Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan sat side by side on the soft grass atop the mountain, telling each other what they had experienced during their time apart.
Xiao Yan began with treating Nalan Jie in the Imperial Capital, then moved on to devouring the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame in Little Mountain Valley, devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Tagor Desert, subduing Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, and the others, killing Han Feng in the Black-Corner Region, and founding the Flame Alliance...
Not only Xiao Xun'er, but even Ling Ying, hidden nearby, marveled at how legendary Xiao Yan's experiences had been.
The Woeful Poison Body and the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils-which of them was not a heaven-defying constitution?
And then there were Heavenly Flames. Ordinary people might never see even one in their entire lives, yet Xiao Yan?
He already possessed three.
Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at Xiao Yan, her gaze filled with both admiration and heartache.
"Brother Xiao Yan, you must be exhausted, right?"
Xiao Xun'er nestled close against Xiao Yan's chest and spoke softly.
Xiao Yan teased her with a smile. "If I don't work hard now, how will I go to the Gu Clan to ask for your hand someday?"
Xiao Xun'er pouted and murmured, "Why don't you just come back to the Gu Clan with me, Brother Xiao Yan? You wouldn't need to ask for my hand. I can support you."
Pfft!
Before Xiao Yan could speak, Ling Ying, hidden nearby, was the first to lose his composure, nearly coughing up a mouthful of blood.
The Gu Clan's little princess had fallen completely!
If those old fossils in the Gu Clan heard what Xiao Xun'er had just said, whether she would get into trouble was anyone's guess.
But Ling Ying felt