pdf-ebookys 175. The Arrival of Koga
175. The Arrival of Koga
Seeing Xiao Yan's cold and hard demeanor, Nalan Yanran felt a surge of grievance, and her eyes involuntarily reddened.
However, Nalan Yanran was still a proud person at heart, and she disappeared into the night in a flash after opening the door.
Xiao Yan felt nothing when he looked at Nalan Yanran, who had been crying her eyes out. He wasn't a petty person, and he had long since forgotten about the three-year agreement. However, he absolutely couldn't feel any affection for Nalan Yanran anymore. After all, it was Nalan Yanran who had dealt him the biggest blow during his most difficult time.
Xiao Yan is not a ruthless person who is determined to take revenge on those who have wronged him, but he is also not a great philanthropist.
Moreover, among all the people who came into contact with him today, Xiao Yan disliked the Nalan family's actions the most. The Nalan family was the only one that made him feel disgusted.
Xiao Yan returned to his cultivation room. The good news was that no one disturbed his cultivation that night; Yun Yun was the last of the continuous stream of guests.
……
Day two.
Under Yang Lingyan's command, the people of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion began to relocate the ordinary people in the Jia Ma Empire in an orderly manner.
With the support of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, this massive population migration will be much more secure.
Watching the flying magical beasts continuously leaving Black Mountain Fortress, Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction. Although the Xiao family members were no longer in the Jia Ma Empire, this place was still his homeland. If he could give these ordinary people a chance to survive, Xiao Yan would still do it.
When Yang Lingyan saw Xiao Yan arrive, he delegated the command duties to the two Dou Zong he brought with him.
Yang Lingyan came to Xiao Yan's side, put his arm around Xiao Yan's shoulder, and whispered, "Brother Xiao, did you rest well yesterday? Hehehe..."
Hearing Yang Lingyan's nonchalant tone, Xiao Yan chimed in, "Great! You look so energetic. You must have felt the enthusiasm of the Jia Ma Empire yesterday, right?"
The two exchanged a glance and burst into laughter. Xiao Yan knew that the Jia Ma Empire had gone to such lengths to recruit him, so their treatment of Yang Lingyan wouldn't be any less. However, for the next head of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, the Jia Ma Empire held nothing that could sway him. If the major powers of the Jia Ma Empire could tempt Yang Lingyan into doing anything, then his position as young master could be immediately relinquished.
The two knew perfectly well what was going on, so they just joked about it.
After the laughter subsided, Yang Lingyan asked seriously, "Brother Xiao, I've heard there's an alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire who possesses a different kind of fire. Do you have any interest in him?"
Yang Lingyan knew that Xiao Yan possessed multiple different types of flames within him, and he had personally witnessed the Buddha's Fury Lotus, knowing just how terrifying its power was. If no one had stopped Xiao Yan in time, the three-colored fire lotus he created could have even destroyed the entire Tianlan City!
Although Xiao Yan didn't say it, Yang Lingyan believed that more different flames would increase Xiao Yan's combat power again!
Xiao Yan had just been about to tell Yang Lingyan about this matter, that he truly wanted the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame from Gu He. If it were before, Xiao Yan would have been willing to pay any price to obtain it from Gu He. However, at this moment, Xiao Yan was being watched by Yan Di, and he dared not reveal his greatest secret—his ability to absorb multiple different flames.
"What, you found him?" Although Xiao Yan had no interest in Gu He's strange fire, he hadn't forgotten Ya Fei's request.
Gu He had not come to Black Mountain Fortress before, so Xiao Yan originally intended for the people of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to search for Gu He.
Yang Lingyan chuckled, "Do we even need to look? He knew about this place and came here on his own. Aren't we?" As he spoke, Yang Lingyan ran his right hand across his neck, clearly implying that he was about to do something shady.
Xiao Yan immediately shook his head and said, "I may not necessarily need his strange fire, and even if I do, there's no need to do it this way."
Yang Lingyan nodded, but added, "Brother Xiao, a strange fire makes all other fires submit, especially for you alchemists, this thing is priceless. I'm afraid he won't agree to it no matter what price you offer..."
"It's alright, let's meet him first and then talk about it."
Upon learning of the arrival of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, Gu He immediately rushed to the Black Mountain Fortress. Gu He's arrival caused quite a stir in the Black Mountain Fortress, after all, Gu He himself could be said to be the most famous person in the Jia Ma Empire, and his name as the Pill King was even stronger than that of Yun Yun, the sect master of the Yunlan Sect.
After obtaining the Strange Flame, Gu He's alchemy skills improved once again, making him a sought-after figure by various powerful forces even in Tianlan City in the Northwest Region.
At this moment, Guhe was already chatting with Yunshan in the council hall of Black Mountain Fortress. However, alchemists naturally have an air of arrogance. Even while talking to Yunshan, Guhe was not focused. Instead, his gaze would occasionally sweep over Yunyun, who was standing next to Yunshan.
However, Yun Yun was clearly distracted at the moment and did not notice the abnormality on Gu He's body.
Xiao Yan and Yang Lingyan arrived at the council hall together. Because of Gu He's arrival, the hall had already gathered quite a few people. Upon seeing the two, the expressions of the people in the hall changed somewhat; most adopted a friendly and ingratiating demeanor, while a few, including Jia Xingtian and Nalan Jie, felt somewhat awkward.
Seeing all this, Yunshan once again took on the role of mediator, introducing Xiao Yan, Yang Lingyan, and Gu He to each other.
"Elder Xiao, Young Master, this is Master Gu He, the strongest alchemist in our Jia Ma Empire!"
"Gu He, these are Elder Xiao Yan and Young Master Yang Lingyan from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. They can be considered the greatest contributors to our great battle yesterday!"
Gu He was clearly very interested in the two of them. Yang Lingyan was the young master of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, a super power in the Northwest Region. If possible, Gu He would prefer to develop in the more expansive center of the Northwest Region rather than remain confined to the Jia Ma Empire.
Gu He had already met Xiao Yan at the Yunlan Sect before. As soon as he got close to Xiao Yan, he felt an invisible pressure emanating from Xiao Yan's body, which made him feel uncomfortable.
"It really is a strange fire!" Gu He thought to himself.
Last time at Yunlan Sect, he wasn't sure, but now, feeling the pressure emanating from Xiao Yan, Gu He was certain: Xiao Yan possessed a different kind of fire, and his ranking wouldn't be low!
"Master Guhe, I have a request to make today!" Xiao Yan didn't bother with beating around the bush and directly stated his purpose.