What He Brought Upon Himself, He Had to Endure

Meanwhile, after Qin Yu returned to the hotel, he found Xiao Yi Xian in his room.

"What are you doing...?"

Before Qin Yu could finish speaking, Xiao Yi Xian leaned in, pressed her nose against his collar, and sniffed him carefully.

"Tell me honestly, where did you go?"

Xiao Yi Xian raised her head, her eyes fixed on him.

Qin Yu was taken aback by her sudden action and subconsciously took a half step back.

"What? Where did you go? To prepare for the Alchemist level assessment."

"Liar! You clearly smell like a woman!"

Xiao Yi Xian stepped forward, using her head to push Qin Yu out of the room, took a deep breath of his scent, and added:

"And she must be a great beauty."

Qin Yu was silent for two seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing:

"... You can even tell if someone is pretty or not by smell?"

Don't change the subject.

Xiao Yi Xian crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame, giving off a "I won't let you in unless you tell me" vibe.

Qin Yu sighed, squeezed past her into the room, and casually closed the door behind him.

"I ran into the Misty Cloud Sect Master on the way and we chatted for a bit."

"The Misty Cloud Sect Master?"

Xiao Yi Xian's brow twitched slightly, and she followed him in.

"Is this the Yun Yun who helped you in the desert before?"

"Um."

Xiao Yi Xian didn't ask any further questions, but she also showed no intention of leaving.

She walked to the bedside, sat down, and swung her legs, saying:

"Qin Yu, I'm not leaving tonight."

Qin Yu, who was pouring water, almost spilled it upon hearing this. He turned around and looked at her with a puzzled expression, as if waiting for a reason.

"I want to hear you tell me... about what happened before you met me."

Xiao Yi Xian's voice was much softer than usual, and her gaze was fixed on her toes, but the slight blush at the base of her ears betrayed her.

"Well... where should I begin?"

Qin Yu finished his water in one gulp, sat down next to Xiao Yi Xian, nudged her to the side, and lay down on the bed himself.

"From the beginning."

So, for the rest of the time, Qin Yu talked on and on, while Xiao Yi Xian listened quietly.

She would occasionally chime in, but most of the time she simply gazed at Qin Yu.

Qin Yu attributed the "Earth Sovereign" attribute to innate physique, the "Treasure-Seeking Sacred Body" to pure luck, and as for Top-Tier Comprehension...

He said he didn't know what happened, but he suddenly had a breakthrough.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and by the time Qin Yu had finished telling his story, it was already late at night.

Xiao Yi Xian got up from the bedside, stretched, and walked towards the door.

"Good night."

"Good night."

The door closed.

Qin Yu lay on the bed, raised his arm and looked at it. Several bluish-purple finger marks were clearly visible, all from when he was pinched when Xiao Yu was mentioned earlier.

Qin Yu counted them: four on his left arm, three on his right arm, and one more at his waist.

"Twisting meat is truly a woman's signature skill..."

There's nothing he can do; he brought it on himself. He'll just have to accept it.

Qin Yu sighed, closed his eyes, and quickly drifted off to sleep.

The next day, Qin Yu got up very early and rushed to the Alchemist Association.

To his surprise, a large crowd had already gathered in front of the guild early in the morning.

When Qin Yu appeared at the end of the street, the crowd automatically parted to make way for him.

Otto, Vice President of the Alchemist Association in Heiyan City.

Frank, President of the Heiyan City Alchemist Association (The previous edit permission is currently being requested by the editor; it will be changed once granted).

The two Four-Grade Alchemist stepped forward in unison the moment they saw Qin Yu.

This kind of spectacle is something the guild members have never seen before.

"Mr. Qin has arrived."

Otto waved to Qin Yu from afar, and as he approached, he whispered a question:

"Did I fail to get things done last night?"

"What's causing this delay?"

Qin Yu was somewhat confused, and Otto didn't say much, only giving a meaningful smile.

The three walked through the guild hall and sat down in a private room.

Once the door was closed, the murmurs outside were cut off.

Frank didn't exchange pleasantries; his first words were:

"Otto said you can refine fourth-grade pills, is that true?"

"Look at you, still doubting me, Mr. Qin, no, Master Qin, take out that pill and show this old man what he's made of!"

Otto was clearly somewhat displeased with Frank's suspicions.

I've told him so many times, why doesn't he believe me?

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu immediately took out the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill he had refined the previous night from his Storage Ring, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward Frank.

Frank picked up the pill and brought it close to his eyes to examine it closely.

"Damn it..."

Frank's expression kept changing, but Qin Yu didn't react. It was Otto who spoke up:

"How about it? Old man, I told you this guy is a true genius, his Alchemy are definitely at the fourth rank!"

"... He's not your apprentice, what are you so proud of?"

Frank glanced at Otto disdainfully, took out an exquisite badge and a neatly folded robe from his Storage Ring, and pushed them in front of Qin Yu.

"This is the badge and robe for Four-Grade Alchemist. From today onwards, you are a guild-certified Four-Grade Alchemist."

Qin Yu took the item and put it into his Storage Ring.

"Thank you both, masters."

"No need to thank me, you earned this through your own abilities."

Frank waved his hand, then suddenly changed the subject:

"However, there is one thing I don't understand."

"Please speak, Chairman."

"Since you possess such Alchemy, why did you spend so many gold coins to buy that Green Wood Mysterious Spirit Pill at the auction in the Jia Ma Imperial City?"

"Because... that was exactly what was needed at that time."

Qin Yu smiled slightly, offering no further explanation, and Frank didn't press the matter further.

If someone doesn't want to talk, you can't just force them to open their mouth and ask.

Qin Yu stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to the two men, and then turned and left the guild.

After he left, Frank and Otto remained sitting in the private room, looking at each other in silence for a long time.

Didn't you ask him who his teacher was?

Frank picked up his teacup, took a sip, and Otto's reply nearly made him spit out his tea:

"I asked, and he said he didn't know his teacher's name either."

"Ah?!"

Otto shrugged, indicating that he was also helpless.

Frank remained silent for a long time, then put down his teacup and let out a long sigh.

This young man.

When Qin Yu returned to the hotel, Xiao Yi Xian and her daughter Qing Lin had already packed their things.

Qing Lin was squatting in the yard playing with a stray cat when she saw Qin Yu return. She ran over with the kitten in her arms.

"Brother Qin Yu! Can we go now?"

"That's enough."

Qin Yu rubbed her head and turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian.

The greedy girl stared at him expectantly until he took out a small jade bottle containing purple pills, at which point she finally smiled.

"Is everything taken care of?"

"Um."

"Let's go then."

The four left the hotel and exited Heiyan City.

Xiao Yi Xian whistled to the sky, and Blue Eagle Xiao Lan spread its wings and flew from the distant Mountain Range, landing steadily on the open ground.

The group flew along the edge of the Magic Beast Mountains towards Wutan City.