"H-how is it her?!" Liu Qing's battle-ready expression abruptly changed. Who else could the white-clad figure before him be but Zi Yan?
What shook him even more was that this Brute Force King had actually called this fellow her brother.
Heavens, what on earth had this guy done to win over this seemingly adorable but actually terrifying girl and make her call him her brother of her own accord?
Xiao Yan was also briefly taken aback when he saw Zi Yan, then smiled and stroked her purple hair.
"What suddenly made you come looking for me?"
As Xiao Yan rubbed her head, Zi Yan wrinkled her delicate little nose, but remembering why she had come, she let him continue.
At the sight, Liu Qing looked utterly dumbfounded.
In the past, anyone who had thought this girl was cute and presumptuously tried to pat her head had been fortunate to escape without broken arms or legs.
This left him even more curious about-and awed by-Xiao Yan's identity and abilities.
"The pills you made for me have too much energy. I'm having trouble taking it all in. Could you make me some more that would help me digest them?
"Preferably tasty ones, too."
Zi Yan gazed up at Xiao Yan with her big, round, jet-black eyes, a pitiful trace of hope mingling with her innocence.
"Do you think these pills are digestive tablets?"
Xiao Yan muttered the weary retort, but noticing that her aura had grown increasingly vigorous, he nodded slightly. "Sure. I happen to be heading to the Alchemy Department to research a pill. Come with me."
When Xiao Yan nodded, Zi Yan's big eyes instantly curved into crescents. She smiled sweetly. "Thank you, big brother!"
As she spoke, she happily hugged Xiao Yan's arm and nuzzled against it obediently.
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