Just as he was about to reach behind the woman, Ye Qiu was about to speak when suddenly a middle-aged man appeared and called the woman away.
Ye Qiu frowned; he didn’t recognize that man, but his strong perception heard the familiar woman calling the man ’father.’
What’s going on?
Ye Qiu was pondering, ready to continue following them, but when he turned down another street, he found that they had disappeared.
"Could it be her godfather?" Ye Qiu was puzzled because, in his mind, the woman’s father wasn’t that middle-aged man.
Ye Qiu expanded his spiritual power to probe the surroundings, but unfortunately, he couldn’t find any trace of that woman again.
"Never mind, as long as she’s safe. Perhaps we’ll et again in the future." Ye Qiu didn’t dwell too much on it. mories of their first eting flashed in his mind. If not for her, he might have died back then, never survived, and if not for her, how could Ye Qiu have entered the holy grounds and seized the opportunity in the Great Emperor’s tomb?
Ye Qiu thought it might be better not to recognize her now; it would be safer for her.
Ye Qiu turned around, ready to return to the inn, when he saw many people running in another direction, and quite a number were heading that way.
He stopped a young man with curiosity and asked, "This brother, I wonder what happened? Could you tell about it?"
The young man stopped by Ye Qiu was about to curse and struggle to break free, but after a while, he realized he couldn’t shake off the smiling man in front of him.
"Alright, I’m scared of you." The young man realized Ye Qiu’s strength wasn’t weak. Not wanting to anger Ye Qiu, he honestly replied, "Don’t you know? The sixth elder of the Pill Tower has co; they are a Divine Grade Alchemist, of high status. Many saints are eager to follow them."
"The sixth elder of the Pill Tower?" Ye Qiu thought he misheard. Here, no one should know he was around, and judging by the young man’s reaction, that sixth elder wasn’t him.
There was only one possibility.
Soone was impersonating him, Ye Qiu.
"Using my title as the sixth elder of the Pill Tower to swindle?" Ye Qiu chuckled inwardly, growing quite interested in this impostor pretending to be him.
Ye Qiu released the young man and followed along.
Soon, Ye Qiu saw the person impersonating him as the sixth elder. Seeing the impersonator’s appearance, Ye almost fainted from holding back his reaction.
Seriously, this impostor, could you have a bit more professionalism? I’m a sunny young man, but how have you turned into an oily middle-aged man?
Even though Ye Qiu saw through the impostor at a glance, the impostor was still being highly regarded by the crowd, being called a Divine Alchemist by everyone. Ye Qiu even saw two saints being respectful to him.
Ye Qiu was speechless. How could such a crude imitation not be seen through?
In fact, Ye Qiu didn’t know that the news about the sixth elder of the Pill Tower had spread widely in the holy grounds, but very few knew what the sixth elder actually looked like. Except for the disciples of the Pill Tower, hardly anyone knew Ye Qiu was the sixth elder.
This gave an opportunity for those with intentions. As long as the real person didn’t appear, the impersonation wouldn’t be uncovered.
Through observation, Ye Qiu discovered that the impostor was very good at putting on airs, presenting a majestic deanor. So elderly people at the Ruins Realm were consistently approaching, expressing a desire to follow him.
Even mbers of small sects and families were deceived by this guy.
"Alchemist Ye, I’ve heard you’re still unmarried. Coincidentally, my family has a daughter. I wonder if she might catch your eye." A clan leader said loudly, not treating it as a shaful thing, publicly speaking of marriage alliances.
"Alright, alright, I’ll personally visit your ho later." The fake Ye Qiu spoke softly, still trying hard to act superior.
Hearing the fake Ye Qiu express interest in won, several middle-aged n around began to speak, "Divine Alchemist, my daughter is fair and beautiful, also unmarried. We hope you can honor us with your visit."
The fake Ye Qiu nodded, with a calm deanor, and said, "Don’t worry, I will visit." That deanor was like an emperor ready to favor the entire harem; he almost said the words ’I will equally share my favor.’
Ye Qiu felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead. Pretending to be is one thing, but trying to collect won on my behalf is crossing the line. This good thing... er, I an, such a thing is beyond Ye Qiu’s capability.
Ye Qiu decided he needed to expose this guy.
Using his na to swindle - this could really tarnish the na of Ye Qiu. In the end, he would have to take the bla.
Sorry, but Ye Qiu was not going to take this bla.
Just as Ye Qiu was about to expose the impostor, suddenly, the crowd parted, and two won appeared in front of him, addressing the fake Ye Qiu, "We heard the sixth elder of the Pill Tower is here, and our lady has co especially to invite the Alchemist. We hope you can honor us with your presence."
"May I ask who your lady is?" the fake Ye Qiu asked, feigning politeness.
The two won exchanged a glance, smiled knowingly, and slowly uttered four words: "Turquoise Pool Holy Ground," which shocked everyone present.
The won from the Turquoise Pool Holy Ground were naturally not ordinary people. Could it be the Turquoise Pool Saintess?
Ye Qiu imdiately stopped his intentions to expose the impersonator. If the one inviting was the Turquoise Pool Saintess, Ye Qiu believed she would see through the impostor.
Now it was just a matter of whether the impostor would dare to accept the invitation.
Actually, the impostor had no choice but to comply. The two won had already said, "Could it be that Alchemist Ye is not giving our lady face, not giving the Turquoise Pool Holy Ground face?"
The fake Ye Qiu quickly replied, "How could I not give face to the Turquoise Pool Holy Ground? Since your lady wishes to see , please lead the way."
The fake Ye Qiu actually accepted the invitation.
This was beyond Ye Qiu’s expectations. Was he being forced to go?
Ye Qiu smirked; he thought this would be interesting to watch. He wanted to see how the impostor would evade the Turquoise Pool Saintess’s scrutiny if he didn’t expose him.
The impostor followed the two maids, with several followers trailing behind. Naturally, Ye Qiu decided to join in the spectacle, following behind as they all proceeded.
In a pavilion by the rippling waters, several figures could be seen from afar.
The sound of a zither drifted from the pavilion, lodious and charming, resonating all around, expanding outward with the breeze and water ripples.
Finally, with a ’twang,’ the music ended, and a woman addressed the crowd, "The sixth elder of the Pill Tower is here."
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