When the sky was slightly bright, Chu Tianxiao returned to the Young Master's Building. As soon as he came back, Mu Liuling hurriedly walked up to him and bowed: "Young Master, there is something..."
Before she could finish her words, the three 'villains' suddenly appeared, and when they saw Chu Tianxiao, they started yelling loudly!
"Young Patriarch! Something terrible has happened!"
"We found out that Chu He is really going to do something big this time... My God, he actually wants to..."
"Young Patriarch, we must make a decision early!"
Chu Tianxiao slightly lowered his gaze. He knew that the Prince of Fortune was not an easy person to deal with. It was impossible for him to accumulate power step by step while the other party did nothing. He was not surprised at the moment. However, looking at the faces of the three villains, it was obvious that... this storm was probably much more terrible than Chu Tianxiao had imagined before...
"What happened, Liu Ling? Tell me."
Mu Liuling also looked solemn, and nodded, "Young Master, please allow me to report this. Liuling just learned about this from the three elders... Chu He, he actually wants to disregard the friendship between the same clansmen at the family banquet in a month, and he wants to expel the young master from the Chu family with a thunderous force!"
After saying this, Chu Tianxiao sneered, "Interesting... one month later? It's hard for him to wait so long. It seems... he is very confident about this alchemy meeting!"
Chu Tianxiao looked at Mu Liuling: "What is his reason?"
"I only heard a little bit, but Liu Ling... I dare not speak rashly."
"Just be frank. You've been with the young master for so long, but you still don't know my temper?"
"...Yes." Mu Liuling bowed and said, "First, you have bad conduct and have ruined the family's reputation; second, you are incompetent and unworthy of being a member of the Chu family; third..."
Mu Liuling listed a bunch of charges, and Chu Tianxiao's expression became more and more serious as he listened: "Just based on these... Chu He wants to expel me from the family? His so-called charges are just one-sided, and some of them can't stand up to scrutiny... This doesn't seem like a stupid thing Chu He would do."
"Young Master, don't be careless." Mu Liuling said in a hurry, "Although we can't be sure yet, there are clues that Chu He asked the three elders to do this. He will definitely not waste the "favors" he has accumulated with the three elders for many years. This time... the possibility that he is bluffing is very small!"
Chu Tianxiao lowered his eyes slightly and asked, "So, his chance is only the Youth Alchemy Conference in half a month... Who will participate in this conference?"
"The Great Zhou Dynasty holds an annual Youth Alchemy Conference. All the descendants of the Divine Marquis families who are in Kyoto will generally participate. This year, there are even more people coming... The Qin family, the Luo family, the Bai family, the Mu family, the Murong family... all sent their talented alchemists. The scale of this event can be said to be unprecedented."
"In addition, in terms of tasting, there are nine fourth-grade alchemists and three fifth-grade alchemists. It is a luxurious lineup. It is said that even Master Feng Chujun, who has been in seclusion for many years, will be present in person..."
Chu Tianxiao was slightly surprised when he heard this: "Mr. Feng Chu? Wasn't he the master of alchemy who became a fifth-grade alchemist ten years ago and boasted of his great accomplishments in 'poison pills'? After defeating seven fifth-grade alchemists of the same level in the 'Guyun Alchemy Conference', he felt that chatting was boring, so he retired to the mountains and forests and devoted himself to refining the so-called 'magic pills' above the fifth grade? This person has disappeared for nearly ten years... Is the news reliable?"
Mu Liuling nodded: "It's quite reliable. It was the news released by Master Feng's only direct disciple."
"Hmm..." Chu Tianxiao groaned, "Back then, Feng Chujun was full of vigor and vitality. Apart from a few veteran fifth-grade alchemists who could compete with him, the rest of the people were simply unable to fight him. He could be said to be the top alchemist in our Great Zhou. If he were present, the nature of this alchemy meeting would be completely different..."
Mu Liuling said: "Yes, and Master Feng has long since stopped caring about worldly affairs. In his eyes, our alchemy is nothing, but he came here anyway. There must be something fishy about it..."
"That's an easy guess." Chu Tianxiao said slowly, "I heard that Feng Chujun is not young anymore, and he has devoted himself to alchemy. His cultivation is not high, and his life span is not long. His disciple is not even half as good as him in alchemy... He saw that it was impossible to refine the so-called 'magic pill', so he wanted to find a successor to inherit this business, which is also human nature..."
Mu Liuling was shocked when he heard this: "Young Master, you mean... Chu He? But! How is this possible? Even if Chu He has performed exceptionally well in alchemy over the years, it is impossible for him to alarm a figure of this level..."
"The reason is very simple." Chu Tianxiao looked up and said leisurely, "Chu He... finally brought out his best skill."
Mu Liuling was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "Young Master, if Chu He is really favored by Master Feng, then... our situation will become very bad."
"Let's not talk about how many connections a top fifth-grade alchemist has and how glorious it is to be his disciple. Just to say that the three elders of our Chu family owed Master Feng a big favor back then... If the situation really develops to that point, I'm afraid it will be very disadvantageous to you, young master."
Chu Tianxiao nodded: "Feng Chujun is indeed a big trouble, but since Chu He has torn his face this time, he is absolutely sure to defeat the enemy in one blow, so... Feng Chujun is just a chess piece."
After saying this, Mu Liuling frowned, "Young Master, are you saying... that a figure like Master Lian Feng is just part of Chu He's... plan?"
Chu Tianxiao was not surprised by her look of disbelief - except for his prince charming and himself, the prodigal freak, other people would always naturally be afraid of those high-ranking figures whom they could not normally come into contact with. It was hard to imagine that someone could actually treat them as chess pieces.
"Let's discuss this later. The most urgent thing is to find out what kind of elixir He is going to take out this time..."
As soon as Chu Tianxiao finished speaking, the three villains who had been unable to get a word in immediately started shouting loudly!
"I know this! It's the Nine Souls Heavenly Pill!"
"That's right! I've heard some rumors about this matter... It's said that just two days ago, Chu He's second improved Nine Souls Heavenly Pill was distributed to the Jingdu Pill Pavilion, but unfortunately! Although the general efficacy has been improved, the improvement is really not significant. And just at this time, several other families also developed similar pills and united to suppress Chu He, so that Chu He's reputation has been reduced... Now he hurriedly took out this third improved Nine Souls Heavenly Pill to 'save the situation'!"
"Hehe, maybe this hasty 'rescue' is useless! Young Patriarch, you don't know Chu He's expression when he found out that his elixir was suppressed, haha! This is the best news for us right now..."
After hearing these words, Chu Tianxiao not only did not show a happy expression, but became extremely solemn. After pondering for a long time, he sighed and said leisurely: "... This is probably the worst news I have heard since I returned home..."