Chapter 141: Bet on Me

Lou Mu Yan’s eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, and she displayed a rare look of a young cunning girl.

Ye Zhan also knew that he would definitely be extorted of something by this little fox, so he took out two cans of high-quality Spiritual Tea he had collected from his interspatial ring.

“These are two of the best Spiritual Teas in the Eastern Region. Consider it as a meeting gift for you, little girl.”

Lou Mu Yan’s bright eyes gained a radiance. She picked up a can of tea and opened the lid. A strong, fragrant scent flowed out, making one feel refreshed.

The other can were Spiritual Tea’s tea tips. The process of picking and frying was exceptionally complicated and was even more precious.

She put away the two cans of tea with a smile, “Senior Ye is really generous, then Mu Yan won’t be polite!”

Ye Zhan’s eyelids twitched—you can still be polite?

“I wonder what Senior is here to fine me for?” Lou Mu Yan asked lightly and took a sip of her Spiritual Tea.

“You can call me Uncle Ye from now on.” Ye Zhan also didn’t dislike it and took a sip of tea as she did, then said leisurely: “You don’t know why I’m looking for you? Little girl, the Freezing Array on the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal is your doing right?”

Changing from ‘Senior’ to ‘Uncle Ye’ was also to express that he regarded Lou Mu Yan as important.

Lou Mu Yan wasn’t quarrelsome either, “Uncle Ye, you should be able to crack that Array right?”

Ye Zhan was an unfathomable person. Although he was only at Sword Sovereign cultivation base, but he instinctively made her feel a mysterious aura. She believed that this person would be able to crack her Array as long as he took some time.

“Indeed I can crack it. But it takes too much time. Since you’re here in the Ye Clan, then why should I do such useless work.” His time was very precious.

Lou Mu Yan played with the teacup in her hand, her eyes deep, then said after a while: “Can I ask Uncle Ye a matter about the Xue Clan of the Ten Distinguished Clans?”

“Ask.” Ye Zhan knew that Lou Mu Yan valued the Ling Clan a lot, and he didn’t like the Xue Clan’s ungrateful style of doing things either, so it didn’t hurt to sell a personal favour to this little fox.

“The Xue Clan really only has two Sword Sovereign powerhouses? Aside from working with the Xin Clan privately, which other Clans do they have close contact with?” Ever since Lou Mu Yan saw the Xue Clan’s Sword Sovereign and Xue Ling in the Glacial Mountain Range, she had always felt that their appearance wasn’t truthful.

Ye Zhan raised his head to face Lou Mu Yan and smiled lightly: “You, girl, sure observes carefully and considers things deeply.

“The Xue Clan indeed has more than two Sword Sovereign powerhouses. The Xue Clan’s Ancestor is actually someone else, and this person is already at Peak-Phase Sword Sovereign cultivation base. He’s currently in Life-or-Death Seclusion in order to break through to Sword Venerable.

“I secretly received news that another pupil of the Xue Clan broke through to Sword Sovereign, but they had hidden it and not announced it, so there are now four Sword Sovereigns in their Clan. Their overall strength is actually only second after the top three Distinguished Clans.

“As for the other Distinguished Clans that the Xue Clan has close contact with, I only know that there’s also the Lu Clan that’s ranked seventh. Before, when the others were targeting the Ling Clan, however, the Lu Clan didn’t participate.”

Ye Zhan also didn’t conceal anything and told Lou Mu Yan everything that he knew.

Lou Mu Yan furrowed her willow brows—it seemed that the Xue Clan was indeed a thorny opponent.

“Little girl, you better not focus on dealing with the Xue Clan and Xin Clan right now. The Ling Clan isn’t as weak as you think. Otherwise they’d long have been kicked out of the ranks of the Ten Distinguished Clans.” Ye Zhan had a favourable opinion of Lou Mu Yan, this Junior, so though he rarely reminded people, he did to her.

Lou Mu Yan’s lips raised into an arc, and she blinked as she asked: “Then where does Uncle Ye think my current focus should be placed?”

