Chapter 144: If Not You, Then Who Else?
"You stinking Chen Xuan, you saw me a long time ago!"
Wei Linlin, hiding in the crowd, heard this voice, muttered, stamped her little foot, and lifted her snow-white little leg to walk out from the crowd.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to actually know Miss Wei, and you have some discernment. I suspect you are trying to sneak attack Miss Wei. Hurry up and kneel for me, or I'll have you thrown into jail."
Ji Xinghai was stunned at first, then yelled at Chen Xuan.
His arrogance was undeniable.
Unexpectedly, Wei Linlin walked forward and said expressionlessly, "Kneel down!"
Ji Xinghai was overjoyed.
It seemed that his protection of Miss Wei Linlin during this time was not in vain. Miss Wei treated him well and even supported him. Although Wei Linlin was still young, it did not hinder the development of some relationship between them. In the future, he would be able to rely on the Wei family!
In the future, in Jiangbei, no, in Jiangnan Province, he would walk sideways!
Ji Xinghai pointed at Chen Xuan's nose and said excitedly, "Kid, did you hear that? Miss Wei is telling you to kneel..."
"Slap!"
Halfway through his sentence, Wei Linlin couldn't stand it anymore. What did this have to do with her? She raised her hand and slapped Ji Xinghai across the face, flailing her arms. "Ji Xinghai, you scumbag, I told you to kneel!"
"Ah?"
Ji Xinghai was instantly dumbfounded. He pointed at himself, disbelief evident. "Me?"
"Yes, if not me, then who else?" Wei Linlin said impatiently.
Because of the bet, the last person she wanted to encounter now was Chen Xuan. If Ji Xinghai hadn't insisted that this cauldron was an antique, how would they have run into Chen Xuan?
She now hated Ji Xinghai to the bone.
"Miss Wei, why should I kneel? I wanted to buy antiques for you," Ji Xinghai said unwillingly.
"If I tell you to kneel, you kneel. Why so much nonsense? Believe it or not, I'll skin you and pull out your tendons right now!" Wei Linlin's words were bloody and terrifying, making her seem like a little devil.
Ji Xinghai knew Wei Linlin's fierce reputation. He had no choice but to plop down on the ground, filled with grievance.
"Slap yourself and apologize to this brother!" Wei Linlin pointed at Hei Hu.
Ji Xinghai almost fainted, but fearing Wei Linlin's reputation, he raised his arm, which felt as if it was cast in lead, and slapped himself while apologizing to Hei Hu.
"I'm sorry..."
Hei Hu looked at Ji Xinghai kneeling on the ground and slapping himself, feeling utterly elated.
Having been in the martial world for so many years, he was often intimidated by even minor officials. Now, a high-ranking official from the Yanhuang Iron Brigade was kneeling and kowtowing to him.
He had never felt so thrilled in his life!
Mr. Chen, you're amazing!
Even the eldest daughter of the Wei family listened to him!
"Chen Xuan, I've done what you asked. You can't tell anyone about me being your maid," Wei Linlin approached Chen Xuan, her face flushed, and said in a low voice.
"That depends on your performance in the future."
Chen Xuan smiled and nodded, surprised that this young girl was quite thin-skinned and so afraid of others knowing about this.
Wei Linlin stamped her foot in anger, but Chen Xuan held her fate in his hands, so she dared not say anything.
"Hei Hu, take the cauldron, let's go." Chen Xuan dropped these words and turned to leave.
Hei Hu and his subordinates also carried the cauldron and eagerly followed.
Ji Xinghai stared at Chen Xuan's retreating back, his resentment deepening.
He remembered who Chen Xuan was.
The son-in-law adopted by the Su family!
Hmph, he just latched onto the Su family's power. Yesterday's defeat of Gu Feng was probably just a show to boost his reputation.
Even if you're a master of internal energy, so what? My elder brother is the foremost among the Four Talents of Yanhuang and has long been a master of internal energy! Once he comes out of seclusion, he'll make you pay!
