"What else did you have planned for this trip to White Bird Star?" Qin Tian asked Qin Dadi and Xiao Yunlong.
"The captain and I mainly came for a vacation, and to get that gemstone appraised while we were here."
Xiao Yunlong said, "I won it in a bet with some rich guy when I was bored aboard the starship. It looked pretty valuable. Otherwise, that appraiser at the Starry Auction House wouldn't have risked pocketing it."
Qin Tian smiled. "It's a Dragon Blood Stone, and a very good one. It should fetch over a hundred million at auction."
His lips curled with a hint of mischief. "Regretting giving something so valuable as a first-meeting gift?"
"Of course not!" Xiao Yunlong waved a hand grandly. "I owe my entire fortune to you. Even if I gave your wife every last cent in my account, I wouldn't bat an eye!"
Qin Tian nodded and held out his hand with a perfectly straight face. "All right. Transfer everything in your account to me."
Xiao Yunlong's expression changed instantly. "I was speaking for the captain! I'm not that generous!"
"Hahaha!" Cheerful laughter filled the private room.
"Dadi, Yunlong, thank you for the gift. I'll gladly accept it."
Dongfang Mingyue carefully put away the Dragon Blood Stone, then took a row of exquisite porcelain bottles from her personal storage space. "And please don't refuse these gifts in return."
Just then, Qin Tian added, "Oh, I forgot to introduce her properly. Mingyue is a seventh-grade Alchemist and the Alchemy Tower master's final disciple."
What?!
Qin Dadi and Xiao Yunlong's eyes widened as they stared at Dongfang Mingyue in disbelief.
A seventh-grade Alchemist? And the Alchemy Tower master's final disciple?
They knew the Dongfang Family's descendants possessed extraordinary talent for alchemy, but for Dongfang Mingyue to