Chapter 203: The Terrified Xiao Yan

"Rest assured, that little girl Zi Yan won't suffer any losses after going back." Seeing the hidden worry in Su Qian, Xiao Lin offered a word of comfort.

As a presence akin to a granddaughter to both of them, Zi Yan could be said to be pampered to the extreme.

Otherwise, just by relying on that little one's meager strength at the Dou Wang level, how could she possibly stir up so much trouble within the Inner Academy?

Even those with at least Dou Wang strength and some Dou Huang Elders could do nothing about that girl. When it came down to it, Zi Yan's connections were strong enough; the two most capable fighters in the entire Jia Nan Academy were her backers, so who would dare to say a word of gossip?

It was precisely because of this that Su Qian was quite worried about what kind of poor treatment Zi Yan might face upon returning to her clan; those so-called clansmen were sometimes not nearly as kind as an acquaintance.

"Zi Yan's status is a bit high; in the future, us two old fellows will inevitably have to rely on her!" Xiao Lin sighed.

Xiao Han had just sent him a message explaining Zi Yan's identity, as well as the fact that Zhu Huo and he would soon be heading to Jia Nan Academy, to let the former have some mental preparation.

"That's good then!" Since his old friend had said so, Su Qian had no other thoughts. As for having Zi Yan take care of him, Su Qian did not hold much hope.

As a Magic Beast, Zi Yan's growth cycle was much longer than a human's. By the time Zi Yan grew enough to protect him, Su Qian estimated that his old bones would have long since been buried.

Xiao Lin saw the disapproval in Su Qian's eyes and found it somewhat amusing, but he did not say anything more. Once his second uncle brought Zi Yan's clansmen over, everything would be clear.

……

Zi Yan did not know that the two old men had already learned the news of her clansmen coming to find her. For a foodie, finding her free labor at this moment was the priority.

In her heart, there was still a lingering worry: what if Old Man Lin beat Xiao Yan to death?

Thus, Zi Yan used her small brain, which didn't have much capacity, to think that she should take advantage of the fact that the other party was still alive to squeeze him for all he was worth, as there wouldn't be another chance later.

And so, having just obtained a pile of good things, Zi Yan headed straight for Xiao Yan's territory.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Zi Yan's petite and exquisite body erupted with powerful force, instantly destroying the gate of Xiao Yan's courtyard.

"Who is it?" Having just finished cultivating, murderous intent flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He wanted to see exactly which blind person dared to force their way into his residence.

Could it be that after cleaning up a group of senior students a few days ago, another batch with itchy skin had arrived?

"Xiao Yan, where are you?" Just at this moment, a familiar loli voice reached Xiao Yan's ears.

Xiao Yan, who had been full of annoyance, instantly put on a smiling face. Wasn't this a sucker… a distinguished guest arriving at his door?

"Little Yan-zi, hurry up, see if that little girl brought any good things over." Yao Lao also urged in Xiao Yan's mind.

Heaven knows how long Xiao Yan had been waiting for this ancestor. Last time, after he helped Zi Yan refine some Pills, he had intercepted quite a few good things, but he didn't know what it was this time.

Walking out of the room, Xiao Yan saw a petite figure charging forward, and Hu Jia… oh no, it was Hu Jia, pulling her with great effort.

Xun Er, in a green long dress with a purple belt, was watching this scene with a smile on her face.

Seeing Xiao Yan come out, everyone reacted differently.

Hu Jia revealed an expression of relief, "You bastard Xiao Yan, you finally came out." Heaven knows how much effort she had just spent trying to stop the crazed little Zi Yan.

"Brother Xiao Yan." Xun Er was still in her usual elegant manner, walking forward with light steps.

"Xiao Yan, you're here!" Zi Yan went straight for a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, slamming fiercely into Xiao Yan's stomach.

"Oof～" Compared to Zi Yan's Magic Beast physique, even though Xiao Yan valued body tempering, the gap was like heaven and earth. Just from this one hit, he almost ended up lying on the ground.

"Little ancestor, let go quickly!" Xiao Yan shook his hands and twisted his waist, wanting to shake off the little one hanging firmly onto him.

Finally, having had enough of the commotion, Zi Yan voluntarily slid down from Xiao Yan.

"Zi Yan ah…" Xiao Yan rubbed his hands, wearing an evil smile. That punchable look made Hu Jia on the side feel extreme disdain, and even Xun Er revealed a helpless, dry laugh.

"Are you here this time to have me help you process Medicinal Herbs again?" Xiao Yan asked, full of anticipation.

