ALL NOVEL Chapter 17.1: Unattainable Joy
Upon returning from the auction house, Yao Chen immediately began refining the Foundation Building Elixir, and it was completed in no time.
Although there were only five bottles at present, according to Xiao Yan’s calculations, it should be enough for the Xiao Clan’s children, including himself, to use for two or three days.
The next problem was to figure out the way to distribute these things to them without them noticing.
Xiao Yan looked at the five bottles of Foundation Building Elixir on the table, frowned, and fell into deep thought.
Before, he entrusted Yao Fei to auction off the bottle of Foundation Building Elixir, and just the sell of a single bottle had brought him a profit of 230,000 gold coins.
At the same time as he was pleasantly surprised, Xiao Yan also immediately understood one thing that he had overlooked before.
He seemed to have underestimated the value of the Foundation Building Elixir.
An innocent man may carry a valuable treasure, but even if Xiao Yan wanted the Xiao Clan’s children to enjoy this benefit, he couldn’t let them know about the existence of this thing. Therefore, he couldn’t simply distribute it to everyone.
Although Xiao Yan believed in the children of the Xiao Clan, there should always be a contingency plan.
If it were known that the Foundation Building Elixir was distributed by him, it was very likely that Yao Chen, who was behind him, would also be discovered.
Although Yao Chen did not explain her origins, judging from the current state of her soul body, Xiao Yan could roughly guess.
His teacher might have encountered a lot of trouble in her lifetime, and even been hunted down, before she had no choice but to hide in the ring.
Therefore, Xiao Yan had to conceal Yao Chen’s existence as much as possible. It was already a last resort for Yao Fei to know, and she was a rare person who could keep a secret.
If others knew about it, Xiao Yan might not be so lucky.
Looking at Xiao Yan sitting at the table, staring at the Foundation Building Elixir with a headache, Yao Chen couldn’t help but let out a silent sigh.
Giving favors to others while being so cautious, trying to avoid trouble, this was the first time Yao Chen had seen this in her many years.
However, having become familiar with Xiao Yan’s character, Yao Chen also guessed that Xiao Yan was so concerned because he was afraid of exposing herself and afraid of bringing unnecessary trouble upon herself .
Thinking of this, a warm current flowed through Yao Chen’s heart.
Although she had only recently taken this disciple, Yao Chen was quite satisfied with Xiao Yan, especially his constant consideration for others.
Xiao Yan’s pursuit of the righteous path was not just empty talk. He was truly and wholeheartedly striving forward on this thorny road.
Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan in front of her and couldn’t help but compare him to another person.
If that child were like Xiao Yan, things wouldn’t have turned out like this…
“Oh, right!”
Just as Yao Chen was about to sink into sadness, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head and exclaimed.
“That spot is perfect!”
Then, with the five bottles of Foundation Building Elixir, Xiao Yan left the room and traveled through the night to the back mountain of the Xiao Clan.
Following the route from his memory, he passed through the dark forest and finally reached his destination.
It was a rather large hot spring, divided by wooden mats to avoid the embarrassment of having the men and women bathing together.
“Wow, you even have a hot spring here?”
Yao Chen was surprised. Although the Xiao Clan was small, they really didn’t lack anything.
“When I was a child, I often heard my father and the elders talk about the stories of discovering treasures in the deep mountains. At that time, I rallied the brothers and sisters of the Xiao Clan to come to the back mountain to dig for treasure, hoping to encounter the adventures that would often be told in those stories.”
Xiao Yan said, a nostalgic smile on his face.
“Although we didn’t find any treasures in the end, we unexpectedly dug up this hot spring. It wasn’t a waste of effort.”
Listening to Xiao Yan’s account, a feeling of envy rose in Yao Chen’s heart. As a young child, with pure thoughts, he went to the clan’s back mountain with his friends to dig for treasures. This was something that would be impossible in Yao Chen’s much larger and more conservative Yao Clan.