Alchemist Headquarters

As each alchemist emerged with an embarrassed expression, the disappointment on Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran's faces grew deeper. When the last alchemist came out of the inner room, their mood finally sank. Nalan Yanran, standing to the side, had slightly reddened eyes.

In the hall, the dozen or so Third-grade Alchemist had lost their previous smugness and arrogance, standing there in silence with embarrassed faces.

At this point, since only Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan had not yet gone in to try their alchemy, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran placed their last hope on Xiao Yu, as he was the last Third-grade Alchemist. As for Xiao Yan, they could be said to have automatically ignored him!

Xiao Yu noticed the gazes of Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran, but he felt it was better to leave this matter to Xiao Yan; he would rather just watch the show.

"Ahem, please don't look at me like that. I'm not stupid. My senior brother's alchemy skills are extremely impressive, and I believe he can cure this Poisonous Mark!" Xiao Yu coughed twice as he spoke, almost giving himself away. The title of "senior brother" was quite impressive!

Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow, but remained seated with a somewhat indifferent expression.

Xiao Yu's words displeased the other Third-grade Alchemist present. Then, an old man with a white beard stepped forward and said, "You brat, are you implying that our alchemy skills are inferior to yours?"

"That's right, we're all Third-grade Alchemist, do you think you're any better than us? He's just a Second-grade Alchemist, how dare he say he can definitely cure Old Master Nalan's illness?" Another middle-aged man said coldly, looking at Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yu chuckled, "How will you know if you don't try? With your abilities, you might not even be qualified to point fingers at me."

"Where did you come from, you brat? How dare you be so arrogant! Didn't your teacher teach you the importance of respecting your teachers?" An old man, his face flushed, scolded Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu spread his hands and laughed, "Isn't that right? You are Third-grade Alchemist, and so am I? Judging from my age and talent, you don't seem to have any pride to speak of in front of me, do you?"

Xiao Yu's words made the alchemists red-faced with anger. Although what he said made sense, it was still too infuriating!

The surrounding alchemists all glared angrily at Xiao Yu, their eyes filled with hostility.

Finally, Nalan Su spoke up, "Alright, alright, everyone, please give me face and let it go. Young brother, judging from what your junior brother said, you should be quite confident, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and said in a somewhat indifferent tone, "I'm not very confident, but compared to them, I might have a slightly higher chance!"

Upon hearing this, everyone glared angrily at Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu. In their eyes, although these two guys were young and had good alchemy skills, they were even more arrogant than them!

Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, her eyebrows barely perceptible. Looking at the two young men in front of her, she wouldn't mind them being a little arrogant if they had real skills, but if they didn't have any real abilities and were just spouting nonsense, even if their alchemy level was good, she still felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart!

"Judging from your tone, you seem quite confident in your abilities? Although your talent is good, you are currently only Second-grade Alchemist!" Nalan Yanran said, staring at Xiao Yan with a slightly cold expression.

When Xiao Yan saw the beautiful woman standing in front of him, although he appeared calm and composed, a cold glint still appeared deep in his eyes.

Seeing the awkward silence, Nalan Su was about to say something when a ball of flame suddenly rose from Xiao Yan's hand, and at the same time, the temperature in the entire hall suddenly increased.

"You all should recognize me, right?" Xiao Yan looked down at the flames leaping in his hand like sprites and said calmly.

Nalan Yanran stared at the flames rising in Xiao Yan's palm, her eyes widening in shock and ecstasy. The surrounding alchemists gasped in astonishment. "Heavenly Flames?"

These Third-grade Alchemist dealt with flames every day, naturally recognized the true nature of that transparent flame instantly. Their faces were slowly covered with shock, and their admiring and fanatical gazes were fixed on the rising and swirling Fallen Heart Flame.

However, they were unaware that this was merely Child Flame of the Fallen Heart Flame, but it was still sufficient for the Poisonous Mark.

Nalan Su addressed the other Third-grade Alchemist directly, saying, "Everyone, please leave now. My father still needs treatment, and the promised rewards will not be shortchanged!"

Hearing these words, which were tantamount to telling them to leave, everyone could only shake their heads and leave. As they left, they couldn't help but glance enviously at Xiao Yan's hand holding the Heavenly Flames.

After everyone had left, Nalan Su smiled at Xiao Yan and said, "Young brother, please treat my father. Please!"

Nalan Su's attitude was even more respectful, and he even used honorifics. He could imagine that such a young alchemist could obtain Heavenly Flames that even the Pill King Gu He did not possess, so there must be an extremely powerful teacher behind him.

Xiao Yan glanced at Xiao Yu, who gave him a look before heading straight for the inner room, brushing past Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Su glanced at Xiao Yu somewhat awkwardly. Nalan Yanran, standing beside him, had already anxiously followed Xiao Yan into the inner room. Xiao Yu, noticing his urgency, waved his hand and said, "Go and see. I'll wait for my senior brother outside!"

Nalan Su hurriedly laughed and said, "Alright, alright, then young brother, have a seat for a while. Someone, serve this young brother well!"

After giving his instructions, Nalan Su hurriedly went into the inner room.

Xiao Yu shook his head slightly, thinking to himself, "Although this father and daughter acted somewhat impulsively, they were indeed very filial. What a pity."

Xiao Yu clicked his tongue, seemingly regretting something.

After a long time, when Xiao Yu was almost asleep, Xiao Yan and his daughter Nalan Su came out of the inner room. Xiao Yan looked a little tired, while Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran had joy on their faces. It seemed that the Poisonous Mark could be removed.

Xiao Yan patted Xiao Yu and said softly, "Let's go!"

Xiao Yu suddenly snapped out of it, stood up, and looked at Xiao Yan, asking, "Are you alright?"

"It will take about seven more days. I'll come again tomorrow!" Xiao Yan shook his head slightly.

Xiao Yu didn't say much and walked outside with Xiao Yan. Nalan Su quickly asked Nalan Yanran to see them off.

And so, the three walked awkwardly along the cobblestone path. Nalan Yanran glanced at the two fellow disciples before her, a feeling of déjà vu washing over her. She broke the silence first, asking, "Yan Xiao, Xiao Shi Yi, haven't we met somewhere before?"

Xiao Yan's hand tightened slightly beneath his sleeve, but his tone remained indifferent as he said, "You're mistaken."

After another silence, Xiao Yan quickly said, "We've arrived. Miss Nalan, there's no need to see me off. I will return on my own. Farewell!" As he walked out the door, Xiao Yan cupped his hands to Nalan Yanran, whose eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and left with Xiao Yu.

Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance, Nalan Yanran muttered softly, "What two strange people!" She then turned and entered the Nalan Residence.

On the way, Xiao Yu turned to look at Xiao Yan and smiled, "Third Brother, this girl has grown more and more beautiful over the years, do you want her?"

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yan interrupted him, saying, "No! After the Three Year Pact, our Xiao Clan and the Nalan Family will have no further connection!"

"Let's go, it's still early. Let's go to the Alchemist Headquarters to attend the Alchemist Tournament!" Xiao Yan said, and then walked forward.

Xiao Yu shrugged and didn't say anything more.