Battle Through the Heavens: Oh no, I've become the succubus Xiao Yan!

When Yunyun woke up, she found herself lying on a simple wooden bed.

The roof was made of rough wooden beams, the walls were natural stone, and the air was filled with the scent of herbs. She tried to circulate her battle qi, but her meridians were empty—the amethyst seal was still in place, and her cultivation was still locked.

She looked down at herself.

Her clothes had been changed. The tattered pale purple dress was gone, replaced by a plain cloth garment. The wound was wrapped in bandages, neatly and cleanly, and the smell of medicine wafted from beneath them.

Her face darkened.

His clothes had been changed, and so had the dressing on his wound. This meant he felt like he'd been seen naked, and it was him...

The door was pushed open.

A young man walked in. He looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a tall and slender figure, and an imposing air about him. He was carrying a bowl of porridge. When he saw that she was awake, he paused slightly, then walked over.

"You're awake? Have some porridge first."

Yun Yun's gaze turned cold.

"Did you change my clothes?"

"No, that—".

"You even looked at my body?"

"The wound needs to be treated—and besides, you've misunderstood."

"Dirty!"

Yun Yun's voice was icy cold, her gaze fixed intently on him. Although she knew the situation was critical, she couldn't help but feel emotional.

Xiao Yan paused, his hand holding the porridge still. Just as he was about to explain, the door was pushed open again.

A white-haired woman walked in, carrying a stack of gauze for changing dressings. She saw that Yun Yun was awake and smiled slightly.

"You're awake? How are you feeling?"

Yun Yun stared at the white-haired woman for a moment, stunned.

"Who are you……"

"My name is Little Fairy Doctor," the white-haired woman walked to the bedside and sat down naturally. "It was Xiao Yan who saved you. I changed your clothes and applied the medicine to your wounds."

Yunyun's face flushed red instantly.

Her face turned red from her neck to her ears.

  

She had just called Xiao Yan vulgar, but he hadn't even touched her; it was all the work of this woman called Little Fairy Doctor. She had misunderstood.

"I'm sorry..." Yun Yun's voice was much softer, and she didn't dare to look Xiao Yan in the eye. "I misunderstood you."

"It's alright," Xiao Yan placed the porridge on the bedside table. "Anyone would think the same way."

Yun Yun took a deep breath to calm herself. She looked at Little Fairy Doctor and said earnestly, "Thank you for saving me, and thank you all for taking care of me."

"You're welcome," said Little Fairy Doctor. "Xiao Yan did the saving; I only applied the medicine."

"Thank you both."

Yun Yun's gaze swept between the two of them, noticing an indescribable tenderness in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes when she looked at Xiao Yan. Although Xiao Yan seemed nonchalant, he would always tilt his head slightly to listen whenever Xiao Yi Xian spoke.

These two people have a special relationship.

"My name is Yunzhi," she said, "and I've come to the Monster Mountain Range to find medicinal herbs."

Xiao Yan's eyes flickered for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

Yunzhi. He silently repeated the name in his mind. Yunyun, Yunzhi, even the aliases are so lazy.

But he didn't expose it.

"My name is Xiao Yan," he said. "This is Little Fairy Doctor. We'll be staying in this valley for now."

Yun Yun's pupils contracted slightly upon hearing the name "Xiao Yan".

Xiao Yan.

She had heard of that name before.

That was a few months ago, after Nalan Yanran returned from the Xiao family, she excitedly ran to find her.

"Teacher! I found it!"

"What did you find?"

"That person from seven years ago! It's Brother Xiao Huo Huo! His name is Xiao Yan, and he's my fiancé!"

Yun Yun still remembers Nalan Yanran's expression clearly. Her disciple was always proud, but that day she smiled like an ordinary girl, her eyes full of light, innocent and carefree.

"Teacher, I'm not breaking off the engagement. Because he is Xiao Huohuo. I've been looking for him for seven years, and it turns out he's always been here."

Yun Yun looked at the young man in front of her, then at the white-haired woman beside him who was very close to him, and sighed in her heart.

Yanran, it seems things are going to be difficult for you.

But she didn't show it.

"Xiao Yan... a good name," she said with a smile, "sounds a lot like a fifteen-year-old genius from the Jiama Empire."

"I'm fifteen today, but I'll be sixteen soon."

Yun Yun's eye twitched. Fifteen years old. Her disciple was eighteen or twelve this year, three years older than this boy. And this fifteen-year-old boy in front of her had actually managed to save her from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King—she recalled the scene of Xiao Yan flying up earlier.

"Are you the King of Fighters?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Um."

Yun Yun fell silent.

A fifteen-year-old Dou Wang. She had been the sect leader of the Yunlan Sect for so many years and had seen countless geniuses, but she had never seen a fifteen-year-old Dou Wang. The youngest Dou Wang in the Jia Ma Empire was over thirty; this boy had cut the record in more than half.

Moreover, he was able to rescue her right under the nose of the Amethyst Winged Lion King...

This disciple's fiancé is no ordinary man.

-

For the next five days, Yunyun recuperated in the valley.

