"Absolutely not! Every alchemist has their own temper. If this angers him, forget you and me, even the Miteer Family might not be able to withstand his fury."
Gu Ni hurriedly stopped Ya Fei from acting on her idea.
"But then again, Miss, if you can win him over, your influence within the Miteer Family will surely rise with the tide!"
An independent Fourth-Tier, or even Fifth-Tier alchemist, and so young at that. His future potential was immeasurable!
Forget the Miteer Family, even the royal family would have to treat him cautiously.
They might even spare no effort to recruit him.
Ya Fei let out a soft sigh.
"But… Uncle Gu Ni also knows that aside from this pretty face, I don't really have anything worth offering."
Gu Ni's lips twitched as if he wanted to say something, yet he held back.
At that moment,
a young girl in a light purple dress walked over, holding a portrait in her hands.
"Excuse me… have you seen this person? His name is Ye Hao…"
Ya Fei and Gu Ni both recognized Xiao Xun'er.
The two of them looked at the portrait in her hands.
They were slightly stunned!
Wasn't the person in the portrait Hao Shuai, who had left just minutes ago?
His name was…
Ye Hao?
Wait!
Ya Fei caught a trace of unusual meaning in the anxious look on Xun'er's pretty face.
"I'm very sorry, Miss Xun'er. We… haven't seen him." Ya Fei shook her head with a smile.
She did not know what relationship the two had, so she did not dare to casually reveal Ye Hao's whereabouts.
"Thank you."
Xun'er thanked her and quickly ran off to ask elsewhere.
"Uncle Gu Ni, what do you think… is his real name Hao Shuai or Ye Hao?"
Ya Fei tilted her head and asked.
Gu Ni stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then smiled. "Miss, I don't think that's the important point."
Ya Fei asked, "Then what do you mean, Uncle Gu Ni?"
Gu Ni said, "As long as his strength is real, that's enough."
Ya Fei suddenly understood.
Yes!
As long as his strength was sufficient, everything else was secondary.
The two were just about to turn around.
The next second,
another graceful figure ran over.
"Have you seen this person?!"
Ya Fei happened to notice the cloud-and-silver-sword emblem on the girl's dress.
She immediately recognized her identity.
And when they saw the portrait in her hand,
both of them froze for a moment!
"Have you seen him?" Nalan Yanran pressed anxiously.
Ya Fei smiled awkwardly and shook her head. "Sorry, we haven't."
Nalan Yanran turned and ran in another direction.
One after another, two young girls were searching for Hao Shuai!
Just what kind of identity did he have?
Why would he drive a disciple of the Yunlan Sect and the young lady of the Xiao Family to search for him so frantically?
"Miss, if you want to win him over, you must hurry! These two girls are not easy to deal with!"
Gu Ni spoke earnestly.
Ya Fei clenched her jade-like hand and lightly bit her red lips with her silver teeth.
That was right!
She had to seize this opportunity tightly!
She could not let him slip through her fingers!
…
On the other side.
Ge Ye followed closely behind Nalan Yanran.
He was completely confused!
He could not understand no matter how he thought about it.
How did that ordinary-looking boy get acquainted with a heaven-blessed girl like Nalan Yanran?
They were not even on the same level!
And from the earlier scene, Nalan Yanran even seemed like an extremely humble admirer!
She was practically on the verge of kneeling to beg for that boy's forgiveness!
Why?!
She was the future Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect!
No!
When he returned, he had to report this matter to the Sect Master!
She must properly knock some sense into Yanran!
She must not be allowed to sink into romantic entanglements.
Otherwise,
the Yunlan Sect would be ruined!
"Elder Ge Ye, why are you putting in no effort?! Hurry and help me look! Why are you just standing there in a daze?"
Nalan Yanran turned her head and saw Ge Ye trailing behind like a block of wood.
He was not even helping to ask around, and she immediately grew angry.
"If I miss Brother Hao, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life!!"
Ge Ye was stunned.
What did that have to do with him?!
He was just a bodyguard!
This was truly being implicated in someone else's trouble!
Ge Ye could only join the search team with a sorrowful face and began asking along the streets.
…
At the same time.
On another side of Wu Tan City,
Xun'er tied her long straight hair into a high ponytail and held the portrait as she searched alone along the street.
Xiao Yan shamelessly followed behind.
"Sister Xun'er, Sister Xun'er… wait for me!"
"Xiao Yan! Can you stop following me? Can't you see I'm busy!"
Xun'er frowned slightly and spoke impatiently.
Yet her steps did not stop at all.
Her gaze continuously swept across every passing face on the street.
Xiao Yan refused to give up. "Sister Xun'er, is the person you're looking for your brother? Tell me his name and I'll help you find him. Many hands make light work!"
When Xun'er heard this, her eyes lit up. She stopped, turned around, and immediately handed the portrait to Xiao Yan.
"His name is Ye Hao. This is his portrait. Please, Cousin Xiao Yan, help search along this street. Thank you."
Oh, so that guy's name is Ye Hao.
Good, very good! I, Xiao Yan, will remember this debt!
Wait!
Xun'er…
Xun'er just smiled at me!
And even called me cousin!!
Immediately, Xiao Yan felt as if he had been injected with a surge of energy. He patted his chest and boldly declared, "No problem, leave it to me."
There was no way he would actually help search. If he really ran into him, it would be best to drive him out of Wu Tan City!
"Thank you, Cousin Xiao Yan." Xun'er smiled sweetly.
Xiao Yan was completely mesmerized.
Hope to win Xun'er over ignited once more in his heart!
"Hehe, no need to thank me. By the way, he's your cousin too, right?"
"No."
Xun'er shook her head and smiled sweetly.
"He is the person Xun'er loves most."
After saying that, Xun'er headed down another street to continue searching.
Upon hearing this,
Xiao Yan felt as if he had been struck by lightning and stood frozen in place.
Her words echoed repeatedly in his ears…
"He is the person Xun'er loves most…"
"The person Xun'er loves most…"
"The person Xun'er loves…"
"Xun'er's beloved…"
Thud.
Xiao Yan dropped to his knees, raising both hands toward the sky!
"No!!!"
"Young Master Xiao Yan, what's wrong?" A burly man named Pei En walked over and asked respectfully.
Xiao Yan shook his head in pain. "This question is too difficult. I don't know. I really don't know!!!"
…
On the other side.
As soon as Ye Hao returned to the blacksmith shop, he hung up the "Closed" sign and shut the door.
He went back to his room, removed his disguise,
and tilted his head back to gulp down several mouthfuls of tea.
"How do they know me?"
"Could it be…"
"That my blacksmithing skills are so good that my reputation has spread far and wide?"
Ye Hao shook his head.
"Definitely not!"
"How could beautiful young girls like someone who forges iron for a living!"
Ye Hao frowned in thought.
He recalled the process of meeting Nalan Yanran earlier.
Carefully analyzing every detail.
Very quickly, a crazy idea surfaced in his mind!
"Damn!"
"Could it be that what happened in the simulation… is going to become real?"
Ye Hao sucked in a breath of cold air.
He suddenly sat up straight.
At this moment, he still did not know the exact situation.
First, after Nalan Yanran saw him, she directly called him Brother Hao!
She even said that what happened back then was her fault!
As for that extremely beautiful girl in the purple dress,
Ye Hao speculated that she was probably Xun'er!
Judging from their words and actions,
could it be that the simulation had become reality?
Or was it that…
once he ended up with someone in reality, events would eventually develop along the ending of that simulation?
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