They too sensed something different about Xiao Yan today .... a new maturity that even made them feel a faint sense of pressure.
"Hehe, Brother Xiao Yan really has courage."
Ya Fei covered her mouth and laughed, then prepared to take her leave.
After Xiao Zhan and the elders escorted her out, they discovered that Xiao Yan was nowhere to be found.
Big Sister Ya Fei."
As Ya Fei stepped out of the Xiao estate, her fair legs carrying her toward the Miteer Auction House, a small figure suddenly blocked her path.
"It's you?"
Looking at the boy who stood slightly shorter than herself, Ya Fei blinked in surprise before letting out a soft laugh.
"What's this? Such a young child already knows how to follow big sister? You've got more courage than most men."
"If I could kidnap a beauty like Sister Ya Fei, that would definitely be worth it," Xiao Yan grinned, making Ya Fei glare at him lightly.
"You little brat, so young yet already full of wicked thoughts. Still have baby fuzz and already plotting against me?"
"I'm here to discuss serious business."
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head, but his small face soon grew solemn.
"I need some medicinal ingredients. I hope Sister Ya Fei can help me collect them."
"Medicinal ingredients? For what — alchemy?"
Ya Fei looked at him in slight surprise.
"Mm."
Xiao Yan nodded lightly, and Ya Fei's pupils shrank slightly.
In a remote place like Wu Tan City, alchemists were as rare as phoenix feathers.
Could the Xiao Family really have one?
Even more astonishing was the tone in Xiao Yan's voice ....as if he himself intended to refine the pills.
He was only twelve years old!
"These are the ingredients I need. Please help me find two sets."
Xiao Yan handed her a small paper slip with the prepared formula.
"Three stalks of Purple Leaf Orchid, two Body-Cleansing Flowers, one drop of Earth Heart Spirit Milk, one wood-attribute tier-one magic core, and one water-attribute tier-one magic core?"
Ya Fei read it over and said, "I don't know much about alchemy, but if I'm not mistaken, this formula must be for at least a second-grade pill."
"Third-grade," Xiao Yan replied calmly.
"Third-grade?"
Ya Fei's breath quickened.
A third-grade pill was valuable even to her. Did this mean the Xiao Family had a third-grade alchemist?
Of course, she couldn't possibly believe that Xiao Yan himself was the alchemist .... that would be absurd.
"This is a formula for a third-grade pill. Aren't you afraid I might sell it to someone else?"
"I'm not."
Xiao Yan shook his head confidently.
"These are just the ingredients.
Without my flame control methods and precise proportions, not even a sixth-grade alchemist could refine it."
"Not even a sixth-grade alchemist?"
Ya Fei's heart trembled slightly.
A sixth-grade alchemist was the highest level in the entire Jia Ma Empire.
Could the Xiao Family truly sustain such a person?
Though doubts filled her mind, her smile remained. "Oh? Keep bragging then. Be careful not to bite your tongue."
"Hehe, you'll understand in time."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly. "For now, I'm still weak. I hope Sister Ya Fei can keep this between us."
"Now you know to ask for secrecy?"
Ya Fei shot him a playful glance.
"This is a formula for a third-grade pill ..... maybe something even higher. Even my Miteer Family would be tempted by it.
If others learn of it, your Xiao Family will face great danger. Aren't you afraid I'll sell you out right now?"
"You won't."
Xiao Yan shook his head once again, his eyes calm and gentle ..a look that made Ya Fei feel strangely unsettled.
"You're a smart woman. You wouldn't do something that foolish.
Besides ...the road ahead of us is still long.
There will be many chances for us to work together."
An intelligent woman?"
Ya Fei blinked in surprise, her gaze falling upon Xiao Yan's serious young face.
Then, unable to help herself, she burst into laughter—her graceful body trembling slightly with each giggle.
The charming sight was enough to make Xiao Yan's eyes widen in admiration.
But as her laughter continued, something changed.
When her eyes met Xiao Yan's calm, jet-black gaze, her laughter gradually faded away.
"No problem," she said softly. "But the other ingredients on this prescription are fairly easy to obtain.
However, that Earth Heart Spirit Milk isn't something that can be acquired so easily.
It's a key material for many high-grade pills...a single drop is worth thousands of gold coins.
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