"Xiao Yan'er!"
Xiao Fan rushed into the room, intending to snatch the jade bottle from Zi Yan's hands.
Gurgle, gurgle...
In the blink of an eye, Zi Yan swallowed nearly all the blood essence in one gulp. Her little head grew dizzy, and she staggered unsteadily as she walked...
"Burp..."
A massive belch carrying a faint milky scent swept through the room.
Xiao Fan grabbed Zi Yan and held her upside down, trying to make her spit it out. But once something entered Zi Yan's stomach, there was no way she could vomit it back up.
"How could you be such a glutton... This much could make you burst!"
Xiao Fan was so angry that he laughed. He had only been gone for a short while, yet Zi Yan had seized the opportunity.
"No! Xiao Fan-zi can't be stronger than me!"
Zi Yan refused to back down, her lips tightly sealed as she muttered in a childish voice.
Xiao Fan's cultivation had improved far too quickly, giving Zi Yan a faint sense of crisis. She had no intention of being beneath anyone; if anyone was on top, it had to be her.
"It's not that big a deal. You didn't need to swallow it all at once..."
"It is important!"
The accumulated excess energy made Zi Yan's body increasingly scorching hot. Gradually losing strength, she slumped against Xiao Fan, her tiny body flickering with waves of purple light...
"Xiao Fan... I'm so hot..."
Xiao Fan knew this was a sign of advancement. He scooped up the dazed Zi Yan and carried her back to the bed in the room.
Xiao Yan'er transformed once again into her noble teenage Dragon Phoenix form. Her exquisite face had flushed red from the discomfort in her body, while her slightly developed chest rose and