Chapter 281 – Elementary Apothecary (6)
Because she was on the brink of exhausting her spirit power, her forehead was now covered with closely-packed beads of sweat.
Her complexion was terrifyingly pale, and both her hands that were pressed on top of the medicinal cauldron couldn’t keep from trembling slightly continuously.
If Nangong Liuyun was here, his heart would absolutely ache for her and would carry her away without the slightest hesitation.
Because the Su Luo right now, looked as if she was tottering on the verge of collapse and in extreme pain.
However, Su Luo refused to give up.
She clenched her teeth and persisted onwards as before.
No matter what, she wouldn’t relinquish her grip.
Gradually, Su Luo was aware that she could sense something vaguely in her dazed state, just at the final moment when her spirit power was about to be exhausted.
All of a sudden, Su Luo’s forehead suddenly became clear and a whiff of hot energy slowly rose from within her Dantian (1).
It wandered in every direction within her body, and this kind of energy became hotter and hotter.
A beam of light flashed through Su Luo’s pair of eyes.
She was very familiar with this kind of feeling, the last time when she promoted, this was how she felt.
She had been hovering around the peak of the second rank for a long time.
Originally, she just lacked an opportunity to advance, could it be that refining pills was just such an opportunity?
She actually guessed right.
Just a moment ago, all her concentration was condensed and focused within the medicinal cauldron.
She accidentally actually broke through the barrier, and in one go was promoted to the third rank.
It truly was profiting from disaster, even the heaven was unusually partial to her.
In twenty short days, she started at zero and directly advanced to the third rank.
This cultivation speed, if it was to spread out, would right away scare a bunch of people to death.
Su Luo restrained her excited frame of mind and calmed down.
The her right now, because of being promoted to the third rank, had her spirit power completely refilled.
It was also the reason why her control of the herb’s nature inside the medicinal cauldron was even more adept and easy.
Not long after, the corner of Su Luo’s mouth finally showed a relieved smiling expression.
She knew that this first time she refined a pill, she had succeeded.
Also, she faintly felt that the pleasant surprise from refining the pills this time was not limited to such a simple thing as breaking through to the third rank.
After letting it cool, Su Luo slowly lifted the medicinal cauldron’s lid.
Immediately, a rich, sweet scent rushed towards her nose, it diffused everywhere within her space, lingering for a long time.
Su Luo had knowledge about and had come across Spirit Restoration Pills before.
At that time when she extorted medicinal pills from Apothecary Leng, among them one kind was the Spirit Restoration Pill.
She took a deep breath, and the corner of her mouth lifted into a smile of satisfaction.
This was due to the fact that this kind of sweet scent smelled even richer than the Spirit Restoration Pill Apothecary Leng refined.
After the smoke dispersed, Su Luo’s gaze was fixed on what was inside the medicinal cauldron.
With this one glance, it couldn’t help but make her stare somewhat blankly.
Why was there more Spirit Restoration Pills than expected?
Remembering the writings in the «Elementary Apothecary Book», it stated that when refining Spirit Restoration Pills for the first time, to have three pieces of Spirit Restoration Pills in one medicinal cauldron was already considered especially good.
Most of the people with general talent could only produce two pills, or even just one pill.
However…Su Luo looked upon the flat, mirror-like surface within the medicinal cauldron, on the surface lay ten pieces of plump pills.
Each and every piece was plump and glowing with health.
They looked sleek and cute, making people feel very happy.
She actually, in one medicinal cauldron furnace, refined ten pieces of pills…this success rate, this refining quantity, made even Su Luo herself inevitably somewhat speechless.
However, no matter what, as long as it was a good thing, then it’s all right.
Su Luo very satisfiedly took out a jade bottle.
She very carefully collected the ten pieces of Spirit Restoration Pills into the jade porcelain bottle, before finally stuffing the opening close with a cork.
This stored all of the sweet scent inside the jade porcelain bottle.
After she had carefully put away these pills, Su Luo carried the jade porcelain bottle.
Her spirit flashed out of her space and joined together into one with her body that was sleeping outside of her space.
The Su Luo outside of her space faintly squinted her eyes, holding the jade porcelain bottle, she pushed opened the door and went looking for Nangong Liuyun.
Such good news, she couldn’t wait to share it with him.
However…
When she pushed open the door, what Nangong Liuyun saw was a weeping and sobbing little face.
Chapter 282 – Elementary Apothecary (7)
Seeing Su Luo’s pursed lips and crestfallen appearance, Nangong Liuyun spoilingly and indulgently rubbed her little head.
He reached out and hugged her to him, consolingly saying: “The first time refining pills and succeeding, in the records of this continent, there is only Elder Zi Huo alone and no other.
You mustn’t be too broken-hearted.”
“….” Su Luo became silent, as she secretly said in her heart, so as it turned out, Elder Zi Huo also succeeded in refining pills on his first try.
No wonder the renowned Elder would later be able to reach the Grandmaster level as an Apothecary.
However, she was also not lacking in this.
She had also succeeded in her first time refining, moreover, she was very successful.
Nangong Liuyun saw that Su Luo’s little face was still dejected, taciturn and not speaking.
He thought she was in a depressed mood, so his slender finger hooked her straight, charming and lovable nose: “If you really want to study refining pills, this king will take you to find a teacher.
Guaranteed, I will have you enter the refining Apothecary ranks within a month.
Okay?
You mustn’t be angry anymore.”
“….” Su Luo continued to be uncommunicative.
