Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Long Su touched the arm that had been severed from his body. It had really hurt at that moment. Although the system had helped him repair his body, the excruciating pain from the moment his arm was severed was still etched into his bones, and he would wake up in the middle of the night in fear.

He worked hard to complete all sorts of side quests because he didn't want to be forced by the system to complete the very difficult main quests anymore.

Long Su swallowed hard and gritted his teeth, saying, "What if I become the chosen one?"

The system's voice carried a hint of amusement: "You were originally destined to be the chosen one of this world. Once you become the chosen one, everything will return to normal."

"Then what do I do?"

The system's voice returned to its inorganic indifference: "Naturally, kill him. The fortune he previously took will flow back. After that, as long as you successfully complete the mission, you can become the chosen one of this world and the new human emperor."

Long Su glanced at the two people opposite him again. Just then, the owner of Qianjin Tower also looked over. Their eyes met briefly in the air, and Long Su immediately looked away as if he had been electrocuted: "With the owner of Qianjin Tower here, I can't possibly kill him. Last time, I lost an arm before I even had a chance to make a move, you know that!"

The system said, "The host will need to find a solution on their own. I will apply to higher authorities for assistance when necessary."

Long Su cursed this stupid system a hundred times in his mind: "I understand."

He looked at Baili Qingyun, whose gaze revealed an unusual excitement.

There can only be one chosen one in this world. If he is to become the new human emperor, then the one who dies can only be Xu Lingguang.

Long Su moved slightly closer to Baili Qingyun and transmitted his voice, "Your Highness, I have found the secret medicine you asked me to find before."

Baili Qingyun turned around and looked at him, her gaze chilling.

Long Su felt a chill run down his spine under that gloomy gaze, and barely managed to keep his composure so as not to reveal any flaws: "Your Highness?"

Baili Qingyun smiled, glanced at Xu Lingguang, picked up her wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Then she patted Long Su's shoulder heavily and said, "Good, very good. When can it be delivered?"

This secret medicine was naturally obtained from the system. He originally planned to use it to keep Baili Qingyun hanging for a while, but now he was getting impatient.

It was unrealistic for him to kill someone under the nose of the owner of Qianjin Tower on his own, and he was also a little afraid of Xu Lingguang's strange luck. So after thinking it over, he decided to use someone else to do the killing.

After all, Baili Qingyun's thoughts were practically written on his face. If he didn't make good use of this knife, he would be letting down all his hard work and dedication over the past few months.

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Xu Lingguang was talking quietly with Lan Jian when he suddenly felt a chill run down his back, as if he were being enveloped by some kind of cold, sinister message.

Xu Lingguang rubbed his arms, put down his wine glass, and looked around in confusion.

"What's wrong?" Lan Jian asked, noticing that he seemed to be looking for something, and followed his gaze with a puzzled look.

Xu Lingguang shook his head and said, "I just feel a chill run down my spine."

Looking at the ice chest in the corner of the room, which was radiating cold air, he frowned and muttered, "It's probably too cold."

Fortunately, that creepy feeling never returned, so Xu Lingguang put it aside.

Just as the banquet was in progress, a maid carried up a magnificent alchemy furnace, and at the same time, the singing and dancing gradually subsided. Xu Lingguang guessed that Fu Jiyu was about to start refining pills, so his attention quickly shifted to the alchemy furnace that had been brought up.

Sure enough, it was time for Fu Jiyu to refine the elixir on the spot.

The enormous alchemy furnace was carried onto a platform erected in the hall. Then, Fu Jiyu stood up with a wine cup in his hand and said with a smile, "Since you have graced me with your presence at the banquet, I will not waste any more time. Today, I have two purposes: first, to demonstrate alchemy and exchange ideas with you fellow practitioners; and second, to thank you for coming from afar to attend the banquet. Therefore, all the pills I refine today will be auctioned off on the spot."

These words caused an uproar among many martial artists.

They know nothing about alchemy, yet they've traveled a long way to participate in this alchemy competition—they're just gambling on this opportunity.

Fu Jiyu is a grandmaster, and Jin Yaotang also runs a pill shop. The pills she refines usually don't end up outside. Most of the time, they are pre-ordered by various people as soon as they are refined.

Some cultivators without connections, even if they have a large amount of spirit stones, cannot buy pills refined by grandmasters.

But today is different. Since it's an on-site auction, the highest bidder wins.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the hall became lively, with everyone discussing which pills Fu Jiyu would refine that day, arguing heatedly among themselves.

The martial artists were excited, but the alchemists were even more excited.

After all, some small sects don't have grandmasters in charge, and these alchemists may never be able to witness a grandmaster refining pills in their entire lives.

But now Fu Jiyu is so open about his secrets, he actually brought out the alchemy furnace and is preparing to refine pills without any concealment.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned eager.

Even Xu Lingguang was no exception. He couldn't hide his excitement as he said to Lan Jian, "I'm actually very curious about how Master Fu refines pills. I've heard that the more skilled a pill refiner is, the more private their pill refining process is, because they don't want people to know their many pill refining techniques and little quirks."

Seeing that he was flushed with excitement, Lan Jian poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him: "Drink some water first."

Xu Lingguang also realized that he had been a little too excited. He took the tea, tilted his head back and drank it down. When he put down the cup, he smiled apologetically at Lan Jian and said, "I was a little too excited."

Lan Jian stared at him, thinking that her earlier promise to protect Fu Jiyu was indeed the right thing to do.

With so many people watching, even if Fu Jiyu doesn't hold back, she won't really reveal her full resources. But when she refines the Nine Tribulations Qi Yuan Pill, she won't have the energy to hold back and may not go all out.

Lan Jian stared at Xu Lingguang and reminded him, "Today you're just taking a casual look. When this matter is over, and I become Fu Jiyu's protector, you should be able to see things more clearly."

Xu Lingguang thought about it and realized it made sense; he immediately calmed down a lot.

But thinking that this was all thanks to Lan Jian, I might as well give him an even bigger smile.

Seeing him smile, Lan Jian couldn't help but smile slightly as well.

The two of them were oblivious to their surroundings, but little did they know that their interaction was being observed by Ni Xuan and Gong Fengyue behind them.

Although Ni Xuan had expressed his admiration, he was still somewhat incredulous. Therefore, after sitting in the back seats with Gong Fengyue, he kept paying attention to Xu Lingguang's direction.

At first, the two were fine, just whispering to each other with their heads close together, seemingly just closer than ordinary people.

However, after observing for a longer period of time, whether it was Gong Fengyue's words that gave him a hint, or whether these two were indeed different from others, Ni Xuan always felt that there seemed to be an atmosphere between these two that others could not get in.

Especially now, the cultivators in the hall are all looking forward to their master's next pill refining, but only Xu Lingguang and Lan Jian look at each other and smile, completely oblivious to everyone else.