"Refine them?" Zi Yan's large, jet-black eyes suddenly brightened. "You're an Alchemist?"
"Yes." Xiao Yan flicked a finger, and a Medicine Cauldron emerged from his Storage Ring. Then he extended another finger, and a wisp of purplish-black flame shot from its tip.
At the sight of that purplish-black flame, a trace of unease flickered through Zi Yan's large eyes. Apparently, she was not a fire-attribute magical beast, so a Heavenly Flame like the Nine Nether Illusion Demon Flame stirred a little fear in her. Still, she could sense that Xiao Yan's flame was far stronger than those of the old men in the Alchemy Department. In other words, he had to be a high-level Alchemist.
"You're willing to refine something tasty for me?"
"Of course, but not for free." Xiao Yan smiled, looking like a creepy uncle using a lollipop to lure an innocent girl. "You'll have to supply the medicinal ingredients yourself. And whenever you go into the mountains to look for ingredients, you'll have to take me along. You also can't steal any more ingredients from my place. How does that sound?"
"Deal!" Zi Yan agreed without hesitation. With her treasure-hunting gift, finding medicinal ingredients was hardly difficult anyway. Seeing her agree, Xiao Yan's smile deepened. He was not particularly interested in those ingredients; he simply wanted to build a good relationship with an Ancient Void Dragon. If she managed to grow to maturity, her strength would be terrifying...
"Um... have you ever eaten a person?" Hai Bodong hesitated before asking from beside them. He knew that plenty of magical beasts had eaten humans before. Although his master, Xiao Yan, might not care, Hai Bodong found it rather troubling. If he had to share a room with a humanoid magical beast that had eaten people... he really would