Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

In a way, I feel a little sorry for her.

"Okay, okay~" Zhang Ruoxue nodded obediently, "Then I'll go upstairs and wait."

"Oh, right."

Zhang Ruoxue hadn't taken more than a few steps when the boss called her back.

The boss pointed his aged finger at Zhang Xiaohan in Ruoxue's arms, "Leave the dog here."

"Huh? Why?"

"We're going to take a medicinal bath later, which requires taking off our clothes. You don't want to take this dog with you, do you?"

Take off your clothes!

In that instant, Zhang Xiaohan's eyes widened in shock.

Not only him, but Xu Yanliu's expression also suddenly changed.

"Um..." Zhang Ruoxue looked somewhat troubled, "Can't it just watch over it from the side?"

"No way." The shopkeeper refused firmly: "You need to calm down and absorb the spiritual energy of the herbs while you are soaking in the medicinal bath. If you are disturbed, it may cause your body tempering to fail, and then all my precious herbs will be wasted."

"OK then……"

As Zhang Ruoxue spoke, she began to put Zhang Xiaohan down from her arms.

But Zhang Xiaohan suddenly started to writhe and let out a strange cry at Zhang Ruoxue.

"Woof woof woof! (No, please! I'll be watching closely and promise I won't make a sound!)"

"Alright, little Han, be good~" Zhang Ruoxue smiled and patted Zhang Xiaohan's head. "You stay outside for a while~"

"Woof woof woof! Woof! (No, no! I'm worried this old drunkard might do something to you, please let me in!)"

"Okay, okay, sweetie~"

On the other side, Xu Yanliu looked at her father with anticipation.

"Hey old man, can I go in and watch? I promise I won't make a sound."

"Don't even think about it."

On this point, the boss was quite firm: "Just by standing there, your aura might affect her. You'd better stay outside."

Xu Yanliu: "...Is it really that exaggerated...?"

"Yes! This is no joke!"

"Tsk." Xu Yanliu pursed her lips and said helplessly, "Fine..."

And so, Xu Yanliu and Zhang Xiaohan were cruelly isolated from each other.

The man and the dog looked up at the room Zhang Ruoxue had entered, and for once, they reached a consensus.

Although reluctant to admit it, Zhang Xiaohan did indeed have the same thought as Xu Yanliu—

"I really want to go inside and see..."

63. Warning

On the screen behind the door, the figure of a young girl slowly taking off her clothes appeared.

Although the robes that the old rogue bestows upon his disciples are mostly unremovable, the restrictions are temporarily lifted when it is necessary to change clothes, such as when taking a bath.

But that's all.

—After all, Xu Yanliu and Zhang Xiaohan, who were sitting at the dilapidated wooden table on the ground floor, were forbidden from entering.

They could only sit there listlessly, staring with almost identical eyes at the figure slowly sinking into the bathtub, her hair cascading down.

—I really want to go inside and take a look…

However, that was obviously impossible, because the uncle who owned the pharmacy was standing outside the door at that moment, leaning against the wall, judging Zhang Ruoxue's progress in body tempering by the fluctuations of spiritual energy, while keeping an eye on the person and dog below.

"How boring..."

Xu Yanliu idly tapped the table, propped her chin up, and helplessly looked away from the door of Zhang Ruoxue's room.

While I really wanted to rush in and have some fun, I have to admit that barging in during someone else's training process could cause irreversible mistakes.

Zhang Ruoxue really needs this physique.

Although Xu Yanliu did not know the specifics, she knew that her cultivation level was far from sufficient if she wanted to establish herself in this world.

Serendipity, rare treasures, good fortune, magical artifacts...

So many cultivators in the world strive desperately to become stronger, and physical constitution is naturally one of the key factors.

Her gaze slowly shifted to Zhang Xiaohan, who was curled up beside her, yawning as if he were very sleepy. Although she really wanted to reach out and touch his soft fur, before that happened—

"Hey you……"

Upon hearing Xu Yanliu's voice, Zhang Xiaohan opened her blurry eyes and found that the other person was staring straight at her, causing her to tremble slightly.

"Woof... (Is this guy talking to me?)"

"I'm talking to you."

"Woof! (It really is...)" Zhang Xiaohan raised an eyebrow, about to say something, when he suddenly realized something was off: "Woof woof woof?! (Wait, you can understand me?!)"

Those bright eyes were filled with disbelief, which startled Zhang Xiaohan so much that he quickly lowered his head to check his dog paws.

—Very good, still those two soft little fleshy balls.

In other words, Zhang Xiaohan is still existing in the body of a dog, and her words should not be understandable to Xu Yanliu.

