Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 1820: Chapter 1819: Pill Refining Child

Qin Feng was indeed somewhat tempted, but he did not immediately agree.

He smiled and said, ”Alliance Master Ye Men, your son Ye Long is truly a devoted man. However, as a brother, I cannot fully decide matters of romance for my younger sister.”

”How about this: My younger sister just returned from Dragon Country and is currently at the Dan Alliance. I’ll call her over and ask her opinion. What do you think?”

”If my sister agrees, then as her elder brother, I naturally support her. Even sealing the betrothal on the spot wouldn’t be an issue.”

Hearing this, Ye Men and his son nodded in agreement.

Ye Long said, ”Then, may I trouble Alliance Master Qin to invite Miss Yitian over? It’s been some time since I’ve seen her, and I miss her very much.”

Seeing this, Qin Feng smiled.

He then instructed Hong Lian, ”Hong Lian, go and invite the young lady here.”

”Understood,” Hong Lian responded, then exited the reception room and headed to the Alchemy Hall to fetch Qin Yitian.

At this moment, Qin Yitian was still in the Alchemy Hall, accompanying Lin Dong and An Lan as they toured the hall.

Of course, she had visited the Alchemy Hall many times before.

But this time, she was visiting alongside Lin Dong and An Lan, which gave her a different feeling altogether.

Elder Qingfeng personally guided the group as they toured the Alchemy Hall.

”Dong Lin, in our Alchemy Hall, those at the elder level are provided with their own alchemy rooms.”

”With your current purple card status, your position in the Alchemy Hall is second only to ours as elders. You too have your own private alchemy room, although the furnace inside isn’t entry-grade. If you require an entry-grade furnace, you’ll need to apply.”

”Of course, even elders don’t have their private entry-grade furnaces. Entry-grade furnaces are incredibly precious, even for our Dan Alliance.”

”There are only five Ding-grade entry furnaces within the entire Dan Alliance. One of them belongs exclusively to the Alliance Master.”

”The other four are stored in four separate alchemy rooms within the hall. Even for elders like us, we must file an application to use them.”

”But as for now, this matter still feels a bit far off for you. Currently, you won’t be needing an entry-grade furnace yet, as such furnaces are reserved for refining pills above the third grade.”

”For now, you’re still an uninitiated alchemist. You’ll need to progress from uninitiated to first-grade, then to second-grade, and eventually third-grade... Only once you reach the third grade will you have use for an entry-grade furnace...”

”Alright, let’s proceed and I’ll show you to the alchemy room granted to you with your purple card status.”

In the Alchemy Hall, only those with a purple card status are granted private alchemy rooms.

Generally, a purple card status requires the rank of a third-grade alchemist, yet Lin Dong was the very first exception since the founding of the Dan Alliance.

Though he publicly wasn’t yet a recognized alchemist, he already had his own private alchemy room—causing envy among many seasoned alchemists within the hall.

However, while they envied him, they didn’t resent him like Wang Xiuxin did.

As alchemists themselves, they clearly understood how rare and exceptional Lin Dong’s talent was.

Faced with someone like him, anyone with a shred of wisdom would rush to form alliances rather than provoke hostility.

Soon enough, Elder Qingfeng escorted Lin Dong, An Lan, and the others to an independent alchemy room.

The alchemy room was spacious, spanning several hundred square meters. Inside were five Ding furnaces, though none were entry-grade.

Apart from the furnaces, there were various alchemy tools, such as fire-control implements modeled after ”alchemist fire.”

There were also various molds, medicine pots, and tools for crushing herbs.

Arrayed abundantly, the items filled Lin Dong with awe.

He inwardly remarked that his earlier alchemy endeavors lacked such resources.

At that moment, Elder Qingfeng continued, ”Dong Lin, your identity card is a purple card, entitling you to a private alchemy room.”

”Those with private alchemy rooms are often accompanied by a few assisting pill-refining apprentices. These apprentices are selected from the preparation camp.”

”You may pick two pill-refining apprentices to assist you in your alchemy room.”

Upon hearing this, An Lan immediately interjected, ”Brother Dong Lin, you can choose me! I want to be your pill-refining apprentice.”

”Haha...” Laughing at this suggestion, Elder Qingfeng jested, ”Here’s a ready-made candidate. Dong Lin, what do you say?”

Lin Dong also laughed and said, ”Alright, I’ll choose An Lan to be my pill-refining apprentice.”

”You may still choose one more,” Elder Qingfeng added, ”Want to consider Wang Xiuxin?”

Covering her mouth, An Lan chuckled and remarked, ”That’d be quite entertaining. He used to look down on Brother Dong Lin, boasting about his four-star rating. Yet now, he would only be qualified to be Brother Dong Lin’s apprentice.”

She found the idea amusing and pictured herself leveraging Dong Lin’s status to make Wang Xiuxin, the hypocrite, face disgrace!

Her imagination ran wild—she envisioned all the ways she could impose petty grievances upon him, savoring the thought.

Lin Dong, however, had a different line of reasoning. He wasn’t that petty.

Besides, with his hidden identity at stake, keeping Wang Xiuxin by his side posed risks. If his cover were blown, the consequences wouldn’t be worth it.

Moreover, having to see someone he disliked every day would be tiresome.

Thus, he shook his head and said, ”No need. Just send someone random over, Elder Qingfeng.”

An Lan seemed disappointed upon hearing this.

Sticking out her tongue, she said, ”What a pity—we missed a chance to give that hypocrite Wang Xiuxin a hard time...”

Lin Dong gave her a sideways glance and said, ”An Lan, having such a hypocrite around us every day—don’t you find that disgusting?”

”Fair point.” An Lan nodded, ”While making him Brother Dong Lin’s apprentice would’ve been delightful for exacting petty revenge, I wouldn’t be able to stomach having him around. My appetite would be ruined.”

”So Brother Dong Lin made the right decision.”

As the group conversed, Hong Lian entered the room and humorously announced:

”Miss Yitian, the Alliance Master requests your presence in the reception room.”

Everyone turned their attention to Hong Lian as she appeared.

Qin Yitian, hearing her words, furrowed her brow slightly and asked, ”Why is my brother summoning me to the reception room?”

She was perplexed.

Hong Lian smiled faintly and replied, ”It concerns your marriage. You’d better head there quickly.”

”Marriage?” Qin Yitian’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

A thought came to her mind.

Could it be that her brother actually thinks highly of Dong Lin?

Is he planning to marry her off to Dong Lin?

She speculated that Qin Feng admired Dong Lin’s alchemic talent and intended to bind him to the Dan Alliance through her marriage.

This notion sparked within her, and she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Lin Dong, her thoughts racing.

”If my brother intends to marry me to Dong Lin, should I agree?”

As the thought crossed her mind, her cheeks flushed slightly...