Ling Xiao walked all the way to the Fire Clan's sacred hall.
By now, everyone had dispersed, and the entire sacred hall seemed empty and vast.
Although the Blood Moon Forbidden Domain had opened as wished, and the gains from this trip were substantial, he didn't feel particularly happy.
As for the best way to make himself happy quickly...
A wealthy lady would be quite good!
You shut up!
I just want to improve my strength faster and step into the Qing Lan Realm as soon as possible, so I can reunite with Nian Qingyun!
Strength is the foundation for a villain to achieve the status of the Son of Fate!
The path of immortality is vast and boundless; both sorrow and joy are but fleeting moments.
Since I am on this path,all that I experience and undergo has its own cause and effect. Why bother justifying it?
"Yan'er, are you asleep?" In the rear hall of the Fire Clan, Ling Xiao stood outside Su Yan's room and asked softly.
"Huh? Young Master?" The door opened. Su Yan looked at the young man before her with surprise in her beautiful eyes, a delicate, somewhat frail shyness on her pretty face.
"It's so late, Young Master... is something the matter?" After all, she was a lady from a respectable family. Although the path of immortality wasn't as restrictive as the mortal world, at this hour...
Moreover, who was Su Yan?
The heir of the Yun Alliance!
The environment she grew up in was one of fluctuating interests.
Although her talent wasn't as great as Nian Qingyun's or Ye Qingchan's,her grasp of human nature was far beyond that of her peers.
Since childhood, her father had taught her one principle: the more you want something, the less you should show it.
That way,you won't be disappointed, and you won't... lose!
Ling Xiao was very good. The moment he risked his life for her had moved Su Yan deeply.
But...her essence was still that of a merchant alliance heir.
After the initial wave of emotion and trust,she quickly calmed down again.
"Ah, the secret realm journey is nearing its end. I promised Yan'er I would give you an opportunity." Ling Xiao smiled faintly, a touch of warmth seeming to linger between his brows.
From the moment Su Yan made a move against Lin Xi, he knew this woman wasn't as gentle and graceful as she appeared on the surface.
In fact,her temperament was far more formidable than that of an ordinary prodigy.
"Ah! Young Master... please, come in quickly..." Su Yan's pretty face froze for a moment. She quickly ushered Ling Xiao into the room, a hint of expectation in her beautiful eyes.
She knew he possessed a Spirit Flame.
But wanting him to give it to her...probably required offering something in return.
And...Lin Xi had been absent for a long time. She wondered...
"Young Master, have some tea."
"No need.Yan'er, the Spirit Flame you wanted..." Ling Xiao waved his hand, and the Green Demon Ancient Cauldron immediately appeared in his grasp.
Sealed within it was precisely the crimson Spirit Flame that had been on Lin Xi's body.
"This aura..." Sure enough, Su Yan's pretty face stiffened abruptly. The desire in her eyes wasn't concealed in the slightest.
She had taken great risks to enter this secret realm precisely for a Heaven and Earth Spirit Flame!
With it,she might still live for another ten or twenty years. But without it, she feared she had at most three years left before she would inevitably be tortured to death by the bone-piercing cold poison.
"This seals a Heaven and Earth Spirit Flame inside. Yan'er, this cauldron belongs to my mother. Do you have any other vessel that can seal a Spirit Flame..." Ling Xiao's eyes were gentle, his tone carrying a hint of apology.
"Young Master... this Spirit Flame..."
"It's for you,Yan'er. Didn't I say it before? I'll give you whatever Yan'er wants." Ling Xiao shook his head, not a trace of affectation visible on his face.
Since he was plundering Luck Points, of course, he had to pay some price.
As for whether giving this flame was meaningful or not...once the Luck Points were obtained, if Su Yan still hadn't submitted, he could always use other methods to make her submit.
As for what methods...
Don't ask.If you ask, it's whatever you imagine.
"Give... give it to me..." A dazed expression surged onto Su Yan's pretty face.
Although Ling Xiao had once promised to find a Spirit Flame for her, now that she truly saw the Spirit Flame before her, she suddenly hesitated.
It was too easy!
Ultimately,Su Yan still believed that there were no without cause or reason opportunities in this world.
Interest was the only principle governing interpersonal interactions.
But now, hearing Ling Xiao's words, some of the things she had firmly believed in her heart... suddenly wavered.
"Young Master... then after we leave, I'll take you to my Yun Alliance's headqu..."
"Hehe,Yan'er, have you forgotten what I said? In my eyes, you are the most precious treasure of the Yun Lai Merchant Alliance. I know some people might think I'm approaching you because of your status. I don't want to explain anything. Right now, Qingyun has just fallen... I really don't have the mood to start a new relationship. Let's... just leave it at that for now. Keep the Spirit Flame safe. After we leave, find a container to transfer it, and then return this cauldron to me. After all... it's my mother's thing." Ling Xiao seemed somewhat disappointed, a bit listless. He turned and walked straight towards the door.
"One, two, three..."
"Young Master!!"
Then... very inexplicably, Su Yan looked at that slightly desolate and lonely figure and felt a kind of suppression in her heart that she had never experienced before.
I'm sorry, Young Master.
Yan'er really shouldn't have... doubted you.
She didn't know why she stopped Ling Xiao at this moment. She just... didn't want him to leave.
It was very contradictory.
She clearly knew she absolutely must not act on emotion.
But emotion had so abruptly defeated reason.
Ding! The Daughter of Fate questions herself. Congratulations, Host, for plundering 300 Luck Points, 3000 Villain Points.
"Huh? Yan'er, is there something else?" A smile curled on Ling Xiao's lips, but his face showed a puzzled expression.
Play hard to get, advance by retreating.
Of course,the premise for doing this was that he already knew Su Yan's current feelings through the system.
From the moment he killed the Ancient Puppet Sect's young master,this young girl's thoughts had undergone a subtle change.
Her current reserve was more like a...probe after calming down.
Or,an instinctive guard.
After all, Su Yan's status was exalted.
A background with wealth that could rival a region meant she was never short of admirers around her.
No matter how powerful one's background was,it seemed childish and laughable in front of the Yun Lai Merchant Alliance.
So,she probably viewed anyone who actively approached her with some underlying purpose.
What Ling Xiao needed to do was to make her let down this guard. Then everything would come naturally.
A Heaven and Earth Spirit Flame, even in the entire Sheng Zhou, could be considered priceless.
No one could resist the temptation of such a divine object.
Of course,Su Yan probably never imagined that Ling Xiao... had three of such divine objects.
"Young Master... how did Nian Qingyun die?" Su Yan suddenly took a deep breath and looked at Ling Xiao with a serious expression.
"Xia Chen was treacherous. He used an extremely evil curse art. Qingyun... blocked it for me." Ling Xiao lowered his head, his body trembling faintly, even his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
A sinister coldness emanated from him at this moment.
But this coldness didn't make Su Yan feel fear or disgust. Instead, her eyes gradually softened.
She could tell that Ling Xiao's heart was in pain right now.
Even within this pain,there was despair mixed in.
Everyone said this heir of the Ling Clan was unrestrained, promiscuous, and incapable of true feelings.
But what she witnessed in this secret realm was a peerless young master who dared to love and hate,who was upright and righteous!
The truth... was truly in the hands of a minority.
Young Master Ling Xiao!
I... am willing to heal your heartache!