Special Agent’s Rebirth: The Almighty Goddess of Quick Transmigration - Chapter 325

As soon as Steward Bai finished speaking, Liu Yuan turned to look at Ye Shaohua, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Liu Laoye was also stunned for a moment before he could process the words. “An… an alchemist?”

“Indeed, an alchemist. Master Murong is still waiting for Miss Ye, so we shall take our leave now,” Steward Bai said. He instructed his men to present the gifts from the Bai Residence to Liu Laoye before following Ye Shaohua out.

A look of pleasant surprise spread across Liu Laoye’s face.

“Shaohua is actually going to become an alchemist!” Liu Yuan shook his sister’s arm excitedly.

Hearing his words, the Liu family’s eldest daughter, whose expression was already unpleasant, turned even paler. She stood behind Liu Laoye, her lips pressed tightly together, and remained silent.

In the midst of his joy, Liu Laoye suddenly remembered something, and the happiness on his face instantly faded. “Son, did you give her the contract? Why didn’t you stop me earlier?”

Liu Yuan felt wronged. “Father, I tried to persuade you several times, but you wouldn’t listen.”

“Who would have thought that even if she couldn’t become an immortal master, she would be accepted by an alchemy master?” Liu Laoye deeply regretted his decision. “Go to the treasury and bring me that treasure our subordinates offered last year.”

The treasure Liu Laoye referred to was an alchemy cauldron that the Liu family had accidentally obtained during a training expedition the previous year.

Watching the two of them bustling about for Ye Shaohua, the eldest daughter’s face twisted with resentment.

After some thought, Liu Laoye decided it wasn’t appropriate to visit the Bai Residence himself. “You two are familiar with Shaohua,” he said to his children. “It would be best if you could try to reconnect with her.”

Though extremely reluctant, the eldest daughter still wanted to see Ye Shaohua’s situation for herself. She and Liu Yuan went to the Bai Residence.

A crowd had gathered at the entrance of the Bai Residence. Even after presenting the Liu family’s name card, the guards stopped them. “The Bai Residence is not receiving any guests today. Please return, young lady and young master.”

Liu Yuan’s face fell with disappointment.

“So your Liu family is here too,” said a lavishly dressed young man standing nearby. He shook his head. “But the Bai Residence won’t let any of us in. I’ve been waiting here for half an hour already.”

The eldest daughter responded absentmindedly, then caught sight of Ye Shaohua inside the gate, speaking with a young man. Seeing this, she immediately turned to the guard. “My brother and I are here to see Shaohua. She just left our Liu family, and there are some things she uses regularly that she didn’t take with her. Could we go in and give them to her?”

Hearing this, the guard, who had been impatiently blocking them, paused. A warm smile quickly reappeared on his face. “So you’re friends of Miss Ye? Please, come right in.”

Upon learning that the eldest daughter was Ye Shaohua’s friend, the Bai family members treated her with great enthusiasm.

“Miss Ye, your friends are here to see you,” Bai Laoye reported with a smile after hearing the guard’s message. He then spoke warmly to the eldest daughter.

The Bai family held a transcendent status in the city. Being spoken to so kindly by Bai Laoye himself, the eldest daughter was both flustered and surprised.

Ye Shaohua hadn’t expected Liu Yuan and his sister to come to the Bai Residence, let alone bring her an alchemy cauldron as a gift.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, ignoring the eldest daughter and looking directly at Liu Yuan. “No, thank you. This is too precious. I cannot accept it.”

Her attitude toward the two of them was noticeably cooler than before.

Liu Yuan felt quite dejected.

Seeing that Ye Shaohua wasn’t particularly close to the siblings, the Bai family’s attitude toward them also cooled significantly.

The eldest daughter tried several times to speak with Ye Shaohua, but Ye Shaohua was surrounded by people, making it impossible for her to get a word in. Eventually, she and her brother were escorted out of the Bai Residence by someone summoned by Bai Laoye.

During their brief stay, Liu Yuan had managed to gather some information. He looked dazed. “Sister, it’s true. Shaohua is really going to become an alchemist. I heard from the Bai family that her teacher, Master Murong, is a highly skilled alchemist.”

“And do you know what else? She just cured the Bai family’s eldest young master! Can you believe it? Even a powerful alchemist couldn’t cure him, but she did!”

“Master Murong said that Shaohua will at least become an Earth-grade, high-rank alchemist in the future, and might even become a Heaven-grade alchemist—the kind only found in the Holy City!”

“The Holy City! Just think, not to mention a Heaven-grade alchemist, even an Earth-grade alchemist holds such a noble status! And we actually know a future Earth-grade alchemist? It’s just incredible!”

Each exclamation hit the eldest daughter like a heavy blow, making it harder and harder for her to breathe.

