章 474: How Many Times Do I Need To Say I Do Not Want To Be King?

(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…"