Chapter 552: Welcoming and Cleansing
When Feng Xiao heard that this area would belong to her from now on, a smile appeared on her face, and the suppressed excitement burst out even more.
Feng Yaoshi's death had dealt her a heavy blow, so from the time she had contact with Yang Haoran until now, she rarely showed a smile on her face, and even when she did, it was very forced.
However, at the moment, the smile on her face was genuinely happy, as she looked around the area, appearing very excited. This also showed that she was truly very interested in alchemy, otherwise her reaction would not have been so strong.
There was not much equipment in this area, as the villa had just been built, and Yang Haoran did not understand this aspect, so he had not prepared any equipment in advance, making it look empty.
But even so, being able to have such a large space as her own alchemy and drug research site, Feng Xiao was indescribably excited.
Seeing Feng Xiao's excited state, even without asking, Yang Haoran knew that Feng Xiao was very satisfied with this place, and the smile on his face also became more pronounced due to Feng Xiao's reaction.
"Whatever equipment you need for your alchemy, just let me know, and I'll get it for you as soon as possible," Yang Haoran said.
"Except for the alchemical furnace, all the other things I need for alchemy are already in the room," Feng Xiao said with a smile.
At the mention of the alchemical furnace, a look of embarrassment appeared on Yang Haoran's face. If Feng Xiao hadn't brought it up, he would have forgotten about it.
With that, Yang Haoran waved his hand and took Feng Xiao's alchemical furnace out of his independent space.
Although this alchemical furnace once belonged to Feng Yaoshi, now it belonged to Feng Xiao.
Yang Haoran placed the alchemical furnace in the center of this area, and as for where Feng Xiao wanted to place it, she could move it according to her own needs in the future.
In addition to the drug research area, the underground space of the villa had many other areas, but these other areas involved some other secrets, such as an area for cultivating ghosts, an area for detaining prisoners, and some other special areas. The fewer people who knew about these areas, the better, so Yang Haoran had used his Yin spirit power to set up restriction barriers, and he didn't want to let anyone else know about them, including Feng Xiao.
Seeing Yang Haoran take out the alchemical furnace, Feng Xiao smiled and said it was fine, while looking for the best place to place the alchemical furnace in this area.
Seeing Feng Xiao so satisfied, Yang Haoran was also happy in his heart, but there were some things he felt he should tell Feng Xiao in advance, to avoid unnecessary trouble later on.
"This underground area is very large, and in addition to this place, there are many other different areas, some of which are very dangerous, so I have set up restriction barriers. You must never approach these areas," Yang Haoran said with a faint smile as he reminded Feng Xiao.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiao didn't think much of it and immediately responded, "Brother Yang, don't worry, I won't go wandering around."
Yang Haoran smiled and nodded, then said, "I'm just reminding you, it's not that I don't trust you. I hope you can understand."
In the following time, Feng Xiao moved all the bottles, jars, and other things she needed for alchemy into the underground drug research room.
Since the drug research room was just her work area for refining various medicines, her living quarters were still in another villa, so all her living supplies were left in the room, and the things she could use for alchemy, whether they belonged to her or her master, were all moved into the drug research room.
During this time, Yang Haoran called Bai Xue, Master Wu, and Ye Zhiqiu, who were on missions outside, and asked them to return to the villa early in the evening.
Bai Xue was handling some tasks at the Spirit Police, and Master Wu was dealing with some trivial matters at the Death God Temple. Both of them had no major tasks and could return in the evening.
As for Ye Zhiqiu, Yang Haoran couldn't get through to him on the phone, and just as he was worried that Ye Zhiqiu might have encountered some accident, Ye Zhiqiu suddenly returned to the villa.
Yang Haoran, who had been worried about Ye Zhiqiu's safety, was relieved to see him return safely. As for why he couldn't get through to Ye Zhiqiu's phone, he thought it was probably because Ye Zhiqiu couldn't receive a signal while passing through the space rift.
In the study room, Ye Zhiqiu handed over a malevolent spirit and an evil spirit to Yang Haoran. This time, Ye Zhiqiu had two tasks, and they were not in the same place, so he had spent some time on them.
With these two tasks completed, Yang Haoran planned to let Ye Zhiqiu rest for a while, as the four-person team and Tang Shi's three people had not made any new discoveries for the time being.
In the evening, Xiaokang returned to the villa after school. Although he was young, he didn't need to be picked up, as he was different from ordinary children.
Soon after, Bai Xue and Master Wu also returned to the villa. Although Yang Haoran didn't say much on the phone, the two of them knew very well that there must be something important to announce.
Xiu Juan prepared a large table of dishes, and Master Wu brought a box of good wine. Under Yang Haoran's arrangement, they were going to hold a welcoming and cleansing event for Feng Xiao tonight. Love this story? Show support at MV2LEMPYR.
The reason it was a welcoming and cleansing event rather than a celebration was that Feng Xiao had just lost her master, and no matter what the reason, it wouldn't be appropriate to celebrate. So tonight was just to welcome Feng Xiao and let everyone get to know each other. As for celebrating Feng Xiao's joining, Yang Haoran planned to hold a proper celebration party after Feng Xiao had recovered from her grief.
At the dinner table, Xiaokang looked at Feng Xiao with curiosity. Feng Xiao was only a few years older than Xiaokang, and with a new sister suddenly appearing in the house, the lonely Xiaokang was quite excited.
However, he had learned to control his emotions, so he only showed a curious expression without revealing his excitement.
Compared to Xiaokang's curiosity, Master Wu and Bai Xue had not only curiosity about Feng Xiao, but also some doubts.
In their view, the fact that Yang Haoran had specifically called them back early was most likely related to this seemingly shy young lady, so they were both very curious about her identity.
Xiu Juan was different from the other three. She had already interacted with Feng Xiao today and had a general understanding of her identity, so she was calm, without any curiosity or doubts.
Xiu Juan was able to guess Feng Xiao's identity, not because Feng Xiao told her, but because Xiu Juan had observed it herself. Yang Haoran's study room had many books, and even now, Master Wu would occasionally add more books he had collected through various means. The study room was open, and everyone in the villa could read the books there. Xiu Juan would often spend time in Yang Haoran's study room, reading and expanding her knowledge.
After Feng Xiao came to the villa, the items she brought with her were mostly bottles, jars, and some dried medicinal materials, as well as some alchemical formulas. Xiu Juan saw all of these, so she realized that Feng Xiao was an Alchemist.
As for Ye Zhiqiu, he was not interested at all in who Feng Xiao was or what her identity was. If it weren't for his special relationship with Yang Haoran, he might not have even bothered to join the table, as he was like a lone wolf who didn't like to mingle.
So at the moment, he was just drinking and eating, as if everything tonight had nothing to do with him.
Feng Xiao, on the other hand, seemed quite uncomfortable, as apart from Yang Haoran, she didn't know any of the other people at the table.
She had not had much contact with outsiders in the valley, and now in this unfamiliar environment, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, she found it quite difficult to adapt.
Combined with her naturally introverted personality, she felt very ill at ease.
Yang Haoran noticed Feng Xiao's discomfort, and since all the expected people had arrived, he didn't want Feng Xiao to continue feeling awkward, so he introduced Feng Xiao to the others present.
As for Feng Xiao's identity, Yang Haoran did not hide it, as Feng Xiao would be living with these people in the future, and they might even need her medical assistance, so there was no point in hiding it.
After learning that Feng Xiao was an Alchemist, everyone present, except for Yang Haoran and Xiu Juan, was surprised, and their expressions became quite interesting.