70: The blessing of having a wife and a husband is too much to bear.

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice’s gaze landed on the pastry in Lin Fei’s hand, which was almost shoved into Mo Yuhan’s mouth, then swept over the large expanse of fair skin beneath her tube top.

Her voice remained even, yet carried a hint of imperceptible mockery: “Great Master Frank’s research concerns a peak Third-Rank pill formula; naturally, it’s more important than tasting snacks.

Moreover…” She paused, her clear, cold eyes sweeping over Mo Yuhan, “Xiao Han is still young, and his foundation is not yet stable.

This type of spirit-infused, warming and nourishing snack, while seemingly beneficial in the short term, can lead to a shallow spirit force and an unstable foundation if consumed excessively, which is detrimental to long-term cultivation.”

“Indulging in gluttony is not the act of a wise person.”

Her words were pointed, directly aimed at Lin Fei.

“You!” Lin Fei choked, her pretty face instantly flushed, like a ripe tomato.

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice’s meaning was not only that she had interrupted serious business, but also that she was using snacks to tempt a “child,” and even implying that it would affect Xiao Han’s foundation.

She was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and she glared at Xue Mei Senior Apprentice, her voice rising several octaves: “Ice-face, don’t pretend to be so pure here! What unstable foundation? What do you know? My ‘Jade Rabbit Crystallized Cake’ only uses gentle spiritual ingredients, and I know the proper proportions better than anyone.”

“It’s better than you always having a cold face, standing next to Xiao Han like a block of ice! Xiao Han needs warmth, not your self-important concern.”

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice’s clear, cold eyes narrowed slightly, and the aura around her seemed to grow even colder: “Warmth? Are you referring to your so-called ‘warmth’ of forcefully feeding Xiao Han and disturbing his cultivation, regardless of his wishes? Yu Han’s talent is extraordinary, and his time is precious; it’s not for playing house with you.”

Her words were like ice picks, every one sharp.

“Who’s playing house?!”

Lin Fei completely exploded, her pampered temper fully ignited.

She put down the food box, pointed at Xue Mei Senior Apprentice, and her voice rose: “Xue Mei Senior Apprentice, don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning! Aren’t you just seeing that Xiao Han’s talent is good and wanting to take advantage of proximity?”

“You pretend to ‘guide’ Xiao Han all day, putting on a high and mighty act, but who knows what you’re really thinking.

I’m telling you, Xiao Han won’t like a cold, wooden person like you!”

“I think you’re just jealous! Jealous that I can make delicious food for Xiao Han, jealous that Xiao Han is willing to eat what I make.

Xiao Han won’t like an ice block like you, who always has a cold face and can’t even say a nice word!”

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice’s clear, cold eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light flickering, and a chilling battle qi fluctuation subtly emanated, seemingly lowering the temperature in the courtyard by a few degrees.

“Jealous? Lin Fei, put away your ridiculous notions.

Yu Han’s talent is extraordinary, and his future is vast; his time and energy should be used to explore the great path of alchemy and ascend to greater heights, not wasted by your… meaningless entanglement.”

Her words were like arrows dipped in ice, every one sharp: “As for liking or not, it’s not something someone like you, who only knows how to pester and lacks ambition, can presume to guess.

You can’t control his future.”

“I can’t control it?!”

Lin Fei completely exploded, her pampered temper fully ignited.

She put down the food box, pointed at Xue Mei Senior Apprentice, her voice trembling slightly from excitement and grievance: “Then you can control it, Xue Mei Senior Apprentice?

Don’t think that just because you entered the sect a few days before me and pretend to guide Xiao Han all day, you can put on airs as a senior sister and lecture me!”

“I’m telling you, Xiao Han… he’ll understand my feelings sooner or later.

He personally said my snacks were delicious, and he also said I looked good in purple.

What about you? Besides calling him ‘Yu Han’ with a cold face every day, what else can you do?

Xiao Han won’t like a cold stone like you, who can’t be warmed up!”

Mo Yuhan: “…”

When did he say that last part?

He only felt his head swell like a bucket; the war between the two women was in full swing, and he was caught in the middle, unsure whether to intervene or not.

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice was also enraged by Lin Fei’s almost childish declaration, which even involved clothing preferences.

A cold fury mixed with an intense shame, a feeling she hadn’t even anticipated herself, as if her innermost thoughts had been exposed, made her blurt out: “Endless entanglement?

Lin Fei, put away your unrealistic fantasies.

Yu Han’s future lies at the pinnacle of the Dao of Pills; how could he be moved by your petty favors and a few sweet words?

Moreover…”

She took a deep breath, as if expending all her strength, her clear, cold voice carrying a tremor, unprecedented and clearly discernible.

