Chapter 397: Get Lost!

The Seventh Prince was extremely domineering; it was probably only in front of Shangguan Lingxue that he could maintain his amiable demeanor.

As for potential threats, the Seventh Prince always nipped them in the bud!

Ye Yuan, at the second level of Crystal Condensation, had actually managed to evade his two strikes—this was simply unbelievable.

So he decided to kill Ye Yuan!

Even if Shangguan Lingxue tried to stop him, he would still kill Ye Yuan!

"Kid, in the royal city, no one dares to oppose me, Zhao Chengqian! Those who opposed me are all dead, and you will be no exception! Don't blame me; blame your own lack of foresight for provoking someone like me!" the Seventh Prince said coldly.

With that, he moved and was already upon Ye Yuan.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, Zhao Chengqian staggered back more than ten steps before barely managing to steady himself.

Having been knocked back with a single palm strike, Zhao Chengqian's internal organs churned violently.

"S-Squire Alchemist Shi!" Recognizing the newcomer, Zhao Chengqian exclaimed in surprise.

The newcomer was none other than Shi Haoran!

He turned to look at Ye Yuan, who was severely injured, and couldn't help but frown.

"Are you alright?"

"I won't die!"

“Alright, then heal your wounds. Leave the rest to me.”

“No need, I won't die. Let me borrow Senior Brother's alchemy room!”

“Mm, go ahead.”

Ye Yuan casually took out a pill and swallowed it, then picked up Bai Guang and entered the alchemy room, never once glancing at Zhao Chengqian from start to finish.

Zhao Chengqian frowned and said to Shi Haoran, “Alchemy King Shi, is he your junior brother? Why haven't I heard of him before?”

Shi Haoran did not answer his question. He raised a single hand, and a pill appeared in his palm.

He gently let it fall, caught it in his hand, and casually rubbed it, causing a clump of powder to fall from his palm.

Seeing this, both Zhao Chengqian and Shangguan Lingxue's expressions changed.

They had come to see Shi Haoran precisely to ask him for a pill.

Shi Haoran had not come out earlier because he had been refining pills for them, and thus had not noticed the commotion outside.

Now that the pill was finished, Shi Haoran had destroyed it right before their eyes!

“Leave now, and don't come here again. This place doesn't welcome you! Of course, if Junior Brother Ji forgives you, I won't say much. Please!”

Shi Haoran made a gesture of dismissal, his intention to expel them already very clear.

Zhao Chengqian's expression shifted unpredictably. In this royal city, he had always been high and mighty, never having been treated like this.

Even just moments ago, Shi Haoran had been cordial to him. Yet for this brat, Shi Haoran had turned against him!

“Alchemy King Shi, it was this brat who offended me, so I punished him. And I didn't know he was your junior brother, hence the misunderstanding,” Zhao Chengqian explained.

Shi Haoran was extremely powerful and held a very high status in the royal city.

Zhao Chengqian felt it necessary to explain himself to him, after all, offending the Alchemist Guild was no trivial matter.

Although Shi Haoran did not represent the Alchemist Guild, he was the strongest senior disciple of the Star Abyss Emperor.

To a large extent, his attitude represented that of the Star Abyss Emperor.

Zhao Chengqian never expected that Ye Yuan was actually Shi Haoran's junior fellow apprentice, which made things somewhat tricky.

However, he was also very confident in his own identity and strength, believing that Shi Haoran would not easily offend him.

After all, behind him stood the strongest Wind Emperor of the Hurricane Realm!

Yet, he was too naive.

"I have no interest in hearing who is right or wrong. I only saw that you wanted to kill him just now! So, you can get lost now!" Shi Haoran said indifferently.

Zhao Chengqian was furious upon hearing this: "Shi Haoran, I explained to you out of respect, don't be ungrateful! Do you want the Alchemist Guild to break with the Wind Emperor?"

"I told you to get lost out of respect for the Wind Emperor. Otherwise, do you think you could leave Qixia Mountain alive? Alright, if you don't leave now, I'll have to take action!" Shi Haoran showed no courtesy.

Zhao Chengqian's face changed repeatedly. Shi Haoran had always been a good-natured person, and this was the first time he had seen him like this.

"Fine! I'll leave! Shi Haoran, you will regret this! Lingxue, let's go!" Zhao Chengqian gritted his teeth.

Shi Haoran stood with his hands behind his back, not even glancing at him.

...

About an hour later, Ye Yuan walked out of the alchemy room holding Bai Guang, and Shi Haoran quickly went to meet him.

Seeing Ye Yuan's pale complexion, Shi Haoran frowned: "You're really reckless! With such serious injuries, you still forced yourself to refine pills, making things worse!"

Earlier, Ye Yuan had swallowed a pill whole without refining its medicinal power, then went into seclusion to refine pills.

Although he was only refining a second-tier demonic pill, with his severe injuries, he coughed up blood several times, aggravating his condition.

Seeing Shi Haoran's concern, Ye Yuan felt warmth in his heart and forced a smile: "It's nothing, I'm fine. Bai Guang's injuries are severe; if I hadn't refined the pill for him, the consequences would have been dire."

Shi Haoran sighed: "You are truly a man of sentiment, going this far for your contracted beast! I acknowledge you as my junior fellow apprentice!"

Ye Yuan smiled: "Bai Guang and I have no contract; we are equals. We are like family, how could I watch him die?"

Shi Haoran was surprised: "Oh? You have no contract! This little white tiger is only second-tier, yet he is so intelligent!"

Normally, a human could only have a contracted beast by completely subduing a demon beast and forcing it to sign a soul contract.

But this little white tiger had no contract with Ye Yuan, yet he was willing to risk his life for him—this was something Shi Haoran had never heard of.

"Indeed," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

The little fellow Bai Guang had a very mysterious origin; even Ye Yuan couldn't figure it out, so it wasn't surprising that he was intelligent.

"Hmm? What pill did you refine for him? Why is there no reaction?"

Shi Haoran noticed something off about Bai Guang. Normally, after taking a pill, one should become more spirited, but Bai Guang showed no movement.

Ye Yuan said helplessly: "I don't know what's going on either. After taking the pill, he fell into a deep sleep. But I can sense that his aura is gradually recovering, so it should be fine."

Shi Haoran observed carefully and saw that it was indeed the case, marveling at the wonder.

Ye Yuan suddenly remembered Zhao Chengqian and asked: "By the way, what about the Seventh Prince?"

Shi Haoran curled his lip: "I told him to get lost!"

Then, Shi Haoran briefly recounted what had happened to Ye Yuan, leaving him dumbfounded.

After a long while, he smiled bitterly: "The wrongdoer will pay for his crime; why did you have to do this, Senior Brother?"