Having taken leave, Xiao Yan remained with the Xiao Family for another five days, refining a large batch of pills for them. After purchasing a large quantity of medicinal ingredients from the Mite'er Auction House in advance, he left Wutan City and set out on his journey of training.
According to Medicine Elder's plan—cough, cough—Medicine Elder's plan was for Xiao Yan to train properly in the Magic Beast Mountain Range and hone his combat skills. It was absolutely not to let Xiao Yan go there to get beaten up.
Magic Beast Mountain Range, Qingshan Town, Ten Thousand Medicine House, rear courtyard.
"President Fa Ma, it's your move."
Fa Ma stared at the chessboard before him, his grizzled brows now completely furrowed. Seeing this, Yang Chen, seated across from him, did not rush him. He merely smiled, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a light sip.
Not long after arriving at the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Yang Chen had kept Fa Ma there. He intended for Fa Ma to properly guide Xiao Yan.
Although Yao Chen could also guide Xiao Yan, he could not place too much pressure on him. Fa Ma, however, could do so, and he could also bring Xiao Yan some news along the way.
Besides Yang Chen and Fa Ma, there was another woman in the rear courtyard.
She wore a pale white dress. Though she could not be called breathtakingly beautiful, she possessed an ethereal and elegant air.
Most astonishing of all—and enough to enthrall countless people—was her slender, willow-like waist, tightly bound by a light green sash and narrow enough to fit within one hand. Swaying in the breeze, she gave off the delicate, frail impression of a willow bending in the wind.
Of course, anyone who truly believed that the woman before