Chapter 403: Guan Qingheng (2/2)
Both Feng Su and Ye Chong were surrounded by the 5 of them. Kurdi had already removed himself from the scene, he was just a feeble alchemist after all.
”How about this pretty? Fancy our invitation?” asked Liu Sheng firmly.
Feng Su's expression remained still, as one perfect line had popped in her head, ”I was very much in high admiration towards Mr. Guan. As long as he said yes, I am all fine.” That was truly a perfect bounce to the question.
Ye Chong was feeling uncomfortable from the constant stares of the 5. He remained calm however, as his eyes were indifferent.
He tried holding his adrenaline, ”I have something to do at the ridge.”
It was then a silence.
Pure, dead silence. Every pedestrian literally dropped their tongue upon hearing that unbelievable line.
”So he is from the ridge?”
”The May Night's Ridge...”
”No wonder he refused to join the Congregation...”
”And no wonder he looked all calm even when he was surrounded by 5 congregation representatives...”
Everything made sense with that key phrase now.
May Night's Ridge.
... (Meanwhile at the other side of the street)...
Guan Qingheng was the second leader of the purchasing team this time. That was not the first time he had taken this mission. He looked unexcited merely because of how this job was always a pure boredom. Generally, any position that was regarded the second, the vice, as the supportive role to the first would be an idle position, since only the first, the alpha, the supported held the more authority.
What could he do anyway? The Guan family had fallen horrendously all these years. He was fine with his position but it would only be a matter of time for Guan family to be kicked out of the ridge if nothing had changed.
Guan Qingheng was worried. The issue never failed to vanquish his joy.
It could not be helped. Guan family had been joining the meeting as more of a listener at the ridge. The family lacked originality, invention, new blood, thus the falling status on the ridge. The purchasing mission never ran really well too. This was because the family's status had fallen to a point that nobody really would treat the orders seriously.
The newest ranking had not been put up on the board, but the worries lingered, since there would be an evaluation in a year or so, which would determine status of the 14 families on the ridge. That would likely be the moment Guan family got officially kicked out of the ridge.
He pondered deeply as he walked the street.
”I have something to do at the ridge.”
One line from somewhere caught his attention.
At the ridge? May's Night Ridge? Guan Qingheng flinched.
He lifted his head.
No one from the outside would know much about May Night's Ridge, not even the merchants by the street, since only the top merchants had connection to the ridge in the city. Most people did not even know how the place looked. The residents of the ridge had hardly left the place either, as they would be too busy mastering the arts of alchemy under the strict enforcement of the committee. Unless one was of the purchasing department, one would probably never have a chance to leave the place, they were even forbidden to join major competitions like the Congregation.
And there was this guest who wanted to do something at the ridge?
Guan Qingheng was surprised, as he dashed towards the crowd.
May Night's Ridge, a mystery, a forbidden area, the sanctuary of alchemy.