Mission: Seduce the Master!
Chapter 139: Letter

Xie Qing was in his rented house. In front of him was a pot filled with herbs of different colors and aromas.

"So... In pill refining, the most important thing is to maintain the right temperature."

The young man had been mastering new techniques and recipes for a long time, eventually forming his own efficient one.

Although his flame had no special qualities, it was powerful enough and good enough to refine quite complex pills.

In the end, thanks to the fact that he was getting better and better with each pill, he was able to reach for high-level pills.

"So... It looks like everything is ready." Xie Qing sighed and summoned up his courage: "If I can't do it, I'll blow this pot to hell."

...the pot would have released cold sweat, hearing such a thing about itself. However, fortunately, it was just an object.

In the end, after a long cooking process, Xie Qing was able to make a single pill.

"Ascension Pill... Special properties - accelerates the mastery of Qi, and also contributes to its purification."

Quite a valuable pill, considering it could help even cultivators at Divine Transformation.

True, the herbs were not cheap either. The total cost of these herbs was 5,000 Spiritual Stones.

"However, you can sell it for twice as much."

Xie Qing rubbed his hands and smiled.

"I'll get rich!"

Considering that his pills were almost close to perfect purity, there was a good chance to sell more expensive.

Xie Qing was excited. Although he believed that the path of the sword was ideal for him, it would not be bad to do something else.

And considering that he had a good talent for alchemy, he wanted to develop in this direction.

And with such a mood, he spent the whole evening.

***

The city of Yao Cheng, as expected, attracted a lot of attention due to the mysterious wandering alchemist Gu Heng.

And here he was, the one they were talking about, sitting in his room. He had long finished making the pill and was now reading a letter.

Since Xie Qing was busy earlier, he put off the letter until better times. However, when he was free, his curiosity got the better of him.

"'Silver Moon' Commerce? Sounds familiar..."

The letter was from a person named Wang Feifei, addressing him with a proposal for cooperation and expressing a desire to meet.

A quite formal and polite letter. However, after racking his brains, Xie Qing remembered this name.

"Ah, an old acquaintance of my mother's..."

It was she who helped Xie Meiling hide in the capital because of a debt. Therefore, Xie Qing had a more or less neutral attitude towards her.

If we talk about rumors, then her personality was arrogant, proud, and cold. She was similar to those people who are hard to get along with.

Moreover, he was wary. It was unknown what this woman could offer him at a personal meeting, so it was necessary to be careful and do everything without foolishness.

The very thought of trade was sound. As the head of the family, he should have thought at least a little about the financial flow to ensure growth.

"Wang Feifei... I wonder what she's like."

Xie Qing decided to agree. But of course, he did not trust her. He had several rescue tokens that could block the strike of a cultivator at the peak of Divine Transformation.

And, apparently, if he wanted to express his intention to meet, it was enough for him to simply burn the letter with alchemical flame.

"And what if I burned it right away?" He wondered, but did as the letter said.

Fuuush.

The flame instantly engulfed the letter and the letter burned. At the same time, Xie Qing clearly felt the appearance of a formation that sent a signal towards the mayor's mansion.

"Interesting."

He instantly read the formation. It was composed of three different formations.

Waving his hand, he changed something and smiled quite a bit.

"Good thing I trained in this."

***

Wang Feifei was sitting in the room allocated to her by the mayor. She was drinking tea and reading a book when suddenly a white glow flew into the window.

"Hmmm?"

The woman waved her hand and easily caught the light. She clenched and unclenched her fist, then closed her eyes. After a few seconds, she opened them with a satisfied smile.

"Interesting. He agreed, but... What surprised me more was that he was able to change the activated formation and prevent the recording of his appearance."

Reconnaissance Formation - simple enough in name, but a very heavy formation. It consists of several formations.

First, it delivers information to the specified location or person - the range should not exceed a hundred miles.

Second, it makes a recording of the surroundings.

Third, it records information about the target.

However, the mysterious Gu Heng was able to change the already activated formation (this was very difficult) and removed the last two most important formations.

Therefore, Wang Feifei was genuinely impressed. She was somewhat versed in formations, but still understood how difficult it was.

"It seems that I have met not only a good alchemist, but also a formation expert. I think Heaven has blessed me this time."

She seductively smiled and licked her cherry lips.

***

Two days later. There was a knock on Xie Qing's house.

"And here they are... One person feels like a mortal, and the other is a cultivator at the Soul Nascent."

For Xie Qing, this was not so dangerous, but he did not lose vigilance.

It was up to the butler to meet them in person. The young man could hear their dialogue on the first floor.

And, after a minute, they began to climb the stairs. Xie Qing narrowed his eyes.

"The one at the Soul Nascent has a light and silent gait. The perfect assassin." he analyzed, and then narrowed his eyes even more: "And the one without cultivation... Hmmm..."

It seemed that a person without cultivation, but it was from him that Xie Qing felt danger.

It's simple. This person was too ordinary.

"Ordinary breathing, ordinary gait... However, my sixth sense is screaming of danger."

And when he saw that the door opened, Xie Qing fell silent.

"A woman? It was from her that I felt danger."

Two people entered the room. The butler closed the door behind them.

The woman looked very beautiful. She had long and slender legs, as well as red hair and golden eyes.

The cultivator accompanying her was dressed in a spacious black robe.

Xie Qing wore a mask on his face - this mask was bought from the system. It does not allow other creatures to recognize his face.

Even Xu Mei would face an obstacle if she tried to do this.

"Welcome to my humble abode... Make yourself at home."

"Mr. Gu Heng. Thank you for your hospitality," the woman - Wang Feifei, nodded and smiled.

"It is my duty to meet a beautiful lady, but I apologize, I was too focused on pill refining." With a polite smile, Xie Qing said and looked at the standing cultivator behind him: "You can also sit down. I don't mind."

"I apologize... I prefer to stand."

"Heh."

She was clearly wary of Xie Qing. However, the young man was not thick-skinned enough to persuade a stranger.

And he was not patient either. Therefore, he immediately went to the point.

"Lady, it seems that you have some knowledge about me." Xie Qing said and narrowed his eyes: "I would like to know your name..."

"Ah, where are my manners... Mr. Gu Heng is absolutely right." Wang Feifei smiled and continued: "I am Wang Feifei. My humble name may be unknown to Mr., but in fact I am the head of a large trading organization."

"Oh, really?"

Xie Qing nodded with false surprise. He also allowed his eyes to show respect.

Wang Feifei nodded.

"Mr. is too busy a person, so Wang Feifei will not waste your time in vain. My intention was to meet with you for the purpose of recruiting, as well as offering a mutually beneficial cooperation." Finally, Wang Feifei began the main conversation with a serious face: "In this world, there is nothing that my hands cannot reach. I can offer you a high salary, beautiful women, and a huge mansion..."

"Hoo? It seems that Lady Wang is indeed resolute. I'm impressed." Xie Qing smiled: "I am open for cooperation, but if we are talking about getting a job, then I am forced to refuse. I don't like to stay in one place."

"Hmm..."

Wang Feifei frowned. Cooperation was not a bad result, but she hoped to recruit such a master thoroughly.

Therefore, she could not let him go. How could she miss such a tasty piece?

She thought.

"It is not surprising that an alchemist wants freedom. However, I cannot allow this to happen, as I need to build up my influence as quickly as possible. Hard times are coming, and for traders, this is like a gold mine".