A Pair of Fiery Gold Eyes

Mo Lingfeng pinched her, only to receive a slap in return.

"You old goat, you don't know your own strength."

"It seems we aren't dreaming."

Mo Lingfeng rubbed his slapped arm and gave a wry smile. "I really don't know when the kid became a martial artist without a sound. Even we were kept in the dark..."

Mo Xixi suddenly spoke up, "I did wonder why Brother Yuan's appetite suddenly grew so large. So that was why..."

Tao Yufeng and Mo Lingfeng looked at her, and Mo Xixi recounted the night Jiang Yuan had ordered takeout, telling them everything exactly as it happened.

"Come to think of it, Xiao Yuan has indeed changed a lot recently. He even bought a lot of beast meat. Both his appearance and his temperament are like a completely different person..."

Tao Yufeng recalled the recent period, speaking of the details she had noticed.

After listening, Mo Lingfeng concluded with certainty, "Everything started after the awakening ceremony. The talent he awakened definitely isn't as simple as an E-rank!"

Mo Xixi nodded her little head vigorously.

"No, I have to go ask him what's going on."

Tao Yufeng couldn't sit still.

Mo Lingfeng held her back. "What's the rush? Let's wait until Xiao Yuan wakes up to ask."

"This is Xiao Yuan's own secret. If he doesn't want to talk about it, it wouldn't be right for us to pry."

"But..."

Ding-dong!

The doorbell rang again.

"Who is it this time?"

Mo Xixi ran to open the door.

A young woman stood at the doorway. She wore black hip-hugging jeans and a white shirt, her figure slender and graceful. She had dreamy blue hair, and though her eyes were covered by a black silk ribbon, her stunning beauty was still evident.

She held a paper bag in her hand and smiled.

"Pardon the intrusion~"

"What a cute little sister. May I ask, is student Jiang Yuan home?"

Yan Runan asked Mo Xixi with a smile.

"Y-yes, he is..."

Mo Xixi replied blankly, completely stunned.

S-so beautiful!

It was as if her whole body was glowing!

So dreamy!

"May I ask who you are...?"

Tao Yufeng walked over, puzzled. "If you're from the Martial Artist Association, they already came by earlier..."

"I know, but I'm not. I'm here for something else." Yan Runan smiled. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Runan, a sophomore at Divine Martial University. I'm here on behalf of the Patrol Bureau to deliver some warmth... no, to deliver a commendation to the heroic student Jiang Yuan."

"Divine Martial University?!"

"The, the Patrol Bureau?!"

Tao Yufeng and Mo Lingfeng exchanged a look, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Yan Runan asked, "May I come in first?"

"Please, come in!" Mo Xixi finally snapped out of it, grabbing Yan Runan's hand and pulling her into the house.

Once in the living room, Yan Runan sat on the sofa, placed the gift box on the table, and took out a beautifully packaged cake.

"This is a Dirty Matcha Cake from Shangqingtian. I bought it specially; I hope it's to your taste."

Mo Xixi's eyes lit up. "That [Shangqingtian] where they say a pastry chef with the hidden [Pastry Chef] class works?! I heard they only sell 100 a day—you can't even buy them with money! I've wanted to try this for so long!!"

"I'm so glad you like it. You're Xixi, right? May I call you little sister Xixi?" Yan Runan smiled. Her perfect appearance, combined with her mysterious temperament and the gentleness of a big sister next door, instantly captured Mo Xixi's heart.

Mo Xixi nodded vigorously.

"Then let's eat together."

As Yan Runan unwrapped the cake treasure, an exquisite aroma filled the room, leaving even Mo Lingfeng and Tao Yufeng, who weren't particularly fond of sweets, feeling somewhat intoxicated.

After the cake was divided, Mo Xixi fought back her excitement to snap a photo before digging in. The texture was incredibly delicate, the sweetness was just right, and the fragrance of various rare fruits blended perfectly with the matcha.

"It's so delicious!!!"

Mo Xixi's eyes sparkled, completely enthralled.

Mo Lingfeng took a bite and was shocked to discover that his blood energy, which had been stagnant for a long time, had actually increased slightly.

This left him deeply shaken.

Although he had heard online that some support professions could create food and snacks that enhanced blood-qi and restored vitality, this was his first time experiencing it firsthand.

To have contact with a mysterious hidden support profession, coupled with the backing of Divine Martial University and the Patrol Bureau.

Looking at Yan Runan, Mo Lingfeng deeply felt that this mysterious young girl had an extraordinary background.

