Xiao Tian walked into the hall and saw Hu Jia busy with her duties.
"If you call me Tiger Girl one more time, I might just bully your Xun'er."
Hu Jia, who was engrossed in her work, heard the address and knew who it was without even lifting her head. In the entire Jia Nan Academy, only this annoying guy dared to call her that. She was so angry her teeth itched, and the pen in her hand let out a screeching cry.
Pen: If you're angry, take it out on him. Why are you taking it out on me? Is no one going to feel sorry for me?
"Alright, Tiger Girl, I understand, Tiger Girl."
Xiao Tian came up beside her, looking at some reports on the desk with indifference.
"Ah ah ah! Xiao Tian, I'm going to duel you!"
Hu Jia stood up, enraged, and lunged at him, claws bared.
Xiao Tian simply reached out and pressed his hand against her forehead. She was like a kitten whose head was held down; no matter what, she couldn't advance a single step, and her hands couldn't even touch Xiao Tian. Her eyes were wide, her face flushed with anger, and her cheeks were puffed out like a pufferfish. Her hands flailed wildly in the air, finding no purchase.
Seeing that she couldn't do anything to Xiao Tian, Hu Jia could only huffily sit back down in her chair.
"Why bother? You can't beat me. We're good friends; fighting and killing isn't good."
Xiao Tian had a faint smile on his face.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, constantly reassuring herself: This guy isn't human, he's a big jerk, only bullying beautiful girls like me. He's simply the ultimate jerk.
Xiao Tian saw Hu Jia's expression and stopped teasing her, taking out a pre-bottled Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid and placing it in front of her.
"What is this?"
Hu Jia looked at the jade bottle in front of her, her face full of confusion.
"Just pick it up and look at it yourself, then you'll know."
"You're not trying some trick, are you? There's nothing scary inside, is there?"
Hu Jia carefully picked up the jade bottle and gently opened the cap. Inside was about half a bottle of white liquid. She carefully examined the liquid in the bottle. Then she stood up in surprise, looking at Xiao Tian, then at the jade bottle in her hand, realizing that this item was very similar to a certain natural spiritual treasure described in ancient texts.
"This… this is Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid?!"
Hu Jia's voice unconsciously rose a few octaves, her eyes wide.
"That's right. How about it? This is a perk for you. Work hard with me from now on, and I, the Gate Master, won't treat you unfairly. Follow me, and you'll definitely live well."
Xiao Tian said proudly, a smirk on his lips. He loved seeing people's surprised expressions; it felt good.
Hu Jia gripped the jade bottle, the shock in her eyes slowly fading, replaced by uncontrollable ecstasy. "This is an incredibly rare and good item! How did you get it? Why aren't you keeping it for yourself?"
Xiao Tian crossed his arms. "I have more of this. This is your reward. As for how I got it, don't worry about it. Just use it with confidence."
Hu Jia didn't ask any more questions. She gently capped the bottle and carefully held the jade bottle as if it were a priceless treasure.
"Then I won't be polite and will accept it. You can't ask for it back, can you? Am I dreaming? Hehe."
"Of course. I said it's for you, so it's yours. I keep my word."
Xiao Tian flicked her forehead directly, producing a dong sound, indicating a good head. At the moment of the flick, Xiao Tian also transmitted the accompanying usage instructions to her.
"Hiss~ Ouch, what did you do!"
Hu Jia gasped in pain, rubbing her forehead, and exclaimed loudly.
"Not dreaming now, are you?"
Xiao Tian blew on his fingers and said to her.
"It hurts, so it's not a dream. Thank you, Xiao Tian."
In her excitement, Hu Jia hugged Xiao Tian, then ran off, turning to tell Xiao Tian, "Don't overthink it. I only like women. That was just me thanking you in a moment of excitement. Also, I'll leave all these things for you to handle. I'm going to test its effects now."
After Hu Jia finished speaking, she eagerly walked toward her room.
Xiao Tian looked speechlessly at the various documents and intelligence on the table, his forehead full of black lines. Was he lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot?
Xiao Tian quickly read through everything, all of which were trivial basic matters. Among them, he found a piece of information that interested him. The elixirs sold by Boundless Gate had attracted the attention of the Medicine Gang. However, due to the deterrence of Xiao Tian's Dou King strength, the Medicine Gang had not done anything out of line.
