Three Sins Against Heaven-Chapter 67 – New love old love
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"Hey, this is your Medicine Gate's business. What does it have to do with me?" Wang Sui waved his hand slightly, gently patted Xiao Shenghe's shoulder, and said with a smile, "But I must remind you, after I came out of seclusion, I paid a visit to Senior Brother. He told me to make sure to get along well with this Junior Brother Ghost Guest. I can never fathom Senior Brother's intentions, but I always do what he says. It's not convenient for me to intervene in the conflicts between Qi Refinement cultivators, so I'll leave this favor to you. Handle it neatly."
Xiao Shenghe immediately nodded in agreement, looking at Ghost Guest below the platform, lost in thought.
Those low-level Qi Refinement cultivators were polite to Ghost Guest only because of his title as a personal disciple, but he didn't care at all.
Every Medicine Gate master in history had managed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage with vast resources. The current master was in seclusion, attempting to break through to Foundation Establishment. Once successful, he would be the next master and could train to become a personal disciple of the Master. Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to Ghost Guest, a personal disciple.
However, Wang Sui's words made him start to take Ghost Guest seriously.
Who was Senior Brother?
He was at the peak of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from breaking through to Core Formation. If Senior Brother said so, Ghost Guest must have some extraordinary qualities he hadn't noticed.
Observing Ghost Guest's performance today, facing situations that even they found difficult to handle with ease, such quick wit was not something an ordinary person could possess. Coupled with his exceptional alchemy talent, he would undoubtedly become a pillar of Medicine Gate in the future.
Thinking of this, Xiao Shenghe already knew what to do next.
On the stone platform, the furnace fire gradually extinguished, and the disciples who had finished handed over their pills, waiting for Timothy Yuan to announce the results.
Ghost Guest, having been delayed earlier, was the only one who hadn't finished refining. With the favor just given, Timothy Yuan didn't urge him but waited quietly.
Moments later, Ghost Guest opened the lid, took the pills from the furnace, and handed four pills to Timothy Yuan.
Timothy Yuan took the pills, a flash of shock in his eyes.
Four pills from eight sets of ingredients, a 50% success rate. He was sure that if Ghost Guest had refined ten sets of ingredients, no more than five pill refiners in this competition could match him.
Thinking of this, Timothy Yuan couldn't help but feel regret. If he had known earlier about Ghost Guest's terrifying alchemy talent, he wouldn't have obstructed him before, avoiding future troubles and gaining a favor.
It wasn't until Xiao Shenghe's cough sounded in his ear that Timothy Yuan snapped back to reality and immediately announced the results, "Those advancing to the next round are Zhao Wenling, Li Yihan, Gu Chuanfeng... Ghost Guest!"
The cultivators whose names were called instantly beamed with joy. Although the Windwalking Pill was not difficult to refine, standing out among so many pill refiners required a high success rate.
Before the competition began, no one knew what kind of pill they would be refining, so there was no way to prepare. Everyone had different pills they were best at refining, and even if someone was good at refining Windwalking Pills, they were in the minority.
In the end, luck couldn't always be on their side; it still came down to skill.
Passing this round of the competition was enough to prove their alchemy skills surpassed their peers.
"The next round of the competition will be held three days later at the hour of the dragon. Please be on time," Timothy Yuan said, his gaze finally falling on Ghost Guest, a rare smile appearing on his usually stern face.
It was a gesture of goodwill and a reminder.
Ghost Guest nodded to Timothy Yuan in acknowledgment before stepping down from the stone platform and walking over to Amanda Han. He discreetly scanned the surroundings but didn't see Zhou Ting. After glancing at the stands and not finding Zhou Ting, he turned back to Amanda.
Amanda smiled apologetically and transmitted her voice, "I could tell Zhou Ting tampered with things earlier. Don't worry, Junior Brother, I'll give you an explanation."
Ghost Guest nodded expressionlessly and was about to leave when a ghostly figure suddenly appeared before him.
Amanda's expression turned extremely complicated upon seeing the figure. She habitually bowed in greeting, raising her hand respectfully, "Greetings, Senior Brother Li."
Li Qing turned his head slightly, not daring to meet Amanda's eyes, and sighed softly, "When did things become so distant between us?"
"Those who excel are teachers. Your cultivation is higher than mine, so naturally, I should call you Senior Brother," Amanda said, her head lowered, her hands tightly clasped over her abdomen.
