Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Going Personally

Meanwhile, Xiao Gu returned to the Alchemy Master Guild.

He was still trembling with rage as he looked at the President, Master Qin.

"President, that’s what happened. That bastard is a real piece of work."

"He’s the one who beat me into this state."

Xiao Gu recounted his miserable experience to Master Qin, his body battered and his clothes torn and tattered like a beggar’s.

His Cultivation hadn’t even recovered from the beating.

Of course, the most important thing was his seething hatred for Jiang Chen.

He huffed, "President, I can’t take this. I’m going to take some men right now and wipe out the Jiang Family. We’ll show them the power of the Alchemy Master Guild."

He was sure the President would agree to his retaliation against the Jiang Family, seeing as the Alchemy Master Guild’s honor had been trampled upon.

Master Qin stroked his chin, scrutinizing Xiao Gu.

He remained silent for a long time, listening to Xiao Gu’s rambling complaint until he was finished.

Only then did he ask, "Xiao Gu, let me ask you a question."

Xiao Gu nodded hurriedly.

"Go ahead, President."

’Something’s not right,’ he suddenly thought. ’The President seems completely unmoved by my miserable state.’

Sure enough, Master Qin’s voice suddenly turned grave. "I’m puzzled. I asked you to invite Jiang Chen. How did you end up fighting with him?"

"And get beaten into this state?"

"Just tell me directly. How exactly did you ’invite’ Jiang Chen?"

He was no ordinary person, after all. As the President, he knew things weren’t that simple.

The key issue was that he distinctly remembered telling Xiao Gu to *invite* Jiang Chen.

Not to go and fight him.

Xiao Gu was taken aback.

It took him a moment to process what was happening.

Then, he suddenly recalled that the President had indeed said that—to invite Jiang Chen.

Yes, to invite, not to summon, and certainly not to fight.

After a long pause, Xiao Gu realized he had probably been too arrogant at the Jiang Family estate, acting all high and mighty, which had led to the conflict.

But who was he? He would never admit that this was his fault.

An idea struck him, and he immediately said with feigned anger, "President, I did go to invite him."

"But that kid was too arrogant! Not only did he refuse the invitation..."

"...he also insulted our Alchemy Master Guild. I couldn’t stand for it, so I wanted to teach him a lesson."

What happened next, of course, was that *he* was the one who got beaten, but he didn’t dare say that part out loud.

Master Qin frowned.

Usually, Xiao Gu was quite reliable, though he did have an arrogant streak.

However, he didn’t quite believe Xiao Gu’s story.

Someone like Jiang Chen, who could refine a Foundation Strengthening Pill, was bound to be proud, but he would never insult the Alchemy Master Guild.

Every Alchemist held the Alchemy Master Guild in high esteem.

This was especially true for high-level Alchemists.

’So, something is definitely wrong here,’ he thought.

He said coldly, "What else did he say?"

Master Qin knew he would have to go and invite Jiang Chen personally.

As for Xiao Gu getting beaten up, he considered it a well-deserved lesson and couldn’t be bothered with it.

Xiao Gu gritted his teeth. "Right, he also said that he isn’t someone just anyone can meet. Yes, that’s exactly what he said."

Hearing this, Master Qin couldn’t help but smile faintly.

"It seems this person is quite proud, but that’s to be expected."

"Alright, I don’t want to hear the whole story. But since you couldn’t beat him, you should learn from this. Don’t go around provoking people."

"Come with me. I will go see Jiang Chen myself."

What?

Xiao Gu was stunned.

Not only did the President show no sympathy for his situation, but he even seemed to be mocking him.

And now, he was actually going to invite Jiang Chen personally.

It was unbelievable.

He then stammered, "President, shouldn’t we teach that arrogant brat a lesson?"

"At least let him know how powerful the Alchemy Master Guild is."

How could he be willing to just swallow his anger after taking such a beating?

Suddenly, he felt he should find a way to get revenge on the Jiang Family himself and kill Jiang Chen.

’I can’t count on the President,’ he thought.

Master Qin said flatly, "Forget it. You should stay here. I’ll go by myself."

"And let me tell you again, an Alchemist who can refine a Purple Gold Quality Foundation Strengthening Pill is not someone you can afford to provoke."

With that, he turned and left.

Xiao Gu was left with Master Qin’s warning.

At first, he couldn’t process it.

Then, his face paled in shock.

"What does he mean? A Purple Gold Quality Foundation Strengthening Pill?"

Suddenly, he remembered something. The Purple Gold Quality Foundation Strengthening Pill was still the talk of the town.

As an Alchemist, how could he not know about it?

In that instant, Xiao Gu’s face went completely white.

"Could it be him? Was it Jiang Chen who refined the Purple Gold Quality Foundation Strengthening Pill?"

"No, impossible."

He couldn’t accept it.

But thinking back on President Master Qin’s words, it seemed it really was Jiang Chen.

He almost burst into tears, filled with regret.

’Dammit, have I been a complete fool?’ he thought.

’No, I still don’t believe it. I have to see for myself.’

Then, he hurriedly shouted, "President, wait for me! I’ll go with you!"

He wanted to figure out Jiang Chen’s true background before deciding whether to seek revenge.

If the other party truly was the Alchemist who refined the Foundation Strengthening Pill, he wouldn’t dare do anything, not even if he had a hundred thousand times the courage.

But if it wasn’t Jiang Chen, well, then he had his own plans.

Jiang Chen left the family’s main hall.

He headed directly for the place where Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling practiced Alchemy.

He arrived a short while later.

Now that he had torn all pretenses with the Alchemy Master Guild, Jiang Chen wasn’t the type to just sit and wait for death.

Naturally, he had to make some preparations, ready to go to war with the Alchemy Master Guild at any moment.

Jiang Chen had never been one to fear any enemy.

"Young Master, you’re here."

Seeing Jiang Chen arrive, the Jiang Family’s two Alchemists, Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling, were thrilled.

They hurriedly put down their work and began to ask him questions about Alchemy Skill.

Jiang Chen patiently offered a few pointers, and the two of them were pleasantly surprised.

"Young Master, you’re on another level! A single sentence from you brought us enlightenment."

"It’s such a shame we can’t take you as our master."

"Hee hee, Young Master, how about I just marry you? A pretty girl like me has to marry someone eventually, so it might as well be you. Wouldn’t that be great?"

"Besides, you’re breaking off your engagement with that Qin Muxue anyway."

Jiang Ling giggled.

"Don’t be so shameless. Even if the engagement is off, I wouldn’t marry you."

"Look at you."

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes. After getting to know him better, Jiang Xuan and Jiang Ling found that he was easy to talk to and dared to joke about anything.

However, Jiang Chen wasn’t joking at all, delivering a harsh blow to Jiang Ling’s ego.

He said seriously, "Last time, I heard you procured several ingredients during your supply run: Snake Heart Flower, Skull Grass, Nine-step Intestine-breaking Grass..."

"Are those ingredients still around? If so, bring them all to me. I need them urgently."

As an Alchemist, Jiang Chen had plenty of tricks up his sleeve.

He wouldn’t be afraid even if he had to face all of Hanwu City, let alone the mere Alchemy Master Guild.

If one bottle of poison couldn’t solve a problem, Jiang Chen would use two. If two weren’t enough, he’d use ten.

When it came to poisoning people, an Alchemist—especially a Pill Emperor Level Alchemist like Jiang Chen—had ten million ways to do it.

That’s right. He was going to concoct a poison.