Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 102 Enemies

"Ugh, I'm looking at the accounts right now."

As night fell, a red candle illuminated Ya Fei's room.

"You look at your accounts, I'll look at yours, it won't make any difference." Xiao Yan pulled her onto his lap.

"Then don't move around." Ya Fei rolled her eyes at him.

"Okay." Xiao Yan really stopped moving, just holding her waist and gently inhaling the fragrance emanating from her body.

"How was your trip to Yunlan Sect today? Did you manage to capture your Sect Master Yun?" Ya Fei asked while looking at the accounts.

"No, he is, after all, the head of a sect. How could we get straight to the point as soon as we meet?"

"Didn't you get straight to the point when you first met me?"

Ya Fei gave a soft hum.

"What does Sect Master Yun want with you?"

"Yunshan, the former sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, is dying. She asked me for help."

"So how did you help?"

"How else can I help with something that can be solved with just one Breakthrough Pill?" Xiao Yan said indifferently.

"A Breakthrough Pill!" The usually composed Ya Fei suddenly turned around.

The value of the Breakthrough Pill to a Dou Huang powerhouse is immense. Such a pill would definitely fetch over ten million gold coins at auction, and even then, it would be priceless.

If it were left in the capital of Gama, it would be enough to trigger a war in the capital.

"You've really gone to great lengths to pick up girls, haven't you?" Ya Fei gritted her teeth, a hint of jealousy in her beautiful eyes.

"Hehe, actually I gave her two, I was afraid she wouldn't have enough," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Ya Fei suddenly turned around and stopped talking.

"Are you angry?" Xiao Yan pressed his cheek against hers.

"No, Lord Xiao Yan did a great job. It would be best to also take Nalan Yanran into the harem, so that we can enjoy the ultimate bliss of master and disciple serving each other." Ya Fei did not turn around.

"Not bad, not bad, you understand this young master." Xiao Yan chuckled.

Ya Fei fell completely silent.

"The auction is in two days, how are your preparations going?" Xiao Yan patted her bottom.

Upon hearing about the auction, Ya Fei, a successful businesswoman, still answered Xiao Yan's question, clearly demonstrating her strong commitment to business.

"Everything is arranged. This time, invitations have been sent not only to all the powerful and influential people in the capital, but also to some families in the nearby empires."

"This auction can be said to be the grandest auction held by the surrounding empires in recent years." Ya Fei turned back to look at Xiao Yan again.

"What exactly are you auctioning off? You've made such a grand spectacle of it; you must have at least a few things to offer."

"There's nothing much," Xiao Yan smiled slightly, looking at Ya Fei and saying calmly, "just three Imperial Pills."

Ya Fei paused, her pen still in her hand.

"There are still ten Battle Spirit Pills left."

Ya Fei's pen fell onto the ledger, staining the entries black with ink.

"There are also some useless high-level Xuan-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills." Xiao Yan looked at her gently.

"Once these items are sold, all the funds will be given to you to manage. You'll be my little secretary, how about that?"

A pair of luscious lips pressed against my lips without my noticing.

"What are you doing? The secretary is molesting the boss!" Xiao Yan mumbled.

Ya Fei didn't say anything, but responded with the utmost enthusiasm.

In another mountain peak of the Yunlan Sect, instead of being shrouded in mist, there are many rare and precious herbs that are rarely seen outside the sect.

Besides various rare and exotic herbs growing in the mountains, there are also dozens of medicine cauldrons of different shapes, where people often refine medicine from time to time.

Among these alchemists, the highest-ranking one has reached the fourth rank, and the lowest-ranking one is still the second rank, making them one of the most valuable assets of the Yunlan Sect.

Tonight, accompanied by the clear sound of a medicine cauldron, dozens of alchemists on the mountain peak looked up at the highest point of the mountain, their eyes filled with fervent desire.

Because that's where their idol goes into seclusion.

As the sound subsided, a middle-aged man with a stern expression emerged from the highest hall.

This person is none other than Gu He, the most outstanding alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire today!

"This is the second Imperial Pill I've refined." Under the moonlight, Gu He looked at the golden pill floating in his palm and a smile appeared on his lips.

"It'll be soon. Give me another five years, and I might be able to refine that Breakthrough Pill."

"Once I refine the Breakthrough Pill and present it to the old sect master of Yunshan, everyone in the entire Yunlan Sect will benefit from my favor. Then I can pursue Yunyun and see what reason she has to refuse me."

Recalling that graceful figure in white, Gu He's usually calm heart finally stirred with a flicker of passion.

"Congratulations, teacher, on successfully completing your training." A voice rang out.

Gu He turned his gaze to the handsome young man walking over and smiled.

"Liu Ling, during the time I was in seclusion, did you slack off at all?"

"Reporting to Master, I have been diligently practicing medicine techniques during this time, and I am only one step away from reaching the fourth rank. I am waiting for your guidance," Liu Ling said respectfully.

"Not bad." A smile appeared on Guhe's face.

"If you can become a fourth-grade alchemist within a year, then your aptitude is no less than my own."

Before the age of forty, there might be a chance to reach the sixth rank.

"Teacher, you flatter me. By the time I reach the sixth rank, you will probably already be at the seventh rank."

"Hehe." Ignoring his disciple's flattery, Gu He chuckled lightly and said, "I'll go out for a bit. Arrange a time for the spare alchemists on Medicine Peak to get together another day."

After saying that, he transformed into a streak of light and left the mountain peak.

"Teacher has probably gone to see the sect leader again." As a disciple, Liu Ling knew this perfectly well, but in that clear mind, another slightly immature but equally beautiful face was also revealed.

"Junior Sister Yanran." Liu Ling murmured softly, a hint of the same fervor in her eyes as her teacher's.

In a side room of the sect leader's main hall, Yun Yun sat upright on the bed, but her mind kept replaying the image of a certain boy with a mischievous grin.

"She saved my teacher and the founder of the sect. I'm afraid I can never repay this debt of gratitude." A complex emotion flashed in Yun Yun's beautiful eyes.

"How could I possibly offer myself in return?" A hint of trouble appeared on Yun Yun's serene and beautiful face. Just then, she suddenly sensed an aura descending from outside the palace.

"Who is it?" Yun Yun's cold voice rang out.

"Sect Master Yun, it's me," the middle-aged man's voice rang out.

"My chances of refining the Imperial Extreme Pill have greatly increased. In less than five years, I will be able to refine the Breakthrough Pill. At that time, I will be able to help you and the old sect master break through to the Dou Zong realm."

The sound of the ancient river came from outside.

"Elder Guhe, thank you for your kindness and for your contributions to the sect over the years. However, I have already resolved the matter of the Breaking Sect Pill."

"Has the matter of the Breakthrough Pill been resolved?" Gu He, standing outside the hall, showed a hint of astonishment on his face.

The Breakthrough Pill is extremely precious; how did Yun Yun solve this problem?

"Elder Guhe, I am a little tired tonight, so I will not be able to greet you. I will lead the sect elders to celebrate for you another day. I am really sorry, please go back."

Yunyun's voice was weary.

"Alright, Sect Master, please take a rest." Gu He nodded in disappointment and returned helplessly.

"Sigh." Yun Yun couldn't help but sigh as she noticed Gu He leaving.

Gu He had a crush on her, and she had noticed it long ago. However, although he was a very nice person, Yun Yun was not interested in him. But as the head of a sect, she could not help but have frequent contact with him.

As she sensed the ancient river receding into the distance, Yunyun's mind was once again filled with the image of the boy's mischievous grin.

"My nemesis." A soft sigh echoed through the hall.

(End of this chapter)