Xiao Li hadn't expected Yun Yun to personally come looking for him.
Although she outwardly claimed to be inviting Xiao Li on behalf of Nalan Yanran, only the two of them knew her true intentions.
On the way to the Nalan Family, Nalan Yanran and Nalan Su walked ahead, while Xiao Li and Yun Yun followed behind.
"Yun'er, why are you here?" Xiao Li secretly took Yun Yun's slender hand, but she gently shook it off, softly chiding him,
"We're outside right now, pay attention to your image. Also, don't call me Yun'er in front of outsiders."
She couldn't publicly reveal her relationship with Xiao Li yet.
Mainly, she herself didn't know how to make their relationship public; she wasn't mentally prepared at all.
Therefore, in front of outsiders and in public, she had to maintain a certain distance from Xiao Li.
"Alright."
Xiao Li knew what Yun Yun was worried about and didn't force her.
But before long, he would personally go to the Yunlan Sect and let everyone know about his relationship with Yun Yun!
Soon, the group arrived at the Nalan Family.
Xiao Li didn't waste any time and went straight to the point, heading to Nalan Jie's room.
On the bed, Nalan Jie was unconscious, his face dark, with wisps of black energy emanating from his brow.
"My grandfather was unfortunately injured and poisoned years ago while fighting the Branding Iron Poison Python. For years, he couldn't remove the branding poison, instead relying on his profound Dou Qi to resist it. It was only recently that he finally couldn't hold on anymore; the poison flared up, and he fell unconscious," Nalan Yanran explained.
Xiao Li nodded, extended two fingers to Nalan Jie's wrist, first taking his pulse, and at the same time injected a wisp of soul power into Nalan Jie's body to get a preliminary understanding of the situation.
The situation was a bit serious, but for him, it wasn't too bad.
Seeing him withdraw his hand, Nalan Yanran quickly asked, "Young Master Xiao, how is it?"
"It's manageable, a bit tricky, but not too difficult. I'm going to start the treatment now."
Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran's face immediately lit up with joy, and she quickly nodded, "Good!"
Subsequently, Xiao Li helped Nalan Jie sit up, then condensed a wisp of Nether Poison Flame from his fingertip and injected it into Nalan Jie's body—
The reason he used the Nether Poison Flame instead of the Green Lotus Heart Flame was because the Nether Poison Flame itself is a highly toxic flame, possessing a strong devouring effect on other poisons. Its effect in expelling the branding poison would be better than that of the Green Lotus Heart Flame.
As the strange flame began to work, wisps of branding poison were incinerated into nothingness, and Nalan Jie also showed some reaction, opening his eyes from unconsciousness,
"Little brother, you are..."
"I'm helping you expel the branding poison, don't speak," Xiao Li said in a deep voice.
Nalan Yanran and her father were overjoyed to see Nalan Jie actually regain consciousness.
This was a very good omen, indicating that Nalan Jie's condition was improving.
"He actually did it..."
Looking at the serious Xiao Li, Nalan Yanran suddenly felt a little dazed.
They say a serious man is the most handsome, and Xiao Li himself possessed an inherent attraction to the opposite sex, making Nalan Yanran inexplicably feel a little flutter in her heart.
"Let's wait outside for now."
Yun Yun called them all out... "Teacher, are you and Young Master Xiao... very familiar?" Nalan Yanran couldn't help but ask curiously, inquiring about Xiao Li from Yun Yun.
"Hmm, we met last time when I went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to help you find purple spirit crystal," Yun Yun nodded.
"Oh, then where is he from? Why have I never heard of him before?" Nalan Yanran was very curious.
Logically, with Xiao Li's cultivation and alchemy skills, he shouldn't be an unknown figure.
But before the Alchemist Convention, not many people had heard of him.
"This... I'm not very clear either."
Yun Yun was also stunned for a moment.
Upon closer thought, she realized she really wasn't clear about Xiao Li's origins.
Even though something like that had happened between them, she still wasn't very clear about Xiao Li's background.
"Oh, then Teacher, do you know what Young Master Xiao's personality is like?"
Yun Yun suddenly felt something was amiss, looking at her disciple in front of her, she asked, "Yanran, why are you so concerned about Xiao Li? Could it be that you have feelings for him...?"
"I don't, I don't," Nalan Yanran quickly denied, but her slightly flushed cheeks still betrayed her,
"I'm just... curious, that's all."
Seeing her reaction, Yun Yun knew that Nalan Yanran definitely had some feelings, more or less, in her heart.
"Xiao Li is far more excellent than you; he might not take a liking to you." Yun Yun inexplicably felt a little uncomfortable.
If something like that hadn't happened between her and Xiao Li, she would have been very happy to bring Nalan Yanran and Xiao Li together.
But now, she actually had a feeling that she didn't want Nalan Yanran and Xiao Li to have too much contact.
"Teacher, what are you thinking? I didn't say I liked Young Master Xiao, I was just asking," Nalan Yanran muttered softly.
How could she like a man she had only met a few times?
Although she did feel that Xiao Li was indeed different from other men... Soon, Xiao Li finally finished the treatment and came out of the room,
"Alright, all the branding poison in the old man's body has been completely removed. Afterwards, just have him take some calming and qi-nourishing pills. Your Alchemists in the Nalan Family should know how to prescribe them."
"Thank you, Young Master Xiao!" Nalan Yanran was overjoyed, and after thanking Xiao Li, she rushed into the room to visit Nalan Jie.
"Young Master Xiao, you've worked hard. Please move to rest so we can express our gratitude," Nalan Su said.
Xiao Li wasn't pretentious either, and rested with Nalan Su in the living room, then received a large batch of high-grade medicinal ingredients as a reward.
Although he didn't need these medicinal ingredients, he couldn't help for free.
"Since the matter has been resolved, I won't stay any longer. Patriarch Nalan, please stop here."
Xiao Li and Yun Yun left the Nalan Family together.
"I need to return to the Yunlan Sect; there are still some matters that require my attention there." Yun Yun raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, smiling slightly, looking radiant and charming.
"Aren't you inviting me to be a guest at your Yunlan Sect?" Xiao Li retorted.
Yun Yun blinked, "If you want to come, I can't drive you away. If you don't want to come, can I tie you up and bring you?"
Looking at her, Xiao Li was about to reach out to hug her, but Yun Yun anticipated it and quickly slapped his hand away,
"So many people, don't mess around!"
She glared at this audacious fellow and quickly retreated,
"I'm leaving. I'll wait for you at the Yunlan Sect."
With that, she flew away directly.
Otherwise, she was really afraid that Xiao Li would do something excessive to her in public.
This guy had the guts to do it.
Xiao Li remained in place, muttering with some regret:
"Soon, Yunlan Sect, I'll be there in a couple of days."
Subsequently, he returned to the inn... Upon returning to the inn, at the entrance, Xiao Li saw a familiar figure,
"Fei'er? Why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than Consort Ya...