Hearing the sound, Mr. Yan's faint smile that he had always maintained disappeared instantly, his face darkened, and his steps stopped.
Seeing this, Luo Chen, Fang Jin and Yun Nuo also stopped.
The square scarf's expression was the same as that of Mr. Yan, and his loyal face also darkened, while Luo Chen and Yun Nuo had blank expressions on their faces. They glanced at Mr. Yan and then turned to look behind them.
Behind him, he saw an old man with a long face, who was also a great alchemist in the Golden Core Realm, walking slowly with a young man about the same age as Luo Chen.
The young man lowered his eyebrows and looked extremely loyal and honest. He followed the old man step by step. His cultivation had reached the late stage of the True Yuan Realm and he was an intermediate alchemist.
As he walked over, the old man looked at Mr. Yan with a sinister smile on his face.
"I have met the great alchemist Gu Beizhi and the great alchemist Han Chen!"
Seeing an old man and a young man approaching, Yunnuo hurriedly took a few steps forward and bowed.
But the old man named Gu Beizhi walked straight towards Mr. Yan without even looking at Yun Nuo.
"snort!"
At this time, Mr. Yan turned around with a cold snort and looked at Gu Beizhi indifferently.
Seeing the cold expression on Mr. Yan's face, the smile on Gu Beizhi's face became even bigger:
"Haha! I said old man Yan, do all old acquaintances have such a stinky face when they meet?"
With a loud laugh, Gu Beizhi walked closer and stopped, then with teasing eyes, he waved his hand behind him:
"My dear disciple, hurry up and salute your former master!"
Hearing this, the young man following Gu Beizhi took a few steps forward and bowed to Mr. Yan:
"Han Chen has met Mr. Yan!"
The etiquette was quite satisfactory, with no faults to be found, but it was a disciple's etiquette. When doing the salute, the young man named Han Chen still had a low eyebrow and a loyal and honest face.
Looking at Han Chen doing the apprenticeship ceremony and listening to the conversation just now, Luo Chen was suddenly surprised and his eyes were filled with astonishment.
Luo Chen knew that Mr. Yan had never accepted a disciple, otherwise Mr. Yan would not have passed on his alchemy to him. But what happened to this man named Han Chen?
Suddenly, Luo Chen's mind was filled with questions.
But this was not the time to ask any more questions, so although Luo Chen was confused, he didn't say anything and just watched from the side.
As for Mr. Yan, looking at Han Chen's disciple Li, his thin face became even more ugly. He waved his sleeves and said coldly:
"You don't have to bow to me, I can't stand your courtesy!"
After saying that, Yan Lao's face turned to one side.
"Tsk tsk! Old man Yan, you are also a senior after all. Why are you so angry with a junior here? Isn't this too arrogant?"
Seeing this, Gu Beizhi tried to persuade Mr. Yan, but despite the persuasion, his face was full of gloating and joy.
Looking at this scene, Luo Chen understood that the two of them had a grudge.
As for the square scarf, his face was covered with dark clouds at this time, and he looked at Han Chen coldly.
As for Yun Nuo on the side, he also understood at this moment that the two great alchemists were not ready to deal with him, so he immediately lowered his head and pretended not to know anything.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Seeing Mr. Yan's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, Gu Beizhi laughed heartily, and then he looked at Luo Chen as if he had finally discovered Luo Chen.
After looking Luo Chen up and down, Gu Beizhi teased Mr. Yan:
"I asked you, old man Yan, why you suddenly came to participate in the Qingdan Association. It turns out that you have found another apprentice! I just don't know if you are an apprentice. Can I send you to the alchemy library?"
"Humph, even if it doesn't work, it's still better than a traitor!"
Yan Lao looked at Gu Beizhi coldly, and then glanced at Han Chen.
Han Chen didn't seem to hear what Yan Lao said. He just raised his eyelids and looked at Luo Chen, then smiled at Luo Chen.
That smile was just like Han Chen's face, very loyal. If Luo Chen hadn't heard the conversation just now, he would probably have a favorable impression of Han Chen because of this smile.
But at this time, facing Han Chen's smile, Luo Chen remained calm. After a glance, he withdrew his eyes.
opposite.
After hearing what Mr. Yan said, Gu Beizhi glanced at Luo Chen again, then smiled at Mr. Yan and said:
"Old Man Yan, since you have so much confidence in your apprentice, how about we make a bet? Let's bet on which of our two apprentices will get the higher ranking in the Qingdan Competition!"
Hearing this, Mr. Yan just looked at Gu Beizhi coldly and said nothing.
Seeing this, Gu Beizhi raised his eyebrows and said excitedly:
"What? Could it be that Old Man Yan just had a fierce look and a soft heart, and you, the disciple, didn't see any use for him?"
"snort!"
Yan Lao snorted coldly as if he was irritated, and then sneered:
"It's not that I don't want to gamble, it's because I'm afraid that you can't afford to lose! What kind of person are you? Do you have no idea?"
