“Of course, without protection, how many people will die?” the dean said, “Those are all talented individuals from the academy.”
“I understand,” Huangquan looked at the dean and said with a smile, “The first place is secured.”
“The first place?”
The dean exclaimed, “Girl, you have your eyes in the first place?”
“Participating in the competition would be dull without aiming for first place,” Huang Quan responded, standing up. “Dean, I’ve got the details. I’ll take my leave.”
“Go,” the dean encouraged. “Girl, I believe you can secure first place.”
“Of course,” Huang Quan replied, bidding farewell to the dean before heading out.
As she left the Dean’s office, Huang Quan planned to take a stroll outside the college. However, she didn’t get very far when…
“Miss Huang Quan!”
A voice full of surprise reached her ears. Huang Quan halted and looked in the direction of the voice. “Who is it?”
She had been intercepted by the dean within the college, and now someone was trying to get her attention from outside the college?
“Miss Huang Quan, don’t you remember me?” A young man rushed over, wearing a baffled expression as he stared at Huang Quan in disbelief. “It’s me.”
Huang Quan raised an eyebrow, asking, “Who are you?”
“Black market, Bone Flower Pill,” the young man said. “I purchased your Bone Flowerr Pill, two of them.”
Bone Health Pill… Twelve million!
The investor!
Huang Quan recollected the transaction and responded with a smile, “I remember now. You’re Master Ye, right?”
“I was lost in thought just now, and it slipped my mind for a moment. My apologies, Master Ye.”
“Never mind,” Master Ye replied, gazing at Huang Quan. “Miss Huang Quan, Thank you for your assistance that day; otherwise, my elixir would have been lost.”
“It was no trouble,” Huang Quan said with a smile. “Master Ye, you needn’t make too much of it. They weren’t even interested in me at the time. I was acting in my own interest, hoping to catch you.”
“Though I said it’s no trouble, you did indeed help me,” Master Ye acknowledged. He observed that many students were glancing in their direction as they walked around and suggested, “Huang Quan, this isn’t the place to have a conversation. Why don’t we find a spot to sit down and talk more comfortably?”
Huang Quan readily agreed, showing her gratitude to the benefactor. The two of them made their way to a nearby teahouse. Once seated, Master Ye hesitated and began, “Miss Huang Quan, I should have thanked you in person earlier for what happened that day, but my family…” He alluded to the time when the rumors about Huang Quan slaying the Qin family had spread. “The Qin family’s eldest son returned with a xuanling-master, and my parents were worried about potential complications due to my association with you, so they wouldn’t let me come.”
Master Ye, acting under his family’s instructions, didn’t know how to express his gratitude to Huang Quan.
Huang Quan, sensing his hesitation, realized the source of his reluctance and responded, “Master Ye, as I mentioned earlier, there’s no need to thank me. I acted in my best interest.”
Master Ye sighed, “Very well, Miss Huang Quan. If you feel that way, we need not dwell on the matter. I came here today to express my gratitude, but also to discuss another matter.”
Intrigued, Huang Quan inquired, “What is it, Master Ye? You don’t need to be so formal.”
“Thank you for your understanding, Miss Huang Quan. You possess rare elixirs like the Bone Flower Pill, but I wonder… Can you also craft other elixirs?”
Huang Quan raised an eyebrow, “Other elixirs? What kind?”
“A Promotion Elixir,” Master Ye explained. “My brother has been stuck at his current cultivation level for a long time and wishes to purchase a Promotion Elixir. However, crafting such an elixir is a tricky endeavor. A poorly made Promotion Elixir may contain impurities that affect the meridians. So, I’ve come to ask if you can craft one.”
