Zi Yan

Su Qian smiled and glanced at Lin Qing, then clapped his hands and laughed:

"The Headmaster discovered this treasure land by chance!"

Lin Qing nodded slightly. This was indeed a treasure land. Two Fallen Heart Flame, Ancient Emperor's Mansion, and two Dragon Emperors were all here. With the abundant resources around, it was enough to form a top-tier power in the Northwest. However, Mang Tian Chi used it to open an academy.

"Let's go, Elder Lin, I'll take you to choose a place to stay!"

Su Qian took Lin Qing directly to the Inner Academy Elder Residential Area. After much deliberation, Lin Qing finally chose a secluded and quiet courtyard that covered an area of 1,000 square meters.

After receiving the key, Lin Qing followed Su Qian to his Office to collect his identity token.

However, when the two entered Su Qian's Office...

"Old Man Su, you're back!"

A clear, childlike voice came from behind Su Qian's desk.

Inside Su Qian's Office, a little girl in white was sitting in Su Qian's seat, swinging her fair little legs.

The little girl in white was about the same age as him, with long, light purple hair that reached her waist. Her cheeks were extremely fair and delicate, and her exquisitely beautiful features were incredibly adorable. Her pair of large, dark, and bright eyes blinked at the two of them, as if possessing a magical power that calmed their hearts.

The little girl was delighted to see Su Qian arrive and hummed softly as she jumped off the chair.

"Have you gotten into trouble again?"

Su Qian asked somewhat helplessly.

"No, that's not true!"

The little girl rolled her bright eyes and hummed and sang, but her expression seemed somewhat insecure.

"Tell me! How much did you steal?"

Su Qian's expression turned serious, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Just a tiny bit!"

Zi Yan used her delicate white hand to make a gesture that would enrage a man from a certain country in Lin Qing's previous life.

Lin Qing watched the two bickering and was slightly taken aback. He was now certain that the little girl in front of him was indeed Little Dragon Maiden!

Or perhaps it's referring to Zi Yan, the Little Dragon Girl.

He even planned to use the Earth-Center Body-Tempering Fluid to fish—no, it should be said, to fish for dragons.

However, this kind of fishing depends on whether the fisherman is willing to take the bait.

The Ancient Void Dragon possesses abilities similar to those of the Treasure-Hunting Rat, and this several-thousand-year-old female dragon's treasure-hunting ability is exceptionally strong within the entire Void Ancient Dragon Clan.

Once he enters the Inner Academy, he is confident he can lure her out.

But it appeared before I even started fishing!

"Hey! Kid, you smell so good!"

Zi Yan turned her gaze to Lin Qing. She immediately ran to Lin Qing's side, circled around Lin Qing, and then brought her nose close to Lin Qing's body to sniff.

"No! No! No! It should be that you smell really good!"

"Oh! No, I mean you have a unique scent about you, it smells really nice."

She shook her little head, Zi Yan expression conflicted. Having not read much, she didn't know how to describe this feeling. She only felt that Lin Qing was very familiar and smelled nice, but she was also certain that he wasn't one of them.

"Old Man Su, where did you bring such a child back from?"

Zi Yan stared at Lin Qing and asked, her eyes filled with excitement. After so many years at the Jia Nan Academy, she had finally met someone younger than herself.

"This is Elder Lin Qing, the newly arrived guest elder of the Alchemy Department!" Su Qian said irritably.

"It's alright, the little girl is very cute!" Lin Qing smiled.

Yes! A little girl who's older than everyone else in the academy.

Actually, Zi Yan is very easy to get along with. You can just treat her as a friend; there's no need to fawn over or flatter her.

Everyone else assumed that Zi Yan and Xiao Yan became good friends because Xiao Yan refined Medicinal Herb into Medicinal Pellet, satisfying Zi Yan's cravings.

In the original timeline, Xiao Yan became friends with Zi Yan and befriended Xiao Yi Xian Qing Lin because of respect and care.

Zi Yan was extremely lonely. When she scavenged for food in the Magic Beast Forest, she was often bullied by other powerful Magical Beast. In addition, she often stole and robbed other Magical Beast of their Medicinal Herb, which resulted in her not having a single friend in the Magic Beast Forest.

After Su Qian brought her to the academy, she was basically left to her own devices because she had never raised a child before. When she first arrived at the academy, she was babbling and couldn't speak, so she wasn't liked by the people around her. Even after she learned to speak, she was still disliked because she often went into the warehouse to steal Medicinal Herb.

At the academy, surrounded by humans, Zi Yan was feared by everyone because of her behavior, earning her the nickname "Brute Force King."

Haha, this is similar to how people around him didn't play with him when he was an orphan in his previous life because they said he had no parents. However, the Xiao Clan is much better off in this life.

Sometimes sincerity can indeed be reciprocated, but other times even a dog wouldn't eat sincerity.

"You're just a kid, how old are you! You can be an elder! Old Man Su, if he can be an elder, then can I be an elder too!"

Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, Zi Yan was about to retaliate after being called a little girl, for some reason did not get angry. She just snorted with a hint of resentment.

"This is my adopted granddaughter! Her name is Zi Yan!"

Su Qian ignored Zi Yan and introduced her directly to Lin Qing.

"Elder Su asked for the Transformation Pill because of this child, right?"

Lin Qing asked with a smile.

"What? You have Transformation Pill?"

Zi Yan, who had been silent, suddenly brightened up when she heard about the Transformation Pill.

If there were Transformation Pill, wouldn't that mean one could find out what kind of Magical Beast they were, and then find their own kind?

"I don't have Transformation Pill!"

Lin Qing shook her head. Even if she had it, she wouldn't give it to her. Giving her other things wouldn't be a problem, but she couldn't give her the Transformation Pill right now.

"Oh!"

Zi Yan's excited expression instantly vanished.

Seeing Zi Yan's gloomy expression, Su Qian sighed, "It seems you've figured it out too!"

"Yes, I've led Humanoid Magical Beast before, and Alchemist have powerful souls, so I can tell!"

Thinking of Lin Qi when she was a child, a look of reminiscence and tenderness flashed in Lin Qing's eyes.

"This is for our first meeting, Zi Yan!"

Seeing that Zi Yan was still half-dead, Lin Qing took out a bottle of Earth-Center Body-Tempering Fluid, an Earthfire Lotus Seed, and a bottle containing three Grade 4 Grain-Fed Pill.

"Okay! Okay!"

Zi Yan, who had been listless, smelled the rich fragrance emanating from the Jade Bottle and knew they contained valuable items. She immediately stepped forward and happily took the three Jade Bottle.

Su Qian:...

Su Qian ignored Zi Yan and instead took out a black token that had been crafted just two days ago from the drawer of his desk.

"Elder Lin, this is your identity token!"

Lin Qing took the token and examined it carefully. One side had the symbol of the Jia Nan Academy, with the ancient character "Lin" engraved on it. The other side had a Medication Cauldron, the symbol of the Alchemy Department.

Lin Qing casually tossed the token into the System Space and said:

"Great Elder, now that the matter is settled, I will return to the Outer Academy!"

"Alright! Just remember to report to the alchemy workshop tomorrow!"

"OK."

He nodded seriously, then looked at Zi Yan, who had already finished drinking the Earth-Center Body-Tempering Fluid and was letting out a burp. He couldn't help but be speechless. Sure enough, Little Dragon Maiden couldn't resist the temptation of food!