Su Qian was a little embarrassed. He had originally wanted to test Xiao Fan's strength, but now it seemed there was no need for that.
But Su Qian had come up with a new idea. "I wonder if those fellows in the Inner Academy will take a blow when they see a genius like this..."
It was like someone had suddenly come into a fishpond to blast the fish. After getting blown up, probably not many of them would be able to walk away in a pleasant mood.
Zi Yan refilled Su Qian's tea, looking as obedient as could be. But Su Qian knew that when Zi Yan acted like this, there were only two possibilities: either she had done something wrong, or she wanted something from him. And Zi Yan had only just returned to Jia Nan Academy, so it naturally could not be that she had done something wrong. Then it could only be...
Like Xiao Fan, Su Qian had no way to resist Zi Yan's eager, pitiful look, nor could he stand this well-behaved appearance of hers.
Helpless, Su Qian could not help but say, "Zi Yan, what do you want this time?"
"Medicinal ingredients, or pills?"
She clearly was not good at brewing tea, yet she acted as if she knew the routine perfectly.
"Old Man Su, I found a home."
Zi Yan's beautiful eyes shifted as she looked brightly at Xiao Fan beside her, the affection in them so full it nearly spilled from her eyes.
"Elder Su... what Zi Yan means is..."
"No need to say more. I watched Zi Yan grow up. Back then, she was just a poor little thing fighting other magical beasts for food, without much intelligence at all..."
Su Qian seemed to be reminiscing. He had already understood what