I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

In the corner, a beautiful girl with black hair and blue eyes held a teacup. She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with snow-white skin and beautiful blue eyes that resembled stunning blue gemstones. She was already at the early stage of the Great Spirit Realm, and two attendants at the Earth Spirit Realm stood behind her.

The girl was Su Ningxue. After listening to the storyteller's tale, Su Ningxue initially thought that Master Li Bai might be the Yan-gege she had been searching for. However, after hearing the later part of the story, which mentioned that Master Li Bai was a Spirit King Realm expert and that his alchemy skills were comparable to those of Medicine King Mu Qinghe, she felt it was impossible.

Su Ningxue actually met Gu Yan two years earlier than Song Yan, and Gu Yan never revealed her true strength to her. She always thought that Gu Yan was at the Earth Spirit Realm.

An eighteen-year-old at the early stage of the Earth Spirit Realm, a third-grade alchemist, is terrifying, but looking at the entire history of the Yunlan Realm, you can still find a few such monsters.

No one would dare to imagine that an eighteen-year-old Spirit King could be a sixth-grade alchemist.

Upon hearing the rest, Su Ningxue realized it couldn't be Gu Yan; that Master Li Bai must be some old monster with the secret to eternal youth!

Listening to the storyteller describe how handsome the great master Li Bai was, she thought to herself: He's definitely not as good-looking as Brother Yan.

But where did Brother Yan go?

Su Ningxue frowned at the thought of Gu Yan.

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Mu House.

Gu Yan has been staying at Mu Qinghe's residence for two months. Since he moved in, countless visiting cards have been sent to Mu Qinghe's residence every day.

Many people came hoping to catch a glimpse of the master Li Bai, but Gu Yan had no interest in dealing with them. Mu Qinghe, understanding his thoughts, kept them all outside for him.

Among those who sent visiting cards, Tan Shuo was the most attentive. Ever since he met Gu Yan, he had been lovesick, abandoning his beautiful wives and concubines at home, and coming to the Mu residence every day to seek an audience, sending visiting cards every few days. His little schemes were impossible to hide from anyone.

Gu Yan naturally ignored him, so he could only suffer in vain longing.

For the past two months, Gu Yan and Mu Qinghe have been exchanging their insights and experiences in alchemy every day, and they have both benefited greatly from each other, feeling as if they have known each other for a long time.

Mu Qinghe was deeply impressed by Gu Yan's comprehension and his unique alchemy techniques. Gu Yan, a cultivator from Earth, also learned a great deal from Mu Qinghe, a native sixth-grade alchemist from the Yunlan Realm.

Besides exchanging alchemy tips, Gu Yan also used Mu Qinghe's connections to obtain many rare and precious medicinal materials that she wanted.

The weather was fine that day, and Mu Qinghe and Gu Yan were talking in a pavilion.

"Golden Spirit Grass?"

Gu Yan looked at Mu Qinghe, who nodded: "Yes, a dozen days ago, an old friend of mine saw this Golden Spirit Grass in the Ronggong Mountains. The place where the Golden Spirit Grass was located was the lair of two level-six magical beasts, the Three-Headed Jade-Eyed Lions, so he dared not have any thoughts about it."

Ronggong Mountain Range is a magical beast mountain range, with countless magical beasts dwelling deep within it, including thousands of high-level magical beasts. It is said that in the very center of the mountain range, there are even level eight and level nine magical beasts.

"My old friend knew I needed the Spirit Herb, so he told me the news."

"You want me to help you get this Golden Spirit Grass?" Gu Yan asked.

"That's right, those two three-headed, green-eyed lions are not to be trifled with. However, I have already contacted two experts at the Spirit King realm. If we add Brother Taibai, that makes three. With the help of three Spirit King realm experts, I think there shouldn't be any major problems," Mu Qinghe said.

Mu Qinghe's strength is at the late stage of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, but the secret technique he cultivates allows him to possess the strength of the early stage of the Spirit King Realm for a short period of time.

Gu Yan listened, seemingly lost in thought.

Looking at Gu Yan's expression and seeing that he didn't seem very interested, Mu Qinghe added, "There's more than one Golden Spirit Grass, but I only need one. Brother Taibai can take the other one. After this is done, I will find a way to help Brother Taibai find any other rare and precious materials he needs."

"Even if I can't find him, I will definitely help Brother Taibai find out his whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yan smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll accompany Brother Mu on this trip."

Mu Qinghe was overjoyed to see that Gu Yan had agreed, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Taibai."

Not far away, Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan watched the two chatting happily, their eyes filled with resentment. They both thought that Gu Yan, living in the Mu residence, would have an advantage in getting closer to the emperor, but in reality, their master was busy with Senior Li Bai every day, and there was nothing for the two of them to do.

Neither Xu Ruolan nor Liu Feiyan were skilled enough to get a word in edgewise. They could only pour tea and water for Gu Yan and Mu Qinghe.

Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan felt resentment, while Mo Fanqi was terrified. Ever since Gu Yan moved into the Mu residence, he had been living in constant anxiety, fearing that Gu Yan might remember him one day and cause him trouble.

Gu Yan was unaware of Xu Ruolan, Liu Feiyan, and Mo Fanqi's thoughts. He was currently preoccupied with the matter of the Soul-Severing Valley. Three days later, he met the two Spirit King realm experts that Mu Qinghe had invited, and then the group of them went to the Soul-Severing Valley together.

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Seven days later.

Ronggong Mountain Range is a famous monster-hunting mountain range. Many hunters and mercenaries frequently venture into the mountains to hunt monsters, and over time, a small commercial town has sprung up outside the mountains. It has teahouses, restaurants, inns, and various trading houses.

Inside a teahouse, several beautiful women sitting at a table attracted a lot of attention. However, one of these women was a powerful expert at the Heavenly Spirit Realm, so the people around them could only secretly observe her and dared not have any designs on her.

The young woman from the Heavenly Spirit Realm had long, brownish-red hair tied in a long ponytail, and she was wiping her precious sword with a handkerchief.

To her left was a girl in green robes. The girl in green robes was at the mid-stage of the Earth Spirit Realm. She was petite and delicate, with a few freckles on her pretty, fair face. She rested her chin on her hand and murmured a complaint, "Master brought us here, but he won't let us enter the mountains. It's so boring waiting here."

Opposite the girl in green was a girl in red. The girl in red was at the early stage of the Great Spirit Realm and was a rare beauty. She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with her eyes downcast and a worried expression on her face.

The girl in red was none other than Gu Yan's fiancée, or rather, his ex-fiancée, Song Yan.

"Junior Sister, why are you still so downcast? Are you still thinking about your fiancé?" Zhao Qingli smiled and nudged Song Yan with her hand.

Huang Ling, who was wiping her sword, also looked at Song Yan. Huang Ling, Zhao Qingli, and even the entire Mingxiu Palace were very curious about Song Yan's fiancé. Everyone knew that Song Yan was dissatisfied with her fiancé and had been clamoring to break off the engagement for several years. But after meeting him once, she was captivated by him and became completely infatuated.

That would have been bad enough, but even Elder Wang, who went with them, seemed to be under a spell, praising Gu Yan more than a dozen times a day. Even Yang Zhen, who was usually arrogant, acted strangely when mentioning Gu Yan, stammering and suddenly blushing.

Yang Zhen used to pester Song Yan all the time, but since returning from Qingyun City, he's stopped. He's been acting all crazy all day long.