As is widely known, Void Ancient Dragons can also be called Treasure Hunting Dragons. Their sensitivity to natural treasures is beyond human imagination.
In the original trajectory, the little dragon girl relied on this unique talent to help Xiao Yan multiple times.
Therefore, Chen Xiao could predict that as long as Zi Yan was in the Inner Academy, it wouldn't take long for her to sense the presence of the Earth Fire Lotus Seed.
And as soon as Zi Yan came knocking, Chen Xiao would have plenty of ways to get acquainted with her.
Many people simply believed that the reason Xiao Yan and Zi Yan became friends in the original trajectory was entirely because Xiao Yan satisfied her appetite, using his skills as an Alchemist to refine the unpalatable medicinal herbs into delicious candy pills.
Undeniably, this was part of the reason.
But Chen Xiao felt that Zi Yan was too lonely in the Inner Academy, without friends, and that was the fundamental reason.
"Refining candy pills isn't that difficult. The girlfriend of that White Fiend team captain is an Alchemist. I already beat him up and stole all his Fire Energy. With an Alchemist's protective nature, there's no reason for him to swallow his anger..."
Calculating the potential troubles that might come knocking, Chen Xiao smiled with satisfaction.
In that case, there was no need to go through the trouble of finding a tool person to refine the candy pills.
Flipping his palm, the note given by Xi Wen Instructor appeared.
"Xi Ziliang, Arena Elder. I don't know if he's a Dou Wang or a Dou Huang, but either way, dealing with a fifth-tier Magical Beast is more than enough."
Muttering the information on the note, Chen Xiao stood up, preparing to head to the Arena.
Since he had entered the Inner Academy, he naturally had to complete the follow-up for the advanced Earth Core Body Tempering Milk as soon as possible.
This was of utmost importance!
However, just as Chen Xiao put away the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, a completely unfamiliar female voice suddenly sounded in the room.
"Old man Xi has been in seclusion for a long time, don't waste your effort. If you're looking for trouble with a fifth-tier Magical Beast, I can help."
The voice coming from behind startled the unprepared Chen Xiao.
Turning around, he saw a girl wearing a pure white dress, whose height only reached his chest. He didn't know when or how she had quietly sneaked into his room.
The girl didn't look old, seemingly around the same age as Qing Lin. Her light purple hair hung down to her waist. Her cheeks were extremely fair and tender, as if they could be broken with a touch. The word "pink and jade carved" was not an exaggeration to describe her.
At this moment, the girl was holding a juicy, carrot-shaped medicinal herb in her fair and tender right hand and gnawing on it. Ample juice dripped from the tail of the herb, leaving several noticeable water stains on her pure white dress. Some juice fell onto the floor that Chen Xiao had just cleaned, splashing tiny water droplets.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiao opened his mouth, feeling like he had countless things to complain about, but for a moment, he forgot where to start.
Seeing Chen Xiao's hesitant look, the girl put down the half-eaten medicinal herb and blinked her pair of dark, watery eyes at Chen Xiao.
"How about it? I'll help you fight that fifth-tier Magical Beast, and as a reward, you just give me that jade bottle you just put away."
She pretended to be serious, but this expression on her delicate and lovely face was like a snowflake drifting in spring. It was clearly out of place with the surrounding brightness, but it added a different kind of charm.
"You wipe the floor you dirtied first, then go back and wash your face and change into clean clothes. Then we can talk about serious matters. I'll wait for you here."
Chen Xiao had thought that using the Earth Fire Lotus Seed to lure the little dragon girl had a chance of success, but he hadn't expected her to appear so quickly.
So much so that he hadn't even prepared how to deal with it. He immediately found an excuse to slightly adjust his strategy.
"Okay, then you wait, don't run off!"
Under Chen Xiao's gaze, Zi Yan extended her right foot and ground the water stains on the floor, making Chen Xiao's pupils widen.
Responding cheerfully, Zi Yan's figure flickered and she strangely disappeared from the spot.
Coming without a trace, leaving without a shadow!
That speed was so fast that Chen Xiao couldn't even capture it.
Getting up and wiping the floor clean, Chen Xiao had just sat down again when he felt his eyes light up. The girl, who had changed into a brand new white dress, appeared again.
There were still wet marks on her cheeks, indicating that she had just casually wiped them with clean water, mainly to get it over with.
"Now we can talk, right? I'm warning you, don't try to fool me, otherwise I'll hit hard!"
Sitting down opposite Chen Xiao without ceremony, the girl raised her fair and tender little fist to threaten him, sounding fierce in a childish way.
Looking at Zi Yan like this, Chen Xiao gradually understood why there were so many people in the Inner Academy, and Alchemists were not lacking, yet she was still alone.
In social interactions, who starts with a threat?
If someone who didn't understand her saw this, how could they not be afraid?
"Are you sure you can handle a fifth-tier Magical Beast?"
