"Steward Jiang, the President requests your presence in the President’s Hall."

Jiang Chen was flipping through some Elixir Notes left behind by an unknown person.

Suddenly, a guard came in and relayed a message to Jiang Chen from Master Qin, the President of the Alchemist Guild. He wished to speak with Jiang Chen.

"Alright. I’ll be there shortly."

Jiang Chen replied without even lifting his head.

He slowly closed the book and fell into a brief moment of thought.

’Master Qin is looking for me. It must be for something important.’

Since Jiang Chen’s arrival at the Alchemist Guild, Master Qin had never once summoned him for a private meeting.

Now, as he pondered, he had a premonition that Master Qin must have something important to discuss.

’Is he getting ready to avenge his son?’

That was Jiang Chen’s first thought. He couldn’t help but think it, since he had dealt with Chairman Qin’s son, Qin Lie.

It would only be normal for Master Qin to be displeased.

Jiang Chen had no doubt that Master Qin would do anything for his son’s sake.

He quietly made some preparations.

It always paid to be wary of others.

Only then did he rise and head toward the President’s Hall.

The President’s Hall was located in the very center of the Alchemist Guild.

It was a towering, white structure.

Master Qin’s family lived inside.

The guards within were undoubtedly Master Qin’s personal guards, as well as the highest level of defensive power in the entire Alchemist Guild.

Even Master Qin himself was an expert at the Peak of the Ninth Heaven of Warrior, on the verge of breaking through to Martial King Cultivation.

With a steady gait, Jiang Chen walked straight into the main hall.

"Steward Jiang, the President is waiting for you in the third-floor reception hall."

A guard promptly gave Jiang Chen directions.

Jiang Chen gave a slight nod and headed up to the third floor.

The reception hall.

"Greetings, President."

Jiang Chen gave Master Qin a slight nod. After all, the man was the President of the Alchemist Guild; his status was not ordinary, and he deserved at least some measure of respect.

So, upon entering and seeing Master Qin, he was the first to speak and offer a greeting.

"Steward Jiang, you’ve arrived."

"Quickly, please, have a seat."

Master Qin greeted Jiang Chen very amicably, as if he hadn’t taken anything Jiang Chen had done at the Alchemist Guild to heart.

He didn’t even seem to care that his son had been dealt with by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen secretly sized up Master Qin but found nothing out of the ordinary, which made him very suspicious.

At the same time, he could see that this Master Qin was indeed a man of extraordinary cunning.

His face betrayed none of his emotions.

This type of person was also extremely difficult to deal with.

Without being overly polite, he sat down in a chair.

Jiang Chen asked coolly, "I wonder, what important matter did the President summon me for?"

"Please speak your mind, President."

Jiang Chen didn’t want to exchange pleasantries; he wanted to get straight to the point. He had no intention of playing any political games.

He had also surveyed the layout of the place and concluded it wasn’t a trap set for him. Even the guards were just there to protect Master Qin.

Of course, the guards in the President’s Hall were all quite formidable.

The weakest among them were at the Martial Master First Heaven.

And there were several at the Martial Master Peak of Nine Heavens.

However, Jiang Chen didn’t sense any killing intent.

Besides, Master Qin should be well aware of Jiang Chen’s methods and temperament by now; he surely wouldn’t make a move against him at a time like this.

Chairman Qin laughed heartily.

He smiled and said, "Steward Jiang, you certainly don’t beat around the bush. I won’t mince words either."

"I have good news for you, absolutely great news."

Hearing Master Qin’s words, Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned. This was completely different from what he had expected.

Now he was even more curious about this so-called good news.

Sure enough, Master Qin continued, "It’s like this, Steward Jiang. Over the past few days, I’ve been in contact with the Alchemist Guild in the Fire Sparrow Kingdom."

"You should know that the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Alchemist Guild is the next level up from our Hanwu City branch, overseeing branches in Hanwu City, Guyue City, and others."

Jiang Chen was even more surprised. The Alchemist Guild of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom was indeed a higher authority than the guild in Hanwu City.

