"Um, Lord City Lord, didn't you ask me to be your private appraiser and help you appraise antiques?" Xu Pingan asked, looking completely bewildered.

Night Wind immediately realized what was happening, grabbed Zijing's ear and twisted it halfway around.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Old Deng, what are you doing? Let go!" Zijing shouted in pain.

"Shouldn't you give me a satisfactory explanation? I gave you spirit stones to invite a spirit alchemist, and what's with you bringing back an appraiser who appraises antiques?" Ye Feng said angrily.

Luo Lin had long disliked Zi Jing, so she said coldly, "Ancestor, isn't it obvious? Zi Jing doesn't know any alchemists at all; she's deliberately trying to fool you!"

Zijing shouted noisily, "How would I know why he said he was an appraiser? He's clearly a spirit alchemist!"

"Wait a minute!" Xu Pingan suddenly shouted.

Night Breeze finally released Zijing's ear and looked at Xu Ping'an.

Xu Ping'an forced a slightly awkward smile and said, "Lord City Lord, are you looking for a spirit medicine master?"

“Not bad,” Ye Feng said.

“Since you need a pharmacist, then I can be a pharmacist too,” Xu Ping’an said.

Ye Feng had never seen such a shameless person in his life.

He had never heard of the possibility of being a pharmacist.

"Please explain to me what you mean by 'can be a spirit alchemist'? Are you a spirit alchemist or not?" Ye Feng questioned.

“It is he!” Zijing shouted.

"Shut up, you have no right to speak now!" Rowling snapped irritably.

Xu Pingan rubbed his hands together before saying, "I am indeed a spirit medicine master."

“But you just said you were appraising antiques…” Ye Feng said.

"I can also appraise antiques."

Xu Pingan laughed heartily and said with great pride, "I also know how to cook, and I'm a pretty good chef. I also know a little about chess. If you need a chess master, I can teach you how to play chess."

At this point, Xu Pingan took out a thick stack of documents from his storage ring.

"Lord City Lord, look, these are the honorary certificates awarded to me by various associations in the capital. Not only the Qi Cultivation Association, but also the Spirit Medicine Practitioner Association and the Chef Association..."

Ye Feng took the certificates from Xu Ping'an and examined them carefully, discovering that they were genuine and not forged.

In other words, Xu Ping'an is indeed a spiritual medicine master, and not only that, he can also appraise antiques, play chess, cook, and so on.

"This guy's got talent," Ye Feng said in a low voice.

Rowling was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Alright, I acknowledge you." Ye Feng returned the certificates of honor to Xu Ping'an.

Zijing said smugly, "Now you believe I wasn't lying, right?"

"I suppose you weren't lying," Ye Feng said.

"What do you mean I didn't lie? I clearly didn't lie!" Zijing shouted.

Ye Feng ignored Zijing and started chatting with Xu Ping'an instead.

Xu Ping'an is a sixth-grade spiritual medicine master, in other words, he is a martial artist in the Separation and Union Realm.

Only by reaching the Separation and Union Realm can one elevate the rank of a Spirit Alchemist to the sixth grade.

If one is only at the Qi Movement Realm, the highest one can reach is the fifth rank.

After all, whether it's alchemy, pill refining, or weapon crafting, it all requires corresponding cultivation and strength. Without sufficient strength, even if you study it in depth, you'll only be proficient in theory.

"I'm very curious, what exactly did Zijing tell you that made you mistakenly believe I needed an expert to appraise antiques?" Yefeng asked curiously.

Luo Lin was also very curious about the answer to this question, so when she heard Ye Feng ask it, she stared at Xu Ping'an without blinking.

Xu Pingan chuckled and said, "Zijing told me that she went to the Luo family's mausoleum in Luoyun City to rob a tomb, and ended up digging up an ancient artifact from seven hundred years ago. So I excitedly came with her, but I never expected..."

"Bauhinia!"

Night Wind turned its head angrily to look at Bauhinia.

As a result, that brat Zijing screamed and disappeared into the shadows by the roadside.

That guy got away really fast!

Even the night wind couldn't stop her!

She really used all her skills to escape!

Fine, since Zijing has already run away, let her run away.

Ye Feng had important business to attend to and didn't have time to argue with her.

Ye Feng showed Xu Ping'an around the environment, then assigned him the task of refining spiritual herbs to improve the soil quality, and also introduced Xu Ping'an to Zhao Bo.

After all, Zhao Bo is now the acting director of the Agriculture Department, and it was he who proposed using elixirs to improve the soil quality.

Now that Ye Feng has invited the alchemist, it's natural that the two of them need to work together.

Ye Feng also observed Zhao Bo's alchemy process and confirmed that Zhao Bo was indeed a spiritual alchemist with a fairly good alchemy skill. Only then did Ye Feng feel relieved.

By the time we finished all that, it was almost dark.

Night Breeze then returned to his tent, and as soon as he entered, he found Zijing sitting on a small stool, crunching away at sunflower seeds.

"Didn't you run away? Why are you back?" Ye Feng said irritably.

Zijing chuckled and said, "I'm the Director of your Inspection Department now. Where can I run off to? Even if I run to the ends of the earth, I'll have to come back."

"At least you have some self-awareness," Ye Feng said.

Seeing that Ye Feng was no longer angry, Zi Jing skipped over and asked, "How was it? Are you satisfied with the alchemist I invited? Let me tell you, Old Xu is amazing. The alchemists he makes are much more effective than those made by other alchemists."

"Although Elder Xu seems unreliable, his alchemy skills are indeed quite good," Ye Feng agreed.

"I'm glad you're satisfied," Zijing said.

Then Zijing said with some curiosity, "I've only been gone for less than ten days, but I didn't expect our camp to have changed so much. It's expanded so much, and so many stone houses have been built..."

"By the way, what materials were those houses made of? They look so neat and orderly. And shouldn't stone houses have gaps? Why can't I see a single gap?"

Of course, Zijing couldn't see the gaps between those concrete buildings.

Where do the cracks come from in a concrete structure made of cement?

Night Breeze laughed and said, "It was made of a material called cement, not stone."

"Cement?" Zijing's eyes widened, her expression becoming even more curious.

"Don't ask anymore, I can't explain it to you," Ye Feng said.

"Do you think I'm stupid? If you think I'm stupid, just say so..."

The Bauhinia tree chattered incessantly, even irritating the night breeze.

The following morning.