C7 I Am an Alchemist

Although he was seething with rage against the Lee family, the immediate priority was to save Lee You'er's life.

She was in this predicament because of him, and he was determined to heal her at all costs.

"You'er, rest assured, I will heal you. Then we'll go to the Lee family together to seek justice for you," Lee Yifan declared with conviction.

"Count me in!"

Lee Yao added, his eyes blazing with a tangible murderous intent.

"Cough! Cough!"

Lee You'er coughed repeatedly, her body too frail, and she fainted once more.

"You'er, You'er, wake up!"

Unable to rouse her, Lee Yao was beside himself with worry and turned to Lee Yifan for help, "Yifan, what do we do now?"

"Head back to the city and find Bai Ruoyun."

Bai Ruoyun was celebrated as the most gifted alchemist Ilanahil had ever known.

At just twenty-four, she was not only the premier alchemist in Ilanahil but also the city's sole two-star alchemist.

The only hope for saving Lee You'er lay in the elixirs crafted by Bai Ruoyun.

...

White Cloud Ravine!

A place every warrior in Ilanahil knew well, for it was Bai Ruoyun's abode.

As the preeminent alchemist in Ilanahil, her doorstep was thronged daily by countless warriors seeking her elixirs.

Upon Lee Yifan and his companions' arrival at White Cloud Ravine, they found the entrance crowded with dozens of people. Many cast a brief glance their way before resuming their conversations.

Understandably, the sight of individuals desperate for elixirs to save a life was all too common, and there was nothing particularly notable about Lee Yifan and his group to draw any special attention.

"Oh, isn't this the Lee family's reject? What makes you think you have the right to come to Alchemist Bai's place?"

As Lee Yifan was about to enter, a scornful voice suddenly rang out.

A young man strode toward Lee Yifan with an air of arrogance, his face etched with challenge.

"Do I know you?" Lee Yifan responded coolly.

The young man's face froze, his pride wounded. After all, he was the grandson of the Hua family's three elders, and here was Lee Yifan, a so-called 'reject' with a shattered dantian, daring to snub him.

"You're such a waste, you really don't deserve to know me. But I'm sure you're familiar with my ancestor, Hua Tianyu."

Hua Tianyu!

A cold murderous intent flickered in Li Yifan's eyes. His dantian had been shattered by Hua Tianyu, the notorious Old Devil Hua.

Old Devil Hua was a master of the Inner Forge Realm, his strength far surpassing Li Yifan's.

Li Yifan had been ambushed by him, left without any chance to defend himself. Everyone who had been with him perished at the hands of Hua Tianyu.

Next to the Lee family, Li Yifan despised Hua Tianyu more than anyone else.

And now, a descendant of Hua Tianyu had the audacity to confront him.

Sensing the hatred in Li Yifan's gaze, Hua Zhi Ming's grin grew even more pronounced. He taunted, “Do you feel like hitting me? But do you have the guts?”

“You wouldn’t dare!”

“Because you're no longer the young master of the Lee family. You're nothing but trash, trash that the Lee family has thrown out.”

As Hua Zhi Ming's words resonated, all eyes turned to Li Yifan.

“So that's the disgraced young master of the Lee family. Once second to none, and now he's been cast out. Truly pitiful.”

“Wasn’t Li Yifan supposed to be strong? What happened to him, why has he become so timid?”

“What kind of strength could a broken man possibly have?”

Many onlookers viewed Li Yifan with a sense of schadenfreude.

Li Yifan, once the esteemed young master of the Lee family, was someone many had looked up to. Seeing his downfall made their own misfortunes seem insignificant.

Yet, if they knew that Jiang Yurou, one of Ilanahil's renowned beauties, was Li Yifan's wife, their reactions would be priceless.

The Lee and Jiang families had kept the marriage between Li Yifan and Jiang Yurou under wraps.

For both families, it was a matter of disgrace, a dirty secret not to be aired in public.

“Tsk tsk, to be so spineless as a man, it's truly embarrassing.”

Just then, a figure approached. Li Yifan recognized him; it was Li Lang from the Lee family.

Li Lang, the grandson of the second elder, was the quintessential spoiled brat who had previously been put in his place by Li Yifan. But back then, Li Yifan held the esteemed position of young master, and Li Lang dared not speak out against him.

Now, he finally saw his chance for retribution.

"Li Yifan, you must see yourself clearly now. Without the protection of the Lee family, you're nothing but an ant to be stepped on," Li Lang said with a sneer.

The onlookers gazed at Li Yifan with increasing sympathy.

First, he had been metaphorically slapped by Hua Zhiming, and now by his own kin. His face must be swelling from the blows.

"Yifan has contributed so much to our family, and yet you shame him like this. Li Lang, you've gone too far," Li Yao exclaimed in anger.

"What are you going to do about it? And what contributions did Li Yifan actually make to the family? They didn't mistreat him. They even made him the young master. It's his own lack of merit that's to blame," Li Lang retorted with haughtiness.

"Guess I'm to blame for being blind," Li Yifan said with a smile. "I should thank the Lee family for casting me out. Otherwise, how would I have realized just how shameless its members could be?"

"Do you all think I, Li Yifan, am finished? That I can't rise again? You may look down on me today, but in the future, you won't be able to reach me!"

Li Lang burst into laughter, bending over as if he could barely stand up straight. He then mocked, "What could possibly make the Lee family aspire to associate with you?"

"Young Master Hua, how can there be such a brazen person in the world?"

Hua Zhiming chuckled, "Some people simply lack self-awareness. Take White Cloud Ravine, for instance. Can just anyone request pills from the alchemist there?"

"That's right," Li Lang agreed, laughing. "Only those with the White Cloud Badge from White Cloud Ravine have the right to enter and seek pills from the alchemist. Some people's aspirations are just too lofty."

"Young Master Lang, do you possess the White Cloud Badge?" Hua Zhiming inquired.

"My grandfather spared no expense to secure one for me," Li Lang boasted, pulling out the badge. His pride was almost tangible.

"Coincidentally, I have one too!"

Hua Zhiming also produced a White Cloud Badge. He then turned to Li Yifan with a sneer, "Some people are just too worthless to ever get their hands on a White Cloud Badge. Don't you agree, Li Yifan?"

"Is this what you're referring to?"

Li Yifan pulled out a White Cloud Badge of his own.

Li Lang and Hua Zhiming's faces stiffened in shock. As their mouths hung open, about to protest, Li Yifan produced yet another badge. "Oh, look at that, I have another one. Actually, it seems I have quite a few of these badges."

Li Yifan revealed a bag.

With a rustling sound, he emptied it, and out tumbled a cascade of White Cloud Badges.

At the entrance to White Cloud Ravine, a hush fell over the crowd. Everyone stared at Li Yifan as though he were a specter, their minds racing with a single, burning question: How on earth did Li Yifan come to possess so many White Cloud Badges?

It simply couldn't be!