130: The alchemy master had been by my side all along.

At dusk.

The rosy clouds swirled, reflecting off the skyscrapers of the Imperial Capital in a kaleidoscope of colors.

Su Yan looked out.

Skyscrapers towered into the clouds, hidden deep within the mist.

Countless times larger than Jiangnan City, they formed the largest city on Blue Star.

“Truly spectacular.”

Su Yan looked up into the distance and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

After the Era of Awakening.

The Blue Star Human Race was forced to gather in cities.

To accommodate more and more people.

Cities continued to develop vertically, making buildings taller and taller.

And China's Imperial Capital,

was precisely the pinnacle of this urban civilization.

“Su Yan, we're here!”

Suddenly.

Xiao Panxue's cool and pleasant voice sounded in his ear.

The taxi stopped in front of a grand complex of buildings.

Although Su Yan couldn't read minds, his SSS-Rank Talent [Eye of the Gods] could!

So, the place Xiao Panxue brought him to...

he already knew what it was.

“This place is...?”

After getting out of the car, Su Yan deliberately feigned ignorance and asked.

Xiao Panxue's bright eyes held a faint smile, her beautiful figure attracting the gazes of countless passersby.

Her cherry lips parted slightly as she gave a mysterious wink and said, “Let's go. You'll know once we're inside.”

And so,

Su Yan followed behind Xiao Panxue into the interior of the complex.

After passing through layer upon layer of protective barriers,

the two finally arrived in front of a massive, spectacular skyscraper.

The top of the building was out of sight, reaching straight into the sky.

Only deep within the clouds could the faint flickering of signal lights be seen.

Having arrived here, all mysteries were revealed.

Su Yan looked at the gold-lettered sign at the main entrance: Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters!

He feigned surprise and said:

“Sister Xue, you mean Uncle and Auntie are here?”

To be honest,

Su Yan was indeed very surprised.

Because,

Xiao Panxue's parents hadn't gone missing;

instead, they had been working at the Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters all along!

This was quite surreal!

In Su Yan's impression, Uncle Xiao and Auntie were both ordinary office workers in Jiangnan City.

This family, as ordinary as could be,

lived in a 70-square-meter old house in the suburbs.

He could never have imagined

that Uncle Xiao and Auntie would actually be working at the Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters in the Imperial Capital!

At this moment,

Xiao Panxue, seeing that Su Yan had already guessed something,

stepped forward with her tall figure, her clear and beautiful eyes gazing at the skyscraper before her.

Under the glow of the sunset, her long hair fluttered, looking incomparably beautiful.

Tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear, Xiao Panxue's crystalline lips parted as she said somewhat helplessly:

“Surprising, isn't it? When I heard about it a week ago, I was just like you are now.”

Xiao Panxue's feelings—

Su Yan expressed that he could understand them.

It was like someone who had been used to a hard life since childhood

suddenly finding out their parents were billionaires.

Naturally, it would be hard to adjust.

And the identities of Uncle Xiao and Auntie

were even more prestigious than those of billionaires!

Because those who could work at the Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters held extremely noble status and positions.

They were already among those standing at the pinnacle of the Blue Star Human Race's pyramid!

Su Yan withdrew his gaze and asked, “Can we go in and take a look?”

Xiao Panxue waved the card in her hand. “I've already prepared for it.”

...As for the Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters,

Su Yan had long wanted to visit.

With such a good opportunity this time, he certainly couldn't miss it.

With Xiao Panxue's identity card,

the two successfully entered the interior of the Demon Slaying Institute building.

Clearly, it wasn't Xiao Panxue's first time here; she led Su Yan to the 16th floor with practiced ease.

“Su Yan, this is the Alchemy Department. The Human Race's top Alchemy Masters are all here!”

Walking down the corridor,

Xiao Panxue led the way, turning back from time to time to give introductions.

Su Yan listened, his eyes constantly scanning the alchemy rooms on both sides.

Actually, he was quite curious.

Weren't they afraid of blowing up the building by refining medicine inside the Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters?

But judging from the energy protection radiating from the walls of each alchemy room,

the reality was that he was worrying too much.

He followed Xiao Panxue all the way to the deepest part of the Alchemy Department.

They arrived in front of the largest alchemy room.

The door was tightly shut.

