"Who are you?"

  The black-robed man heard the soft and ethereal voice of the young girl, and he helplessly shrugged his shoulders. After a brief moment of silence, an aged voice slowly emerged: "I think you should have seen me at the Xiao family's place, right?"

  Gently swaying a snow-white calf, Xun'er's eyes flowed and casually asked in a soft voice: "What are you going to the Galiye family for?"

  "Trouble someone with a request."

  "Who entrusted you?" Autumn water's eyes narrowed slightly, Xun'er asked closely.

  "Hmm, can't say that." The old pharmacist smiled and spread his hands.

  "But I want to know." A faint smile rose on her delicate face, Xun Er took a step forward, and her body was actually suspended in mid-air. The pale golden flame spiral cone pierced through the air, rapidly condensing on her slender hand.

  "Heh heh, little girl, I know you're very strong now, but wanting to stop me with this is still a bit lacking." Yao Lao said with a smile.

  Xun'er's slender eyebrows slightly furrowed, but she no longer spoke. Her fair hand rose, and at the tip of her finger, several high-speed spiral golden flames suddenly appeared.

  Looking at Xun Er's relentless appearance, the two people in black robes suddenly got a headache, sighed, and Medicine Old said helplessly: "I don't want to fight with you, what if I accidentally hurt somewhere, that guy will be heartbroken."

  "Alright, alright, I'm scared of you. Today, some insolent thing flirted with a certain guy's extremely cherished girlfriend, and that guy just so happens to know me, so I was called over to be his errand boy. Sigh... At my age, it's not easy running around in the middle of the night."

  Long eyelashes blinked lightly, a faint blush slowly rose to that gradually thawing delicate small face. Xun Er's small hand flipped over, the flame tip in her hand slowly dissipated, her gaze glanced at the black-robed man, smiling and saying: "Old sir indeed has a relationship with Xiao Yan Gege."

  "Hey, this title has become quite familiar." Yao Lao smiled and said: "You probably guessed it a long time ago that I have some relationship with Xiao Yan?"

  "It was just a guess, but I couldn't be sure." Xun'er smiled and shook her head, making a half-bow in mid-air towards Yao Lao, smiling as she said: "Although I don't know your background, sir, but since Brother Xiao Yan was able to cast off his decadence from before, it must have something to do with you, right?"

  Yao Lao smiled faintly and made no comment.

  Her beautiful eyes stared tightly at the black-robed man, Xun Er smiled sweetly and said softly: "No matter what purpose the old gentleman has for contacting Xiao Yan, please don't have any other ideas hidden from him. Otherwise, Xun Er will be hostile to anyone who poses a threat to Xiao Yan. Perhaps the old gentleman is very strong, but believe me, I have the power to say such words."

  "Hmph, quite a strong-willed lass." Hearing Xun Er's words, which carried a hint of subtle intimidation, Yao Lao was taken aback for a moment before bursting into laughter.

  "I just don't want Brother Xiao Yan to be deceived and get hurt." Xun'er chuckled, bowed again to Yao Lao, and said with a smile: "It's getting late, I should head back. Please don't mention what happened tonight to Brother Xiao Yan, sir."

  "Don't worry, I won't mention a word." The old doctor nodded and added in his heart with a hint of sarcasm: "Because he has already heard it himself."

  Seeing the medicine elder nod, Xun'er smiled slightly and was about to turn around when a green shadow suddenly burst forth in the wind. Slightly startled, Xun'er's small hand waved, drawing it into her palm.

  Staring at the small jade bottle in her hand, Xun'er was dazed for a moment, and then cast her eyes on the black-robed man on the roof.

  "You've used a secret technique, and for the next few days, you'll probably be quite weak. Keep this bottle of nourishing powder, and try to recover your strength as soon as possible, or else you'll look pale and wan, and someone will worry about you." Medicine Old said with a faint smile.

  Upon hearing this, a faint blush appeared on Xun'er's small face. She grasped the jade bottle in her hand and nodded her head in gratitude towards the black-robed man. With a light tap of her toes in mid-air, her figure rapidly shot into the darkness, gradually disappearing from sight.

  Standing on the rooftop, gazing at the figure disappearing into the distance, Yao Lao suddenly let out a soft sigh and muttered to himself: "Back then, you sneaked into someone's daughter's room, inexplicably messing with her useless warming meridians, and unexpectedly managed to bring back that girl's heart as well. Alas, it seems you're indeed a lucky fellow who inspires envy."

  Under the black robe, Xiao Yan touched his nose, and he also knew in his heart that if it weren't for what happened when they were young, Xun Er's attitude towards him after growing up would probably not be much different from her attitude towards Xiao Ning and others.

  Of course, these assumptions do not hold up in reality. Hehe, who let him sneak into the girl's heart when she was most vulnerable and unintentionally left his mark on her heart?

  With a slightly complacent smile, Xiao Yan's hands lazily clasped the back of his head, and then let Yao Lao control his body, rapidly shooting towards the direction of the Xiao family.

  After arriving at the Xiao family, Xiao Yan carefully avoided the courtyard where Xun Er lived, and landed outside his own room before quickly dashing inside, gently closing the door and windows.

  As he entered the room, Xiao Yan quickly removed the large black cloak from his body and stored it in the spatial ring. He let out a heavy sigh of relief and collapsed onto the bed, lazily muttering to himself: "Ah, what a wonderful night indeed."

  ……

  The next day, early in the morning, Gali family.

  At this time, Jia Le's face was gloomy and terrifying, with a cold aura emanating from his body, which scared the beautiful maid kneeling on the ground to tremble with fear.

  His cold eyes scanned the room where Liu Xi lived, and Gali Bei said in a cold voice: "You say Liu Xi is missing?"

  "Yes, sir. Last night, the maid suddenly lost consciousness for some reason and didn't wake up until dawn. But when she woke up, Lord Liu Xi was nowhere to be found. The maid asked the guards on duty outside, but they all said they hadn't seen Lord Liu Xi." The maid reported in a trembling voice.

  "Since he entered the house last night, I've been aware that he hasn't come out, and both of the only two large gates of the Gali family are guarded by Dou Shi-level strongmen. With his strength, it's absolutely impossible for him to have left the Gali family without making a sound!" Gali Bi said in a low voice.

  "The maid also didn't know." The maid's face turned pale with fear, afraid that Galib would blame her for this.

  The corner of his eye twitched, and Garebi's mood was almost in a mess. He took a deep breath, ignoring the trembling maid, and slowly paced around the room.

  Seeing Gali's movements, this maid also didn't dare make another sound, her kneeling body not daring to move in the slightest.

  Step by step, he walked through the quiet room, and when he reached a corner, Galiebi's footsteps suddenly stopped, his eyes fixed tightly on a small white powder in the corner of the wall.

  His heart racing, he crouched down and picked up a pinch of powder with his fingers, bringing it to his nose for a sniff. In an instant, his cold face transformed into one of shock.

  He took a deep breath and suddenly felt his feet go soft, a chill ran from the bottom of his heart and spread out uncontrollably.

  "Willow... was actually killed right under my nose?"