"Do you know why I called you over?" Tong Yuexin asked softly in a cold voice.
"Is Teacher Tong planning to pay me hush money? No, no, no, I'll just pretend I didn't see what happened tonight. Refining alchemy is something that happens once and becomes familiar again..." Bai Ye could only follow in the riddles.
Tong Yuexin took a sip of tea and raised her eyes to look at Bai Ye. The two faced each other face to face for the first time.
"Since you have witnessed my failure in refining alchemy with your own eyes, there is no need to hide anything. I am missing someone with whom I can discuss it, and you have read books on this subject. Student Bai Luo, are you willing to discuss it with me? ?”
Tong Yuexin put down the porcelain bowl and waited for Bai Ye's answer.
But Bai Ye didn't want to reveal that he was an alchemist. Seeing her say this, he couldn't pretend to be dumbfounded anymore, so he smiled politely: "I'm very honored to be invited by you, but I only know a little bit about medicinal materials. Maybe I can’t help you with anything. Other tutors in the college should be more experienced, why not..."
Tong Yuexin shook her head and said: "The biggest difference between Shengying and the other three academies is that there is no alchemist profession, because private refining of elixirs is not allowed here, so I chose to secretly refine elixirs in the abandoned hospital at the north gate where no one has ever visited. practise."
Bai Ye was puzzled: "The alchemist has a high status. Why does Shengying resist the alchemist so much?"
Tong Yuexin stood up and walked to the study room aside. She looked at the wall on the side for a while and then said quietly: "Because of him, my teacher."
Bai Ye walked to her side and followed her line of sight with confusion. There was a painting hanging on the wall. The person in the painting was exactly the same as the largest golden statue she had seen in the arena before. , but the portrait is colored, making it appear more full and three-dimensional, unique in the world, as if the person is right in front of you.
"The golden statue I saw in the arena is also him, but who is he? And what does it have to do with Shengying's hatred of alchemists?"
Bai Ye continued to ask. In her impression, alchemists were a profession that was generally valued and respected.
Tong Yuexin stepped forward and carefully wiped away the dust on the surface of the portrait with her sleeves.
"He is the creator of Shengying's glorious fifteen years. If it weren't for his influence back then, Shengying would have been out of the top four colleges five years ago given its strength.
It's a pity that his strength is unfathomable. His existence has endangered the status of the alchemist. He was finally killed by the alchemist and the traitor. His whereabouts are unknown, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. Therefore, the old man of Shengying is the last person to mention it. The word "alchemist" is what they are, thinking that they are a vain and hypocritical group. "
Bai Ye became even more confused: "Since Shengying doesn't allow it, why do you still make elixirs?"
"He once said that I have a very good talent for alchemy. In time, I will definitely be the best alchemist in the mainland. He is not a teacher who praises others. This is the only time he praised me. It's a pity... I failed him expectations.”
A trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes, and she looked down at her hands.
"Your hands..."
"During the collective training five years ago, I was injured by the monster in the Qiangbao Mountains. Even this white hair is the work of that beast. Now I can no longer accurately control fire with my internal strength, but I still don't want to give up. I hope that one day When I see him again, he will be proud of me.”
Tong Yuexin smiled faintly, and as Bai Ye thought, her smile was so beautiful that it made people feel warm and could temporarily forget all the unhappy things.