Chapter 60

Ji Meng was somewhat taken aback. When did these crazy alchemists become so easy to talk to? He remembered that he once paid a hefty sum to Liang Wenyu for a second-grade pill, and even prepared all the materials himself, yet had to wait for over a month before Liang found the time to refine it.

Li Yunxiao refused, "It's troublesome, Jia Rong is better at handling it. Please ask Master Liang to call him out."

Better at handling it?

Ji Meng: "..."

He was drenched in sweat, secretly thinking this kid really didn't know his place. It was lucky that Liang Wenyu was in a good mood; otherwise, he might have been kicked out for being so disrespectful.

Liang Wenyu was also taken aback, stammering, "This... This isn't quite right."

Li Yunxiao's patience was wearing thin, and he coldly said, "I'm asking one last time, will you call him or not?"

"This..." Li Yunxiao's domineering attitude left Liang Wenyu speechless. He hadn't expected this kid to be so disrespectful. Ji Meng and Lu Yao were even more nervous, this kid...

Li Yunxiao nodded slightly and said, "Alright, Ji Meng, let's go." Without another word, he turned and left.

Liang Wenyu was somewhat angry but also relieved. However, he suddenly heard Li Yunxiao, who was already at the door, say, "I can't deal with Prince Xiao Qing's injuries anymore. Let him come to the Alchemists' Guild himself."

"What? Prince Xiao Qing's injuries!"

Liang Wenyu immediately understood something. He remembered that Li Yunxiao had said at the banquet that he could cure Prince Xiao Qing's injuries. So, he was refining a pill...

"Wait!"

Liang Wenyu, drenched in cold sweat, ran up and quickly grabbed Li Yunxiao, saying, "Young Master Yun, I'll go call Jia Rong! Even if he's in a life-and-death seclusion, I'll drag him out!"

What a joke, if his actions affected Prince Xiao Qing's treatment, not only would Prince Xiao Qing himself, but even the king or President Xu Han would flay him alive!

"This... This isn't quite right," Li Yunxiao said with a worried look, "Jia Rong is in seclusion, we shouldn't disturb him rashly."

Liang Wenyu was speechless, this was exactly what he had said earlier. He also secretly laughed bitterly, was it worth it to argue with a kid?

Ji Meng was deeply shaken. He naturally knew what Prince Xiao Qing's injuries were about; the entire nation had been unable to find a cure. Could Young Master Yun have a way? How was that possible? He immediately pushed this absurd thought out of his mind, thinking it must be something else.

Liang Wenyu quickly said seriously, "Prince Xiao's injuries are a matter of national importance. Within the entire nation, only Young Master Yun has the ability to cure them. I'll go call Jia Rong out of seclusion!"

Ji Meng: "..."

Li Yunxiao grabbed Liang Wenyu, hanging his head and touching his forehead, he said in pain, "Forget it, I suddenly feel unwell. I'll come back when I feel better."

Liang Wenyu's face turned green, and he gave a pleading look to Lu Yao, who was completely stunned.

Lu Yao quickly reacted, stepping forward and holding Li Yunxiao's hand, she said with a smile, "Young Master Yun, it's all my fault for being ignorant earlier. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me, okay~"

Lu Yao had been a server in the Alchemists' Guild for a few years and had some skills. With her fresh and lovely appearance, when she acted coquettishly, she was alluring and charming. Her words were like a gentle breeze, soothing the heart.

Li Yunxiao slapped his head and said in surprise, "Hmm, I had a headache just now, but it's gone after Lu Yao spoke. Strange, strange!"

"Better if it's gone, better if it's gone." Liang Wenyu said awkwardly, giving Lu Yao an appreciative and approving look.

Lu Yao, seeing Li Yunxiao's smiling eyes, felt a warmth in her heart. She thought, he wouldn't give Master Liang Wenyu any face, but he would do a favor for her. He was just helping her out. With this, Master Liang Wenyu would indirectly owe her a favor, and her position in the Alchemists' Guild would improve.

Ji Meng was so stunned he didn't know what to say. He felt that this Liang Wenyu was different from the one he knew before. The cold and aloof person he used to know was now warm and generous, but he also knew that this was all due to the person. It just showed that Li Yunxiao's status in Liang Wenyu's heart was much higher than his own...

He felt quite wronged. He was the deputy commander of the National Divine Guard, a pillar of the nation, and what was this rich kid?

The four of them came to the door where Jia Rong was in seclusion. Every alchemist could apply to the guild for a seclusion room with auxiliary arrays and a large supply of essence stones when they entered seclusion.

"Call Jia Rong out now, I'm in a hurry, and you've already delayed me for a long time," Li Yunxiao said, crossing his arms.

Liang Wenyu laughed bitterly. Jia Rong would probably be furious. Any alchemist whose seclusion was interrupted would be enraged, but this time it was for Prince Xiao Qing's pill, so there was no choice. He would just have to compensate him later.

