He had no bloodline power to support him, as the ancient families did. He was only a Pill Tower giant whose alchemy was somewhat stronger than most.
"Don't worry. You'll break through sooner or later. If you don't, I'll help you think of something." Xiao Tian thought of the Profound Yellow Nine Revolutions Pill in his hand. A single pill would lift her out of her powerlessness and carry her to the Half-Saint realm.
"Then I'll just wait for you to make me fly someday." Xuan Yi sensed his feelings and smiled brightly.
"No need to wait. I can make you fly right now." With a mischievous grin, Xiao Tian beckoned, and Xuan Yi's full figure flew toward him.
"Go away, go away, go away! Don't even think about it. This isn't the time." Seeing his expression, Xuan Yi knew exactly what he was implying. He was always like this, making suggestive remarks from time to time. She leaned into his embrace, poked his head with a finger, and whispered in his ear. "What if Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng hear us? And the space here is unstable. What if something unexpected happens? We might be fine, but Xiao Ling and the others aren't strong. What if something happens to them? So put those thoughts out of your head."
Xuan Yi now treated the two little girls as her own daughters. She cherished them as if holding them in her mouth for fear they would melt, or in her hands for fear she would drop them.
"What are you thinking? I meant that I've broken through, and now I fly faster. I'll carry you and let you feel my new speed." Xiao Tian stroked her astonishingly supple waist and looked her over teasingly. "You weren't thinking anything improper, were you?"
At his words, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a meaningful look came over her face. "Oh, is that so? I was going to say I'd help you, but since it isn't that, forget it."
She left his embrace and walked out, swaying her slender waist, though her steps seemed a little flustered. Clearly she was afraid that Xiao Tian would suddenly be overcome by his instincts. At that point she would probably soften quickly under his honeyed words. Before, a barrage of sweet talk had made her agree to that matter in a daze, and the feeling still made her uncomfortable. After all, he was exceptionally gifted in every respect, practically leaving no room for other men to thrive.
Xiao Tian watched her figure as she walked away. Her graceful steps, each one swaying alluringly, together with her qipao, gave off the charm of a mature woman.
"What, are you mesmerized by me again?" Sensing his gaze, Xuan Yi stopped at the doorway, turned her head, and cast him a rather charming glance. "I'll make you drool, hehehe."
She winked at him and left laughing freely. Xiao Tian smiled knowingly at her slightly playful manner. Her former, slightly melancholic air had been the kind that stirred pity and made one want to embrace and comfort her. But he preferred the uninhibited Xuan Yi of now. His reason was simple: a man should let his woman be free of worry and show her most beautiful nature.
Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan, using the Void Piercer Art, flitted through the forest like ghosts. Nalan Yanran's face was full of excited joy. The feeling of hunting and being hunted over the past few days had given this young lady a very fresh and thrilling experience.
"It's been a long time since we've seen any teams. They must have gathered together," she said. They had searched for a long time without finding a single Wind and Thunder Pavilion team.
"Gathered together? Good. That's even better." Xiao Yan grinned so wide, as if he had inherited the Dragon King's legacy, that his mouth nearly reached his eyes.
"Your smile is so eerie, it makes me want to tear your mouth open!" Nalan Yanran blurted out as she looked at him.
Slap! Xiao Yan smacked her bottom. "You actually have such thoughts about your own man! And this is something Brother Tian taught me. He said it could increase my luck. I don't understand what it means, but Brother Tian would never harm me. Brother Tian is my role model."
"Ow, what did you do?" Nalan Yanran covered her bottom and stamped her foot. "Since Brother Tian said it, it must be right." Then she suddenly thought of something and leaned toward him, looking at him with dangerous eyes. "You said Brother Tian is your role model, so you want to be like him?"
Xiao Yan, that child of low emotional intelligence, had not noticed the danger approaching. He said earnestly, "That's right!"
"So you also want to be like him?" Nalan Yanran took another step forward, her eyes slightly narrowed, a somewhat dangerous smile on her face.
Xiao Yan thought she meant having Xiao Tian's powerful strength. "Exactly! What's wrong?"
Nalan Yanran pinched his waist with one hand, and Xiao Yan gasped again and again. Before he could ask, Why are you getting physical when we were talking so nicely? , he heard her speak again. "Then do you also want to be like him, with a whole crowd of confidantes and a 'colorful' love life?"
A giant question mark appeared above Xiao Yan's head, and he looked at her in confusion. No, why had the topic suddenly turned to finding women? They had known each other inside and out so many times, and he had never realized her thinking was so peculiar, jumping straight to matters of the heart.
He immediately saw that he was in a dilemma and explained quickly. "I meant I want to emulate his strength, to be as strong as he is, so I can shield you from the wind and rain in the future."
Nalan Yanran paused, and the force in her hand loosened a little without her meaning it to. But her face still looked doubtful as she raised her pretty brows. "Really?"
Xiao Yan looked at her and recalled what Brother Tian had told him: if a woman is angry, either coax her with romance or gifts, or kiss her into submission. If that still doesn't work, use unconventional methods. If once isn't enough, do it a few more times, and she will give in eventually.
Xiao Yan stopped thinking too hard. Seeing her still looking suspicious, he simply pulled her close, his hands firmly holding her slender waist so she could not break free. He suddenly lowered his head, looked at her rosy, tempting lips, and kissed her fiercely.
"Mmm!" Nalan Yanran's eyes went wide and her mind blank. They had kissed countless times, but this was the first time he had kissed her so suddenly. Feeling his domineering kiss, a strange, inexplicable joy surged in her heart. Her body even softened a little, and at last she returned his kiss.
Suddenly she felt his hand begin to wander. She quickly pressed it down, panting slightly. "No..."