Xin Lan

Walking inside the Pan Men headquarters, many Pan Men members wearing Pan Men insignia on their chests looked at Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, all showing some curiosity about these two strangers.

Xiao Yan didn't care about the gazes of these people. Instead, he carefully examined the Pan Men Manor. After entering, Xiao Yan could feel the spaciousness of the manor. Holding Nalan Yanran's hand, he casually found a path and walked towards the depths of Pan Men.

Following the scent of the elixir, they easily turned a few corners, and suddenly their view opened up, revealing a neat open space in front of them. The scent of the elixir they had smelled earlier also came from here.

A large group of people sat in the open space, and in the very center of the crowd was a high platform. On the platform sat a graceful figure. The woman was extremely beautiful, with a shapely figure that was even more alluring under her light blue dress. However, what attracted more attention than her figure was her aloofness that kept everyone at arm's length.

It's easy to imagine that many Inner Academy students are infatuated with her, but they can't have her. This can be seen from the people sitting around her. In addition, this woman also has excellent alchemy skills. Her pride and discernment naturally make her look down on people who have no ability!

What interested Xiao Yan at this moment was not the woman's beauty, but her alchemy skills. As Sixth Grade Alchemist, he could naturally tell that the pill she was refining was a fourth-grade pill called the Weather Pill. To be able to refine a fourth-grade pill at such a young age, her talent was no less than that of Liu Ling back then!

The woman in light blue was completely focused on the Medicine Cauldron in front of her, not daring to relax for a moment. She meticulously controlled the flames inside the Medicine Cauldron to nurture the Weather Pill, and a rich fragrance of the Medicine Cauldron.

Xiao Yan learned from the conversations of the people around him that the girl's name was Ye Xinlan. If Xiao Yu were here, he would know that Ye Xinlan came from Central Plains and that her original family was the Ye Family, which was part of the Pill Tower, but it had fallen into decline.

Xin Lan originally came to the Jia Nan Academy only to study, but after hearing about Xiao Yan's alchemy skills, she used the Three Thousand Burning Flame to exchange for his help in returning to the Ye Family Pill Tower.

Nalan Yanran stayed quietly beside Xiao Yan, listening as the students talked about Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu. She couldn't help but tease, "I wonder how you, the main character, feel about having so many junior students admiring you?"

Xiao Yan smiled wryly, "What could I possibly feel? I do feel very comfortable inside!"

Nalan Yanran rolled her eyes at Xiao Yan and said, "What a character!"

Just then, Xin Lan let out a delicate shout, slapped her jade hand on the Medicine Cauldron, and a fragrant medicinal pill flew out of the Medicine Cauldron, finally landing in Xin Lan's heart.

Xin Lan let out a soft breath, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with this attempt at alchemy, as if something was still missing.

"What a pity!"

A whisper suddenly rang in Xin Lan's ears, and the other students sitting around naturally heard it as well. Just as they were about to reprimand them, Xin Lan stopped them. Looking at the young couple before her, who seemed like a perfect match, Xin Lan said coolly, "You're making a mistake?"

Xiao Yan coughed awkwardly for a moment, then chuckled, "If you had controlled the heat more precisely just now, and allowed the pill to gestate for a longer period, the quality of this Weather Pill would have been even better. That's why I couldn't help but say it was a pity!"

Xiao Yan's words flashed through Xin Lan's mind like lightning, and she seemed to understand something. She then nodded slightly to Xiao Yan and said, "Thank you for the pointers. But may I ask who you are? Judging from your ability to spot the flaws in my alchemy, you must be someone of importance in the Inner Academy. Yet, I don't recall ever seeing you Inner Academy before!"

Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled, "I guess I'm considered one of the Inner Academy members, but I haven't appeared Inner Academy for a long time, so it's normal that you haven't seen me before!"

Xiao Yan rarely appeared in the Inner Academy, and after spending more than a year in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, he left in a hurry and went to Maple City, and later to the Jia Ma Empire. Two years was enough time for the students in the Inner Academy to be completely transformed. It is clear that all the Pan Men students here are new to the Inner Academy, otherwise they would probably recognize Xiao Yan.

Xin Lan nodded slightly without asking too many questions, only saying, "What brings you here? Only internal members of the Pan Men headquarters are allowed to enter!"

"Cousin Xiao Yan!"

Just as Xiao Yan was about to speak, he heard a timid voice from the side. Everyone turned to look and saw a girl in a red dress standing in front of them. She was petite and delicate and looked very protective.

Xiao Yan smiled when he saw her, and affectionately patted her head, saying, "It's been a long time. I didn't expect you to come to Pan Men too?"

The woman in the red dress was none other than Xiao Mei, who had some connection with Xiao Yan.

When the other members of the Pan Men heard Xiao Mei's words, they were also stunned for a moment, and then looked at Xiao Yan in disbelief. Even Xin Lan was slightly taken aback. The young man with a gentle smile in front of her was actually Xiao Yan, one of the founders of the Pan Men!

In the living room, upon hearing that Xiao Yan had returned, Xiao Yu, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao rushed back immediately.

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Yan and asked, "Didn't Xiao Yu come back with us?"

Xiao Yan chuckled and said, "That guy must have gone to the Heavenly Snake Mansion. He should be back in a couple of days."

Hu Jia, standing to the side, complained, "You two are having a good time, leaving Pan Men to us like this? You never come back to visit, and the brothers and sisters of Pan Men don't even know what our sect leader and deputy sect leader look like anymore!"

Xiao Yan glanced at the throngs of people outside the living room and couldn't help but smile wryly, saying, "There's nothing we can do about it. We can stay at Pan Men for a couple of days, which will also give the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower a chance to recover!"

Although Hu Jia harbored some resentment, she didn't blame Xiao Yan when he returned. After all, it wouldn't be good for geniuses like Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu, and Zi Yan from the Jia Nan Academy to stay in the academy.

Xin Lan stood to the side watching Xiao Yan and the others chat. Then Xiao Yan steered the conversation towards her, "It's clear that Pan Men is doing quite well these days!"

Hu Jia also proudly replied, "Of course! The Pan Men is currently the largest gang in our Inner Academy, and in the past two years, our Pan Men has sent quite a few talents to the Underworld. You'd better make proper arrangements for them!"

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, "Of course, this person also joined the Pan Men this year?"

Xiao Yan's gaze fell on Xin Lan, who was standing to the side. Xin Lan was also sizing up this young man who wasn't much older than her, and found it hard to believe that this guy was one of the seniors who founded the Pan Men!