I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 205 - 203: Xi Yuan Tournament (Part 29)

Jiang Yuesheng took out the last remaining nutrient solution, took a small sip, and quickly capped it. A 30ml nutrient solution, which used to be gulped down in one go, now had to be drunk in several portions. The amount of liquid swallowed wasn’t even enough to moisten his throat.

An Qing’s shoulder was burned by acid, creating a deep hole. Although he had taken some medicine to stop the bleeding, the wound was so deep that every movement sent pain into his bones. Lin Caier had to use Healing Technique to treat and relieve his pain. Chu Yunyi leaned against the cave wall, closed his eyes, and adjusted his breath.

Everyone chose to sit close to the stone wall, except for Li Xing, who sat cross-legged in the center of the cave, hands on her cheeks, staring absent-mindedly at the sky outside.

Being in such a prominent position, the awake members of Sky’s First team naturally turned their gaze to her.

Despite being covered in blood and dirt, Li Xing carried an air of leisure and a calm demeanor, exuding a detached and unworldly ease. This composed demeanor pierced Jiang Yuesheng’s eyes harshly.

Even though they were all trapped, why could she remain unhurried, unafraid, and composed? He really couldn’t stand it.

"Li Xing, your teammates are fighting the Red Fierce Ants, aren’t you going to help them?"

Li Xing didn’t move, only uttering two words: "Not going."

Ye Qingting and the others were in good condition. Her presence or absence wouldn’t make a difference, so why should she join in?

Although An Qing’s wound was severely painful, it didn’t stop him from mocking, "Li Xing, you’re a martial master. Shouldn’t you be at the forefront in battles like this?"

Li Xing sighed, "The niece of Old Wang’s third cousin has an ingrown toenail."

An Qing was nonplussed, "What’s that got to do with you?"

Li Xing sighed, "Exactly, what’s it got to do with you?"

What the hell! In the first round of sparring, An Qing was already losing points, and his wound hurt more.

Seeing An Qing being stumped, Lin Caier continued sarcastically, "Can’t you see? Li Xing is the team pet. Those three men pamper and cherish her, wouldn’t dream of making her do the dirty work of killing Star Beasts. You guys should stop troubling Li Xing!"

After Lin Caier finished speaking, she glanced at Chu Yunyi, who seemed to be in a trance, not reacting at all, making it unclear whether he understood the implicit meaning of her words. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Sister Lin is right. Having a teammate to protect you at all times feels good. I hope Sister Lin can soon build good relations with her teammates and become the team pet like me. After all, your martial skills are so poor that if you don’t become the team pet, you’d have to be cannon fodder, how tragic."

"Speaking of dirty work, I don’t see Sister Lin liking it either! Keeping your hand so far from the wound, is it to avoid getting blood on you? Unlike me, every time I use Healing Technique, I have to touch the wound, getting pus and blood all over my hands. To speak of cleanliness, it has to be Sister Lin!"

A Healing Master has to have close contact with the injured to utilize Healing Technique to its fullest, sometimes even placing their hand over the wound to work.

But Lin Caier’s hand was barely resting on An Qing’s shoulder, more than two inches from the wound, no wonder the pain hadn’t alleviated at all after so long.

In this event, Chu Yunyi didn’t activate Wind Array for everyone’s benefit, and Jiang Yuesheng was indifferent toward Lin Caier because of Jiang Junnan, so An Qing was the one who spent the effort taking care of Lin Caier all this way.

Young and in love, An Qing actually had feelings for Lin Caier, being pandered to by her soft voice calling him Brother An was something he quite enjoyed.

He thought Lin Caier would feel grateful and return his kindness, but reality gave him a heavy hit.

He was genuinely good to Lin Caier, but when he needed her help, she pretended to treat him enthusiastically while disdaining his dirty wound. If Li Xing hadn’t pointed it out, he would still be naively touched!

