As dusk fell, the setting sun hanging low on the horizon cast a warm glow that shattered into shimmering fragments on the rippling surface of the Yanghe River.
East of the Yanghe River was the bustling East Market, home to the most prosperous restaurant in all of Lingge.
At this moment, business was at its peak.
Those coming and going were the talented young elites and wealthy families of Lingge.
A woman in a fiery red Pill Robe, dragging another woman in a long dress, burst through the main doors.
"Huh? Isn't that Zhu Li? Where'd she steal that Alchemist's robe?"
"Hey, you gossiping hag, shut your mouth! I'm the number one Alchemist of the Xingyu Pill Association now. Keep running your mouth and I'll beat you up!"
Zhu Li's hearing was exceptionally sharp today. She shook her fist from a distance at the young woman who had been whispering about her.
The woman jumped in fright but still seemed to want to retort, "You..."
Zhu Li immediately shouted, "Tell her, who am I?"
