I Am Xiao Yan, Yun Yun Is Shocked

The woman lay sprawled across the stone platform. Though she was covered by a black robe, her proud twin peaks still stood tall, thrusting toward the sky.

Xiao Yan pulled down the black robe, revealing the bloody wound beneath her collarbone.

The wound was deep and long, extending all the way down to the base of her breast.

"I'm going to clean the wound."

Xiao Yan's hand, holding a clean piece of cotton cloth, trembled slightly as he carefully wiped away the blood around the wound.

Yun Yun watched the young man lowering his head to tend to her wound. Feeling his trembling hand, her face flushed red.

Her eyelashes quivered faintly. Enduring the pain, she lightly bit her lips to keep herself from making embarrassing sounds, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

Xiao Yan looked up at the woman and said with some amusement, "If you want to cry out, then do it. There's no need to hold it in."

Yun Yun rolled her eyes, weakly turning her head away and refusing to look at him any longer.

Xiao Yan lowered his head and evenly sprinkled some white powder over the wound. Then he took a hemostatic cloth and carefully wrapped the wound.

"Done. The wound has been treated. Don't move too vigorously before it heals."

Xiao Yan let out a soft breath, wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead, and spoke quietly.

"Thank you!"

Yun Yun said gratefully to the young man.

Over the next few days, Yun Yun recuperated in the cave while Xiao Yan cultivated outside, keeping watch over the movements of the magical beasts in the mountains.

Medicine powder prepared by Yao Lao had been scattered around the cave. Magical beasts occasionally appeared nearby, but whenever they caught the pungent scent of the powder, they would turn and leave.

Inside the cave, Xiao Yan roasted four palm-sized, plump unknown fish over the fire, turning them as he sprinkled on specially prepared spices.

"Is your injury any better?"

Xiao Yan asked casually.

Yun Yun came to the fire and crouched down. With her dark brows slightly knitted, she sighed softly. "The external injuries are nothing serious, but the sealing technique in my body will still take several days to break."

Xiao Yan turned to look at the woman. The oversized black robe draped over her body, and together with her beautiful face, gave her a somewhat mysterious charm.

Xiao Yan's expression grew complicated as he casually asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

"Yun Zhi." The woman's beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she replied with a smile.

Knowing her real name, Xiao Yan curled his lips. Women really were all liars.

"What about you?"

Yun Yun blinked and asked.

Faced with the woman's question, Xiao Yan fell silent.

After nearly ten minutes of silence, under Yun Yun's slightly curious gaze, he finally chuckled.

"Wu Tan City, Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan!"

In the end, Xiao Yan still gave his real name. He did not intend to deceive her.

"You're Xiao Yan!"

Yun Yun cried out in shock.

Xiao Yan chuckled. "You know me?"

Yun Yun looked somewhat flustered. Her gaze shifted as she looked toward the cave entrance.

As her disciple's fiancé, Xiao Yan had needed her approval when Nalan Yanran went to break off the engagement.

And after the engagement was broken, she had also learned of the Three-Year Agreement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.

This time, she had come to the Magic Beast Mountains to borrow a Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King in order to refine medicinal pills for her disciple, accelerate her cultivation, and secure victory in the Three-Year Agreement.

She had never expected to be wounded by the Amethyst Winged Lion King, flee into this cave, and be saved and treated by Xiao Yan.

Thinking of how close the two of them had become over the past two days, Yun Yun suddenly felt at a loss, her emotions exceptionally complicated.

Faced with Xiao Yan's question, Yun Yun remained silent.

After Xiao Yan revealed his identity, the days that followed became awkward between them.

More precisely, Yun Yun became distant. Every day, she merely sat with her eyes closed, meditating as she worked to break the seal within her body.

Xiao Yan laughed self-mockingly. Unwilling to press his warm face against her cold indifference, he began cultivating bitterly outside the cave.

Yun Yun's coldness only spurred Xiao Yan to cultivate with even greater diligence.

Burning Blood only needed to be applied once a day, but Xiao Yan applied it three times.

His body had originally adapted to Burning Blood's scorching pain, but after applying it three times in such a short period, the intense agony surged forth once more.

Xiao Yan trembled all over, blood seeping from between his clenched teeth. He looked rather ferocious and terrifying.

Yao Lao felt both distressed that the Burning Blood he had prepared was being wasted like this and amused at Xiao Yan for bringing suffering upon himself.

