Chapter 399: Fluctuation of Strange Fire

After eating all the candies, Zi Yan patted her belly. She had absorbed enough energy today and needed to digest it well.

Looking up at Xiao Zhen, Zi Yan's eyes twinkled as she asked, "Who are you? I've never seen you before. Are you a new student?"

Xiao Zhen shook his head and explained, "I just entered the inner courtyard today, but I'm not a student. I should be considered a guest of Canaan College!"

"Oh!" Zi Yan nodded in understanding, and then continued to ask: "Then can you continue to help me refine the herbs into delicious food in the future?"

"I don't know about that, but I will stay in the inner courtyard for a while. If you want, you can come to me for herbs at any time!" After Xiao Zhen said this with a smile, he did not forget to touch Zi Yan's soft hair.

Zi Yan turned her head, interrupting someone's head-patting move, and said angrily: "Don't touch my head, or you won't grow taller!"

Xiao Zhen smiled awkwardly and asked, "Come to think of it, I still don't know your name. Can you tell me your name?"

Xiao Zhen already knew the name of the girl in front of him, but he still had to pretend.

Zi Yan raised her proud little head, showing her fangs, and introduced herself confidently: "My name is Zi Yan. From now on, when you are in Canaan College, as long as you say my name, no one will bully you!"

Xiao Zhen laughed strangely and said, "So you are very powerful!"

"Of course!" Zi Yan waved her fists a few times and said proudly, "In the entire Canaan Academy, there is absolutely no student who can take my punch. They are all too weak!"

Xiao Zhen teased Zi Yan casually and really wanted to pinch the little girl's face again, but the other party would definitely not agree. He did not forget the purpose of this trip and began to select medicinal herbs.

Zi Yan sat on the jade platform beside her, swinging her two little feet constantly and blinking her eyes at Xiao Zhen.

Elder Hao, who was resting leisurely outside the door, heard the sound of gentle footsteps and slowly opened his eyes a little.

No, why are there two footsteps? Wasn’t it just one person who went in?

Elder Hao turned his head, his eyelids twitching, and he discovered the troublesome little devil.

"Why are you here again?"

"It's time for dinner now, so I went in and got something to eat!"

Elder Hao's forehead was about to smoke, and he shouted angrily: "Do you think my place is a restaurant? You come here every now and then to have a bite? If you want medicinal herbs, can't you go to the mountains to find them yourself?"

Since this little girl was picked up from outside by the Great Elder more than ten years ago, she was a little embarrassed and timid at first. How cute she was back then!

But now his true nature has been exposed and he has completely let himself go. He even used the medicine storehouse in the inner courtyard as a dining hall. This is really outrageous!

Facing the aggressive Elder Dou Wang, Zi Yan did not flinch at all. This was probably because she had the support of the Great Elder Su Qian behind her. Otherwise, if it were any other student, his legs would have been shaking.

"Why are you looking for so much trouble? It's ready here, why shouldn't I eat it? You old man talk too much nonsense. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll hit you." Glancing at Elder Hao, Zi Yan showed her little fist demonstratively.

Elder Hao gnashed his teeth and said, "If you didn't have the support of the Great Elder, I would have tied you up and hung you at the entrance of the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower!"

Xiao Zhen smiled and waved his hand, starting to play the role of peacemaker.

"Okay, Elder, don't be angry. Go back in and take inventory. I've almost found all the herbs anyway, so any missing ones will be counted on me!"

Elder Hao shook his head and said, "How can this be possible? After all, you are a guest, and this little girl is from our Canaan College. It is not your turn to take the blame for her!"

Zi Yan also put her hands on her waist and said, "Yes, this matter has nothing to do with you. Anyway, it's not the first time I cheated. Old man Su Qian is very good to me. He will definitely not embarrass me. At most, he will give me a few words of advice!"

Xiao Zhen chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. I don't care about this little money. Let's just leave it at that!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Zhen walked towards the office of Great Elder Su Qian.

Zi Yan jumped and danced after him, and before leaving, she did not forget to stick out her tongue mischievously at Elder Hao.

As soon as he arrived at the Great Elder's office, Xiao Zhen found Xiao Yan sitting inside.

"Xiao Yanzi, what's wrong with your face? Do you want to be a national treasure too?"

Listening to the teasing from his new uncle, Xiao Yan felt a little aggrieved. He had already applied some medicine around his eyes, but they were still a little red and swollen. He pouted and said, "Uncle, don't laugh. I was beaten when I was about to go into seclusion, and my elixir was taken away and eaten in front of me."

Xiao Zhen looked at the Great Elder and asked, "Is the security of Canaan College very bad?"

"Hehehe!" Elder Su Qian had a bitter face. He learned from Xiao Yan that he had already guessed who the murderer was!

"Hey, old man, I'm back!"

Zi Yan poked her little head out from the door. She had already seen Xiao Yan a long time ago, but she never expected that the boy was actually Xiao Zhen's nephew. Now she felt a little embarrassed.

Su Qian said with a serious face: "You stinky girl, you still remember to come back, did you steal the elixir from this little brother? Hurry up and apologize to him!"

Zi Yan pouted, walked up to Xiao Yan in front of everyone, and said reluctantly:

"I'm sorry, little brat!"

If it wasn't for the sour, sweet, delicious and energy-rich candy beans in the future, Zi Yan would not have apologized to the little ghost in front of her. However, she still secretly glanced at Xiao Zhen, fearing that this man would go back on his word and not make delicious candy beans for her in the future.

Su Qian said to Xiao Zhen somewhat awkwardly: "I'm sorry, my friend, I spoiled Zi Yan, but I promise that I will personally compensate you for your losses."

Xiao Zhen smiled and shook his head: "What are you talking about, Great Elder? It's just a fourth-grade pill, it's nothing!"

After this incident was over, Xiao Yan obtained another Qi Gathering Powder and soon became a freshly-minted fighter.

Over a dozen days, Xiao Zhen occasionally exchanged experiences with several alchemy elders, and by the way, he refined dozens of sixth-grade pills. The materials were all from the inner courtyard, so he didn't feel bad about consuming them.

It’s not that Xiao Zhen hasn’t tried to refine seventh-grade elixirs, but unfortunately he always ended in failure. Yao Lao also warned him that he would need to hone his skills for some time to reach the level of a seventh-grade alchemist.

The green flame rose in the alchemy cauldron, and a pill was about to take shape. A smile appeared on Xiao Zhen's face. This was the eighth Huangji Pill he had refined, a sixth-grade high-level pill. His current success rate was over 90%.

Suddenly, there was a movement in the southwest direction, emitting some kind of fluctuation, which was extremely strong, and seemed to have an impact on people's psychology. The pill that was slowly taking shape almost had an accident.

After stabilizing the situation, Xiao Zhen used his soul power to communicate with Yao Chen in the ring while refining medicine.

"Master Yao, my Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire has reacted to this fluctuation. If I'm not mistaken, it must be a strange fire!"

"I thought so too. Bone Spirit Cold Fire has also sensed the existence of its new kind. When we turn around, we will go to investigate in that direction!"