"Congratulations to the Third Young Master for winning first place." The Great Elder took the lead to applaud.
The others also applauded. Only the Second Young Master, Kong Li, stood rooted to the ground.
The Great Elder hurriedly comforted him. "Although the Second Young Master lost, he clearly displayed strength stronger than the Third Young Master. Therefore, even though he lost, it was an honorable defeat."
Honorable defeat your head! Kong Li was so angry that he wanted to punch a hole in the Great Elder's head.
To him, the competition's reputation was not the most important thing. The most important thing was the invitation letter. However, he could only watch helplessly as Kong Yang took away the invitation letter.
At that moment, he couldn't care less about his reputation. He turned around and left with a gloomy expression.
Kong Li's departure made the Kong Family Head frown, but he didn't say anything in the end.
On the other side, Kong Yang asked, "Great Elder, what about the reward for the first place?"
Although Kong Yang didn't say what the reward was, how could the Great Elder not know that Kong Yang was talking about the invitation letter?
The Great Elder immediately turned his gaze to the Kong Family Head because the invitation letter was in the Kong Family Head's hands.
At this moment, the Kong Family Head said, "Yang 'er, the invitation letter is in my hands. Tonight, when you all attend the banquet held by our Kong Family for this competition, I will hand it over to you in front of everyone."
Hearing his father's words, Kong Yang immediately replied. "Yang 'er understands."
The Kong Family Head then looked at the crowd. "Everyone has worked hard participating in this competition. Tonight, our Kong Family will hold a banquet. I hope that all of you will attend."
"Yes!" Everyone replied in unison.
Since the Kong Family Head had already said so, how could they dare to not attend?
Although the people he interacted with were all members of the Kong Family, not everyone was qualified to live in the Kong Residence.
After that, the crowd dispersed.
Kong Yang returned to Zhou Han, Lin Long, and the rest.
At this time, Zhou Han couldn't help but say, "Kong Yang, your luck is really good. You actually refined a top-grade Yi Huan Pill at such a crucial time."
Seeing that there was no one around, Kong Yang immediately said, "Actually, this is the method that Master taught me!"
"I see." Looking at Lin Long, Zhou Han immediately understood.
A Master was indeed a Master. He could actually casually guide someone to refine a top-grade Yi Huan Pill! Zhou Ba couldn't help but praise.
…
On the other side, Kong Li had just returned to his residence when an old man followed him in.
This old man was none other than Kong Li's master in the field of alchemy, Lu Liang.
Seeing Lu Liang follow him back, Kong Li still had a resentful look on his face.
Lu Liang suddenly said, "Second Young Master, I suspect that there's something fishy going on with Third Young Master."
"Mn, is there something fishy about it?" Kong Li was surprised to hear Lu Liang's words.
"Even if it's me, I don't know how many Yi Huan Dan pills would need to be refined to refine a supreme-grade Yi Huan Dan, but Third Young Master refined it so casually, there must be something wrong!" Lu Liang said.
"Master, do you suspect that Kong Yang and the Great Elder are faking it, hiding the top-grade Yi Huan Dan on their bodies in advance, and then taking it out at the critical moment?" Kong Li said.
"Of course not. There were so many pairs of eyes watching. How could First Elder and Kong Yang fake it?" Lu Liang said.
"Then what does Master mean?" Kong Li asked.
"I feel that Third Young Master must have a way to easily refine a Yi Huan Dan," Lu Liang said.
"Although Kong Yang's talent is good, he is not a powerful alchemist. How could he have a way to easily refine a Yi Huan Dan?" Kong Li frowned.
"What if the person behind him is the alchemist behind the Spirit Calming Pill Store in Dingxi City?" Lu Liang said.
"Master, do you suspect that the masked person is the alchemist behind the Spirit Calming Pill Store?" Kong Li couldn't help asking.
At this time, he thought of Yang Tianming.
"I do have such a suspicion. If Third Young Master has such an alchemist behind him, then it's not surprising that he has such an easy way to refine a supreme-grade Yi Huan Dan. Moreover, it was also an accident that he refined the Green Miracle Pill, so I feel that my guess is correct!" Lu Liang said heavily.
The reason why Lu Liang had such a guess was naturally because he was also present when Yang Tianming came to find Kong Li.
That was why he immediately thought of this point when there were so many things that were amiss.
