In Short, I Am Zhou Zhi (1)

Chengyun Dynasty, Azure Dragon Market, royal residence.

Qian Ji, the manager of the Elixir Room, was leading the man deeper into the residence.

"About six feet tall, thin build, his face hidden behind a mask, all spiritual power completely concealed."

Qian Ji was extremely nervous.

Although the Chengyun Dynasty had kept news of Twenty-Three's inheritor, the hereditary Plague Exterminator Zhou Ran, sealed from the public, officials of the Bei Gong Prince's Mansion like Qian Ji naturally knew about it.

Zhou Ran's defeat of Cui Ni and Hua Qianqiu alone meant he had reached the level of a top-tier Human Dragon—placing immense pressure on Qian Ji, who was merely Chief Surgeon Grade.

"The prince said that in today's Chengyun, this man's good and evil are difficult to discern. He may not necessarily be a friend."

Qian Ji pondered this with a practiced smile on her face.

Forget it.

Whether he was a friend or not was not something Qian Ji had the standing to judge.

If the Dragon Among Men behind her wanted to kill her, he could do it with one hand.

Speaking of which, Zhou Ran had taken Hua Qianqiu's Named Blade. Qian Ji had heard that a thousand years ago, the Plague Exterminator Immortal Hua Yuanhua had forged two Plague-Slaying Blades. One was the [Cosmos Ring] Zhou Ran now possessed, while the other was the [Auspicious Cloud Azure Lotus] pill furnace, capable of refining Elixirs below Dragon Grade with a one hundred percent success rate.

For an alchemist like Qian Ji, nothing could have been more enticing. If she had not feared Zhou Ran, she certainly would have asked about it.

"His gaze is indifferent, and I can't read his emotions... Has he not noticed me?"

"No, he simply doesn't care about my scrutiny at all!"

Having realized