However, Yun Xiao felt that Ye Liuyun had intentionally let him discover it. After all, according to Nalan Yan, Ye Liuyun had not been like this before.
She hadn't brazenly exposed her Alchemy talent before, but she suddenly revealed it these past few days; there must be a purpose to this.
After thinking with his head lowered for a while, Yun Xiao smiled knowingly.
"So that's it. Yan'er, go and call Ye Liuyu to come to me," Yun Xiao said to Nalan Yan.
Seeing her Master reveal an expression of tacit understanding, Nalan Yan was slightly confused, but she didn't ask further. Instead, she followed Yun Xiao's instructions and went to the Alchemy room where Ye Liuyun was located.
As for Ye Liuyun, her side was filled with Medicinal Herbs and Medicinal Pills. Today, she had refined two more bottles of Medicinal Pills and would go to submit her mission shortly.
"Little one, someone is coming outside." Just after Ye Liuyun finished a round of Alchemy, Lin Qingyou spoke up to remind her.
Seeing this, Ye Liuyun immediately curled her lips in a smile, then stopped what she was doing, stood up, and stretched her body.
"Ah! It seems Elder Yunxiao must have noticed. I've been refining Medicinal Pills so recklessly for days; if they still haven't noticed, they must be too careless," Ye Liuyun said.
Sure enough, just as she stood up and stretched, she noticed her token trembling. There was no need to check; it was definitely Nalan Yan sending a message to her from outside. After checking the message on the token, Ye Liuyun walked to the door and opened it.
"Senior Sister Nalan." Seeing Nalan Yan standing gracefully outside the door, Ye Liuyun immediately greeted her with a smile.
"Hmm, Junior Sister Ye, my Master already knows about your Alchemy skills, so I have no way to help you hide it anymore. My Master wants you to come over," Nalan Yan said directly.
Ye Liuyun knew it would be about this matter, so she calmly followed Nalan Yan to Yunxiao's private Alchemy room.
On the way there, Nalan Yan asked curiously, "Junior Sister Ye, did you intentionally let my Master notice?"
Ye Liuyun's actions were as obvious as "the ambition of Sima Zhao, which is known to everyone on the street." Any Cultivator with a reasonably normal brain could see that Ye Liuyun had done it on purpose.
Ye Liuyun immediately organized her thoughts. Since she had revealed it intentionally, she had to give a reason, and this reason couldn't be entirely a lie.
"How should I put it? There are many reasons, but the most important one is that my younger sister has become the future successor of the Sect. I want to help her; it's that simple," Ye Liuyun replied.
Nalan Yan understood. If Ye Liuyun wanted to help Lin Aoxue fully establish herself in the Yunxia Sect, she would expose her identity sooner or later. Rather than suddenly revealing her extraordinary Alchemy talent and catching the Sect off guard, it was better to expose it in advance and let people be mentally prepared.
"Alright, I won't ask about other matters. However, Junior Sister, if you have time in the future, could you provide some guidance on Alchemy to your Senior Sister?" Nalan Yan finally expressed her inner thoughts.
Ye Liuyun had long since seen through Nalan Yan's intentions. Every time this woman saw her, she clearly had something to say, but because their relationship hadn't reached that point, she wanted to speak but felt too embarrassed.
But today was different. Since Ye Liuyun had decided to reveal her Alchemy talent, it was natural for her to take the opportunity to express her own thoughts.
"This? Hmm, actually, my Alchemy talent might not be better than yours, Senior Sister," Ye Liuyun said modestly.
"Hehe, Junior Sister is being modest. Don't worry, I'm not that greedy. It would be enough if you could just guide me when you have time," Nalan Yan said again.
Since the conversation had reached this point, Ye Liuyun couldn't completely refuse. Besides, just providing some guidance on Alchemy in exchange for the favor of an inner Sect Personal Disciple was something Ye Liuyun personally felt was worth it.
"Alright then." Ye Liuyun nodded.
Nalan Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. She had been holding this back in her heart for a long time and wanted to say it today no matter what.
Soon, they arrived outside Yunxiao's Alchemy room. The door was open, and Nalan Yan led Ye Liuyun inside. After entering, Nalan Yan bowed to Yunxiao.
"Master, I have brought Junior Sister Ye," Nalan Yan said.
Yunxiao glanced slightly at Ye Liuyun and then signaled for Nalan Yan to leave first. Nalan Yan subsequently left the Alchemy room, and the door was immediately closed.
Once the door was closed, the atmosphere in the Alchemy room became slightly oppressive. Ye Liuyun's approach had a certain degree of risk, but she felt that this level of risk was acceptable.
After all, her Alchemy talent was beneficial to the Yunxia Sect in every way and harmful in none. She believed the Yunxia Sect was not a mindless faction.
"Greetings, Elder Yunxiao," Ye Liuyun bowed.
"Hmm, you Little Girl, you've been hiding quite deeply. Everyone thought you were a cultivation Trash with poor Aptitude. I didn't expect you to actually be an Alchemy Genius. You could have kept hiding it; why suddenly reveal your Aptitude and draw my attention? If you have any purpose, just say it directly; don't beat around the bush." Yunxiao was a very direct person. Alchemists were like that; they didn't like wasting time on things outside of Alchemy.
Seeing Yunxiao being so direct, Ye Liuyun adjusted her breathing rhythm and replied.
"This Disciple's intentions are actually very simple. I want to help my younger sister stabilize her status and position as much as possible. In that case, I wouldn't be able to keep it hidden sooner or later. Since it can't be hidden, why not take the initiative to say it privately? That way, the Sect might be able to help me cover it up a little, and I won't need to be so secretive."
Listening to Ye Liuyun speak, Yunxiao thought to himself, Ye Liuyun is not very old, but her mind is quite deep.
In his eyes, Ye Liuyun was like an innocent Little Girl, giving people a humble and low-key impression, but he knew this was just a facade.
"I see. No problem. Originally, I intended to take you as an inner Sect Personal Disciple, but looking at you, you probably don't have that intention," Yunxiao said.
Ye Liuyun indeed did not have that intention because her current status was not easily noticed. Once she became an inner Sect Personal Disciple, she would inevitably attract attention.
After all, how could someone with poor cultivation Aptitude be favored by Yunxiao? If a meticulous person thought carefully, they could see the reason.
"Thank you for your kindness, Elder. I do not wish to be too noticed, at least not right now," Ye Liuyun said solemnly.
Yunxiao was very satisfied with Ye Liuyun's words. Indeed, the more talented one is, the more one needs to hide that talent.
After saying this, Ye Liuyun had a deep conversation with Yunxiao, and they finally reached some kind of agreement before she walked out of Yunxiao's Alchemy room.
"Phew... done. Fortunately, this Yunxiao didn't propose anything unacceptable. He only asked me to help the Alchemy Pavilion refine some extra medicine. That's acceptable. After all, they don't know yet that I've taken huge advantage of their Alchemy Pavilion, and I should indeed give back a portion," Ye Liuyun chuckled strangely.
She had only told Yunxiao a part of the truth, and there were other things she hadn't mentioned a word about. As long as she didn't mention it, Yunxiao couldn't possibly know.
"You little one, you're still so devious. You took such a huge advantage of others, yet by giving up just one or two tenths of the benefits, you raised their favorability toward you by several levels," Lin Qingyou complained.
Ye Liuyun chuckled, then went to submit her tasks. Having finished refining the Medicinal Pills, it was time for Ye Liuyun to go to the back mountain to practice.