"Perhaps. I've never said that I'm a high-grade yellow-level apothecary. Unfortunately, back in the Skydragon Continent, the Apothecary Association branch there was only qualified to award me a high-grade yellow-level badge."
Ling Xiao really didn't want to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger, but he really didn't have the chance to raise his apothecary rank.
An Lian was shocked. He looked at Ling Xiao and said, "I've always been a man of my words. Since I've lost to you, I'll slap myself four times in front of everyone."
"Wait a minute."
Ling Xiao shouted, "I'm afraid four slaps aren't enough, right?"
"What!"
An Lian's face turned even uglier.
Patriarch Changle was also a little unhappy. Ling Xiao was being a little unreasonable.
"Alright, then I'll slap myself ten times."
An Lian gritted his teeth and said.
"Senior An Lian, you've misunderstood. As long as you admit your mistake, there's no need to slap yourself. I just wanted to let you know that you shouldn't look down on others. Since you've already admitted your mistake, I'm not an unreasonable person."
Ling Xiao smiled and said.
Letting An Lian slap himself wouldn't make him feel any better. Instead, it would make this guy hate him to the core. There was no need for that at all.
Ling Xiao wasn't an unreasonable person. He wouldn't really explode unless the other party went too far.
"An Lian, your tolerance is worse than a child's."
Patriarch Changle smiled and said.
"Patriarch, you're right. This subordinate knows his mistake."
An Lian thought of his previous attitude. He was determined to make a fool of Ling Xiao. In the end, Ling Xiao won and left him some face. Otherwise, if he were to slap himself in front of so many people today, he really wouldn't have the face to see others in the future.
"I believe I don't need to say much about the results of this test. Ling Xiao is first with ten pill recipes, followed by Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu. All twenty-one people here have passed the test, which means that our previous list is quite reliable."
Ling Xiao is a special case, and he is definitely not the only one. Today's test is only a test. Tomorrow's Alchemy Conference will be the real feast. I hope that you won't embarrass yourselves and this old man. "Old Ancestor Changle smiled and said," But this old man will say the ugly words first. Those who aren't in the top twenty might not necessarily be as powerful as you. Ling Xiao is an exception, and he is definitely not the only one.
"Yes!"
Those who could be ranked in the top 20 were all experts. They were also very confident. They would definitely not allow a second Ling Xiao to appear.
They might have lost to Ling Xiao in today's test, but they definitely couldn't lose to him in tomorrow's Alchemy Conference, nor did they want to lose.
"Alright, that's all for today. Go back and have a good rest. Tomorrow, show me your true abilities!"
"Yes!"
The test-takers bid farewell to An Lian and the Everlasting Joy Ancestor, and then left.
They were actually clear that there would be great figures of the alchemist world descending tomorrow. Thus, some of their best tricks and trump cards would only be revealed tomorrow.
Even if they lost to Ling Xiao in today's test, it was actually nothing. They could just win it back tomorrow.
"Brother Ling, wait a moment!"
Just as Ling Xiao was preparing to leave, Dan Qing stopped him.
"What, does Brother Dan Qing have something to teach me?"
Ling Xiao asked calmly.
"I don't dare to say that I have something to teach you. I'm just surprised that Brother Ling is actually so powerful. Previously, I was the one who had eyes but failed to recognize jade."
Dan Qing said with a smile that did not reach his eyes.
"You must be joking. It's just some small tricks. I've only read a few more books and know more things. It's no big deal."
Ling Xiao still had an indifferent expression as he said.
"Hahaha, Brother Ling is really modest. However, in my opinion, Brother Ling most likely knew the test's topic in advance. After all, the Ancestor thinks so highly of you."
There was a fire burning in Dan Qing's heart.
It was the fire of jealousy.
Even if the truth was right in front of his eyes, he still could not believe it. He could not admit that Ling Xiao was stronger than him.
When he thought of how Ling Xiao was brought here by Ancestor Changle, he was sure that Ancestor Changle had informed Ling Xiao of the topic in advance. This way, Ling Xiao could do so well.
This was the only explanation!
He believed that Ancestor Changle would definitely not do this during the Alchemy Conference's main competition, nor could he do so. That was because the topic of the Alchemy Conference's main competition would only be raised by the three heavyweight alchemists when the competition began.
Thus, it was impossible for him to know in advance.
He thought that without Ancestor Changle's help, he would definitely be stronger than Ling Xiao. He could not possibly lose to a nobody like Ling Xiao.
People were like this.
He was originally a highly anticipated genius and his results had always been number one. But one day, he suddenly met someone who was much younger than him but his results were much better than his.
This would cause his mentality to be unbalanced. Hence, he would find many reasonable excuses to convince himself, to make himself feel better.
This was a classic case of self-hypnosis.
Ling Xiao smiled. Actually, he had seen many of such things.
From the Ling family to Sky Cloud City and then to Yuehua School, every single time a nobody like him obtained some good results, there would always be a few geniuses who would jump out to pick on his flaws.
So towards this Dan Qing's words, he couldn't be bothered to explain.
He only smiled and said, "As long as Brother Dan Qing is happy. Whatever you think, goodbye!"
The other party would definitely not accept his explanation now. On the contrary, he might even think that he was quibbling.
He, Ling Xiao, was not in the mood to do such a tiring and thankless task.
He might as well wait till the Alchemy Conference to use facts to shut this fellow up completely.
There was a saying that was very good – If you can make a move, don't talk.
If you want to slap someone's face, you should use facts to slap him. That would be even more vicious!
With a light laugh, he turned around and left.
Staring intently at Ling Xiao's disappearing figure, the fire in Dan Qing's heart burned even more vigorously.
"Just you wait, Ling Xiao. Not only will I become the champion of the Alchemy Conference, I will also make Fengming's Piao Xue marry me right in front of your eyes!"
However at the next moment, he saw Fengming's Piao Xue chasing after Ling Xiao's figure.
"Ling Xiao, wait, I have something to tell you."
Fengming's Piao Xue was like a beautiful butterfly as she flew over with an excited smile on her face.
Dan Qing felt as though his heart was being squeezed by something painful.
"Damned Ling Xiao, the hatred of snatching my wife, I will definitely not let you off!"
He didn't marry Fengming's Piao Xue and Ling Xiao also didn't chase after her.
However, Dan Qing felt that Ling Xiao's hatred towards him belonged to snatching his wife. He didn't know where this anger and hatred came from.
"Dan Qing, do you hate him?"
In the hall, only Patriarch Changle and Dan Qing were left. Patriarch Changle suddenly appeared beside Dan Qing like a ghost and asked with a smile.
"Dan Qing wouldn't dare."
Dan Qing shook his head.
"It's best not to hate him. He has no interest in Piao Xue, so there's no fundamental conflict between you and him. There's no benefit in provoking him. You're on your own now."
Patriarch Changle shook his head. He was worried about Dan Qing when he recalled Ling Xiao's domineering attitude during the battle on the long street.
Would anyone who offended Ling Xiao have a good ending?
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