Chapter 2645 — The Masquerade Begins
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As for the gold jewelry, he didn't much care about it at all—it was merely a medium for making contact with He Meiyue. His display of irritation had been nothing but a smokescreen to confuse Bai Weituo and He Meiyue.
After You Panhu got his hands on the tablet, he opened it at the first opportunity. But he wasn't much good with such high-tech gadgets, and after fiddling with it for ages he still couldn't figure it out. Left with no choice, he searched online for a tutorial, and at last found a file called Study Notes.
With indescribable excitement, You Panhu opened the Study Notes and began reading. But the moment he looked, his expression turned ugly—because those notes were not an alchemist's study notes at all, but the study notes from Bai Lingtou's medical class!
What they recorded was all the material Bai Lingtou covered in his regular lectures. There was, to be sure, some of Han Jingyi's own understanding and insight in there as well, but it was all things unrelated to alchemy. You Panhu had no interest in studying pharmacology or the properties of medicines, nor did he compound remedies; what he wanted most was alchemy—and this clearly was not it.
"Damn it, fooled again!" You Panhu ground his teeth in fury, slammed the tablet to the ground, and stomped on it several times in a rage.
"Young Master You, don't get so worked up—don't smash it! Let's go confront Wei Zhao..." Huang Mao hurried to stop him, afraid You Panhu would crush the tablet to pieces.
"Confront him, my ass! Pig-brained idiot!" You Panhu raged. "Nobody at the auction ever said these were an alchemist's study notes—who am I supposed to take this up with? I'd just get mocked for my trouble! I wondered why it was so cheap. I thought I'd snagged a bargain, but it's screwed me over royally! Wei Zhao really is no good. Looks like I'll have to make a proper trade with him after all."
"That's true enough..." Huang Mao nodded after hearing him out. There was nothing for it but to chalk this up to bad luck; there was no other way.
Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan entered the masquerade separately from Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. Wei Zhao hadn't wanted to attend this sort of event in the first place—coming here was less worthwhile than staying home and cultivating with Wang Xinyan in his arms.
But Shen Yushu wanted to go, and Wei Zhao had no choice but to tag along with Wang Xinyan. Once inside, however, he neither danced nor wandered about; he simply found a corner and sat down.
Wang Xinyan, meanwhile, sat not far from Wei Zhao. The two weren't especially close, but the distance was just right—close enough for Wei Zhao to catch her fragrance and cultivate.