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He did not expect that Zhao Wanli did not stop him here to avenge Gong Qianxiang. Instead, he mentioned the matter of him returning to a place two years ago to concoct pills, which made Lin Cheng secretly alert. Could it be that Zhao Wanli was here for his alchemy techniques?

"So, in your opinion, what actions should I take?" Lin Cheng frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Regardless of whether this Zhao Wanli was here for him or not, Lin City had to be on guard. Even though Zhao Wanli did not seem hostile at the moment, Lin City would not let his guard down so easily.

He believed that if it was anyone else, they wouldn't show any hostility, unless they were too confident or too brainless.

After all, if one showed hostility when one was too far away from the enemy, that would be the most foolish of suicides.

"Sir Lin, strictly speaking, you are considered an alchemist. If I remember correctly, Sir Lin should be an alchemist from the Dongluo City branch, right?" Zhao Wanli asked.

"So what?"

Lin Cheng said with a sinking tone, "Don't tell me Chief Steward Zhao doesn't understand the meaning behind the two words' Guest Warrior '?"

Two years ago, he had joined the group because he wanted to exchange for cultivation resources. On the other hand, he wanted to use the group to force Tan Yulan to retreat, which could be considered another form of protection.

However, Lin City was not completely dependent on this. This was because the protection that came with returning to this place was something he had promised to give in exchange for becoming a guest alchemist. It could be said that both sides had their own necessities.

The so-called guest apothecaries were actually just external apothecaries. They had temporarily joined the group and assumed part of the duties of an apothecary. Since they didn't really join the group, they could only enjoy a portion of the preferential treatment and respect given by the group.

As such, the identity of a guest alchemist no longer existed the day he left for this place.

Now that Zhao Wanli had mentioned it again, Lin City became even more vigilant.

Sir Lin, if today's conflict is a conflict between a group of alchemists and a guest alchemist, then this is an internal matter, and also a personal grudge between alchemists. Sir Lin, if today's conflict is a group of alchemists and a guest alchemist, then this is an internal matter, and it is also a personal grudge between alchemists.

Zhao Wanli continued, "However, if an outsider fights with an alchemist who returns here and even kills an alchemist who returns here, that would undoubtedly be a provocation to the crowd. Sir Lin, you are talented, you must understand what I mean, right? "

A cold light flashed across Lin Cheng's eyes as his voice turned completely cold: "Manager Zhao, are you threatening me?!"

He immediately understood the meaning of Zhao Wanli's words.

If Lin City was still a guest alchemist, then the conflict between him and Gong Qianxiang was an internal conflict and it had nothing to do with outsiders.

Since it was an internal conflict, the Head Palace could just punish him a little, but since he was the only alchemist in Dongluo City, he would not pursue this matter.

However, if he was not a guest pill refiner, he would be an outsider.

An outsider killed Gong Qianxiang and that was clearly a provocation towards the entire group. Lin City already thought of that before making a move and it was not unexpected.

At the same time, he also knew that for someone who dared to provoke them, they would not let them off easily. When that happened, he might be chased down and be forced to flee.

Although this was the truth, Zhao Wanli found it hard to believe that he wasn't making a threat.

"Sir Lin, please do not misunderstand. I am not threatening Sir Lin. I am only narrating this fact to you."

Zhao Wanli cupped his fist in apology, at the same time, it was to show that he had no ill intentions. "Because besides this, Sir Lin has a better path ahead of him."

Lin Cheng stared at him, not saying a word, not asking him what the easier path was.

He'd sensed that Zhao Wanli's intention in coming here wasn't simple. He'd shown signs of coming here.

Lin City was curious to see what Zhao Wanli was up to.

Sure enough!

Seeing that Lin City had no intention to speak, Zhao Wanli continued, "Sir Lin may already know that for the past half year, a large number of alchemists from the Nine Prefectures have been recruited here. If you are an extraordinary alchemist, then you will be treated with utmost importance and treated as a distinguished guest.

At this point, Zhao Wanli stared at Lin City as if he wanted to see some reaction from its face. However, to his disappointment, Lin City did not show any change in its expression after hearing that it would be able to join the sect.

"Sir Lin, since you have such an extraordinary skill in pill refining and you were once a guest alchemist, why not join us?"

