Translator: Silavin “It seems no one in the Li Family can stop Mo Yun now. That Xiao Licheng, at such a critical moment, he’s actually not here…” “He probably heard Mo Yun was coming and fled without a fight. The challenges from those small Families in the past few days allowed him to show off, but now, at this moment, he’s hiding.” “Indeed. Although Mo Yun and him are already at a stalemate, Mo Yun seems to have achieved a breakthrough. He can now refine Fourth Grade Medicinal Liquid without any pressure. Xiao Licheng is probably too scared to show himself.” Various discussions emerged from the crowd in the Li Family’s shop. However, many knew in their hearts that Xiao Licheng’s avoidance of battle was not something that simple. Naturally, knowing this, Li Lingyan’s face looked extremely dark. Just last night, Xiao Licheng had actually proposed to her. When she did not agree, he just disappeared. This was undoubtedly forcing her to make a choice! Now, Li Lingyan finally saw some of Xiao Licheng’s true colours. Now, she could only place her hope on Qin Yichen, who was always in secluded cultivation in his small courtyard every day. Clop clop… Just as both sides were in a stalemate, rapid sounds of hooves arose. Horses were galloping towards the Li Family shop. Many pedestrians were originally very dissatisfied with this sudden chaos, but when they saw the Li Family’s emblem on the carriage, they reluctantly closed their mouths. At this time, the Li Family was like a powder keg. Ordinary Families would not dare to provoke the Li Family at this moment. “Could it be that Xiao Licheng has come?” Seeing the Li Family’s carriage approach, the crowd in front of the shop automatically made way, their eyes fixed tightly on the carriage, wanting to see who had come. Swish! The front curtain of the carriage was pulled open, and several Li Family Alchemist Assistants got out first. Seeing them come down, the onlookers had no reaction, because these apprentices would not make a difference at this moment. Finally, Qin Yichen also got off the carriage. The curtain was dropped, indicating there was no one else inside. “Eh, Xiao Licheng didn’t come?” “What are these young brats doing here? They’re all Alchemist Assistants. None of them have even condensed their Divine Soul Bead.” “Are they trying to wear out Mo Yun with numbers?” Seeing that none of this group had condensed their Divine Soul Bead, a burst of jeers immediately erupted from the crowd. However, some observant people noticed that these Alchemist Assistants seemed to be led by the young man who got off the carriage last. Still, they did not find anything special about this young man, and Qin Yichen was too unfamiliar to them. So, even if they noticed him, they just regarded him as a slightly outstanding Alchemist Assistant. Inside, when Li Lingyan saw Qin Yichen appear, a look of joy immediately appeared on her pretty face. She could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, she had received explosive news from her close friend. “Grandmaster Qin has come!” Many of the Li Family’s Alchemist Assistants joyfully exclaimed when they saw Qin Yichen. Seeing those faces full of joy and looking at him like a saviour, Qin Yichen felt a bit taken aback. He rubbed his nose bridge and walked into the shop under the surprised and confused gazes around him. “Grandmaster?” They did not understand why these Li Family apprentices would address this young man in such a way. It should be known that in Spreading Cloud City, only people like Liu Wen and Ran Rui could be called Grandmaster. “It’s him?” Ye Liangchen, who had been squinting his eyes with a lecherous look, suddenly contracted his pupils when he saw Qin Yichen appear. Obviously, their previous encounter had left a deep impression on him. At the same time, Lin Shiyun also saw him, and his face immediately darkened. “You finally came!” Li Lingyan went up to greet him. The smile on her face made those around her unable to comprehend what was happening. They could not understand why the Li Family people treated this Alchemist Assistant like they had seen their saviour. “That’s Mo Yun. Don’t underestimate him. He’s already a Guest Officer of the Lin Family. It’s said that he had some breakthrough recently. Seems like he’s already touched the threshold of the Entry Realm…” Li Lingyan whispered into Qin Yichen’s ear. “Oh?” Qin Yichen raised an eyebrow slightly and looked over. Mo Yun looked to be only about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with an arrogant face. He was clearly someone extremely proud. On the chest of his robe, there was an embroidered Pill Furnace emblem with a silver pattern, which was his qualification to be a proud First Grade Alchemy Master! To become a First Grade Alchemy Master in his twenties showed Mo Yun’s extraordinary talent. Now that he had touched the threshold of the Entry Realm, it meant that he would definitely become an Alchemy Grandmaster who could stand shoulder to shoulder with people like Ran Rui in the future. “Strange, the Li Family Young Mistress values him so much.” “Just who is he?” “Not sure. Probably an apprentice following Grandmaster Ran…” The onlookers, seeing Li Lingyan walk so close to him, began to speculate about his identity. “A cheater who dares to show his face.” Lin Shiyun walked over, looking at Qin Yichen with a mocking expression. “Cheater?” Everyone was confused. “This guy hasn’t even condensed a Divine Soul Bead, but during the Alchemy Guild’s Alchemy Master qualification test, he actually refined a Third Grade Pill. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous?” Lin Shiyun said this in public, clearly wanting to use this opportunity to humiliate Qin Yichen. As soon as he said this, all eyes immediately focused on Qin Yichen. Even Mo Yun looked at Qin Yichen a few times, but soon, he showed a disdainful expression. Even he could not refine a Third Grade Pill. How could this guy who had not even condensed a Divine Soul Bead be stronger than him? Obviously, he must have cheated. Not to mention these onlookers, even the Li Family’s Alchemist Assistants were stunned. “Third Grade Pill…” Only Ye Liangchen’s small eyes burst open with a strange light shining in them. He was becoming more and more interested in Qin Yichen. “Li Lingyan, I’ve been waiting here for half a day, and you only brought a few trash apprentices. Has your Li Family run out of people?” Mo Yun seemed to be getting impatient and recklessly said, “If your Li Family only has small fries left, then hurry up and admit defeat. Just take down your shop’s signboard and let me use it as firewood. I won’t give you a hard time.” With the Lin Family behind him, plus his talent, he was not afraid of the Li Family at all. “You seem to have been ignored by him,” Li Lingyan provoked Qin Yichen. Qin Yichen glanced at her with surprise in his eyes. [I never expected that this girl, whose brains basically went to her breast, would actually be smart enough to provoke me in this situation.] “What are you looking at?” Seeing his gaze on her prominent chest, Li Lingyan glared at him angrily and scolded, “Hurry up and go over there!” Haaaa… Qin Yichen helplessly shook his head and walked directly towards Mo Yun.