Chapter 756 – Alchemist

Chapter 756 – Alchemist

Suxue was being insufferable, and that angered Long Chen. Long Chen opened the door with a creak and stared at her coldly. The way he emerged without a sound and that cold glare scared Suxue.

But she quickly thought to herself with both anger and embarrassment, That jerk is only at the Fifth Earthly Martial Stage. He’s far below my level. Why am I afraid of him?

With that thought, she grew brave once more and glared at him equally coldly. “It’s good you’ve come out. I thought you would hide inside like a cowardly tortoise!”

“Big Sister, how could you talk like that?!” Suyan was furious too. She stood next to Long Chen and gently tugged at his sleeve. She said to Long Chen tiredly, “Big Brother, I couldn’t stop her. I’m sorry ...”

“It’s fine.” It did not matter how upset Long Chen was. When he saw the obedient little girl, he was not so angry anymore. But Suxue really was like a troublesome housefly. Long Chen had not bothered her at all, yet she kept pestering him.

What did she want now?

Long Chen looked at the person standing next to Suxue. He looked similar in age to Long Chen, but his true age was unknown. As Long Chen studied the young man, he was also doing the same to Long Chen.

This youth’s looks and aura were similar to Bai Lan’s. His face was pale and he was tall and thin with a chilling quality. However, he was not related to Bai Lan. He merely had a similar air to him, and his looks were not too far off. If Bai Lan could have such a beautiful pair of daughters, then it was natural that he was better-looking than this person, though this guy was not ugly either.

It seemed like the men of the Demon clan had similar airs to Bai Lan too. Cold and pale. This was an outstanding feature of this youth. However, Long Chen also sensed a burning fire beneath his cold exterior.

Still staring at Long Chen, the youth said in his slightly hoarse voice, “Princess Xue, is he the person you were talking about?”

Suxue nodded and said, “That’s him. What do you think?”

The youth did not reply. He looked at Suyan and said, “Princess Yan’er, come here and let me see you.”

Suyan glanced at Long Chen, then she nodded and said, “Alright ... Brother Situ.”

Then she went up to the youth. She seemed to be afraid of him, so she did not dare stand close. She stood one meter away and peered at the cold youth fearfully.

Long Chen suddenly recalled that Suyan had once told him about a young person named Situ Yu in the Demon clan. Since she called him ‘Brother Situ,’ this was him.

“Wait,” Long Chen said.

Suxue and Situ Yu turned around. Suxue looked at him and asked, “What else do you want to say, liar?”

“Didn’t you guys want to see my core fire? That’s a simple request,” said Long Chen, then he held up his right palm.

“Big Brother?” Suyan looked puzzled. She knew that Long Chen could never have core fire. What was he doing now?

To her surprise, a small, blood-red flame burst from Long Chen’s palm. The flame burned fiercely, and unlike Situ Yu’s pitiful green flame, Long Chen’s flame looked fierce and more powerful.

“That ... That ...” After they saw the flame in his palm, Suxue and Situ Yu looked at each other, stunned. When Long Chen put away the blood-red Golden Crow Flame, both of them stood in stunned silence before asking, “How is that possible? How could you have core fire?”

“Of course he does. As I said before, Big Brother is a powerful alchemist.” Suyan was extremely relieved. The other two were so adamant on making accusations against him, but now that Long Chen had produced the core fire, it was like a slap to their faces.

Of course, Suyan was still privately puzzled. Long Chen wasn’t an alchemist, so how could he have core fire?

There was nothing Situ Yu and Suxue could say. Even Suxue started to wonder if she had been wrong. What if Long Chen really had a way to save her sister? And that she was looking at a gentleman through a selfish lens? Even her wise father had chosen to trust him, then even reprimanded her for her behavior. If Long Chen didn’t actually have a solution, why would Bai Lan do that?

From another angle, if Long Chen really was her sister’s savior, and yet she kept obstructing his work and made his life difficult ... What if he ran off in anger? Wouldn’t she have harmed her sister?

With that thought, Suxue started to become afraid.

However, Situ Yu was still unconvinced. He calmed himself and said coldly, “Having core fire doesn’t mean you are a good alchemist. Materials, knowledge, core fire, and many factors are crucial to becoming a powerful alchemist. I do not believe that you can produce good medicine with just Fifth Earthly Martial Stage essence. Why don’t we make a bet?”

“What do you want to bet on?” Long Chen was never one to be afraid of bets, especially when he would definitely win.

“There are ten more days. I can refine an anti-aging pill as well. If Princess Yan’er really has a problem then, we shall compete to see whose pill can make her recover!” Situ Yu said coldly.

“Don’t you think involving someone’s life in a bet is immoral?” Long Chen did not agree.

He truly was very repulsed by this. He only wanted to use his blood to save a girl. There was no need for it to become a bet. The fact that Situ Yu would do this was disrespectful to Suyan.