Zhao Wanli continued, "As long as Sir Lin can pass the Main Hall's examination, he will not only be a guest apothecary, even Sir Lin can choose one to manage the examination. The Main Hall will definitely agree to it. And if Sir Lin can pass the higher level entrance examination and enter the Gui Yuan Sect, then the chance to do so will be placed in front of Sir Lin! "

Lin Cheng frowned slightly as he heard this. He turned his head to look at Zhui Ziquan, and the two of them saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

When they had just arrived in Dongluo City, they had already heard the news from the shopkeeper of a medicinal shop. They were currently recruiting apothecaries, and some even had extraordinary talents. They also had the chance to join a sect.

At that time, Lin Cheng and Zhu Ziquan were surprised, but they did not pay too much attention to it.

Because two years ago Lin City had killed Chen Yongwen, and now they had already fiercely offended him. Even if they didn't know that his death was related to Chen Yongwen, Lin Cheng never thought of joining them again.

He had to go to the Great Luo Mountains and find the address recorded on the map. This was the most urgent matter.

However, he didn't expect that after killing the apothecaries that he brought back, Zhao Wanli would invite him to join as well.

This truly surprised him!

However, amidst his surprise, Lin Cheng started to feel suspicious. He could faintly feel that this matter was a bit unusual and that Zhao Wanli's reaction was also abnormal.

Even though Zhao Wanli did not get along with Gong Qianxiang, no matter how amazing his pill refining techniques were, Zhao Wanli should not have come to invite him to join them after killing Gong Qianxiang in front of so many people.

Inviting people who had killed their own alchemists to join the fray, and in such a hurry too, Zhao Wanli didn't even care about the honor and face of being present.

This was way too abnormal!

If something abnormal happened, then that person must be a demon. Lin City could instantly conclude that there must be a reason that he didn't understand.

"And if I refuse?" Lin Cheng asked as these thoughts flashed across his mind.

"I am not here to threaten Sir Lin. Although Sir Lin's unwillingness to join is indeed a great loss for us all, for me, Zhao, it is still not an unbearable loss." Zhao Wanli said.

Points?

If he did not join, would Zhao Wanli lose some points?

Lin Cheng thought to himself, "I guessed that Zhao Wanli must have some ulterior motive in inviting me to do this."

From the looks of it, the points Zhao Wanli spoke of must have been the reason behind this person's invitation to join them.

If he joined the fray, would Zhao Wanli get the points?

"Sir Lin, could it be that you don't know that all of us are recruiting apothecaries?"

Zhao Wanli was stunned when he saw Lin City frown and a hint of doubt flash across his eyes. He immediately thought of this possibility and realized that the reason for Lin City's cold treatment was not because he did not want to join the gathering, but rather, it was very possible that he did not know about the news of Lin City joining the gathering of alchemists!

Thinking about this, Zhao Wanli secretly cursed himself for being stupid. The news of him joining the ranks of alchemists had already spread throughout the entire Star Gauze Country, even across the entire northern part of the Eastern Region.

However, looking at Lin City's reaction, Zhao Wanli suddenly realized that he had probably taken things for granted. Even if Lin City knew about this news, it was only on the surface; it did not understand the real situation.

"I have heard of this news before. However, I do not have any plans to join …"

Sure enough!

As soon as Lin City opened his mouth, Zhao Wanli immediately understood. Lin City had indeed heard the news by hearsay, not the announcement he had seen or the accurate information he had gathered.

"Sir Lin, you might not know this, but recruiting apothecaries together isn't just to strengthen yourself. It is for an extremely important purpose!" Without waiting for Lin City to finish speaking, Zhao Wanli quickly spoke up.

"Does this have anything to do with me?" Lin Cheng frowned as he asked, his gaze sweeping the surroundings. Bamboo Shoot was also cautiously looking around.

Zhao Wanli's abnormal actions made the two of them extremely vigilant, preventing him from stalling for time and making it easier for experts to surround and kill them.

Seeing the reactions of the two people in Lin City, Zhao Wanli knew that they had misunderstood and hurriedly said, "Sir Lin, the main purpose of recruiting apothecaries is to find outstanding apothecaries for Gui Yuan Sect! This order, goes directly from Gui Yuan Sect to the main hall! "

When Lin Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.

"If Sir Lin doesn't believe me, you can go to any city. There will be notices posted at the city gates, and there will be people who will specifically inform you about this within the city."

Zhao Wanli quickly said, "Being able to recruit apothecaries together isn't because we don't reject any of them. It's because we're taking the exam. The assessment criteria are set by the Gui Sect.