Chen Nan sat arrogantly on a Grand Tutor’s chair.
At some point, he had stopped alchemy.
Before him was a small offering table.
On the table were placed tea.
A fruit platter.
And pastries.
He rested his legs on the offering table, holding a jade plate in his hand.
The plate contained some brown pills.
He kept throwing them into his mouth as if they were snacks.
Qiye stood behind Chen Nan with a fawning expression, massaging his shoulders.
Kuang Tu and Qiushui knelt on either side of Chen Nan, pounding his legs.
And in front of Chen Nan.
Two people were playing musical instruments.
Four burly men were dancing dances learned from courtesans.
Shaking their hips!
Exuding lecherous charm!
This scene was too jarring!
Making it difficult for her to accept.
Where was the fearsome Town Demon Department that inspired terror?
Where were the strong cultivators of the Town Demon Department who subdued demons and devils?
They were simply like men and women in a brothel!
“What are you all doing?” Bai Yu was furious, looking at Chen Nan in exasperation. “Chen, didn't you say you would compete with me in alchemy?”
“If that's the case, why aren't you refining pills?”
“Why are you having a group of men perform for you?”
Speaking of which, she looked at Qiye, Kuang Tu, and Qiushui.
“You are all divine constables of the Town Demon Department.”
“And now you’ve degenerated to the point of giving massages?”
“Isn’t that pathetic?”
“Don’t you know you’ve completely disgraced the Town Demon Department?”
Chen Nan casually popped a Hua Xing Dan into his mouth.
He didn’t bother explaining anything.
After all.
He was the Director of the Town Demon Department.
Some tasks were meant for his subordinates.
Qiye said with a blank expression, “Fourth Brother, Lord Chen has already finished refining his pills. He saw that your alchemy was taking too long, so I asked our brothers to perform for His Lordship.”
“What? He finished refining pills?” Bai Yu looked utterly incredulous. “Impossible, how could he have refined a Cai Yin Dan before me?”
Qiye sighed, “His Lordship did not refine a Cai Yin Dan, but he did refine a Hua Xing Dan.”
Boom!
These simple words.
Were like a bolt from the blue.
Making Bai Yu freeze in place.
She was an alchemist.
How could she not know the extreme difficulty of refining a Hua Xing Dan?
She had performed beyond her usual capabilities to refine the Cai Yin Dan.
She couldn't even refine a Ju Hun Dan.
Yet Chen Nan had refined a Hua Xing Dan.
The difference in skill was obvious.
Qiye continued, “Moreover, Lord Chen refined a hundred Hua Xing Dans in one go.”
“Look.”
“He is currently eating the pills he refined earlier.”
Although he knew these words would be a severe blow to Bai Yu.
This was the truth.
Because they had also suffered this blow earlier.
Seeing Chen Nan refine a hundred Hua Xing Dans in one furnace, they were also extremely shocked.
They felt a sense of awe, as if seeing a celestial being.
Even though the ancient texts of the Town Demon Department recorded many famous alchemists.
No one could be as heaven-defying as Chen Nan!
He was practically inhuman!
Bai Yu stared at Chen Nan, dumbfounded.
Her heart was churning like a stormy sea.
A hundred Hua Xing Dans in one furnace?
And he was refining pills while signing autographs for others.
Could this guy be some kind of beast?
Why wasn't he doing anything humanly possible?
Qiye sighed softly and said earnestly, “Fourth Brother!”
“One must keep their word.”
“From now on, you will be His Lordship’s personal maid!”
Bai Yu snapped out of her shock and sneered, “Even if his alchemy skills are superior to mine, so what?”
“Have you all forgotten the rules of our competition?”
“We are competing in refining Cai Yin Dan.”
“Did he refine any Cai Yin Dan?”
“Where are the pills he refined?”
Everyone was speechless.
They had long known Bai Yu would cheat.
After all, besides her good looks.
She had no other redeeming qualities.
Her greatest skill was being a scoundrel.
She looked at Chen Nan, a playful smile appearing on her lips. “So.”
“I won this round of the competition.”
“Even if we agreed to abide by the outcome.”
“You should be my servant!”
Chen Nan smiled and said, “Alright, I’m a very obedient person!”
Is this about who can be more shameless?
On this matter.
He had never feared anyone.
Seeing Chen Nan readily agree to be her servant.
Bai Yu felt a sense of being at a loss.
She had hoped Chen Nan would lose to her.
And then she would make him her servant.
But she had clearly lost this round…
What she most wanted to avoid at this moment was Chen Nan.
Let alone having Chen Nan, her servant, constantly in her sight.
Thinking of this, she let out a cold snort. “This grandmother is generous and won't hold it against you today. Don’t appear before me again!” Saying this, she stormed out in a huff.
“My Lord, Fourth Sister is like that, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. Please don't take it to heart,” Qiye said with a smile.
Kuang Tu also said, “Yes, my Lord, Fourth Sister isn't a bad person at heart, just a bit strong-willed.”
Qiushui said, “My Lord, don’t underestimate her as just a woman. Her strength is considerable, especially her ability to solve cases. Sometimes, even the three of us can’t compare.”
Chen Nan, while consuming his pills, said, “Don't worry, I won't stoop to the level of arguing with a mere girl.”
He then looked at the four strong men who were dancing earlier and grinned. “Come, come, let the music play, and let the dance continue!”
Chen Nan felt he was quite perverse sometimes.
Until just now.
When these guys from the Town Demon Department suggested performing dances.
He realized.
That there were still some people in this world who were even more perverse than him!
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After consuming a hundred Hua Xing Dans.
The yin energy within Chen Nan's body grew even stronger.
He cleared the alchemy room of everyone.
And sat cross-legged, beginning his sprint.
The usual routine.
Nine parts gentleness, one part ferocity.
The good news was that he had broken through.
Entering the ninth level of the Hua Xing realm.
But the bad news was.
After his breakthrough, he hadn't managed to suppress the fire poison within him.
Even though he had broken through, he could only control three-tenths of the fire element laws.
He was still in a state of being backlashed.
“To completely suppress the fire poison within me, I must enter the Shi Hun realm!” Chen Nan was not discouraged. Even if he couldn't suppress the fire poison.
He could still use this opportunity to continue sleeping with the Lu sisters.
After all, sleeping with them was incredibly comfortable…
No, no, no!
It wasn't that he was embracing them to sleep.
But that he had to help the sisters ward off the long winter night.
He couldn't let them be ravaged by the cold.
After all, they were new to the mortal world.
He had to let them feel the warmth of the human world, right?
In the evening.
Song Linhui sent a carriage to the Town Demon Department.
To pick up Chen Nan for a banquet at the Song family.
Qiye’s expression was solemn. “My Lord, Governor Song is a man of profound schemes, extreme in his actions, and particularly vengeful.”
“You publicly embarrassed him today, making him unable to back down. I suspect there will be unforeseen circumstances at tonight's banquet!”
“Why don't I accompany you?”
Chen Nan chuckled, “It’s a private banquet, why would you come?”
“Do you think I'm afraid of unforeseen circumstances?”
“I rather hope they dare to make a move against me.” Saying this, he walked out of the Town Demon Department and got into the Song family’s carriage.
Watching the carriage gradually move away, Qiye let out a wry smile. “My Lord's strength is formidable. Below the Li Gui realm, no one can defeat him.”
“If the Song family truly dares to make a move against my Lord.”
“They will undoubtedly realize my Lord’s terrifying might!”