“Naturally it should be placed on the Continental Tournament for Hegemony.” Ye Zhan also knew that this little girl was a slippery head, so she must understand this principle, “If you ranked in the top one hundred and joined a Sect, then are you still afraid you can’t handle a little Xue Clan?”

“Uncle Ye, have you ever been to the other Regions?” Lou Mu Yan had actually always wanted to go to the other regions for a look.

“I’ve only been to the Western Region bordering the Eastern Region. I haven’t been to the largest region on Tian’ling Continent, the Southern Region, and the second-ranked Northern Region.” Ye Zhan’s eyes also revealed a look of yearning.

Most of his previous time was spent on cultivation. Now that he had advanced to Sword Sovereign, he clearly felt that it was harder to break through the bottleneck, and it was much harder to improve his cultivation base. After he refined the Heavenly Frost Golden Crystal into a Magic Tool, he had decided to travel to the other two pieces of the Continent and believed he had the ability to protect himself as well.

“I heard from the Principal of Empire Academy that the Eastern Region is the weakest among the Four Major Regions, and even the Ten Distinguished Clans can only be ranked as Third-Rate forces in the other regions?” Lou Mu Yan was rarely able to find someone to inquire about the news of other Regions, so she continued to ask.

Ye Zhan nodded: “Indeed. The entire Tian’ling Continent is very wide and there are countless Hidden Clans. They’re basically distributed in the Northern and Southern Regions. Even the Six Major Sects are built in the Northern and Southern Region. Our Western and Eastern Region basically can’t be compared to them at all.”

“Then do you know the Nine-Layer Hall?” Ming Xiu’s figure rose in Lou Mu Yan’s mind, and she couldn’t help asking again.  

Ye Zhan looked at her with a smile yet not quite a smile and said: “Little girl, your questions have surpassed one matter by too much.”

Lou Mu Yan secretly cursed Ye Zhan ‘old fox’, but she didn’t express it, and said with a smile: “Then does Uncle Ye want something from me?”

“Do you have a pill that can enhance the strength of a Demonic Beast?” Ye Zhan asked after some silence.

Lou Mu Yan’s eyes revealed faint surprise, then said: “I do.”

“Is it useful to Demonic Beasts of Transformation Stage?” Ye Zhan’s eyes revealed rare fluctuations.

“Uncle Ye, you think too highly of me, no?” Lou Mu Yan shrugged and said: “I’m just a Grade 2 Alchemist. If I can refine a pill that can improve the strength of a Demonic Beast at the Transformation Stage, then I’d have been directly poached by the Six Major Sects long ago. Why do I still need to sit here?”

She really didn’t have pills that could enhance the strength of Transformation Stage Demonic Beasts. She couldn’t refine it either with her current cultivation base.

Ye Zhan lowered his head and smiled. He was thinking too much. If Lou Mu Yan could really refine a pill that could improve the strength of Transformation Stage Demonic Beasts, then she’d probably be a monster.

“But, though I can’t refine it now, it doesn’t mean that I won’t be able to refine it in the future.” Lou Mu Yan revealed a confident brilliance between her brows and said with a smile: “Uncle Ye might as well make a bet right now and bet on me. If I become a Grade 4 Alchemist in the future, it’ll benefit you a lot.”

Ye Zhan chuckled, his eyes filled with pardoning, “Since you have such confidence in yourself, then I might as well bet on you.”

“Uncle Ye, you really have good eyesight. Don’t worry, you won’t lose.” Lou Mu Yan revealed a joyful smile.

Aside from that guy, Ming Xiu, this was the first time that she had such a pleasant conversation with a Sword Sovereign powerhouse.

The nature of the Method that Ye Zhan cultivated contained and pardoned everything. He was also charismatic himself, didn’t put on airs, and had integrity. Such people were worthy to befriend.

Of course, she didn’t know that the pardoning and amiability wasn’t the case in front of everyone.

“HAHA…” The clear and sweet male voice echoed in the room. Because Ye Zhan arranged a soundproof Elemental Energy cover, it didn’t overflow out of the room, “You, girl, is really interesting.”

“Then can Uncle Ye talk about Nine-Layer Hall now?”

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