Preoccupied with saving someone, Ye Fei nearly forgot about this matter.

However, he had also promised Su Yueru that he would accompany her to a classmate gathering.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Fei turned to Su Yueru and apologized, "Wife, about the classmate gathering, I’m afraid I’ll have to go there later."

Su Yueru, with a great understanding of the situation, nodded in agreement, "Hmm, it’s okay, you go and do what you need to; I can go there by myself. If you’re busy and it gets late, I’ll just head back home after the gathering ends."

"Hmm."

After giving her a few brief instructions, Ye Fei got into Wang Jianglong’s car and headed towards the military department.

As per prior requests, the military department had already prepared ten copper pill furnaces in advance.

All sorts of medicinal herbs were also fully prepared.

Present at the scene, besides Bu Hongwei, the top authority of the Qingyun Province military department, were several other high-ranking officials.

All these people had solemn expressions, emanating an authoritative aura without even showing anger.

Originally, they were not supposed to be present at the pill refining site.

But upon hearing about a master who could actually concoct a miraculous pill that would multiply a soldier’s combat abilities by several times,

these high-ranking officials were all curious.

Thus, they came one after another to the site to observe.

However, when they saw this so-called master, their stern faces suddenly broke into smiles.

It was a smile of disdain and contempt.

In their minds, a master of pill refinement should be a person with an immortal presence, unconcerned with worldly affairs, young in appearance despite old age, an all-knowing sage.

At the very least, it should be a skinny old man of considerable age, right?

That would fit the master’s temperament.

But what about the guy in front of them?

He was nothing but a green youngster, still wet behind the ears!

This kind of person could refine pills?

After a round of quiet laughter,

The high-ranking officials began to tease one another.

"I say, old Bu, is this it? Can this one really concoct an unparalleled spiritual pill? Are you kidding us? The military department spent two billion, and all you got us was this joke?"

"Heh, I have to say, old Bu, no offense, but you’re really becoming more muddled with age. It looks like that two billion has gone down the drain."

"Refining pills? Can this kid really concoct the damn pill? If he can do that, I’ll eat the pill furnace in one bite!"

Hearing the words of his old comrades-in-arms, Bu Hongwei felt extremely displeased.

To tell the truth, even he wasn’t completely confident deep down.

After all, the guarantee that Ye Fei could concoct the Qi Condensing Pill came from Wang Jianglong pounding his chest in assurance; he had not seen it with his own eyes.

If things were to fail today, not only would the two billion go to waste, but losing face in front of those old jesters would mean being ridiculed for many years to come.

At that thought, Bu Hongwei’s heart began to hang in his chest.

Refining pills, could this kid really do it?

Ye Fei, upon entering the pill refining room, immediately sensed the teasing and mockery in the air.

But he didn’t care.

He ordered the soldiers to light up all ten pill furnaces, and then he swiftly portioned out ten batches of herbs in front of the shelf.

Ten minutes later, seeing that the temperature of the pill furnaces was about right, Ye Fei placed the ten portions of herbs into the ten furnaces.

Seeing this, sneers once again rippled from the sidelines.

"Really? He hasn’t even learned how to walk yet, and he’s trying to run? Refining medicinal pills in ten furnaces at once, isn’t this nonsense?"

"Oh, old Bu, I do feel for you, those two billion of yours died a tragic death. Hahaha!"

Ye Fei remained undisturbed by the outside noise.

He stood erect in front of the furnaces, legs apart, eyes slightly closed, hands raised, holding his breath and concentrating.

Hum!

As True Qi surged through his hands, Ye Fei suddenly pushed forward with great force.

An invisible power immediately transformed into ten gusts of wind and entered the flames.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

At that moment, the ten flames, which had been calm just a second ago, suddenly erupted in a violent dance, even enveloping the huge alchemy furnaces above them.

Within the grand room, a wave of heat surged up.