Xu Yanliu, however, took a sip of wine as if nothing had happened and then burped without any regard for her image.

“I’ve met another guy in a similar situation before, except that guy didn’t speak dog language, but it was pretty much the same, and I could understand him.”

“A guy similar to me…” Zhang Xiaohan narrowed his eyes, his expression gradually becoming serious as he looked at Xu Yanliu: “If I remember correctly, you’re from the Jin Yao Dao Alliance, right?”

Xu Yanliu looked at Zhang Xiaohan, who suddenly became nervous, with amusement, as if she was quite interested in its small body. "That was in the past."

She tried to reach out and touch Zhang Xiaohan, but the latter dodged her with a backflip.

Sharp claws and fangs were instantly revealed. Zhang Xiaohan's eyes flashed with ferocity, and the dog looked like it had its fur standing on end, staring fiercely at Xi Xuyanliu.

"You wouldn't..."

"Don't overthink it," Xu Yanliu said calmly. She found a small dish on the table, poured some wine into it, and slowly pushed it in front of Zhang Xiaohan. "I know you are a demon, or rather, when I met Ruoxue in the Yin Forest, I noticed that your scent was unusual."

She slowly turned her head and stared at Zhang Xiaohan: "You shouldn't just be an ordinary demon, right?"

……

This guy... could he have even seen through the identity of the Heavenly Demon?

—No, that's unlikely.

Zhang Xiaohan immediately rejected this unrealistic idea.

He was indeed an ancient demon, and the scent on his body was demonic energy. Although it was very similar to the demons formed in later generations, their essence was completely different.

To put it bluntly, it belongs to a high-ranking member of the demon race, while the scent of ordinary demons is not as distinctive as its.

But how could mere humans possibly discern the differences within demonic energy?

His wariness of Xu Yanliu intensified, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "Does it make any difference whether I am or not?"

"Nothing's different," Xu Yanliu replied calmly. "I'm just wondering why Ruoxue, an ordinary cultivator, could provoke a demon like you. Could it be that she has some secret?"

"This is none of your business."

In response to Zhang Xiaohan's answer, Xu Yanliu slowly raised her wine glass, her gaze gradually moving upwards.

She stared at Zhang Ruoxue's figure, who was bathing in a medicinal bath and constantly circulating her spiritual energy, and her lips curled slightly.

"Indeed, the Jin Yao Alliance is now rotten. For the sake of so-called merits and that twisted justice, they have become brainless idiots who kill indiscriminately. Compared to the demons they claim need to be exterminated, they are the demons themselves."

"But there's one thing I have to admit—"

A gaze sharp to the extreme, seemingly capable of piercing through everything, shot forth from eyes as cold as a thousand feet of ice.

In an instant, it pierced Zhang Xiaohan's heart.

"If the other party is a demon that plots against humanity and wants to bring devastation to this world, I think the Ash Demon Alliance would be a good help."

Zhang Xiaohan took a deep breath, "What exactly are you trying to say..."

"Behave yourself."

Xu Yanliu's words surprised Zhang Xiaohan with their simplicity: "Just behave yourself and don't think about doing anything outrageous, especially Ruoxue—I don't know what you want from her, but I advise you not to lay a hand on her."

"Otherwise, the Jin Yao Dao Alliance might not even need to intervene—"

The gourd in her hand swayed twice, and the sound of the wine sloshing around, along with her threatening words, reached Zhang Xiaohan's ears.

This is a threat.

Zhang Xiaohan knew it very well.

He didn't give a definite answer, but stared intently at Xu Yanliu, who had a calm expression, and after a long while, asked a question.

Why are you so protective of her?

"Why so many questions?" She glanced at the room where Zhang Ruoxue was: "Maybe it's because Ruoxue looks quite cute?"

"That wicked lesbian..."

Xu Yanliu frowned slightly and said to Zhang Xiaohan in an unfriendly tone, "Did you say something rude just now?"

Zhang Xiaohan simply chose to shut up and ignored Xu Yanliu.

Xu Yanliu, on the other hand, crossed her legs without any ladylike demeanor, acting like a female hooligan, and drinking her wine in a carefree manner, ignoring the smooth thighs exposed under her torn skirt.

"Of course, it's also possible that it's because she looks a lot like someone I know."

"They look very similar?" Zhang Xiaohan rolled her eyes at Xu Yanliu.

Xu Yanliu shook her head and smiled, "Their personalities are very similar. I always feel that they are the kind of fools who are easily taken advantage of."

“I agree with that. She looks especially silly when she laughs.”

Zhang Xiaohan did not take Xu Yanliu's threat to heart.