A branch like the one in Hanwu City was basically the lowest level in the Alchemist Guild’s hierarchy.

The Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Alchemist Guild was one level higher than the Hanwu City branch.

Further up were the Alchemist Guild branches located in the Three Great Empires.

Level by level, the hierarchy went all the way up to the Alchemist Guild’s main headquarters.

Small guilds like the Hanwu City Alchemist Guild were a dime a dozen and counted for practically nothing within the greater Alchemist Guild.

Their existence was of little consequence.

Of course, the most crucial point was that the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Alchemist Guild had jurisdiction over the Hanwu City Alchemist Guild.

Therefore, compared to the Hanwu City branch, the Fire Sparrow Kingdom Alchemist Guild held significant power.

This only made Jiang Chen more puzzled.

He pressed, "I know all this, but what does it have to do with the good news?"

He was focused on the so-called good news.

Master Qin smiled. "It’s like this. I’ve seen your excellent performance, and your Alchemy Skill has even surpassed my own, as President. I’m truly ashamed."

"So I submitted an application to my superiors to have you transferred to the Fire Sparrow Kingdom branch. You must understand, over there, a young man like you, with such impressive Alchemy Skill, will surely find much greater opportunities for development."

"Your talents are truly being wasted here in our Hanwu City branch."

"Therefore, I recommended you, so you can go to the Fire Sparrow Kingdom branch and truly showcase your abilities. Wouldn’t you say that’s good news?"

Master Qin stroked his chin, watching Jiang Chen.

Although it seemed true that many people would kill for a chance to go to the Fire Sparrow Kingdom branch...

Even being a Junior Steward there was better than being a Senior Steward in the Hanwu City branch.

Jiang Chen looked at Master Qin with a placid smile.

His eyes were deep and betrayed no emotion.

Inwardly, however, Jiang Chen was cursing Master Qin.

’This old fox. He’s actually trying to get rid of me like this.’

’He wants to drive me out of the Hanwu City branch.’

The moment Master Qin spoke, Jiang Chen understood.

Master Qin did indeed want him gone, but he wasn’t using violence. Instead, he was using this more tactful approach.

It looked like a kind gesture toward Jiang Chen, but in reality, Master Qin didn’t want to provoke him and was afraid he would cause more trouble. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

So he was trying to send Jiang Chen away.

The method was flawless on the surface.

Unfortunately for him, he was dealing with Jiang Chen, who was no ordinary person. This kind of tactic, while clever, didn’t move Jiang Chen in the slightest.

If he wanted to go to the Fire Sparrow Kingdom branch, he didn’t need Master Qin’s recommendation at all.

The key thing was, he had no intention of leaving yet.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, President, but I currently have no plans to leave Hanwu City."

Jiang Chen replied gently, cupping his hands in a salute toward Master Qin.

He didn’t want to make an open break of it.

He knew that Master Qin was definitely already a little afraid of him.

But that was Jiang Chen’s way: as long as others didn’t provoke him, he wouldn’t turn hostile.

He refused.

A flash of anger crossed Master Qin’s eyes.

But he didn’t let it show.

Instead, he continued to persuade him, "Jiang Chen, think about it. You’re still young. What’s the point of staying here in Hanwu City?"

"A young man should be like an eagle, spreading his wings to soar high and climb to greater heights."

"To be honest, even if you took my position here in Hanwu City, it would be meaningless, don’t you agree?"

He put it even more directly, watching Jiang Chen’s expression.

Jiang Chen quickly stood up and waved his hands. "President, you’re overthinking things."

"The Jiang Family is in Hanwu City, and I don’t want to leave them for now."

But Master Qin waved a dismissive hand and puffed out his chest. "Is that all? I’ll pull some strings and have your entire Jiang Family relocated to the capital of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom. How about that?"

In order to force Jiang Chen out, Master Qin was practically going all in.

He was willing to agree to any condition first, hoping to move Jiang Chen and convince him to leave.

He didn’t want to have a falling out with Jiang Chen just yet.