At that moment, a breathtakingly beautiful Alchemist stood before Xiao Ming.
Her bearing, looks, figure, and everything else were exceptional.
To put it a little extravagantly, Xiao Ming rarely saw women who could compare with Chu Ruoyan, and this woman undoubtedly could.
In all his years in the Imperial Capital, this was the first woman aside from Chu Ruoyan whom Xiao Ming had found so beautiful.
He instantly froze on the spot.
One look at his drooling expression told the Saint Remnant Soul that this boy simply could not move his feet whenever he saw a beautiful woman.
I thought your feelings for Lin Yue'e ran deep. Turns out it was just a young man's lust at first sight.
Now that he had spotted another beauty, his old affliction naturally flared up.
At this stage, the Saint Remnant Soul said nothing. He felt that perhaps he had underestimated Xiao Ming.
After undergoing so many trials, Xiao Ming ought to know what kind of woman suited him.
But Xiao Ming's next actions convinced the Saint Remnant Soul that he was beyond saving.
Upon seeing the beautiful Alchemist, Xiao Ming immediately devised a way to strike up a conversation, which amounted to using his identity and the conditions for obtaining an otherworldly flame as excuses to ask her questions.
Through his eager attempts at conversation, Xiao Ming learned that the beautiful Alchemist was named Xia Qing, that she taught alchemy here, and that she was a cultivator with both wind and fire attributes.
Hearing this made his heart flutter.
He had the feeling that this woman is my perfect match.
Had the Saint Remnant Soul known, he would certainly have said, "Which beautiful woman have you ever seen without thinking that?"
As long as a woman was pretty, he would find something