She suddenly thought that the Nangong Liuyun before her eyes was very amusing.
Originally, he was aloof and removed, as if everything was within his control, never having lost control of anything.
But now, he was working hard at spoilingly and indulgently trying to console her.
“This is also no good?
Then you speak, what do you want to do?
Could it be that you will insist on this king marrying you today for you to be happy?” Nangong Liuyun feigned embarrassment as he tapped her forehead.
“Pfft——” Su Luo could not hold it back anymore, uttering a ‘pffft’ laughing sound.
She also very quickly turned her head away and pushed at Nangong Liuyun, warning him saying, “Don’t talk nonsense, who wants to marry you?
Stop being so narcissistic.”
“Apart from little Luo Luo, this king will not marry anyone else.” Nangong Liuyun seized this opportune moment to express his desires.
“Humph, this young lady is someone you want to marry, want to marry and so you can just marry?” Su Luo tossed her chin up, letting out two snorts.
Afterwards, a white jade bottle appeared in her hand and she stuffed it into Nangong Liuyun’s hand.
“What is this?” Nangong Liuyun curiously examined the bottle.
“Open it, take a look and you will find out.” Su Luo urged him to open it without delay.
Nangong Liuyun suspiciously took a quick glance at Su Luo.
He hesitated for a moment, before cautiously and slowly pulling out the cork from the mouth of the bottle.
Immediately, a never-before-present sweet scent permeated into his nose.
“Hey——” Nangong Liuyun let out a sound of surprise.
From the jade bottle, he poured out a few medicinal pills.
Now they lay properly and unmoving in the center of his palm.
His knowledge with regards to medicinal pills was stronger than Su Luo’s by a lot.
With only a quick glance, he was able to recognize that these were Spirit Restoration Pills.
However, after carefully sniffing and observing it, he also found that this was not merely a Spirit Restoration Pill, because a Spirit Restoration Pill’s aroma wasn’t this rich.
“These medicinal pills….where did they come from?” Nangong Liuyun had a faint trace of a guess in his heart, as a pair of beautiful eyes closely gazed at Su Luo.
Su Luo smugly watched, then threw Nangong Liuyun a glance.
If even Nangong Liuyun was this surprised, presumably other people would be even more stunned.
Su Luo had both hands linked behind her back, chin raised, and her whole face had a self-satisfied expression.
She turned her face away and said, “What do you think?”
Even though she had turned her face away, however, the corner of her mouth was pursed in a smile.
The corner of her mouth was raised in a huge arc that she was unable to cover up.
Nangong Liuyun’s heart shook, with a gaze kind of like looking at a rare treasure, he stared at Su Luo.
A bright luster floated faintly to the surface of his beautiful eyes.
He took a deep breath, with both hands holding on to Su Luo’s shoulder.
He pulled her back to him and their eyes met.
“Luo girl, tell me, was this really something you refined?” Nangong Liuyun’s voice had an unheard-of seriousness.
His pair of eyes roamed around in light and shadows, they were overflowing with light and color, resplendent like starlight.
“Uh-huh, who else could it be?” Su Luo, with both hands behind her back, cast quick sideways glances at Nangong Liuyun
Chapter 283 – Elementary Apothecary (8)
Nangong Liuyun appearance was always one that was in control, seldom would his appearance change even slightly.
Naturally, she must enjoy this to the fullest.
She really wished she had a camera in her hand now and could capture this second when he appeared astonished.
Then in the future, she could take it out and make fun of him, Su Luo laughingly thought of this.
Nangong Liuyun unblinkingly stared at Su Luo.
His pair of deep black eyes had a strong, spirited expression.
His beautiful Adam’s apple moved in a flash as if he wanted to devour Su Luo and swallow her whole.
Being stared at with this kind of gaze, all of a sudden, Su Luo had a kind of feeling of being stung by thorns.
She let out a dry cough, casting a glance at Nangong Liuyun, “Isn’t it merely just a few pieces of medicinal pills?
Do you need to be like this?” She still hadn’t told him the matter of her being promoted to the third rank.
If she was to say it, what kind of expression would Nangong Liuyun have?
Nangong Liuyun hadn’t heard what she said, the corner of his mouth was pursed slightly.
Could it be that this girl didn’t know, that a variant medicinal pill was worth a lot more than a basic medicinal pill?
Nangong Liuyun took out a single pill and without hesitation, swallowed it.
He closed his phoenix eyes slightly, as he carefully sensed the release of that plentiful spirit strength.
Very quickly, he opened his eyes, his phoenix eyes were stormy and full of meaning.
His devilishly charming gaze was fixed on Su Luo, staring at Su Luo until her heart was somewhat anxious.
Without waiting for Su Luo to ask, the clear and smooth sound of his laughter burst out, spilling from the corner of his mouth.
The sound was roguish, magical and languid, as if he was in an excellent mood.
“Nangong Liuyun is there a problem with this Spirit Restoration Pill?” Just a moment ago, Su Luo was still immensely proud of herself, now she was somewhat doubtful as she looked at Nangong Liuyun.
Ever since he swallowed that Spirit Restoration Pill, he seemed a little strange.
Nangong Liuyun’s dark red lips hooked up, the fine ink-black hair floating on his shoulder carelessly moved with the wind.
He looked extremely tempting to everyone’s heart.
His pair of handsome eyes was as beautiful as the stars, staring deeply at Su Luo.
After a long while, he sighed and sluggishly said: “Luo girl, you really are a treasure.
A unique and unmatched treasure in the whole world.
