The woman he loved

Pavilion master Meng's face was expressionless as he continued,""From then on, that woman distanced herself from him and became closer to me. Zhou Shilong thought that I was the one who caused him trouble and resented me. He proposed to compete with me in alchemy. I was young and full of vigor at the time and did not understand his feelings. I gave it my all in front of that woman and won again.

He had lost face in front of that woman and suffered a huge blow. In a fit of anger, he left the sect and gave up on alchemy. He studied ancient books and, coupled with his family background, he became a master appraiser.