The Southern City Refinery Shop was completed, and the Alchemist’s Business was also nearing completion.
The Qian Family felt the pressure doubling, and the An Family was equally anxious.
Old Master An had gone to the private room of a teahouse just outside the southern city, where he and the Family Head An Yonglu were scrutinizing the Refinery Shop in the distance.
What was once a field of ruins, chaotic and desolate, now proudly stood a vast Refinery Shop.
Adjacent to it, an Alchemist’s Business of similar scale was on the verge of completion.
Old Master An was filled with emotion, “Elder Yu really did build it after all!”
An Yonglu was somewhat worried, “Going on like this, I’m afraid we’ll have even less standing than before.”
“Artifact Refining and Alchemy, I estimate for the next hundred years, our An Family won’t be able to achieve much. We won’t only miss out on the meat, we might not even get to sip the soup at the edges,” Old Master An said, feeling disheartened.
The Qian Family had already been a heavy burden, and now with two more substantial-scale Refinery Shop and Alchemist’s Business set up in Southern City, the An Family could forget about any prospects.
“It’s just as well,” An Yonglu somewhat relieved, “since we can’t compete anyway, we might as well focus on running the Spiritual Meal Building’s business.”
Old Master An, frustrated by his son’s lack of ambition, looked at him, “Can you really be content running a Food Building for a lifetime, at the mercy of others, with no prospects at all?”
“At least it’s enough to scrape by…” An Yonglu muttered under his breath.
His demeanor almost screamed ‘no ambition.’
Old Master An felt weary.
His son seemed decent enough on the surface and had the air of a Householder, yet faced with problems, he only thought about getting by without a trace of ambition.
No wonder his pupil Xiaofu didn’t have any lofty aspirations either.
Old Master An couldn’t be bothered to lecture him any longer.
An Yonglu himself just quietly continued to sip his tea, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of the Refinery Shop’s outer wall and exclaimed,
“Father, the Formation used on this outer wall seems incredibly sophisticated…”
Old Master An glanced at him, “Can you make out what Formation it is?”
“I can’t tell,” An Yonglu shook his head, “but it feels extraordinary, at least much better than the Formations used in our An Family estate.”
“Where do you think Elder Yu found that Formation Master?” An Yonglu asked curiously.
Old Master An didn’t speak, his heart skipping a beat. He had a hunch, but still dared not believe it.
Seeing his father’s reaction, An Yonglu asked, “Father, do you know something?”
Old Master An, with furrowed brows, was silent for a while before he slowly said, “Do you remember the kid who saw through our family’s Formation…”
An Yonglu was stunned for a long time before his mouth fell open in disbelief, “No way…”