Yun Yun's strange longsword had long been stored in her storage ring. Looking at the purple spirit crystal handed over by Chen Yang, she raised her slender jade hand and took it from him.
While handing over the item, Chen Yang's large hand intentionally yet "accidentally" brushed lightly against Yun Yun's hand. Yun Yun's heart trembled slightly, but she put the purple spirit crystal into her storage ring without changing her expression.
As if looking for a topic, Yun Yun glanced at Xiao Yan, who was resting his head on his hands and even had the mind to whistle, and said softly to Chen Yang, "I sought this Purple Spirit Stone because it is needed for the Medicinal PillElderGu He prepared for Yanran."
Chen Yang nodded upon hearing this. "I have long heard of the fame of the Jia Ma Empire's Pill King. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will certainly pay a visit to exchange thoughts on Alchemy Skill."
The speaker had an intent, and the listener had their own interpretation.
Hearing Chen Yang's words, Yun Yun assumed that Chen Yang possessed an Alchemy Skill comparable to Gu He's. Xiao Yan, on the side, thought the same, thinking that Brother Yang's Alchemy Skill would likely reach a Breakthrough again soon.
"After Yun Yun returns to the Sect, I will inform ElderGu He of this good news!" Yun Yun looked at Chen Yang with a smile, a hint of joy flashing in her heart.
"Mhm!" Chen Yang nodded.
Yun Yun bit her lip lightly with her pearly teeth. She looked at Chen Yang, who wasn't particularly enthusiastic toward her, and felt like leaving. However, Chen Yang had indeed saved her just now, and that faint, hazy feeling made her want to stay a little longer.
Thus, she continued to use Xiao Yan as a way to branch out the conversation.
"Great MasterChen Yang..." Yun Yun had just called out when she was stopped by Chen Yang raising his hand.
"Sect Leader Yun, there's no need to be so formal. You can just call me by my name!" Chen Yang was well-versed in the ways of breaking down social barriers between men and women.
If a relationship is to develop further, the first step is to change how you address each other.
An intimate form of address, or a name that lacks a sense of distance—or at least reduces it—can directly close the distance between two hearts.
Look at Xiao Yan, calling her 'Xun'er-meimei' with every breath for over a decade; isn't that how he captured the heart of the little princess of the Gu Clan!
"Then you shouldn't call me Sect Leader Yun either, just call me by my name!" Yun Yun's small, slightly cramped hands suddenly unfolded. Her eyes twinkled as she smiled at Chen Yang.
On the side, Xiao Yan was originally wondering why Yun Yun hadn't left yet since the transaction was complete.
As a result, this conversation immediately piqued Xiao Yan's gossiping heart.
He looked at the two of them with curiosity, his gaze gradually becoming suggestive.
However, just as Xiao Yan was watching them with a gaze that relished the sweet atmosphere, Yun Yun suddenly cued him: "Chen Yang, is Xiao Yan... your Disciple?"
When Yun Yun asked, she was actually a bit nervous.
She was terrified that Chen Yang would nod.
She had supported her Disciple when she went to annul the engagement. Although she hadn't told Ge Ye to use their power to suppress people or to annul it so confrontationally, her approval itself represented the attitude of the Cloud Mist Sect.
Although she had scolded Nalan Yanran after finding out the details, what had already happened could not be changed.
"I just find this kid agreeable, and I'm on good terms with an Elder in his Family, so I provided some help. This kid has his own teacher." Chen Yang could roughly guess what Yun Yun was thinking and explained proactively.
"Brother Yang, it's about mealtime. How about I fix us something to eat? You and Sect Leader Yun can talk while we eat." With gossip to enjoy, Xiao Yan naturally didn't want to leave and made the suggestion.
"How about we go eat in a nearby city? I should also thank you for saving my life, Chen Yang." Hearing what Chen Yang said, Yun Yun felt a slight sense of relief. As long as he wasn't a Disciple, there was still a chance for reconciliation. Seeing Xiao Yan's suggestion to eat, Yun Yun also made a proposal.
"At our speed, flying to the nearest city would take at least two to four hours. Besides, the ingredients in the city might not be as fresh as those in the Magical Beast Mountain Range!" The two closest cities to their current location were Wutan City and Blackrock City, neither of which was close.
Moreover, the Magical Beast Mountain Range was the place where the two of them first met. He had to deepen the impression here, ideally with some physical contact.
Yun Yun had been a "single dog" for over twenty years. Over these years, forget about intimate contact with men, she probably hadn't even spent much time talking to them alone. To get close to her heart, it was actually quite simple.
