Chapter 409: Theft at Yunlan Mountain

The hand seals kept changing, and more than ten pills came out. Xiao Zhen casually held them all in his palm, and then put them into an exquisite jade bottle.

"Here, these are for you. Remember to eat them sparingly, little girl."

Zi Yan nodded. At this time, she was holding more than ten bottles in her hands, all of which were filled with pills refined by Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhen thought for a moment, then pinched Zi Yan's face and asked, "Before that, tell me the truth. Were you the one who stole the batch of medicinal materials from the Alchemist Guild a few days ago?"

Zi Yan curled her lips and said, "Isn't it just a few herbs? If I hadn't heard that you have a good relationship with that guild, I would have taken them all!"

The Alchemist Guild's medicine storehouse is equipped with multiple restrictions and is guarded by Dou Wangs, so it is easy for someone to steal medicinal materials from it without being discovered.

Looking at the entire Jia Ma Empire, apart from the Dou Zun hiding in the dark, only Xiao Ziyan who can ignore space can do it.

Xiao Zhen shook his head. It seemed that he would have to go back and apologize to the teacher. Given the old man's personality, he should be prepared to serve as a laborer for a while.

Zi Yan said pitifully, "I know I was wrong, but if you are so stingy next time when the sugar beans are all gone and refuse to give me more of your own herbs to make sugar beans, I want to grow taller and bigger, what can I do?"

Xiao Zhen sighed. Although Zi Yan was two hundred years old, she was still a child at heart.

"Have you seen the tall mountain outside the imperial capital?"

"I know. Others say that it is the territory of the Yunlan Sect, the largest force in the Jiama Empire."

"If you want to continue eating candy beans in the future, you can go there and find a way. Anyway, the Yunlan clan is big and powerful, so there will definitely be no shortage of medicinal materials. You are also proficient in space travel, so even if you are discovered, you can still run away!"

Zi Yan nodded and said obediently: "I understand. If you want to eat sugar beans in the future, I will steal their medicinal materials and then ask you to help me refine them."

Xiao Zhen smiled and said, "You are a teachable kid, but you have to be careful. If you go, it's best to wear a mask or something, and don't let them know that it has anything to do with my Xiao family."

The Yunlan Sect suffered a disaster next. The medicinal materials that had been stored in the warehouse for many years all disappeared overnight. Yun Yun suspected that some people had embezzled the medicine and handed the matter over to the experienced elder Yun Leng. Then a large number of people from the Yunlan Sect suffered misfortune.

On the side of the Alchemist Guild, after Fa Ma learned that the theft of medicinal materials was related to one of his disciples and that they were willing to pay, he seized the opportunity and directly appointed a vice-president in name only, successfully getting Xiao Zhen to refine dozens of sixth-grade pills for the guild for free.

Looking at the handsome and tall disciple in front of him, Fa Ma said with emotion:

“Every time I see you, I notice a different change. Think about the first time I saw you, you were… so young.

Now, whether in terms of cultivation or alchemy, you have far surpassed my master."

Xiao Zhen pushed out a jade bottle and said respectfully, "Teacher, this is something I prepared especially for you. Please accept it!"

Fa Ma grabbed the jade bottle in the air with his palm, and after pouring out the pill inside, he said happily: "If I am not mistaken, this should be... Po Zong Dan!"

Xiao Zhen nodded and said with a smile: "Although the Pozong Pill is only a sixth-grade high-level pill, it is quite troublesome to refine, and the materials are also a bit complicated."

Fa Ma agreed with this very much. He had the materials for two Po Zong Dan on hand, but he was only a low-level sixth-grade alchemist. The success rate of refining Po Zong Dan was less than 20%.

Fa Ma smiled kindly and said, "You are so thoughtful."

Xiao Zhen bowed and said, "The things have been delivered. I will take my leave now. I wish you to become a Dou Zong master soon!"

After leaving the Alchemy Guild, Xiao Zhen went to the Mitre family and found the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong whom he had not seen for a long time.

"You are such a rare guest. Why haven't I seen you visit me before? Instead, you always visit that little girl named Yafei. When I heard the servants say you came to see me just now, I thought I heard it wrong."

Xiao Zhen scratched his head embarrassedly and quickly changed the subject.

"Uncle Hai, I came here this time to give you a big gift!"

"Oh?" Hai Bodong asked with interest, "You have changed your character and know how to respect an elder like me. This is really rare!"

Xiao Zhen took out another jade bottle and chuckled, "Uncle Hai, I'm sure you'll be very interested in what's inside."

Hai Bodong narrowed his eyes slightly, and without any courtesy, he directly opened the cork. After a while of analysis, he didn't know what kind of elixir it was. He could only conclude that it was of advanced sixth grade and the quality of the elixir was very high.

"This is truly incredible. The highest-grade elixir I've ever used was the Imperial Pill made by the Black Horn Region Medicine King Han Feng. But it's obviously inferior to this one of yours."

Xiao Zhen explained: "This is the Po Zong Dan. As for the efficacy, there should be no need to say more!"

Hai Bodong was also a little surprised. He thought about it in his mind. The little girl named Yafei should be almost 16 years old. She was tall and graceful, charming and attractive. She fascinated many young people in the Mittel family so much that they could not walk.

If I guessed correctly, it should be like this. Hai Bodong waved his hand and said generously:

"I see your intentions. Tomorrow I will adopt Ya Fei as my granddaughter and send her to your Xiao family. As for the betrothal gift, I will accept it!"

Xiao Zhen rolled his eyes. He was old and only thought about good things. If he really wanted to take Ya Fei home, he would not have discussed it with an old man like you, let alone give you a precious Po Zong Dan.

"That... let's talk about Ya Fei's matter later. Uncle Hai, I'm looking for you today because I have some other private matters!"

Hai Bodong was a little embarrassed, thinking that someone came to propose marriage, and ended up making a fool of himself. Fortunately, there were only two of them present, so he didn't make a fool of himself by being seen by others.

Xiao Zhen asked: "Uncle Hai, do you have a fragment of the map?"

Hai Bodong nodded. He had indeed obtained a mysterious incomplete map, and he still didn't know where it came from. However, his keen intuition told him that it must be a very important item.

"I have an incomplete picture in my hand, and it seems to be related to the rumored strange fire. Are you interested?"

Xiao Zhen was too lazy to make any fuss and said frankly: "That's true, but I don't know if you are willing to give it up, Uncle Hai!"

Hai Bodong pondered carefully for a while, and took out an ancient picture from the ring, but it was only a corner of it, and it was obviously incomplete.

"Take it. It's useless for me to keep it anyway. Even if I find the strange fire with great difficulty, it has nothing to do with me who practices ice-attributed skills."