Little Roasted Chicken

Hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's eyes brightened slightly, while Ma Xiaotao beside him could hardly hide her excitement.

"That would be perfect."

"Xiaotao is my direct disciple; I brought her back to Shrek Academy when she was very young. For all these years, she has been like a daughter to me. Her Phoenix Evil Fire not only torments her but also fills me with constant worry. Today, Xiaotao... I leave her in your hands."

"Teacher..."

Ma Xiaotao looked at Yan Shaozhe, her voice sounding slightly choked.

Just as Yan Shaozhe said, ever since he brought her into Shrek Academy, he had taught her without reservation. Beyond her daily cultivation, he cared for her life, running everywhere to find solutions to her Phoenix Evil Fire problem.

Yan Shaozhe said he treated Ma Xiaotao as his own daughter, but had Ma Xiaotao not treated Yan Shaozhe as her own father?

Watching the sincere and heartfelt Yan Shaozhe before him, Yang Jian couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

When he read the original work, he truly hadn't noticed the deep bond between Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao. Perhaps there was some, but it didn't leave much of an impression. After all, he was young then, and his perspective was always fixed on the child of destiny, Huo Yuhao.

But now, it seemed the bond between master and disciple far exceeded his imagination.

Perhaps, when Ma Xiaotao was abducted by the Holy Spirit Cult and led astray, only Yan Shaozhe, as her teacher, had suffered the most agony?

"Dean Yan, you are too kind. Since I have agreed, I will naturally do my utmost. However... before that, shouldn't we find a room where no one will disturb us? We can't possibly suppress the Phoenix Evil Fire right here, can we?"

Facing Yang Jian's question, Yan Shaozhe had already made arrangements.

Under his guidance, Yang Jian stepped inside the Golden Tree for the first time, entering the Sea God Pavilion.

The interior of the Sea God Pavilion was not as magnificent as Yang Jian had imagined.

Its core was the treehouse beneath the ancient Golden Tree on Sea God Island, with a small wooden plaque hanging in front of the door inscribed with the words "Sea God Pavilion."

However, the space inside the Sea God Pavilion exceeded Yang Jian's expectations—it was quite spacious, well-lit, and radiated a faint golden glow that bathed everything in light.

Aside from the living room used for Sea God Pavilion meetings, there were many rooms inside. Most were empty, with only a few occupied by the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

Beyond the elders, only a handful of people were qualified to reside in the Sea God Pavilion.

Most of these individuals were Title Douluo level existences. The only ones who lived in the Sea God Pavilion without being Title Douluo were the inner court's eldest senior sister, Zhang Lexuan, who had grown up there, and Bei Bei, who had since moved to the outer court.

Even Ma Xiaotao, as Yan Shaozhe's disciple, had not earned this qualification.

Yan Shaozhe led Yang Jian and Ma Xiaotao into a vacant room. The room had no extra furnishings, save for a simple bed and a set of table and chairs.

Upon entering, Yang Jian caught a faint, mysterious fragrance.

This scent... was not merely the fragrance of the Golden Tree.

Seeming to notice Yang Jian's surprise, Yan Shaozhe explained simply, "Elder Zhuang, an elder of the Sea God Pavilion, once refined pills in this room. The fragrance you smell is likely the lingering scent of those pills."

"It is precisely because this room is the most secluded that Elder Zhuang chose to refine pills here."

Yan Shaozhe smiled, then turned and walked out of the room.

Leaving so decisively?

In such a hurry?

Yang Jian looked at Yan Shaozhe's departing back with some astonishment, though he didn't find it strange. After all, the Phoenix Evil Fire had plagued Ma Xiaotao for over a decade; it was understandable for the master and disciple to be anxious.

Thinking of this, Yang Jian turned to look at Ma Xiaotao, only to see her standing by the bed with her back to him, having already undone her buttons.

?

Wait, I'm here to suppress your Phoenix Evil Fire, why are you taking your clothes off?

Are you being serious right now?

Whether you're serious or not... the point is, I'm a serious person!

If you want special services, you shouldn't be doing it inside the Golden Tree; you should be going to the second floor!

"Hold on... could you explain why you're preparing to take your clothes off?"

Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao immediately turned around, her face flushed and her eyes flickering slightly: "Don't I need to take them off? That's how it was drawn in the storybooks I read."

Drawn?

Can your storybooks even pass censorship?

Yang Jian couldn't help but take a deep breath: "No need to take off your clothes. Suppressing the Phoenix Evil Fire isn't as complicated as you think. Just relax your mind and let my soul power enter your body."

Ah?

Ma Xiaotao was slightly dazed.

Although Yang Jian's expression was serious and his words were proper, the situation of a man and a woman alone in a room... she couldn't help but let her thoughts wander.

"Then... do I need to sit on the bed?"

I wouldn't mind if you sat on the floor.

Yang Jian complained silently in his heart before walking over, his voice becoming much more solemn: "Stop thinking about those things and focus."

As he spoke, Yang Jian gently placed his palm on Ma Xiaotao's shoulder.

Suddenly touched by Yang Jian, Ma Xiaotao's body trembled involuntarily.

Immediately following, a surge of gentle Ultimate Water soul power was compressed by Yang Jian and thrust fiercely into Ma Xiaotao's body.

"Mmm~"

As the pure soul power of the Ultimate Water entered her body, Ma Xiaotao let out an involuntary muffled groan, though the sound came across as slightly... strange.

The soul power of the Ultimate Water instantly coursed through every inch of Ma Xiaotao's meridians, and the Evil Fire, which had just erupted and was currently in a dormant state, immediately sensed this gentle, nourishing force.

Before the Evil Fire within Ma Xiaotao could even begin to riot, the gentle soul power of the Ultimate Water spread rapidly, instantly enveloping the violent flames.

A rare sense of coolness and comfort rippled through Ma Xiaotao's heart.

This feeling...

Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes, another uncontrollable muffled groan escaping her lips.

The succession of two somewhat shameful sounds seemed to plunge her into a state of self-abandonment, and as the sounds continued one after another, she melted into a pool of spring water, carried away by that refreshing sensation.

Sensing a fragrance similar to flowers wafting from Ma Xiaotao's breath, Yang Jian couldn't help but take a deep breath.

No wonder Ma Xiaotao managed to make it onto the Peerless Tang Sect Must-Eat List.

Yang Jian would never claim to be a righteous gentleman, and given that Ma Xiaotao's current state was indeed... rather compromising, his gaze inevitably lingered on her explosive figure for a moment.

"Focus, please. Try to carefully feel the gentleness and coolness of the Ultimate Water, alright? With you acting like this, it's very difficult for me to keep suppressing it for you!"