Chapter 168 (1/2)

The Audition (3)

“Hey, what’s going on today? Why is it so lively?” noticed Ye Lang when he went outside. The general yard was full when very few of the Coldblood Group members would usually walk there.

“What?” asked Coldblood Five directly. She wasn’t asking Ye Lang, but a passing Coldblood member.

“Lord Five, it’s the audition for the new Coldblood Thirteen today. Many of the alchemists in our teams are participating,” said the member.

“Oh, alright, you can get on with your work!” Coldblood Five didn’t care much about things like that. Perhaps because nobody really kept her updated about stuff like that.

The members knew Coldblood Five didn’t think much of these events. Apart from the matters of her team of assassins and her own duties, she never probed into anything else.

When the member was about to leave, something surprising happened, causing him to stop for a moment.

“Bring me there!” Coldblood Five had changed her mind.

“Yes, my lord. Here!” when he came to, the member immediately answered and made way for her.

As Coldblood Five, she definitely had the power to at least spectate. They did initially want to invite her as one of the judges with the rest, i.e. Coldblood Two. They were now in Coldblood Thirteen’s lab.

Yep, it was Coldblood Thirteen’s laboratory. Was there any better place to hold an alchemy competition?

And once the new Coldblood Thirteen started their new job, it would all be theirs!

Why did Coldblood Five change her mind so suddenly? The member wondered as he led Coldblood Five. Usually, she never showed any interest but... She just did!

The answer was simple. Coldblood Five wasn’t interested but Ye Lang was! He wanted to see if he’d get any surprises from this group of alchemy experts.

In reality, even if it wasn’t between experts, and it was just a regular tournament, surprises would happen too.

There was a Chinese phrase, “there must be a teacher among the three walking people”![Translator’s Note: 三人行則必有我師焉; there’s something to learn from everyone- Confucius]

Everyone has something worth learning from!

Many people made the mistake of thinking they had to look to experts better than themselves to learn.

There is always something to learn from different people because everyone has different values, different perspectives.

Ye Lang understood this concept. Hence, he was interested in this contest. No matter their skill level, he would want to watch and observe.

Perhaps that was partly why he became the judge at the alchemy academy.

Most Coldblood members there knew secret sects of alchemy too, so of course, he had to check them out.

If Ye Lang wanted to go, Coldblood Five wouldn’t say no either. At this point, she had nothing much going on. Other than accompanying Ye Lang, she didn’t have much to do.

“Hey, Coldblood Five, why are you here?” asked Coldblood Seven when Coldblood Five appeared at the laboratory. She always paid attention to Coldblood Five.

“I’m here to watch!” she answered, simply.

“Are you having a fever?” asked Coldblood Seven, laughing.