"This is your room. If you need anything, just tell the servant." Zheng-Fu said while looking at Qi-Fu-Er. He then said, "Well, if you don't need me, I'll have to excuse myself to rest."

Zheng-Fu left Qi-Fu-Er the minute he finished his sentence. Qi-Fu-Er could only look at Zheng-Fu walking away. She did not try to say anything…

*What kind of a guy is he!?"

Squeak!

When Zheng-Fu was out of her sight, Qi-Fu-Er went into her room immediately…

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

"Young master!"

"Young master!"

"Zheng-Fu, son!"

After sending Qi-Fu-Er to her room, Zheng-Fu went back to the hall in his house right away. When everyone saw him, they raced to call his name while smiling at him…

"Father! Everyone!"

Rustle!

Everyone sat at their seats in the hall. Kong-Shi sat in the middle and Zheng-Fu sat next to him…

"So, the troubles are gone, Zheng-Fu. What's next?" Kong-Shi started by asking Zheng-Fu…

"We have to strengthen our energy level, father. I have more than 30,000 lower-level Qi energy stones. And I would like to give them to our warriors to help them cultivate their energy." Zheng-Fu said and took out bags that were full of Qi energy stones. He looked at everyone and smiled…

"30,000!?"

Kong-Shi gasped to hear that amount of Qi energy stones…

"That's right, father! I've got 30,000 of them. I believe that they are going to be enough for us to improve our Qi energy levels."

When Kong-Shi heard the confirmation from Zheng-Fu, he could only nod with disbelief. However, he actually saw those Qi energy stones in front of him…

Zheng-Fu possessed the highest energy level in the clan, followed by Tong-Kuang and the group…

The clash between the clan and the cult helped Dan-Chun-Gu to improve from the eighth to the ninth level of the Qi Gathering stage. Fu-Tao-Qi had only a step to reach the ninth…

"I would like you to give these Qi energy stones to Master Mo-Zi, so he can give them to the rest of the clan. I hope that they will help us alleviate our clan. The clashes took away many good men. These Qi energy stones would be the thing that would help our clan."

Zheng-Fu said in a serious tone of voice. Kong-Shi who fixed his gaze on Zheng-Fu nodded in agreement with his son. He was extremely proud of Zheng-Fu…

"Excellent! I'll take care of it myself. They're going to admire you for sharing these stones with everyone. There are a lot of them." Kong-Shi said with a smile…

"Great, father! We have to get stronger so we do well in the martial arts competition a year from now!"

After he finished talking with his father, Zheng-Fu turned to look at Tong-Kuang and the group to say…

"Why don't you take some of these Qi energy stones."

"No, we can't. These stones…" Tong-Kuang rushed to refuse to take the Qi energy stones. It was because the stones would benefit the clan better. So, he did not want to take them…

Zheng-Fu crinkled his eyebrows when he heard Tong-Kuang. He said, "You and the group had been helping me so many times, brother Tong-Kuang. You guys deserve them."

"But…"

"Please take them! Don't say no to me. If you don't take them, I'll order you guys to do so!" Zheng-Fu said with a serious facial expression…

"Um…"

"Yes, sir. We would take them. Thank you for your kindness, young master!" Tong-Kuang said while cupping his fists, kneeling…

Thud!

Dan-Chun-Gu and the rest followed suit. They extremely appreciated Zheng-Fu for everything that he had given them…

"Wait!"

Zheng-Fu all of sudden remembered that someone was waiting for him. That person was Elder Gim. Zheng-Fu turned to him and said, "Master Gim! What would you like to discuss with me?" Zheng-Fu asked with a curious face…

"Respecting, young master Zheng-Fu! I'm Gim-Dong-Guo, an independent mid-level alchemist. I love alchemy with all my heart. The reason why I want to talk to you is that I want to work for you!"

The elderly man said while cupping his fists and bowing to Zheng-Fu with extreme modesty. He wanted to follow Zheng-Fu because he admired him very much. He thought that he would like to make medicines for Zheng-Fu…

"Work for me!?"

"Please, Master Gim! I don't deserve you that much!" Zheng-Fu said while feeling shy…

"Please take me in. I really admire you. I'd like to make medicines for you even though I'm not that good. I do want to work for you." The elderly man said with great determination…

Zheng-Fu looked at Elder Gim and saw that he really meant what he said. The elderly man's voice was firm and honest. Seeing that made him crinkle his eyebrows feeling reluctant. That was because Zheng-Fu was already an alchemist. And he was already at the advanced level compared to Elder Gim…

However, Zheng-Fu feared that he would hurt the elderly man's feelings if he rejected him. He did not know what to do, but took a long exhale…

Sigh!

"I'm just a boy, not a significant boy. I'm afraid that I don't deserve you to be my follower. But if you insist, I can't say no to that."

"Thank you, young master, for taking me in!"