I, Nangong Liuyun, am very fortunate to be able to walk hand in hand with you.”
Some doubt flashed through Su Luo’s pair of beautiful eyes, “Why are you sighing all of a sudden?
Is this Spirit Restoration Pill very strange?” Su Luo asked with some disbelief, then she took out a Spirit Restoration Pill and swallowed it herself.
When the Spirit Restoration Pill entered her stomach, Su Luo could distinctly detect the rapid rise of spirit power in her Dantian.
“Now do you understand how uncommon the Spirit Restoration Pills you refined are?” Nangong Liuyun’s deep black eyes were like the quiet ocean under the white clouds, tranquil and deep.
They serenely gazed at Su Luo.
“Growth of…twenty percent in spirit power?” Su Luo said somewhat disbelievingly.
Even though she was a novice and illiterate with respect to refining medicines, but she also knew that Elementary Spirit Restoration Pills were only able to increase the spirit power by ten percent.
However, her Elementary Spirit Restoration Pills were able to increase spirit power by twenty percent.
This clearly was no longer an Elementary Spirit Restoration Pill, rather it was an Intermediate Spirit Restoration Pill.
This was not only a question of increasing the spirit power by twenty percent but rather…that she could use elementary medicinal herbs to refine an intermediate level medicinal pill.
This was the real crux of the problem.
In a similar fashion, didn’t that mean that when she reached the Elementary rank, she has the strength of an Intermediate rank?
When she reached the Intermediate rank, she would have the strength of an Advanced rank?
Thinking up to here, Su Luo was simply stunned by her own brazen guess.
Nangong Liuyun’s mouth evoked into a devilishly flattering smile, a pair of beautiful eyes slyly smiled, looking at Su Luo: “Luo girl, don’t forget your promise from before.
This king’s old illness will depend entirely on you now.”
Using the old illness to hang onto her, this way, she would often think of him and worry about him.
At least when she was refining pills, the first thing she would think about would be him.
Nangong Liuyun’s dark red lips were pearl-like, pure, sparkling and translucent.
This contrast against his skin made him even more bewitchingly handsome, full of a devilish aura.
Chapter 284 – To come knocking for a fight (1)
Su Luo rolled her eyes towards the sky: “Grandmaster level Apothecary, how many years and months must you wait?
Who knows when it will be, must I still have to see you everyday until then?”
“Humph, humph, once Su girl gets promoted as an Apothecary, she is already thinking about kicking this king to the side?
Don’t even think about it.” Nangong Liuyun hugged her in an incorrigibly shameless manner.
His entire body was leaning against hers.
Su Luo was simply speechless.
This man’s ability to invert the truth from black to white was pretty good.
She was merely a very small Elementary Apothecary, while he was an unparalleled, seventh ranked martial arts expert.
When all’s said and done, who ought to be disdainful of whom?
Nangong Liuyun grabbed onto Su Luo’s wrist, in the next split second, his eyes suddenly gleamed with a flash of light.
“Luo girl…” Nangong Liuyun was almost choked by his own saliva.
This evildoer of a girl…unexpectedly, she was third ranked?
This…how could it be possible?
Su Luo saw that he already understood and did not continue to conceal it from him.
With an immensely-proud-of-herself attitude, she cast him a quick glance, “How about it?”
Nangong Liuyun turned his body away, inhaling a deep breath before turning back to her.
His thin and large palm was placed on her head as he let out a heavy sigh: “Looks like this king must go into seclusion to cultivate.”
He had really never seen an evildoer that was more gifted than Su Luo.
How long had it been, not more than twenty days right?
From zero to the third rank, simply a triple jump and directly taking off.
Su Luo, with both arms looped before her chest, smugly raised an eyebrow.“ You must be convinced now, on this earth there exists a real, gifted genius.”
And also, the real gifted geniuses were the ones exploding with luck.
Nangong Liuyun speechlessly rubbed her head and urged himself on in his heart.
Don’t look at seventh rank as exceedingly high, but who could say accurately after one year if this girl would reach the seventh rank?
Just at this moment, Steward Li’s voice could be heard coming from outside.
Steward Li deferentially and respectfully waited at the side, with a serious expression, said: “Your Highness, people from Li Manor have come.
In your view, how should we deal with them?”
Able to make Steward Li come personally and also to disturb Nangong Liuyun, it could clearly be seen that the people who came from Li Manor were not weak.
Nangong Liuyun frowned, casually waving his hand: “Let Ling Feng go and handle it.” He turned back and was just about to hug Su Luo once again.
Steward Li also didn’t want to be a third wheel, but he was forced by the circumstances.
So he had no choice but to forced himself to finish saying everything in one breath: “Reporting back to your Highness, the Elder Ancestor of the Li Manor personally brought the second son of Li Manor to come for a visit.
Do you think you ought to go meet them?”
Li family’s Elder Ancestor Li Potian was a martial artist at the peak of sixth rank.
By his strength alone, he had propped up the entire Li family and made it thrive.
He was one of the top martial arts experts that could be counted on one hand in the capital.
Normally, even when his Majesty the Emperor met him, he would treat him with a smiling expression.
Li family’s Elder Ancestor had personally come knocking on his door?
A peculiar expression passed through Nangong Liuyun’s ink-black eyes.
He hugged Su Luo and held on to her slender waist, trying to please her by asking, “Girl, do you want to go and see for yourself?”
Su Luo was also pondering this question at this time.
She never expected that the Li family’s Elder Ancestor, because of a piece of cyan-colored crystal stone, would personally drop by for a visit.
