I Really Can't Refine Elixirs (1)

East Ridge Circuit.

Long Forest.

A flourishing land of elixir refinement and medicine compounding.

Wealthy merchants and major organizations from all across Chengyun came here to purchase large quantities of medicinal ingredients, including affluent families afflicted with serious illnesses.

Top-tier medicinal ingredients such as [Thousand-Year Ginseng] and [Tianshan Snow Lotus] could not be found in ordinary places elsewhere.

Outside the Central Epidemic Prevention Office.

Wearing a mask, Tang Yu furtively glanced around.

Zhou Zhi stood behind Tang Yu, looking at the bustling market before the gates.

The air was filled with the fragrance of medicinal herbs. Heat waves from burning flames rolled out from many of the shops along the street, clearly showing that elixirs were being refined in full swing.

"What's with you?"

Zhou Zhi asked casually.

Tang Yu waved a hand. "East Ridge Circuit may not be the Far North Army's headquarters, but there are Far North soldiers here too. If they try to arrest me, I'll need to find a way to escape. Of course I have to be careful."

There was another half of the sentence that the young elixir refiner did not say aloud.

This senior looked quite intimidating, but she did not believe Senior Zhou could stand up to the Far North Army's power. If a fight really broke out, she would still have to rely on herself.

She had heard that Hu Chaoran of the Far North Army had been recruiting lately. Perhaps she could make amends for her crimes and join the Far North Army to earn herself some minor official post—ptui, ptui, ptui! What was she thinking? This heroine was a heroine. Even if she died, even if she jumped from the highest peak of Mother Earth, she would never become a lackey of the court!

Miss Tang, the little sachet