As if to completely overwhelm Lin Fei in terms of momentum, she said with extraordinary conviction:

“Even if he is to like someone in the future… that person will never be a frivolous and shallow person like you! Because… I also admire him!”

As her words fell, the entire small courtyard fell into a dead silence.

Lin Fei’s eyes widened, as if struck by a divine thunder from the heavens, her mouth agape, unable to utter a single syllable for a long time.

What did she hear?

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice? This thousand-year-old ice mountain? This Xue Mei Senior Apprentice, who remained as cold as ice, ignoring the pursuit of countless young talents even from the Imperial Capital?

She… she actually admitted to admiring Little Han Han herself?!

This was even more shocking than Little Han Han becoming a Second-Rank Alchemist at the age of nine!

Mo Yuhan was also completely stunned, looking at one senior sister whose face was flushed with anger, her chest heaving violently, and even a glimmer of tears of grievance in her eyes.

And the other, whose face was icy cold, silver hair fluttering without wind, yet a startling blush quietly crept up her earlobes.

He only felt his head swell to twice its size, feeling so awkward for the first time in his life.

What is all this!

“Pfft! Hahahaha! Good! Well said! What guts!”

A hearty, almost unrestrained burst of laughter broke the strange and awkward silence.

Great Master Frank was seen standing at the courtyard entrance, stroking his white beard, laughing so hard he was bent over, all the wrinkles on his face smoothed out, looking as if he was thoroughly enjoying the show.

Behind him was Great Master Otto, looking helpless but with an unconcealable look of gossip in his eyes.

“Teacher, Great Master Otto!”

“Guild Grandfather, Teacher!”

Lin Fei and Xue Mei Senior Apprentice exclaimed simultaneously, only then realizing that their “earth-shattering” argument had been overheard by their elders.

Lin Fei was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear, covering her face with her hands, stamping her feet.

Although Xue Mei Senior Apprentice tried her best to maintain a cold expression, the startling blush on her cheeks and earlobes completely betrayed her.

She pursed her lips tightly, her eyes darting away, completely losing her usual clear and self-possessed demeanor.

Mo Yuhan was even more mortified, looking pleadingly at the irreverent Great Master Frank.

Guild Master Frank walked into the courtyard with a cheerful laugh, his gaze sweeping over the mortified Lin Fei, the Xue Mei Senior Apprentice who was trying to maintain composure but couldn’t hide her embarrassment, and the Mo Yuhan who looked utterly resigned to his fate.

Finally, he stopped at Mo Yuhan, winking and saying earnestly: “Xiao Han, do you see now? This is what they call ‘a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind’… Uh, no, no, it’s ‘his beauty is unique, there is none like him in the world’!”

“Hahahaha! But, in my opinion, these two girls are genuinely devoted to you! Lin Fei is lively and passionate, utterly sincere; she even learned to make snacks so well for you.

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and in crucial moments, she truly protects you!”

“They are both equally precious, hard to distinguish between them!”

He paused, and under the instantly tense, embarrassed, and intertwined gazes of Lin Fei and Xue Mei Senior Apprentice, he stroked his beard and dropped a bombshell that would surely be recorded in the gossip history of the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild.

“If you ask me, Xiao Han, if you become capable in the future, achieve the status of a Great Master alchemist, and enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives, it’s not impossible to marry both of these girls!”

“Keep the good fortune within the family; they are both cherished talents meticulously nurtured by our Guild.

Lin Fei is lively and charming, Xue Mei Senior Apprentice is cool and stunningly beautiful; they complement each other perfectly! Hahahaha! Otto, don’t you agree?”

Great Master Otto was choked by his old friend Great Master Frank’s shocking remarks, coughing repeatedly, looking exasperated, yet he had to admit, there was some truth to his words.

However, at the moment, he was merely an observer and could only nod vaguely: “Uh… Frank’s words… *cough cough*… are quite insightful…”

“Guild Grandfather!”

“Teacher!”

“Great Master Otto!”

Lin Fei and Xue Mei Senior Apprentice simultaneously shrieked in embarrassment and anger, their voices changing pitch.

Lin Fei was so red-faced with shame, stomping her feet in anger and urgency, wishing she could rush over and cover the two old men’s mouths.

Xue Mei Senior Apprentice, on the other hand, was both shy and angry, her cold eyes filled with indignation and disbelief, her silver long hair even fluttering slightly due to the fluctuations in her aura, the blush on her cheeks like a morning glow, breathtakingly beautiful.

Mo Yuhan was even more utterly dumbfounded, looking at Great Master Frank, who wore an expression of “I’m doing this for your own good,” completely speechless.

He then looked at the furious Lin Fei and the Xue Mei Senior Apprentice who was trying to suppress her embarrassment, only feeling that this Black Rock City Alchemist Guild… was too deep, and the senior sisters were too fierce!

His nine-year-old “small frame” probably couldn’t handle it!