Nickname?

Ling Shuya's nickname was Yaya, a name only Ling Hengyu was allowed to call her because, before this incident, even Zhou Yuyan had never addressed Ling Shuya in such a manner. In Ling Shuya's eyes, only the closest person could call her that!

Ye Xiao had called her that once before, but Ling Shuya had a big reaction to it. However, when Ye Xiao just now called Ling Shuya Yaya, there wasn't the slightest reaction on her face!

Hearing Zhou Yuyan's words, Ling Shuya immediately realized what had happened. Ye Xiao had been calling her Yaya all this time in the room, so she had almost gotten used to it. Therefore, when they left the room and Ye Xiao still called her Yaya, she didn't react at all!

But it was this lack of reaction that gave Zhou Yuyan an opening!

Ling Shuya immediately glared at Ye Xiao, furious. She was clearly very displeased with Ye Xiao referring to her as Yaya in front of them. Was this guy doing it on purpose?

"Yuyan, don't get the wrong idea; this guy is just stirring up trouble trying to take advantage of me!" Ling Shuya immediately said to Zhou Yuyan with a smile, and at the same time, she glared at Ye Xiao and said, "You are absolutely not allowed to call me that in the future!"

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Alright, I won't call you that from now on. Mmm, Yaya, I'm going back to my room!"

As soon as Ye Xiao finished speaking, he darted into his room!

Ling Shuya subconsciously replied, "Okay!"

But after she said it, she realized something was off, because her response just led to more misunderstandings! Ling Shuya sneakily glanced at Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu; both of their expressions were abnormal!

...

Ye Xiao sure made a quick escape. He didn't want to stay in the living room any longer. He knew that if he stayed, there would definitely be trouble. Zhou Yuyan would surely have more questions for him, and the more one talks, the more likely they'll slip up. He may think himself very clever, but even Zhuge Liang made miscalculations, let alone himself!

As for what would happen outside, he couldn't manage that anymore. The world of women should be left to the women. It's better for a guy like him not to meddle!

Back in his room, Ye Xiao immediately took a shower, as he had not done so after their encounter!

After showering, Ye Xiao positioned himself in the corner, sitting beside the herbs. He then took one portion of the already sorted herbs in his hand and promptly began to practice the Nine Yang Divine Skill!

His hands gathered the rich Nine Yang True Qi, because the previous night, during the medicine refining process, he had used the Fire Demolishing Palm. It was the usage of Fire Demolishing Palm that improved the efficiency of alchemy; hence, he used it again from the very start!

True Qi Fire appeared in the palms beneath, and the herbs hovered in the center of the 'alchemy cauldron' formed between Ye Xiao's hands. Below, the True Qi Fire began to roast these herbs at a rapid pace. Although Ye Xiao was closing his eyes, he was acutely aware of every change happening within his palms as if he were watching with open eyes!

The herbs were initially dry, but under Ye Xiao's roasting, even the minuscule traces of moisture within were completely dried out. Once not a trace of moisture remained, the herbs began to transform within Ye Xiao's palms. The dregs within the herbs were refined and turned into ash under the roasting of the True Qi Fire!

In almost an hour, the herbs within the 'alchemy cauldron' had all turned into a small amount of powder, which Ye Xiao knew to be the precursor to the pill. Now, what he needed to do was to gather this powder to form the actual pills!

Thanks to many failed attempts the previous night, Ye Xiao was extremely cautious this time, and his prior experience informed him on how to go about the gathering process.

Gathering the pill was a lengthy process. After about half an hour, just when Ye Xiao sensed that his Nine Yang True Qi was nearly depleted, his eyes suddenly shot open, and the rapidly outputting Nine Yang True Qi from his hands also came to a halt!

With no Nine Yang True Qi controlling it, the alchemy cauldron immediately disappeared, and a Heart Cleansing Pill materialized in Ye Xiao's palm!

Looking at the freshly successfully refined Heart Cleansing Pill, Ye Xiao felt a surge of excitement. He was lucky today, managing to refine a Heart Cleansing Pill on the first try, and it seemed the quality was even better than yesterday's!

Ye Xiao held the Heart Cleansing Pill in his hand and immediately felt a trace of coolness emanating from it.

He carefully placed the Heart Cleansing Pill on the table next to him. However, Ye Xiao didn't know that after refining precious pills, others would use a specialized container to preserve them, maintaining the efficacy of the pill over time. But he didn't think too much about it, and moreover, he wasn't planning to preserve it for very long.

After putting away the Heart Cleansing Pill, of course, Ye Xiao wanted to immediately try refining more, but his Nine Yang True Qi was only at about ten percent. Even if he used up all his Nine Yang True Qi, it would likely be difficult to complete the first step in refining another Heart Cleansing Pill.

