Returning to Jia Nan Academy to Refine an Eighth-Tier Pill

Even Xiao Yan hadn't expected their little team to be so efficient. In just over two months, they had gathered all the medicinal herbs.

Thinking back, they had spent most of that time traveling and sightseeing. Actually collecting the herbs hadn't taken long at all.

"Xiao Yan... where are we going next?" Zi Yan took a long slurp from a cup of specially made juice, looking as energetic as ever.

In the months she had spent traveling with Xiao Yan, she had eaten to her heart's content and had even more fun exploring.

By now, Zi Yan followed Xiao Yan's lead without question. Wherever he pointed, she charged, without a moment's hesitation.

"Back to the academy, of course. First, we'll settle your transformation problem for good." Xiao Yan gathered the scattered herbs into his storage ring and smiled.

With the herbs assembled, it was time to return to Jia Nan Academy.

He would be refining an Eighth-Tier Pill next, and it was bound to cause a commotion. Returning to the academy would spare them a great deal of unnecessary trouble.

"Oh... all right." Zi Yan pouted, her reluctance plain on her face.

After months of roaming with Xiao Yan, she had grown used to the freedom. She wasn't done having fun yet.

But the thought of finally fixing her tiny body, which refused to grow up, lifted her spirits again.

Xiao Yan saw right through her. He reached out, rubbed her head, and coaxed her with a smile. "There's no rush. We can have fun all the way back. How does that sound?"

Zi Yan's big eyes lit up at once, and she nodded like a chick pecking at grain.

"Let's go!" Xiao Yan abruptly changed tack and shot toward the distant, hazy city. As he ran, he called back