The Gathering

The streets were filled with laughter.

After agreeing on a time and place for the duel, the group left while laughing.

"What an idiot!" They laughed, treating it as a joke.

Soon, the news spread.

Everyone was shocked when they heard that the recently popular Tang Ritian was actually a fake prodigy, and he had stolen the recipe of Cloudcore Valley.

The latter was unconfirmed, but the former was absolutely true. Tang Ritian did not have a master at all. His medicine-making skills were above average but were not spectacular.

The master medicine makers praised him earlier because of the recipe, not because of his skills.

For a moment, Tang Ritian's reputation plummeted.

"Damn, so he's a fake! I thought he was really amazing!" 

"Maybe he really stole something from Cloudcore Valley!" 

Then, an even more important piece of news came.

Tang Ritian actually challenged the Cloudcore Valley to a duel!