In the evening, after dinner, Chen Xuan informed Su Yunxi and walked out of the villa.
"Mr. Chen!" At this moment, Hei Hu walked up.
Two subordinates followed behind him, carrying the cauldron.
"Let's go, we're entering Qingwu Mountain!"
Chen Xuan nodded calmly, his hands behind his back, and sauntered towards Qingwu Mountain.
Hei Hu looked solemn and waved his subordinates away.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at a dense forest five kilometers away.
The subordinates carrying the cauldron were the elite soldiers chosen by Hei Hu, but after walking for such a long time while carrying the heavy cauldron, they were still somewhat out of breath, their faces red, and their arms sore.
Chen Xuan scanned the surrounding environment and found that the place was full of life and rich in spiritual energy, with a dilapidated wooden house nearby.
This place was very suitable for alchemy!
"Good, this is it!"
Immediately, Chen Xuan waved his hand to stop.
Hei Hu and the others also stopped.
The two subordinates abruptly put down the cauldron, which emitted a humming sound. They let out a sigh of relief and quickly wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
"You guys go back. Your job is done here. Find a place to rest." Hei Hu, being fair in rewards and punishments, threw out a few thousand yuan.
"Thank you, Brother Hu."
The two subordinates gratefully accepted the reward, thanked Hei Hu, and then eagerly turned to leave, discussing where to go and have fun as they walked.
After the two had gone far, Chen Xuan walked towards the cauldron.
"Mr. Chen, I'll help you!"
Hei Hu, with his keen insight, walked forward with a smile.
He thought Chen Xuan was going to move the cauldron and reached out to help.
But unexpectedly, Chen Xuan placed his palm on the cauldron. His palm immediately glowed with a faint luster, and in the next moment, a stream of profound cyan energy flowed into the cauldron from Chen Xuan's palm.
The cauldron seemed to be famished, ravenously devouring Chen Xuan's profound cyan airflow.
This scene completely stunned Hei Hu.
Under Hei Hu's dazed gaze, the once rusty cauldron, after absorbing Chen Xuan's profound cyan energy, transformed into a cauldron that was deep purple all over and exuded great solemnity and grandeur.
There were also several ancient characters inscribed on the top of the cauldron.
Purple energy comes from the east!
However, just these few words alone, even if Murong Meng, the top appraisal expert in Tianhai City, came, she might not necessarily recognize them.
"You've suffered all these years. A fine alchemy cauldron became a furnace for burning incense in a temple. But from now on, you'll follow me!"
Chen Xuan looked at the cauldron's appearance and felt indignant for this cauldron, which ranked high on the list of alchemical cauldrons.
The "Purple Energy Comes from the East" cauldron seemed to possess sentience and let out a low hum.
After speaking, Chen Xuan poured more profound cyan airflow into it. The cauldron miraculously shrank to the size of his palm. Seeing that the cauldron could change to whatever size he wished according to his will, he was delighted.
This cauldron was sentient and had already recognized him!
To have a cauldron recognize its master was not simple. In the past, it took him forty-nine days to conquer his previous alchemy cauldron.
This cauldron, having been ownerless for many years and underutilized in a temple, was recognized instantly by Chen Xuan's discerning eye.
"Keep a close watch for me. I'm going to refine alchemy! No one is allowed to come near!"
Chen Xuan instructed, carrying the cauldron, and stepped towards the wooden house not far away.
Hei Hu rubbed his eyes and found that the cauldron had indeed become palm-sized, his eyes widening.
He knew about internal energy masters, witchcraft, and even heard of master sorcerers, but he had never witnessed such peculiar methods.
Is this Mr. Chen an immortal?
To be honest, with Hei Hu's current admiration for Chen Xuan, if he were told Chen Xuan was an immortal, he would be the first to kneel before Chen Xuan without hesitation!