"I am the newly promoted Vice Commander of the Black Annihilation Army, Ling Quan, here under the orders of Zuzong to escort the Young Miss back!"
The man, who called himself Ling Quan, stood atop a four-winged unicorn, cupping his fists respectfully toward Xun'er and speaking in a respectful tone.
[I specifically checked the original work; the leader of this Ling Quan is indeed called Zuzong. I wonder what Potato was thinking back then.]
Xun'er looked at Ling Quan in the air and couldn't help but frown.
Her current mood was: "What the hell is he doing?"
Xun'er knew that after her Breakthrough to Dou Wang, she would inevitably be taken back by the Family.
But she hadn't expected this day to come so soon.
Moreover, the arrogant look on this man named Ling Quan made her quite displeased.
In the original work, Ling Quan was just a minor commander who didn't even have the Gu surname.
In terms of ranking, among the commanders of the Black Annihilation Army, he could only be considered second to last.
The Gu Clan sending someone to fetch the Clan Chief's daughter, and only dispatching an insignificant outsider.
It seems that the responsibility outsourcing system exists not only in the Hun Clan, but in the Gu Clan as well.
And a side character like Ling Quan actually dared to mock Xiao Yan right in front of Xun'er, and even intended to make a move.
This behavior of his could be said to be dancing on a landmine for Xun'er.
Logically speaking, as Gu Yuan's daughter, it should be very easy for Xun'er to deal with an outsider.
But even so, in the original work, Xun'er did not impose any punishment on him, but instead let Xiao Yan endure it repeatedly.
Perhaps, the Xun'er in the original work had many misgivings and had to obey the Family's arrangements, or perhaps there were other reasons.
Otherwise, it is hard to justify why a minor commander would act so arrogantly in front of Xun'er.
However, the current Xun'er is different from the one in the original work.
The current Xun'er does not have the good temper of the original.
Moreover, for some reasons, Xun'er is already unhappy seeing those self-righteous outsiders in the clan.
The last outsider in the clan who annoyed her was named Ling Ying, if she recalled correctly.
That guy is no longer her guard now.
As for where he is now, even Xun'er doesn't know.
So, since someone delivered themselves to her door at just the right time, they naturally became Xun'er's punching bag.
Xun'er looked up and glanced at Ling Quan, saying indifferently, "Under the orders of Zuzong? What, do you think his status is higher than mine? So you are taking me away under his orders?"
"I wouldn't dare!" Hearing Xun'er's words, cold sweat broke out on Ling Quan's forehead.
Within the Gu Clan, if any outsider dared to say that their status was higher than the Gu Clan Young Lady, they would truly be tired of living.
"Wouldn't dare? I think you are quite bold." Xun'er scanned the crowd.
"Bringing so many people here, if I am unwilling to go back, are you planning to take action to fulfill Zuzong's orders?"
"Young Miss, I... I, I just wanted to protect your safety, I had no other intentions."
Ling Quan was sweating profusely by now, but he didn't dare to wipe it off, and could only sheepishly and obsequiously say.
"Protect my safety? I carry my father's Jade Slip on me; does my safety need you and Zuzong to worry about? Do you think Zuzong is stronger than my father?"
"It's not like that, Young Miss..." Ling Quan hurriedly tried to explain, but was interrupted directly by Xun'er.
"Get lost. Go back and tell Zuzong that neither of you needs to stay in the Black Annihilation Army anymore."
"The Gu Clan's Black Annihilation Army does not need trash like you who cannot distinguish between superior and inferior."
Hearing this, Ling Quan dared not stay any longer, fearing that Xun'er would continue to punish him.
Being dismissed from office was one thing, but if he stayed any longer, he might even lose his life.
The others were also seeing such a strong side of Xun'er for the first time, and they were so scared they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Thus, Ling Quan, who had arrived so arrogantly with a group of Dou Wangs, left in a dejected manner.
After dismissing Ling Quan and the others with a few words, Xun'er returned to her bedroom.
