Chapter 972

"How dare you?" Lydia instantly fumed as her sharp gaze filled with deadly intent. Sebastian chuckled lightly and asked, "Ms. Lockhart, why are you so angry? I was just joking. If you're not interested, then we'll just leave it at that." "You shameless old man! How dare you flirt with me at your age?" Lydia's chest heaved with rage. Sebastian slowly removed his wide-brimmed hat, revealing a strong and youthful face. Lydia's eyes widened in surprise. She had assumed that Sebastian was an old, gray-haired man because in her experience, powerful alchemists were always elderly. Yet, here Sebastian was, looking far younger than she had imagined. "As you can see, I'm in the prime of my life. I'm not the old man you think I am," Sebastian said with a smirk. Lydia was very shocked at that moment. She scoffed. "You may look young, but I bet you're at least 80, if not a hundred years old." She knew very well that becoming a high-level alchemist required not only talent but decades of hard