Chapter 118: Leaving the Jia Ma Sacred City

"Don't talk anymore, I'm going to withdraw the Heavenly Flame."

Without waiting for the reply, Xiao Ming's fingers curled slightly, and the red flame that was wrapped around the outside of his bones began to slowly withdraw, and finally, the last traces were removed.

"Master Xiao Ming, how is it?" Looking at Xiao Ming, who seemed to have stopped detoxifying the poison, Nalan Su, who had earlier retreated to the side so as not to disturb him, hurriedly took two steps forward and asked.

"This is the end of today's treatment. According to this progress, it will take at least seven days to completely detoxify him."

Xiao Ming looked at Nalan Jie, who looked better than before and said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Master Xiao Ming, if there is anything you need from me in the future, just mention it!"

Looking at Nalan Jie's pale face, whose black color had disappeared, the heavy stone weighing on Nalan Su's heart finally fell.

Nalan Jie's importance to the Nalan family was the same as Xiao Lin's importance to the Xiao family before. Without this pillar, although the Nalan family would not be as bad as the Xiao family and would be driven out of the imperial capital, the gap between the other two families would certainly gradually widen.

"Well, remember to arrive tomorrow, I'll take my leave for today." Xiao Ming looked at the sky from the window and turned his head to Nalan Jie, who was on the bed.

"Master Xiao Ming, I will accompany you!" At this, Nalan Jie hurriedly smiled warmly and said as he was about to get up.

"Oh, there's no need! You've just detoxed yourself from a lot of toxins, so you should rest for a while." Saying this, Xiao Ming headed towards the exit of the house.

"Uh ... in that case, Su'er, hurry up and escort Master Xiao Ming out!" Nalan Jie heard the words and no longer tried to get up, but instead said to Nalan Su.

"Oh, right." Nalan Su caught up to Xiao Ming after hearing that.

...

For the next few days, Nalan Jie had to go home every day to treat the branded poison.

In a guest room, after going through the last treatment, Nalan Jie's face had returned to its normal color, without the dark aura he had in the past.

After moving his muscles and bones to make sure the toxins in his body had disappeared, Nalan Jie gratefully said to Xiao Ming, "Thank you Master Xiao Ming for your help these days!"

"No need to be polite." Xiao Ming waved his hand and said.

Knock, knock, knock!

Just at that moment, a knock sounded at the door.

"What's wrong?"

"Master Xiao Ming, Princess Yao Ye requests an audience!" A maidservant's voice came from outside the door.

Xiao Ming thought of Yao Ye upon hearing these words, Yao Ye had come to him for the past few days, he was not a fool, so he naturally understood Yao Ye's intentions.

Yao Ye was very beautiful, with a calm personality, her cultivation talent was considered a high class in the Jia Ma Empire, and her management skills were very strong.

It was also because she had been groomed to take the throne of the Jia Ma Empire, that she was very knowledgeable, so although she was not an alchemist, they always had plenty of conversation topics to talk about.

But Xiao Ming was not interested in her in that way, after all, the time he had known her was still too short.

Nalan Jie looked at Xiao Ming who was absorbed in his thoughts, so he stood up and offered his hand, "Since Princess Yao Ye has come to visit you, I won't bother you anymore. I'm going to say goodbye now."

"Well, take care of yourself."

When Nalan Jie left, Xiao Ming went to the living room.

In the living room, Yao Ye was sitting in a chair, looking as beautiful and cool as ever, as she seemed to be contemplating something.

Seeing Xiao Ming enter the living room, a smile appeared on her face as she stood up to greet Xiao Ming.

"Master Xiao Ming! Great-grandfather heard that you are a great tea lover, so he specially sent me to send you some high-quality tea that he had obtained."

"Elder Jia is right, please sit down, Princess Yao Ye."

"I already told you that you can call Ye'er without honorifics, Master Xiao Ming."

"In that case, likewise, just call me Xiao Ming."

Xiao Ming and Yao Ye sat, chatted, and laughed for a while before Yao Ye showed a look as if she was hesitant to say something.