Hearing Lu Liang's words, Kong Li nodded and then said, "Listening to Master, I also feel that the possibility is very high!"
Then he changed the topic, "It's just that the person wearing the bamboo hat's true appearance has been seen before. He's simply a weak alchemist."
"I also heard about this matter, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that Kong Yang's people deliberately hid the true identity of the person wearing the bamboo hat!" Lu Liang said.
"Master, you mean that the person wearing the bamboo hat is someone else?" Kong Li wasn't stupid, and he immediately thought of this point.
"That's right." Lu Liang nodded.
"But even so, it can't change the fact that I lost." Thinking of this, Kong Li's face became gloomy again.
"Young master, why are you still entangled in this matter? You must know that the alchemist behind the Tranquil Spirit Pill Store is someone that even the emperor wants. If this is confirmed, even if you directly divulge this information, you will still be heavily rewarded by His Majesty!" Lu Liang could not help but say.
"Master is right!" Hearing this, Kong Li's eyes immediately lit up.
"Then what should we do?" In the next moment, he asked.
"First, we have to confirm that person's identity to see if that person is Alchemist Luo!" Lu Liang said.
"It's just that the other party won't give us such a chance." Kong Li frowned.
Lu Liang smiled and said, "Young Master, what are you afraid of? Isn't tonight the banquet? We can just use a small trick to make that person reveal his true appearance."
"That's true!" Lu Liang's words made Kong Li's eyes light up again.
Immediately, the two began to think of a way to make Linlong reveal his true appearance.
…
Unknowingly, it was time for the banquet. Before the banquet started, Kong Li and Lu Liang arrived at the venue early.
After waiting for a long time, he saw Kong Yang, Zhou Han, and the others walk in.
What made his eyes light up was that the person wearing the bamboo hat was also among Zhou Han's group.
Kong Li immediately went up to greet him.
"Third Brother, Young Master Zhou, you're finally here." Kong Li smiled.
Kong Yang couldn't get used to Kong Li's enthusiasm.
If he hadn't won first place, he would have thought that Kong Li was up to something.
Perhaps because I'm going to the Mask Academy, Second Brother wants to close the distance between us. Such a thought emerged in his mind.
After a few words, Kong Li immediately looked at the person wearing the bamboo hat and said, "Third Brother, this must be your new master, right?"
"That's right." Kong Yang nodded.
"Then, how should I address you, Master?" Kong Li smiled again.
"My surname is Luo Lie."
"So it's Master Luo Lie!" Kong Li said respectfully.
"I don't deserve to be called Master," the person wearing the bamboo hat said.
"Master Luo Lie, due to my arrogance, I didn't ask for your name. Now, I apologize," Kong Li said again.
"You're welcome, Second Young Master," the person wearing the bamboo hat said.
Kong Li immediately said, "Master Luo Lie, why don't you take off your bamboo hat? It's a little inconvenient to wear it at such a banquet."
"There's a new scar on my face, so I'm wearing a bamboo hat. Please forgive me," the person wearing the bamboo hat replied.
"I see." Kong Li looked like he understood and changed the topic, "Master Luo Lie, I'm afraid you don't have a dance partner for today's banquet. How about this, I'll introduce you to a dance partner. I guarantee that she's a first-class beauty in Nanjiang City."
"Second Young Master, there's no need for that." The person wearing the bamboo hat quickly waved his hand.
"How can there be no need for that? I'm Kong Yang's second brother. His master is equivalent to my master. It's a deal!" With that, Kong Li left with a proud look on his face.
"What the hell is Kong Li doing?" Zhou Han couldn't help but ask as he watched Kong Li leave.
"Maybe it's because I'm accepted into Mask Academy, so he wants to get closer to me." Kong Yang shared his thoughts with Lin Huang.
…
On the other side, Lu Liang walked to Kong Li's side.
"Second Young Master, I'm suddenly a little worried," Lu Liang said.
"Worried about what?" Kong Li asked.
"Worried that he's inviting the impostor. After all, there's really no need for the impostor to attend such a banquet!" Lu Liang said.
"There's such a possibility!" Kong Li frowned. He had also thought of this possibility.
Lu Liang said, "If the other party sent an impostor, then the real one must be in Third Young Master's courtyard. There shouldn't be any experts there right now. If we send someone over, we might be able to meet that person and find out his true identity!"