Furthermore, this was also at the door of His Highness Prince Jin’s Manor.
She could not hold out against the hundred-year-old aristocratic Li family.
However, this was what was called underneath a large tree was a good place to cool off in the shade.
She had Nangong Liuyun, this large tree, present, she presumably wouldn’t eat a loss.
To say nothing of Liu Chengfeng continuing to slander her by saying that she stole his cyan-colored crystal stone.
Humph, humph, not giving him a lesson to see, then he would still think that the Gods were number one and he was number two.
Su Luo raised an eyebrow, absent-mindly casting a glance at Nangong Liuyun: “That old man from the Li family, could you beat him?”
Such a sharp girl, not leaving even a little leeway or face for him.
Having heard what she said, Nangong Liuyun started to laugh out loud.
He lovingly and indulgently pinched Su Luo’s nose, laughingly nodded: “My family’s Luo girl will watch with her own eyes, no matter what, this king won’t lose.”
Chapter 285 – To come knocking for a fight (2)
“Then Iet’s go see him and play with him properly.” Su Luo’s face was full of smiles, as she gave Nangong Liuyun a push, “You go first, I will follow soon after.”
Nangong Liuyun gave Su Luo a considering glance, with his understanding of this girl, for sure, she was about to con someone.
However, he really like this kind of sinister and cunning little girl, indeed, he was liking her more and more.
“Then good, this king will leave the people for you, waiting until you come and slowly play with them.” Nangong Liuyun smiled happily while rubbing her head.
His Luo girl was seldom in the mood to toy with people.
The youngster from the Li family really did have good fortune.
Seeing Nangong Liuyun’s back gradually get further away, Su Luo’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The corner of her mouth lifted into a crafty smile.
The main hall of Prince Jin’s Royal Manor.
His Highness Prince Jin languidly and nonchalantly leaned against the imperial chair made of red sandalwood.
His hands unhurriedly, one at a time, gripped the armrest of the chair.
He indifferently cast sideways glances at the person sitting at the head seat under him.
Liu Potian, Liu Manor’s Elder Ancestor, at the same time, he was also Liu Manor’s pillar.
Actually, at this moment, he was also secretly measuring up Nangong Liuyun.
Liu Potian earlier had already heard about His Highness Prince Jing being the present-day talented genius.
At a very young age, he was already a sixth ranked expert.
Among the younger generation, he was simply the person with the most outstanding talent.
No one could hold a candle to him, if it was the past, he naturally wouldn’t dare to offend His Highness Prince Jin, this type of gradually rising superstar.
However now, humph…The corner of Liu Potian’s mouth raised into a self-satisfied smile.
Recently, his luck had been extremely good, simply as if he was helped by the Gods.
Yesterday, he unexpectedly, in one move, broke through the sixth rank and reached the seventh rank that people yearned for in their dreams!
Seventh rank, now in the empire of Eastern Ling, who would dare to be arrogant and despotic in front of him, Liu Potian?
Even His Highness Prince Jin who was royalty, must now also defer somewhat to him!
Because of his cocky mindset after advancing, from Liu Chengfeng’s mouth, he learned that originally, he almost took possession of a cyan-colored crystal stone but it unexpectedly vanished all of a sudden.
This made him now full of high fighting spirit, at anytime wanting to look for a person to fight with to show off his formidable strength.
How could Liu Potian endure and swallow this insult?
Therefore, he didn’t demur, bringing Liu Chengfeng along and had aggressively arrived at Nangong liuyun’s doorstep to seek an explanation.
He had said he was here to seek an explanation, but in fact, he was just here to demand the crystal stone.
However, it seemed he still had a little intellect left, because he was afraid of the consequences.
Since His Highness Prince Jin was so gifted strength and powerful, therefore his words, actions and bearing were still regarded as him exercising some restraint.
In fact Liu Potian was engrossed in his own excitement so how could he know that His Highness Prince Jin a long time ago had entered the boundary of the seventh rank a step before him.
As a result this time he was doomed to fall down and flip over very hard.
However, Liu Potian was unaware, therefore when he faced His Highness Prince Jin, he used the tone of an elder speaking down to a junior.
One could only see him with an apathetic expression, staring fixedly at His Highness Prince Jin, coldly saying: “Your Highness, I heard on that day, the thief that stole Liu Manor’s cyan-colored crystal stone was brought to Your Highness’s residence.
Did this happen?”
Liu Potian’s manner and tone was condescending, not lacking the arrogance that manifested in his capacity as a seventh ranked expert.
Nangong Liuyun merely cast him an indifferent glance, his expression was calm.
“Liu Potian, who lent you the courage to dare come and question this king?”
Liu Potian haughtily raised his eyebrow.
Liu Chengfeng, this henchman, on the side said: “Your Highness Prince Jin, my grandfather is already a seventh ranked expert.
Even His Majesty treats my grandfather with extreme politeness.
Your attitude should also lose some of the elegant demeanor of an imperial prince.”
Liu Chengfeng, this opportunist, before, he was super afraid of Nangong Liuyun.
Now that he knew that his grandfather had been promoted to the seventh rank, his manner immediately did a huge 180 degrees turn.
Nangong Liuyun’s fair fingers, with the bones clearly outlined, lifted up a cyan-colored, flowery porcelain teacup.
His eyes dropped slightly as he drank a mouthful, afterwards, he contentedly narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly.
The vapors that rose in spirals concealed the gleam of light that flitted through his beautiful pitch-black eyes.
