Chapter 166 - Mingwu Pays a Visit (1/2)

“Using it to make fish soup… That’s too wasteful. Still, this isn’t a bad plan at all. Keeping the flesh of the Purple-gold Divine Fish with us would ultimately attract more trouble.” Master Apothecary Xuanyi had noticed the reactions of Lei Yi and the rest and sighed to himself. In terms of moral character, Lei Yi and the rest were still lacking compared to Li Xu. Master Apothecary Xuanyi had been thinking, after the medicinal pills were refined and produced, if he should distribute some of his twenty percent to Lei Yi and the rest. However, now he was not sure if that was the right thing to do. At the moment, Master Apothecary Xuanyi was rather agitated. He was not married but in his mind, these apprentices were like his children.

In the face of immense benefits, the greedy nature of some people would be laid bare.

Ye Chen knew that he had to plan ahead. One should not flaunt one’s wealth. He had unintentionally caught this Purple-gold Divine Fish, so he was now in the center of this mess. Ye Chen could not possibly hide behind Master Apothecary Xuanyi forever!

With Master Apothecary Xuanyi around, most forces would not dare to attack him but there were no guarantees. The backgrounds of Lei Yi and Yan Cheng were not as simple as it seemed. As for Hao Feng, who was from the so-called number one family of the Xiwu Empire – this was inconsequential to Ye Chen.

The sky had turned dark and everyone returned to Xuan Pavilion.

“Everyone else may leave. Ye Chen, Li Xu, follow me. Little Wingsy, come along too!” Master Apothecary Xuanyi said as he strode into the main hall of Xuan Pavilion.

Lei Yi, Yan Cheng, and the rest watched these four figures disappear into the corridors of Xuan Pavilion. Their faces darkened further.

Ye Chen and Little Wingsy followed behind Master Apothecary Xuanyi. As soon as they entered the hall, a boy rushed up to Master Apothecary Xuanyi.

“Master, Great Emperor Mingwu has been waiting in the drawing room for a long time,” the boy bowed toward Master Apothecary Xuanyi as he spoke.

“Mingwu?” Master Apothecary Xuanyi’s face turned solemn.

Ye Chen felt a jolt in his heart. Great Emperor Mingwu had arrived so quickly! This would not do. Ye Chen needed to deal with the flesh of the Purple-gold Divine Fish as soon as he could. Otherwise, it would be risky to carry it with him!

“Ye Chen, Little Wingsy, go to the alchemy room. Li Xu, send out a messenger hawk asking Hong Yi, Kuang Lei, Bai Feng, and the other four to come over. I’ll start up the furnace and begin refining and producing the pills. Have them stand guard!” Master Apothecary Xuanyi said gravely.

“Yes, Master.” Li Xu nodded as his heart clenched. This time, his master required seven people to stand guard while he was refining and producing the pills.

No one would dare to underestimate the strength of a Master Apothecary. Master Apothecary Xuanyi himself was a top Earthly Venerable Rank powerhouse. Under his command, he had seven Earthly Venerable Rank fighters as well. These Earthly Venerable Rank fighters came from various countries and had followed Master Apothecary Xuanyi for decades. They obeyed no one but him for they were fiercely loyal to him. In the past, whenever Master Apothecary Xuanyi refined and produced pills, only one of them was required to stand guard. However, seven of them were required now. One could see that Master Apothecary Xuanyi was being very cautious.

He headed toward the drawing room in large steps.

After a moment, the messenger hawk fluttered and took flight.

Ye Chen shot a glance at Master Apothecary Xuanyi’s departing figure, then led Little Wingsy into an alchemy room by the side. Xuan Pavilion had more than ten alchemy rooms. This was the largest one, which housed no fewer than five massive refining furnaces, each over three meters tall. Various mystical beasts were engraved upon the furnaces and the entire room appeared dignified and solemn.

“Big Brother Ye Chen, if that Mingwu guy wants to steal the Purple-gold Divine Fish, I’ll beat the living cr*p out of him!” Little Wingsy waved his fist as he spoke huffily. He was innately intelligent and could tell that at this point, everyone wanted to get their hands on Purple-gold Divine Fish.

Ye Chen smiled and stroked Little Wingsy’s head. If Little Wingsy was at his peak, then they would have nothing to be afraid of. Nonetheless, currently, Little Wingsy had not recovered fully from his injuries. He was only at the Earthly Venerable Rank, not even the top Earthly Venerable Rank whereas Mingwu was a Heavenly Venerable Rank powerhouse!

Ye Chen extended his Astral Body toward the drawing room, wishing to see what Great Emperor Mingwu was saying to Master Apothecary Xuanyi.

The middle-aged person in a splendid robe, sitting in a chair, sipping tea, must be Great Emperor Mingwu. Great Emperor Mingwu had a tall build with a militant, overbearing aura. Although he was wearing an embroidered robe typically worn for leisure, one could still sense the explosive power contained within his body. Even his gestures carried the severe force of a superior man. A force like this was entirely different from the haughtiness of the Second-rank Prince of Donglin. The former caused one to feel an indescribable pressure.

“Master Apothecary,” when Great Emperor Mingwu spotted Master Apothecary Xuanyi, he pursed his lips into a smile, greeting him placidly.

Master Apothecary Xuanyi nodded slightly. He had been in the Xiwu Empire for twenty years and was considered an old friend of Great Emperor Mingwu. Great Emperor Mingwu’s position as the Xiwu Empire’s emperor was of no consequence when it came to Master Apothecary Xuanyi. He said, “I’m starting up the furnace immediately and will need to be secluded for two months. You’ve come at the wrong time.”