Chapter 9 Zi Yan
Zi Yan stood there for a few seconds, then came to her senses, touched the place where her forehead was hit, relaxed her tense body, and then looked at the boy in front of her with an inexplicable look. After calming down, she could feel the boy's mysterious friendliness towards her.

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?" Zi Yan, who had relaxed, sat down on the spot and asked the young man in front of her.

"Lin Yuan, a young alchemist who just came to the inner courtyard. What about you, little girl?" After answering Zi Yan's question, Lin Yuan asked back knowingly.

"My aunt is Zi Yan, don't call me a little girl!" Zi Yan said unhappily.

"Auntie." Taking advantage of Zi Yan's unpreparedness, he quickly moved in front of her and put his hand on her little head. "You are so young, don't call me auntie all the time. You obviously have such a nice name like Zi Yan!"

Looking at Lin Yuan's gentle smile, feeling the tone in his words that was completely different from others', Zi Yan, who looked carefree but a little lonely inside, did not rush to shake off the hand on her head. She just tilted her head to the side and said in a muffled voice, "Then don't call me a little girl."

“Although she is a demon beast and a fighting king, her personality is indeed the same as her appearance, she is just like a little girl!” Lin Yuan thought to himself, smiling even more. He took his hand off Zi Yan’s head, bent his body, put his hand in front of Zi Yan, and said with a smile: “Then I will teach you a lot, little Zi Yan!”

Zi Yan looked at the hand in front of her, and somehow, she felt a little happy. She proudly stretched out her hand and shook hands with Lin Yuan. Then, she stood on tiptoe, patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Little Lin, I admire you very much. If anyone bullies you in the future, just tell me my name!"

"Xiao Linzi, what the hell is this?" Lin Yuan seemed to be thinking of something bad. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't care too much. She would change her mind later anyway.

"By the way, Zi Yan, you were trying to steal my spiritual berries just now, right? Why?" Lin Yuan asked, still knowing the answer.

Perhaps because of the brief and friendly exchange with Lin Yuan, Zi Yan felt a little embarrassed and said truthfully: "I can feel that this fruit has a lot of energy. In order to grow up, I want to eat it."

"Grow up? Eat? Not making pills? Aren't you afraid of being blown up by the energy?" Lin Yuan said with a puzzled expression.

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan put her hands on her hips, curled her nose, and said with some pride: "I have no problem eating it directly, it's just that your human bodies are too weak."

"You humans? Zi Yan, are you a transformed monster? But doesn't a monster have to be at level seven to transform? You are so weak that you can't even beat me. You don't look like you are at level seven at all." Lin Yuan expressed his doubts at the right time, but the friendliness in his tone did not change because of Zi Yan's identity as a monster.

After hearing the first two sentences, Zi Yan was a little worried that Lin Yuan would change his attitude towards her because of her identity as a demon beast, just like some people before. After hearing Lin Yuan say that she was weak, she immediately became unconvinced: "What do you mean I can't beat you? I didn't use much strength just now. If you don't believe me, let's compete again."

Lin Yuan comforted Zi Yan like comforting a child, "Okay, okay, Zi Yan is indeed very powerful. I am just confused. Your cultivation is still far from the human form. How come you have already transformed so early?"

"I accidentally ate an extremely rare shape-shifting grass, and then I became like this, and I can never change back. I ate these herbs because I wanted to grow up quickly, and then I could change between an animal body and a human body at will." Zi Yan frowned. She didn't seem to be very interested when she mentioned this, so she even spoke in a buzzing tone.

"Transformation grass? No wonder." Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded.

"Where are your parents?" Lin Yuan asked casually.

"No." Zi Yan lowered her head, curled her legs, and hugged her knees with her hands. Her white and neat teeth bit her lips tightly, and there was more moisture in her big black eyes. "Since I became conscious, I have lived alone in the mountains. When I was a child, I was bullied by others and could only run away in shame. It was not until I ate the transformation grass that I met the chief elder of the inner courtyard. He brought me to the inner courtyard and I stayed here."

Although he had many calculations in his mind, seeing the stubborn look of the little girl biting her lips tightly, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel more compassion in his heart. He sat beside her, gently stroked Zi Yan's little head, and comforted her: "It's all in the past. With the Great Elder as a relative and me as a friend, life will get better and better." After a pause, Lin Yuan looked at Zi Yan with interest and continued: "I am also a person, and I have no blood relatives in this world. Well, I always feel that I am missing a little sister. Do you want to be my little sister, Zi Yan?"

Zi Yan, who was a little sad at first, heard Lin Yuan's words, and her strong heart instantly dispelled the sadness. She stood up, looked down at the sitting Lin Yuan and said firmly: "Who wants to be your little sister? You can be my little brother!"

“Oh?” Lin Yuan laughed playfully, and stood up, took out the spiritual fruit, tossed it in his hand, and said regretfully: “Ah, this spiritual fruit also has some medicinal herbs that I wanted to give to my younger sister as a gift. Since my younger sister has none, I’ll keep it for myself!”

"Brother!" Zi Yan, who was staring at the spiritual berries, changed her expression instantly when she heard the words and called out sweetly to Lin Yuan.

"Huh? Why do you call me Miss Zi Yan like that? I can't bear it." Looking at Zi Yan, Lin Yuan joked.

"Brother, my dear brother, I was just joking, don't take it seriously!" Zi Yan shook Lin Yuan's arm coquettishly, her eyes constantly looking at the spiritual fruit in Lin Yuan's hand.

Looking at the docile Zi Yan in front of him, Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Continue."

After saying that, Lin Yuan threw the spiritual berry in his hand to Zi Yan. After Zi Yan received it, a bright smile appeared on her cute little face. She smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits and she looked very happy.

Lin Yuan looked at the happy Zi Yan. Perhaps he was infected by the innocent smile of the little girl, but he also felt a little happy. He smiled and asked Zi Yan, "Zi Yan, let me ask you a question. Are these herbs delicious to eat directly? Do they taste good? I haven't tried them, so I'm quite curious."

Speaking of this, Zi Yan's smile disappeared and she complained, "It tastes terrible, but there is no other way. If you want to grow up quickly, you have to eat these medicinal herbs that contain powerful energy."

"Is it unpalatable? How about processing it like this?" As Zi Yan looked a little puzzled, Lin Yuan waved his sleeves and picked up a few herbs from not far away. He created a Green Spirit Flame and quickly melted them at a suitable temperature. Then he took out a few seasonings from the storage ring and sprinkled them into the melted liquid, then controlled the liquid to separate into several pieces and condense into more than ten pills.

"Try it!" Lin Yuan handed the delicious-smelling thing in his hand to Zi Yan who was waiting.

After receiving it, Zi Yan couldn't wait to put a pill into her mouth, and began to chew it. Her eyes narrowed into a line, and she seemed very satisfied with the taste and texture. After chewing it for a while, she swallowed it, opened her eyes, and looked a little unsatisfied. "Delicious!"

After hearing this, Lin Yuan smiled with satisfaction and thought to himself, "Of course it's delicious. I have studied cooking for a while just for this moment. My cooking skills are unmatched among pharmacists."

Looking at Zi Yan who was about to throw another pill into her mouth, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "In that case, in the future, if you have medicinal herbs, don't eat them raw. Bring them to me and I'll help you process them and make them more delicious. I'm quite good at this. In addition, you can only eat these pills yourself, don't give them to others. Ordinary people can't directly withstand such violent medicinal power."

Zi Yan, who was chewing a pill, made an indistinct sound, "I know, I know."

"Swallow what's in your mouth before you speak!" Lin Yuan rubbed Zi Yan's little head.

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