Nobody was able to clearly see the deep meaning within his beautiful eyes.
Chapter 286 – To come knocking for a fight (3)
Nangong Liuyun lifted his eyebrows slightly and coldly snorted out a sentence: “Seventh rank?”
“Yes, my grandfather is now a seventh ranked expert!” Liu Chengfeng arrogantly lifted his head, and stuck out his chest in an extremely proud manner.
It seemed as if that seventh ranked expert wasn’t his grandfather, but he himself.
Who knew that Nangong Liuyun’s next sentence would make Liu Chengfeng mad enough to spit out blood.
One could see Nangong Liuyun merely leisurely set down his teacup and saucer.
The corner of his mouth hooked into a smile that was as light as clouds and breeze.
He unhurriedly, casually asked a sentence.
“Liu Elder Ancestor is around a hundred years old, right?”
The implication was that, at around one hundred years old before reaching seventh rank, you have the nerve to flaunt it in front of this king?
Weren’t you even a little embarrassed?
The more Nangong Liuyun’s behavior seemed light as the clouds and breeze, the more clearly he showed his contempt and disdain.
Liu Potian heard what was said, immediately, one of his breaths stifled in his throat.
His pair of eyes glared at Nangong Liuyun very fiercely, until they were the shape of copper bells.
His pair of hands firmly clenched into fists, cursing secretly in his heart.
Not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth, little youth who hasn’t even grown out all your hair!
He was looking down on seventh rank?
Could it be that he had also reached the seventh rank?
For years on end, Liu Potian had always had an eminent status due to his order in strength among others being regarded as pretty good.
He forcibly did his utmost to restrain his surging anger.
Afterwards, the corner of his mouth lifted into a taunting sneer: “Your Highness Prince Jin’s vision is very high, even a cultivator at the seventh rank isn’t qualified in your eyes.
Ha ha, perhaps His Majesty himself doesn’t even have a place in your eyes!”
These words simply hit too close to the heart!
If the reply was not good and it was spread out, then it would not only be the crown prince taking precautions against Prince Jin.
On His Majesty’s side, will also most likely be… deeply afraid of the consequences.
After all, Prince Jin was too outstanding.
Nangong Liuyun heard what was said, then brilliant and vibrant lights appeared gleaming from within his eyes.
The corner of his mouth slowly rose into a nefarious, demonic, alluring and shallow smile.
His tone was soft and relaxed like goose feathers, but every word reeked of blood: “Liu Potian, truth be told, this king indeed hadn’t noticed you.”
When Liu Potian heard what was said, his expression became rigid.
Afterwards, his expression became ashen as his anger surged up.
This hateful Prince Jin!
He actually dared to say these words in front of his face, this was the same as slapping him in the face on the spot!
A very red blush rose on Liu Potian’s face, he suddenly stood up.
He glared at Nangong Liuyun in a rage.
Yet, before waiting for him to speak, Nangong Liuyun faintly smiled and lifted an eyebrow, then unhurriedly said: “However, Liu Potian, you, as a very minor martial artist, would dare to mention yourself as on par to this king’s emperor father?
Or has your heart long ago had the desire to seize the throne?”
If Liu Potian’s words intended to put a person’s heart to death, then Nangong Liuyun’s words would simply put a person’s heart and lungs to death; all five viscera and six bowels would be put to death.
This kind of huge criminal charge descending down on him, how could Liu Potian hold himself back?
If these words were to spread out, even if he was a seventh rank, so what?
With the power of him as a single person, he was also unable to protect the entire Li clan’s peace.
“Your Highness!
Don’t speak nonsense!
This kind of huge accusation, the Liu family is unable to assume!” A raging inferno was ignited in Liu Potian’s eyes as he frostily glared at Nangong Liuyun!
Compared to Liu Potian’s utterly discomfited expression, Nangong Liuyun still seemed indifferent.
He leisurely crossed one leg over the other, indulgently leaning back on the seat made out of red sandalwood.
Using a kind of disdainful-of-the-entire-world gaze, which landed on Liu Potian’s body light as a feather.
“Oh?
You cannot assume the responsibility, then are you saying this king could?
Such a seventh ranked expert, who said words are their bond, yet lenient when treating their own words.”
Liu Potian swallowed a mouthful of blood that got stuck in his throat, unable to go up nor down.
The feeling of being wronged choked him and was extremely difficult to bear.
Who was it that told him that His Highness was coldly detached with killing intent and was ruthlessly cruel?
Why was it that they didn’t inform him that this evildoer had such a poisonous tongue?
His mouth seemed to be dripping with poisonous juices, as every sentence stabbed straight through a person’s heart.
Chapter 287 – To come knocking for a fight (4)
Liu Potian had come with an aggressive and overbearing attitude.
However, with a few sentences said by His Highness Prince Jin, he was beaten into the dust.
This made him very out of sorts, in an extremely bad mood.
He must get this situation back under him, a seventh ranked expert’s dignity must not be trampled upon!
“Don’t waste so many words, Your Highness should order that person who stole Liu Manor’s cyan-colored crystal stone to come out!” A sinister expression flashed through Liu Potian’s eyes.
A pair of eyes that sparkled radiantly glared at Nangong Liuyun.
However, the latter was still calmly reclining on top of the red sandalwood chair and leisurely casting sideway glances at him: “Stole the cyan-colored crystal stone from Liu Manor?
When did Liu Manor even have a cyan-colored crystal stone?
Why is it that this king didn’t know?”