Lin Caier, this ungrateful person, truly isn’t worth pitying!

Seeing An Qing’s face turn cold, Lin Caier panicked. Now only An Qing was willing to put up with her temper in the team. If she lost him as well, her days would only get tougher.

"Brother An, don’t listen to Li Xing’s nonsense!"

"Then how do you explain treating me for so long with no signs of relief?"

"I..."

Lin Caier’s face turned ashen, mumbling without a coherent word.

The silence only confirmed the truth, An Qing let out a disgruntled snort, shook off Lin Caier’s hand, and angrily went to sit by Jiang Yuesheng.

Seeing Lin Caier eat the metaphorical ’dirt’, Jiang Yuesheng felt conflicted. Lin Caier deserved it, but with just a few words from Li Xing, the martial master and Healing Master of Sky’s First team were in a crisis of trust, killing two birds with one stone.

This woman is strong in battle, uses her brain well, and has a sharp tongue—does she have no weaknesses? Such talent, and she’s not even on their team, how frustrating!

"Li Xing, I don’t mean to tell you what to do, just a friendly reminder. The desert is a harsh environment, the five elements’ restraints significantly affect primordial spirits, your teammates can’t hold on for too long. Even if you’re not helping kill Red Fierce Ants, you should lend a hand to change Energy Stones, stabilize their temperature, just sitting here isn’t appropriate."

Hearing Jiang Yuesheng speak, Li Xing finally turned her head towards him, disdain almost overflowing from her eyes:

"You haven’t noticed until now?"

Isn’t Jiang Yuesheng paired with Chu Yunyi as the twin heroes of Qianyuan? Battle prowess aside, how could his observation skills be that far off from Chu Yunyi’s?

Jiang Yuesheng, baffled under Li Xing’s gaze: "Noticed what? Don’t change the subject, I don’t believe their Energy Stones... hey?"

As he mentioned Energy Stones, Jiang Yuesheng finally noticed that the belt buckles of the Unyielding Team were empty, what could they change?

Jiang Yuesheng was secretly delighted, so they had run out of Energy Stones?

Without temperature-regulating talismans to lower body temperature, they couldn’t endure high-intensity battles for long. Although they were now allied, seeing the Unyielding Team suffer a bit of hardship made him quite happy.

At this moment, Ye Qingting’s Deep Blue Ice Dragon let out a high-pitched dragon roar, pulling Jiang Yuesheng’s thoughts back to reality.

No, something’s not right!

Without temperature-regulating talismans, Ye Qingting, with the Ice Elemental Spirit, should have been hindered long ago, it would have been hard just to stay conscious, how could he summon Deep Blue Ice Dragon?

Jiang Yuesheng stood up with a start, quickly walked to Ye Qingting’s side, and scrutinized him incredulously, making Ye Qingting feel uncomfortable.

The more Jiang Yuesheng looked, the more shocked he became. Although Ye Qingting’s Primordial Spirit was depleted significantly, its operating speed was entirely unaffected. Not just him, but Cui Tianxiao and Qi Ming also showed no signs of hindrance. What on earth, had the world glitched?

Jiang Yuesheng turned to look at An Qing and Lin Caier, whose expressions and reactions weren’t any better than his, the only one still unperturbed was Chu Yunyi, resting against the stone wall.

With a sword, driving through a Big Red Fierce Ant’s head, Ye Qingting, somewhat annoyed, asked:

"Brother Jiang, what do you want?"

"You, why aren’t you affected by the five elements’ restrictions?"

Faced with Jiang Yuesheng’s questioning, Ye Qingting felt a poignant feeling:

His cousin spotted it immediately, even praised his good state, and yet Jiang Yuesheng only now realized this issue? Is he still the elite talent comparable to his cousin in his memory?

"Go ask Ah Xing."

Coldly tossing out those words, Ye Qingting paid Jiang Yuesheng no further mind and continued harvesting ant heads.