The Encounter with Zi Yan

The Encounter with Zi Yan

After Fa Wutian brought several alchemists back from the Black-Corner Region, the Nine Heavens Pavilion gradually got on track.

A month later, Fa Wutian had just returned from the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower when Han Yue came looking for him.

"Hmm? You seem awfully frantic. Did something happen?"

Hearing Fa Wutian's question, Han Yue said between gasps, "Something happened to Ouyang Feng and the others!"

"Ouyang Feng? What could possibly have happened to them?"

"It started three days ago. Three days ago, Ouyang Feng and the others found that the pavilion did not have enough medicinal ingredients, so they planned to stock up at the academy's medicinal herb repository. Who would have thought that they would run into a little girl there? She snatched away all the herbs they had picked out! Worse still, the herbs that girl took were paid for by them! When the supervising elder came in, he did not see the little girl they mentioned! If they had not brought enough Fire Energy with them, the supervising elder might have detained them! Because of this, Ouyang Feng and the others felt that their own mistakes had caused the Nine Heavens Pavilion to suffer losses, so they planned to resign and leave."

"If I had not tried my best to persuade them otherwise, they would have left long ago!"

After listening to Han Yue's explanation, Fa Wutian frowned.

"I understand. You handled this well. Leave the rest to me. As for Ouyang Feng and the others, tell them not to take it to heart. This is not their responsibility. Tell them to continue refining pills as usual. I will retrieve the medicinal ingredients they need!"

"Mm! Handle it as you see fit!"

With that, Han Yue turned and left.

Watching her departing figure, Fa Wutian sank into thought.

If he had guessed correctly, the little girl Han Yue mentioned had to be Zi Yan!

After all, for Zi Yan, who possessed a spatial talent, sneaking silently into the medicinal herb repository was child's play!

But the supervising elder of the repository clearly knew of Zi Yan's existence, yet he had still made Ouyang Feng and the others foot the bill.

Wasn't that just taking advantage of their ignorance of the rules?

It seemed he needed to make a trip to the medicinal herb repository.

After all, his subordinates had been bullied. As the pavilion master, he could not simply ignore it, could he? Besides, Zi Yan had been one of his goals from the very beginning when he came to Canaan Academy!

This trip to the medicinal herb repository would let him settle both matters at once!

With that thought, Fa Wutian turned and headed toward the medicinal herb repository.

Medicinal Herb Repository.

The moment Fa Wutian arrived, he found the supervising elder reclining comfortably in a bamboo chair.

Upon seeing Fa Wutian arrive, the supervising elder inwardly cried out in alarm!

It seemed this brat had come to demand an explanation!

Sigh! He had thought he could profit from this. Who would have expected that he would have to return it before he had even had time to enjoy it?

But Fa Wutian did not care about any of that. He was not someone willing to suffer losses.

So, he walked straight up to the supervising elder and stated his purpose.

"Supervising Elder, I heard that people from our Nine Heavens Pavilion came here to purchase medicinal ingredients, only for you to make them pay for someone else's purchases without distinguishing right from wrong?"

The supervising elder looked somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.

Of course he knew who the "someone else" Fa Wutian referred to was.

"You are Fa Wutian, right? I heard about you from Grand Elder Su Qian—"

Before he could finish, Fa Wutian cut him off. "Do not mention Grand Elder Su Qian to me. Even if Grand Elder Su Qian were here, he probably would not shield you! Those medicinal ingredients were not taken by my people in the first place! Yet you made my people pay for them! What kind of deal is that?"

"Calm down first! I know this matter was not the Nine Heavens Pavilion's responsibility. But I cannot produce that Fire Energy anymore."

"You cannot produce it anymore? What does that mean? Did you spend it all in just these two days?"

Fa Wutian immediately flared up at those words.

After all, he could not have truly spent all that Fire Energy, could he?

Hearing this, the supervising elder told him exactly where the Fire Energy had gone.

It turned out that he was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Dou Emperor realm.

If he succeeded this time, he would finally enter the Dou Emperor realm as he had long wished.

Thus, after receiving the Fire Energy, he immediately exchanged it for a sixth-tier medicinal pill, a Dou Spirit Pill, intending to use it to break through to the Dou Emperor realm!

However, breaking through to the Dou Emperor realm required quite a long time. Therefore, he could only find a place to make his breakthrough after the academy found someone suitable to replace him.

It was precisely for this reason that he had been unable to escape Fa Wutian's questioning!

After hearing the supervising elder's explanation, Fa Wutian understood what had happened.

If he had not come, this man would definitely have used Zi Yan's name as an excuse to embezzle Ouyang Feng and the others' Fire Energy!

His face darkened as he asked, "So you swallowed my Fire Energy for nothing?"

Fearing that Fa Wutian would bring the matter to Su Qian, the supervising elder cautiously said, "How about taking a look at the other medicinal ingredients? If you see anything you like, take it. My only condition is that you do not mention this matter before Grand Elder Su Qian!"

He was truly afraid now!

After all, with Fa Wutian's talent, meeting Su Qian would not be difficult.

Moreover, if he did not compensate him, he would inevitably offend this peerless genius with limitless potential!

Once Fa Wutian told Su Qian about this, Su Qian would definitely punish him severely.

Perhaps he might even be expelled from the academy!

After all, having worked alongside Su Qian for many years, he knew very well what kind of person Su Qian was.

"Deal!"

Upon hearing the supervising elder's terms, Fa Wutian immediately agreed.

After all, he had already recovered his losses.

If he kept pressing the issue, he would inevitably offend the man.

For him now, offending a quasi-Dou Emperor was not a wise decision!

Once they had reached an agreement, Fa Wutian began leisurely searching through the medicinal ingredients.

At the same time, he kept an eye on his surroundings, hoping to use this opportunity to find Zi Yan!

After all, only two days had passed since the incident.

Zi Yan could not possibly have left so quickly.

The energy she required to advance was anything but ordinary!

After storing away several fourth-tier medicinal ingredients, Fa Wutian suddenly spotted an Icefire Dragon-whisker Fruit!

"Icefire Dragon-whisker Fruit?!!"

It seemed the academy had specific requirements for the Icefire Dragon-whisker Fruit.

Otherwise, he could not possibly have encountered it at this time!

After all, in the original story, Xiao Yan would not encounter the Icefire Dragon-whisker Fruit until nine years later!

But now, it seemed he would not need to wait until then to seize Xiao Yan's opportunity.

Fa Wutian joyfully stored the Icefire Dragon-whisker Fruit away.

After making another round, Fa Wutian had found all the medicinal ingredients he needed for this trip.

Seeing this, Fa Wutian could not help feeling deeply moved.

It seemed that his fate with Zi Yan had not yet arrived!

Since that was the case, he could not force it and could only let nature take its course!

He then prepared to leave.

Just then, a young girl's tender voice reached his ears.

"Ugh! Why do these medicinal ingredients taste so awful?!"

Hearing this, Fa Wutian immediately stopped in his tracks.

Following the sound, a lovely figure came into view!

A little girl was sitting on a shelf, gnawing on a fifth-tier medicinal ingredient!

Fa Wutian immediately understood that she was the Zi Yan he had been searching for!

(End of Chapter)

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