Su Yan and Xiao Panxue exchanged a glance.

The latter extended a slender, jade-like finger and lightly knocked on the door.

“Who is it?”

A milky and cute voice came from inside.

Xiao Panxue replied, “It's me.”

The door of the alchemy room opened a crack, and a young girl's head peeked out.

“Wow, it's Sister Panxue!”

Upon realizing it was Xiao Panxue, the girl immediately broke into a joyful smile.

Just as she was about to open the door,

she saw Su Yan and asked warily, “Who are you?”

Su Yan smiled and said, “I'm your Brother Su Yan.”

“Ah, so you're Su Yan!”

To his surprise, the girl became even more delighted after hearing his name.

It was as if she had known him for a long time.

“Sister Panxue, Brother Su Yan, please come in!”

As she spoke, the girl had already opened the door to the alchemy room.

Su Yan and Xiao Panxue were able to enter.

The girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old,

with her hair in twin tails and wearing a pure and cute puff-sleeve dress. She only reached Xiao Panxue's chest.

She looked very "illegal" at a glance.

Su Yan couldn't help but chuckle. “Is this child labor?”

Hearing this, the girl immediately puffed out her cheeks and said:

“I'm not a child laborer! I'm the Alchemy Grandmaster's... Closed-door Disciple! It's not an employment relationship!”

Hiss, why does this sound so fa... familiar?

Su Yan was surprised. “Little sister, is your Divine Punishment ID 'Witch Ge Ge'?”

The girl giggled. “That's right.”

Holy... Su Yan was a bit speechless.

What a coincidence.

This adorable girl before him

was actually the Witch Ge Ge who had traded with him twice in Divine Punishment!

Right then,

the two continued walking further into the alchemy room.

Witch Ge Ge didn't follow them; instead, she sat back down in front of the door with her chin in her hands.

Well, she certainly was a "closed-door" disciple!

Inside this largest alchemy room of the Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters,

Su Yan and Xiao Panxue passed through three or four identity verification checkpoints

and entered the core area.

The temperature here rose sharply, and the air was filled with the scent of medicinal herbs.

In front of the two,

a huge alchemy furnace was in operation, with bright red flames emerging from the openings of the Cauldron.

On the stairs to one side of the alchemy furnace,

Xiao Wujin was wearing a white lab coat and holding a record sheet.

He was controlling the heat while adding rare Materials into the alchemy furnace in timed batches.

At the same time, he was hurriedly recording something.

“Dad!”

Xiao Panxue called out then.

Xiao Wujin looked up, and his face immediately showed surprise.

He handed his current task to the person beside him and quickly walked down the stairs.

“Su Yan, Panxue, why are you here?”

After reaching them, Xiao Wujin asked... A few minutes later.

The three of them were sitting in the reception room.

Facing Su Yan's questioning gaze,

Xiao Wujin took off his glasses to wipe them and said awkwardly:

“Su Yan, as you've seen, Uncle is actually an Alchemy Grandmaster.”

“I'm responsible for the daily operation of this Alchemy Department, providing healing potion support for the Divine Strategy Legion on the front lines, and also the development of the latest types of potions.”

“The reason I left without saying goodbye this time is that the front lines are too strained. I have to work overtime late every night and can't return to Jiangnan City.”

Su Yan appeared very calm and asked, “What about Auntie?”

“Your Auntie... she's even busier, but because her department is special and requires confidentiality, I can't tell you yet.”

Listening to Xiao Wujin's words,

to be honest, Su Yan didn't feel much. After all, they weren't his biological parents.

Even if they were biological, he still wouldn't feel much.

After all, he wasn't a native here... However, the fact that Uncle Xiao was actually an Alchemy Grandmaster

was still a bit hard for Su Yan to accept.

What kind of joke was this?

What did it mean to be an Alchemy Grandmaster?

To put it simply, achievements in the field of alchemy are equivalent to the existence of a War God Supreme!

And because of the importance of potions, especially the scarcity of high-quality ones,

the status and position of an Alchemy Grandmaster are even higher than that of a War God!

“What kind of family is this? Every single one of them is so formidable.”

At this moment, this thought couldn't help but pop into Su Yan's mind.

A light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he looked up and asked:

“Uncle, do my parents also have hidden identities?”