Ye Xiao sat cross-legged and immediately started practicing the Nine Yang Divine Skill!

He had already reached the third layer of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, so when he began, a dense purple aura seemed to envelop Ye Xiao. Simultaneously, Nine Yang True Qi traveled through his body, slowly moving through the meridians.

One feature of the Nine Yang Divine Skill was that the faster the Nine Yang True Qi was consumed during a fight, the faster it would recover. However, in non-combat situations, the recovery of Nine Yang True Qi would be much slower than in combat, but even in non-combat states, the Nine Yang True Qi's recovery speed was still incredibly fast compared to ordinary Martial Artists.

In less than an hour and a half, Ye Xiao's Nine Yang True Qi had returned to its peak condition, a state unreachable by ordinary Martial Artists.

The Nine Yang True Qi had once again reached its peak state, and Ye Xiao felt the Nine Yang True Qi within him becoming purer and denser, its capacity had also significantly increased!

So, Ye Xiao resumed his pill refining!

Ye Xiao didn't know what Ling Shuya, Zhou Yuyan, and Shen Qiuyu had been discussing in the living room, but he keenly noticed that right after he entered his own room, the three girls had only exchanged a few words before directly leaving the living room for the second floor!

Since Shen Qiuyu also lived on the second floor, this arrangement was quite good for protecting Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, both of whom still needed protection after all!

That night, Ye Xiao diligently continued to concoct pills until dawn began to break!

Ye Xiao exhaled a breath of foul air and looked at the Heart Cleansing Pill in the palm of his hand, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

It had been an astounding night of results; Ye Xiao had actually produced four Heart Cleansing Pills. Initially, the time Ye Xiao needed for each concoction was rather long, but later on, after each successful creation, the time required for refining each pill would decrease by several minutes—perhaps this was a sign that Ye Xiao had become more proficient at alchemy!

Checking the time, it was already six-thirty. Ye Xiao immediately took out his phone and called Zhou Hao!

Ye Xiao called Zhou Hao with a purpose in mind. Indeed, the Heart Cleansing Pill was valuable, greatly beneficial for Martial Artists to repair and perfect their meridians. Currently, Ye Xiao aimed to establish a Heavenly Gate Security Company and support a group of guards loyal to him, all of which required money. Therefore, Ye Xiao decided to sell one of the Heart Cleansing Pills to raise some funds!

Ye Xiao couldn't leave; he couldn't possibly depart from Minghai City, so he had no choice but to assign Zhou Hao, who was knowledgeable in this area, to handle the task. Zhou Hao was now at the peak of the Yellow Rank, nearing the Xuan Rank, making him the most suitable candidate for this errand!

Moreover, in Minghai City, among the people Ye Xiao knew, only Zhou Hao was capable of helping Ye Xiao sell the Heart Cleansing Pill!

Zhou Hao was sleeping when suddenly, Ye Xiao's call came through. He immediately answered, asking with puzzlement, "Boss, why are you calling so early, what's up?"

"There's something," Ye Xiao asked Zhou Hao, "Where are you right now?"

Zhou Hao promptly replied, "I'm resting at Yuyan's villa, what's the matter?"

"At Yuyan's villa?" Ye Xiao said, "I'm coming out now, you come out too. Let's have breakfast together!"

Yawning, Zhou Hao responded, "Alright, alright, but you're treating, boss. You woke me up so early!"

Ye Xiao gave a wry smile, saying, "Alright, alright, is that really such a big deal?"

Afterwards, Ye Xiao left the room. At this time, the villa's living room was desolate, clearly indicating that Shen Qiuyu, Ling Shuya, and Zhou Yuyan were probably still not awake!

As Ye Xiao left the villa, he heard someone shouting from the diagonal opposite, "Boss!"

Ye Xiao looked over to see Zhou Hao smiling and walking towards him.

Ye Xiao immediately responded.

Yawning, Zhou Hao said, "Boss, what's the matter after all?"

Smiling, Ye Xiao asked, "What do you feel like eating?"

Seeing Ye Xiao's generosity, Zhou Hao immediately suggested, "Let's see if there's any place nearby selling spicy soup!"

"Okay, good!" Ye Xiao and Zhou Hao walked out.

Once more, Zhou Hao inquired, "Boss, still haven't said what's the matter!"

Ye Xiao asked, "Do you know about the Heart Cleansing Pill?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhou Hao was momentarily stunned, "Boss, is that the Heart Cleansing Pill that benefits the meridians you're talking about?"

"That's the one!"

"I've heard about it. It's said that a single Heart Cleansing Pill is really expensive and hard to find in underground Martial Artist auctions. Boss, why do you ask? Don't tell me you want to buy a Heart Cleansing Pill? If you do, I can make some inquiries for you, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to get one!"

"I'm not buying!"

"Then you are?"

"I'm selling!"

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