Xiao Yan looked at the excited Nalan Yanran before him, who was probably still silently steeling her resolve, with satisfaction written all over his face.
Good, that was exactly the expression!
She looked just like he had back in middle and high school in his previous life, reading that poisonous motivational drivel.
Those eyes were always brimming with innocence!
Ah, it was good to be young, believing whatever anyone told you!
Especially when he saw the adoration in Nalan Yanran's eyes as she gazed at him, Xiao Yan smiled calmly and waved a hand.
"Good. You're a promising student!"
Then, under Nalan Yanran's admiring gaze, Xiao Yan took Yun Yun's place and offered her some pointers drawn from practical combat experience.
He could not guarantee how formidable his own combat skills were, but teaching Nalan Yanran was well within his capabilities.
That evening, before leaving, Xiao Yan also left Nalan Yanran a Fourth-Grade Energy-Gathering Pill and several Foundation-Stabilizing Pills.
It was hardly fair to call Xiao Yan stingy. He was a major consumer of Energy-Gathering Pills himself, so giving Nalan Yanran a Fourth-Grade Energy-Gathering Pill was already quite generous.
Ordinarily, the Energy-Gathering Pills Nalan Yanran used for cultivation were only first- or second-grade.
Naturally, this moved Nalan Yanran deeply!
Big Brother Xiao Yan was someone worth befriending!
After leaving Nalan Yanran's residence, Xiao Yan's days returned to their peaceful routine.
Several months passed in the blink of an eye.
Over those months, the Flame Alliance expanded madly and firmly established its foothold in the Black-Corner Region.
With the Flame Alliance supplying an endless stream of Energy-Gathering Pills, coupled with Xiao Yan's terrifying ability to refine and absorb them,
his strength advanced by leaps and bounds in just a few short months!
It had taken him several years to break through