Yun Yun: This Soft Bone Rabbit Is Delicious!

Before long, the rabbit meat had roasted to a golden, glistening sheen.

Xuan Qing blew on the meat to cool it, then carried it into the cave and handed it to Yun Yun.

Yun Yun hesitated for a moment, but unable to resist the hunger in his stomach, he carefully accepted it.

The warm rabbit meat was tender and juicy, its rich fragrance spreading across his tongue.

For the moment, he set aside the reserve he usually maintained as a sect master and chewed, taking small bites followed by large ones.

"I really didn't expect you to know how to cook!" Yun Yun swallowed the meat in his mouth and looked up at Xuan Qing, surprise lingering in his eyes.

A confident smile rose on Xuan Qing's lips as he replied calmly:

"Of course. There's nothing in this world that I can't do."

Hearing that, Yun Yun smiled, his eyes shifting slightly as he suddenly recalled something and asked softly:

"Come to think of it, I still don't know your name."

Xuan Qing raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at him with a faint smile.

"Shouldn't you introduce yourself before asking someone else's name?"

Yun Yun froze slightly, hesitating inwardly for a moment.

After a brief consideration, he gave his alias.

"My name is Yun Zhi."

The corner of Xuan Qing's mouth twitched slightly.

This woman is genuinely a little stupid. There was only one young, beautiful wind-element Dou Emperor in this backwater region, wasn't there...

And she still wanted to use an alias? Anyone with a bit of knowledge could guess who she was, couldn't they?

Was she taking me for an idiot?

"Oh~ Since when did Yun Yun, the sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect in the Jia Ma Empire, change his name to Yun Zhi?"

Upon hearing Xuan Qing's mocking words,

Yun Yun's expression changed slightly. His tone carried obvious shock, and his eyes were filled with astonishment as he demanded:

"How do you know who I am?!"

"The sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, the Wind Dou Emperor—who in the Jia Ma Empire doesn't know that title? The aura of a wind-element Dou Emperor on you simply can't be hidden."

Hearing this,

Yun Yun was stunned for a moment before examining Xuan Qing with a scrutinizing gaze.

His mind rapidly replayed what had happened earlier. When he fell from the sky, it seemed Xuan Qing had caught him in midair.

To be able to steadily catch him in midair,

That meant Xuan Qing himself possessed the ability to fly. His cultivation had to be at least at the Dou Wang realm!

At that thought, Yun Yun's heart grew even heavier.

"Dou Wang?"

Yun Yun murmured softly, his beautiful eyes fixed tightly on the young man before him.

"You're so young, yet your cultivation has already reached the Dou Wang level. Why have I never heard of you anywhere on the Northwestern Continent?"

Earlier, Xuan Qing had casually produced fifth- and sixth-tier medicinal pills.

At the time, Yun Yun could still guess that he might be the young master of some great sect or noble clan, with abundant resources at his disposal.

But now, he had personally confirmed that this young man was actually at least a Dou Wang expert.

On the Northwestern Continent, a Dou Wang was already a notable figure.

Reaching such a realm at this age was exceedingly rare even across the entire Northwestern Continent.

If such a genius truly existed, he could not possibly be unknown.

All the clues intertwined.

They only made the doubts in Yun Yun's heart grow deeper, leaving him completely unable to fathom Xuan Qing's origins.

Seeing his suspicious expression, Xuan Qing spoke calmly:

"Because I'm not from the Northwestern Continent."

Yun Yun froze slightly, surprise flashing through his eyes.

Not from the Northwestern Continent?

Then he had come from an even more distant land.

No wonder Yun Yun had never heard his name.

And no wonder he possessed both high-tier medicinal pills and such terrifying cultivation.

The campfire in the cave crackled and flickered, its light swaying across the stone walls.

"Someone from another land..."

Yun Yun repeated softly, though the doubts in his heart had not fully faded.

"Then why did you come to the Jia Ma Empire?"

Xuan Qing's gaze fell directly upon Yun Yun's refined face. With a hint of teasing in his eyes, he said frankly:

"I heard that the current sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect was an exceptionally beautiful person, so I came to see for myself."

The moment those words left his mouth, Yun Yun's cheeks grew slightly warm, and a trace of embarrassment crossed his cool features.

As the master of a sect, he had always been treated with respect. Rarely had anyone spoken so bluntly of his appearance.

He instinctively turned his face slightly aside to avoid Xuan Qing's gaze, his tone somewhat unnatural.

"You... came here for that?"

Watching his slightly flustered appearance, Xuan Qing smiled.

His gaze swept over the wound on Yun Yun's chest, which had yet to fully heal.

"But now that I've seen you, the rumors weren't exaggerated in the slightest."

Yun Yun's thoughts became a mess, his heart unsettled by Xuan Qing's blunt words.

Biting his silver teeth lightly, he muttered another reproach:

"You little pervert!"

Then he raised his eyes to gaze at Xuan Qing, curiosity shining in them.

"You dare flirt with me like this. Aren't you afraid that once I recover my cultivation, I'll kill you?"

Xuan Qing countered:

"Do you think you have what it takes?"

Yun Yun's face tightened, the pride in his bones fully emerging as he answered without yielding:

"I think I do. I'm a Dou Emperor expert!"

Xuan Qing said nothing. He merely released a trace of his aura, revealing his cultivation as a One-Star Dou Emperor before Yun Yun.

"One-Star Dou Emperor?!"

"How is that possible?"

Yun Yun cried out in shock, staring fixedly at Xuan Qing with disbelief filling his phoenix eyes.

Only after staring for a long time did Yun Yun confirm that he had not sensed it wrong. It truly was the aura of a Dou Emperor!

But how old was he?

Xuan Qing's strength had truly given Yun Yun a fright.

Yet Xuan Qing's next words shocked Yun Yun even more.

"My name is Xuan Qing. I'm fifteen years old, a One-Star Dou Emperor, and a fifth-tier alchemist!"

"So, do you still think you can kill me now?"

Yun Yun stared blankly at him before slowly shaking his head.

A fifteen-year-old One-Star Dou Emperor who was also a fifth-tier alchemist—such talent could be called monstrous even across the entire continent.

Even if Yun Yun's injuries healed and he regained the strength of a Dou Emperor, killing Xuan Qing would be little more than a fool's dream.

"Fifteen... a Dou Emperor..."

Yun Yun murmured softly, the shock in his heart refusing to subside.

"Are you really human?"

Hearing that, Xuan Qing spread his hands.

"Of course I'm human. I've merely had a few more opportunities than others."

Yun Yun was still unable to calm his thoughts.

In all his life, he had never seen such a world-shaking young man.

A fifteen-year-old Dou Emperor, a fifth-tier alchemist—such accomplishments.

Even the geniuses of those sects in the Central Plains would find it difficult to match him.

Naturally, Yun Yun wanted to befriend such a genius.

He straightened his back, his expression regaining some of the dignity expected of a sect master as he spoke solemnly.

"Xuan Qing, let me properly introduce myself again. I am Yun Yun, sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect. If you encounter any trouble in the Jia Ma Empire, you may come to the Misty Cloud Sect and find me!"

Hearing that, Xuan Qing looked at Yun Yun and said teasingly:

"I will. You still owe me a life and a fifth-tier medicinal pill."

Yun Yun froze slightly, then smiled.

This fellow really refused to suffer even the slightest loss.

"Alright. The Misty Cloud Sect and I will welcome you at any time."

Xuan Qing stared at Yun Yun in thought.

In the original story, Yun Yun would later become the sect master of the Flower Sect.