Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Qin Lie’s Request

"You damn fool."

Master Qin sat in his chair, letting out an angry rebuke as he looked at his son, Qin Lie, standing before him.

"Why did you have to go and provoke Jiang Chen?"

"Don’t you know his Alchemy Skill is even greater than mine? You’re no match for him."

He was speaking the truth. As an Alchemist, Jiang Chen had demonstrated a level of skill that no one else in the Hanwu City Alchemy Master Guild could match.

Qin Lie was a bit afraid of his father. Master Qin usually carried himself with great authority at the Alchemy Master Guild.

He immediately stammered, "Father, although I was in the wrong first, Jiang Chen is too outrageous. Look at how many people have died since he joined our Alchemy Master Guild."

"I couldn’t stand the sight of him. I just wanted to teach him a lesson."

As he spoke, his voice grew louder.

The more he spoke, the angrier he became. Qin Lie’s rage toward Jiang Chen wasn’t because Jiang Chen had killed people, but because of Murong Xiangming.

He absolutely would not allow Jiang Chen to have anything to do with Murong Xiangming.

Hearing his son’s words, Master Qin also let out a sigh.

"Bringing him into the Alchemy Master Guild was indeed a mistake."

Jiang Chen was incredibly arrogant. He wouldn’t even show me, the President, any respect.

A person like that is simply impossible to control.

He regretted bringing Jiang Chen in.

When Qin Lie heard that his father was also dissatisfied with Jiang Chen,

he said loudly, "Father, we should kick that damned Jiang Chen out."

"If that doesn’t work, we might as well just kill him."

"With the strength of our Alchemy Master Guild, killing him wouldn’t be difficult at all."

That was right. The power of the Alchemy Master Guild was, one could say, quite terrifying.

What people usually saw was just the surface. Many within the Alchemy Master Guild itself never saw its true strength.

But Master Qin waved his hand. "Killing Jiang Chen... that plan won’t work."

"I’ll find a way to drive him out."

"But for the next few days, you must not provoke this person."

Qin Lie certainly remembered how he had almost died at Jiang Chen’s hands not long ago.

He nodded repeatedly. He wouldn’t dare to proactively provoke Jiang Chen now, even if someone told him to.

However, Qin Lie suddenly asked, "Father, about Jiang Chen’s bizarre killing method... how exactly did he kill Mad Dragon and the others?"

"And the deaths of Steward Yang Tian and Elder Xiao Gu... it seems like it was the same method."

To this day, Qin Lie was still terrified of Jiang Chen’s elusive and unpredictable methods.

’For someone to die so silently... Jiang Chen is terrifying.’

But he was genuinely curious about Jiang Chen’s methods.

Master Qin fell into deep thought.

His brow was furrowed. He had been pondering this question for a long time.

To guide his son a little,

he asked in return, "What can kill without leaving a trace?"

Hearing this, Qin Lie’s eyes instantly widened. He exclaimed, "Father, could it be poison? Only poison can kill so invisibly."

At this thought, he shuddered.

’Jiang Chen used poison. It was actually poison.’

It was very normal for an Alchemist to refine poisons.

But using poison against people... that was terrifying.

’Come to think of it, for all the people who died at Jiang Chen’s hands before, poison seems to be the only explanation for their deaths.’

Master Qin nodded.

"That’s right. It’s poison. Only poison can kill without a trace and leave the victim completely unaware."

"That Jiang Chen must have refined an extremely terrifying poison—one that’s colorless and odorless, so no one can detect it before they’re poisoned."

"Most importantly, Jiang Chen’s poison is extremely potent. By my estimation, no one below the Martial King Realm can withstand it."

Qin Lie gasped.

"It’s that powerful?"

"Anyone below the Martial King Realm is completely defenseless against Jiang Chen?"

He felt his scalp tingle. He feared that Jiang Chen’s poison was just as his father had described.

Master Qin remained silent.

After a long moment, he continued, "From now on, when you encounter Jiang Chen, try not to breathe."

"The poison may be powerful, but as long as you don’t inhale it, you won’t be poisoned."

After saying this, he shook his head again.

"But his poison... I don’t understand it."

"Forget it. It’s best you don’t provoke him again."

"If he decides to poison you, I absolutely will not be able to save you."

"He was right. He already showed you mercy."

At that moment, all Qin Lie felt toward Jiang Chen was fear.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Lie deeply etched Jiang Chen’s name into his mind.

He naturally wouldn’t dare to provoke him.

But then he thought of something else.

He suddenly became hesitant.

Master Qin frowned and asked, "If you have something to say, say it. Why are you hesitating?"

He felt quite helpless when it came to his son.

Qin Lie’s aptitude was good, and his talent as an Alchemist was also very high.

He doted on him a great deal.

He knew Qin Lie must have something he wanted to say.

Sure enough, Qin Lie suddenly broke into a brilliant smile.

He said to Master Qin, "Father, I have a request."

He seemed to have thought of something wonderful, rubbing his hands together in excitement.

Seeing this, Master Qin readily agreed.

"Go ahead and say it. As if I could ever refuse you?"

Qin Lie was overjoyed.

He said excitedly, "Father, it’s like this... you know Young Miss Murong Xiangming of the Treasure Elephant Pavilion, right?"

"I fell for her the moment I saw her. I want you to go propose a marriage to Murong Xiangming on my behalf."

What?

For a moment, Master Qin felt as if he had misheard.

His own son actually wanted to marry the young miss of the Treasure Elephant Pavilion, Murong Xiangming.

He was stunned. Murong Xiangming was, indeed, the number one beauty in Hanwu City.

Her status wasn’t low, either.

She was indeed a worthy match for his son.

However, Master Qin knew that proposing marriage to her would not be so simple.

He fell silent.

Seeing his father’s silence, Qin Lie continued, "Father, think about it! Murong Xiangming is the young miss of the Treasure Elephant Pavilion. Her status isn’t low."

"If I could marry Murong Xiangming, it would bring immense benefits to our Qin Family and to the Alchemy Master Guild!"

He began to urge his father.

Qin Lie was truly, deeply in love with Murong Xiangming, unable to pull himself away.

He thought about marrying her every moment of every day.

Even though Murong Xiangming didn’t seem to like him, he didn’t want to give up.

There was something about Murong Xiangming he found irresistible.

After a long silence, Master Qin finally took a deep breath.

Qin Lie had a point. If his son married Murong Xiangming, it would be a marriage alliance between the Alchemy Master Guild and the Treasure Elephant Pavilion, which would be greatly beneficial for both sides.

The only trouble was that Murong Xiangming’s Cultivation was higher than his son’s.

After all, Murong Xiangming was an expert at the Sixth Level of Martial Master.

Of course, he didn’t know that Murong Xiangming’s current Cultivation was already about to break through to the Martial King Realm.

Finally, he nodded. "Son, for this matter, your father is willing to give it a try."

"That Murong Xiangming has very high standards. We might not succeed, so you should be mentally prepared."

Although he could see how desperately his son wanted Murong Xiangming, Master Qin still had some self-awareness.

That Murong Xiangming was no ordinary woman.

He had met her a few times. Her standards were extraordinarily high.

Plus, with her status as the young miss of the Treasure Elephant Pavilion, this kind of proposal would be rather difficult.

"Father, I’m begging you. In this life, I will marry no one but Murong Xiangming."

Qin Lie even said such a thing right to his father’s face.

The meaning was clear: he wanted his father to do whatever it took to make the proposal successful.