"you!"
Gu Beizhi was furious and glared at Mr. Yan.
Suddenly, the two looked at each other, refusing to give in to each other.
However, just as the two were facing each other tit for tat, a warm laughter suddenly came from behind Luo Chen and the others:
"Haha, are you two so leisurely and elegant? In that case, how about I come as a witness to this gambling fight?"
The voice was gentle but extremely penetrating. Along with the voice, there was a powerful soul wave.
Hearing the sound and feeling the powerful soul fluctuations, everyone present was shocked. Even Yan Lao and Gu Beizhi immediately stopped their confrontation and looked in the direction of the sound.
On the quiet path behind Luo Chen and others, he saw an old man with white beard and hair and a rosy complexion walking slowly with a smile, surrounded by two intermediate alchemists.
The old man is also wearing the alchemy robe of the great alchemist, and his cultivation has reached the late stage of the golden elixir realm, which is one level higher than both Yan Lao and Gu Beizhi.
"I've met Elder Jingyue!"
Seeing the old man, Yunnuo on the side quickly bowed and saluted.
Elder Yan and Gu Beizhi also seemed to know the old man. They immediately put on smiles, took a few steps towards each other, cupped their hands and said with a smile:
"It turns out to be Elder Jingyue from Danwang City! I've met Elder Jing, why are you here free, Elder Jing?"
"I came here to visit an old friend and was about to leave, but I didn't expect to meet two of you here. How are you two?"
The old man named Jingyue walked closer and stopped, hugging his fists warmly towards Mr. Yan, and then moved his eyes to look at Luo Chen and Han Chen behind them.
"I've met Elder Jingyue!"
At this time, Luo Chen, Han Chen and the kerchief beside them also saluted immediately. Although Luo Chen did not recognize the old man in front of him, he was still a powerful alchemist and a late-stage golden elixir, so he had to act like it.
Jingyue looked at Luo Chen and the two of them, but they were stroking their white beards, nodded with a smile, then looked at Yan Lao and Gu Beizhi, and said with a smile:
"You two, I just heard that you are going to have a bet with these two little guys. I wonder if I can be a witness? I also hope that this bet will add a bit of glory to this Qing Dan Competition."
"certainly!"
As soon as Jingyue's voice fell, Mr. Yan immediately nodded: "With Mr. Jing as a witness, I will take over this gambling fight, and I won't be afraid that Old Man Gu won't admit it if he loses!"
After saying that, Mr. Yan looked at Gu Beizhi again, half-smiling but not smiling:
"Old man Gu, the two little guys are not far away from forming a pill. Haven't you already prepared a pill-forming golden condensation fruit? I also got a dust-falling pill a few years ago. Let's use this one.
How about a bet, whoever wins gets the stuff?"
After saying that, Mr. Yan glanced at Han Chen again.
Han Chen still lowered his eyebrows and looked calm, his face calm.
But despite this, Luo Chen on the side still noticed carefully that when Mr. Yan mentioned Jin Ningguo, Han Chen's eyelids twitched unconsciously.
Seeing this, Luo Chen felt thoughtful.
However, after thinking about it, Luo Chen himself was no longer calm.
Golden Ning Guo and Dust Falling Pill are both treasures used to assist in breaking through the Golden Core Realm, and each can increase the chance of breakthrough by 30%. Needless to say, they are so precious that even a strong person in the Golden Core Realm is difficult to obtain.
Now taking this kind of treasure as a bet, Luo Chen felt uncertain at the same time that he felt extremely stressed.
Feeling a little worried in his heart, Luo Chen slowly looked at Mr. Yan.
However, Mr. Yan ignored Luo Chen. He just looked at Gu Beizhi with a smile.
Gu Beizhi did not hesitate at this time and waved his hand directly:
"It's a gamble! I'm worried that my disciple won't have enough gold congealing fruit. Now that Old Man Yan has given me another dust-falling pill, my disciple's chance of breaking through the golden pill will be even greater!"
"Haha, wait until you win before you say this!"
Old Yan had a smile on his face. At this moment, he didn't look as angry as before. He already had wisdom in his hand.
Seeing that the bet between the two was concluded, Jingyue also slapped her face, looked at Luo Chen and Han Chen, and said with a smile:
"Now that the bet has been concluded, I'm looking forward to your performance in the Qingdan Competition tomorrow!"
"Okay, it's getting late. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave now!"
After saying that, Jingyue nodded again to Yan Lao and Gu Beizhi, and then walked outside surrounded by two alchemists.
As soon as Jingyue left, the two groups of people who didn't want to deal with each other stopped talking nonsense and left.
Luo Chen and others were led by Yunnuo to a quiet courtyard. Once there, Yunnuo's mission was completed. After saying goodbye to Luo Chen and others, they left by themselves, leaving only Luo Chen and the others.