Xue Mei looked at the young man who made all the other alchemists around him pale in comparison, her eyes seeming to sparkle with starlight.
Vaguely, she understood that by sheer chance, she had come to know a true great figure who would one day shake the Dou Qi Continent.
Perhaps he would reach heights she herself never even dared imagine. As Xue Mei let her thoughts run wild, her cheeks flushed red.
Then she caught sight of her best friend Ruifei. That damn girl was actually looking at Gu Fengchen with the same hopeful expression. Hmph, she dared try to steal my man? Pah!
Though they were about to part ways, and she had no idea whether they would ever meet again, according to the way romance stories went, since the heroine and hero had already formed a bond, they would surely reunite someday.
"Sigh, Xue Mei, I thought becoming Tier 1 Alchemists in two years was already impressive enough. But look at this... Tsk, tsk, tsk. We were taught by the same teacher, so how could the gap be this huge?" Ruifei never missed a chance to take a jab at Xue Mei. Though she was just as shaken herself, Xue Mei and Gu Fengchen had been taught by the same teacher, making the difference all the more obvious.
At that moment, Ruifei suddenly lowered her voice. "By the way, Xue Mei, didn't you once say no one among Black Rock City's younger generation could surpass you? Well, he's here now. Didn't you say that if someone was better than you, then you would..."
"Go die! He isn't from Black Rock City, so it doesn't count!" Although Xue Mei said that, a captivating blush spread across her face.
Though it had indeed been a joke between her and