Seeing Lucy Sun instantly turn her hostility toward Evan Lin.
Lily Liang, full of grievance after being slapped, suddenly froze for a moment.
She looked toward Evan Lin, instinctively closing her mouth at this moment.
This guy is definitely not someone to mess with.
He's Master Lin from Seacrest, and this time coming to the Ancient Martial Rowe clan, he's either here to die at their hands or to wipe them out—he's that determined.
Lily Liang hadn't expected Evan Lin to stand up for her just now, but at this point, is Lucy Sun just asking for trouble?
Lily Liang's gaze suddenly grew a bit more fiery.
"Are you talking to me?"
Evan Lin looked at Lucy Sun in front of him, his gaze calm and indifferent.
"Who else is here, if not me?"
Lucy Sun raised her eyebrows, smirking coldly: "I've been hanging around the Ancient Martial Rowe clan for years, and I've never seen you before."
"You came here with Lily Liang—are you her friend or just some random tagalong?"
"Are you here trying your luck, hoping the Rowe clan will let you in?"
"Honestly, people like you? I've seen a ton over the years."
"All of them dream about climbing the Rowe clan tree, but none of them have any real skills. They think just knowing a few guides means they've got a shot—it's hilarious!"
Lucy Sun's words dripped with superiority.
She followed Master Daniel Ward, who handled pill supplies for the Rowe clan.
The Pill King isn't just famous for his pill skills—he's got deep ties with all the Ancient Martial Clans.
If you want to cultivate and get stronger in the Ancient Martial Clans, you need pills—and the Pill King's faction exists to train pill masters for exactly that.
Every clan usually has someone from the Pill King stationed there. They use the clan's resources to train their own alchemists, and get plenty of perks in return.
It's all just a trade of benefits.
The Rowe clan's assigned pill master is Daniel Ward, and Lucy Sun, his disciple, hangs around here all the time.
Lucy Sun had thought about going back to mess with Lily Liang, but first her pill skills weren't ready, and second, she was swamped—so she never got the chance.
This time, she'd just gotten back from running errands with her senior brother.
She never expected to bump into Lily Liang right at the gate.
"I'm not part of the Rowe clan."
Evan Lin nodded, calm and unbothered.
Lily Liang was so frustrated she wished Evan Lin would just go off and slap Lucy Sun right now.
But Evan Lin didn't look like he cared enough to make a move.
Maybe, in Master Lin from Seacrest's eyes, Lucy Sun's status is just not worth the trouble?
Back at the Liang family, Lily's relatives kept nagging for ages, but Evan Lin never made a move. When he finally did, the whole Liang clan was left in shambles.
"Junior sister, stop wasting time with him—let's go find Master."
The man who hadn't spoken till now stepped forward. He had sharp brows and bright eyes, a handsome face, and glanced at Evan Lin with clear contempt: "This kid's obviously a hot-headed fool. Not worth wasting our time."
"Recently, I heard Pill King himself visited the Rowe clan, but we were out and missed him. Haven't even met the new disciple he took in—what a shame."
Talking about this, the man looked genuinely disappointed.
When Pill King Xander Xiao came back to China, he took on a new disciple. It caused quite a stir—he hadn't accepted anyone new in ages, usually his own disciples handle recruiting.
Word is, after Pill King took her in, he secluded himself for ages, training her personally. A few days ago he brought her to the Rowe clan to get familiar with the place.
Lucy Sun missed her by a hair. They say the girl's young, and the Rowe clan even thought about pairing her up with Logan Rowe.
"Yeah, people like him aren't even worth our time."
Lucy Sun snorted, planning to leave, but suddenly a new idea popped into her head.
She swept her gaze over Evan Lin and Lily Liang, then laughed: "Lily, we've known each other for a while. Since you brought someone over yourself, I should at least give you some face."
"Here's the deal—you two come in with me. I need a couple helpers to sort medicinal herbs. If you do well, maybe I'll convince the Rowe clan to keep you around."
After she finished speaking, Lucy Sun looked at Lily Liang.
Lily Liang didn't answer. Instead, she turned to Evan Lin.
But suddenly, she realized Evan Lin was already heading toward the Rowe clan without waiting.