The Rising Phoenix-Chapter 956: Souvenir For Ji Yuan

Seeing Bai Xifeng bringing the food over, Ji Yuan quietly cleared away the items he had been working on earlier, pushing them aside to make enough space on the table.

"Teacher Ji... let’s eat together." Bai Xifeng suggested.

"Did you cook all of this?" Ji Yuan asked as he carefully inspected the various dishes laid out before him, his gaze lingering on the surprisingly abundant spread.

"Nope... I bought most of it. Well, I am using the storage rune. The food does not go bad when I place it inside the storage rune. Amazing, right?" Bai Xifeng was grinning proudly, her eyes sparkling.

Ji Yuan was once again rendered speechless. Other cultivators might not even consider using such a rare and valuable item merely to store something as mundane as food. Yet, this girl treated it as the most natural thing in the world. Well, he already knew that this girl’s mind processed the world differently compared to everyone else.

"Let’s just eat first." Bai Xifeng said casually, already digging in without waiting.

They began to eat the noodles together, the warm steam rising gently between them.

"The noodles are still so tasty." Bai Xifeng remarked happily as she drank the savoury soup, clearly satisfied.

"Where exactly did you go?" Ji Yuan finally asked, his curiosity surfacing as he watched her.

"Oh..." Bai Xifeng began to recount her story, her expression shifting slightly as she gathered her thoughts.

She started from the very beginning, when they had been suddenly ambushed by the assassination group. She spoke in detail, even mentioning the moment she successfully concocted the God Rank Elixir, as though it were just another ordinary event.

"Wait, it was you?" Ji Yuan asked, his eyes widening in genuine shock.

He had heard the massive commotion and the widespread rumours that someone had successfully concocted a God Rank Elixir at Lotus City. Many powerful figures had rushed there specifically to meet the rumoured master pharmacist. At that time, he had not paid much attention to the news. But he certainly did not expect that his own student was the legendary pharmacist spoken of in those rumours.

"Hmm..." Bai Xifeng nodded.

She admitted it as if there were absolutely nothing special about it, her expression completely unconcerned.

"Xifeng, many people might be looking for you right now. They are likely turning Lotus City upside down, searching for a ’Grandmaster’ who probably does not even exist." Ji Yuan stated, his tone growing more serious.

"Well, I did not mean to cause such a big scene." Bai Xifeng replied, slurping a noodle sheepishly. "I was just treating my client’s mother’s illness."

Ji Yuan fell silent again, unsure whether to laugh or sigh.

"Don’t worry... They might not know it’s me. I ran away right after finishing the treatment. And they probably would not tell others about my identity either, because they were afraid of me." Bai Xifeng added confidently.

"What exactly did you do to make them afraid of you?" Ji Yuan asked, raising a brow.

"Well... I showed my strength... And... And... Oh... I think it is not me that they are afraid of. It must be Gryffindor." Bai Xifeng said, suddenly arriving at her own conclusion.

"Gryffindor?" Ji Yuan repeated, slightly puzzled.

"Hmm... One of my contracted beasts. They must be scared of him." Bai Xifeng explained, nodding firmly as if that made perfect sense. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"If the teachers in the Pharmacist Division find out about this, they might never let you leave the school again. They might even lock you in their division just to make you concoct elixirs endlessly." Ji Yuan said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Bai Xifeng’s eyes widened instantly, her chopsticks pausing mid-air. "They wouldn’t... would they? I do not want to be locked up. If that happens, I will make sure to run away first."

She nodded to herself, already convinced that her plan was brilliant. Then, as if something suddenly clicked in her mind, she straightened.

"I have not even shown you the gift I got for you yet." Bai Xifeng said.

She quickly finished the last of the noodles, slurping them up along with the remaining soup. After that, she took out another storage rune and retrieved a small box. It was not flashy or extravagant, yet the moment it appeared, the air in the bamboo forest seemed to drop by a few degrees. A faint scent of ancient earth spread quietly through the gazebo.

"I found this in the Shanghai Pavilion. People just think it is a normal inkstone. But when I touched it, I felt a pulse that reminded me of your ink strokes." Bai Xifeng explained.

Ji Yuan opened the box slowly. Inside lay a piece of Deep-Sea Glacial Jade, naturally shaped like a scholar’s inkstone. It was a legendary material for inscribers, known for its ability to stabilise even the most volatile runes.

Most people would mistake it for ordinary jade since the Inscriber profession was not widely known to the public. Ji Yuan let out a soft chuckle.

"Xifeng... Do you know what this is?" Ji Yuan asked.

"It is an inkstone. Am I wrong?" Bai Xifeng tilted her head, clearly confused.

"This is Deep-Sea Glacial Jade. Your runes would become stronger and smoother when using an item like this." Ji Yuan explained patiently.

"Oh... then it must be useful to you, right?" Bai Xifeng asked without hesitation.

"Why don’t you keep it for yourself?" Ji Yuan suggested.

"I bought it for you. You should use it," Bai Xifeng insisted, waving her hand dismissively.

"Fine... I will use it well." Ji Yuan nodded, accepting it. "After this, you will be sparring with me."

"Eh... Teacher Ji, I just came back." Bai Xifeng protested immediately.

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