jade bottles in her hands, a tenderness in her eyes that no one had ever seen before.

A slight smile played on her lips, her cheeks flushed, and she murmured a name that was barely audible, "Xiao Yan ~"

The Nalan Family.

Nalan Jie's bedroom.

When Xiao Yan arrived, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran were already waiting there.

He nodded calmly and asked, "How is Patriarch Nalan Family's health after yesterday's detoxification?"

Nalan Su replied with a smile, "Thanks to Master Yan Xiao's use of his Heavenly Flames to remove the Yan Xiao, my father was in good condition last night and throughout the day today, unlike before when he suffered greatly from the Brand Poison."

"That's good, let's begin today's detoxification," Xiao Yan said.

"Yes." Nalan Su walked to the bedside, helped the still weak Nalan Jie to sit up.

Xiao Yan walked over, summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and then placed a palm on Nalan Jie's back.

The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame entered Nalan Jie's body through his pores, found the Brand Poison attached to his bones, and began to burn fiercely.

Soon, wisps of black mist drifted out from Nalan Jie's body and merged into the Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan immediately increased his power, completely burning the black mist into pure energy and sending it into his body.

Repeating this process, the obstacles preventing him from advancing from the seventh to the Eight-Star in the Seven-Star Dou Wang became increasingly loose.

The Brand Poison in Nalan Jie's body was gradually decreasing.

He only stopped when Nalan Jie let out a scream of pain.

Xiao Yan retracted the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame into his body, slowly regulated his breathing, and then stood up and walked outside.

"That concludes today's detoxification treatment. I'll come again tomorrow," he said calmly.

Seeing that Xiao Yan was about to leave after finishing his business, Nalan Yanran's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She picked up a teacup and stepped forward, saying, "Master Yan Xiao, please have a cup of tea before you go."

She walked to Xiao Yan's side, sniffed lightly, and subconsciously said, "Master's scent."