He couldn't help but ask:

"Excuse me, Miss Yan, is there something you need with our little Yuan...?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Mo, it's not a bad thing; on the contrary, it's a good thing."

Yan Runan smiled, "Actually, it's..."

Before she could finish her sentence.

The door to Jiang Yuan's room opened, and Jiang Yuan walked out wearing a loose white T-shirt. His fluffy black hair was sticking up, and he looked lethargic, yet his pale golden eyes radiated a cold, indifferent aura.

"It's you."

"Why are you here?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Yan Runan and asked coldly, his tone tinged with a hint of wariness.

"So Student Jiang still remembers me, I'm so happy."

Yan Runan smiled and took a card from her shirt pocket, handing it to Jiang Yuan:

"Actually, I came here specifically on behalf of the Patrol Bureau to deliver a reward to you. Do you remember when you killed that LV7 Abyss monster last time? That was a huge help to the Patrol Bureau. To commend your heroic act, Captain Zhang Wei of the Patrol Bureau's First Team specifically allocated a 500,000 credit bonus as a reward."

Jiang Yuan was stunned upon hearing this, not expecting that the monster he killed that night would yield such a return.

Five hundred thousand was indeed a significant amount.

Hearing the reason for her visit, Jiang Yuan's expression softened slightly as he took the bank card, which still held a lingering warmth and faint fragrance.

"So that's what it was. Then I thank the Patrol Bureau, and I will accept it without reservation."

Compared to his calm composure.

Mo Lingfeng and the others were shocked beyond belief by this exchange.

"Kill, kill an Abyss monster?"

"And an LV7 one at that..."

"Hiss..."

Facing their looks of astonishment, confusion, and doubt.

Jiang Yuan scratched his cheek in embarrassment, "I was planning to tell you all later, but actually, I have already become a First-Rank Transcendent Martial Artist."

"We already know that," Tao Yufeng said.

Jiang Yuan was taken aback.

Mo Lingfeng explained: "The staff from the Martial Artist Association came by earlier and even delivered a potion, saying it was a grant from the Association for geniuses like you. They also mentioned that 100,000 credits had been deposited into your card."

Jiang Yuan realized, "So that's how it is."

Tao Yufeng put her hands on her hips and stepped close to him, looking up to interrogate him: "Little Yuan, when exactly did you become a martial artist? Where did all that money come from? What guild did you join? Do your parents know? How much more have you been hiding from us?"

Mo Xixi, with cake still on the corner of her mouth, raised her hand and said: "I want to know too!"

Jiang Yuan gave a bitter smile: "Aunt, Uncle, we have a guest here right now, I'll explain everything to you later..."

"No, you tell us right now."

While the family was questioning Jiang Yuan.

Yan Runan was secretly observing him.

Such surging blood-qi...

Such a majestic aura...

His strength seems to have doubled again... no... increased several times over...!

Yan Runan thought to herself with her eyes closed.

Although her eyes were closed and covered by a black silk blindfold, she could still see.

She saw through the "sight" of the spiritual realm.

It was clearer than what the naked eye could perceive.

In her "eyes," the handsome young man before her radiated an extremely intense and powerful life magnetic field, like a red-hot branding iron or a burning sun. It was a sign that his blood-qi had been polished to the extreme and was difficult to fully contain—a case of water overflowing from a full vessel.

She couldn't help but marvel in her heart at his astonishing growth rate...

Suddenly!

She "saw" a pair of blazing golden pupils!

The handsome young man, whose face was still youthful and tender, looked at her faintly with those blazing golden eyes, as if he were a god!

He had seen her "eyes" from the spiritual realm!

Within the mental realm, their gazes locked. The youth's blazing golden pupils were as clear and transparent as shards of gold glaze, seemingly capable of reflecting the human heart and piercing through everything, yet they also exuded a sense of danger!

A mere glance was all it took.

Yan Runan felt as if her mental realm were being scorched by an invisible fire, a searing, stinging sensation washing over her that left her deeply shaken.

One had to understand that although she was neither a mental-type mage nor a rare mental-type class, she still possessed considerable mental power and had unlocked a mental realm. She could even withstand the mental attacks of an average Tier 4 mental mage, yet at this moment...

She sensed a dangerous aura emanating from the youth before her, originating from his own mental realm.

My mental stat has already exceeded fifteen hundred. Could his mental power be even higher than mine?

Even Yan Runan found the thought that surfaced in her mind to be inconceivable.

Amidst her shock, Yan Runan elevated the level of importance she placed on the handsome youth by several notches, her curiosity also skyrocketing.

What kind of talent did he possess?!

What class had he changed into?!