Chapter 557: Eager to Try
When facing Xu Meijing, Yang Haoran not only lost all his temper, but his mind even seemed to become a little less sharp.
<r>As for Xu Meijing, when she faced Yang Haoran, she was equally unreserved, displaying her arrogant personality to its fullest.
<r>After entering the villa, Yang Haoran directly led Xu Meijing into the study and set up a restrictive barrier.
<r>Yang Haoran first brewed a pot of tea, then the two sat facing each other. Before he could speak, Xu Meijing opened her mouth.
<r>"You're quite something now, openly keeping ghosts. Aren't you afraid this will get you killed?"
<r>Yang Haoran knew Xu Meijing was referring to Xiujuan. Although Xiujuan wore a Skin, the Yin Qi on her body was quite obvious, and as an Emissary of Death, Xu Meijing naturally couldn't fail to see Xiujuan's true identity.
<r>"Hehe, if I had a choice, I wouldn't want to keep ghosts either. It's just that her past is truly tragic, and her child is still so young. If I sent her to the Underworld, it would not only be torment for her, but it would also cause immense harm to the child. Seeing how pitiful they were, I took them both in. " Yang Haoran said with a smile.
<r>Xu Meijing frowned, then shook her head, clearly not supporting Yang Haoran's approach.
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Yang Haoran smiled and said, "I'm no savior; how can I manage so many pitiful souls? I'll decide based on the situation. If I encounter them and can help, I'll lend a hand. If I can't see them, or can't help, there's nothing I can do."
<r>Xu Meijing shook her head again, saying, "It's best not to get involved in such matters if you can avoid it, lest you bring trouble upon yourself. Besides, even if you insist on getting involved, can't you be a bit more discreet? ". .
<r>Yang Haoran knew Xu Meijing said these words for his own good; he certainly wasn't so foolish as to not know what was good for him.
<r>"Don't worry, I've already made preparations for this. If one day the higher-ups truly come looking for me because of this, I know exactly how to exonerate myself. " Yang Haoran said with a smile.
<r>"I almost forgot, you're quite the cunning one. If you dare to do something like this, you must have made thorough preparations. It seems my worries were unnecessary. " Xu Meijing said, a hint of a smile appearing on her face. This was the first time she had smiled since seeing Yang Haoran today.
<r>Hearing this, Yang Haoran wore a wry smile and couldn't help but say, "If you want to praise me, then praise me properly. If you want to mock me, then mock me properly. Don't praise and mock me at the same time, making me foolishly unable to tell the difference."
<r>"Am I praising you, or mocking you? Can't you tell? " Xu Meijing asked, a faint smile on her face.
<r>"Hehe, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's get to proper business. Is the item refined yet? " Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
<r>Xu Meijing didn't answer Yang Haoran's question. Instead, with a flick of her jade-like hand, she retrieved a small cauldron from her independent space.
<r>This exquisite small cauldron, whether in shape, size, or color, was exactly identical to Yang Haoran's Soul-Refining Cauldron.
<r>Looking at the Soul-Refining Cauldron floating in the air before him, from which black smoke was rising, Yang Haoran knew Xu Meijing had successfully refined it.
<r>"Hehe, congratulations! " Yang Haoran withdrew his gaze from the Soul-Refining Cauldron and said to Xu Meijing with a smile.
<r>Hearing this, the smile on Xu Meijing's face deepened a little. Then, with another flick of her jade-like hand, the Soul-Refining Cauldron was put back into her independent space.
<r>A Soul-Refining Cauldron was something best kept hidden, so Xu Meijing wasn't prepared to expose it outside for long. Besides, both she and Yang Haoran already possessed one, so neither felt there was anything particularly interesting to look at or study about it. She had only taken it out to confirm to Yang Haoran that her Soul-Refining Cauldron had been successfully refined.
<r>"This time, I was absolutely determined to successfully refine the Soul-Refining Cauldron. If it hadn't been refined, how could I possibly have come back?"
<r>Xu Meijing spoke with a smile, a hint of pride showing on her face. However, she then recalled that Yang Haoran had refined his Soul-Refining Cauldron long ago, and she was only just managing to refine hers now. There truly wasn't anything to be proud of, and the pride on her face promptly vanished.
<r>"You've probably already refined Soul Pills by now, haven't you? " Xu Meijing asked.