"You?" Li Qing smiled bitterly, "You really know me well. Just one word can pierce my heart. But it should be me feeling wronged. Amanda, I don't blame you for what happened before, so please don't blame me. Even if we can't go back to the way things were, we don't have to be like this, looking at each other with disdain."
"Senior Brother is one of the eight guardians of Medicine Gate, while I'm just a lowly steward. Senior Brother keeps himself clean, while I'm a filthy person, unworthy of being your equal," Amanda said, her eyes devoid of emotion, her cold demeanor a stark contrast to her usual self. "May I ask what brings you here, Senior Brother?"
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"Forget it, I can't argue with you," Li Qing sighed heavily, turning to Ghost Guest, "I'm here to see him."
"May I ask what brings you here, Senior Brother?" Ghost Guest cupped his fists in salute.
"Even your tone is the same," Li Qing sighed again, turning to Amanda, "Is he your new love?"
"No," Amanda shook her head, seeing a flash of joy in Li Qing's eyes, and coldly said, "I admire him and am trying to pursue him. But everyone in Medicine Gate knows I have many admirers. I'm not worthy of him. If I can have one night with him, it would be enough. Being abandoned afterward wouldn't matter, as everyone treats me that way."
Li Qing's face turned extremely bitter upon hearing this. He stood there in a daze for a long time before taking out a storage bag and handing it to Ghost Guest, forcing a smile, "Junior Brother, you have done Medicine Gate a great favor this time. Deputy Gate Master Xiao wanted to thank you personally, but the competition isn't over yet. He will meet you later. Someone interfered with your competition. This is the Deputy Gate Master's compensation. Please accept it."
Ghost Guest looked at the blood-stained storage bag, deep in thought.
The blood was still warm, indicating Zhou Ting had just died.
Ghost Guest had anticipated Zhou Ting's death. If Douglas Situ had the means to deal with his enemies, how could Medicine Gate not?
Zhou Ting's death wouldn't cause any ripples in Medicine Gate. He was doomed the moment he tampered with the ingredients.
After handing the storage bag to Ghost Guest, Li Qing didn't leave immediately. He looked at Amanda with a complicated expression, wanting to say something but ultimately saying nothing. He turned and left, dejected.
Amanda watched Li Qing's receding figure, her expression unchanged, but the color drained from her face. She stood there until Li Qing's figure disappeared, then her body went limp.
The girl in the red dress quickly supported Amanda, "Amanda..."
"I'm fine," Amanda forced a smile and changed the subject, "Junior Brother Ghost Guest, this is Yu Miao, the best female pill refiner of the younger generation."
"Why add 'female'?" the girl in the red dress muttered, then smiled brightly at Ghost Guest, "I watched you refine pills earlier. You're pretty good. But if you want to win, you'll have to beat me first."
Ghost Guest smiled without saying a word.
As for Cui Mu, Amanda only mentioned his name without further introduction.
"Nice to meet you," Ghost Guest cupped his fists in salute to both of them.
Cui Mu didn't return the salute but looked at Ghost Guest coldly, "Zhou Ting deserved to die for tampering with the competition. I'm not as stupid as him. Ghost Guest, I want to challenge you. If I win this time, you must stop pursuing Senior Sister Han. Do you dare?"
Before Ghost Guest could respond, Amanda scolded, "What do you take me for? Am I a commodity to be fought over?"
Cui Mu quickly apologized, "Senior Sister, don't be angry. I won't dare to do it again. I'm sorry, I just care about you too much."
"So you want me to take responsibility for you?" Amanda sneered, "I have many admirers. Why should I care about you? Get lost!"
Cui Mu stood there in a daze. In his memory, Amanda had never spoken to him so harshly.
"Senior Sister..." Cui Mu looked at Amanda anxiously, lowering his voice, "Senior Sister, I know I was wrong. Please don't treat me like this."
"I said get lost. Didn't you hear me?" Amanda's face turned icy, her Qi Refinement seventh level aura fully unleashed, pressing down on Cui Mu, making it hard for him to breathe, "If you don't leave, you'll end up like Zhou Ting. Don't come looking for me again."
Cui Mu had no choice but to leave dejectedly. People often overlooked Amanda's strength because of her beauty and temperament. As a steward in charge of a building in Medicine Gate, how could she be weak?
If she truly wanted to kill, as long as she didn't do it publicly, Cui Mu would end up like Zhou Ting, dying quietly without causing any ripples.
Amanda gave Cui Mu a cold glance before retracting her gaze. When she turned to Ghost Guest, she returned to her usual charming self, taking Ghost Guest's arm.
"New love, let's go."
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