"Yao Ye, just say what's on your mind."

"...You have been in Jia Ma Sacred City for some time, Ye'er wonders when are you planning to leave?" Yao Ye said after hesitating for a moment.

"Tomorrow." After taking a sip of tea, Xiao Ming said with a smile.

"Tomorrow!? wouldn't that be a bit hasty? Ye'er invited you to come to the Imperial Capital and haven't done my duty as a host yet, why don't you stay in the Imperial Capital for a few more days? Ye'er can guide you around the Imperial Capital, we have... many interesting places we can visit together." Yao Ye said in a soft and charming voice, looking into his eyes with an affectionate gaze, the meaning of this could be said to be very obvious.

After saying this, Yao Ye bit the tip of her lips as she looked down, her face flushed.

Xiao Ming looked at Yao Ye's flushed cheeks and was about to say something when Zi Yan's shout came from outside.

Soon, a white shadow came from outside the hall and rushed at Xiao Ming's arms.

"Xiao Ming, here, these are the medicinal herbs I found outside! There are two plants, one for each of us! Remember to refine mine into a pill."

At this moment, Zi Yan's white clothes were a bit torn and tattered, it was obviously the result of a previous battle.

The two medicinal herbs still had some mud on them, it seemed that they had not been dug up from the ground for a long time, so they must have been snatched from some unlucky magical beast.

After three seconds of silence for that unknown magical beast, Xiao Ming took the medicinal herbs from Zi Yan.

And at that moment, Zi Yan also saw Yao Ye at the side and immediately got off Xiao Ming and said like an adult, "It's little Yao Ye, what brings you here?"

Looking at her, Xiao Ming, who had just put away the medicinal herbs, was a little speechless, and speaking of which, Zi Yan seemed to especially enjoy pretending to talk like an adult.

When they had just met at the Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yan used that kind of tone with him.

Later, however, as time went on, little by little Zi Yan changed her tone toward him.

"So it's Miss Zi Yan, great-grandfather asked me to bring tea to Master Xiao Ming."

"So that's what it's about, Xiao Ming likes tea, but I don't know what's good about it, most of them taste bitter." Zi Yan first nodded her head in an elderly manner and then said.

At this comment, Yao Ye just smiled, for those who did not like tea, tea was really a little bitter.

Yao Ye looked at Xiao Ming again and said softly, "Xiao Ming, I wonder what you think of my proposal?".

Xiao Ming was silent for a moment and turned to look at Zi Yan beside him.

"Forget it, I will have a chance to walk around the Imperial Capital in the future, it's been some time since I left the clan, and it's time for me to return." Xiao Ming said as he stroked Zi Yan's silky hair with a smile.

Yao Ye's face turned pale when she heard those words, she had just made it so obvious that she was almost about to confess directly, but Xiao Ming's reaction was still so indifferent.

She couldn't help but feel a little resentful, since no one had rejected her since she was a child.

Although she was not reconciled, she did not have the courage to say anything else when she looked at the profile of Xiao Ming's face.

It was difficult to dissolve the bitterness inside her, and her smile became a little stiff.

After taking a deep breath, Yao Ye stood up and lightly bit her red lips before saying, "In that case, the next time Master Xiao Ming comes to the Imperial City, you can make sure to send someone to inform Ye'er, and Ye'er will take you to enjoy the Imperial Capital next time."

"I'll definitely do it."

"It's getting late, so Ye'er will take her leave first!"

Xiao Ming watched as Yao Ye hurriedly left, then sat back down in his seat.

"Xiao Ming, shall we leave tomorrow?"

Zi Yan rushed over to Xiao Ming's arms again and asked excitedly, the past few days had been suffocating for her, now that Xiao Ming said she was leaving, didn't that mean he could accompany her to look for herbs?

"Yes, sleep well tonight! We'll leave early tomorrow morning."

...

The next day, the two of them, Xiao Ming and Zi Yan, started flying directly from the imperial capital to the northeastern province where the Xiao family was located.