Liu Potian was immediately choked by this, his expression became exceptionally unsightly.
A cyan-colored crystal stone, how rare and precious, even if they really did have it, many families would be unlikely to tell outsiders about it.
Because if the news were to spread out, it was the same as looking to beckon thieves to their own family.
Moreover, on this continent, where robbers ran amok, no one could say with one hundred percent certainty that their own residence was impenetrable.
However, Liu Manor in recent years indeed didn’t have a cyan-colored crystal stone.
A few years ago they had some, but all of it was used by Liu Potian to promote to the next level.
Now, although he had advanced, however it was still not very stable.
Therefore, he urgently needed a cyan-colored crystal stone to stabilize his cultivation.
Liu Potian used the corner of his eyes to cast sidelong glances at Liu Chengfeng.
Liu Chengfeng jumped out, loudly shouting exaggerated half-truths: “Your Highness may not know, that piece of cyan-colored crystal stone is one that I got through gambling on stones at the raw materials marketplace.
But who would have thought that that thief would be so devious and sly.
He actually took advantage of me when I was unprepared and stole it.
And also, that thief really did follow Your Highness in entering Prince Jin’s Royal Manor.
Your Highness Prince Jin, what more do you have to say now?”
Liu Chengfeng’s every words were intended to punish.
Every sentence was aimed at His Highness Prince Jin.
The person was taken away by him.
Then, that cyan-colored crystal stone naturally would also be in His Highness Prince Jin’s hands.
Otherwise, according to His Highness Prince Jin’s perverse and cruel temperament, would he save a person out of kindness?
Not only did Liu Chengfeng think this way, but Liu Potian naturally also had the same thought.
Nangong Liuyun gave a smile that was not quite a smile while raising an eyebrow.
He unhurriedly said: “ Leaving aside whether your Liu family really has a cyan-colored crystal stone or not.
Not mentioning if he really did or didn’t steal away you people’s cyan-colored crystal stone.
Only speaking of saving a person, whether this king wants to save or not save a person.
What do you people consider yourselves as, that you would dare to come offer your opinion to this king?”
His Highness Prince Jin was His Highness Prince Jin.
When he spoke, he really was insensitive and didn’t leave them any face.
When he hit someone, he concentrated on slapping their faces.
No only was Liu Chengfeng choked, even Liu Potian was also choked by his words.
The grandfather and grandson pair only now understood, that His Highness Prince Jin really didn’t take the seven rank Liu Potian seriously nor saw him as worthy.
Liu Potian’s ashen face glowered at Nangong Liuyun: “Your Highness!
Taking into consideration His Majesty’s face, this Elder won’t bother about your part in this.
However, you must hand over the person.
That piece of cyan-colored crystal stone, you must also hand it over!”
Nangong Liuyun stood up and raised his eyebrows slightly.
“If this king won’t hand it over, then what are you going to do?”
Liu Potian’s face was hard and cold.
He was panting with rage as he stared at Nangong Liuyun.
His pair of malicious eyes had a vengeful expression: “Then Your Highness Prince Jin shouldn’t blame this Elder for being impolite!
This Elder shall also stroll around for a visit in this Prince Jin’s Royal Manor!”
Having heard what he said, Nangong Liuyun very casually gestured with his hand: “Okay then, go.”
Nobody would have foreseen that Nangong Liuyun would let them go so casually.
Liu Potian was even more bewildered and uncertain as he fixedly watched Nangong Liuyun.
Originally, the pair of feet that stomped out was once again retrieved back.
Who wasn’t aware that His Highness Prince Jin was treacherous, crafty, had high IQ and was widely known as two-faced?
God knows what kind of plot he had arranged that was waiting for him?
Liu Potian thought up to here and instead stopped moving.
“What?
Afraid to go?” With one sentence, Nangong Liuyun was able to expose Liu Potian’s weak spot.
Chapter 288 – To come knocking for a fight (5)
The muscles in Liu Potian’s cheeks jerked, would speaking nicely kill His Highness Prince Jin?
Every phrase was as sharp as the edge of a sword, jabbing straight at a person’s heart.
“Your Highness!
May I offer you a word of advice, it’s better that you hand over the person and crystal stone without delay.
Otherwise, if this disturbance were to get to his Majesty, I’m afraid it won’t look good.” Liu Potian sat down, coldly glaring at Nangong Liuyun.
He was saying this by relying on flaunting his influence.
This time, Nangong Liuyun didn’t even bother to take notice of this seventh rank expert.
His phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and in an indifferent tone, launched a question at Liu Chengfeng: “You are certain that that piece of cyan-colored crystal stone is yours?”
His Highness Prince Jin’s words were as sharp and icy as the edge of a blade.
He only looked at Liu Chengfeng understatedly, but Liu Chengfeng still felt as if he was placed into an icehouse.
A whiff of icy air shot up rapidly from the soles of his feet.
It spread to all four limbs and numerous bones of his body, until his entire body became so stiff that he was practically unable to move.
His Highness Prince Jin’s eyes were too bright and too clear, and with only one glance, the deepest and darkest places in his heart were nearly all illuminated.
It was as if all the secrets he had were spread out in front of him.
Under the watchful and indifferent eyes of His Highness Prince Jin, Liu Chengfeng’s heart felt weak.
He quietly turned his head away.
“Ahem!” Liu Potian let out a heavy snort sound.
His pair of eyes were full of fire, shooting towards Liu Chengfeng.
Liu Chengfeng suddenly returned to his senses!
