Even if he was a disciple of a Cave Heaven, this request was far too impolite. Sixth-Order treasures were incredibly precious — to come asking for one without even the slightest prior relationship, wasn't he thinking far too highly of himself?
"No joke, no joke!"
"What opportunity?" Yue He asked. If anyone else had said this, Yue He wouldn't necessarily have believed them, but this little fatty had quite the background, so it couldn't hurt to hear him out.
To her surprise, the little fatty just smiled and waved his hand. "Can't say, can't say. Whether this deal goes through or not — I'll know once I've met the master of this place."
"The Young Master is in closed-door cultivation and isn't receiving visitors for the time being!"
The little fatty blinked. "Then when will he come out of seclusion?"
"Hard to say." Yue He slowly shook her head. She didn't even know what
The little fatty couldn't help scratching his head. In his estimation, once he entered this place and met Yang Kai, he'd simply explain his intentions and Yang Kai wouldn't refuse. But now he couldn't even see the man's face — that was troublesome.
"Big sister, can I wait here for him?" Xu Zhen turned to look at Yue He, his expression earnest.
Yue He considered briefly, then nodded. "You can."
After all, besides Yang Kai who was in seclusion, the only people left in the mansion were her,
Besides, Yue He also wanted to figure out whether this little fatty was truly from Divine Cauldron Heaven.
Xu Zhen was overjoyed, clasping his hands. "Thank you, big sister!"
Yue He covered her mouth, laughing. "You sweet-talker!" She turned her head toward Chen Yue and said, "Find him a guest room."
Chen Yue nodded and called to Xu Zhen. "Follow me."
The next day, a burst of scorching power suddenly erupted from somewhere within the mansion. Yue He was startled, sensed it was coming from
But by the time she arrived, she found that Yang Kai was already there. The commotion must have disturbed him, and he had come to investigate.
Meng Hong had spent nearly a month refining that Fifth-Order Solar True Fire, and only today had he finally succeeded. The fire element power within his Dao Seal flowed ceaselessly, but he couldn't control it at will just yet. Previously he had only refined Third-Order — jumping up two grades at once made it somewhat hard to get used to.
That power eruption just now had been his attempt to test his own strength, but he'd been careless and nearly burned down the mansion.
"Congratulations, Brother Meng." Yang Kai smiled.
Meng Hong stood up, the fire power still surging around him, unable to suppress it yet. He clasped his fists solemnly and bowed deeply. "Meng Hong thanks Brother Yang for his great kindness — a kindness equivalent to being reborn. I will never forget it for the rest of my life!"
Yang Kai waved his hand. "Breaking down and rebuilding was your own decision. I merely provided you with some materials, Brother Meng. You're too kind."
Meng Hong slowly shook his head. "If not for witnessing Brother Yang's divine might, how could I have known the vastness of the martial path? I would never have found the courage to improve. If I one day achieve Open Heaven, it will all be thanks to Brother Yang!"
Yue He pressed her lips together and smiled. "All right, you two. Meng Hong, you've just condensed your fire element power — stabilize it first before anything else."
Meng Hong nodded. "That was my intention."
As they were talking, a foreign voice suddenly cut in. "Oh? Fifth-Order Solar True Fire? Not bad, not bad."
Yang Kai and Meng Hong turned together toward the voice and saw a fair-skinned little fatty strolling over from that direction, sizing up Meng Hong with great interest.
"Who are you...?" Meng Hong asked, puzzled.
Yang Kai was equally bewildered. Who was this little fatty? He'd never seen him before.
Yue He said, "Young Master, I forgot to tell you — this person is..."
"I'll introduce myself." The little fatty smiled and cut Yue He off, walking straight up to Yang Kai. He looked up at him and clasped his fists. "Xu Zhen, Disciple of Divine Cauldron Heaven. Greetings, Brother Yang!"
Yang Kai's eyes narrowed sharply. "Divine Cauldron Heaven?"
Meng Hong also blurted out, "Divine Cauldron Cave Heaven?"
Under the surge of his emotions, the scorching fire power around him erupted all at once. Fortunately, the people surrounding him were all extraordinary — Fifth-Order Solar True Fire, though powerful, couldn't harm them. But it still panicked Meng Hong into quickly calming himself and suppressing his power. He secretly laughed bitterly, thinking he really needed to go into seclusion soon. At the very least, he needed to be able to control his fire element power — otherwise a moment's carelessness could hurt his own people.
"That's right!" The little fatty nodded with a beaming smile.
Yang Kai turned his head to look at Yue He, his gaze clearly asking — is this for real?