The amethyst seal suppressed her cultivation, but her physical constitution remained intact, and her wounds healed quickly. Little Fairy Doctor changed her dressings every day, her skills were superb, and her medicine cured her ailments instantly. Yun Yun quickly developed a liking for this white-haired woman—she was gentle and considerate, and although she didn't talk much, every word she uttered was endearing.

"Little Fairy Doctor, where did you learn your medical skills?"

"I figured it out on my own, but Xiao Yan has taught me a lot recently," Little Fairy Doctor said while changing her bandages. "I have a natural sensitivity to poisons, so I also learned medicine later on."

"Xiao Yan is truly a genius. Not only is his cultivation high, but he's also incredibly skilled at alchemy. Xiao Yan is so good to you." Yun Yun's words contained an envy she herself didn't even realize.

"However, poison and medicine are two sides of the same coin," Yunyun said. "A medicine that can poison people can also save them. That's good."

"Of course, Xiao Yan is a very good person. He once told me that I don't need to be afraid of the poison in my body. It is a part of me. Power is neither good nor bad, but rather depends on the user's heart." Little Fairy Doctor smiled.

Upon hearing Little Fairy Doctor's words, Yun Yun couldn't help but think of Xiao Yan's easygoing face. Despite being so strong, he had no airs of a powerful person at all. He was truly a strange person.

Little Fairy Doctor looked up and saw Yun Yun's gentle smile, and couldn't help but smile too.

The two women quickly became acquainted. Although Yun Yun had lost her cultivation, her knowledge and experience far surpassed that of ordinary people, and she spoke eloquently with Little Fairy Doctor about pharmacology. Although Little Fairy Doctor was young, her mastery of poisons secretly surprised Yun Yun.

"You are the most talented poison master I have ever seen," Yun Yun said sincerely.

Little Fairy Doctor's ears turned slightly red: "Thank you, Sister Yunzhi."

"Just call me Yunzhi," Yunyun smiled, "or you can call me older sister."

-

And Xiao Yan...

Yunyun found herself paying more and more attention to this boy.

It wasn't because he was Yanran's fiancé, but because she was involuntarily attracted to him.

He gets up very early every morning to cultivate, his movements fluid and graceful, with faint flames swirling around him as he circulates his battle qi. His strength far exceeds her imagination—he's at the peak of the Battle King realm, and the quality of his battle qi is ridiculously high. She feels that even if she recovers her cultivation, she still can't defeat him.

He was even more captivating when he was refining medicine. The flame in his palm precisely controlled the temperature of the cauldron, every movement clean and efficient, without a single wasted effort. That focused expression, coupled with his handsome face, made Yun Yun's heart occasionally skip a beat. Sometimes, Yun Yun would sit to the side watching Xiao Yan, not even noticing Little Fairy Doctor approaching.

Moreover, he possesses a strange charm.

She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but every time he came near, she felt a strange sense of security and attraction. It was like being enveloped by a warm flame, both comforting and...heart-fluttering.

What she didn't know was that this was the Fire God Physique's natural attraction to the opposite sex. Although the Fire God Physique's alluring effect wasn't as exaggerated as that of the strange fire, combined with Xiao Yan's handsome appearance, strength, youth, talent, easygoing personality, pleasant voice, and alchemy skills—these factors combined were a fatal combination for any woman.

Yun Yun realized that she had fallen for Xiao Yan.

This realization startled her.

He's Nalan Yanran's fiancé. The man her disciple has longed for for seven years. How could she develop feelings for her disciple's fiancé? This is wrong, Yunyun, how can you face Yanran?

After that, she began to deliberately keep her distance. She stopped initiating conversations with Xiao Yan, forced herself to stop watching him cultivate, and even subconsciously took a step back when he approached.

But Xiao Yan seemed completely oblivious. His attitude towards her remained as polite, easygoing, and caring as ever, just the right amount of concern, neither too much nor too little.

This attitude only made Yun Yun more conflicted. If he also had feelings for her, she could convince herself that it was mutual and that she wasn't the only one at fault. But he hadn't done anything inappropriate towards her, yet she had fallen for him one-sidedly.

This filled her with guilt towards Nalan Yanran.

-

On the evening of the fifth day, Yunyun stood at the door of the wooden house and looked at the moon.

Moonlight spilled into the valley, reflecting a silvery glow in the stream. In the distance came the laughter of Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor—he was teaching her how to control the Purple Cloud Wings, and the two flew low through the valley, one after the other, looking like two playful birds.

Yun Yun watched this scene with a slight smile on her lips, but a hint of loneliness lingered in her eyes.

"Xiao Yan... he's such a strange person. Why him of all people?" she murmured to herself.

Despite being only fifteen, she is more reliable than most adults. Despite being ridiculously strong, she never abuses her power. Despite having no ulterior motives towards her, she reached out to help her when she was in the most danger.

She sighed, turned around, and went back to the cabin.

Her cultivation should be restored by tomorrow. Then, after retrieving the Purple Spirit Crystal, she should leave.

Leave this valley, leave these two people, and return to where she belongs.

As for those inappropriate thoughts in my mind...

Let it rot inside me.