"Come here, girl. Let this old man introduce you."
"This is Xiao Cang, the prodigy of the Misty Cloud Sect who shook the Empire not long ago—an eighteen-year-old Fifth-grade Alchemist and a Dou Wang expert!"
Seeing that Lin Fei was also present, Master Otto immediately introduced Xiao Cang to her.
"Gasp!"
The moment he finished speaking, sharp intakes of breath sounded all around them.
"So it was him! No wonder he could refine First-grade Pills so casually."
"A Fifth-grade Alchemist... doesn't that put him a grade above Master Otto?"
"What nonsense did I just say? I was actually disrespectful toward someone like him!"
The crowd erupted in shock, their expressions changing drastically.
It really was him!
Lin Fei blinked her curled lashes, her almond-shaped eyes filled with immense astonishment.
"Lin Fei greets Young Master Xiao!"
Lin Fei hurriedly clasped her fists and bowed again with great solemnity.
"I have long heard of Miss Lin Fei's reputation. When Brother Otto and I took the Fourth-grade Alchemist assessment last year, he had nothing but praise for you," Xiao Cang said with a warm smile.
"Compared to Brother Xiao, this old man's disciple can hardly be called a genius," Master Otto said.
Lin Fei could only smile bitterly at that.
Under normal circumstances, she would certainly have argued with her teacher and defended why she was indeed a genius.
But before Xiao Cang...
Forget it, forget it.
Compared to a monster who had become both a Dou Wang and a Fifth-grade Alchemist at eighteen, her little bit of talent was no different from having none at all.
"By the way, I had you come to try refining a first-grade pill. How did it go?" Master Otto asked.
"Well..."
Lin Fei's pretty face reddened slightly, and she looked embarrassed.
If Xiao Cang had not