"Lu Yao, you go call him," Liang Wenyu said.

Lu Yao was stunned, drenched in cold sweat, and said hesitantly, "Ah? I..."

She didn't dare disobey Liang Wenyu's order, so she pinched herself and cautiously approached the door. There was a small calling array on the door, with a low-grade essence stone embedded in it. The array only served to amplify the sound, and a low-grade essence stone would last for a hundred years.

Lu Yao nervously pressed the essence stone and said in the gentlest, cutest, and most alluring voice she could manage, "Master Jia, please come out, there's something important."

The outside of the door became abnormally quiet. Lu Yao's palms were sweaty, and she was prepared to bear Jia Rong's anger. Liang Wenyu was also slightly nervous.

After a moment, the door burst open.

A gust of wind shot out, and a figure flashed. Lu Yao screamed as she was thrown back by the shadow.

Jia Rong, with his hair standing on end, rushed out, grabbing Lu Yao by the neck and lifting her up against the wall, roaring, "You bitch, how dare you disturb my seclusion! Do you know how important this seclusion was to me? I was just one step away, just one step from becoming a second-grade alchemist. Second grade! Now that it's failed, even killing you won't satisfy my anger!"

"What? Second grade?" Liang Wenyu was shocked, looking at the spiritual energy fluctuations around Jia Rong, he exclaimed, "How long have you been at this stage? How could you be trying to reach second grade? But this spiritual energy fluctuation... Heaven, it really is the fluctuation of a second-grade breakthrough, how is that possible?"

Jia Rong turned around in a rage, staring at Liang Wenyu and roaring, "So, Liang Wenyu, it was you causing trouble. Did you see me about to reach second grade and deliberately come to provoke me?!"

Liang Wenyu was terrified by his surging killing intent, cold sweat trickling down his forehead. He thought this was really over. No one could have imagined he was trying to break through to the second-grade bottleneck. Even if it was to treat Prince Xiao Qing, he shouldn't have disturbed him. This was bad, he was filled with regret and resentment, looking at Li Yunxiao, he said, "It was Young Master Yun who insisted we come find you. I tried to stop him for a long time, but I couldn't resist him."

He closed his eyes and pushed all the responsibility onto Li Yunxiao. Who could blame him for being so disrespectful and using Prince Xiao Qing to pressure him? Now, he had caused a big disaster, interrupting an alchemist's breakthrough, a sin punishable by death. He wondered how this kid would bear Jia Rong's anger, and how he had been dragged into it.

"Yun... Young Master Yun!"

Jia Rong's pupils dilated as he finally noticed Li Yunxiao and Ji Meng standing to the side.

Ji Meng was also tense, ready to react. Although Jia Rong was just a common warrior, his status was high, and he could only defend himself, not hurt the other. Li Yunxiao, however, looked calm and said, "Yes, it's me who came to find you. I've been waiting for a long time."

Liang Wenyu thought to himself: Humph, you still have the nerve to say that. Now, let's see how you die!

Jia Rong's grip on Lu Yao's neck gradually loosened, and his expression began to calm down. But then he was furious again, his beard bristling, his whole body trembling with anger, and he shouted at Lu Yao, "Young Master Yun is here, why didn't you call me earlier?! Do you know how precious Young Master Yun's time is? You made him wait for so long, I think you really want to pack your bags and leave!"

Lu Yao: "..."

After his outburst, he quickly put on a smile, ran to Li Yunxiao, and bowed, saying, "Young Master Yun, it's all the fault of these incompetent people. If I had known Young Master Yun was coming, I wouldn't have entered seclusion at all."

This...

What was going on?

Everyone felt dizzy, as if they were in a dream!

Li Yunxiao said calmly, "That's not good, you were trying to break through to the second grade. Second grade! Now that it's failed, even killing me won't satisfy your anger!" This was exactly what Jia Rong had said to Lu Yao earlier, and now Li Yunxiao was repeating it.

Jia Rong slapped his head and laughed, "Oh, just breaking through to the second grade, that can be done anytime. Oh, what a wooden head I have, choosing such a bad time, I deserve to be interrupted! Interrupted well, interrupted beautifully!"

"Wow!~"

The others finally couldn't hold it and all fell over...

Ji Meng looked around. If he didn't know Liang Wenyu and Jia Rong, he would have thought he was in the wrong place.

Liang Wenyu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said awkwardly, "Jia Rong, you were trying to break through to the second grade!"

Jia Rong rolled his eyes and said with bulging eyes, "There's plenty of time to break through to the second grade. One should be broad-minded to go further in the path of alchemy."

Liang Wenyu felt a lump in his chest and said, "Forget I said anything." He said goodbye, "Young Master Yun, Jia Rong has been called out for you. If you need anything else, just find Lu Yao."

He shook his head and left, not sure if he was more stimulated by Li Yunxiao or Jia Rong.