Qiluo had clearly heard the words "Alchemist Ye Hua." Her body, already three feet off the ground, suddenly halted. She turned to look over, and her eyes met Song Wen's.
But upon seeing that Song Wen was not the "Ye Hua" she had known before, Liu Mei could not help but frown slightly.
At this moment, Wang Qi had already arrived before Song Wen.
Song Wen had no choice but to withdraw his gaze and said to Wang Qi with an awkward smile.
"Yesterday, I left in a hurry and forgot to purchase the spiritual herbs needed to refine Spirit-Melting Pills and Heaven-Returning Pills. I came specifically to buy them today."
"It is but a small matter. Alchemist Ye Hua, please wait a moment. This old man will have someone prepare them at once. As usual, twenty sets of each?" Wang Qi asked.
Song Wen nodded. "Thank you for your trouble, Manager Wang."
Wang Qi summoned an attendant and instructed him to prepare the various spiritual herbs needed for alchemy.
Suddenly, a figure flashed, and Qiluo appeared beside the two of them.
"You are called Ye Hua?" Qiluo scrutinized Song Wen with blazing eyes.
"Indeed. May I ask how I should address you, Fairy?" Song Wen said, cupping his fist in salute toward Qiluo.
"Qiluo." Qiluo parted her red lips slightly, then softly added, "Your name happens to be the same as that of an old acquaintance of mine."
"To share a name with Fairy's old acquaintance is truly this one's honor," Song Wen said.
"You certainly know how to talk. You are exactly like that old acquaintance of mine." A smile appeared on Qiluo's face, like summer flowers in full bloom—bright and dazzling.
"You flatter me, Fairy." Song Wen wore the look of one overwhelmed by favor.
Yet at