"Miss Xiao Yu..."
"Master Liu, please call me Xiao Yu. I'm not used to hearing 'Miss Xiao Yu'..."
In the corridor of the Xiao family home, Xiao Yu felt slightly uncomfortable listening to the polite address from the handsome young man next to her.
"Well then, I'll call you Xiao Yu. You don't need to call me Master Liu Xi anymore. I'm not much older than you. I just have a slight advantage because I know how to make medicine."
Liu Xi smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Yu.
When Liu Xi smiled at her up close, Xiao Yu was almost blinded.
She admitted that she is a sucker for good looks.
Liu Xi was very handsome, and with the added benefits of a golden mutated soul and mutated battle qi, he seemed to glow.
It's hard to ignore him.
"Brother Liu Xi... the clan chief and the others said you need to speak with me?"
Xiao Yuping calmed his racing heart and quickly changed the subject.
"Yes, that's how it is..."
Liu Xi then revealed the purpose of his trip.
Of course, he definitely wanted to hug Xiao Yu's beautiful legs.
But feelings, you know.
It needs to be cultivated gradually.
Moreover, he also hoped that his desire to curry favor with powerful figures was genuine and based on genuine feelings.
Most importantly, you have to take responsibility.
Instead of taking advantage of others and then giving them some benefits to get rid of them once you've risen to power.
"So that's how it is..."
After listening to Liu Xi's account, Xiao Yu also frowned and fell into deep thought.
To be honest, Liu Xi's qualifications are really not very good.
At twenty-four years old, he reached the realm of a fighter.
In the Gama Empire, he might be doing quite well.
But at Canaan College, it would be worthless.
The key point is that a first-grade alchemist is actually of little value to Canaan Academy.
They even have a dedicated alchemy department.
There are plenty of people of the same age as Liu Xi, at the Battle Master level, Great Battle Master, and second or third-grade alchemists.
It's hopeless for Liu Xi to only want to go in now.
As for why Xiao Yu still felt a little girlish attraction to Liu Xi, who was so unappetizing...
Firstly, appearance plays a part.
Secondly, Liu Xi still has the hope of becoming a Great Dou Master and a Dou Spirit.
Thirdly, with his improved fighting spirit level, judging from Liu Xi's current performance in alchemy, he may become a third- or fourth-grade alchemist...
For Xiao Yu, being a third- or fourth-grade alchemist was still quite attractive.
Although there are alchemists at Canaan Academy who are pursuing her, they are not from the Gama Empire, so it would be difficult for her to return after marrying there.
Besides, she didn't even fancy him.
"Brother Liu Xi, if I may ask, what is your current strength?"
Xiao Yu couldn't think of a way to get Liu Xi to join Canaan Academy, so she could only subtly remind Liu Xi of his strength.
Liu Xi naturally knew what Xiao Yu was asking. If it were Liu Xi, who was a fourth or fifth-level Dou Zhe before, he certainly wouldn't have dared to boast in front of Xiao Yu.
Now he has the confidence to back up his guns.
"Xiao Yu, why don't you guess? If you guess right, I'll give you a perfect grade one pill, how about that?"
Liu Xi had the idea of playing around with Xiao Yu.
Sure enough, Xiao Yu's beautiful eyes immediately brightened.
"Brother Liu Xi, are you telling the truth?"
Xiao Yu opened her captivating eyes and gazed at Liu Xi.
They were itching to try it out.
"Of course it's true."
Liu Xi nodded and smiled, then flipped his hand, revealing a perfectly round, glossy pill with cinnabar patterns on its surface.
"Water-Guiding Pill, a pill that can help water-attribute cultivators sense water-attribute battle qi, how about it? Want one?"
"Gurgle~"
Xiao Yu swallowed hard, licked her lips, her pretty face slightly flushed, and said somewhat shyly:
"want to..."
"Then guess."
Liu Xi smiled, a slight curl at the corner of her lips.
"A Fighter... six-star?"
Xiao Yu blinked her beautiful eyes and tentatively said.
She had heard her grandfather and the elders say that Liu Xi's strength was estimated to be between four or five stars of the Dou Zhe class.
Now that Liu Xi is so confident, he must have broken through to the sixth level of Dou Zhe.
"Wait a minute! Guess again!"
"A fighter...five-star!?"
"Uh, no, that's not right."
Liu Xi felt ashamed. Why were they guessing lower and lower? Were they looking down on him?
"Four-star Fighter!?"
Snap!
Liu Xi rubbed his forehead.
He said helplessly:
"Miss Xiao Yu, do you look down on me that much?"
"Forehead..."
Xiao Yu stuck out her tongue, wondering if she had made a mistake.
The willow mat doesn't have four or five stars, but seven or eight stars.
"Eight-star Fighter?"
"It's nine stars! Never mind, it seems you don't have much confidence in me, Xiao Yu. However, I still want to tell you that I estimate I can break through to the Dou Shi level within a month, and my alchemy skills will probably also improve to around the second or third rank."
That's why I came to ask you for help.
Liu Xi silently handed the pills in his hand to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu accepted the pills with great embarrassment.
I was somewhat shocked.
It turns out that Liu Xi is already a nine-star Dou Zhe, and he is confident that he can break through to Dou Shi within a month.
This qualification doesn't seem too bad!
Because of the occasional use of willow mats to liven up the atmosphere.
Xiao Yu and Liu Xi had a pleasant chat.
Before long, Xiao Yu's clear and melodious laughter could be heard from time to time.
Every now and then, there were playful scolding sounds.
They got along very well.
The young men and women of the Xiao family who kept peeking out from various corners to spy on Liu Xi and his companion were also chatting enthusiastically.
"Did you see that? Just now, Cousin Xiao Yu hit Master Liu Xi, and Master Liu Xi wasn't angry at all. There's definitely something going on between those two!"
"We've struck it rich! Cousin Xiao Yu will be able to win over Master Liu Xi soon!"
"You didn't see it, Master Liu Xi, the way he looked at Cousin Xiao Yu with such doting eyes, it made my heart flutter and I was so jealous!"
"I even saw Master Liu picking fallen leaves off Cousin Xiao Yu's head. They were such a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman. I'm head over heels in love!"
"Cousin Xiao Yu is awesome! Hope she has a big, healthy baby next year!"
"..."
The young men and women of the Xiao family are full of energy.
Almost everywhere Liu Xi went, he could see these little devils sneaking around gathering information.
"Oh, it's Cousin Xiao Yu!"
"Oh no! I'm going to fall! Cousin Xiao Yu, save me!"
Just as Liu and Xi reached a rockery, a girl of about ten years old peeked out, trying to gather information.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu caught him red-handed with a magnified picture of her pretty face.
The little girl was so frightened that she leaned back and was about to fall headfirst into the pond behind her.
Xiao Yu was just outside the artificial rockery where the little girl was hiding, and for a moment, he couldn't provide any assistance.
Whoosh!
Xiao Yu only saw a white shadow flash past her side, and a gentle breeze blew up the black hair on her forehead.
Then, just as the little girl was about to fall into the lake, she was scooped up.
Whoosh!
Holding the little girl in his arms, Liu Xi nimbly touched the lotus leaves on the lake's surface with his feet, and in a few steps, he landed on the opposite bank, stopping steadily on a pavilion.