Chapter 97: Big Brother, I Want Some Too!


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    On the second-floor balcony of the inn, Qing Lin and Venerable Tian Huo, the old man, sat at a table. The little girl was earnestly asking the elder about some cultivation issues, while the


    Lion King stood guard by the stairs like a bodyguard.


    "Mr. Yao, ording to what you said, if you hadn''t encountered those me Lizardmen back then, would you have possibly be a legendary Dou Saint by now?" Qing Lin asked curiously, intrigued by Venerable Tian Huo''s story.


    "Probably," Yao Tian Huo hesitated for a moment before confidently nodding. Back then, because of his outstanding talent and rapid progress in cultivation, he believed he could go anywhere in the world, which led him to delve deeper into the magma sea and even attempt to refine two Heavenly mes.


    "That''s really unfortunate!" Qing Lin sighed subconsciously, feeling sorry for Venerable Tian Huo''s fate.


    "What''s there to regret? Perhaps it was meant to be. At least I''m still alive and well," he said with a smile, shaking his head.


    He had lived for a long time. His friends and family from back then were long gone, so staying with Gu Fei and the others didn''t burden him.


    At that moment, the Lion King suddenly stood up from its ce by the stairs.


    "Hehe, Lion King, Qing Lin, and Old Yao, long time no see!"


    A childish voice rang out. Hearing it, Venerable Tian Huo and Qing Lin instinctively looked


    over.


    In their line of sight was a little girl in purple clothes, sitting on the stair rail, waving at them. Seeing the surprised looks on their faces, she giggled and made a funny face, looking quite adorable.


    "Sister Zi Yan, I missed you so much..." Qing Lin, recovering from her surprise, ran over with excitement.


    This address might surprise others, considering Qing Lin was half a head taller than Zi Yan. "This little one is here, so things will definitely get lively again!" Venerable Tian Huo stroked his beard and chuckled.


    Meanwhile, Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian stepped out of their room to see what was going on.


    Gu Fei looked at Zi Yan, her delicate and lovely appearance just as he remembered.


    "Why didn''t you stay in the n?" Gu Fei walked up and patted Zi Yan''s head, smiling as he asked.


    "I sneaked out, hehe. I remember you said you woulde to Holy Pill City, so I ran over here. I thought it would be hard to find you, but it was easy after asking around," Zi Yan grinned mischievously, her eyes turning into crescents.


    "I''m so pitiful. After I go back, I won''t have any tasty pills! And they keep making me drink these disgusting, horrible-tasting things every day..."


    Zi Yan clung to Gu Fei''s sleeve,ining. Her big, bright eyes instantly filled with tears. She felt her current life was unbearablepared to her carefree days with Gu Fei.


    "Sister Zi Yan, that''s so terrible! Your n isn''t treating you well at all..." Qing Lin spoke up for Zi Yan, feeling indignant.


    "Exactly, they''re awful!" Zi Yan nodded vigorously. It was clear she held deep resentment toward her n for treating her that way.


    However, if her n members knew, they''d probably be furious to the point of spitting blood. Gu Fei shook his head helplessly. He knew Zi Yan''s personality well, often exaggerating herints. The things her n made her drink were likely potent elixirs. After all, she was as lively as ever.


    "Zi Yan, what are your ns now?" Xiao Yi Xian asked.


    "Hehe... I''m going to stay with you and Sister Xiao Yi Xian, of course!" Zi Yan replied


    seriously, a wide grin spreading across her face.


    "Huh? Sister Xiao Yi Xian, when did you break through to Dou King?" Zi Yan suddenly noticed something extraordinary, her face full of surprise.


    "I just broke through!" Xiao Yi Xian replied.


    "That''s so fast... I know! Big Brother Gu Fei must have given you lots of pills to help, right?" Zi Yan turned her gaze to Gu Fei, stretching out her hands with a hopeful look. "Big Brother Gu Fei, I want some too!"


    "Nope," Gu Fei shook his head and gently pushed away Zi Yan''s small hands.


    "You''ve already eaten so many elixirs, and you haven''t fully digested them yet. Be careful, or you might have a sudden burst of power that could be ufortable!"


    Hearing Gu Fei''s lecture, Zi Yan looked a bit wronged, her lips pouting.


    "Sister Zi Yan, don''t be upset. I have some pills here, would you like them?" Qing Lin walked over, pulling Zi Yan''s small hand and cing a handful of pills in her palm.


    "Qing Lin, you''re so good to me!" Zi Yan''s expression brightened instantly, and she praised Qing Lin while popping a pill into her mouth.


    Most of these pills were fourth-grade, meant to aid cultivation, with strong medicinal effects. Qing Lin could only take one every five days, but Zi Yan munched them like candies, one after another.


    Seeing this, Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian exchanged a helpless nce and shook their heads. "Sister Zi Yan, slow down!" Qing Lin watched in astonishment.


    Fortunately, Zi Yan had an extraordinary physique. If an ordinary person did this, they''d probably burst.


    In the following days, with Zi Yan''s arrival, Gu Fei''s small group became much livelier.


    One day, Zi Yan again came to Gu Fei''s room, asking for pills.


    "Zi Yan, if you want more pills, I have a task for you," Gu Fei proposed.


    "What task?" Zi Yan asked, a bit nervously.


    "Don''t worry, it''s not difficult for you!" Gu Fei ced a hand on Zi Yan''s small shoulder and smiled. "There''s a dpidated space in the Pill Tower that hasn''t been maintained for a long time. I need you to take me inside."


    "Just entering a dpidated space? That''s easy, leave it to me!" Zi Yan puffed up her chest, confident in her abilities.


    She had done this sort of thing many times before. Back in the Inner Academy, she often sneaked into the sealed herb storage spaces to snack on herbs.


    The Pill Realm was a space created long ago by a Dou Saint from the Pill Tower. Over time, it had fallen into disrepair. However, it remained a treasure trove for countless alchemists, filled with rare herbs and materials.


    But with the resources Gu Fei had, he wasn''tcking in those. What he was after was the Core Mother Jade within the Pill Realm, specifically Core Soul Marrow it contained.