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Zhao Ran held Lin Yuan's hand and quickly made their way towards Danyang Palace. The two paid no attention to the stares that were being looked at them along the way, and soon they arrived in front of an ancient palace.

The Danyang Palace, with its red walls and black tiles, has three stories and is both ancient and grand. Even before entering, Lin Yuan could smell a strong medicinal fragrance at the entrance. On either side of the entrance to the main hall, there was a couplet hanging.

The golden furnace burns eternally for a thousand years, and the jade cup shines ever brightly for ten thousand years.

Lin Yuan looked over and was instantly drawn to the evocative calligraphy on the couplet.

Seeing Lin Yuan's dazed expression, Zhao Ran couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, finding her little junior brother, who seemed a bit too mature for his age, even more adorable.

"What, junior brother, you can recognize the words above!"

Lin Yuan came to his senses and said, "Senior sister is joking. Junior brother has only been attending the private school for a little over a week and doesn't know many of the characters. However, although junior brother doesn't recognize the characters, he can still feel the artistic conception contained between the lines."

"What a little sycophant! Alright, wait here for a moment, I'll go inform the master!"

"Thank you for your help, senior sister!"

Lin Yuan bowed respectfully, and Zhao Ran gently patted his head before striding towards the main hall.

Soon Zhao Ran came out again, took his small hand in hers, and brought her head, still carrying a faint girlish fragrance, close to Lin Yuan's ear.

"Once we go in, you'll keep saying bad things about Uncle Xiao. Xiao Weiran didn't even apologize for what happened to my senior brother. You can imagine how much resentment my master has."

Furthermore, I suspect that this matter is inextricably linked to Senior Brother Lingxiao. You can share your thoughts with my master in a moment.

I think Master will definitely send someone to investigate. Why is it that it was my senior brother Lin Ran who died, and not that guy Ling Xiao, when we were both senior brothers?

At this point, Zhao Ran, who had already calmed down somewhat, had tears welling up in the corners of his eyes again.

Sensing the girl's sobs, Lin Yuan tightened his grip on her small hand slightly.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister Zhao Ran! One day I will definitely avenge Senior Brother Lin Ran!"

Lin Yuan also felt a little uneasy at this moment. It wasn't that he regretted not saving Lin Ran. After all, there was a four-on-one situation at the time, and he was powerless to help. If the assassins had been alerted, he might have been the one to die.

Rather, he always felt guilty for deceiving Zhao Ran. After all, he had seen clearly how her senior brother died, and now he owed Zhao Ran such a great favor, so he naturally felt uneasy.

"Yes! I believe you, junior brother!"

Without waiting for Lin Yuan's reply, he pulled Lin Yuan into the main hall.

Upon entering the main hall, Lin Yuan felt an even stronger medicinal fragrance, which made his whole body feel lighter.

The entire hall is somewhat similar to an ancient pharmacy, but the rooms are much more spacious.

Rows of medicine boxes were neatly arranged around the main hall, with a bronze medicine cauldron in the center, from which the strong aroma of medicine emanated.

Zhao Ran did not linger in the alchemy hall, but instead quickly walked towards the innermost staircase on the first floor.

They then went up to the second floor. Once there, Zhao Ran pushed open the outermost door, and Lin Yuan saw an old man with a youthful face and white hair sitting cross-legged on a futon.

The old man slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, and the billowing white smoke around him gradually dissipated.

"Ran'er, is this the new disciple you were going to introduce to me? Isn't he Xiao Weiran's disciple?"

The old man spoke in a gentle tone, but there was a clear hint of reproach in his words.

"Master, you don't know this, but Junior Brother Lin Yuan has been expelled by the Third Elder. The reason is that Junior Brother Lin Yuan suspected that his eldest disciple had a problem!"

"Master, if it weren't for Junior Brother Lin Yuan coming to warn us beforehand that assassins were heading towards my hiding place, you would have lost not only Senior Brother, but also me!"

