The Prince's Confussion

The High Prince's halberd was a thing of beauty and death. As it fell down to split Li Anning in two, even she, who was about to be split, felt a kind of grace and beauty in it all. At this moment, a figure appeared before Li Anning and the halberd struck him on the shoulder. The halberd shattered into countless pieces of metal that flew in all directions. Some of the High Prince’s men were unlucky enough to be killed by these shards.

The person that had appeared was, of course, Zian Yi. He had long known that sooner or later, the High Prince would come to this shop to look for revenge. He had also known that Li Anning was preparing him to continue down the path of an alchemist on his own. This was evident in how she had given him all the books she had and taught him the things she thought he could not get from the books. After teaching him, she had told him about a hidden compartment in the walls of the back room.