The esteemed alchemist

Seeing Xiong Er's smiling face, Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback and asked with some surprise, "What did you just say your name was?"

"My name is Xiong Er. Have you heard of me? Am I that famous in the Inner Academy?" Xiong Er said, somewhat puzzled but also a little excited.

Xiao Yu looked at Xiong Er and asked, "Don't you have an older brother named Xiong Da?"

Xiong Er suddenly widened his eyes in surprise and said, "How do you know my eldest brother's name? He's usually so unassuming, is he really that famous in the Inner Academy?"

"Wow, it really is? Isn't this a whole 'Boonie Bears' movie? You don't have a nemesis named Logger Qiang, do you?" Xiao Yu continued to ask.

Xiong Er shook his head and said, "Logger Qiang? Never heard of him. By the way, I still don't know your name."

Xiao Yu looked at Xiong Er with a smile and said, "Me? My name is Xiao Yu!"

Xiong Er didn't react for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Oh, your name is Xiao Yu? How come you have the same name as Overlord Xiao?"

"Holy crap! Pan Men, you're the Overlord Xiao?" Xiong Er's face flushed red, and he stood helplessly in front of the stone platform.

The members of Pan Men burst into laughter at the fat man's flustered appearance.

Hu Jia chimed in with a teasing remark, "You call yourself the all-knowing scholar of the Inner Academy? You don't even know what Xiao Yu looks like. Now that you've run into him, shouldn't you at least get to know him?"

Hu Jia's teasing made Xiong Er even more uneasy. Just as he was about to turn around and slip away, Xiao Yu grabbed his shoulder.

Xiong Er turned to look at Xiao Yu with a bitter expression and said, "Ba... no, Brother Xiao, you're my older brother. I really didn't mean to talk about you behind your back. These are just titles given to you by people from the Inner Academy. They have nothing to do with me!"

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "It's alright, I don't care about these things. I stopped you so you could buy pills!"

Xiong Er looked at Xiao Yu and asked, "Aren't you angry?"

"Don't be angry, just buy more pills and promote our Pan Men's pills later!" Xiao Yu shook his head and smiled.

Xiong Er quickly nodded and said, "Definitely, definitely!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the stone platform and then, with a wave of his hand, bought a full fifty Heavenly Fire Energy pills.

Having bought the pills, Xiong Er didn't dare linger there any longer, so Xiao Yu didn't stop him and they quickly left.

Xun'er pulled Little Xiao Nian to Xiao Yu's side and asked coquettishly, "This person is really interesting, but why did you give him a 20% discount?"

Seeing Xun'er's somewhat puzzled expression, Xiao Yu explained, "Just now I noticed that this fat man's internal energy was extremely profound, unlike that of an ordinary Inner Academy student. Moreover, the panic he showed when he told me his name was fake!"

"Fake?" Xun'er said with some surprise.

Watching Xiong Er's departing figure, Xiao Yu laughed and said, "This guy is simply a born actor. With acting skills like that, it's a shame he doesn't win an award. Just who are you?"

After Xiong Er left, the panicked expression on his face vanished instantly. He muttered with a hint of regret, "Damn it, he just came back and already cheated me out of fifty days' worth of Fire Energy. But I really didn't expect Xiao Yu to be an alchemist!"

Xiong Er stroked his chin with a shrewd expression and said, "My acting was pretty good, wasn't it? Never mind, I'll go back and check on my brother first. Xiao Yu, that kid's quite interesting, see you next time!"

After saying that, Xiong Er strode towards the elders' area in the Inner Academy.

Because of Xiao Yu Xiong Er's example, Xiao Yu's group attracted the attention of some students, and their pills were slightly cheaper than those of the Bai Gang.

In just one afternoon, most of the pills were sold out; the rest could be sold over several days.

After having the people from Pan Men tidy up, Xiao Yu headed towards his residence.

Back at his residence, Xiao Yu tallied up the Fire Energy he had earned that day—a full three hundred Fire Energy. A Tai then arranged for someone to buy some medicinal herbs to replenish his reserves.

In contrast to the high spirits of the Pan Men, a dozen people sat in a spacious and luxurious room, the atmosphere somewhat somber.

A man dressed in an alchemist's robe leaned back in his chair at the head of the table. Four shimmering patterns shimmered on the ancient Medicine Cauldron on his chest, demonstrating his strength as Fourth-grade Alchemist.

This man was Han Xian, the leader of the Medicine Gang!

"I heard that Pan Men has started selling pills too? Where did they get their alchemists?" Han Xian's deep voice swept over everyone in the room.

One of the people below replied, "It seems to have been personally crafted by Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu, the leaders of the Pan Men!"

"Xiao Yu is also an alchemist?" Han Xian's eyes narrowed slightly. He naturally knew Xiao Yu's reputation and Dou Wang strength. He really didn't know how such a freak had emerged among this year's freshmen!

"Boss, what do we do? With Xiao Yu in Pan Men, we can't touch them. Are we just going to watch them break our Medicine Gang's monopoly on pills in the Inner Academy?" a hot-tempered man said.

Han Xian pondered for a moment and said, "Send someone to invite the leader of Pan Men to come for a meeting. Remember, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan must also be invited!"

The subordinate replied, "Yes, sir, I'll go fetch him right away!"

Looking at the pile of medicinal herbs that had once again accumulated in the living room, Xiao Yu smiled wryly and said, "I'll refine these herbs tomorrow!"

Xun'er looked at Xiao Yu with some concern and said, "Alright, Brother Xiao Yu, you should rest well today!"

Just then, A Tai rushed in from outside and said, "Boss, someone from the Medicine Gang wants to invite Medicine Gang Xiao Yan and you to meet them!"

Sitting on the sofa, Hu Jia and Wu Hao exchanged a surprised glance and said, "The Medicine Gang is really fast; they got the news in just half a day!"

Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Meet? Okay, let's meet then."

Just then, Xiao Yan finished his cultivation and came out of his room. Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Yan and smiled, "Third Brother, shall we go and cause trouble for the Medicine Gang Clan?"

"The Medicine Gang causing trouble?" Xiao Yan asked, somewhat puzzled.

After A Tai recounted the whole story, Xiao Yan finally understood and said, "That's great! The Medicine Gang must want to see our alchemy skills. I heard their Medicine Gang, Han Xian, is a Fourth-grade Alchemist. I've been wanting to meet him for a long time!"

With a flick of his hand, Xiao Yu's unique alchemist robe appeared in his hand. He draped the robe over his body, and five silver ripples shone on the ancient Medicine Cauldron on his chest, a truly awe-inspiring sight!

Everyone present knew that Xiao Yu was an alchemist, but no one had ever imagined that Xiao Yu's alchemist level would actually be fifth grade!

That's Fifth-grade Alchemist! In any power within the Black Corner Region, such a person would be treated as an honored guest.

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yu's alchemist robe with some envy, and then he also took out his own Fourth-grade Alchemist robe from his Storage Ring.

After they participated in the Alchemist Grand Meeting in the Jia Ma Empire, the Alchemist Guild awarded them fifth-grade and Fourth-grade Alchemist robes, granting them all the rights within the guild!

At this moment, their alchemist robes became even more dazzling.

Xun'er couldn't help but laugh, "Now I finally understand why Elder Huo made you join the Alchemy Department!"

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan smiled, then walked towards the door; they were going out to cause a ruckus!