flstandardbreds Chapter 174 The Shocked Master Xu
Chapter 174 The Shocked Master Xu
Chapter 174 The Shocked Master Xu
"Teacher, are you alright?" Xiao Chong quickly went over to help Master Xu up.
After a while, Master Xu came to his senses, raised his cane to strike Xiao Chong on the head, but he didn't actually hit him.
Instead, he gently put it down and asked, "Did you find anything?"
"I've advanced to the next realm; my cultivation level is now at the Warrior Realm," Xiao Chong said with no small amount of pride.
"So fast?" Master Xu's arm trembled, and his cane fell to the ground.
Xiao Chong picked up his cane, helped the Master to a stone bench, and said, "This disciple acted without restraint and destroyed the formation in the Xuan Tower. Please punish me, Master."
"Out with the old, in with the new; let it be destroyed if it's already destroyed," Master Xu said slowly.
"But how should we explain this to the dean?" Xiao Chong asked tentatively, feeling somewhat relieved.
"It's alright, I'll handle things with the dean. You're not only innocent, you've done great service!" Master Xu reassured Xiao Chong once again.
"The dean doesn't seem like someone who's easy to talk to," Xiao Chong said, still somewhat uneasy.
"You don't need to worry about that. As long as you succeed in your cultivation, no one can do anything to you."
Master Xu was somewhat agitated: "At worst, I'll turn against him. Although my martial arts level isn't high, I, Xu Mingyang, still have some connections in Lianxin City over the years. My disciple won't be taught a lesson by others!"
Now Xiao Chong was completely relieved. He wholeheartedly approved of Master Xu's protective behavior, and was also deeply moved.
In the Tianyun Continent, strength reigns supreme. His relationship with Master Xu was not a traditional one-on-one master-disciple relationship, but rather more like that of a teacher and student in a school.
Now that Master Xu was willing to turn against the dean for his sake, he cherished this hard-won friendship very much.
"Teacher, then this disciple will take his leave now." Seeing that Master Xu's emotions had gradually calmed down, Xiao Chong bid farewell to him.
He had been in the Trial Tower for many days and was really worried about the people at home.
Of course, with Long Wu, a top-notch henchman, around, he wasn't worried about the safety of everyone else, but rather about whether his alchemy plan would go smoothly.
"You haven't eaten noodles for so many days, and the moment you do, you cause trouble. The trouble has just subsided, but you're already leaving. Is this a case of 'crossing the river and burning the bridge'?"
Seeing that his disciple was in a hurry to leave before he had even settled in, Master Xu asked him with some displeasure.
"Teacher, you're overthinking it. I didn't mean it that way."
Xiao Chong quickly explained, "I really have matters to attend to at home. When I left, there was still a batch of pills being refined at home. I haven't been back for so many days, and I don't know what the outcome was."
"What? You also know how to refine pills? But isn't pill refining supposed to be done personally? How can you just hand it over to someone else?"
Master Xu was shocked again, and as if he had been stabbed in the buttocks, he jumped up from the stone bench.
"I know a little bit, but I can't say I'm an expert." Xiao Chong knew that Master Xu was well-versed in alchemy, so he didn't dare to speak too confidently.
"Let's go and take a look!"
Master Xu stared at Xiao Chong's face, looking at him with disbelief for a long time. Suddenly, he grabbed Xiao Chong's sleeve, turned around, and ran out the door. His speed was comparable to that of a rabbit shot with an arrow; he didn't look old and frail at all.
"Teacher, please slow down! Please slow down..."
Xiao Chong called out repeatedly, but dared not stop for fear that Master Xu would fall, and could only follow him all the way to the outside of the courtyard.
When they returned to the rented house on the outskirts of the city, Fatty and the others were sitting around a table. On the table was a large tray containing a plate of round, bright red pills, each about the size of a fist.
Long Wu stood by the table, smugly boasting about himself. When he got excited, he was talking so much that spittle flew everywhere and water splashed all over the place.
Seeing Xiao Chong enter, Long Wu became even more smug and shouted, "The pills are ready, and they're of excellent quality. Want to try one?"
Then, noticing an old man following behind Xiao Chong, he asked curiously, "Hey, who is this old man? I've never seen him before."
"How rude!" Xiao Chong slapped Long Wu on the back of the head and introduced him to the crowd: "This is my new teacher, who is an expert in alchemy. Come and greet Master Xu."
Upon hearing this, everyone came over to greet Master Xu, except for Long Wu, who was still indignant about being beaten.
Master Xu, however, was quite magnanimous and didn't hold a grudge against Long Wu. He simply pointed at him and asked Xiao Chong, "Who is this? Judging from what he said just now, it seems like he's the one who refined this elixir?"
"He... was just a fire starter who also helped me with some materials and collecting pills."
Xiao Chong glanced at Long Wu and unceremoniously claimed the other's achievement as his own, doing so with a clear conscience and without any psychological burden.
But this was only meant to fool a ghost. Master Xu obviously didn't believe it and asked Long Wu, "Young friend, are you really just a fire-tender?"
“Actually…” Long Wu was about to tell the truth when he suddenly heard Xiao Chong cough beside him, which startled him so much that his hair stood on end. He quickly changed his words and said, “I’m just a fire starter.”
"Even the one who tends the fire is this skilled, then that's even more remarkable!" Master Xu didn't mind Long Wu's identity at all, and tentatively asked, "Young friend, do you also understand alchemy?"
"I know a little." Long Wu's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he became more humble in his speech.
"Did you refine all these pills, young friend?" Master Xu continued to ask.
“That’s right, they’re all just practice pieces, not worthy of serious consideration,” Long Wu said, becoming increasingly humble.
"It is truly remarkable that someone so young can already possess such skill... no, such talent in refining pills."
Master Xu praised Long Wu and then casually picked up a pill from the plate and examined it closely.
"Excellent, with a smooth color and fragrant aroma, it is indeed a fine product. What's rare is its large size; it's all made of high-quality materials and can be considered a masterpiece."
Master Xu examined and smelled the pills for a while, and then asked Long Wu somewhat embarrassedly, "But my old eyes are failing me, and I have never seen such a pill before, let alone know its effects. Could you please enlighten me, young friend?"
"He's never even seen such an ordinary pill before, yet he dares to call himself a master of alchemy?" Long Wu thought to himself.
But it was rare for a master to ask him for advice, and this master was also Xiao Chong's teacher. How could Long Wu let go of such an opportunity to make a name for himself?
He then explained smugly, "This is a youth-preserving pill, the lowest grade of medicine, not worth mentioning at all."
"What is its function? Please enlighten me, young friend." Master Xu had never heard of such a strange name before, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, which made his tone extremely polite.
"This Youth-Preserving Pill can be eaten when you're hungry, replenishes your energy when you're tired, and can even help women maintain their youth and beauty. It's also a special remedy for irregular menstruation and premature menopause. It's truly an essential medicine for home and travel..."
Long Wu was full of enthusiasm and talked non-stop, completely unaware that Master Xu and his group's faces were getting darker and darker.