(MC POV)
"And I got on a horse and rode back here."
"Oh, very smart Brendan. I'm actually really impressed," I praised my alchemist honestly, clapping him on the back.
Diao Chan wasn't as impressed though, "If Brendan was a little bit stronger, they wouldn't have grabbed you from the start."
To that, Brendan could only smile wryly and scratch his head, a little embarrassed.
"I never really did figure out who they were though," Brendan admitted. "All I could guess was that they are most likely not from Beiyang. They didn't even mention why they kidnapped me."
"They wanted the healing pill, Brendan," I explained. "They couldn't get it through me so they wanted to get it from you instead."
"Eh? How did they even… Oh… Forgive me, Master… I used the healing pill I made to save someone in the forest… That must be how they knew I could make it…"