Right, now that Grandfather was already a seventh rank expert, he was stronger than His Highness Prince Jin’s sixth rank.
At this point of time, he completely didn’t need to be afraid of His Highness Prince Jin, totally didn’t need to.
After providing courage to strengthen his heart, Liu Chengfeng suddenly lifted his head up.
He firmly looked at Nangong Liuyun with a deadly earnest expression.
Stressing each word, he said: “Yes, that cyan-colored crystal stone is mine.
That day, it was cut out from a source stone I had bought at Old Chen’s place in the raw materials marketplace.”
“Who can bear witness to this?” A clear and resonate voice came from behind a screen.
Taking a look after blinking, it actually turned out to be from a young man wearing a large, blue, Chinese-styled robe.
This young man’s facial features were pretty common, completely lacking any distinguishing quality.
He was the kind that couldn’t be found when submerged in a crowd of people.
However, his pair of eyes flashed with a distinct, spirited manner.
They were liquid-like, glossy and quick-witted, once seen, they were hard to forget.
When Nangong Liuyun saw Su Luo made up like this, he silently turned his face away.
He had already guessed before that when Su Luo made him leave first, it was precisely because she wanted to disguise herself like this.
Didn’t expect that he had really guessed correctly.
However, with regards to this kind of outcome, Nangong Liuyun was not at all very happy.
Why?
In fact, the explanation was very simple.
Su Luo appearing and choosing to use this disguise clearly expressed her desire not to expose her real identity in front of other people.
And she had even concealed her true gender, preventing Nangong Liuyun from holding her hand openly and aboveboard, and thus declaring that Luo girl was his people.
He knew this girl was fond of disguising herself as a pig that could devour a tiger.
He also knew that her heart had some misgivings, therefore he had indulged her all along.
He had spoiled and pampered her, regardless of what choices she made, he would support her.
Completely opposite of Nangong Liuyun’s reaction, when Liu Chengfeng saw Su Luo, he was extremely happy.
He jumped up and loudly shouted: “Humph!
You shameless thief, you actually have the courage to show yourself.
Quickly hand over the cyan-colored crystal stone!”
Su Luo smiled faintly and shot Liu Chengfeng a glance, with an innocent and perplexed expression, she said: “Why should I hand over the cyan-colored crystal stone to you?
Do I owe you something?”
Although Liu Chengfeng kept on telling others that that cyan-colored crystal stone was what he got when gambling on stones.
However, in his and Su Luo’s heart, they both understood that piece of crystal stone had been won from gambling by Su Luo and had nothing to do with Liu Chengfeng.
Therefore, under the gaze of Su Luo’s pair of clear black eyes, both of Liu Chengfeng’s cheeks burned hotly, and his heart had some self-doubt.
Chapter 289 – To come knocking for a fight (6)
When Liu Potian saw Liu Chengfeng’s cringing appearance, his heart became somewhat angry.
Even though he could also see that something was amiss with Liu Chengfeng.
Since the matter had already blown up to this degree, they must continue until the end, even if it could be considered highway robbery in public.
Therefore, he let out a heavy cough.
Liu Chengfeng’s expression recovered, his eyes opened wide as he glared at Su Luo, letting out a few heavy ‘hum, hum’ sounds.
“That cyan-colored crystal stone was obviously won by me through betting.
It was undoubtedly you who stole it from my hand.
Now, you are trying to pretend to be innocent.
This really is ridiculously funny.”
Su Luo pushed back without the slightest hesitation: “Ridiculously funny?
The most ridiculous one is you, Liu Chengfeng, right?
That cyan-colored crystal stone, I clearly won from betting.
How does it even have half a hair relating to you?”
“You——” Liu Chengfeng choked back a breath in his chest and glared at Su Luo while spitting in rage.
“You, what you?
Don’t tell me you really believe that if it was good stuff and you, as the young master of the Liu family took a fancy to it after a glance, then that stuff would automatically belong under your name?
You really think that Gods are number one and you are number two?
This really makes me laugh to death.” Su Luo unceremoniously whirled around and circled Nangong Liuyun’s side before taking a seat.
She fetched the teapot, and without regard for others, poured a cup of tea for herself, and unhurriedly drank it.
She actually completely ignored him!
Liu Chengfeng was infuriated until he almost stomped his foot, and with his finger pointed at her: “You, you are simply talking nonsense, that piece of source stone originally belonged to me.
If you don’t believe it, we can go and ask Old Chen.
However, he personally handed over that piece of source stone to me during our transaction!”
“Yeah, this point is actually correct.” Nobody expected that after drinking a mouthful of tea, Su Luo actually followed along with Liu Chengfeng and admitted it.
“Then, how dare you say that piece of cyan-colored crystal stone is not mine?” Liu Chengfeng triumphantly raised his eyebrow.
“That piece of cyan-colored crystal stone, of course, isn’t yours.” Su Luo used an expression of looking at an idiot when casting Liu Chengfeng a glance.
“Ha ha ha——”Liu Potian suddenly burst into loud laugher.
He sneered repeatedly as he glared at Su Luo.
His whole body emitted a powerful pressure that was particular to a seven rank expert.
That powerful deterrence was completely directed at Su Luo, “Mentally deranged loathsome boy, just now, you frankly admitted that that piece of source stone is Liu Chengfeng’s.
Why would you refuse to admit to it afterwards?
You are simply contradicting yourself.”
When Liu Potian released his power to pressure Su Luo, Nangong Liuyun’s eyes were motionless, as was his body, but he easily hindered and returned that powerful pressure.