"Mm." Zi Yan nodded and dumped out all the Medicinal Herbs she had swiped from Xiao Lin.

Looking at the Medicinal Herbs flashing with golden light before his eyes, Xiao Yan felt his legs go weak, and the others in the courtyard were also stunned.

"Zi… Zi Yan ah……" Xiao Yan forced a smile at the little girl, "Where did you get these Medicinal Herbs?"

For the sake of his own life, Xiao Yan felt it was necessary to figure out the source of the Medicinal Herbs Zi Yan had brought out this time.

The last batch of Medicinal Herbs were all found by Zi Yan herself or "taken" from the Jia Nan Academy's herb storehouse. Although precious, they were only third or fourth tier at most, with the highest being no more than fifth tier; Xiao Yan would only think he had taken advantage.

But this time……

It was different!

Looking at them, it was a golden expanse. Xiao Yan didn't see a single Medicinal Herb below the fifth tier, and most were sixth-tier.

There was no help for it; Xiao Lin's level was there, so even seventh-tier Medicinal Herbs were just so-so to him. These "low-level" Medicinal Herbs were completely prepared by him specifically for Zi Yan to eat.

After all, with his strength, if he ran out of stock, he would just take a stroll through the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and his Storage Ring would be filled. And Zi Yan was used to taking them, completely unaware of what she had actually done.

But Xiao Yan didn't know about this! He was now full of thoughts that this little ancestor might have robbed some of Jia Nan Academy's treasures!

We can't have that! The main thing was that this stuff was hot to the touch for him! If the matter came to light, Xiao Yan didn't know if anything would happen to Zi Yan, but he would definitely be finished!

Xiao Yan's plan was sound: find out the source, and then quietly return the items.

Zi Yan didn't know anything else and said, "Nothing much, just took them from an abominable old man."

"Old man?" Xiao Yan was stunned, then looked down at the Medicinal Herbs again. That's right!

The person Xiao Yan had contact with who was most likely to possess a large amount of Medicinal Herbs was Elder Huo of the Alchemist Department. But the latter was only a Grade 5 Alchemist and couldn't possibly have so many good things.

Then who was the old man Zi Yan spoke of?

"Xiao Yan, hurry up and help me refine the Medicinal Herbs!" Seeing that Xiao Yan hadn't moved for a long time, Zi Yan couldn't help but urge him anxiously.

"This really isn't stolen by you?" Xiao Yan asked, half-believing, his eyes full of distrust.

No one would believe the other party's credibility if they had just met and discovered the other party was wantonly running rampant through the Jia Nan Academy's herb storehouse.

"No!" Zi Yan said angrily, "I didn't steal them!"

At this time, Xun Er, who had been silent, stepped in to smooth things over, walking up to Xiao Yan and whispering, "Brother Xiao Yan, these Medicinal Herbs might really not have been stolen by her."

"Xun Er, do you know something?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow, curious.

"Mm." The latter nodded and said, "It is said that Zi Yan has a very powerful backer in Jia Nan Academy."

"Isn't that Great Elder Su Qian?" Xiao Yan asked strangely. He had also learned during this time that Zi Yan had been picked up by Great Elder Su Qian; wasn't this backing strong enough?

Xun Er shook her head, "Great Elder Su Qian is busy with affairs and doesn't have much time to manage her."

"Xun Er, what you mean is..."

"There seems to be another Elder in the Inner Academy, but that one is quite mysterious. These Medicinal Herbs Zi Yan has must have been given by him," Xun Er explained.

Ling Ying was still somewhat useful; at least he had scouted out most of the experts in Jia Nan Academy. And the mysterious Elder in Xun Er's words was naturally Xiao Lin.

When Ling Ying had first shown himself, he was nearly finished off directly by the former, and after luckily escaping with his life, he reported the situation to Xun Er.

Xun Er did not feel strange about this mysterious expert either; Jia Nan Academy was, after all, the number one academy on the continent, so it was not surprising for there to be some formidable experts.

Subsequently, after having Ling Ying investigate obscurely through other channels, it was discovered that that Lin Elder seemed to have a very good relationship with Zi Yan.

"Zi Yan, who exactly gave you these Medicinal Herbs?" Sensing the latter's unhappiness, Xiao Yan hurriedly explained,

"I am just curious; as long as you answer this question, I will immediately refine pills for you."

"You mean Old Man Lin!" Zi Yan said innocently.

"As expected." Xiao Yan silently envied this in his heart.