Realm of the Night God

Given Yang Haoran's cautious nature, whenever he eliminated an opponent in a certain location, he would typically clean up the battlefield as quickly as possible and then swiftly depart to avoid any further complications.

Today was an exception, as he was eager to resolve the matter and leave this place of conflict. However, he noticed that the young lady's emotions had not yet stabilized, so he had no choice but to continue waiting, taking the risk.

Until now, he felt the time was right, and he decided to speak the necessary words.

These words were an essential step in achieving his ultimate goal for this trip, so he was very patient.

Over the past fifteen years, Feng Xiao had likely not left the valley and had minimal contact with outsiders, so she was quite naive and lacked guile. Upon hearing Yang Haoran's words, she was immediately at a loss.

"What should I do?" Feng Xiao asked Yang Haoran.

Yang Haoran pretended to ponder for a moment and then asked Feng Xiao, "Before your master's death, did he make any arrangements for you, such as telling you to find someone?"

Feng Xiao gently shook her head and replied, "My master didn't make any such arrangements, and he didn't have any friends that I know of."

Hearing this, Yang Haoran felt much more at ease. Since Feng Yaoshi had not made any arrangements for Feng Xiao before his death, the next steps would be much simpler. However, this also revealed that Feng Yaoshi, as Feng Xiao's master, was not particularly responsible.

Even if Feng Yaoshi had made arrangements for Feng Xiao before his death, Yang Haoran would have found a way to persuade Feng Xiao to change her decision in order to achieve his own goals.

"How about this, you come with me and leave this place," Yang Haoran invited Feng Xiao.

The main reason Yang Haoran had not taken any of Feng Yaoshi's belongings and left immediately after Feng Yaoshi's death was to bring Feng Xiao with him.

His initial purpose for this trip was to obtain some medicinal herbs from Feng Yaoshi, even if it meant exchanging something in return.

He had also considered recruiting Feng Yaoshi to join his forces. Having an alchemist as a subordinate would be like having a healer in a gaming team - indispensable for tasks like farming or completing dungeons, significantly boosting the overall combat power and survival rate of the team.

However, when he arrived at the valley and met Feng Yaoshi in person, his desire to recruit him diminished considerably. The reason was simple: Feng Yaoshi was like a wild horse, difficult to tame, and there was a risk of him injuring his master.

But this did not mean he had completely abandoned the idea. The desire had simply weakened, not disappeared entirely. He still wanted to try, regardless of whether it would succeed or not.

Even if he couldn't recruit Feng Yaoshi, his ultimate goal for this trip was to obtain the medicinal herbs he needed.

However, before he could implement any of this, Feng Yaoshi passed away.

Feng Xiao's appearance had changed his thoughts, and his ultimate goal had also shifted.

He knew the chances of recruiting Feng Yaoshi were slim, but Feng Xiao was different. She was a young girl who likely lacked understanding of the cruelty of the world and had fewer schemes, making her easier to achieve his goals with.

So, his ultimate goal for this trip was also Feng Xiao, he wanted to take Feng Xiao away and have Feng Xiao follow him from now on! My Virtual Library Empire (M-VLEMPYR)

The only downside was that he didn't know how Feng Xiao's alchemy level was, but this was not something that couldn't be improved. Even if Feng Xiao's alchemy level was average, as long as Feng Xiao was willing to follow him, he would find a way to improve Feng Xiao's alchemy level. What he needed to do now was to make Feng Xiao willingly follow him!

At this, Feng Xiao's expression changed when she heard Yang Haoran's words.

"You want me to follow you and leave?" She felt like she might have misheard, and she opened her mouth to confirm with Yang Haoran.

Yang Haoran, upon hearing this, nodded firmly with a serious expression.

"You also said before that your master not only has no friends, but has also offended many people because of his personality. If you continue to stay in this valley, your situation will only become more dangerous. If you follow me, as long as I don't die, I guarantee that no one will harm you."

Yang Haoran made a promise to Feng Xiao, and he made this promise to make Feng Xiao feel a sense of security and agree to his invitation.

However, this promise was not a lie told to achieve his goal, but a sincere promise from the heart. Although it had a certain purposefulness, the promise was genuine and there was no intention to deceive Feng Xiao.

Feng Xiao had nowhere else to go, and she felt that what Yang Haoran said made a lot of sense. If she continued to stay here alone, it would indeed be very unsafe, and if she fell into the hands of bad people, she felt that her future would be miserable.

Feng Xiao was not aware of the status of Alchemists in this world. If she knew, she would not have had such thoughts.

If she did not leave the valley, even if someone found her and took her away, as long as she cooperated with the other party, her future would not be difficult, as the other party would treat her like an ancestor and would never harm her.

Unless she was extremely unlucky and encountered a psychopath who didn't play by the rules, but such psychopaths were rare, and it was not certain that she would encounter one.

These principles, Feng Xiao did not understand. She saw that Yang Haoran was speaking seriously and what he said made sense, so she was somewhat tempted.

Yang Haoran saw Feng Xiao's reaction clearly, not missing even the slightest expression, and naturally noticed that Feng Xiao was moved.

So, he struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Although I don't know how your alchemy level is, I will do my best to help you research various medicines. Whatever medicinal materials you want or need, I will try my best to get them for you. I may not be able to become your master and teach you alchemy, but I can support you. With my support and your own efforts, you will become a true alchemy master sooner or later!"

"Really?" Feng Xiao's eyes lit up and she quickly confirmed.

It was clear that Feng Xiao was very fond of alchemy, otherwise she would not have reacted so strongly to Yang Haoran's words.

"Of course it's true, your big brother has never lied to anyone, and everyone who knows me knows that." Yang Haoran showed a faint smile on his face, his words full of sincerity.

Being able to say such shameless words with such sincerity was not something that could be done with just a thick skin, but also required a certain psychological quality.

Obtaining Yang Haoran's affirmation, Feng Xiao's initial temptation turned into genuine interest. Yang Haoran saw Feng Xiao's reaction and felt it was time to wrap things up, so he put away the faint smile on his face and his expression became serious.

"Sigh, do you know why your master dragged his heavily injured body back to bring me into the barrier before he died?" Yang Haoran sighed lightly and asked Feng Xiao.

Mentioning Feng Yaoshi, the excitement on Feng Xiao's face disappeared, and she had a sad expression on her face, shaking her head slightly without speaking.

"Because your master was concerned about you. He knew he had not made any arrangements for your future, so he was uneasy in his heart, and that's why he dragged his heavily injured body back to see you one last time. And the reason he brought me into the barrier with him was to hand you over to me, and also to remind you to leave with me."

Saying this, Yang Haoran sighed softly again, and then continued, "Actually, you don't need to blame your master for being irresponsible, because he didn't arrange your future the way you thought."

This made Feng Xiao's eyes filled with a puzzled expression.

"I don't blame my master, but big brother, are you saying that my master has already made arrangements for my future?"

Yang Haoran nodded firmly, then said, "Your master has indeed made arrangements for your future, and leaving with me is his arrangement. It's just that he hadn't had a chance to tell you before he left this world. Otherwise, why would your master bring me into the barrier to see you?"