Xiao Xue was also sitting on a stool nearby, eating breakfast.
Wu Hao swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "Do you remember the last time you defeated Qin Lang in the arena?"
Xiao Xue was a little confused: "Remember, what happened?"
"Then Qin Lang was originally on the strong list. Now that you have defeated him, many people are not convinced and want to challenge you. They are looking for you everywhere in the arena."
When he mentioned this, Hu Jia put down the porridge bowl in his hand, as if he had something special to say.
"When I mentioned this, I also remembered that during this period, there were still people coming to Panmen to ask for news about you."
"It's not good to look too famous."
Xiao Xun'er covered her mouth and smiled. Xiao Xue sighed softly. It was indeed a little bad. It felt like poking a hornet's nest.
Just when Xiao Xue was in a state of panic, a person hurriedly ran in from outside the door, out of breath and holding his knees with both hands.
"Is there a problem?"
Xiao Xue stood up after hearing the footsteps and looked at the person, thinking silently in her heart, this is a good thing.
"Hahaha, Xue'er is really talking about what you're talking about. I think it's 70% to 80% that someone is challenging you."
Hu Jia looked like he was gloating about his misfortune, laughing so hard that he almost rolled on the spot.
Xiao Xue looked at Hu Jia very seriously. Hu Jia straightened up and bent her waist with laughter. Looking at Xiao Xue's serious face with an urge to beat herself up, Hu Jia grinned awkwardly and waved her hands.
Then he jumped down and asked very seriously: "Aman, what makes you so nervous?"
Ah Man breathed calmly and stood up to report: "There is someone outside our freshmen looking for Senior Sister Xiao Xue."
Hu Jia was happy again when she heard this, but when she saw Xiao Xue's serious expression, she immediately shut her mouth.
"Do you know what's going on?" Xiao Xue walked out of the hall.
Ah Man cupped his hands and said, "I don't know, it's an old man, he said he was from the alchemy department."
Old man? Alchemist? Could it be Old Man Huo? That shouldn't be the case. The alchemy department is independent of the inner and outer courtyards. Why is he here?
Xiao Xue asked tentatively: "Did he say he had anything to do with me?"
Ah Man just shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
"Okay, I'll go take a look." Xiao Xue walked out.
Hu Jia looked at Xiao Xue's back, then looked back at Wu Hao and Xiao Xun'er, her brows tightened, as if she was a little worried about Xiao Xue.
"Is Xue'er going to be okay?"
Xiao Xun'er responded: "It should be fine. The medicine refining department probably takes a fancy to sister Xue'er's talent in medicine refining. I guess she wants sister Xue'er to join the medicine refining department."
Listening to Xiao Xun'er's analysis, Hu Jia nodded slightly, agreed with Xiao Xun'er's analysis, and felt relieved.
Xiao Xue followed Ah Man to the freshmen's office. From a distance, she saw a sloppy old man dressed in red. He had a messy beard and gray hair with a red tuft. To be honest, he was quite fashionable.
Ah Man had already run over, and Old Man Huo watched Xiao Xue coming slowly.
Xiao Xue saluted politely: "I have met my senior, but I wonder what you want from me?"
Old Man Huo did not answer Xiao Xue's question, but walked around Xiao Xue first.
Finally, it stopped in front of Xiao Xue. Xiao Xue was not sure what the old man was doing, so he could only stay where he was in embarrassment.
"Yes, yes, my strength in the outer courtyard is one step closer than before. Hey, little girl, can you come with me to the alchemy department? Old man, I have something to ask you."
In the end, the bad old man even got close to his body, looking so mean, which made Xiao Xue a little uncomfortable.
"Senior, are you kidding me? My strength is nothing compared to yours. If you have a problem that you can't solve, how can this junior solve it?"
Xiao Xue was not modest. This old man definitely had no good intentions when he came to see her. He might want to use her as a test subject.
Old Man Huo seemed to have read through Xiao Xue's thoughts and said with a smile: "Little girl, don't worry, as long as you help me, you can choose any herbs in the medicine refining department, how about it?"
Xiao Xue did not expect that Old Man Huo would have such a side, and he could not be more appropriately described as mean.
"Of course, as long as you help me, the old man, you will be the honorary elder of the alchemy department from now on. I wonder which bastard dares to bully you in the inner courtyard."
Xiao Xue couldn't help but wonder if your old man has this power?
It seemed like he had to get on this pirate ship even if he didn't. Looking at the old man, he knew that he would not leave casually. It happened that the medicine refining department was in the outer courtyard, so he could avoid those who came to challenge him.
Xiao Xue agreed, which made Old Man Huo very happy.
"Little girl, let's go."
"Senior please."
Old Man Huo laughed and led Xiao Xue out of Xinsheng's residence. Xiao Xue left a message for Xiao Xun'er and the others, asking Ah Man to convey it on their behalf.
Riding the griffin beast, Old Man Huo started talking. From the first time he met Xiao Xue to the news about Xiao Xue refining elixirs in the inner courtyard behind, Old Man Huo kept praising Xiao Xue.
He used almost all the words of praise that could be used. Xiao Xue was embarrassed for a moment and could only respond to Old Man Huo with a smile.
The gryphon descended slowly and finally stopped in the medicine refining department. It was really unique. The independence and inner and outer courtyards are not without their reasons.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the complex of buildings built against the mountain is called the outer courtyard. Although I have not stayed in the outer courtyard for a long time, the architectural layout of the alchemy department is truly unique to an alchemist.
A giant alchemy cauldron stands on the roof of the main hall, and there is a gourd-shaped sign above each small alchemy room.
Everything tells the world that the people living here are alchemists.
"Senior Huo, where are you taking me?"
Old Man Huo seemed to have succeeded in his conspiracy. At this time, Old Man Huo seemed to be a different person, and he did not look as mean as before.
The person who got up again was a serious and unsmiling old man.
Xiao Xue couldn't help but complain in her heart that she had boarded the old man's pirate ship.
After turning a few corners, we walked into a large courtyard.
As soon as Old Man Huo opened the door, Xiao Xue found someone he knew.
When Lu Mu saw Old Man Huo, he immediately greeted him with a smile: "Department Chief, are you back?"
"How is it going?"
Lu Mu just shook his head, but his eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Xue. He leaned into Old Man Huo's ear and whispered, "Department Chief, did you really bring her back?"
Old Man Huo seemed a little dissatisfied that Lu Mu looked down upon his work efficiency, and asked with a sullen face, "Am I bad?"
Lu Mu immediately smiled and fanned Old Man Huo with the fan in his hand.
Xiao Xue was like an outsider at this time. Two people from the medicine refining department found her and left her alone. Xiao Xue was very embarrassed. What were these two people plotting?
"Department chief, look what you said, one of you can beat two, no, it's three."
Lu Mu stretched out three fingers and kept praising the old man.
Xiao Xue rolled her eyes, why did she feel like she was really redundant?
Didn't anyone see me at this age? You ignored me, believe it or not, I just walked away?