I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

As Gu Yan spoke, a flash of light appeared on his storage ring, and a small alchemy furnace appeared in mid-air. A small flame array emerged beneath the furnace, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of spiritual herbs in the herb field flew towards it.

The lid of the alchemy furnace opened automatically, and the spiritual herbs jumped into it one by one.

Gu Yan pointed her finger, and the entire alchemy furnace was enveloped in a ball of golden flame. After a short while, the flame went out. The lid of the furnace opened, and a pill as clear as amber appeared in mid-air.

The elixir emitted a rich fragrance and, under Gu Yan's control, flew towards Wang Qi.

Wang Qi was dumbfounded. He had never seen an alchemist refine pills so quickly. He stared at the amber-like, translucent pill before him. Although he wasn't an alchemist, the rich medicinal fragrance and pure spiritual energy emanating from this pill clearly indicated that it was no ordinary pill!

"This is a Spirit Connection Pill I refined. It can help you unblock the meridians in your left leg and eliminate any hidden dangers. Please give it a try," Gu Yan said with a smile.

His smile was so sincere and pure that Wang Qi didn't even think before picking it up, stuffing it into his mouth, and swallowing it.

After taking the pill, it immediately transformed into medicinal power within his body. Waves of green energy were released from his body, and the medicinal power washed over the meridians in his left foot, where the blockages were actually cleared.

Wang Qi stomped his foot, overjoyed: "It's healed! My foot is healed!"

He had been injured in his left foot for decades, and it wasn't that he hadn't thought about getting it completely cured, but the pills that could eliminate this hidden danger were too expensive for him to afford.

He looked at the young man before him gratefully: "Young Master Gu, thank you so much!"

"You're welcome, it was nothing!" Gu Yan said with a light smile.

It was just a small favor? Seeing how easily he refined the pills, it truly was just a small favor, and the herbs he used weren't actually that expensive. The more ordinary the herbs, the more it tests the alchemist's skill to achieve remarkable effects.

Alchemists are divided into nine ranks from low to high. Apprentices have no rank. Rank 1 and 2 are low-level alchemists, Rank 3 and 4 are mid-level alchemists, and Rank 5 can be called high-level alchemists.

The sixth rank is a master, the seventh rank is a grandmaster, the eighth rank is a great grandmaster, and the ninth rank is legendary, a grandmaster among grandmasters who only appears once every tens of thousands of years.

Although Wang Qi wasn't an alchemist, he at least knew that Gu Yan's move just now was something that ordinary alchemists couldn't do.

It must be at least a third-grade alchemist who could so easily concoct a pill that could cure his hidden danger.

God!

He's only eighteen.

An eighteen-year-old third-grade alchemist, what kind of monster is that?

If Wang Qi were an alchemist, he would know that Gu Yan's skills could not possibly be limited to the level of a third-grade alchemist.

Wang Qi immediately felt a deep respect for Gu Yan. He cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Young Master Gu, I was blind and did not recognize your greatness. I did not know that you were an alchemist. I have been very negligent before. I hope you will forgive me."

"An alchemist? I'm not an alchemist. I just dabble in alchemy and enjoy handling medicinal herbs," Gu Yan said modestly.

Wang Qi and Song Yan came here to support her and get her engagement annulled. Now they are eager to have Song Yan marry Gu Yan immediately so that they can recruit an alchemist for their Mingxiu Palace.

Wang Qi was extremely excited and bowed to Gu Yan:

"Young master cured my hidden danger. I have no way to repay you. If you need anything in the future, please feel free to ask."

Although Wang Qi had a considerable amount of spirit stones in his storage ring, that was only for a spirit master at the Earth Spirit Realm. A third-grade alchemist would never even glance at what was in his storage ring, so Wang Qi was too embarrassed to take them out and could only leave this favor to him, thinking about how he would repay it in the future.

"It's serious, it's just a small matter," Gu Yan said.

"It's a small matter for you, young master, but it's a great favor to me. You're only eighteen years old, yet you have such profound alchemy skills. You're truly a young man of great talent! Yan'er has good taste; she admired you at first sight. We were the ones who didn't recognize your greatness."

Wang Qi and Gu Yan started chatting. Wang Qi praised Song Yan endlessly, trying his best to win Song Yan's favor in front of Gu Yan, until Gu Yan couldn't take it anymore and made an excuse to leave.

After he left, Wang Qi hurriedly went to find Song Yan.

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Song Yan didn't sleep well last night; she barely slept at all, and her eyes were swollen from crying.

She thought and thought, and then she realized that Gu Yan was just lying to her; that so-called "ruthless path" was complete nonsense. But since he had gone to the trouble of lying to break off the engagement, it meant he really didn't like her. So, as she thought about it, she burst into tears.

Why did she impulsively come here to break off the engagement?

Why is she still making a fuss in Mingxiu Palace? Her fuss has reached other people's ears.

Song Yan was filled with regret; she was filled with deep remorse.

As she cried, she thought again that Gu Yan hadn't rejected her directly, but instead had given her a reason. This meant that he didn't want to hurt her either, which at least proved that Gu Yan didn't dislike her. Thinking this, she felt a little happy and sweet inside.

She tossed and turned in bed all night, alternating between joy and sorrow.

Finally, she decided that she couldn't give up; she would try her best to win over Brother Gu Yan.

dong dong dong-

There was a knock on the door.

"Yan'er, is Yan'er awake?"

Hearing that it was Old Wang's voice, Song Yan looked in the mirror and saw that the swelling in her eyes was no longer very noticeable, so she went to open the door with peace of mind.

As soon as Song Yan opened the door, Wang Qi came in excitedly and said:

"Yan'er, you absolutely must not break off the engagement with Young Master Gu. You must hold onto him tightly. As long as you don't break off the engagement, you will rightfully be the eldest young mistress of the Gu family in the future."

"Oh my, I really didn't expect that Young Master Gu would be an alchemist. He's an alchemist."

Song Yan exclaimed in shock, "Brother Gu Yan is an alchemist?"

Wang Qi smiled broadly: "It's all better now. My leg is perfectly fine. It's all thanks to Young Master Gu."

He encountered Gu Yan while taking a walk. Gu Yan immediately saw through his hidden danger and discovered that he was making pills for him. Upon hearing this, Song Yan was both shocked and delighted.

"I didn't understand his pill-refining technique, but the pills he made so easily cured my foot. Only a third-grade, or at least upper-third-grade, alchemist could do that."

Rank Three!

Song Yan was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.

A third-grade alchemist at the age of eighteen? This is something that will absolutely shock the entire Yunlan Realm.

She admired Gu Yan even more.

Brother Gu Yan is a third-grade alchemist! He's a third-grade alchemist! Brother Gu Yan is so amazing!

"Yan'er, you absolutely, absolutely cannot let Young Master Gu go to another woman!!" Wang Qi placed his hands on Song Yan's shoulders, speaking with great excitement. Although he wasn't Song Yan's master, he had watched her grow up, was related to the Song family, and had a deep affection for her. Both publicly and privately, he hoped that Song Yan could marry Gu Yan.

Song Yan's eyes burned with a fierce fighting spirit as she nodded heavily at Wang Qi.

"I need to write another letter to the Second Palace Master to let her know that Gu Yan is a third-grade alchemist," Wang Qi said as he went out.