“Huh?”
Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice.
A distance away from them, they saw an old man with white hair and a long beard standing beside Zhen Guogong.
Chu Pengfei followed the two of them and glared at Master Feng.
The voice belonged to the old man beside Zhen Guogong.
When Lou Qianxue saw this man, a strange look appeared in her eyes.
The expressions of Master Feng and the others who recognized the old man changed. “Isn’t… Isn’t he…?”
Before they could call out his name, the man had briskly walked up to them…
At the next moment.
Pa!
He slapped the arrogant Master Feng, who was dressed in a grey robe.
Everyone gasped and widened their eyes in disbelief.
Those who did not know the person exclaimed in a low voice, “He… He actually slapped Master Feng? Who is he?”
No one answered.
Master Feng’s face twitched, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. Just when everyone thought he was going to fly into a rage…
He lowered his head in humiliation and resentfully greeted the person. “Teacher!”
“!!!”
“Teacher?”
“Master Feng’s teacher?” The crowd looked at the old man in shock.
Lou Qianxue narrowed her eyes.
Those who knew the old man’s identity explained to their companions in a low voice, “That’s right. He’s Master Yan, who taught numerous famous alchemists in Tian Zhao!”
“Master Yan?”
As soon as this person finished speaking, many alchemists who had just returned to their senses went up to Master Yan and bowed. “Teacher.”
“Teacher, why are you here?”
With a gloomy expression, Master Yan glared at Master Feng. “Bastard, who allowed you to be rude to Miss Lou? How dare you claim to challenge her in alchemy? Even if there’s ten of you, you’ll still lose!”
“…” Everyone looked at each other in shock.
Zhen Guogong was also stunned. He glanced at Master Yan, then back at Lou Qianxue. An intrigued look crept into his gaze.
“Teacher! I refuse to accept this!” Master Feng trembled. Suppressing his anger, he protested, “Lou Qianxue is just a brat. Even if she started practicing alchemy in her mother’s womb, it’s impossible for her to be a match for me! Why did you say that even ten of me cannot defeat her? Are you humiliating me?”
Master Yan snorted. “I can’t even compare to her. Do you think you can?”
Master Feng’s body again trembled. With a twisted expression, he gasped for breath.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, he raised his head and arrogantly glared at Master Yan. His respectful attitude from earlier was now replaced with disdain. “You? Isn’t it normal that you can’t compare to her?”
The crowd got in an uproar.
“Master Feng… Is he crazy? Is this how he treats his teacher?”
“You!” Master Yan’s face flushed in anger. “Feng Qingyi! How dare you talk to me like that?”
“So what if I talk to you like this, Master Yan? People call you master only out of courtesy! Do you really think that you’re still the genius alchemist of Tian Zhao, Master Yan? Hmph! You’re also a fourth-grade alchemist, but does anyone in the Tian Zhao empire mention your name whenever they talk about fourth-grade alchemists? No! Because you haven’t been able to practice alchemy for decades. You’re a useless piece of trash! What right do you have to criticize me?”
“…” Lou Qianxue could not help but chuckle. She looked at Master Feng as if she were looking at a fool.
Master Yan became so angry that he laughed. “Very well! I’m a good-for-nothing old man who can’t practice alchemy! I’m not qualified to be your teacher! So this is how you see me, Feng Qingyi. I was really blind back then to have taught such a horrible disciple… Today, this good-for-nothing old man who can’t refine pills will challenge you. I’d like to eliminate bad students like you from the mix. Do you dare accept my challenge?”