After such a scene today, she estimated that it wouldn't be long before her cheap father, Gu Yuan, would come over personally.
When that time comes, she will still have to go home; there is no escaping it.
However, neither Ling Quan nor Zuzong had the qualifications to directly see the high-level members of the Family; they needed to report level by level.
Therefore, even if her father had eyes and ears everywhere, he would only be able to come over a month or two later upon receiving the news.
In other words, she could stay at Jia Nan Academy for at most two more months.
Thinking about returning to the Family soon, Xun'er couldn't help but feel a bit melancholy.
On the other side, Xiao Xue had successfully refined the auxiliary Medicinal Pill for when Xun'er refined the Life Transformation Fire.
The fluctuations during the pill formation were also masked by her Soul Power, so it did not attract outside attention.
A sixth-grade pill, the ice spirit pill.
Simply put, it's for cooling down.
Because within Xun'er's body, there was the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, ranked fourth.
And the Green Lotus Life Transformation Fire could barely be considered a sub-flame of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
Who knew if Xun'er would suffer from a surge of blood and Qi due to the aftereffects of the flames merging when refining the Life Transformation Fire.
If it were someone else, a bit of guidance would suffice, or they could solve it themselves, but not Xun'er.
If she were to "bloom" before reaching Dou Sheng, her Dou Di Bloodline would dissipate.
In the original work, Gu Yuan had specifically warned Xiao Yan not to be impulsive and ruin the big picture.
"...This Dou Di Bloodline of yours is really not serious."
That the Dou Di Bloodline could dissipate this way was truly an eye-opener.
In other words, before reaching Dou Sheng, Xun'er could only be the one "attacking".
And affected by the evil fire generated by the merging of the strange flames, due to the difference in body structure.
There was a high probability that Xun'er, in an unconscious state, would choose self-relief rather than venting externally like Medusa.
If that happened, Xun'er would gain a trace of wood attribute and could become an Alchemist, but would lose her Dou Di Bloodline, putting the cart before the horse.
Compared to whether she could become an Alchemist, the Gu Clan's Divine Grade Bloodline was undoubtedly much more precious.
If Xun'er's Dou Di Bloodline dissipated because of refining the Life Transformation Fire, the loss would outweigh the gain.
Therefore, Xiao Xue prepared the ice spirit pill for Xun'er as a backup, to prevent any potential problems.
As for the auxiliary Medicinal Pill to help Xiao Yi Xian refine the Netherworld Poison Flame, there was no rush.
After all, although refining strange flames doesn't directly increase strength (Xiao Yan is an exception).
But for the Calamity Poison Body, as long as it is poison, it is a supplement.
A toxic fire source like the Netherworld Poison Flame is an even greater supplement.
Having devoured a poison fire that could threaten a Dou Zong, Xiao Yi Xian could probably reach Peak Dou Wang instantly, and reaching Dou Huang was not impossible.
And the faster it surges, the more unstable it is.
Yao Lao had already taken the Spirit Fruit and was in seclusion.
After he comes out of seclusion, he would be able to recover to the Dou Zong level and could refine seventh-grade pills.
Once Yao Lao comes out of seclusion, and after Xiao Yi Xian takes the soul cleansing toxin suppressing pill, refining the Netherworld Poison Flame would be more secure.
Let Xiao Yi Xian and the Fire Cat cultivate their relationship during this time; perhaps the future refinement will be easier.
After refining the ice spirit pill, Xiao Xue, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan returned to the Inner Academy.
Zi Yan went back to the Clinic with Xiao Yi Xian, while Xiao Xue took the refined Medicinal Pill and returned to her dormitory.
"Sister Xue'er, you're back."
Xun'er greeted her with a normal expression; after all, there was still a month or two, so it was a bit early to be sentimental.
There would be plenty of time to say goodbye when the time to leave drew near.
"Xun'er, take out the Life Transformation Fire." Xiao Xue showed the jade bottle in her hand to Xun'er and said with a smile.
"After today, perhaps you can also become an Alchemist."
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