Chapter 85, - Hundred Pill Meeting (1/2)
“What is it?”
Zhuo Fan asked as he turned slowly. He noticed the elegant beauty, yet he didn’t bat an eyelid. Song Qian was the one to be affected by his gaze instead, blushing and lowering her head.
“I have yet to know little brother’s name. One day, the Song clan will repay you for saving our lives!”
“No need!” Saying so, Zhuo Fan started leaving.
Startled, Song Qian felt somewhat discouraged in her heart. All males in a hundred miles of Song clan would be speechless in her presence, yet Zhuo Fan gave her the cold shoulder. This led to the rising discontent inside her.
She skipped before Zhuo Fan and stopped him by raising her hand.
But he just frowned, “Is there anything else?”
[This fool!] Song Qian was cursing inside but showed an enticing smiled on the outside, “Little brother, where are you planning on going?”
“None of your business!” Zhuo Fan bypassed her with a snort. Song Qian’s mouth was twitching as she shouted, “We are on our way to Hundred Pill Meeting. Why not join us?”
Zhuo Fan paused, then turned, “Drifting Flowers City, the home of Drifting Flowers Edifice, one of the Seven Noble Houses?”
“Exactly!” Nodded Song Yu as he rushed over, “Drifting Flowers Edifice holds the Hundred Pill Meeting once a decade. It is a gathering where famous alchemists from clans around the empire compete over their refining method. If luck would have it, the Drifting Flowers Edifice would take notice of you and take you in as a vassal clan!”
Zhuo Fan scratched his nose. [Hundred Pill Meeting is bound to have plenty of rare ingredients and the chance is high for me to find the treasures to restore the egg.]
He made a lopsided grin, “You’re words caught my interest. I would very much like to see the Hundred Pill Meeting.”
“Great! Let’s go together.” Song Qian jumped in joy.
Zhuo Fan smiled, [Asuming another identity while entering one of the seven houses isn’t a bad idea.]
The Song siblings were glad he agreed. With Zhuo Fan’s strength, nothing would stop them from reaching Drifting Flowers City.
“Oh, what do I call little brother?”
“Uh, Luo Fan!” Zhuo Fan scratched his nose.
He could no longer risk giving his real name, not since Blue Expanse City. He figured the entire Tianyu Empire was privy to his name by now. Then again, he was Luo clan’s steward, and using their name was perfectly normal.
“Song Qian, Song Yu!” The two introduced.
Zhuo Fan then followed the sister and entered the carriage, which had various ingredients strewn about, while the younger brother drove it.
But Zhuo Fan didn’t even spare these plain items a glance.
Song Qian kept making eyes with Zhuo Fan, but seeing her efforts hit a wall, she turned awkwardly to look out the window.
But then she burst into a giggle with a red face.
Seeing this, Zhuo Fan rolled his eyes, [She either lost it or is smitten. I wouldn’t have gone with them if I knew.]
Throughout the trip, Song Qian treated him like a rare breed, eying him at every chance. He tried his hardest in switching places with Song Yu, but the kid turned him down and he was forced to endure the doe eyes from Song Yu’s sister.
After a long half a month, the carriage slowly approached a city’s gates. Song Yu laughed, “Brother Luo, sister, we’re here!”
“About freakin’ time!” Zhuo Fan stepped out in a rush from the red hot gaze of the other passenger. But then he cursed when he noticed the gate, “How in the hell is this Drifting Flowers City? Why did you even stop here?”
The plaque above the gate read: Orchid City.
This wasn’t under any of the seven houses’ jurisdiction, but the Imperial family.
“Ha-ha-ha, brother Luo, calm yourself. An old friend of my father stays here. We’ve come to Orchid City to buy ingredients from him before setting out to Hundred Pill Meeting.”
Hearing this, Zhuo Fan could only sigh. [Will my suffering ever end?]
Song Qian stepped out and glared, “Do you hate being around me?”
Zhuo Fan just shrugged.