Even though the high-ranking ones were all powerful, they were swept back by the heat wave, eventually having to hide behind stone pillars to avoid the high temperatures.

Such powerful energy!

It was only then that the high-ranking ones realized just how formidable this young man’s strength was!

While they were still in shock, Ye Fei had already finished his task and was ready to turn around and leave.

A high-ranking one couldn’t help but ask, "Is that it?"

"What else?"

The high-ranking ones looked at each other in dismay.

This is alchemy!

You think you’re boiling water here?

We may not have eaten pork, but haven’t we seen pigs run?

Anyone who practices alchemy knows it takes three to seven days, ten days to half a month.

Even a few hours would be within a reasonable range.

And you’re done in just a few minutes?

Moreover, it was ten alchemy furnaces at the same time.

You’re kidding us!

Not only did the high-ranking ones not believe it, but Bu Hongwei was also deeply skeptical.

However, when they had someone open all the alchemy furnaces and saw the round, calmly lying Qi Condensing Pills inside,

they were stunned.

Now their gaze towards Ye Fei was no longer one of disdain and scorn.

It was deep shock and deep submission.

"Mr. Ye, the real person does not show their face! High! Truly admirable, I was blind before!"

"I apologize for any offense before and hope Mr. Ye can be magnanimous! Ah, I never imagined that there would be such a remarkable genius in this world. Truly a fortune for the world and a blessing for the Great Xia!"

Bu Hongwei, even more flushed with success, stepped forward and bowed deeply, "Mr. Ye’s toils today have been remarkable. I have prepared a banquet in your honor, may I know if you would do us the honor...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Fei smiled faintly and waved his hand to decline, "I apologize, but I must go to attend my wife’s class reunion. Perhaps another time."

Then, turning around, he strode away.

Leaving a suave figure behind, the figures of the high-ranking warfare officials marveled.

...

The private room of a restaurant.

Su Yueru arrived in high spirits, looking forward to catching up with old classmates she hadn’t seen for a long time.

But not long after her arrival, she felt that something was off about the atmosphere.

The so-called class reunion seemed to have completely changed in nature.

What she heard was not the warm greetings of a long absence, but all kinds of boasting and flattering, putting some up and putting others down.

But she could barely tolerate all these.

What she found unbearable was that many people were openly discussing her.

And the discussions were all baseless and offensive to the ear.

Especially since this reunion was initiated by Huang Kai.

And this Huang Kai had once pursued Su Yueru.

Su Yueru felt increasingly awkward and uncomfortable and could only lower her head and ignore it all.

But the voices of the people nearby were getting louder and louder.

"Huang Kai is quite outstanding, why does Su Yueru look down on him?"

A girl laughed and said, "After all, Su Yueru is the young miss of the Su Family; how could she fancy any of us common folks?"

"True, the Su Family has a big name in Tianhe; no wonder."

As soon as this was said, someone immediately laughed out loud.

"You don’t know? Su Yueru messed around with someone and got pregnant before marriage; she was kicked out by the Su Family long ago!"

"What? There’s such a story? Tell us more!"

Instantly, everyone became interested, their gossipy hearts unstoppable.

People in the room all gathered around, eager to hear about Su Yueru’s business.

The voices kept entering Su Yueru’s ears.

She immediately stood up, wanting to leave.

Ye Yan caught hold of her and laughed, "It’s fine, they’re just joking!"

"It’s been so many years since then; don’t take it to heart—it’s all in good fun."

Su Yueru looked at Ye Yan quietly.

She did not understand why this friend from many years ago would say such a thing.

Why should their happiness be built on the pain of others?

Ye Yan quickly said, "Oh, don’t be mad."

"We haven’t seen each other in so long, and you’re leaving without even chatting?"

Ye Yan then pulled Su Yueru back down to sit.

However, as soon as she sat down, the voices around her surged into her ears again.

Someone said, "I also know about Su Yueru’s current husband; he’s an uneducated good-for-nothing!"

