"Miss Qingyu, these are the materials needed for refining pills today. The clan leader asked me to inform you that you must finish refining the pills you didn't complete yesterday. The clan members are still waiting for this batch!"
Just as Nangong Qingyu was about to trade, Dou Youyou roughly pushed the male player in front of her, interrupting their transaction.
"Get lost, can't you see I'm here?"
Even though he was pushed away by Dou Youyou, the male player didn't show any signs of displeasure.
He knew what kind of person Dou Youyou was, and offending her would bring no good consequences.
"Hello, Miss Youyou. I am currently completing a task assigned by the clan leader. Please do not obstruct me!"
Dou Youyou replied, "I'm not refining today, as I said!"
"Miss Youyou, what you say doesn't count. Does Miss Qingyi want to refine? The clan leader's word is final!"
Hearing this, Dou Youyou became immediately angry.
"Your clan leader has quite the authority! I say Qingyu doesn't refine today, and she won't refine! If you have the guts, have your clan leader come over!"
"This..."
Nangong Qingyu tried to speak but was directly interrupted by Dou Youyou.
"I'm in charge today. Even if your ancestor came, it would be useless. If you dare to challenge me, I'll bring out my master, and none of you will have an easy time!"
"This... Miss Youyou, isn't this a bit much? There's no need to involve the village chief!"
"I'm taking my junior sister out for a stroll. Who do you think you are? Get lost!"
The player tried to block them again, but Dou Youyou's glare scared him back.
"Senior sister, isn't this a bit improper!"
Dou Youyou said, "What's improper about it? As a disciple of the master, we can learn auxiliary professions like alchemy, but we shouldn't make it our primary skill. Your senior sister here also has an auxiliary skill as a cement worker. Should I be building houses every day?"
"Really? This game has such miraculous skills!"
"Of course. It was a skill the master taught me when I first met him. Master was so wicked back then; he'd grab me and make me massage his legs, serve him tea, and water, treating me like a maid all day long!"
"Really? So, the aloof master has such a side!"
Aloof? In what way was he aloof? He was lustful, that was true.
The two young girls went shopping all over Seven Star City, with all expenses covered by the Seven Star City Lord.
Meanwhile, Nangong Jingtian also received news from his subordinates.
"What did you say? Dou Youyou took Qingyu away and stopped her from refining pills?"
"Yes, she said she's not refining today, and no one can force her!"
"That brat, interfering in my family matters! Such a good hidden profession like an alchemist, and she's not diligently refining but running off to play. Isn't this delaying our progress?"
"Does the group leader want to call her back?"
"Let's let it go for today. Let her play. She has been refining quite a lot recently. If she rests today, she can just make up for it tomorrow!"
"Yes!"
The two girls played for over an hour and finally returned to the City Lord's mansion.
Nangong Qingyu quickly became familiar with Dou Youyou, and the two girls soon became good friends, as they were both eighteen years old and newly adult.
"You should learn his abilities properly from the Seven Star City Lord. Look at Changsheng, he's completely different from before!"
"Because of my father, the clan members never looked highly upon me. If I don't obey them, will they..."
"Don't worry, we have Master backing us up, what are you afraid of? How many pills did you refine daily before?"
"Over 200, I think. Actually, I didn't like fighting from the start. I was quite interested in alchemy, not having to interact with people. But over time, this wasn't the alchemy I wanted. I was refining pills just to complete tasks, without any personal space!"
Dou Youyou sighed. Although she wasn't born into a prominent family, she was considered part of the wealthy elite.
She had many things to study and do daily, many of which she didn't want to learn, but there was no choice, as she was born into the Dou family.
However, in the game, it was different; they had a master to rely on.
"From now on, you'll refine a maximum of 50 pills for them daily. Not one more. You don't need to worry about this. The rest is your personal time. Learning other spells from the Seven Star City Lord is also a form of enjoyment. I was just a priest at first, but gradually, you'll discover that by trying many things, you'll find out if they suit you!"
"Mmm, senior sister, you're so good to me. It's been a long time since someone treated me like this."
Dou Youyou placed her hands on her hips.
"Can't be helped, who says I'm not your senior sister."
"Seven Star City Lord, I'm entrusting my junior sister to you. I've already explained everything to her!"
The Seven Star City Lord was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Young Master. I've been so anxious these past few days!"
"It's alright, I'll tell Master about this!"
"Thank you, Young Master!"
Dou Youyou handed Nangong Qingyu over to the Seven Star City Lord, and she quickly went to Zhang Pingfan's side.
"Master, that's roughly how things happened. The Nangong family keeps her extremely busy every day, not even giving her a chance to learn other skills."
"They're raising my disciple as a mere tool!"
"Yes, I was quite angry when I heard about this!"
"These large families only know how to exploit their own members to gain maximum profit! What do you think of this Nangong Qingyu?"
Dou Youyou thought for a moment.
"She's alright, just very timid. She didn't talk much to me at first, but as we got more familiar, she started talking more. She's also 18 years old like me, but a little younger."
"Hmm, alright, I'll handle this! Go level up to 40 first and see if you can trigger my quest!"
"Okay, I'm going!"
"Go on, why are you still standing here?"
"A kiss!"
Zhang Pingfan showed a wry smile. This little girl was all about romance.
Zhang Pingfan directly pressed her head down and kissed her.
"Enough!"
Dou Youyou giggled and finally agreed to leave.
After watching Dou Youyou leave, Zhang Pingfan didn't linger long before heading to Seven Star City.
When Nangong Qingyu saw the village chief, she was very reserved.
It was the same look she had when she first saw Dou Youyou today. Because he was a stranger, even though he was technically her master, they had only met once.
"Mas... Master!"
"Mm, Yu You mentioned that your time has been exploited by your family for pill refining."
"Yes, call your clan leader over. I have something to say to him!"
"Okay, is it now?"
"What else?"