As he spoke, Zhao Ran covered his face and began to cry.

Seeing his beloved young disciple heartbroken again, the old man's initial reprimand vanished instantly, and he couldn't help but scrutinize Lin Yuan.

"Little one, do you know why Xiao Weiran doesn't want you!"

Lin Yuan felt the old man's gaze and immediately straightened his mind.

"Elder, I was born into a poor family and have a lowly status. I was originally used by the Third Elder as a tool to motivate his daughter."

Now I've angered Senior Sister Xiao, Senior Brother Ling Xiao is ignoring me because I questioned him, and Senior Brother Li Qingyang has disliked me ever since I entered the sect.

Under such a tutelage, the Third Elder harbors some prejudice against me and dislikes me. Naturally, the Xiaoyang lineage has no place for its disciples, so I earnestly request the Fifth Elder to take me in.

Li Changqing's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Lin Yuan, who had suddenly knelt down.

"Low status, hehe, interesting! Interesting! You don't look like someone of low status."

A child of at least six years old could not possibly speak so clearly and logically!

After speaking, Li Changqing slowly stood up and walked to Lin Yuan. He couldn't help but pat Lin Yuan's head, and then his face trembled slightly.

"How long have you been practicing martial arts?"

Lin Yuan's heart tightened. "Report to the elder, I have been learning martial arts for almost half a month."

Li Changqing's face trembled even more violently.

"It only takes a little over half a month to reach the fourth level of the Boy's Skill!"

Zhao Ran, who was crying with her face covered to the side, trembled when she heard her teacher's exclamation.

Although she is proficient in alchemy, it does not mean that she is completely ignorant of martial arts. She knows very well how difficult it is to cultivate internal energy.

She is now twelve years old. She started practicing martial arts at the age of six, but he has only reached the sixth level of the Crimson Sun Skill, which is at the mid-second-rate level.

The junior brother he had taken in had mastered the Boy's Skill, a mid-grade martial art similar to the Crimson Sun Skill, to the fourth level in just over half a month. What kind of monstrous talent was this?

Sensing their shock, Lin Yuan found it hard to explain.

He knew how monstrous his martial arts progress was, so he had been hiding his talent in this area. But who knew that the Fifth Elder could sense his current progress in internal energy just by patting his head?

Lin Yuan's mind raced, and he quickly replied.

"Elder, isn't everyone's training this fast? I always thought everyone was like this!"

Lin Yuan gave a bewildered and innocent look. Anyway, he couldn't explain it clearly, so he just let the two of them guess!

Li Changqing's expression gradually became serious.

"Tell me, little one, what does it feel like when you're channeling your energy?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"It feels so comfortable. There's a warm current circulating rapidly within my body. I'm meditating according to the path described in the manual, and it's almost like controlling my own arms!"

"There's absolutely no obstacle or obscurity!"

Lin Yuan shook his head. "No, just follow the instructions in the manual!"

"Hahahaha! Good! Good! Xiao Weiran, you're completely blind! You managed to drive out such a peerless genius; it's like the heavens are helping me!"

At this moment, Li Changqing was so excited that his face turned red. There was no hindrance, no obscurity. What was this? This was an unparalleled genius, a martial arts prodigy!

Zhao Ran, standing to the side, also had a gleam in her eyes. She sensed that the time to avenge her senior brother was not far off.

A peerless genius, this is a martial arts prodigy who appears only once in a hundred years. Such a person can learn any martial arts manual at a glance and master it with just a little practice.

What others take years or even decades to reach is as simple as eating and drinking for them.

"Little fellow, become my disciple! From now on, you will be my personal disciple, Li Changqing's disciple, and you can study all the martial arts techniques and cultivation methods of the entire Danyang lineage!"

Looking at the excited old man, Lin Yuan's once quiet heart stirred again.

All the previous frustration vanished.

"Yes, Master!"

After saying that, Lin Yuan kowtowed three times.