59: Brother? You've gone too far!

"Big Brother, you!"

Jiang Shuwan was both angry and ashamed.

Feng Ming pulled her into his arms to comfort her. "Don't worry, leave it to me."

After saying that, he took a box from his robes and said to Feng Mian:

"Big Brother, don't say I'm not giving you a chance. You'd better rephrase your words."

"Hmph, what, are you threatening me? I could say it ten thousand times, you still stole my wife. Don't think that taking out a box will make me compromise. I..."

Before he could finish, Feng Mian watched with wide eyes as Feng Ming opened the box.

His eyes immediately lit up.

He stared intently at the snow-white Medicinal Pill lying in the box in Feng Ming's hand.

"This... this..."

"It's actually a pure white golden core formation pill, a gold core pill with a market value of ten thousand Spirit Stones?"

"This is something that money can't buy. How did you get it?"

Feng Mian gulped as he stared.

Feng Ming spoke indifferently, "Oh, this? I just refined it casually last night when I had nothing to do."

"I originally thought that since Shuwan and I are getting married, I did indeed owe you, Big Brother. However, Shuwan and I are in love, so I really can't give my wife back to you. I'll use this Medicinal Pill to compensate you instead."

"But looking at it now, Big Brother, your hostility towards me is too strong. Even giving you a Medicinal Pill won't resolve it."

"Shuwan, let's take it to the Linglong Pavilion and auction it off later. If we can't get Big Brother's forgiveness, getting a sum of money isn't bad either."

Jiang Shuwan nodded in agreement.

How could Feng Mian be willing to let that happen?

He immediately stepped forward and squeezed out a smile.

"Second Brother, my dear brother! Since you said you were giving this Medicinal Pill to me, how can you take it back?"

Feng Ming said, "But Big Brother, you resent me for marrying your wife."

Feng Mian waved his hands repeatedly.

"Nonsense! How could I resent you for marrying my wife? You were sacrificing yourself for a righteous cause, stepping up when the Feng Family was in a dilemma to preserve the face of both the Feng Family and the Jiang Family."

"I can't thank you enough, so how could I resent you?"

"As the saying goes, brothers are like hands and feet, while women are like clothes!"

"Just a woman, how could she affect the bond between us brothers!"

"Right, Second Brother?"

Feng Ming just smiled without a word.

Jiang Shuwan's forehead was covered in black lines. She leaned close to Feng Ming and said, "This big brother of yours is really being played by you."

"After being together for so many years, how could I not understand him?"

Feng Ming laughed.

After Feng Mian took the gold core pill, he didn't swallow it immediately.

Breaking through to the Golden Core requires Undergoing Tribulation. Undergoing Tribulation at this time would be too flashy.

The Feng Family was being watched by the Huangfu Family, so they still had to keep a low profile.

On the carriage.

Feng Mian looked excited.

"A-Ming, with your strength, you don't even need to participate in any assessment. When we get to the square, I'll take you directly to fill out a form and just go through the motions."

"The Lingxiao Sect has a rule that anyone who becomes a Third-grade Alchemist before the age of twenty can join the Sect directly."

"So you don't need to, but Sister-in-law has to take the assessment."

"But Second Brother and Sister-in-law have to take the assessment."

Feng Ming was stunned; he hadn't expected such a good thing.

But it didn't seem useful.

If he didn't participate in the assessment, how could he expose the crimes of the Huangfu Family?

How could he fight against Huangfu Jing?

"Big Brother, I want to participate in the assessment!"

Feng Mian was taken aback, then laughed, "No problem, but you'd better go and register your identity as an Alchemist first."

"The Lingxiao Sect recruits Disciples through two paths: one is becoming a Third-grade Alchemist by age twenty, and the other is reaching the Fifth level of the Qi Refinement Stage before age twenty."

"The latter will have specialized personnel for sparring and testing. Your strength won't be an issue either."

"What I want to say is that being an Alchemist allows you to receive some free medicinal materials every month and gives you free access to the Lingxiao Sect's Pill Refining Room!"

"There are so many benefits!"

Feng Ming nodded, "In that case, let's go and register."

Who wouldn't want free stuff!

The carriage soon arrived at Xinhe Street.

Today was the first day the Lingxiao Sect was recruiting Disciples.

When Feng Ming and the others arrived, the place was already packed with people.

Ninety-nine percent of them were here for the strength assessment.

Instead, the Alchemist assessment area was completely empty!

It couldn't be helped; for ordinary people, both Alchemy and Cultivation were very taxing on the mind and spirit.

Once you chose one path, it basically meant giving up the other.

So everyone's first choice was their own strength.

To put it bluntly, no matter how great your Alchemy skills were, without strength, you would ultimately be controlled by others.

Feng Ming was, after all, an exception.

If people knew that he had basically never studied Alchemy but had already reached his current level, they would probably die of envy.

But then again, there were still many rare Geniuses in the world who could balance both Alchemy and Cultivation.

It was just that such people were not common.

As soon as the carriage arrived.

Feng Ming saw Lu An'an waiting there with Autumn Chrysanthemum.

At the same time, the other party also saw Feng Ming and hurriedly walked over.

Jiang Shuwan ran over excitedly and took Lu An'an's arm.

"Sister Anan, you're here."

Lu An'an replied with a smile, "It's so lively here today, of course I had to come and see."

Autumn Chrysanthemum huffed, "Whether the Young Miss is here to see the excitement or to see a certain someone, you know best in your heart. You've been standing here for half an hour without a smile, but as soon as a certain someone arrives, you can't even hide the grin on your face."

"Autumn Chrysanthemum!"

Lu An'an's face turned red.

Jiang Shuwan smiled and looked at Feng Ming.

Feng Ming responded with a smile, "It's just a simple assessment, no need to make such a big fuss, but I'm very happy that you could come."

"Let's go, we'll head to the Alchemy registration desk first!"

After Feng Ming finished speaking, he led everyone toward the Alchemy registration desk.

Jiang Shuwan walked over to Feng Mian. Seeing him looking at Lu An'an with a dazed expression, she patted his shoulder.

"Big Brother, stop staring."

Feng Mian snapped out of it and asked, "Sister-in-law, who was that girl just now? She's really beautiful."

"Her name is Lu An'an. She's a partner of our Feng Family. She was an independent merchant before, but after being driven into a corner by the Huangfu Family, she sought refuge with the Feng Family."

"She's a girl with her own opinions. I like her."

"Since you've married my brother, I have to have a wife too, right? I'll just marry her."

"I saw you're on good terms with her just now. Why don't you put in a good word for me? When the time comes, it'll be even better for you two Sisters-in-law to get along."

"Cough, cough! Big Brother, don't even think about Lu An'an!"

"She is also one of husband's 'clothes'."

Just now, Feng Mian had said brothers are like hands and feet, and women are like clothes.

Jiang Shuwan used his own words to retort.

"Let's go, hurry up and help husband register!"

"What?"

Feng Mian was dumbfounded upon hearing this. He looked at Lu An'an, then at Feng Ming, and said angrily.

"Sister-in-law, it's not that I want to lecture you!"

"But you have to keep a tight rein on this damn Second Brother of mine. Isn't he afraid of being smothered by having too many clothes?"

"Seriously! All that excitement for nothing!"

After saying that, Feng Mian walked toward the pill registration desk in a huff.

Jiang Shuwan smiled helplessly.

Then she followed him.