Chapter 718: Challenging the Guild

"An arrogant fool?"

Hearing Wu Lanlan’s words, Yueh Rui and the other elders wore strange expressions. They found the situation rather amusing.

Refining a Treasure Pill with Pill Patterns in just a few seconds still made him an arrogant fool? Besides, the Second Miss’s illness had indeed been cured by Ye Wushuang.

’Is Ye Wushuang the arrogant one, or is Wu Lanlan just ignorant?’

Upon hearing this, a secret thought stirred in Wu Qianqian’s heart and she sighed inwardly, ’I almost wish he did have ill intentions toward me. What a pity!’

A wave of sadness washed over her.

"Qianqian, is he shamelessly pestering you? Watch me break his legs."

Wu Lanlan’s gaze was glacial as she stepped forward.

"Sister!"

Wu Qianqian also stepped forward, blocking her path. "You’ve misunderstood. He’s not that kind of person. Weren’t you always asking about the expert who could cure my illness?"

"Hmph, don’t tell me it’s him?" Wu Lanlan scoffed. "He looks the part, I suppose. But compared to that true expert, he must fall short by a million miles."

The words tumbled out of Wu Lanlan’s mouth before Wu Qianqian could stop her. Wu Qianqian swallowed the words she had been about to say.

"First Miss, you can’t insult Young Master Ye like this. If it weren’t for him treating the Second Miss, her illness wouldn’t have improved so quickly."

Even Gao Yang couldn’t stand it anymore and stepped forward to speak.

"He treated my sister..." Wu Lanlan was about to say more, but the words caught in her throat. She came to her senses, her eyes narrowing as she stared at Ye Wushuang.

"Sister, this is the Young Master Ye who saved my life!" Wu Qianqian chimed in at the perfect moment, saving her sister from complete embarrassment.

Hearing Wu Qianqian’s words, a glint flashed in Ming Lang’s eyes. A chilling, murderous intent radiated from him.

Ye Wushuang sensed this sliver of killing intent.

He turned his head to look at Ming Lang.

Ming Lang immediately suppressed it, stepping forward with a smile. "Brother, your Divine Techniques are truly vast. You cured Qianqian’s illness in just a few days. I am thoroughly impressed!"

Seeing Ming Lang speak up, the faces of Yueh Rui and the other elders darkened. They had lost all favorable impression of him. Before, they had considered him a young man of excellent character, but who would have thought he was such a hypocrite?

He actually tried to incite them, to use them as his pawns!

"Heh heh, trash. Now you know how formidable your Uncle Ye is, don’t you? You have no damn skills, yet you still try to play doctor. Why don’t you go find a shithole to crawl into?"

The Dragon Cat spoke, lounging lazily on Ye Wushuang’s shoulder.

The corner of Ming Lang’s mouth twitched, and his face fell. The Dragon Cat’s words were a blatant, completely undisguised humiliation.

"You... How insolent!"

Wu Lanlan snapped, glaring angrily at the Dragon Cat.

"What are you looking at? You think you’re so beautiful? Lord Cat isn’t interested in you." The Dragon Cat turned its head away, its tail perked up, feigning complete disinterest as if it didn’t even know her.

This only infuriated Wu Lanlan even more!

"Please, don’t be angry. It doesn’t know how to speak properly. Please don’t mind it."

Ye Wushuang took the opportunity to say this calmly, his expression as serene as a cloudless sky. He didn’t blame the Dragon Cat. After all, it had spoken the truth; its words were just a bit improper and crude.

Wu Qianqian couldn’t help but let out a "pfft" of laughter. After a moment, she stopped and said, "Brother Ye, let’s go inside."

Ye Wushuang nodded. He was here for the Celestial Essence Emperor Heart Grass and had no time to waste. He immediately started to walk in.

"Wait!" But at that moment, Ming Lang took a step forward, blocking Ye Wushuang’s path.

"Get lost!" Ye Wushuang’s eyes suddenly turned cold as he snapped.

