Chapter 48: I Want You

"I'm going crazy. What exactly happened between Teacher Feng and Ye Yuan?"

"Yeah, their conversation was so cryptic. All I know is one wanted to run and the other wanted to chase."

"Heavens, my goddess! If Ye Yuan dares to do anything to her, I'll kill him!"

"Right, we must find out what happened! If Ye Yuan really did something outrageous, we have to eliminate that despicable bastard!"

The conversation between Ye Yuan and Feng Ruoqing, understood only by the two of them, drove everyone crazy.

Under these circumstances, the "Protect Qing Alliance" was officially formed.

The alliance had two main tasks. The first was to find out what had happened between Ye Yuan and Feng Ruoqing.

The second task was built on the first: once they discovered that Ye Yuan had indeed done something, they were determined to beat him half to death, then hit him every time they saw him! Make him regret what he had done for the rest of his life!

No matter how formidable Ye Yuan was, he had only just entered the Earth rank. There were plenty of Earth-rank students, many stronger than Ye Yuan.

Of course, some people recalled that day's pharmacology class, but Teacher Feng had only asked Ye Yuan to be her assistant—how could it have escalated to this?

Moreover, being Teacher Feng's assistant was a wonderful assignment; how could it have turned into a public chase and interception?

After understanding the situation, the "Protect Qing Alliance" ruled out this possibility, believing that something else must have happened between the two.

Meanwhile, speculation about Feng Ruoqing and Ye Yuan evolved into various versions, spreading among the students and even teachers of the Danwu Academy.

But that was later. Right now, Ye Yuan was thinking about how to shake off this persistent Feng Ruoqing as soon as possible.

Ye Yuan could tell at a glance that Feng Ruoqing truly loved alchemy, because she was the same kind of person as his former self.

Such people were very tenacious. Once they encountered something interesting in the Dao of alchemy, they would become like curious children, determined to understand it before giving up.

That was exactly how Feng Ruoqing was now. She had set her sights on Ye Yuan because she believed he could help her refine a second-grade Qi Restoration Pill, allowing her to break through to senior alchemist!

However, Ye Yuan really didn't want to waste too much time on this.

On one hand, if Ye Yuan taught Feng Ruoqing, she might become even more clingy.

On the other hand, a student teaching an instructor was too shocking and might cause unnecessary trouble.

Ye Yuan walked ahead, with Feng Ruoqing following closely behind, watching his every move to prevent him from escaping.

Ye Yuan had a headache. It seemed he couldn't get away today.

"Teacher Feng, what a coincidence!" Just then, a man in a yellow robe blocked their path, greeting Feng Ruoqing warmly.

Ye Yuan didn't know this man, but from his attire, he was also an instructor at the Danwu Academy.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Song Qian." Feng Ruoqing frowned slightly but still returned the greeting.

Ye Yuan grumbled inwardly. When Song Qian saw Feng Ruoqing, his eyes lit up, and he hadn't even glanced in Ye Yuan's direction. Clearly, he was an ardent admirer of Feng Ruoqing.

But Song Qian was around twenty-five or twenty-six, considered a young talent among the academy's instructors, right?

Unfortunately, judging by Feng Ruoqing's reaction, she wasn't interested in this guy either.

A woman so obsessed with the Dao of alchemy probably couldn't be tamed by an ordinary man.

Judging by Song Qian's appearance, he was also heading to the alchemy room.

Ye Yuan guessed that Song Qian must have known Feng Ruoqing was coming here and had been waiting for her.

"Teacher Feng, going to the alchemy room again?" Song Qian asked a pointless question.

"Yes," Feng Ruoqing replied indifferently.

"Teacher Feng is so diligent! But this is the instructors' alchemy room. Teacher Feng brought this student here for...?"

Hearing Song Qian's words, Ye Yuan couldn't help but roll his eyes. So the guy had seen him after all; he had thought he was invisible to him.

"Ye Yuan is my assistant."

"Assistant?" Song Qian finally looked at Ye Yuan, frowning. "If I'm not mistaken, he's not even an alchemy apprentice. How can he be your assistant? I may not be talented, but I think I'm qualified enough to be your assistant."

Song Qian could tell at a glance that Ye Yuan wasn't even an alchemy apprentice because alchemists with ranks all wore badges issued by the Alchemist Guild, symbols of their identity!

Both Song Qian and Feng Ruoqing wore badges on their chests, each with two dazzling stars, representing the identity of a second-grade alchemist!

The Divine Realm also had an Alchemist Guild, but in his previous life, Zhengyangzi and Qingyunzi never wore such badges because they had never participated in the guild's examinations.

However, no one in the Divine Realm dared to underestimate this father and son, as their alchemy attainments were on par with even Ouyezi, the president of the Alchemist Guild.

At this moment, Ye Yuan had no time to reminisce about his past life. Song Qian's words made his eyes light up!

Just as Feng Ruoqing was about to speak, Ye Yuan cut in, "Yes, yes, Teacher Feng, I'm not even an alchemy apprentice. How can I help you with anything? Teacher Song is handsome and an alchemist. With his help, what pill can't you refine? Since that's the case, there's nothing for me to do here. I'll be going now."

As Ye Yuan spoke, Song Qian looked at him approvingly, thinking this kid was sensible and worth mentoring in the future.

"Teacher Feng, what do you think..."

Feng Ruoqing didn't even look at Song Qian. Instead, she suddenly reached out a claw toward Ye Yuan, and a faint thread of Yuan force instantly wrapped around his ankle.

If any student who had watched Ye Yuan's life-and-death battle were here, they would recognize that this move was the same Small Capture Hand that Fei Qingping had used!

But the same move, in Feng Ruoqing's hands, had a completely different power.

Ye Yuan had just finished speaking and was about to slip away when he had only taken two steps before his right foot felt as heavy as lead, and his whole body fell forward due to inertia.

"Ouch."

Ye Yuan groaned on the ground. The gap between them was too great; Feng Ruoqing had taken him down without even moving.

After taking down Ye Yuan, Feng Ruoqing stepped forward, walked past Song Qian without even glancing at him.

Standing before Ye Yuan, Feng Ruoqing frowned. "Are you a man? How can you not keep your word? I don't need anyone else as an assistant. I want you! If you run again, I won't hesitate to report to the dean and have you expelled from the Danwu Academy. I think my words still carry some weight."

Hearing this, Ye Yuan immediately lost his defiance.

In the world of cultivation, it was an indisputable fact that sect disciples were stronger than rogue cultivators.

As the outer dojo of the Youyun Sect, the Danwu Academy gathered almost all the top geniuses. There was no better place to hone himself.

Ye Yuan wasn't interested in the Danwu Academy's resources, but he was somewhat interested in the geniuses here.

Seeing Ye Yuan finally submit, Feng Ruoqing felt a sense of conquest. She had finally gotten this kid under control.

She turned to Song Qian and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Teacher Song, but having Ye Yuan as my assistant is enough. As a rising star of the Danwu Academy, Teacher Song must have many things to do. I won't waste your time."

"Ye Yuan, let's go."

Ye Yuan sighed and obediently followed Feng Ruoqing.

Although he didn't look back, Ye Yuan clearly felt a hostile gaze on his back.