"I'll listen to you!"
Yun Yun nodded.
Thus, the three people and one beast came to a pool of water. The Amethyst Winged Lion King lay on the mountaintop, silently guarding the surroundings. With a Sixth-Tier Magical Beast watching, the nearby small Demonic Beasts fled upon hearing the news, all of them having vanished long ago.
"Brother Yang, you and Sect Leader Yun chat. I'll do the cooking!" Carrying the giant ruler on his back, Xiao Yan spoke and walked toward the pool behind them, preparing to catch a few fish to roast.
"Cooking is fine. Put the normal seasonings, but don't add any other 'ingredients'!" Seeing Xiao Yan preparing to roast fish, Chen Yang thought of the absurd thing Yun Yun did in the original work.
However, considering that Xiao Yan was now almost a Third-Grade Alchemist, that kind of medicine he refined should have been thrown into a corner long ago, right?
"Huh???"
Xiao Yan scratched his head, not quite understanding what Chen Yang meant.
Seeing Xiao Yan's look, Chen Yang waved his hand helplessly, signaling him to do as he pleased.
In any case, he and Yun Yun were currently in a state of Perfection; at most, a Second-Grade level of "that kind" of medicine would have no effect on them.
Watching Xiao Yan get busy, Chen Yang took out two small stools from his storage ring and handed one to Yun Yun.
After Yun Yun took it, she learned from Chen Yang's example to open it, smoothed her skirt, and sat down elegantly.
As the two of them got closer, Chen Yang felt Yun Yun's surging Aura instantly rushing toward him.
"Yun Yun, the Cloud Mist Sect was once quite famous on the Fighting Qi Continent. When Yun Potian was traveling in the Central Plains, my Family also had some dealings with him. But why is it that now, as the Sect Master, you only have the strength of a Three-Star Dou Huang?" Chen Yang casually brought up some topics to talk with Yun Yun.
Yun Yun replied in a warm voice.
At this moment, the natural sounds of the Magical Beast Mountain Range were in their ears, and the fresh air mixed with the aroma of Xiao Yan's fire and roasting fish lingered around their noses.
The content of their chat gradually shifted from Sect anecdotes to cultivation exchanges, and then to their private lives.
When Chen Yang mentioned that both his parents were deceased, Yun Yun offered some comfort, and in her heart, she felt even closer to Chen Yang. She had also lost her parents at a young age before being adopted by Yun Shan.
As they communicated, the initial sense of strangeness between them gradually vanished, giving them a feeling of meeting an old friend late in life.
"Brother Yang, Sect Leader Yun, time to eat!"
Just then, Xiao Yan shouted from a distance.
"Coming!"
Chen Yang responded, stood up, looked at Yun Yun sitting on the small stool, and reached out his hand to her.
As a Dou Huang expert, Yun Yun naturally didn't need anyone to pull her up, but this was a small test by Chen Yang, a signal of friendliness. Moreover, the lingering effect of his life-saving grace was still there, and he was much stronger than her.
With all these conditions combined, Yun Yun had reasons to refuse this outstretched hand, but she also had reasons why she couldn't.
Looking at the large hand extended toward her, Yun Yun was momentarily dazed. She looked up at Chen Yang from below, a hint of shyness flashing across her pretty face.
"Come, let's go eat!"
Chen Yang acted as if he hadn't noticed anything, showing a jade-like smile and even giving his hand a little shake.
Yun Yun was silent for two and a half seconds, but there wasn't much struggle in her heart. Relatively speaking, there was more shyness.
If it were just the two of them, she would definitely have stood up calmly and moved past the topic. However, she noticed that Xiao Yan was watching this scene from a distance.
So, after hesitating for only two and a half seconds, Yun Yun gave a soft affirmation and then proactively placed her small hand in Chen Yang's, letting him pull her up.
However, after standing up, Yun Yun felt that she might have already blushed because she felt her face was a bit hot.
After pulling Yun Yun up, Chen Yang let go of her hand and walked toward Xiao Yan, carrying his small stool. Yun Yun reminisced about the feeling when their hands touched, reached out to touch her face, paused for a moment, and then followed him with her stool.
Chen Yang reached the water first. Looking at the fish Xiao Yan had roasted, he gave him a thumbs up. "You kid, even if you don't become an Alchemist in the future, you could support yourself by opening a grilled fish shop."
Xiao Yan chuckled, then glanced at Yun Yun and back at Chen Yang, using his Soul Power to speak in Chen Yang's mind: "Brother Yang, have you taken a fancy to Sect Leader Yun..."
(End of Chapter)
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