âOkay, then all of you take your time.â Turning back to the other members of the family, the old grandpa makes a timely cough to dismiss them all, âCome on now, letâs not disturb them while they work. Itâs getting late anyways so turn in for the night.â
In a matter of seconds, the entire treasury hall was emptied with only four people remaining.
âYan Yan, you see,â nervously rubbing his hands, Qiu Shu Rong (Third Elder) carefully asks, âIâve already succeeded in refiningâ¦.â
But before the Third Elder could finish that sentence, Bai Yan had already taken out a formula sheet from her pocket to toss it over.
âI have written the details of the refining method in there as well as the parts that require extra attention. In order to avoid having you three blow up the place again, I will lend you my cauldron first while you practice.â
âMove aside, the formula is mine. Iâm first!â The Second Elder greedily declares.
Naturally this annoyed his younger brother who just got his new toy taken away from him: âWhy do I have to give it to you first? Who the heck are you?â
âI am the second child so that means I get to be on top of you. Besides, your strength is the worst among us. Once I learn this new formula then you can have a shot at it. Oh yes, didnât you hold a fancy for the Sixth Elderâs widowed sister? Go play with her for now and not come bother me.â Ren Yi (Second Elder) righteously says this.
âAhumph,â it was then Zheng Qi (First Elder) cuts in with a cough, his voice stern and serious, âMy age is the biggest of us all. Reasonably speaking, it should be I whoâ¦â
âScram!â But before the First Elder could even finish that sentence, the other two brothers had already shot him down with their own glare.
Seeing how the three elders are about to get into a big fight over her little sheet of paper, Bai Yan can only say sheâs too embarrassed to even let others know about this: âCouldnât you just copy that into three?â
Her voice may be soft and quiet but it was more than enough to knock some senses back into the trio.
Thatâs right⦠How could we have forgotten something so crucial?
Now weâve really thrown our old faces away in front of Yan Yanâs presenceâ¦.
âThisâ¦â Still red in his face due to embarrassment, Zheng Qiâs (First Elder) wanted to say something to smooth out the awkwardness. Sadly, nothing could come to mind.
âLike usual, once youâve memorized the formula then burn it. Remember, if it gets leaked into the public then donât think about getting another one from my hands again.â
Straightening their backs immediately at that reminder, the trio promptly turned serious like soldiers ready for combat.
âYou can rest assured Yan Yan, we wonât ever let the formula leak into the public. Even if the Lord (Sect leader) wants to know, we wonât tell him.â
â¦â¦
The night was deep and the sky was quiet.
âSay it, what is your reasoning in seeking me this late into the night? And did you carry out the orders I gave you?â Di Cang calmly asks, apparently effected by the peacefulness of the night.
âKing, your subordinate I have already informed the State Teacher of your will, butâ¦. this time itâs for another matter that I am here.â
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âWhat is it?â The manâs tone suddenly turned cold after hearing itâs of another matter.
âInside the Abyss, whatâs the strongest demon beast in there?â
âMy king, itâs the Monarch Rank.â Fire Plume (the fire bird) answers honestly, afraid his words might infuriate his king.