Seeing Yoon-Jae so distracted, Sol asked worriedly.

"Is everything alright? What made you so deep in thought?"

"Hm? No, everything is fine."

Yoon-Jae responded, and before Sol could probe any further, he looked at the Teleportation Hall and asked.

"Are you heading back to the Alchemy Pavilion?"

Sol paused, but decided not to push the matter. He smiled and shook his head before answering.

"No, I'm heading to the Martial Arts Library so I can deepen my understanding of Fist Intent. Tell Little Zeel that I'll see him soon."

Yoon-Jae nodded, and at that time Woo-Seong chimed.

"I'll come with you Brother Sol."

"Okay. What about you Mar-Dule?"

Sol turned to Mar-Dule, but before Mar-Dule could answer he suddenly paused before taking out his identity jade slip.

After reading the message inside, Mar-Dule's face flushed a little.

"Ah, I need to head back to the Rune and Formation Pavilion to handle some... uhh... matters. We'll meet up again."

After throwing that out, Mar-Dule rushed to enter the Teleportation Hall before jumping onto a teleportation platform and disappearing.

However, just before disappearing, he suddenly remembered something and shot a glare towards Yoon-Jae.

But Yoon-Jae ignored him. If he didn't meet this Dark Fairy Mar-Dule claim to be together with, then the bet would be meaningless. And even if he did end up bumping into this person, Yoon-Jae would immediately deny ever making any bets with Mar-Dule.

Sol and Woo-Seong bid farewell to Yoon-Jae before stepping onto a teleportation platform and disappearing.

Left alone, Yoon-Jae walked over to another teleportation platform and used his identity jade to activate it.

After being teleported to the Teleportation Hall on the Alchemy Pavilion Mountain, he stepped outside hall, however, he didn't get far as he suddenly spun around to observe the teleportation platforms.

From this angle, he was able to see most of the hundred or so teleportation platforms in the hall.

His eyes flickered as he looked at everyone who appeared on the platforms. If one of them so much as glanced around as if looking for someone, he would be able to tell.

However, no one he observed looked suspicious.

The ones that came in groups were laughing and chatting with each other, while the ones that came alone merely stepped off the platforms and walked towards the exit as if they had a destination in mind.

Yoon-Jae stood there for a few minutes observing the platforms with a frown.

Older Alchemy Disciples who saw him cupped their fists and bowed their heads slightly. While the newer ones seemed to be in a daze as they looked at him, though a few older disciples would whisper into their ears and those dazed expressions would become one of shock and incredulity.

Nonetheless, they still bowed their heads and cupped their fists towards Yoon-Jae as they passed.

Yoon-Jae soon got tired of drawing so much attention, so he turned and left.

As he walked through the Outer Mountain he would abruptly turn and scan the disciples' faces walking behind him from time to time.

He would also turn corners without any warning or enter narrow alleys before waiting out of sight on the other side to see if anyone followed him.

He would even fly into the air a few times before landing in a random area of the Outer Mountain.

However, no matter what he did, he still felt uneasy. Like someone was watching him.

'Am I going crazy?'

Yoon-Jae thought to himself. After all, this was just a feeling. He wasn't entirely sure if someone was actually following him.

Yoon-Jae sighed before he stepped out of a narrow alley. He then headed for his Master's Pavilion in the Inner Mountain at a leisurely pace.

He couldn't be bothered if someone was actually following him, as long as that person wasn't foolishly planning on attacking him or something.

"It might even be some perverted stalker that has some gifts on him."

Yoon-Jae's eyes slightly lit up and he turned to look over his shoulder one last time.

He only saw female and male Alchemy Disciples walking around.

It was the end of the third month of the year and in one day the fourth month would begin, so these Inner Disciples had relieved expressions on their faces as they managed to successfully pass their monthly exams this month.

Though a few of them resembled zombies as they sported dark circles under their eyes while walking erratically like they were about to fall over.

Yoon-Jae soon looked away and continued his journey.

However, some minutes later a voice could be heard calling out to him.

"Yoon-Jae!"

Yoon-Jae turned around and saw Sol approaching. He stopped and waited for him.

After Sol came closer he suddenly grabbed Yoon-Jea's hand and pulled him towards a familiar secluded alleyway.

"I have to something to tell you."

Yoon-Jae heard Sol say, then watched as he looked left and right while pulling him into the alleyway.

"Sol, what is it?"

Yoon-Jae was confused but was on high alert. It looked like something serious had happened.

However, Sol suddenly stopped in the middle of the alleyway before turning to smile at him.

"Yoon-Jae, I've changed my mind."

Yoon-Jae blinked.

"What did you change your mind about? Coming to visit Little Zeel?"

Yoon-Jae was utterly baffled and could only come up with this answer. But if that was the case, why drag him here?

Sol's smile seemed to grow wider before he softly said.

"No, that's not what I mean."

Yoon-Jae suddenly felt Sol grip tighten on his wrist. With that, he understood what Sol meant, but before he could say anything, Sol suddenly leaned forward as if to kiss him.

Yoon-Jae instinctively took a step back, but the alleyway was narrow, so his back was blocked by the wall.

Sol didn't stop. He took a step forward to close the gap between them, eyes closed and lips puckered.

But before he could seal the deal, his puckered lips were met with a soft barrier.

It was Yoon-Jae's hand.

With an annoyed expression, Yoon-Jae glared at the person before him and coldly asked.

"Ushi, what are you doing?"

Ushi opened his eyes and blinked. The corner of his eyes formed crescent moons as he smiled behind Yoon-Jae's palm.

"Eldest Brother Yoon-Jae, how did you figure it out?"