"Medicine Gang, Han Xian, huh? Since you're so interested in these elixirs, why don't I help you out? Alchemist tool man, are you ready?"
Xiao Tian pinched the Medicine Gang's information in his hand, which stated that the Medicine Gang had purchased many of Boundless Gate's elixirs, and spoke with deep eyes. The Medicine Gang must be incorporated. Alchemists were his goal. Whether it was Boundless Gate or the future Heaven Suppressing Hall, for development, these were indispensable. Just like Boundless Gate now, only he and Xiao Yan were painstakingly refining elixirs. After incorporating them, he wouldn't have to refine elixirs himself. Without a dedicated alchemy organization to provide elixirs, development would easily be stifled. Alchemists were very important for the development of a force. Boundless Gate's alchemy organization was entirely in preparation for Heaven Suppressing Hall's Pill Hall in the future.
While Xiao Tian was handling these matters, during this period, Xiao Yu and Wu Hao also returned. Xiao Tian gave them the prepared Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid. After expressing their gratitude and excitement, they returned to their rooms to absorb and refine it.
The last to return was Xiao Yan.
"Xiao Yan Zi, did you go to the Arena?"
Xiao Tian looked at Xiao Yan's clothes, which had slight traces of battle, and raised an eyebrow.
"Brother Tian, no, I just had a small conflict with someone inside the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda."
Xiao Yan smiled at Xiao Tian after hearing his words.
"You didn't suffer any losses, did you?"
When Xiao Tian heard about the conflict in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, he understood what had happened. He didn't expect that even with him in Boundless Gate now, this incident would still occur. It seemed that sycophants were fearless.
"Brother Tian, I'm fine. I can handle it myself. They're just a bunch of clowns."
"Good that you're fine. If you can't handle it, tell me, and I'll deal with them for you."
Xiao Tian narrowed his eyes, tapping his finger lightly on the table. Hearing that Xiao Yan would handle it himself, he didn't insist. After all, it would serve as good training for him. Xiao Yan was the type who grew stronger under pressure. Although he personally still admired Liu Qing, if Liu Qing were to stand up for his so-called cousin, he wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson.
"Here are two things for you. As for how to use them…"
Xiao Tian threw half a bottle of Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid and a small amount of genuine Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid in a jade bottle to Xiao Yan, not mentioning Yao Lao's name, but looking directly at the ring on his hand.
Xiao Yan nodded in understanding, bade farewell to Xiao Tian, and left. He also wanted to know what these two items were, sensing a powerful energy from them.
An hour later, Xiao Tian finally finished everything. He stretched, looked at the sky, and thought that Xun'er should be back soon. He walked directly up to the third floor. Passing by Hu Jia's room, he could even hear Hu Jia happily humming a tune from inside.
Xiao Tian directly entered Xun'er's room, went to her bathing tub, filled it with water, heated it with Dou Qi, then poured nearly ten drops of the emerald-like Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid into it, and added many herbs to neutralize the medicinal effects.
Just as Xiao Tian finished, Xun'er's door was pushed open, and Xun'er's elegant and delicate figure came into his eyes.
"Xiao Tian Gege, you're finally back?"
Xun'er initially thought someone had broken in, but after seeing who it was, she excitedly threw herself into Xiao Tian's arms.
"Xun'er, we'll talk about other things later. This is a surprise I prepared for you."
"Surprise? What is this? You're not…?"
Xun'er looked at the tub full of water, then at the light green water inside, looking at Xiao Tian in confusion. Then her face immediately turned red, even her neck.
Xiao Tian saw Xun'er's expression and knew she had misunderstood, so he explained in her ear.
Xun'er's face was no longer as red as before. "Xiao Tian Gege, it was Xun'er who misunderstood you." Xun'er said awkwardly, thinking to herself: Who told you, Xiao Tian Gege, to be so mischievous usually?
Xiao Tian gently rubbed Xun'er's head. "Then you came back just in time. I've prepared everything, so you can use it now."
"Xiao Tian Gege~ Then… you… you go out first, please. I… I'm too shy with you here."
Looking at Xiao Tian, who had no intention of leaving, Xun'er lowered her head, her face flushed, and spoke nervously and haltingly.