Ye Shaohua paid no further attention to the siblings.

She formally acknowledged Master Murong as her teacher.

“You haven’t truly become an alchemist yet, so you are not qualified to know my name,” Master Murong told her, his excitement growing the more he looked at her. “Someday, when you become a Mysterious-grade alchemist, I will tell you my name.”

In this continent, alchemist ranks were divided, from highest to lowest, into Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow grades. Each rank was further divided into low, middle, and high tiers. However, most alchemists remained at the Yellow-grade, middle tier.

Hearing Master Murong’s words, Ye Shaohua rubbed her chin. “Alright.”

Her expression remained unchanged, but the Bai family members listening nearby could barely conceal their shock.

She needed to reach the Mysterious grade just to qualify for his name? What rank was Master Murong, exactly?

**

“Laoye, you’ve given so many gifts to that Miss Ye. Please, ask her to save my son!” Second Wife finally found an opportunity to speak with Bai Laoye. “If she could cure Bai Ziyun, she can definitely save our son. My son is an outer disciple of the sect! He has the potential to reach the fourth level and even become an elder in the Profound Sect. What use is saving Bai Ziyun?”

She no longer dared to use terms like “lowly person.” She now regarded Ye Shaohua with a sense of unknown reverence.

Hearing Second Wife’s plea, Bai Laoye’s face darkened. “Nonsense! Miss Ye offered to treat him, and you refused. What use is regretting it now?”

Second Wife’s eyes reddened. “Fine! If you won’t swallow your pride, I’ll go find her myself!”

“You are not to go!” Bai Laoye said coldly. “Guards, keep an eye on Second Wife. Make sure she doesn’t disturb Miss Ye!”

Seeing the disbelief on Second Wife’s face, he sighed heavily.

This was not a situation where the Bai family could pressure Ye Shaohua.

Just think about what Master Murong had said—Ye Shaohua wouldn’t learn his name until she reached the Mysterious grade! This implied that Master Murong was at least a Mysterious-grade alchemist, or even higher!

What did that mean? The head alchemist of the Profound Sect, Liu Yang, was only a Mysterious-grade, high-rank alchemist, and the Profound Sect was one of the top three sects on the continent, second only to the Holy City!

Above the Mysterious grade was the Earth grade, and there were only a handful of those in the entire continent.

“Wife, are you going to see Miss Ye?” After instructing his men to watch Second Wife, Bai Laoye went to the First Wife’s quarters.

Although the First Wife came from a better background than the Second Wife, Bai Laoye hadn’t visited her courtyard in years due to Bai Ziyun’s condition. He had always preferred the more flamboyant Second Wife.

The First Wife looked at him calmly. “Yes. The gifts are prepared. Miss Ye is currently in Ziyun’s courtyard. My parents found out about this and sent many gifts for me to pass on to her.”

“Good,” Bai Laoye smiled. “Please thank my in-laws for their trouble. I’ll accompany you to see Miss Ye. I just happen to have the herbs she needs for her.”

Seeing the expression on Bai Laoye’s face, the First Wife turned away with a faint, mocking smile. But she said nothing more.

During Bai Ziyun’s illness, she had endured many slights from the Bai family. The healers Bai Laoye found were always exclusively for the Second Young Master. Last year, the alchemist from the Profound Sect had only examined the Second Young Master as well. She had long since grown indifferent to it all.

After collecting the herbs Bai Laoye had prepared for her, Ye Shaohua prepared to return to Old Man Xu’s house.

This time, Bai Laoye didn’t try to persuade her to stay. Instead, he arranged a spirit beast carriage to specially escort her and Master Murong back.

**

Meanwhile, in Tong Village.

Old Man Xu lay in bed, his face pale. His gaze was fixed on the worn wooden door. One side of the door was damaged, a piece of wood hanging half-broken from the frame.

“Old Xu, you should just hand over the land deed,” the Village Chief said, standing in the small room with two other men. Although they were all considered lower-class, they still looked upon Old Man Xu’s poor, broken-down home with disdain. “After all, it’s not convenient for you to tend the herb field in your condition.”

Hearing this, Old Man Xu felt so angry he could barely breathe. He glared furiously at the Village Chief.

The elderly woman sitting by Old Man Xu’s bedside felt sorry for him. “Village Chief, Shaohua should be back soon. Without the herb field, how will the two of them survive?”

“That’s not my concern,” the Village Chief said with a cold smile. “You and Ye Shaohua aren’t even originally from this village. If you don’t hand over the land deed, I’ll have you driven out.”

“Auntie, just give the deed to the Village Chief,” the elderly woman urged Old Man Xu, knowing the chief meant business. Though reluctant, she felt she had to tell him the truth. “Just now, Da Niu found out that Shaohua wasn’t chosen by the immortal masters.”