Jiaowa's drinking capacity impressed Sun Busong. He hadn't expected someone with her petite figure to hold her liquor like a woman who could hold her own against any man. It only made him like her even more. A wife who could drink with him was the kind of woman many men dreamed of.
He slept until lunchtime. At the table, Sun Busong stole a glance at her, then went straight to the point. "Jiaowa, would you be interested in joining our group and going on a quest with us?"
At Sun Busong's sudden question, the lovely young woman stopped attacking the roast meat on the table and looked up at him with those captivating big eyes. Her bewildered, adorably blank expression made Sun Busong's heart race as he gazed fixedly at her face.
She paused, then pursed her lips and thought it over before replying, "I've been away for a long time. Mom must be worried sick. I want to go home first. If she agrees, I'll come find you afterward."
That wasn't what Sun Busong wanted to hear.
"You've gone to all this trouble to get out. Why not stay and enjoy yourself a little longer? What if your mom won't let you come out again once you go home?"
"Besides, you'll level up faster if you stay with us."
Sun Busong wanted to keep her by his side, where he could see her every day.
"I level up quickly at Watchtower Citadel, too. And Mom can teach me alchemy."
Sun Busong's heart leaped. He liked the sound of that. Did her mother know Grandmaster-level alchemy?
"I can teach you alchemy! I know all sorts of alchemy recipes. It'll be no problem at all to teach you."
Finn, who was serving nearby, chimed in. "Master's alchemy is already at