Back in his courtyard, Meldrick began drinking heavily to drown his sorrows in solitude. When


    nightfall came, Draven eventually joined Meldrick and asked, “How did it go? It was Severin.


    wasn’t it?”


    Meldrick sneered bitterly and said, “Duh. Who else could it be?”


    As he took another swig of wine, he said in despair, “He’s a third–grade alchemist, and his


    attainment level is much higher than mine. How am I supposed topete with him? It’s already


    set in stone. Her father seems to be very pleased with Severin. I never expected him to have such


    remarkable talent in alchemy. He ascended to third–grade alchemist so swiftly, and I have no idea


    if he’s a third–grade low–rank or a third–grade medium–rank alchemist. All I know is that he’s like


    the most precious treasure in the eyes of our sect leader. After all, he can give our sect leader lots


    of third–grade pills”


    Draven continued with a wry smile, “I think it’s best that you ept things as they are. You’re


    very talented, and there are plenty of beautiful female disciples in our sect. There’s no reason to


    sulk over Miss Sofia.”


    Meldrick, somewhat inebriated, grew agitated as he recounted the agony he felt from deep within.


    “Hehe, I’ve loved her for at least a decade now. We grew up together, and my affection for her has


    never waned. Do you know how much I am suffering right now?”


    Draven sighed. “What else can you do? It’s not like there’s anything you can do about it.” After


    taking a deep breath, he added, “Severin’s a freak of nature when ites to talent. He’s a third-


    grade alchemist, so his general attainment is certainly much higher than yours. It’s no surprise


    that Sofia’s father is pleased with him. I heard that people are grinning widely at him when they


    meet him during their walks.”


    Enraged by those statements, Meldrick gritted his teeth and took another hefty gulp of wine.


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    Draven mused aloud, “By the way, this situation might lead to a conflict between our sect and the


    Unbeaten Wind Sect.”


    Meldrick frowned and stated. That’s for sure. The son of the Unbeaten Wind Sect leader fell for


    Sofia and was persistent about marrying her. With two level two saints in their ranks, our sect


    might face a lot of difficulties against them.”


    Draven sported a rueful smile. “Maybe they’re saying that just to intimidate us. After all, they


    them, so they’ll have several casualties as well.”


    Meldrick disagreed and shook his head. “Should one or two of our saints fall in battle, the scales


    could quickly tip against us. Our risk of suffering defeat would then increase.”


    Frustrated, Meldrick muttered, “A confrontation with the Unbeaten Wind Sect is imminent, but


    Birk is so pleased with Severin that he won’t sacrifice Sofia to them. Isn’t he concerned that they


    might follow through with their ultimatum in seven days?”


    As Meldrick grew angrier, he began referring to his sect leader by name with a tant disregard


    of customary title.


    All of a sudden, a female disciple interrupted them and asked, “What are you doing here? Now is


    the time for you to receive your pills, not to drink! Hurry up! Grand Elder sent me here to notify


    you both.”