Sealed within Xun'er was the fourth-ranked Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, whose might, if fully unleashed, would definitely be at the Dou Sheng level.
Swallowing a Transforming Fire was incredibly easy for her.
Xun'er was very happy that Xiao Xue had considered the limitations of her becoming an alchemist and found a way to help her compensate.
It was just that the color... gave her a feeling of wanting to say something but not knowing what.
"...Thank you, Sister Xue'er." Xun'er still put the Transforming Fire away.
She didn't continue to press about Medusa. Sister Xue'er clearly didn't want to talk about it, and pressing further would only cause more trouble.
"What exactly happened this past year? Should I send someone to investigate?"
Xun'er battled internally but showed nothing on her face. "Sister Xue'er, shall Xun'er give you a tour of the Inner Academy?"
"Sounds good."
Seeing that Xun'er finally skipped over the peach blossom topic, Xiao Xue subconsciously let out a sigh of relief... It felt strange, carrying a sense of guilt for betraying their years of friendship.
Since Xun'er wasn't pressing the issue, Xiao Xue wouldn't bring it up either, so as not to damage their harmony.
Xiao Xue naturally wouldn't refuse Xun'er's request to "give her a tour of the Inner Academy."
Whether it was Xun'er trying to gain a trace of Wood Power from the Transforming Fire, or the Little Doctor's Woeful Poison Body, neither situation was urgent enough to matter for a day or two.
Since she had just arrived at the Inner Academy, having Xun'er show her around was excellent.
Then, as expected, this plan died halfway through.
The reason was simple: too many students wanted to see Xiao Xue, and Xun'er was already the Inner Academy's sweetheart.
With the two of them together, crowds formed everywhere they went; it would be a miracle if they could tour the Inner Academy quietly.
In the end, Xun'er directly manifested her Dou Qi Wings, took Xiao Xue into the air for a brief introduction of the Inner Academy, and then flew back to her dorm.
"Sister Xue'er, why don't you stay with me? My dorm room bed is quite big."
On the way back to the dorm, Xun'er said this to Xiao Xue very naturally.
If only she hadn't subconsciously bitten her lip.
Xiao Xue didn't notice Xun'er's subtle action. After a brief thought, she immediately agreed.
The Jia Nan Academy provided various living arrangements.
For example, Xiao Yan lived in a single room, while the Little Doctor and Qing Lin, as fellow disciples, shared a double room.
Xun'er's dorm was a double room, specifically a unique large double-bed room within the Inner Academy.
As long as you were rich enough, you could completely customize special services from the academy at Jia Nan Academy.
Arranging accommodation was naturally one of those services.
Xiao Xue didn't mind sharing a dorm with Xun'er; it was all the same to her who she lived with.
Moreover, years ago, when she was in the Xiao Clan, she often shared a room with Xun'er and was long accustomed to it.
Therefore, she did not refuse Xun'er's invitation and moved in directly with her bag... or rather, empty-handed.
After all, anyone with a bit of wealth these days used storage rings; who still used bags?
On her very first day in the Inner Academy, Xiao Xue was whisked away by Xun'er into her own dorm.
Xun'er "won a round," achieving a temporary victory in the invisible "confrontation" with Medusa.
After all, Medusa was currently hiding somewhere unknown.
After Xiao Xue returned to the dorm and quickly washed up, she greeted Xun'er and went straight to sleep.
Although Dou Qi practitioners usually replace sleep with meditation and cultivation once they reach a certain level, Xiao Xue was different.
With the system, she didn't need to spend much time accumulating energy.
She had also kept some of her previous habits.
For instance, daily eating and sleeping—things others could replace with cultivation—Xiao Xue had always maintained.
As a modern person, especially one who came from Huaxia (China).
For Xiao Xue, only good food and sleep were not to be neglected.
If she gave up eating due to cultivation, she would lose much of the joy in her life.
As for sleeping, needless to say, in her previous life, she had been overworked and stressed in her original world, and never had many opportunities to sleep in.
Now that she had finally been reborn, she would strive when necessary, but when it was time to enjoy life and relax, no one could make her work hard.
The reason I am a seven-star Dou Wang at such a young age, and about to become a seventh-tier alchemist, is because I spent the time you use for cultivation sleeping (happy face).
Late at night, Xiao Xue was already fast asleep.
But Xun'er was neither asleep nor cultivating in meditation.
At this moment, she was sitting on a chair, drawing something on her hand.
Faint golden flames flickered in Xun'er's eyes, allowing her to see in the dark.
After a long time, Xun'er put down the pen and examined her palm.
Her hand was also beautiful, with slender fingers and indistinct joints, making her entire small hand appear softer, truly deserving the description of being delicately boneless.
In the center of her palm was a pink peach blossom that she had drawn herself.
She scrutinized it for a long time, then slumped onto the desk in disappointment, resting her head on her arms.
Her cascade of dark hair naturally fell, covering the peach blossom in her palm.
Her low murmur echoed in the double dorm room: "It doesn't look like it at all."
After an unknown amount of time passed, Xun'er rose from the desk, lay down on the bed, and wrapped her arm around someone's waist.
It had been a long time since she had had a deep sleep.
Xun'er, already a Dou Wang, felt a long-lost sense of drowsiness.
Xun'er withdrew her Dou Qi, and the faint golden light, the only source of illumination, extinguished.
She whispered softly, "Sister Xue'er, good night."
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