Translator: Silavin
“Which Master had refined this?” Gu Ye held the bottle of Medicinal Liquid as if it was the most precious treasure in the world. He carefully placed it on the table. His tone still sounded somewhat excited.
“Master, you should still remember him. Not long ago, you sent me to test him.” Zhou Tianwei said.
“Was there such a thing? How come I don’t remember?” Gu Ye was completely confused, his eyes full of bewilderment. This was someone who was at the Understanding Realm, how could he have no impression of it at all!?
“Master, don’t you remember the report submitted from Spreading Cloud City…” Zhou Tianwei reminded.
“Spreading Cloud City?” Gu Ye deeply frowned and thought for a long time before recalling, “You mean, that young man who passed the Alchemy Master qualification test without condensing his Divine Soul Bead. This was refined by him!?”
He did have some impression of this. After all, according to that report, it was an existence that surpassed him.
At the time, Gu Ye did not take it seriously, thinking it was just to attract attention. He had Zhou Tianwei go deal with it, and had not paid attention to the subsequent events.
“That’s right.” Zhou Tianwei nodded.
Once, she had always believed herself to be Heaven’s Chosen, an unparalleled genius. Until she met Qin Yichen. After that, she realised what ‘there is always someone else better’ meant, and what a true genius really was!
“No… how is this possible, isn’t that person only in his teens?” Gu Ye shook his head. This was ridiculous. Even if a teenager had started cultivating from the womb, it was impossible to reach the Understanding Realm in just over ten years.
He paced back and forth, muttering something under his breath. It seemed he was considering the rationality of this matter.
“Could it be…” Soon, Gu Ye thought of a possibility, “Could he be the disciple of some reclusive Master, receiving guidance from a certain Master?”
This was the only explanation. In fact, the reason Gu Ye had been stuck at the Peak Stage of the Entry Realm for decades was not because his talent was insufficient, but because he had no one to guide him. He did not even understand the Understanding Realm, which was the key reason he could not break through.
Although Gu Ye’s status in the Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty was unmatched, in the eyes of an Alchemy Grandmaster with Understanding Realm attainments, he was no different from an apprentice.
Speaking of which, the so-called Entry Realm was really just touching the threshold of controlling Spiritual Energy. Only those who touched upon the Understanding Realm could be considered true Alchemy Masters.
“Well, this disciple doesn’t know either.” Zhou Tianwei’s eyes also showed a trace of hesitation. Although she was not sure, from various circumstances, this possibility seemed highly likely.
[No wonder that guy showed no reverence when he first met me, and no wonder he disdained my attempt at recruiting him.]
“But it is a fact he had asked me to bring this bottle of Medicinal Liquid to Master.”
“Oh?” Hearing this, Gu Ye’s eyes immediately lit up, “Where is he now? Quickly take me to see him!”
He was almost impatient to verify this.
“But…” His urgency was unexpected to Zhou Tianwei, but she found it hard to say what came next. [That guy is really making things difficult for me!]
“What? If there’s anything, just quickly spit it out!” Gu Ye was anxious.
“He said, if you want to go and find him, you have to agree to one condition.”
“What condition?” Gu Ye seemed to sense something.
Zhou Tianwei hesitated for a long time, but still said, “He wants to invite you, Master, to help with his business alliance…”
She felt that this was just Qin Yichen’s wild imagination. She knew her Master’s temperament too well. The four Major Families, even the Royal Family, had offered extremely tempting conditions, but he did not even glance at them.
“Just joining his business alliance, that’s all?” Gu Ye’s voice made Zhou Tianwei, who originally thought he would refuse without hesitation, look at him in astonishment. Finally, she nodded mechanically, “Yes.”
“As long as this Medicinal Liquid is truly refined by him, what’s the harm in agreeing?” What Gu Ye saw was not just a bottle of Medicinal Liquid.
“Uh… he also said he would be a bit busy these days. If Master agrees, he asks Master to go to the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce to find him three days later.”
When Zhou Tianwei said this, she was really worried that her Master would be put off by these unreasonable demands. However, she soon realised her worries were unnecessary.
“Three days? Hmm, waiting three days is fine. But where is this Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce?”
To Zhou Tianwei’s surprise, Gu Ye didn’t show any displeasure, but instead asked for the destination.
Zhou Tianwei was thoroughly shocked. It seemed that after producing this bottle of Medicinal Liquid, Qin Yichen had already anticipated that no matter what conditions he set, Gu Ye would agree to his request.
[Just what kind of person is he!? He seems to understand everyone, including myself. It seems like there are no secrets before him. He even clearly knew what her Master needed the most right now/] .
In addition to the shock, Zhou Tianwei became more curious about Qin Yichen.
“Three days later, I will take Master there.” After taking a deep breath internally, Zhou Tianwei said.
A previously unknown small company had entered Master Gu Ye’s sight just because of this small bottle of Medicinal Liquid.
‘Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce.’
With the injection of a new batch of funds, it had resumed normal operations. To revive the business, Qin Yichen had also refined some Yuan Gathering Pills and Healing Liquid overnight, selling them in the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce’s Medicine Shop.
Although they were not new medicines, their efficacy far surpassed other alternative or similar Pills by several levels. Even without much promotion, they sold like hotcakes in just a few days, and their reputation quickly spread.
As a result, the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce’s Medicine Shop, which had been on the verge of bankruptcy, now had long queues. People would also go just to buy one or two Pills for their personal use.
Although there were quite a few people who were sceptical before, after continuous trials by the people, these doubts were quickly eliminated.
On this day, Shu Ruyan was in the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce’s Medicine Shop. Her pure white long dress accentuated her graceful figure like undulating mountains. Her firm chest, slender waist, round hips, and long legs were flawless. As a gentle breeze passed, her long dress fluttered, creating a perfect arc.
Her jade-like face wore not a trace of makeup, yet remained snow-white and crystalline. Her eyes were like autumn waters, moving and bright. Her jade-like nose and cherry lips seemed as if carefully carved by Heaven, beautiful to the point of being breathtaking.
She just stood there quietly, yet had the crowd in line completely entranced.