"However, it's not good to be discovered," Kong Li said worriedly.
"Second Young Master, although it's better to be safe than sorry, now is not the time to be cautious!" Lu Liang immediately said.
Kong Li gritted his teeth and immediately said, "Alright, then Master, bring a few people over!"
"Alright!" With that, Lu Liang left the place and found a dozen people to hurry to Kong Yang's courtyard.
Among the people he brought was an expert who could activate the Grade 4 Ice Talisman. It was also because Zhou Ba followed Kong Yang and the others to the banquet that he dared to go over.
Soon, they arrived outside Kong Yang's courtyard.
"Master Lu Liang, what's the matter?" Seeing Lu Liang's group coming over, the two guards at the door couldn't help but ask.
Lu Liang said coldly, "Just now, a thief stole something from Second Young Master's place. On the way here, we discovered that he entered your courtyard, so we have to search for him!"
"Master Lu Liang, we didn't discover anyone entering our courtyard." The two guards stared blankly at Lu Liang.
"If you discovered him, would he still be a thief?" Lu Liang said coldly.
After saying that, he shouted, "Get out of the way! If you delay us from catching that thief, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"
One of the two guards hurriedly said. "Master Lu Liang, we have to ask for Third Young Master's opinion!"
Lu Liang didn't pay any attention to him. He gave the two men beside him a meaningful glance. The two of them understood tacitly and walked up, wanting to pull the two of them apart.
At this time, a middle-aged man walked out. Seeing the situation, he coldly said. "Master Lu Liang, what are you doing?"
Lu Liang knew that this person was the captain of Kong Yang's courtyard guards.
"Just now, a thief stole something from Second Young Master's place. On the way here, we discovered that he entered your courtyard, so we have to search for him!" Lu Liang said again.
"Master Lu Liang, you must have seen wrongly! I didn't see anyone enter our courtyard! "The captain said coldly.
"Captain Ma, how can you know whether someone entered your courtyard or not? We saw it with our own eyes! "Someone beside Lu Liang said.
Captain Ma frowned. "Even if you want to search, you have to ask Third Young Master or Patriarch!"
"Captain Ma, this is an emergency. We don't have time to look for them!" Lu Liang said.
Immediately, he signaled with his eyes again. This time, four people directly rushed forward and pulled Captain Ma and the other guards away.
Then, they directly rushed in.
After all, this courtyard was in Kong Residence, so it wasn't big. The group of people quickly searched the courtyard, but what made Lu Liang frown was that they didn't find anyone wearing a bamboo hat or covering their face.
Could it be that the person who attended the banquet was the main character? Such a thought flashed through Lu Liang's mind.
"Master Lu Liang, how is it? We don't have any thieves here, right?" Captain Ma said angrily.
"Maybe the thief ran away. I'm really sorry, Captain Ma. After a while, we will ask Second Young Master to personally apologize to Third Young Master." Lu Liang immediately said with an apologetic look.
After saying that, he left with the group of people.
After leaving here, he naturally returned to the banquet to look for Kong Li.
Soon, he saw Kong Li.
"Master, how is it?" Seeing him, Kong Li quickly asked.
"We searched carefully and didn't find anyone wearing a bamboo hat. I'm afraid that the person who attended the banquet is the main character." Lu Liang said.
"Oh, then we can only start from here!" Kong Li immediately turned his gaze to the person wearing a bamboo hat not far away.
After a slight pause, he said, "But that person doesn't seem to be close to women. Just now, I sent a woman to approach him, but she was directly rejected by him!"
"Then, we can only think of other ways." Lu Liang said.
He wanted to ask if they should send someone over and pretend to find a chance to knock off that person's big bamboo hat, but he found that the person was always by Zhou Ba's side, so they had no chance at all.
Just when the two of them were thinking of a way, Captain Ma ran into the banquet and told Kong Yang that Lu Liang brought people to search his courtyard.
"What? Lu Liang actually brought people to search Kong Yang's courtyard?" Hearing this, Zhou Han frowned.
"What did he find?" Kong Yang asked.
"He said that he was looking for a thief. After entering, it indeed seemed like he was looking for a thief, but he couldn't find anyone at all." Captain Ma said.
"Could it be?"
Thinking about Kong Li's deliberate approach, Kong Yang, Zhou Han, and the others couldn't help but think of something.
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