"One hundred percent sure. It's not like I haven't beaten fifth-tier Magical Beasts before. It's a one-nine split between me and them."
"Hmm?"
"With one punch from me, ninety percent of them will beg for mercy!"
Zi Yan was smug and extremely confident in her strength.
If Grand Elder Su Qian hadn't forbidden her from casually attacking students, she could have directly snatched it just now, without needing to go through so much trouble.
Chen Xiao pretended to think for a moment, and finally nodded.
"Alright, I'll believe you this once."
"Okay, believing me is definitely right. Where is the Magical Beast you mentioned? Let's go now!"
Zi Yan was decisive and didn't want to waste any time.
She had seen the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, and it was definitely a good thing, and a good thing she hadn't eaten before. She couldn't wait to get her hands on it and try it.
Chen Xiao also wanted to complete the advance payment as soon as possible. Hearing Zi Yan's suggestion, they immediately hit it off.
"I only know that the Snow Demon Sky Ape is in the deep mountains behind the Inner Academy, but I don't know the exact location. We'll have to search for it."
"That's easy. As long as it's in the mountains, there's no Magical Beast I can't find. Let's go, let's finish this quickly!"
Immediately, the two no longer hesitated. Under Zi Yan's lead, they left the accommodation area and headed towards the deep mountains behind.
The scorching sun was like fire, and even in the afternoon, it was annoyingly hot.
Chen Xiao slightly circulated his Dou Qi over his body. In an instant, the air was cool and refreshing, like a walking human-shaped air conditioner.
Noticing that the temperature around him was cooler, Zi Yan slightly slowed down, closing the distance.
Feeling the heat wave being blocked out, Zi Yan chuckled, revealing two cute little fangs.
"I didn't expect your strength to be ordinary, but you have a very useful ice attribute."
Comfortably enjoying the free air conditioning, Zi Yan took out the half-eaten medicinal ingredient from her Storage Ring and snacked on it.
Listening to her words, Chen Xiao was speechless for a moment.
By now, he had seen many strong individuals: Hai Bo Dong, Yun Yun, Medusa Queen, Vice Dean Hu Qian, Grand Elder Su Qian, and so on.
But everyone else looked up to him, only this little dragon person associated him with being ordinary.
Furthermore, this was the first time Chen Xiao had heard that the ice attribute was very useful...
This girl had a strange way of thinking!
"I remember that the Earth Lotus Fruit, this medicinal ingredient, contains a lot of energy, and it's also bitter. Can you really stand eating it like that?"
The Earth Lotus Fruit was the carrot-like medicinal ingredient in her hand.
"I'm not human, so I can definitely stand it. If I want to grow up, I have to eat them!" Zi Yan replied calmly.
As for the taste...
She also wanted to tell these medicinal ingredients, You all need to grow to be more delicious!
However, this was not something she could decide.
Chen Xiao understood Zi Yan's situation and did not press further. He just hesitated and said, "How about you give me the Earth Lotus Fruit, and I'll try to make it taste better for you."
The girl stopped and looked up, her eyes full of doubt.
She wasn't worried that Chen Xiao would trick her out of her medicinal ingredients. In this Inner Academy, she was always the one who snatched things from others; no one had ever been able to make her suffer a loss.
However, in her understanding, it seemed that only Alchemists with the fire attribute had the ability to process medicinal ingredients.
And Chen Xiao, this human-shaped air conditioner, clearly had the ice attribute.
"I'll try."
Seeing Chen Xiao speak again, Zi Yan didn't hesitate and immediately handed the half-eaten Earth Lotus Fruit, which was covered in a lot of saliva, to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao took it, first wiped off the surface moisture, and then took out a cup from his Storage Ring to hold it.
Immediately, he condensed a ice pestle with his Dou Qi and quickly mashed the Earth Lotus Fruit into a half-cup of original juice. Then, he took out some saccharin and mixed it in.
After a moment of thought, Chen Xiao condensed an ice mirror and, using the inspiration he got from the Black Fiend Squad captain, shaved some crushed ice into the cup.
Thus, the first cup of shaved ice drink on the Dou Qi Continent was officially created!
Looking at his work, Chen Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
He had to admit, although he couldn't extract the essence of the medicinal ingredients and remove the dross like an Alchemist to make it easier for Zi Yan to absorb, he could still make some easier-to-process medicinal ingredients taste better while maintaining their original medicinal effects.
As long as your thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties!
The ancients truly did not deceive me!
"Try it."
Resisting the urge to take a sip himself, Chen Xiao handed it to the stunned girl.
"Okay."
Zi Yan took it, looking it up and down curiously. She had never thought of such a method before!
With anticipation, she took a small sip.
In an instant, a sweet and refreshing feeling spread from her mouth throughout her body, causing her slightly narrowed eyes to instantly widen.
"Delicious!"
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