588 Pay To Embarrass (2/2)

”You’re not entitled to know who I am,” said Gu Xijiu, calm and collected.

Qian Lingyu was tensed, but he stood up for Gu Xijiu and said, ”Exactly, everyone comes to the night market wearing a long robe and a mask to conceal their true identity. Thus, if we're not willing to expose ourselves, you cannot force us to.”

He began putting the things together, ”Alright, now that we’re done with both of the alchemies, we can pack our things and leave.”

”Hold on!” Jing Lanyao took a step forward and placed his palm on the alchemy furnace. He fixed his eyes on Gu Xijiu and said, ”Is there any reason why you find it hard to disclose your identity?”

Gu Xijiu smiled. She then crossed her arms and said, ”Nothing, I am just obeying the rules here.”

Jing Lanyao frowned, but immediately started guessing her identity, ”Are you, Brother Qiu?”

”Brother Jing, I am here.” One of the men in the crowd took off his mask. He was the Brother Qiu that Jing Lanyao had called out.

Jing Lanyao frowned again. Just when he was about to start guessing again, Alchemist Qiu already began to talk, ”Brother Jing, there’s no need to guess anymore, all of us are here.”

He waved at the crowd. Three other men then emerged from the crowd and took off their masks. They were the remaining alchemists from the alchemy hall. All the alchemists from the Tianju Hall were there. There was no one left.

Tianju Hall did not allow any outsiders to move in. Everything would be recorded in the books even when there were some occasional stays.

Although the people present were wearing long robes and masks, all of them were the internal staff members of the Tianju Hall.

Now that all the alchemists from the Tianju Hall were present, the one standing in front of them was clearly not one of them. Therefore, who was she exactly?

Could she be a spy that was harboring evil intentions? The people started to get closer and closer as they were trying to prevent them from leaving.