Chapter 4937 — They Brought It on Themselves
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"Good, then tell me—is he or is he not a Xuan-rank first-grade alchemist?" the Alliance Chairman asked, coming straight to the point.
"He's a Xuan-rank first-grade alchemist?" Ni Caiyue sprang up as though she had been stung, and but for the perception barrier surrounding them, that shriek would likely have carried across the entire dock.
"You didn't know?" The Alliance Chairman frowned and glanced at Wei Zhao. He had assumed that since the woman was one of their party, she would nod without a moment's hesitation—who would have thought she would react like this?
"I didn't know, no. He never told me. All I know is that he's an alchemist." Ni Caiyue paused there, thought it over, and added: "A very formidable alchemist."
"Oh? Formidable in what way?" The Alliance Chairman's eyes lit up at that.
"In less than half a day he refined seven Nourishing Mystery Pills, and he only used four sets of ingredients—isn't that formidable?" Ni Caiyue said, beaming with reflected glory.
Wei Zhao listened with his face darkening. This foolish girl truly had not a shred of caution—was that sort of thing to be told to just anyone? No wonder Chang Laiting and his lot had hounded her again and again; she had well and truly asked for it!
Still, then again, he had foreseen this. Sending the Alliance Chairman to verify things with Ni Caiyue had been precisely the intent—without it, it would be hard to make the man believe he was a Xuan-rank first-grade alchemist. After all, words alone proved nothing; there had to be sufficient evidence.
"Truly?" The Alliance Chairman's excitement surged at once. Seven Nourishing Mystery Pills from four sets of ingredients, in less than half a day—that was certainly beyond the reach of a seventh-grade alchemist. Once the truth of the matter could be verified, then a Xuan-rank first-grade alchemist would be beyond doubt.
"Of course it's true. I was the one who found the Nourishing Mystery Grass in there, as it happens. Here—these three Nourishing Mystery Pills are the ones he refined." As she spoke, Ni Caiyue produced three pills, wearing an expression that seemed to fear the other party might not believe her.
Wei Zhao was left all the more speechless. Everything was within his expectations, true, but someone as utterly incapable of learning a lesson as Ni Caiyue was a rare specimen indeed. Did the foolish girl not fear that the other party might be moved to greed at the sight of treasure?!
Then again, Ni Caiyue was not truly stupid. The motion of taking out the Nourishing Mystery Pills was quite careful; she deliberately screened the gazes of the surrounding crowd with her body, letting only the Alliance Chairman see. Given his strength and station, the Alliance Chairman would naturally not covet her paltry three Nourishing Mystery Pills—unless he meant to give them away as gifts, such pills were of no use to him whatsoever.
Looking at the three Nourishing Mystery Pills in Ni Caiyue's hand, the Alliance Chairman fell silent, shock plain upon his face. He knew, of course, that the Path of Giants produced Nourishing Mystery Grass, and these three pills were rich in quality and brimming with medicinal essence—they truly did not look like long-finished pills, but rather ones freshly refined.
In other words, what this Ni Caiyue had said was essentially credible.
In fact, from the moment Ni Caiyue had announced her own name and affiliation, it had become rather unlikely that she was lying—such lies were easily exposed, and once exposed, the Alliance Chairman's wrath was not something a mere early Xuansheng disciple could withstand.
After a moment of silence, the Alliance Chairman's attitude abruptly changed. Turning to Wei Zhao, he said with a conciliatory smile, "Master Lin, allow me to reintroduce myself. I am Zhuang Yifan, Chairman of the Yellow-Rank Academy Alliance. I was truly presumptuous just now, and I hope Master Lin will be generous enough to overlook it."