Breaking the Masked Man

He knew this was his chance. A fifth-grade alchemist who was not even seventeen years old—such talent was enough for him to gamble everything. As long as he gained the other party's favor, he would surely have a place in the Mittel family in the future.

Even without these things, the other party was still a distinguished guest brought back by Hai Bodong, and even if it was just to please Hai Bodong, he had to serve him well!

"I'm a little hungry. Could you please bring me some food? I don't need anything else for now."

Yao Yan withdrew her gaze, looked at the other person, and said softly.

The middle-aged steward asked carefully, "Does the young master have any preferences regarding his taste?"

"Keep it light, the rest is up to you."

"Please wait a moment, young master."

The middle-aged steward responded and turned to leave, making sure to close the door behind him.

Wait for him to leave.

A voice, barely audible, reached Yao Yan's ears: "Young Master, could... could you put me down..."

Hearing the sound in his arms, he looked down and immediately noticed that Cai Die's face had an unnatural blush, and her bright peach blossom eyes had become hazy, overflowing with alluring spring. She was lightly biting her moist lips, as if she was enduring something, wanting to resist, but she was powerless all over.

She looked at Yao Yan with a pleading expression, which warmed Yao Yan's heart and caused his passion to rise rapidly.

Is the tail that sensitive?

Yao Yan was surprised to see Cai Die acting like she had taken an aphrodisiac. He had only touched her beautiful tail because he thought it felt nice, but he didn't expect her to react so strongly. It seemed that the part he touched was most likely Cai Die's butt... What a sin.

He pretended not to notice, gently put the butterfly down, then removed his mask, revealing his incredibly handsome face that could charm any woman, and asked with concern, "Are you alright? Why is your face so red? Did you get heatstroke?!"

While questioning her, he actually raised his hand and touched Cai Die's burning face, as if trying to verify his guess.

Cai Die was clearly not so foolish as to be taken advantage of without realizing it. With a twist of her slender waist and a sway of her snake tail, she dodged Yao Yan's pig's hoof. Her dazed eyes cleared a little, and with a touch of shyness, she glared reproachfully at Yao Yan, muttering softly, "Young master is so naughty, he kept touching me there..."

She had wanted to get out of Yao Yan's arms for a long time, but Yao Yan's touch made her weak all over and she was flustered and at a loss. She didn't dare to make any moves and was even more worried about being seen by the others. So she could only bury her head in Yao Yan's arms like an ostrich.

"Um, you must have misunderstood. I was holding you just now, and your tail was too slippery, so I had to adjust it up and down. It wasn't intentional."

Yao Yan was quite wicked, taking advantage of Cai Die's naivety and using her highly deceptive face to make an innocent and evasive argument.

If Queen Medusa were here right now, she would probably fight Yao Yan to the death.

"……Yeah?"

Cai Die was stunned when she heard this. Looking at Yao Yan's innocent expression, she actually believed it.

Yao Yan thought he could trick Cai Die into getting pregnant, but he was clearly not that kind of person. He raised his hand and tapped Cai Die on the head, asking seriously, "What do you think I am? A hooligan? Or do you think I would act like a hooligan on a snake's tail?!"

Butterfly's head throbbed, and she could only blink her eyes pitifully, saying, "I didn't mean that. Young Master is certainly not a rogue. It's just that you touched me a little...uncomfortably just now..."

"Are you still feeling unwell?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Yan's eyes softened immediately, and she asked with concern.

Cai Die shook her head slightly, her pretty face still flushed, even her earlobes were a little red, but she obviously couldn't tell Yao Yan her true feelings, after all, she needed to pee... how embarrassing.

"嘤嘤~"

A moment later, Ling'er, who had just woken up, poked her head out of Yao Yan's arms. Her big, fluffy ears drooped down, and she seemed to have just woken up. Her once bright eyes became somewhat dull. She called out softly to Yao Yan that she was hungry.

"Eat when you wake up, you're not a pig!"

Yao Yan grabbed her by the neck, took her out of his arms, looked at her blank eyes, and said irritably.

He tried to cover up what had just happened, which showed that he possessed the soul of an adult. If it were any other hot-blooded young man, he would probably be blushing and at a loss for words right now.

I guess I'll just have to put up with this little guy...

Cai Die breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Yao Yan was truly 'unaware'. She knew that she had misunderstood Yao Yan. Given the young master's character, how could he deliberately bully her? At the same time, she remembered what Yao Yan had just said. Did the young master dislike her tail? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at her tail, pursed her lips, and felt a little disappointed.

Yao Yan was unaware of what Cai Die was thinking. At this moment, he was trying to use Ling'er to save face, since he had just touched her by chance rather than on purpose.

This was the first time he had ever seen a snake-people clan, so how could he not be curious about this tail?

If it's not unsuitable.

He really wanted to study it in detail.

Ling'er clearly didn't expect Yao Yan to scold her, and immediately waved her little chubby paws unhappily to protest to Yao Yan. Although she didn't know what a pig was, after being called that so many times, she could roughly understand with her intelligence that it wasn't a nice thing to say.

"Dong Dong~"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Yao Yan tossed Ling'er to Cai Die and opened the door himself, because he sensed that Hai Bodong had arrived. After entering the auction house, Hai Bodong had disappeared for a while, seemingly to handle some personal matters.