"This is the Wutang Alchemist Guild, and I am its head disciple. Why should I be the one to get lost? You, on the other hand, are an outsider. What right do you have to tell me to get lost?"

Ming Lang’s expression darkened as he said provocatively, "If you want to enter, fine. Challenge me. If you can defeat me in the Alchemy Dao, you will naturally be qualified to enter."

"Challenge you?" Ye Wushuang stared at Ming Lang, a frosty aura emanating from him.

"That’s right!" Ming Lang nodded. He had suffered several losses at Ye Wushuang’s hands and been humiliated multiple times. To regain his pride, he had to crush Ye Wushuang under his heel!

"Who the hell do you think you are? Do you really take yourself so seriously? I’m not interested in you." Ye Wushuang’s disdain was completely unconcealed.

Meanwhile, the chill in his eyes grew more intense. How could he not see the viciousness in this man’s heart? It stirred a potent killing intent within him as well.

"If you can’t even defeat me, you have no right to enter," Ming Lang said coldly.

"Oh? Can you represent the entire Wutang Alchemist Guild?"

Ye Wushuang’s gaze sharpened as he retorted.

"I cannot!" Ming Lang denied it. Although he was the head disciple, he could not represent the Wutang Alchemist Guild.

"If you can’t, then why are you spouting nonsense? Get lost!"

Ye Wushuang’s voice was cold as he questioned him. He took a thunderous step forward, and a terrifying aura surged out like a tidal wave, causing Ming Lang’s body to tremble. He stumbled back several steps with a muffled groan.

Yueh Rui and the others were also startled. That aura was so powerful, even stronger than a Pseudo-Saint’s!

Hmph!

After shooting Ming Lang a cold glance, Ye Wushuang strode inside. No one blocked his path.

Wu Qianqian was astonished, her beautiful eyes wide. All this time, Ye Wushuang had been calm and composed, but now he was so domineering!

This domineering side didn’t repel her at all; instead, she found herself somewhat captivated. In her eyes, Ye Wushuang had become someone truly special.

Ming Lang’s face was flushed with anger and embarrassment, and he was speechless for a long time.

Yueh Rui and the others watched, a trace of disdain in their eyes as well.

’Competing with Ye Wushuang in the Alchemy Dao is just asking for humiliation,’ they thought. ’The tragic part is, he doesn’t even realize it.’

Shaking their heads, Yueh Rui and his group followed, along with Wu Qianqian and Gao Yang.

Wu Lanlan turned and watched Ye Wushuang’s retreating back. He exuded the air of an Emperor, a domineering presence that commanded submission!

Only then did she turn and call out, "Ming Lang!"

"Let’s go in." Ming Lang’s expression was so dark it could drip water, filled with a sinister chill. ’As long as Ye Wushuang is inside,’ he thought, ’I’ll make sure he never walks out again.’

Wu Lanlan looked at Ming Lang’s expression and frowned slightly. Today’s Ming Lang felt different, the complete opposite of his usual gentle self.

However, she didn’t dwell on it and went inside.

"Quick, quick! Did you hear? Someone is challenging the entire Alchemist Guild!"

"Who’s so brazen? They’re just looking to die."

"So clueless about the immensity of heaven and earth. Let’s go have a look."

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Inside the Wutang Alchemist Guild, many people were stirred by the news.

Everyone began to gather in the Guild’s main square. Someone challenging the entire Alchemist Guild single-handedly was astonishing news. It made everyone eager to watch the show.

To be more precise, they were going to watch a joke unfold.

What kind of power was the Wutang Alchemist Guild? It was one of the four Major Influences in Wutang City, wielding iron-fisted authority.

It was home not only to countless Ninth-Level Alchemists, but also a Pill King!

Could one person really shake the entire Alchemist Guild? Was that even possible?

It was like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot—a hopeless overestimation of one’s own abilities!

Everyone found it laughable. They were rushing over in such a hurry precisely because they wanted to see how this challenger would be crushed by the Guild’s experts, and how he would get on his knees and beg for mercy!