In this chapter, we learn that the young girl, named yue, is a member of the royal family. She is also an alchemist, which means that she is a little older than the rest of the alchemists. Her grandfather, an old man named jia, is very angry with her because she has come from a royal family, and he is worried that she will not care about him anymore. Ooh, that's right, she's an alchemist! She's just 14 years old, and her grandfather is a big old man. He's a good role model for her, because he's also a guardian of the entire Jia ma empire, and his granddaughter is a great granddaughter. Aww, that sounds like a really cool role model to us. The scene switches to the stage, where the two alchemists are engaged in a battle of wits. The young man, named fa, is standing behind the old man, trying to catch a glimpse of the hourglass, which is supposed to be used to refine the crystal. He wants to see what the hourglass is made of, but he can't because it's too small. The hourglass is a symbol of purity, and the hourglass must be refined before the sand completely falls down. The old man wants to show the hourglass to the young woman, but she won't let him see it, because she doesn't want to upset her grandfather, who's been trying to protect her since she was a little girl. She wants to look at the crystal, but the hourglass isn't there yet, so she'll have to wait until the hourglass falls down and the crystal is refined before she can see it. She'll be the champion of the competition, the young man says, and