Chapter 1357: Kicking an Iron Plate

The old man frowned, apparently not recognizing Wang Song at first.

"Are you a student of the Wumeng Academy?" the old man asked doubtfully.

Wang Song stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Student Wang Song, a disciple of the Wang family in Mingyang City, a student of the Earth Division in the inner courtyard. I was fortunate enough to attend Teacher Xiao's alchemy class."

The old man suddenly understood, saying, "I see. Judging by your appearance, you must be on a mission outside, right? How did you come into conflict with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion?"

Wang Song was startled and quickly pointed at Ye Yuan, saying, "Teacher, don't misunderstand. I didn't come into conflict with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. That brat killed my brother, and I'm here to take revenge! He's a guest alchemist of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in Guishan City, not really one of their people..."

He knew that the man before him was the chief alchemist of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in Wumeng Royal City!

This old man was none other than Xiao Feng, who had traveled from afar!

He had come to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to kill someone, and he happened to run into him—how could he not explain clearly?

This man held an extremely high status in Wumeng Royal City; even the Wumeng Academy had hired him as a guest teacher.

If he hadn't run into his teacher while dealing with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, it would have been fine, but he had to run into him!

As Wang Song spoke, he noticed Xiao Feng's expression turning very grim. Thinking that his teacher was angry on his behalf, he felt a surge of pride.

He believed that his teacher would surely side with him.

After all, Ye Yuan wasn't really a member of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, while he himself could be considered his teacher's student.

"Is his name Ye Yuan?" Xiao Feng asked with a dark face.

Wang Song was interrupted mid-sentence and paused, nodding, "Yes, his name is Ye Yuan."

Xiao Feng's expression changed. Ignoring Wang Song completely, he hurried over to Ye Yuan and said in surprise, "Are you Ye Yuan, Brother Ye?"

Everyone was petrified!

A Void God Realm expert calling Ye Yuan 'little brother'?

No one was more shocked than Wang Song.

Others might not know Xiao Feng, but Wang Song knew his status in Wumeng Royal City.

Even the City Lord's Mansion often sought his help!

In Wumeng Royal City, Void God Realm experts weren't exactly everywhere, but there were still some.

But a peak three-star divine alchemist was rare!

Even Wang Song himself held this teacher in high esteem.

But now, his teacher was addressing Ye Yuan as a brother.

This was too颠覆!

There was even a hint of... respect in his tone!

Yes, respect!

Ye Yuan didn't know Xiao Feng and couldn't gauge his depth. He said indifferently, "Are you the three-star divine alchemist sent by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion?"

Xiao Feng was taken aback, saying, "You knew I was coming? I am Xiao Feng, the chief alchemist of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. Hmm... also a guest teacher at the Wumeng Academy."

Seeing Ye Yuan's gaze shift to Wang Song, Xiao Feng added.

He was very surprised that Ye Yuan showed no surprise when he saw him, as if everything was within expectations.

A three-star divine alchemist, even an ordinary one, would rarely condescend to come to a place like Guishan City.

Ye Yuan glanced at him and said, "Do you have any healing pills on you?"

Xiao Feng was startled again, but seeing the severely injured Yang Rui, he quickly understood and took out a pill from his pocket, handing it to Ye Yuan.

"He can't withstand the potency of a three-star divine pill. I only have this two-star top-grade Divine Healing Pill on me. The potency might be a bit strong; you should give him half a pill." Xiao Feng said with slight embarrassment.

As a peak three-star divine alchemist, Xiao Feng naturally wouldn't carry many two-star pills—that would be beneath his dignity.

This two-star top-grade Divine Healing Pill was the worst pill he had on him.

Ye Yuan took the Divine Healing Pill, broke it in half, and gave it to Yang Rui, then said, "Thank you, Master Xiao Feng!"

Everyone watched this scene with envy.

That was a two-star top-grade divine pill—even if you had money, you couldn't buy it in Guishan City.

"What background does this Ye Yuan have? That old man is the chief alchemist of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion! Such a big shot is so polite to a junior!"

"Speaking of which, this Ye Yuan is really mysterious. A mere mid-stage Insight Cave Realm cultivator actually subdued a two-star mid-stage evil spirit."

"Yeah, and the Nourishing Origin Pill! Ah, you don't suppose... this old man came for the Nourishing Origin Pill, do you?"

"Very likely! That pill is too powerful; the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion couldn't possibly not be interested. Heh heh, the Wang family has been domineering, but this time they've kicked an iron plate!"

...

The crowd murmured among themselves, guessing pretty close to the truth.

But they would never dream that Xiao Feng had come to Ye Yuan to learn how to refine the Nourishing Origin Pill.

A peak three-star divine alchemist learning alchemy from a one-star divine alchemist—no one would believe it if told.

Wang Song's face was ugly. He knew that today he wouldn't be able to kill Ye Yuan.

But with Xiao Feng here, he didn't dare leave. He was truly in an awkward position.

Ridiculously, he had earlier boasted about tearing down the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and killing Ye Yuan. Now he had talked too big, and he couldn't take it back.

Xiao Feng's pill was indeed effective; Yang Rui's injuries quickly improved.

He struggled to stand and respectfully bowed deeply to Xiao Feng, saying, "Yang Rui, head of the Guishan City branch, pays respects to Elder Xiao!"

He was equally shocked. He had been skeptical of Ye Yuan's words earlier, but he never expected that the higher-ups would send Xiao Feng, such a heavyweight!

Yang Rui knew that Xiao Feng was the pillar of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in Wumeng Royal City.

He secretly wondered: Could it be that even Elder Xiao couldn't refine the Nourishing Origin Pill?

Very likely!

If Elder Xiao could refine it, the higher-ups probably wouldn't have sent someone.

The more he thought about it, the more shocked Yang Rui became.

"Mm, you've worked hard, Head Yang."

Xiao Feng nodded lightly to Yang Rui, and that was only out of consideration for Ye Yuan.

Normally, Yang Rui wouldn't even have the qualifications to see him.

Xiao Feng turned to Ye Yuan and asked, "Brother Ye, what exactly happened today?"

One was his student, the other was the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion—he naturally had to get to the bottom of things before making a decision.

Ye Yuan said indifferently, "The rights and wrongs are clear to everyone in Guishan City. His brother's death was his own fault; no one else is to blame!"

Then Ye Yuan briefly recounted the Wang family incident, which made Xiao Feng frown deeply.

Xiao Feng glanced at Wang Song and said with a frown, "Wang Song, do you have anything to say?"

Wang Song's face was grim. Chen Yongnian's message hadn't been so detailed; it only said that Ye Yuan had cruelly killed his brother.

In a fit of rage, he had charged over.

He never expected the truth to be like this.

But deep down, he didn't think Wang Su had done anything wrong.

If his brother wanted to kill someone, you should just offer your head!

However, at this moment, he had no choice but to bow his head.

He knew he couldn't afford to offend the man before him.

As for Ye Yuan, he would have to think long-term.

"It... it was my fault for not getting the full story. When I heard my brother was killed, I was filled with rage and charged over." Wang Song said reluctantly.

"Since it's your fault, apologize to Brother Ye and let it go at that!" Xiao Feng said indifferently.