Central Region, Ye City.
This city, considerably larger than Wutan City, naturally belonged to the Ye Family. The Ye Family was one of the Pill Tower's Five Great Families, and the Ye Family Ancestor had once been a renowned grandmaster of alchemy. After him, however, the family had never produced another eighth-tier Alchemist. Its former glory had faded, and it was even in danger of being expelled from the Five Great Families.
Even so, the Ye Family still held a certain degree of influence in the Central Region. Any faction that dared offend it within Ye City would surely meet a miserable end. Of course, that was assuming no young master from some major faction happened to come here to gain experience. But Ye City had nothing particularly remarkable, so no major factions were likely to pass through.
At that moment, in a medicinal herb shop owned by the Ye Family, a girl in green sat behind the counter, yawning out of boredom. She was still quite young, with a petite, delicate figure that had already begun to develop. Though her face retained a hint of childishness, it also showed a lively, spirited charm. In a few more years, she would certainly become a beauty capable of toppling cities and kingdoms.
"When will these days ever end?" the girl muttered, yawning as she sliced medicinal herbs. She had never imagined that her father would actually pack her off to this blasted place. True, she had cut a few corners and shirked a little back then, but surely that did not warrant such a punishment?
As part of the Pill Tower, the Ye Family stood alongside the other four families as one of the Pill Region's Five Great Families and was a genuine lineage of alchemists. Thus, every member with a