Nie Yao is a fifth-level Artifact Refiner!
She can refine low-grade Immortal Artifacts!
Her status is very high!
Her living quarters are also unique!
A small but exquisite courtyard!
Many flowers are planted in the yard!
There is also a swing!
When Chen Nan walked in, she was looking towards the east, swaying on the swing!
She appeared to be lost in thought!
She didn't notice Chen Nan entering at all!
"Senior Sister Nie, the dinner you wanted is ready. Eat it while it's hot!" Chen Nan took out four exquisite dishes from the food box and placed them on the jade table next to the swing!
He also took out bowls and chopsticks and arranged them.
Nie Yao snapped back to her senses: "You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"If you don't mind, let's eat together!"
"It's not good for a man and a woman to be like this late at night. If it gets out, people will gossip!" Chen Nan refused Nie Yao's suggestion!
In front of Nie Yao, he already felt like he was walking on thin ice!
Let alone having a drink together...
He was truly afraid of being exposed!
Afraid that Nie Yao would recognize him!
Nie Yao chuckled: "I'm not afraid of gossip as a woman, why are you, a grown man, afraid?"
"Afraid I'll eat you?"
"Besides, why do I feel like you're resisting me?"
She also knew that the person in front of her was not the one in her heart!
But for some reason!
She felt a strange sense of familiarity with this man!
Seeing him could calm her down!
Chen Nan looked awkward!
At this moment!
A young man in a black brocade robe, with a graceful demeanor, walked in carrying a jar of excellent fruit wine!
He had a gentle and refined smile on his face: "I heard that Junior Sister Nie Yao asked Junior Brother Gong Jian to make some of her signature dishes, so Senior Brother has come uninvited to accompany you for a drink and celebrate your stepping into the peak of the Immortal realm!"
Nie Yao said indifferently: "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Feng Yan, I already have an appointment!"
Chen Nan's heart stirred!
Feng Yan?
One of the top ten heavenly prides among the younger generation of the Sword Forging Academy?
At such a young age, he already had the ability of a fifth-level Artifact Refiner!
He was even a cultivator at the late stage of the Immortal realm!
Whether it was artifact refining skills!
Or cultivation!
He was outstanding among the younger generation!
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Feng Yan did not expect Nie Yao to refuse him!
He then looked at Chen Nan, a meaningful smile flashing in his eyes: "Junior Sister Nie Yao, the person you have an appointment with is not this fellow, is it?"
"He's just a cook from the kitchen!"
"A mere ant at the Earth Immortal realm!"
"What qualifications does he have to have dinner with you?"
As he said this, he showed an expression of disbelief!
As one of the heavenly prides among the younger generation of the Sword Forging Academy!
He was a prominent figure in the entire Sword Forging Academy!
Countless young women admired and adored him!
And now!
He was outdone by a cook!
A strong sense of anger instantly rose in his heart!
"Who I have dinner with is my business, Senior Brother Feng Yan doesn't need to point fingers!" Nie Yao said directly: "We should eat now, Senior Brother Feng Yan, please leave!"
She simply didn't like Feng Yan!
She had no good feelings towards him!
Even without Chen Nan, she would not have dinner with him!
Feng Yan stared at Chen Nan with cold eyes: "Chen, if you don't want to die, get back to the back mountain immediately!"
He would not allow a cook to have dinner with the woman he loved!
Therefore!
He could only threaten Chen Nan!
"Senior Brother Feng Yan has quite the authority, threatening an outer disciple, truly admirable!" Nie Yao's face showed a mocking smile!
Feng Yan did not answer Nie Yao's words, but glared at Chen Nan, trying to suppress him with his aura!
But Chen Nan looked disdainful: "Even if I'm a cook, what does it matter if my cultivation is not high?"
"Who asked Senior Sister Nie Yao to be so enthusiastic and invite me to have dinner together?"
At this moment!
He revealed a smug smile!
It made Feng Yan's teeth itch, and he wished he could tear Chen Nan into pieces!
