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221. Stay for now
The Han family members in the hall also followed the gaze to Xiao Yan and his two companions.
Han Yue was delighted to see Lin Yan next to Xiao Yan and said, "Lin Yan, what brings you here?"
"I saw your sister on the street and helped her out, then I came to your house to play."
Then Han Yue introduced him to the Han family, saying, "This is my classmate from Canaan, Lin Yan."
However, when Han Yue's gaze fell on Xiao Yan, she suddenly paused, looking at him as she fell into a brief moment of contemplation.
Looking at Han Yue's expression, Lin Yan said mysteriously, "Does this remind you of something but you can't quite remember?"
Xiao Yan replied straightforwardly, "I am Xiao Yan, so I guess I should call you Senior Sister Han."
Han Yue's cherry-like lips parted slightly, and she said with some surprise, "You're Xiao Yan, the one who took Senior Sister Zi Yan away?"
Xiao Yan helplessly rubbed his nose and said, "Looks like I'm quite famous."
Han Yue stared intently at Xiao Yan, then smiled sweetly after a moment. Her beautiful smile, as radiant as a night-blooming cereus, instantly eased the tense atmosphere in the hall. "To be able to take Senior Sister Zi Yan away, you're truly a new legend of Canaan Academy!"
"Hehe, are the three of you also students of the Inner Academy of Canaan? It is said that the Inner Academy is quite strict in admitting students. To be able to enter it, the three of you must be outstanding individuals." Han Chi said with a smile. However, his words were not flattery. Apart from Lin Yan, even he, a half-step Dou Zong, could not see through Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor!
"This is my father, Han Chi, the head of the Han family," Han Xue introduced to the three of them.
However, Little Fairy Doctor said calmly, "I'm not. I just came with Xiao Yan."
Han Yue looked at Little Fairy Doctor with a smile and said, "It's alright, she is also a distinguished guest of the Han family."
Han Xue then recounted in detail how the group met, especially the two incidents of being obstructed by Xia Mang and the Hong family.
After hearing this, Han Chi sincerely clasped his hands in thanks to Xiao Yan and the other two, saying, "So, the three of you are my daughter's saviors. On behalf of my daughter, Han Chi thanks you all for your help."
Lin Yan was the first to speak up, "Don't credit me for this, since it doesn't make much difference whether I'm there or not."
Xiao Yan, speaking on behalf of Little Fairy Doctor, said, "Clan Chief Han, you're too kind. It was nothing at all."
"No matter what, the three of you are now honored guests of the Han family. You must stay at the Han family for a few more days this time. While you classmates catch up, let me do my best to be a good host. I just heard from my daughter that you also have some requests for rare medicinal herbs. The Han family still has some influence in this area, so this task should be done by the Han family."
Although Xiao Yan knew that Han Chi was definitely hoping he would help the Han family, his conditions were still quite tempting.
Whether it's the medicinal herbs for refining poison pills or the whereabouts of Zi Yan Huo Zhi, a certain level of influence is needed to obtain information. Originally, Xiao Yan wanted to find Yao Lao's close friend, Venerable Feng. However, being in Tianbei City at this time, it's also a good option to inquire about information while he's there.
Most importantly, Xiao Yan had destroyed all his medicinal herbs and pills, and traveling without money was absolutely impossible. Therefore, Xiao Yan needed to replenish his supplies; with the Han family's help, collecting high-grade medicinal herbs would be much easier. After all, many truly valuable items were difficult for newcomers like Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor to obtain information about.
Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor exchanged a glance, and sensing that the latter had no objections, Xiao Yan nodded to Han Chi and said, "Then we'll have to trouble Clan Chief Han for the next period of time."
"You're too kind. Since you're Yue'er's classmate, just call me Uncle Han."
Seeing Xiao Yan's attitude, Han Chi couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his eyes. Even Han Chi had heard of Xiao Yan's name from Han Yue. He had already become a Dou Huang powerhouse years ago. If Xiao Yan was willing to fight, the Han family's dire situation could be resolved immediately!
However, Han Chi is not Han Xue, and she will not immediately reveal her inner thoughts.
Seeing that Xiao Yan was willing to stay, Lin Yan also agreed to stay with the Han family. Lin Yan was extremely interested in Xiao Yan and had been trying to learn from him on the way to Tianbei City, but Xiao Yan had not agreed.
"I just don't know what medicinal herbs Brother Xiao Yan needs. I will definitely ask someone to find them for me."
Xiao Yan also took out a list and handed it to Han Chi, saying, "Find as many medicinal herbs as you can on this list."
Han Chi took Xiao Yan's list of herbs and said, "If you need any pills, young brother, my Han family's chief alchemist, Elder Zhu Qian, should be able to help."
Han Chi turned his gaze to an indifferent old man beside him. The man had white hair and beard and was wearing an alchemist's robe. On his chest was a medicine cauldron badge with five golden ripples, which was extremely dazzling.
Xiao Yan had seen this old man when he entered the room earlier, but the old man was obviously a bit arrogant, and he kept his eyes slightly closed the whole time. Of course, this was not to say that the old man was arrogant, but that most of the high-level alchemists in the Central Continent were like this.
Moreover, the identity of an alchemist is indeed sufficient for him. To be honest, Zhu Qian's strength has only just reached the Dou Huang level. Such strength is nothing to the Han family. However, his other identity as a fifth-grade alchemist makes him extremely high in the Han family. This shows how sought-after alchemists are in Zhongzhou.
Xiao Yan casually shook his head and said, "He probably can't help me with what I need."
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, Zhu Qian, who hadn't changed much when Hong Chen arrived, suddenly became very serious and looked at Xiao Yan, saying, "I want to see what kind of pills I can't help with."
As he spoke, he directly took the herb list from Han Chi's hand. To the head of the family, Zhu Qian's actions were extremely offensive, but Han Chi seemed to be used to it at the moment.
However, Zhu Qian only glanced at the list, and the anger in his eyes vanished completely, replaced by an unusually solemn expression. After reading it, he fell silent for a moment.
Xiao Yan wasn't trying to discourage Zhu Qian, but rather that even refining poison pills himself wasn't easy, and with Zhu Qian's fifth-grade alchemist abilities, he really couldn't "help".
"Who wrote this order?"
Although Xiao Yan wrote the list casually, the contents were arranged according to the medicinal properties of the herbs, so one could immediately tell the difference in their abilities. Zhu Qian simply couldn't believe that Xiao Yan, who was only in his early twenties, could have alchemy skills surpassing his own!
"It's just a list of medicinal herbs; why go through someone else's hands?"
"But since you're here, you're in charge of finding them all for me." Xiao Yan showed no politeness towards Zhu Qian, speaking in a completely commanding tone.
As soon as Xiao Yan opened his mouth, Han Chi immediately tried to smooth things over, since even he had to treat Zhu Qian, a fifth-grade alchemist, with courtesy.
Han Chi couldn't help but sigh: Xiao Yan achieved success at a young age and had first-class talent, but his personality was still a bit immature. He didn't understand how arrogant a group of alchemists were, let alone a fifth-grade alchemy master like Zhu Qian!