"Have you gone mad? Using Burning Blood three times only improves the effect by another thirty percent compared to using it once, yet it will cause great damage to your body. The loss outweighs the gain."

Yao Lao scolded him irritably, somewhat puzzled.

"Teacher, just let me be reckless this once!"

Xiao Yan bared his teeth in pain without explaining, then sat cross-legged to meditate.

The skin coated with Burning Blood became like a sponge, madly absorbing the Dou Qi in its surroundings.

A vast amount of Dou Qi was drawn into his body, causing ripples like water to spread through the surrounding air.

As the enormous amount of Dou Qi entered his body, Xiao Yan circulated his cultivation technique and converted it into pale yellow Dou Qi before absorbing it into the vortex in his dantian.

The ninth star ring of the Dou Qi Vortex was also faintly taking shape.

Four days later, Yun Yun's seal was broken.

Having regained her Dou Qi, Yun Yun changed into a plain white dress, and her entire bearing once again became elegant and noble.

"You're leaving?"

Xiao Yan asked blandly.

"Mm."

Yun Yun nodded indifferently. She had become cool and aloof, not looking at Xiao Yan.

"You're still going to find the Amethyst Winged Lion King?"

Facing Yun Yun's coldness, Xiao Yan could not help but feel a faint sense of loss as he asked.

"Yes!"

Yun Yun took graceful steps toward the cave entrance.

Xiao Yan stood up and looked at her back, asking with some irritation.

"The Amethyst Winged Lion King isn't weaker than you. You might get hurt again if you go back. Is that Purple Spirit Crystal really so important to you?"

At the cave entrance, the beautiful figure stiffened slightly. After pausing in place for a moment, she stepped out once more.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan quickly caught up to her. "I'll help you."

"You draw the Amethyst Winged Lion King away, and I'll enter its cave to find the Purple Spirit Crystal for you."

The woman paused, turned around, and looked at the young man with a complicated expression.

She had already experienced the Amethyst Winged Lion King's strength. Even if she went this time, she was not confident she could obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal. If all else failed, she could only choose to return.

However, with Xiao Yan's help, she truly would have a chance of obtaining the Purple Spirit Crystal.

But this Purple Spirit Crystal was meant to refine medicinal pills for Nalan Yanran, and Nalan Yanran had a Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan.

Asking Xiao Yan to help her was no different from aiding his enemy. It was exceptionally cruel to the young man.

Yun Yun parted her red lips, but in the end, she could not say anything and remained silent.

Xiao Yan stared intently at the woman. Seeing her remain silent, he felt slightly better.

"With your help, obtaining the Purple Spirit Crystal will indeed be easier."

Yun Yun said with a smile, though inwardly she was thinking about how to compensate the young man in the future, preferably by resolving the hatred between him and Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan was startled. He had not expected her to agree after all, and a flicker of disappointment flashed through his eyes.

Fine.

When he went to the Misty Cloud Sect in the future, he would no longer need to spare her dignity.

Besides, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave contained an Amethyst Companion Source. That was far more precious than the Purple Spirit Crystal, and he could not let it slip away.

Xiao Yan nodded with a faint smile and agreed.

"Put on this crystal. As long as you get close to the Purple Spirit Crystal, it will heat up. Follow its guidance, and you'll be able to find the Purple Spirit Crystal."

Yun Yun took out a diamond-shaped crystal and handed it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan accepted the crystal and hung it around his neck. He smiled faintly. "I'll do my best!"

"For your safety, I'll send some of my Dou Qi into your body, allowing you to temporarily possess the strength of a Dou Master."

Yun Yun extended her jade-like hand and gently pressed it against Xiao Yan's back. He did not evade her.

A surging mass of Dou Qi energy poured into Xiao Yan's body. Under Yun Yun's mental control, the energy did not batter Xiao Yan's meridians, but flowed gently through them instead.

As the Dou Qi entered his body, Xiao Yan only felt his body grow much lighter. This was the agility characteristic brought by wind-attributed Dou Qi.

Once everything was ready, a pair of one-meter-long azure wings appeared behind Yun Yun.

At that moment, Xiao Yan spread his arms, signaling for her to hold him.

Yun Yun froze, understanding what he meant as her face flushed crimson.

"It's such a long distance. Do you expect me to run all the way there?"

Xiao Yan said flatly.