"Master! Young master Chen!", Zi Ningxi felt surprised for a moment after seeing Zhan Chen with her master. She knew her master was against the idea of getting together with a man. So, she couldn't understand why her master was bringing Zhan Chen with her.
"Ningxi, we are leaving the Yellow stone city. I have already informed your elder sister. So, you don't need to worry", Shui Liying spoke. She took out a flying boat and asked both Zhan Chen and Zi Ningxi to climb it. The flying boat shut into the sky after all three of them rode the flying boat.
"Zhan Chen, do you know the name of that expert?", Shui Liying asked. She was back to her aloof demeanor after leaving the Yellow stone city.
"Senior, I don't have his name. But I know how to contact him. He has a favourable impression on my alchemy knowledge", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Alchemy? You are saying that you have alchemy knowledge?", Shui Liying raised her eyebrow in surprise. Her curiousity piqued as she looked towards Zhan Chen.
"Can you concoct pills?", she asked with an uncertain voice.
"Of course, I have little accomplishment in that regard", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Unbelievable! You are already a martial prodigy. I have heard that you are youngest formation grandmaster of our sect. Now, you are telling that you also have alchemy talent!", Shui Liying muttered with a look of disbelief on her face. No matter how cold and aloof she was, Zhan Chen's words were enough to give her a shock.
"Senior, actually I have a proposal. I don't know whether you approve it or not. But I will be honoured if you accept my proposal", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Speak, if it is nothing much I will accept", Shui Liying spoke.
"Senior, I want to have an alchemy contest with you. Ofcourse, the contest will be at the pill grandmaster level. If I can satisfy your requirement, I want to request something from you", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Young master Chen, what are you speaking?", Zi Ningxi suddenly interrupted. She had a look of shock and disbelief on her face as she looked towards Zhan Chen.
Her actions were completely natural because it would have shocked anyone from the Xuantian sect if they had to hear the words of Zhan Chen. Zhan Chen, a mere eighteen year young man was challenging the most gifted alchemist of the Xuantian sect. His actions was shocking yet laughable to speak.
"Ningxi, don't interfere. He is responsible for his words and I will make sure that he will not be disappointed. If his words are true, I will gladly accept his request. But if he do not have talent, he will have to accept the condition that I put in", Shui Liying spoke.
"Zhan Chen, there is no problem in having an alchemy contest with you. But you must agree to one of my demand. If you lose in concocting grade four pills, you will have to relinquish the agreement between the Zi family and your Zhan clan. In short, you have to promise that you will not bother Ningxi in the future", Shui Liying spoke. She had an indifferent expression on her face as she waited for Zhan Chen's response.
"Young master Chen, don't.....", Zi Ningxi tried to interfere but Shui Liying shot her a stern glare. Zi Ningxi stopped speaking obediently but a panicked expression appeared on her face. She had a pleading look on her face as she looked towards Zhan Chen.
"Fine, I agree. But senior must promise me that you will agree to any request that I will put forward", Zhan Chen spoke.
"No problem. You can put forward any request you want. But that will happen only if you win", Shui Liying spoke with a scornful expression on her face. She had a knowing look on her face as she looked towards her disciple.
Zi Ningxi had a look of disbelief on her face. She couldn't believe that Zhan Chen would accept a condition where there relationship was in line. A stinging pain came to her heart when she saw the indifferent expression on Zhan Chen's face. Two drops of pearl like teardrop came out from her eyes as she couldn't tolerate the indifferent attitude of Zhan Chen.
"Ningxi, I have already said you, all men are selfish. They will never respect your feelings or how much you have suffered for them. Their only goal is to be a powerful cultivator, nothing else matters to them", Shui Liying spoke. She was using her soul consciousness to send a mental message to Zi Ningxi.
Zi Ningxi had a crestfallen expression on her face as she looked towards Zhan Chen. She couldn't bear how indifferent he was, to her feeling. She almost ignored her master's words as she looked towards Zhan Chen. The heartache and pain was almost impossible to bear for her fragile, innocent heart.
Zhan Chen smirked after seeing how indifferent Shui Liying was acting. He knew, inwardly she was very pleased by her own actions. Her act of maligning all the men, couldn't escape the surveillance of his soul consciousness.
"Princess, are you a fool? Don't fall for this witch's lies", Zi Ningxi suddenly heard a voice inside her mind. She rubbed her eyes and looked towards Zhan Chen with disbelief on her face. Zhan Chen was wearing the same attitude as he didn't turn to look at Zi Ningxi.
Zi Ningxi didn't look at him anymore as she calmed down gradually. Even, she herself stretched her actions a little so that her master wouldn't find out about Zhan Chen's abilities. Projecting a mental message was something, only a Martial ascension realm cultivator can do. As for projecting a mental message without alerting an emperor, that was a heaven defying ability. Zi Ningxi knew the implication of such a matter. So, she stretched her act a little so that her master wouldn't doubt Zhan Chen. As for her heartche, it was already gone. She only had a sweet feeling lingering in her heart as she thought about Zhan Chen.
"We have arrived", Shui Liying announced. She took a look at her disciple before taking a look towards Zhan Chen.
"If you want to take some rest you can. But you can't walk away from the alchemy challenge you have brought up. I want to see whether you are an all-rounder genius or a mere braggart who is dependent on his clan's name", Shui Liying spoke.
"Senior, actions speak louder than words. I don't have any need for rest. We can start right away or any time you seems fit", Zhan Chen replied.
"Let's go to my Serene bamboo peak", Shui Liying proposed. Zhan Chen nodded his head and the flying boat flew rapidly towards a distant mountain.
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