Chen Nan continued: "You are right, I am indeed an ant with low cultivation!"
"Precisely because I am an ant, I cannot refuse Senior Sister Nie Yao's kind offer!"
"If I did, wouldn't I seem ungrateful?"
"So!"
"Between you and Senior Sister Nie Yao, I am destined to offend one of you!"
"I'm sorry, that person can only be you, Senior Brother Feng Yan!"
Feng Yan suppressed the killing intent in his heart and said: "Junior Sister Nie Yao, are you really going to fall out with me because of this guy?"
"I just don't understand, I Feng Yan am also one of the top ten heavenly prides of the Sword Forging Academy!"
"Why would you insult me with this piece of trash?"
Nie Yao angrily retorted: "I do see trash, but it's definitely not Chen Nan!"
"Fine!" Feng Yan said in exasperation: "We'll see, I want to see who can laugh to the end!"
"Don't forget, you are about to complete the examination for a sixth-level Artifact Refiner!"
"If you cannot pass the certification exam for a sixth-level Artifact Refiner, then you will have to graduate early!"
Saying this, he turned and left in a huff!
Nie Yao forced a smile: "I'm sorry, it seems you've unexpectedly gained an enemy!"
"But don't worry!"
"As long as I'm in the Sword Forging Academy, he won't be able to harm you in the slightest!"
Chen Nan casually said: "Just a Feng Yan, I don't take him seriously!"
Nie Yao was stunned!
She felt some disappointment towards Chen Nan in her heart!
She thought he was a guy who talked big and wanted to gain the attention of the opposite sex in this way!
After all, his cultivation was only at the Earth Immortal realm, while Feng Yan had a cultivation at the late stage of the Immortal realm!
There was a huge gap between them!
How could he defeat the other party?
Chen Nan asked: "Senior Sister Nie, what did Feng Yan mean by graduating early?"
Nie Yao: "I've been at the fifth-level Artifact Refiner for a hundred years. If I can't refine a mid-grade Immortal Artifact in the exam seven days later, I will have to graduate early!"
"It's called graduation when spoken nicely!"
"It's expulsion when spoken bluntly!"
Chen Nan smiled: "With your strength, refining a mid-grade Immortal Artifact should be easy!"
Nie Yao shook her head: "To refine a mid-grade spiritual artifact, you need a powerful array master to assist you!"
"And Feng Yan's father is a high-ranking leader in the Array Master Academy!"
"If he secretly causes trouble!"
"In a week's time, I won't be able to find a powerful array master to assist me in refining a mid-grade Immortal Artifact!"
Chen Nan said: "I do know an array master, perhaps I can ask him to help!"
Nie Yao said indifferently: "Is that person's attainments in formations very strong?"
"So-so..."
Nie Yao said lightly: "I appreciate your good intentions, but you can't help with this matter!"
Chen Nan saw that Nie Yao was in a bad state and immediately said: "Senior Sister Nie, I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I won't disturb you!" Saying this, he quickly slipped away!
He absolutely did not want to have dinner with Nie Yao!
The reason he spoke up for her just now was only because he didn't want Feng Yan to harass her!
After all!
They had been intimate as husband and wife!
Nie Yao did not try to keep him!
When Chen Nan was talking big, she had lost all good feelings for this man!
She took out a pot of wine and looked towards the east, drinking alone!
Although she had returned to the mortal world for several years!
She often thought about what had happened in the demon realm!
For example, if the man who brought them back was still alive...
Little did she know!
The man she was thinking of was right in front of her!
After leaving Nie Yao's residence!
Chen Nan took out a communication jade token!
He directly contacted Jing Tiancheng, the Dean of the Array Master Academy!
"This is Chen Nan, let's meet!"
He hadn't planned to meet Jing Tiancheng so early, but Nie Yao's exam was in a week!
To guard against Feng Yan secretly causing trouble and making Nie Yao unable to find an array master!
He planned to have Jing Tiancheng personally assist Nie Yao in refining a mid-grade Immortal Artifact!