After Zi Yan took the jade bottle and confirmed that it contained two pills brimming with energy, she stopped pestering Xiao Yao and obediently went to sit in a chair to one side, looking sweet and adorable.
Lin Yan was slightly stunned by Zi Yan's obedient appearance. Then he put an arm around Xiao Yao's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Xiao Yao, if I ever offend that King of Brute Strength, you have to put in a good word for me. Remember that."
"Fine, I know." Xiao Yao helplessly agreed as he watched Lin Yan's frightened expression.
"I'll be leaving first. I still need to cultivate in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. I'll come find you when I have time."
Lin Yan released Xiao Yao's shoulder and headed out of the hall with light steps.
After watching Lin Yan leave, Xiao Yao smiled and walked over to sit beside Xun Er.
A few days later, Xiao Yao returned to the Inner Academy's medicinal ingredient storehouse. Seeing Elder Hao busy recording a newly arrived batch of ingredients, he lightly knocked on the wooden door.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in!"
Hearing the knock, Elder Hao continued recording the ingredients with the brush in his hand without even raising his head. His expression was focused and serious, as though the whole world had been condensed into the names and quantities of medicinal ingredients beneath his brush.
Xiao Yao stepped into the storehouse, and a rich medicinal fragrance washed over him.
Rows of neatly arranged shelves filled the medicinal ingredient storehouse, each holding all kinds of precious ingredients. Their faint fragrance permeated the entire room.
"Elder Hao, I've brought you the pills."
The moment he heard Xiao Yao's voice, Elder Hao hurriedly stopped what he was doing. Smiling, he said, "Little fellow,