"Really? Su Yueru used to be so arrogant; how come she married such a person?"

Someone laughed joyfully, "This is what you call poetic justice, right? It serves her right for looking down on everyone in the past."

"Exactly! Now that she’s in this state, we are the ones who don’t look up to her!"

Several unkind glances swept over her, and Su Yueru’s complexion grew worse and worse.

The disgust was clear on everyone’s faces,

and there was also a sense of smugness that came from nowhere.

Su Yueru had long wanted to leave this place.

She had only stayed seated patiently because she was afraid of offending Ye Yan, her old friend.

Ye Yan laughed cheerfully, simply saying it was nothing and that everyone was just teasing each other.

But in her heart, she was already overjoyed.

Ye Yan glanced at Huang Kai in the distance, a barely noticeable smile on her lips.

In fact, she and Huang Kai had brought Su Yueru here today with an ulterior motive.

In college, she had a crush on Huang Kai.

In her view, it was Su Yueru, that seductress, who had enticed Huang Kai away.

Although they were dormmates, it was then that Ye Yan started to harbor resentment towards Su Yueru.

They had similar grades, roughly equal abilities.

But why could you, Su Yueru, get so much attention from everyone?

Wasn’t it just because you were the young miss of the Su Family?

Fortunately, in the end, Huang Kai did not manage to pursue Su Yueru.

It was only after hearing that Su Yueru had been kicked out of the Su Family that Ye Yan remembered her past humiliations.

Today, the spectacular show she wanted Su Yueru to see was nothing but endless humiliation for Su Yueru!

Someone brought a glass of wine over to Huang Kai, grinning non-stop.

"Brother Huang, why did you bring Su Yueru here today?"

"Yeah, Brother Huang, aren’t you afraid of the awkwardness?" someone chimed in.

Huang Kai said nonchalantly, "What’s there to be awkward about? It’s all in the past."

"Brother Huang is so open-minded!"

A group of people came up to Huang Kai, all offering him a toast.

Someone said with a grin, "Then Brother Huang, do you have a girlfriend now?"

"I do," Huang Kai answered seriously.

"How does she compare to Su Yueru?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Kai let out a cold laugh, "No comparison, my current girlfriend is much better than Su Yueru by a mile!"

His voice was loud, spreading far and wide.

The crowd immediately started to roar.

"Did you hear that? Brother Huang said his current girlfriend is so much better than Su Yueru!"

One word set off a thousand waves, and the crowd erupted into laughter.

Countless eyes focused on Su Yueru.

Once high and mighty, the proud daughter of the heavens had now fallen into the dirt.

This gave everyone a strange sense of satisfaction.

"So, Brother Huang, why didn’t you bring your lady here to hang out today?"

The group was extremely curious, staring intently at Huang Kai.

Suddenly, Huang Kai burst into loud laughter.

He declared, "I did bring her!"

"What? Your lady is here?"

The crowd looked around, but in a room full of college classmates, not a single stranger was seen.

"Brother Huang, why are you keeping it a secret?"

"Yeah, Brother Huang, let your lady come out and meet everyone!"

But Huang Kai just laughed.

He said, "She’s actually right in front of everyone; you just haven’t realized it yet."

The crowd was even more confused.

But at the next moment, everyone was stunned.

They saw Ye Yan gently walk up to Huang Kai.

Huang Kai’s hand naturally wrapped around Ye Yan’s slender waist.

Their relationship,

spoke for itself.

It turned out that Ye Yan was Huang Kai’s girlfriend.

The crowd was taken aback.

Then, someone whistled.

"So that’s it!"

The crowd got wise, and the room erupted with enthusiastic applause.

"A perfect match, made for each other!"

"Brother Huang, Ye Yan suits you way better than Su Yueru!"

The flood of cheers came crashing in; the crowd was jumping for joy.

Huang Kai looked at Su Yueru proudly.

Ye Yan also swept that disdainful gaze over Su Yueru.