Alone Together

In the pitch-black cave, surrounded by darkness, Xiao Yan could only feel the whistling wind rushing past his ears. The rapid descent made Xiao Yan somewhat frightened. Nearly ten minutes had passed, and he hadn't expected that he still hadn't reached the bottom!

Moreover, the aura of the Fallen Heart Flame that he sensed was extremely weak, indicating that the Fallen Heart Flame was also preparing to find a place to devour the Sea Heart Flame first!

Xiao Yan continued his descent when suddenly, Yao Lao Xiao Yan in his ear, "I sense an aura above you, it seems to be following you!"

Xiao Yan was startled. "Could it be the Fallen Heart Flame? But that's not right, how did the Fallen Heart Flame get onto me?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's guess, Yao Lao said, "No, this aura is completely different from that of the Fallen Heart Flame. Did you hear something when you came in just now?"

Upon hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan recalled the event and said, "When I came in, I think someone said 'no,' and it was a woman's voice!"

"Could it be that someone else followed us in? But you were the only one inside the seal!" Yao Lao was also puzzled.

"Forget it! Let's find the Fallen Heart Flame first!" Xiao Yan shook his head, trying to stop thinking about these things.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan saw a faint light appear in the direction he was falling. Xiao Yan was overjoyed, "There's light ahead! It seems we're not far from the bottom!"

As time passed, the light spot in front of Xiao Yan grew larger and larger, and its brightness changed from white to orange-yellow, and then to dark yellow.

"Be careful!" the Yao Lao master warned.

Xiao Yan slowly began to circulate his Dou Qi, preparing to land at any moment.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan saw a world of magma.

Boom!

With a loud crash, Xiao Yan landed directly on a huge rock floating on the lava. The rock, which was as smooth as land, was dented by Xiao Yan's impact.

Xiao Yan stood up to check his surroundings, but just then, he heard a whooshing sound above him. As he was about to look up, a dark shadow suddenly loomed large in his eyes.

With a loud thud, it slammed directly onto Xiao Yan, who had just stood up, knocking him back to the ground. At the same time, Xiao Yan heard a cry of pain.

"Oh!"

Upon hearing that clear and familiar voice again, Xiao Yan suddenly recalled the name of someone who was almost impossible to be here: Nalan Yanran!

Xiao Yan caught a faint fragrance emanating from the person pressing down on him. His brows furrowed slightly, and when he turned around, a pretty face appeared before him. Who else could it be but Nalan Yanran?

Nalan Yanran hadn't expected Xiao Yan Xiao Yan suddenly turn around, nor had she expected to crash directly into him. Now, they were face to face.

Seeing Xiao Yan's usually calm face suddenly turn extremely cold, Nalan Yanran couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

"How long do you plan to stay on me?" Xiao Yan asked indifferently, instantly concealing the surprise and confusion in his eyes, so that Nalan Yanran would not notice it at all.

"What? Ah, oh!" For a moment Nalan Yanran didn't hear what Xiao Yan said, but she quickly realized what he meant. Seeing that she was lying directly on top of Xiao Yan, a blush rose on her pretty face, and she quickly stood up.

Xiao Yan also stood up, his indifferent gaze sweeping over Nalan Yanran before he asked, "What are you doing here?"

Nalan Yanran stood there somewhat flustered, then remembered the excuse she had prepared before coming and said, "I... I came to see my teacher!"

Hearing Nalan Yanran's words, Xiao Yan nodded slightly and said, "Why is your teacher here? Isn't Brother Yu outside?"

"I... I fell down by accident, yes, I fell down by accident!" Nalan Yanran repeated her words twice, whether to convince herself or Xiao Yan.

At this moment, Nalan Yanran suddenly felt utterly useless, unable to utter a single word in front of Xiao Yan!

Xiao Yan said calmly, "Since you fell by accident, then climb back up yourself!"

At this moment, the Yao Lao reminded him in his ear, "Shortly after you came in, Su Qian sealed the entrance to the cave. Now you probably can't get out!"

"Huh?" Now it was Xiao Yan's turn to be dumbfounded. "Teacher, you mean, I'm going to have to live here with her for a while?"

"What are you thinking? Don't you want the Heavenly Flames anymore? I reckon the Fallen Heart Flame is under this magma. You can have her wait for you here while you go down into the magma!" Yao Lao said with a laugh and a scolding tone.

Xiao Yan then turned his gaze to the crimson magma beneath the boulder, and said to Nalan Yanran, "Never mind, the entrance above is sealed off, you can stay here!"

Xiao Yan's rapid change in tone caught Nalan Yanran somewhat off guard.

As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, he prepared to jump into the lava, Nalan Yanran quickly stopped him, asking anxiously, "What are you doing?"

Xiao Yan, who was stopped by Nalan Yanran, frowned almost imperceptibly. Just as he was about to reprimand her with some impatience, he turned his head and saw Nalan Yanran 'Xiao Yan anxious and worried eyes, which made him swallow the words that were about to come out.

"You stay up there and rest. I'll go down. Don't worry, nothing will happen!" Xiao Yan said in a somewhat cold tone.

When Nalan Yanran heard Xiao Yan's words, her expression relaxed slightly. She had forgotten that he was also an alchemist with Heavenly Flames. Compared to this magma, she shouldn't have anything to worry about!

Releasing the hand that was blocking him, Nalan Yanran ignored Xiao Yan's cold tone and chuckled, "Alright then, I'll wait for you here!"

Xiao Yan glanced at Nalan Yanran but did not refute her. An invisible flame surged from his body, which was the Child Flame of the Fallen Heart Flame. With a splash, he directly entered the magma. Because of the help of the Child Flame of the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Yan was able to sense the general direction of the Fallen Heart Flame's origin after entering the magma.

Xiao Yan was slightly pleased, finally having a direction. He then dashed towards the source of the Fallen Heart Flame, and even in the magma, his speed was still quite fast.

Nalan Yanran, who remained on the boulder, watched Xiao Yan disappear into the lava. She then walked to the side and sat down, bending her legs, wrapping her arms around her knees, and resting her chin on her knees as she looked at the lava that resembled flowing blood. As if thinking of something, a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Outside the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, Lin Yan, and several others who were familiar with Xiao Yan Xiao Yan discussed his situation. After that, Jia Nan Academy officially got back on track.

As night fell, Xiao Yu arrived at Xun'er 'Xun'er door and knocked.

"Let's go for a walk!" Xiao Yu said with a light laugh.

Xun'er tilted her head, looked at Xiao Yu, and smiled as she agreed, "Okay!"