Chapter 23 (2/2)

Liu Feizhou shrugged upon hearing this and turned to look towards Su Tingyun. “d.a.m.ned old woman, do you want to eat it?”

Eat? Rather eat you, d.a.m.ned devil!

From the start, her current face was already black and ugly. If she ended up having so many poison ulcers as well, she wouldn’t be able to face anyone in the future and will have to bury her face in the ground. Liu Feizhou smugly lifted his brows upon seeing the old woman lower her head and attempt to shrink her st.u.r.dy body with an expression as if a live quail had been stuffed down her throat. “If Second Senior Brother insists on setting that as the stake, it’s not unacceptable. However, that fourth rank cauldron definitely won’t do. Let’s just use your first rate pill flame, the Incense Wood Flame, to gamble.”

Gu Hao’s originally chilly face was now almost about to drip water from repressed rage. He put on a fake smile as he said, “Looks like Junior Brother has always been longing for that Incense Wood Flame of mine ah. Well, let’s just see if you have the ability to get it.” His pill refining skill was the highest of the four. Meanwhile, Liu Feizhou had just became a disciple for two years. So what if his natural apt.i.tude was high? He definitely wouldn’t be a match for him. Gu Hao retrieved the medicine cauldron and at the same time, threw that black medicinal pill into the air a couple times like a toy. “Since I’ve taken out a first rate pill flame, then Junior Brother should also add a little to the stakes. That Black Iron Wood will do.”

The Black Iron Wood would increase the pill fire quality by a fixed percentage when combined with a pill flame. It was also a very precious item.

Only now did Liu Feizhou hesitate slightly. However, this one instant of hesitation was enough to attract the opponent’s mocking. Ning Yan said with an overbearing air, “What? Junior Brother doesn’t dare to bet now?”

Liu Feizhou suddenly lifted his head, his eyes lit like torches. “Alright.”

After both sides agreed on the bet stakes, Gu Hao and Ning Yan left holding hands. Liu Feizhou stood expressionlessly in the field without moving, like a scarecrow that was stabbed into the soil. Su Tingyun watched for quite a while and discovered that he didn’t even blink, nor did he s.h.i.+ft his eyes at all. It was like someone had put a paralysis spell on him.

The setting sun cast a layer of multicolored light over him. After a long while, those fine thick lashes softly blinked, shattering the tranquil moment of the evening like a stone that was thrown in a calm lake. Liu Feizhou started laughing loudly, completely destroying the last trace of tranquility in the valley. When the sun set completely, he turn to look at Su Tingyun and spoke slowly. “If I lose, you will die.”

At this time, since the sun had set, the sky was dark and caused Liu Feizhou’s expression to be dark as water. Su Tingyun was originally crouched on the floor, but now, she got to her feet. “Before, you only told me to grow the medicinal plants. I’ve already grown them! How can you be like this!?”

She rolled up her sleeves and started arguing. “The bet is something you accepted on your own. If you don’t have the confidence, you shouldn’t have agreed to it ah! If you lose, it’s only because your skill can’t compare to theirs. Why do you have to blame me!?” Su Tingyun, in that moment, seemed to have forgotten that this wasn’t a place where reason mattered. However, her twenty-five years of life experience caused her to have a conditioned reflex way of thinking. Only after she finished speaking did her heart violently flop from Liu Feizhou’s ominous stare.

Liu Feizhou gave a light laugh. “Old woman, it’s your skill that can’t compare to others. What are you blaming me for?”

He walked to Su Tingyun and pressed a hand on her shoulder. “If your cultivation was higher than mine, would you still be threatened by me?” As he spoke, Liu Feizhou pressed down with force. Right after he pressed down, he saw that Su Tingyun’s face had already turned pale, her eyelids withdrew back and she was pained to the point white foam was almost coming out of her mouth.

Liu Feizhou: “…”

He was just getting ready to use a bit of strength to scare her a little. This old thing was seriously too cunning. Didn’t she know that humans need face, trees need skin… (aka, have some shame)

From Liu Feizhou’s point of view, Su Tingyun’s pained to the point she was grimacing expression was way too cooperative. He knitted his brows and released her, then threw a low level Revival Pill to her. “Gu Hao will definitely spread the news of our bet everywhere. When the time comes, someone might start a betting collection. When you have time, go outside and listen around. If there’s a spectator bet, then bet all of this.”

After Liu Feizhou finished speaking, he threw another bag to Su Tingyun who caught it with one hand. After he left, she opened it to look inside and found that it was a high grade spirit stone. Low grade spirit stones were faint green, mid grade were light blue and high grade were blue with purple in the middle. Just this one piece of spirit stone was worth an amount that many low ranking cultivators wouldn’t be able to earn in the course of their entire lifetime.

It was just that Liu Feizhou didn’t say who to bet on ah. Su Tingyun’s mouth silently tugged downwards. No matter how she looked at it, Gu Hao’s chance of victory seemed to be greater. Even though Su Tingyun didn’t know that much, she still knew that Gu Hao had the highest skill out of Dan Fengyang’s four disciples. As for the weakest disciple, that was Liu Feizhou, who had entered apprentices.h.i.+p the latest.

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Translation Checked by Chiyomira, Proofread by Sigil

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