At the registration desk for the Holy Pill City Alchemist Grand Meeting, their group stood together.
The staff heard them call President Xuan Yi "Mistress" and agreed without hesitation.
Recommended by Xuan Yi, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian successfully registered for the competition, even without Alchemist Badges.
The next day, the Pill Gathering officially began. Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Pill World to compete.
Yao Chen returned to her room with Xuan Yi.
The two sat by the tea table, poured each other a cup, and drank. Then they began chatting.
"Why aren't you watching your disciples compete? What are you doing here?"
Xuan Yi took a sip of tea and asked curiously why Yao Chen wasn't at the competition.
"Hahaha, I'm quite confident in those two youngsters. If they can't even get past the first round, I wouldn't have brought them here in the first place."
Yao Chen drained his cup and answered Xuan Yi with a laugh.
"Then why are you sitting in my room?"
Xuan Yi's face was full of mature allure. From time to time, she cast Yao Chen a flirtatious glance.
Seeing Xuan Yi like this, Yao Chen's interest was piqued. He tossed his teacup behind him and pulled her into his arms.
It was like thunder meeting fire, dry kindling catching flame—an unstoppable conflagration.
The next morning, Xuan Yi had to brace herself against the wall as she walked, while Yao Chen lay in bed, too sore to move for a long while.
"Sure enough, when you get old, you can't deny it!"
After that, they rested for three whole days. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian were making smooth progress. Drawing on the experience Xiao Yi Xian had learned from Zi Yan, they successfully gathered the medicinal ingredients