At the same time, Su Luo also started to laugh heartily: “Liu family’s old grandpa, the mentally deranged person is you, right?
Could it be that your family’s treasured grandson didn’t tell you?
When he cut that source stone in half, his brain convulsed and he sold it to me, okay?”
Liu Potian’s complexion immediately became ashen!
His Highness Prince Jin scorning him could be ignored, naturally because that person had the strength to.
Now, a very small youngster actually dared to use that kind of attitude to speak to him?
Could it be that he didn’t know that he was a seventh rank expert?
Seventh rank!
In fact, Liu Potian was also a little dejected, before, his impression of a seventh rank expert was that of a very formidable existence.
It was a powerful existence that was above almost all the people and cultivators.
However, in Prince Jin’s Royal Manor, he, as a seventh rank, kept eating losses and being quelled!
Elder Ancestor Liu’s anger quickly attacked his heart, to the extent that he didn’t take notice of the meaning in Su Luo’s words.
Still, it was Nangong Liuyun who couldn’t put up with it any longer, and he let out a clear cough.
He advised Elder Ancestor Liu: “Liu Potian, did you clearly hear what Su Yun just said?
Your family’s wastrel personally sold that half of source stone to Su Yun.
This, you cannot blame it on others.”
Chapter 290 – To come knocking for a fight (7)
Liu family’s Elder Ancestor originally was just about to burst with rage.
After having heard what was said, all of a sudden, he quivered from head to toe.
What?
It was actually Liu Chengfeng who had personally sold the source stone to this youngster?
This was not possible!
Elder Ancestor Liu’s eyes was like electricity as it shot towards Liu Chengfeng.
Liu Chengfeng’s heart was extremely nervous.
He was one of the people involved, how could he not know the truth?
Under Elder Ancestor Liu’s menacing gaze, Liu Chengfeng’s tough attitude rose as he very fiercely glared at Su Luo: “At that time when I had cut it in half, if it was not for your puppy that came and urinated on it, how could I have sold you a source stone that I had only cut in half?
Stop dreaming!”
Su Luo carelessly said: “At that time, who was it that had spent one hundred gold coins to buy a source stone?
You obviously had already cut it in half, but because of my spirit pet urinating on it, you forced me to spend one thousand gold coins to buy it?
Liu Chengfeng, don’t tell me you have amnesia and don’t remember these things.”
So as it turned out, there was this part of the whole story, Nangong Liuyun, having heard what was said, in his heart he secretly felt that this was laughable.
The matters on this earth, the first time was a coincidence, but the second time might not be.
A little spirit pet, for no rhyme or reason, would go pee on it?
Liu Chengfeng wanted to extort Luo girl using blackmail, but instead, he lost a watermelon when picking up a sesame seed.
Where would there be such a coincidence in this world?
Through his understanding of Luo girl, if you were to say that this trap was not planned by her, he would never believe it.
However, just for this reason, he liked his family’s Luo girl more and more.
She was smart, two-faced, cunning and treacherous, practically identical to him.
On this earth, he would never find another young lady like her that fit him so perfectly.
A myriad train of thoughts were going through Nangong Liuyun’s mind.
The only thing left in Liu family’s Elder Ancestor’s brain was rage.
“Grandpa…it’s not!
It’s not like that!” How could Liu Chengfeng admit that he had wanted to extort the other party through blackmail, but instead the other party succeeded, this kind of meaning?
He grasped hold of and pulled at the corner of Liu Potian’s clothing, almost kneeling, “Grandpa, this clearly is a plan he set up from the start.
Otherwise, if everything was fine, then why would that little puppy run over and piss over it!”
Liu Potian usually had a condescending and arrogant temper, and he was most biased when covering up errors, to the point where you simply could not reason with him.
One could see him coldly snorting repeatedly: “Since that is the case, then also offer up that puppy.
One thousand gold coins was it, Chengfeng, give him one thousand gold coins.”
When Liu Chengfeng saw his grandfather with this kind of attitude, he promptly straightened his back.
He smugly took out a small bag of gold coins from his chest pouch and threw it at Su Luo.
Afterwards, he stretched out his hand: “Take it, in here is about one thousand gold coins, let you off lightly.
Quickly return the cyan-colored crystal back to me!
Furthermore, also hand over that vile puppy!”
Su Luo looked at Liu Chengfeng as if looking at an idiot.
This person’s head was ill right?
First, not even mentioning the cyan-colored crystal stone which was worth fifty thousand gold coins, just considering her little divine dragon, he was a priceless treasure.
Even if you sell off the entire capital of Eastern Ling Empire, it was not enough to quell the Venerable divine dragon’s anger.
This Liu Chengfeng had actually only taken out a thousand gold coins, and wanted to obtain both the cyan-colored crystal stone and the little divine dragon?
Should it be said that he had an illness or that he was delusional?
Su Luo sneered as the corner of her mouth lifted: “One thousand gold coins?
What is it for?
Money to buy tea as an offer of apology?”
“Hey, a word of advice to you, don’t go too far.
This sky in Prince Jin’s Royal Manor might not be able to cover the top of your head forever.” Liu Chengfeng’s threat was already exceptionally clear.
Nangong Liuyun single-handedly held Su Luo in his arms.
He unsympathetically cast him a sidelong glance: “This king’s people, you are certain you want to move against?”
If he were to move, Nangong Liuyun absolutely would make him forever lose that chance to go against Su Luo, even before he started to move.
Liu Chengfeng’s heart was immediately startled!
