Calling for Love at a Murder Scene (1)

Banquet hall.

Tang Yu looked at the masked young woman.

She was probably a few years older than her. Her snow-white skin gave off a gentle yet evocative impression.

They had felt like old friends at first sight.

That was what Tang Yu thought.

"Little Sister Tang Yu, you're truly amazing."

"Young Plague Exterminators with talent should be seen by everyone!"

There was a smile in Lin Nuan's eyes.

Her movements were gentle, her bearing elegant.

Tang Yu judged that this woman was likely a noble young lady from a powerful family.

"Big Sister Lin Nuan, which... faction are you from?"

Tang Yu hesitated before asking.

Lin Nuan was not surprised by the question.

She crossed her legs, revealing her slender, snow-white calves, enough to stir one's appetite.

"Factions... those things aren't important. What matters is talent. I'm different from those people. For talented individuals, I have nothing but appreciation... I signed up for the [Alchemy Convention] and have been running around in hopes of finding an assistant."

Tang Yu froze.

An assistant?

She was serious about alchemy.

Her talent was obvious to all. There was no way she would go work as someone's underling.

In the world of alchemists and pharmacists, an [assistant] was little different from an apprentice, mainly doing repetitive mechanical work.

"Sorry, Miss Nuan Nuan."

Tang Yu said.

Lin Nuan showed none of the embarrassment of being rejected. She still seemed to be smiling. "It was just a thought. After all, having a Child of Pharmacology assist me isn't realistic."

She fell quiet for a moment, as though pondering some century-defining problem.

Meanwhile, Tang Yu looked at the portion of the young woman's jawline exposed beneath her mask.

Though she could not see her face, her curvaceous figure and beautiful eyes alone made it clear that