Hearing Xiao Yan's voice, Xun Er's delicate body trembled slightly. A moment later, she also extended her two snow-white wrists and gently embraced Xiao Yan.
"It's alright, as long as Brother Xiao Yan never leaves me."
Hearing the girl's soft whispers, Xiao Yan felt even more apologetic.
Although in this life he might be able to make up for the regrets of his previous life with his powerful strength, for Xun Er, that already imperfect relationship might become even more imperfect.
Regarding this, even with Xiao Yan's temperament, he couldn't utter a single word, his heart only constantly thinking about how to compensate the girl in his arms in the future.
If he were to lose a girl like her, then his Rebirth in this life would have been in vain.
The moonlight was cool, and the young man and woman quietly leaned against each other. After a long time, a faint breathing sound came from his arms. Xiao Yan looked down and saw that the girl in his arms had already fallen asleep.
He carefully picked her up by the waist and gently placed her on the bed. Looking at her beautiful, not yet mature but already captivating little face, Xiao Yan slowly let out a breath.
After gently kissing her smooth forehead, he left the courtyard and sat cross-legged on the bamboo chair.
"Although I cannot give you a complete and flawless love, I will still make you happier than all other women."
He whispered softly to himself, dispelling all the distracting thoughts in his mind, and then Xiao Yan slowly immersed himself in Cultivation.
He spent a sleepless night. When the morning dew of the second day dampened Xiao Yan's shoulders, a jade-like small hand gently brushed away the dew from his clothes.
"Is Brother Xiao Yan punishing himself? Have you ever considered how much this hurts Xun Er?"
A slightly chiding voice came. Xiao Yan opened his eyes and saw the girl, like a green lotus, standing gracefully before him.
"Haha, I was just afraid of disturbing your rest in the house."
Slowly stretching, Xiao Yan's body emitted a series of cracking sounds like popping beans. After standing up, the scorching fire-attribute Dou Qi circulated twice around his body, making his originally damp clothes dry again.
Looking at Xiao Yan like this, Xun Er snorted lightly and said somewhat unhappily, "As punishment for yesterday, I'll fine Brother Xiao Yan to accompany me shopping all day today!"
"No problem."
Seeing the girl's expression, Xiao Yan's lips curved into a gentle smile. He gently took the girl's small hand and handed her the flowers he had conned from Xiao Mei yesterday.
This was Xun Er, the Xun Er who would rather be sad herself than see him troubled.
However, if he truly made this girl sad, then he, Xiao Yan, would be worse than a beast.
Holding the girl whose lips were happily curved into a smile, the two of them jogged joyfully through the Xiao Family courtyard, and then onto the bustling streets of Utan City. The golden morning light fell upon the young man and woman, like a pair of golden boy and jade girl, a match made in heaven.
Even the married people walking on the street couldn't help but smile gently in reminiscence when they saw the two of them like this.
It was as if seeing the two of them reminded them of their own first love.
After this small setback, their relationship not only had no gaps but became even more intimate.
That youthful essence between the young man and woman, even for Xiao Yan, an old Dou Di with tens of thousands of years of memories, brought back a flood of memories.
Spring flowers are beautiful, but they eventually wither. However, this withering does not mean death, but rather a more vibrant vitality spreading.
Amidst the aftertaste of youth and the daily arduous Cultivation, Utan City was also quietly covered in verdant green.
In the blink of an eye, early summer had arrived, and the entire world was enveloped by this lush vitality.
Two months had passed, and Xiao Yan's strength had quietly reached the Peak of a Nine-Star Dou Practitioner.
After several months of daily Medicinal Pill refining like a tool, and being severely chastised by Yao Lao a few times, Liu Panlong finally unleashed all his accumulated power from earlier years. Half a month ago, he stepped into the Four-Star Alchemist realm and passed the Alchemist Guild's assessment.
As a result, his help to the Xiao Family naturally increased.
A Four-Star Alchemist, apart from combat power, is almost comparable to a Dou King powerhouse in all other aspects. In many major forces, the status of a Four-Star Alchemist is nearly equal to that of a Dou King.
Therefore, with just Liu Panlong guarding the Xiao Family, there were few people in the Gama Empire who dared to touch the Xiao Family.
Besides Liu Panlong, the strength of Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li also surged greatly during the past six months.
With the Earth Rank Cultivation Technique provided by Xiao Yan, coupled with the assistance of a large number of Medicinal Pills, Xiao Zhan's strength had reached the level of a Nine-Star Great Dou Shi.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were also progressing at a terrifying rate of one star every two months.
With Xiao Yan's help, Xun Er's Dou Qi also reached Dou Qi Stage Nine.
Of course, what truly surprised Xiao Yan was that Yao Lao's Soul Power finally recovered to the Dou Zong level three days ago.
Without Xiao Yan's Dou Qi nourishment, and without consuming any Heaven And Earth Treasure, by purely Cultivating the three secret techniques Xiao Yan gifted him, Yao Lao's Soul Power still recovered incredibly fast.
And when Yao Lao's strength recovered to this level, Xiao Yan finally had the initial intention of venturing out of Utan City.
The Half-Saint Ancient Tomb in the Demon Beast Mountain Range was indeed a very tempting item.
In addition, for Xiao Yan, who had reached the pinnacle of this world by relying on flames, it was also time to find a true Heavenly Flame for himself.
And coincidentally, there was a Heavenly Flame hidden in the Demon Beast Mountain Range that he had never discovered in his previous life: the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire!
Only by obtaining a Heavenly Flame could he truly be considered to have recovered a tiny bit of his strength.
And his current state, in fact, was undoubtedly like Foundation Establishment, merely cultivating his foundation.
In his current state, although Xiao Yan possessed incredibly powerful memories and methods, his weak strength meant that any Hall of Souls Protector could easily obliterate him.
Of course, if he borrowed Yao Lao's Soul Power, there weren't many people below the Dou Zun realm who could pose a threat to Xiao Yan.
This was also the reason why Xiao Yan dared to venture into the Half-Saint Ancient Tomb now.
Of course, besides this point, what truly made Xiao Yan anticipate and yearn for the Demon Beast Mountain Range was a small town at the foot of the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
In that small town, there was also a pitiable white-clad girl waiting for him to find her.
In his previous life, he also owed that girl a home.