ALL NOVEL Chapter 9.1: Going Further
The next morning, sunlight spilled into the room through the window as Xiao Yan woke up and stared blankly at the ring hanging from his chest, not moving for a long time.
(Hey kid, what’s wrong? Still feeling groggy from your sleep?) A sudden voice in his head brought Xiao Yan back to his senses, and he laughed embarrassedly.
“No, I just thought last night’s events were just a dream.”
Indeed, no one would have believed what happened last night was real.
At the lowest point of his life, a woman as beautiful as a goddess suddenly appeared and took him as her disciple, helping him improve his strength and preparing to teach him alchemy. It was impossible not to feel unreal.
(Hmph~) Yao Chen snorted lightly, urging him, (Since you’re awake, go buy some medicinal materials.)
“Yes!”
Xiao Yan responded and got up to get dressed.
As he was getting dressed, Xiao Yan seemed to remember something and asked awkwardly, “Um… Senior Yao, can you see the outside world when you’re in the ring?”
(Oh yes~ I can see everything clearly, including the fact that your cousin took you to Ning Chun Tower the day before yesterday.) Yao Chen suddenly became interested and teased him in with her words. (It seems that you’re still inexperienced? How can that work? If you’re not familiar with women, you might be left with nothing but your underwear in the future~)
“Uh-”
Xiao Yan’s face turned slightly red, and he asked back in embarrassment, “What about you, Senior Yao?”
(At that time, there were many men who wanted to pursue me, but I didn’t like any of them.) Yao Chen said very proudly, and Xiao Yan didn’t think she was lying.
With her appearance that are no less than a goddess and her status as an alchemist, her strength should be good, and she must have had many suitors.
Although her character was indeed difficult to describe… She’s almost like a female hooligan.
But what Xiao Yan wanted to ask wasn’t that.
“To be honest, I was wondering if Senior Yao was… never mind, forget it.”
Shaking his head to dispel any impolite thoughts, Xiao Yan left the room with the scroll he had finished writing the previous day. He happened to bump into Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun’er in the hallway, who had come to wake him up.
“Cousin Xiao Yan!”
Upon seeing Xiao Yan, Xiao Mei immediately ran towards him with excitement. Xiao Yan didn’t run away from her and petted his little sister with affection.
“Good morning, Xiao Mei.” Then he turned to Xiao Xun’er. “Good morning to you too, Xun’er.”
“Um, good morning, Big brother Xiao Yan.”
Xiao Xun’er smiled and nodded, then Xiao Yan pulled Xiao Mei out of his embrace and waved at the two girls.
“I have something to do at the conference hall. Could you both ask for a day off on my behalf? I need to go shopping today.”
“Sure thing, Brother Xiao Yan. Have a safe trip.”
Xiao Xun’er smiled and waved goodbye, and Xiao Mei followed suit. As soon as Xiao Yan had left, the two girls looked at each other with a knowing look.
“Go shopping?!”
Without further ado, they returned to their own room.
Xiao Yan usually trained the young members of the Xiao Clan at home and rarely went out to wander the streets.
How could they miss out such a rare opportunity?!
On the other side, Xiao Yan also arrived at the conference hall and greeted the three elders and Xiao Zhan.
“Father, three elders.”
“Ah, Yan-er.” Xiao Zhan smiled and asked, “What’s the matter?”
“Xiao Yan wants to contribute a Dou Technique to the clan for the use of the other clan members.”
Xiao Yan held the scroll in his hands and bowed respectfully toward them.