"Teacher, it seems I've been rejected for marriage..."
Nalan Yanran's expression was somewhat bewildered; she hadn't fully processed it.
She had just decided to go to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement, so how did the Xiao Family's letter of annulment end up in her hands?
"Let me see." Yun Yun took the letter from her hand, quickly read it through, and understood.
"Isn't this exactly what you wanted? You were planning to break off the engagement anyway, and the result is pretty much the same. Your engagement with Xiao Yan has been dissolved."
"But I still feel a bit uncomfortable."
Being rejected for marriage, wasn't that like being divorced by someone?
It was a very strange feeling.
"Alright, do you really want to go to the Xiao Family and cause a scene, and then break off the engagement yourself?" Yun Yun comforted her. "Go back now and explain the situation to your father and Elder Nalan."
"Okay."
Nalan Yanran silently put away the annulment letter... Wutan City.
Miter Auction House.
As the largest auction house in Wutan City, it was bustling with people every day, lively and crowded.
Young Master Xiao Li's purpose was clear; he headed straight for the Miter Auction House.
"Young Master Xiao Li, you've arrived."
The auction house attendant recognized Young Master Xiao Li, and as soon as she saw him, she eagerly stepped forward to greet him.
"Yes, I'm here to buy some things."
"What would Young Master Xiao Li like to buy?" The attendant asked enthusiastically as she led him inside.
Young Master Xiao Li directly took out a list, on which several medicinal herbs were enumerated.
"I need these medicinal herbs. See if you can gather them for me."
The attendant took the list, glanced at the herbs on it, and was stunned.
Because she hadn't even heard of many of the herbs.
However, she was, after all, just an attendant responsible for reception, not for managing the storeroom.
"Young Master Xiao Li, please rest in the VIP room for a moment. I will go check immediately."
After taking Young Master Xiao Li to the VIP room, the attendant took the list and left... Behind the scenes of the auction house.
Consort Ya was checking the items that were about to be auctioned.
The attendant hurried over with the list and said,
"Miss, these are the medicinal herbs Young Master Xiao Li of the Xiao Family needs. There are many I don't recognize. Please take a look..."
"You don't recognize them? Don't you know to go directly to the storeroom to find them?"
Although she said that, Consort Ya still took the list to look at it.
Soon, as she looked at the ingredients on the list, her expression gradually became solemn.
"Whose list did you say this was?"
"Young Master Xiao Li of the Xiao Family."
"Xiao Family... I will personally handle this matter. You may leave."
"Yes."
...Inside the VIP room.
Young Master Xiao Li leisurely sipped tea, waiting quietly.
He believed he would wait for the person he wanted to see.
A moment later, the door to the VIP room opened, and a woman in a cheongsam gracefully walked in.
The woman smiled charmingly, her face beautiful, exuding a captivating allure and seductive charm.
A form-fitting cheongsam hugged her ample bosom, a sash cinched her slender waist, and the slit of the gown revealed a dazzling stretch of fair leg, making one I couldn't help it want to explore further.
"Young Master Xiao Li, I apologize for the wait."
Her gaze swept over Young Master Xiao Li, and Consort Ya smiled gracefully.
"It's alright. To be able to wait for a peerless beauty like Miss Consort Ya, waiting a little longer is no problem." Young Master Xiao Li put down his tea, his gaze openly sweeping over Consort Ya's graceful figure.
Consort Ya's beauty was completely different from Xiao Yu, Xiao Xun'er, and the others.
She possessed a unique charm, an older sister type who embodied maturity, allure, and grace.
Such a woman held even greater temptation.
"Young Master Xiao Li, you jest." Praised, Consort Ya's face also broke into a brilliant smile.
Although it was their first formal meeting, Young Master Xiao Li gave her a very different feeling.
Warm, sunny, handsome, and uniquely charming.
Men like beautiful women.
Women also like handsome men.
It's the same principle.
Having been at the auction house for so long, Consort Ya had seen all sorts of men.
She had seen many handsome men.
But never had a man like Young Master Xiao Li attracted her so greatly.
It was as if Young Master Xiao Li had some kind of aura, making Consort Ya inexplicably find him pleasing to the eye and develop a good impression.
"The attendant just told me that Young Master Xiao Li needs some medicinal herbs. Because these herbs are quite high-grade, I came to confirm with Young Master Xiao Li."
"If they were ordinary herbs, I wouldn't need to come to your auction house." Young Master Xiao Li smiled slightly.
"Or are you saying your auction house doesn't have these herbs either?"
"Of course, we have the herbs. I will go prepare them personally right away."
Subsequently, Consort Ya personally went to prepare the medicinal herbs.
After fifteen minutes, she returned with the herbs.
"Young Master Xiao Li, all the medicinal herbs you requested are here. Please check if they are correct."
Young Master Xiao Li glanced at them, confirmed they were correct, and casually placed a purple crystal card on the tray, exchanging money for goods.
"By the way, Young Master Xiao Li, forgive my boldness in asking, but what do you need these medicinal herbs for?"
These herbs were all high-grade, typically used to refine third- or fourth-grade pills.
But the problem was, the Xiao Family didn't have an Alchemist, so what did they need these pills for?
"To refine pills, of course." Young Master Xiao Li said openly.
"Ah?" Consort Ya was startled.
It really was for refining pills?
"Does your Xiao Family... have an Alchemist?"
As soon as she asked the question, Consort Ya realized how abrupt her question was.
This should be considered their secret, right?
But Young Master Xiao Li still said openly: "Yes, it's far away in the sky, yet close at hand."
"You are an Alchemist??"
Consort Ya was even more shocked.
She remembered that no one in the Xiao Family was an Alchemist!
How did Young Master Xiao Li become an Alchemist?
Seeing her reaction, Young Master Xiao Li said no more, collected all the medicinal herbs, and turned to leave.
"Oh, right." Young Master Xiao Li suddenly turned back, looked at Consort Ya in front of him, and a wicked, charming smile played on his lips.
"Miss Consort Ya, you are truly beautiful. I think I might fall for you."
With that, Young Master Xiao Li turned and left.
Consort Ya was stunned.
The topic had shifted too suddenly.
It wasn't until Young Master Xiao Li left the VIP room that she recovered, her heart quickening slightly.
"Alchemist... If this Young Master Xiao Li is truly an Alchemist, then the situation in Wutan City is about to change."
...Back home.
Young Master Xiao Li immediately began refining pills.
What he wanted to refine was a Fourth-Grade pill—the Tranquilizing Pill, a very high-grade type of prenatal medicine.
This was also his first time refining pills, and he had no experience, so he didn't dare to refine overly high-grade pills.
After all, Young Master Xiao Li was currently only a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.
"Hoo..."
Taking a deep breath, he placed the medicine cauldron in front of him. Young Master Xiao Li summoned a cluster of emerald green flames from his palm—the 20th ranked Heavenly Flame, Nether Poison Flame!
Throwing the Nether Poison Flame into the medicine cauldron, Young Master Xiao Li officially began refining pills.
Although it was his first time refining pills, the system had directly rewarded him with the experience of a Fifth-Grade Alchemist, making him no different from an experienced Fifth-Grade Alchemist now.
Soon, the fragrance of medicine permeated the medicine cauldron...