The elderly man bowed to pay respect to Zheng-Fu. When Zheng-Fu saw that, he rushed to pick him up…

"Please don't do that. Think of me as your family. Brother Tong-Kuang and the group are my family too." Zheng-Fu said while turning to look at Tong-Kuang and the group…

Tong-Kuang and everyone got up from their seats and smiled. They walked towards Zheng-Fu and Elder Gim while nodding in agreement with what Zheng-Fu said. Zheng-Fu never looked at them as followers but as a family…

That was why they completely had Zheng-Fu in their hearts. They respected him because he was always good to them whether they be about fighting techniques and living. He always cared for them…

"Elder Gim! Even though young master sees us as a family, we still see him as our young master." Tong-Kuang said while smiling at the elderly alchemist…

"That's right!"

Kong-Shi, who was witnessing the whole thing, smiled. He was very proud of his son to have someone like Tong-Kuang with him…

Zheng-Fu looked at everyone before smiling shyly. He turned to Elder Gim and said, "I have something to tell you. I'm already an advanced alchemist!" Zheng-Fu said while showing a level tag to the elderly man…

"An advanced alchemist!?"

Kong-Shi who was sitting and smiling had to get up from his seat out of surprise with a widened gaze. He knew that an advanced alchemist was as significant as a magician because they were deemed to be the people who helped reinforce the strength and power of the clans and sects out there…

An alchemist's job was to make all kinds of medicines to heal and increase energy for martial artists, while a magician had the duty to put spells on weapons to make the weapons special. A magician also created magical traps to attack and protect the clans…

However, a magician might be a little more skilled because he had to learn many kinds of magical letters and languages to write all kinds of spells. It was not easy to find a Master magician to teach someone who wanted to learn magic too…

In general, a magician had a higher status than an alchemist, but an alchemist was not less important. The wage for a lower-level alchemist could be as high as many thousands of monster crystal coins, not to mention the wages of the advanced ones…

Elder Gim was shocked and felt blank in his head. He almost lost his mind when he saw Zheng-Fu's alchemist tag…

"The tag says you're really an advanced alchemist!" The elderly man tried to get himself together and looked at the alchemist tag in Zheng-Fu's hand…

"That's right. I passed the alchemy test at the Association of the Alchemists in In-See City last year. They gave me this tag." Zheng-Fu said calmly…

"Last year!?"

"So, are you the one who made that third-rank golden pill?" The elderly man asked out of curiosity…

"Third-rank golden pill!?"

Zheng-Fu recalled that he did make a golden pill in the test at the association. It was the first pill that he made. However, the memory about the pill made him angry all of a sudden…

That was because someone auctioned off the pill without asking for his consent. He still did not know who did that…

"Yep! That's correct. I made that pill myself. However, someone at the association secretly auctioned off the pill without telling me!" Zheng-Fu said unapprovingly…

"Auctioned off the pill without telling!?"

The elderly alchemist crinkled his eyebrows instantly after hearing that. He remembered that he saw the golden pill. But he did not know anything beyond that because he got abducted right after he came out of the association that day…

Zheng-Fu noticed from Elder Gim's facial expression that he did not know about the secret auction, so he smiled at him and said, "I have a lot of medicines formulas, Elder Gim. If you want to learn how to make those medicines, I'll have someone talk to Master Sue-Wu. So, he can prepare ingredients and a medicine mixing bowl for you." Zheng-Fu smiled at Elder Gim warmly…

Elder Gim was stunned to hear that because he assumed that Zheng-Fu's medicine formulas must be something special. He smiled delightedly and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness, young master Zheng-Fu!" He cupped his fists to pay respect to Zheng-Fu…

Zheng-Fu, seeing that, rushed to say, "Please, don't be so official. How about staying with us tonight? I'll have someone prepare a room for you."

After finishing the sentence, Zheng-Fu turned round and saw Kong-Shi standing in awe. The boy was startled to see that so much that he crinkled his eyebrows immediately. He realized that he had not had the chance to tell his father about his alchemy story. It was probably the right kind of reaction from his father, he thought…

Kong-Shi, on the other hand, stopped being in awe the minute Zheng-Fu turned to look at him. He rushed to sit down and pretended to act normal…

"Ahem! I think that everyone must be very exhausted after all those things. Why don't you and your men take some rest for today, Zheng-Fu? Let's talk again tomorrow…"

"I think it's a good idea. I'm completely tired. I need to sleep away." Ji-Zhung-Gong said while acting like he was very exhausted…

"And I want to take a bath now. Do you want to take a bath with me, young master? This Wu-Xiao will scrub the back for you." Wu-Xiao said while jumping to grab Zheng-Fu's arm…

"Well… It's alright, sister Wu-Xiao. You go ahead. I need to talk to my mother!" Zheng-Fu said while making a funny face…

"That's too bad!"

"Hahaha!"

Dan-Chun-Gu, Fu-Tao-Qi, and the rest laughed with joy to hear that. Then everyone started to walk out of the room, leaving behind Zheng-Fu and Kong-Shi…

"I heard that Elder Lao-Chu's eldest son was at the Cult of Holy Fiery Heaven. He had been studying there. They said that he was the martial arts genius in the cult. Elder Lao-Chu's family was going there to see him. I'm afraid that…"

Kong-Shi said while crinkling his eyebrows with worry…

"You don't have to worry, father! It doesn't matter who they are, if they come to attack us, I won't let them!" Zheng-Fu said with great determination…

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