<r>Yang Haoran didn't conceal his answer to Xu Meijing's question; indeed, there was nothing to hide, so he nodded with a smile.
<r>Upon hearing this, Xu Meijing's brows twitched slightly, and she continued to ask, "How is it? I mean, what about the effect of the Soul Pills?"
<r>"They're the same as the Soul Pills obtained from the Underworld; there's no difference between the two," Yang Haoran replied with a smile.
<r>Xu Meijing's eyes lit up, an unconcealable look of excitement in them.
<r>Yang Haoran saw Xu Meijing's reaction and couldn't help but ask, "You haven't started refining yet, have you?"
<r>"I came straight to find you as soon as I returned to Ancheng. Where would I have had the time to refine any? " Xu Meijing replied.
<r>Yang Haoran poured two cups of tea, placing one in front of Xu Meijing and one in front of himself. Upon hearing Xu Meijing's words, he was still a little surprised; he hadn't expected her to come looking for him as soon as she returned to Ancheng.
<r>As for why Xu Meijing would come looking for him, he still had some guesses in his heart.
<r>"It truly surprises me that you came here first thing. Drink some tea, it tastes quite good. " Yang Haoran said with a smile.
<r>Xu Meijing didn't stand on ceremony either; she picked up the teacup and took a sip. After setting it down, she asked Yang Haoran, "Since you've already refined Soul Pills, your current strength must have increased quite a lot, right?"
<r>Yang Haoran nodded and said with a smile, "It has indeed increased some."
<r>"How much has it increased? Let me see. " Xu Meijing was full of curiosity.
<r>Yang Haoran hesitated a little, then asked Xu Meijing, "Do you really want to see?"
<r>"Stop wasting words, hurry up. " Xu Meijing said somewhat impatiently.
<r>Seeing that Xu Meijing was absolutely determined to see his current strength, Yang Haoran, having no other choice, could only unleash the power within his body.
<r>As his power erupted, a visible black smoke rose from Yang Haoran's body—a phenomenon that only appears when Yin Qi is concentrated to a certain degree.
<r>The temperature in the study also rapidly dropped due to the Yin Qi emanating from Yang Haoran's body, and for a moment, the entire study felt like an ice cellar.
<r>This was Yang Haoran's power *without* opening his Heaven Soul. If he were to open his Heaven Soul, the power fluctuations he unleashed would increase exponentially!
<r>After Xu Meijing felt the powerful energy fluctuations emanating from Yang Haoran's body, her expression suddenly changed, and her beautiful face was filled with a look of astonishment.
<r>Yang Haoran looked at Xu Meijing's astonished expression, and the smile on his face couldn't help but deepen a little, while a touch of smugness arose in his heart.
<r>"How about it? Do you want me to open my Heaven Soul and show you again? " Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
<r>"No, no, no, there's no need to open your Heaven Soul! It's already incredibly impressive now. " Xu Meijing quickly said.
<r>Xu Meijing was also an Emissary of Death and had similarly opened her Heaven Soul, so she knew very well that once the Heaven Soul was opened, Yang Haoran's power fluctuations would definitely surge exponentially. She was already astonished without him opening his Heaven Soul, let alone after he did.
<r>"How many Soul Pills have you consumed? " Xu Meijing, with a face full of astonishment, couldn't help but ask.
<r>"Dozens, I suppose. " Yang Haoran replied with a smile, while simultaneously dispelling the powerful energy fluctuations from his body and suppressing them to their lowest point.
<r>Black smoke no longer rose from his body, and the temperature in the study was no longer as frigid as before.
<r>When Xu Meijing heard that Yang Haoran had consumed dozens of Soul Pills in just a few months, the shock in her heart was even more intense than before.
<r>Their annual allocation was a fixed three Soul Pills, yet Yang Haoran had consumed dozens in just a few months. How could she not be surprised?
<r>"Are Soul Pills so easy to refine? " Xu Meijing couldn't help but ask.
<r>"It's not that they're easy to refine, but there's certainly not much difficulty. How should I put it? You'll know once you refine them yourself. You'll then realize just how incredibly stingy the Underworld Office is towards us. " Yang Haoran said.
<r>Xu Meijing's strong interest was piqued by Yang Haoran's words. She stood up, a look of eager anticipation on her face.
<r>"I really can't hold back any longer. I'm going straight back to Ancheng to try it out. Oh, right, I brought you something good!"
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