Origin Return Manor, outside the manor lord's private chamber.
A little girl with a side ponytail sat intently at a set of desk and chairs custom-made for her. Several sheets of paper lay before her, each densely covered in writing. Every sheet was a specially prepared test question.
Every question concerned alchemy, covering multiple aspects of the art. Judging from the scope of the six questions, whoever had set them possessed exceptional skill. The difficulty had also been chosen perfectly, with every question causing the little girl some trouble. Though challenging, the questions were not without clues. Thus, the adorable little girl arranged several herbs before her, pinching and sniffing them from time to time with utmost seriousness.
This little girl was naturally Xiao Yan's beloved daughter, and the most doted-upon girl in all of Origin Return Manor—Xiao Qingqing.
The questions before her had all been set by Yao Lao. Xiao Qingqing's current condition was somewhat unusual. Because she had not used any external means of stimulation, the not-yet-eight-year-old Xiao Qingqing had yet to condense a Dou Qi Whirlpool. To be precise, she still lacked the foundation to become a true Alchemist.
Yet on the other hand, Xiao Qingqing seemed to have perfectly inherited the strengths of both her father, Xiao Yan, and her mother, Xiao Yi Xian. Her soul perception was extraordinarily sharp. After carefully examining her, Yao Lao had even reached a conclusion that seemed somewhat unbelievable: Xiao Qingqing, who did not even possess the strength of a Dou Zhe, already had soul perception at the level of the Spiritual State Soul!
Moreover, Yao Lao's conclusion had actually been a conservative one. Even Yao Lao had to admit that she was a born alchemy prodigy. Not even Xiao Yan had been as outrageous as Xiao Qingqing in the