Cai Die caught Ling'er and gently comforted her, but the little one was clearly a bit angry after being scolded and was still waving her claws at Yao Yan angrily.

As soon as Hai Bodong entered the room, he asked, "How are you feeling, young master? If you don't like it, you can have that guy change it for you."

"No need for that, this place is quite nice."

Yao Yan shook her head, then looked at the other person and asked, "Are you done with your business?"

"It's just some trivial matter, let's not talk about it."

Hai Bodong chuckled lightly, not intending to elaborate, but instead stated his purpose: "I have already spoken to the auction house. Whatever pills you want to refine, you can get the medicinal materials from here. If they are not available here, I will have them retrieve them from the capital."

"Hold on."

As she spoke, Yao Yan took out a blank scroll from her storage ring, then placed it between her eyebrows and used her soul power to imprint all the necessary medicinal herbs onto it. After a moment, she handed it to Hai Bodong and continued, "These are all the necessary medicinal herbs."

"You get some rest, I'll get ready as soon as possible."

Hai Bodong gripped the scroll tightly in his hand and said with some excitement.

After speaking, he strode away. No matter how precious the medicinal materials needed were, he would prepare them as soon as possible. After all, his strength had been stuck at the five-star Dou Huang level for more than ten years. Now that he finally had a chance to break through, he didn't want to wait a moment longer.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 55 Test

Not long after Hai Bodong left, the middle-aged steward brought over wine and dishes, all of which were vegetarian dishes rarely found in Yancheng. They were cooked to perfection, with excellent color, aroma, and taste, clearly showing that the steward had put a lot of thought into them.

The middle-aged steward, accompanied by two maids, stood respectfully to one side and said softly, "I wonder if the young master is satisfied with these dishes?"

"Very good, thank you."

Yao Yan tasted it and nodded in satisfaction. At the same time, he waved to Cai Die beside him, signaling her to sit down and eat. As for Ling'er, she had already grabbed the wine pot. If it weren't difficult to open the bottle, the little one would probably have already started drinking.

The middle-aged steward glanced at Cai Die and the second-tier Qingmu Fox, then lowered his head and continued, "Young master, please enjoy your meal. If you have any needs in terms of daily life, you can give orders to these two maids. They will always be waiting outside."

After saying that, he waved his hand gently, signaling two maids to come forward.

"This servant greets the young master."

The two women bowed respectfully to Yao Yan; both were of exceptional appearance and figure.

In a fantasy world devoid of moral and legal constraints, strength is everything… Yao Yan looked at the two maids who were at his beck and call and sighed inwardly. He understood what the middle-aged steward meant, but he was past the age of being controlled by hormones. Mature men generally know what they want.

He didn't immediately send them away, but said in a gentle voice, "I'll be troubling you two for the next few days."

Both women looked at Yao Yan with surprise, clearly not expecting such an important figure as Yao Yan to be so polite. Fortunately, they were good at controlling their expressions and replied softly, "This servant dares not. Serving the young master is what we should do."

Yao Yan nodded, said nothing more, and continued eating with her head down.

"Then I will not disturb your meal any longer, young master."

The middle-aged steward noticed that Yao Yan wasn't interested in the two women, so he waved and led them out.

As the door closed.

The colorful butterfly swayed its slender, alluring waist and swayed its beautiful snake tail as it swam to sit down beside Yao Yan. Its bright eyes blinked as it stared at Yao Yan and asked curiously, "Young Master, don't you like them? I can tell that the man seemed to want to give the two maids to you."

"If I take them in, what use would I have for you?"

Yao Yan casually took off his mask, looked at Cai Die who had suddenly become clever, and asked her a question.

"That's right~"

Upon hearing this, Cai Die smiled gently at Yao Yan and said firmly, "I will serve you well, young master."

"Then I'll wait and see."

Yao Yan smiled and made a joke.

Cai Die nodded heavily and said earnestly, "Young Master took me in, and I will definitely not let you down."

"Okay, let's eat first."

Yao Yan pointed to the wine and dishes on the table, then snatched the wine bottle from Ling'er's arms, opened it, poured himself a glass, and handed the rest to the little drunkard, saying with a smile, "Drink less, or you'll get drunk again."

"Young master, is this wine?"

Cai Die stared at Yao Yan with wide eyes and asked curiously.

Yao Yan saw through her thoughts, poured her a cup, and then the group began to eat. Compared to the small courtyard in Dan Ding City, it now seemed to have a more homely atmosphere. Looking at Ling'er and Cai Die, the smile on his lips deepened, and he pondered his upcoming itinerary.

It will probably take half a month to unseal the Butterfly. After that, you can go to the Xiao family in Wutan City. Along the way, you will also need to go to the Monster Mountain Range near Qingshan Town to get the map of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame!

In fact, Yao Yan also wanted to know if the fragment of the map in his storage ring was related to the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map.

Once we obtain the fragment of the map from the Monster Mountain Range, we can use it for comparison.

As for the map in Hai Bodong's hands, he wasn't sure if it was still in his possession, and he didn't want to ask directly. Everything would have to wait until he got the map of Qingshan Town before he could arrange the next steps. As for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in the Tagor Desert, he would consider it after he got the Burning Technique.

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, which had not yet awakened its spiritual intelligence and had just been conceived, was very suitable for him!