Chapter 1554: You Miscalculated

Wu Feng sat upright in the hall, beaming with a smile.

Huang Haoran and Huang Qian sat below, looking very uneasy.

Although Huang Qian had been saved, the fifty million divine source stones were a loss for Wu Feng.

Most importantly, he had lost a lot of face!

Huang Haoran knew Wu Feng well; he was a man who cared too much about face.

Normally it was fine, but if anyone threatened his reputation as the top alchemist of the Southern City, he would not show mercy.

But this time, Ye Yuan had slapped him in the face with his strength, completely making a name for himself.

However, Huang Haoran hadn't expected that Wu Feng seemed to be in a good mood today.

"Haoran, do you think I would blame you for this?" Wu Feng said with a half-smile.

Huang Haoran looked embarrassed and said, "Master, I..."

"Heh, you've been with me for so many years, do you think I don't know your feelings for Huang Qian? Otherwise, do you think I would have asked my master to treat him?" Wu Feng laughed.

Huang Haoran quickly said, "Haoran is forever grateful for your grace, Master! My life is yours!"

Wu Feng nodded and said, "I'm also happy that Huang Qian has recovered. Don't overthink it. This matter is not your fault."

Huang Haoran said, "Master, I will find a way to repay you the fifty million divine source stones!"

Wu Feng laughed heartily, "You stubborn fellow, why are you so obstinate!"

Huang Haoran bowed and said, "Master, if I don't repay these divine source stones, I won't be able to sleep or eat in peace!"

Wu Feng walked down with a smile, patted Huang Haoran on the shoulder, and said, "I really can't do anything with you! Fine, if you insist on repaying, it's not impossible."

Hearing this, Huang Haoran relaxed, but then Wu Feng's voice gradually turned cold, "Then... repay with your life!"

Huang Haoran's body trembled, and he suddenly looked up at Wu Feng.

Suddenly, he felt a tightness in his chest, his blood flow became sluggish, his divine essence gradually solidified, and his consciousness began to blur.

"Master, you..." Huang Haoran looked at Wu Feng in disbelief, knowing he had been poisoned.

The tea just now was poisoned!

Wu Feng's eyes turned cold, and he said coldly, "Hmph! Look at the good deed you've done! I've become the laughingstock of the entire Southern City! Since I saved your life, it's only right that you return it to me now. You have no objections, do you?"

Huang Qian's heart clenched, and he shouted, "Uncle! You... you can't die! Wu Feng! You son of a bitch! My uncle has been so loyal to you, and you... you want to poison him to death!"

Huang Qian swayed, already unsteady on his feet.

He had also drunk the tea, clearly poisoned as well.

The poison was potent; Huang Haoran's gaze was already beginning to glaze over.

With all his strength, he pushed Huang Qian away and said, "Go... go! Find... Master... Ye!"

Wu Feng sneered, "See, your heart is already with Master Ye, and you still claim loyalty to me? But unfortunately, Huang Qian also drank that cup of tea. He will die just like you!"

Huang Qian's eyes blazed with fury, tears streaming down, his teeth grinding audibly.

His divine essence suddenly surged, and he shot toward Wu Feng like an arrow from a bow!

Caught off guard, Wu Feng hadn't expected Huang Qian to still be able to mobilize his divine essence.

However, Wu Feng's strength was far superior, beyond Huang Qian's ability to match.

"Boom!"

In haste, the two exchanged a palm strike. Huang Qian was sent flying backward, blood spraying wildly in the air.

As for Wu Feng, he was also shaken, his blood and qi churning, momentarily unable to pursue.

Tears streaming from his eyes, Huang Qian cried out in anguish, "Uncle, I... I seem to be fine. I can make it to Master Ye's place! Rest assured, I will avenge you!"

Huang Qian realized that although his head was spinning and he felt terrible overall, his symptoms didn't seem as severe as Huang Haoran's.

Hearing this, a look of relief appeared in Huang Haoran's eyes, and a faint smile crossed his face.

He understood—it must be Master Ye's Heavenly Blood Marrow Exchange Pill that had transformed Huang Qian, greatly increasing his resistance to poison, which explained it!

"Master, you... miscalculated!"

With these words, Huang Haoran closed his eyes forever.

"Second Uncle!"

Huang Qian's eyes brimmed with tears as he shouted hoarsely.

...

"Master Ye, look what I've brought you!"

Ning Siyu held up her palm, and a wisp of deep blue flame appeared in it.

Ye Yuan looked at her with slight surprise and said, "Did you get this specially for me?"

Ning Siyu gave a sly smile and said, "To be precise, we won it together!"

She briefly recounted how she had won against the second senior brother, and Ye Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.

"You've been thoughtful. I'll take this divine flame, and it will cancel out the divine source stones you owe me."

Ye Yuan waved his hand, and the deep blue flame obediently came to him.

Ning Siyu's pupils contracted—this guy's fire control technique was truly unparalleled.

An unfamiliar divine flame, yet it was so docile in his hands!

But soon she felt something was off and said, "Hey, a divine flame worth four million divine source stones? You... you're robbing me!"

Ye Yuan glanced at her with a smile, then parted his palm, directly splitting the Blue Wandering Illuminating Divine Flame until only a small flame remained.

Do not underestimate this flame; it is the essence of the divine fire.

Then Ye Yuan turned his palm over, and the Pure Sandalwood Sacred Flame rose quietly.

He closed his palm again, and the Pure Sandalwood Sacred Flame directly devoured that small wisp of flame.

Ning Siyu's eyes widened, and she said angrily, "You, you, you... actually used your second-rank divine fire to devour a third-rank divine fire? This is a waste of a gift from heaven!"

She had gone to great lengths to obtain this third-rank divine fire for Ye Yuan, but who would have thought he would directly extinguish it!

Ning Siyu was so angry!

Even if he wanted to nurture a fire, shouldn't he use a second-rank to nurture a third-rank?

This guy actually did the opposite!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "How can your divine fire compare to my Pure Sandalwood Sacred Flame? When it comes to alchemy, truly few are more suitable than it. And it has been with me for nearly a hundred years, accompanying me through life and death countless times. I can't bear to replace it. Having devoured the fire essence, it should be able to evolve to the third rank."

Ning Siyu was slightly surprised. The way he spoke... why did he sound so old and experienced?

This guy was only a little over a hundred years old, why did he act like an old man of tens of thousands of years?

"Fine, suit yourself!" Ning Siyu shrugged.

A third-rank divine fire was nothing to Ning Siyu.

Just then, three figures entered the Miaoshou Studio.

An old man with an immortal aura, a fat man like a ball, and a very beautiful woman.

"Shopkeeper, I heard that requests here are always granted. Is that true?" the old man with an immortal aura asked the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper said proudly, "Of course! Go ask around; in this southern city, who doesn't know the name of our Miaoshou Studio's Master Ye Yuan!"

Hearing this, the three's expressions changed.

"What did you say! Your resident alchemist is also called Ye Yuan?" the old man exclaimed.