66: The gold content is really high.

The value of a Sixth-Grade Alchemist is quite high.

One could tell just from Huangfu Jing's attitude.

It was truly ironic, though; someone who was at each other's throats just a moment ago was now greeting him with a smile.

Feng Ming couldn't help but feel a bit fortunate.

Fortunately, everyone in the Feng Family valued familial ties, making interests less important.

This kind of Family relationship was much more comfortable to navigate.

After Feng Mian stamped Jiang Shuwan's registration form, he picked up Feng Ming's, preparing to set the seal.

However, Feng Ming raised his hand to stop him.

The onlookers all had looks of envy; he had passed the Alchemist assessment, and the strength assessment was at its final step.

From now on, his future would be limitless; he would be a Disciple of the Lingxiao Sect.

Unexpectedly, at the final moment, Feng Ming actually stopped Feng Mian from stamping the seal.

"Second Brother, what are you doing?"

Feng Ming smiled and said, "Actually, my hands are just itching for a fight. It's rare to meet so many Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters from the Lingxiao Sect, so I want to follow the normal process and exchange pointers with them."

Lu Qianqian laughed.

"Brother-in-law, with your strength, ordinary Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters are no match for you!"

"How about I spar with you?"

Lu Qianqian indeed wanted to see Feng Ming's strength.

She was watching Feng Ming like a hawk, wanting to see if his strength could help her.

If she couldn't even beat him, then he wouldn't be of any help at all.

Hearing this, Feng Ming shook his head and laughed.

"I won't fight you. You are Lu An'an's younger sister. If we fight, do you think your sister should worry about you or about me?"

Lu Qianqian was displeased and immediately tried to retort, "I..."

"Xiao Qian, don't cause trouble." Lu An'an grabbed Lu Qianqian and reminded her in a low voice.

Feng Ming turned his head, looking at Huangfu Jing, who had the expression of someone watching drama, with a faint smile.

"Senior Brother Huangfu, I've heard you are very powerful. How about we exchange pointers?"

Huangfu Jing was stunned for a moment, then he remembered what Feng Ming had said outside the Pill Workshop last night!

He instantly understood Feng Ming's purpose.

Huangfu Jing frowned slightly and said with a forced smile.

"I believe in your strength; entering the Lingxiao Sect is absolutely no problem. We still have to recruit other Disciples later, so there's no need to waste time."

"Besides, since you're a Sixth-Grade Alchemist, we might even have a chance to become friends. There's no need to make things so tense. It's better to leave some room for reconciliation so we can Face each other in the future, right?"

"Isn't this also leaving a path for yourself?"

Feng Ming laughed upon hearing this.

"What happens in the future has nothing to do with now. People live in the present; we'll worry about the future when it comes."

"Besides, whether we can be friends isn't up to you or me to decide, right? Senior Brother Huangfu?"

Huangfu Jing immediately fell into hesitation.

He understood what Feng Ming meant.

There was no room for compromise today; Feng Ming was determined to oppose the Huangfu Family.

But the reason he was doing this was also to see the Huangfu Family's attitude.

If the Huangfu Family truly intended to be on good terms with Feng Ming, they wouldn't care about his actions of offending them today.

Moreover, the information Feng Ming wanted to reveal was all factual; he wasn't embellishing anything or saying anything wrong.

But if the Huangfu Family didn't care about Feng Ming's status as a Sixth-Grade Alchemist and wanted to be hostile toward him...

...then regardless of whether Feng Ming spoke today or not, or whether he offended the Huangfu Family, they would still deal with him.

Feng Ming said whether they could be friends wasn't up to the two of them, and it truly wasn't; it was up to the Huangfu Family.

Huangfu Jing sighed. "Junior Brother Feng, speaking of which, there is no personal grudge between us. I am also acting out of necessity; I dare not disobey the Family's orders. Why must you keep hounding me?"

Huangfu Jing said in a low voice, his Face full of helplessness.

Feng Ming couldn't help but laugh.

"Senior Brother Huangfu, what you're saying isn't right. As a member of the Huangfu Family, you've taken all the benefits the Family offers. How can you claim to be acting against your will when it's time for you to give back?"

"By your logic, should we diligent small business owners just accept bankruptcy and be driven out of Liumian Prefecture like stray dogs?"

"And what about those individual traders suppressed by the Huangfu Family? Do they deserve to have their families broken apart?"

Huangfu Jing shook his head in defense. "That's not what I meant."

Seeing him being so long-winded, Feng Ming waved his hand dismissively.

"Senior Brother Huangfu, if you're afraid to fight me, just say so. I can find someone else to spar with; I won't force you."

Hearing this, Huangfu Jing was so angry he felt like spitting blood. "You..."

He was a Disciple of the Lingxiao Sect, after all, and he was being told he didn't dare to accept a challenge?

As a young master of the Huangfu Family, how could he be so cowardly?

If this got out, forget about Huangfu Jing's Face; he would probably lose all the Face of the Huangfu Family.

He took a deep breath.

At this point, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

"Fine, since you want to spar, I will give you some pointers."

He only said this to save some Face; in reality, he was riding a tiger and unable to dismount.

Fighting Feng Ming, if he won, everything would be fine, but if he lost, he would not only shame the Lingxiao Sect but also the Huangfu Family.

He had entered the Lingxiao Sect a year before Feng Ming; if, as a Senior Brother, he couldn't defeat a Disciple who had just been recruited...

...he would lose a massive amount of Face.

No matter who it happened to, it would be hard to accept.

In that case, he would just have to go all out.

But the problem was, if he went all out, he would fall into Feng Ming's trap.

His goal was to expose him—to expose the fact that the Huangfu Family had sent people to use Yao Beasts to blockade the Official Road.

Even the cunning Huangfu Jing didn't know what to do at this moment.

The people taking tests nearby immediately gathered around when they heard there was going to be a match.

They wanted to see just how powerful this strong Senior Brother was.

One must know that, aside from Lu Qianqian, Huangfu Jing was the strongest.

And his opponent was the Second Young Master of the Feng Family.

Those who had just seen Feng Ming perform Alchemy all knew that he was at the Peak Foundation Establishment Stage.

Although they were a whole major Realm apart, it could still be considered a clash between experts.

Watching from the side might even give them some insights.

"The Second Young Master of the Feng Family is so brave. Isn't Young Master Huangfu the second strongest in the recruitment team? Can he win?"

"Leaving aside whether he wins or not, his courage to challenge a powerhouse is already greater than ours."

"So what if he has courage? One is at the Foundation Establishment Peak and the other is in the Golden Core Stage; they're a whole major Realm apart. He's definitely crazy." "Haha, I think it's great. There's a good show to watch."

The crowd discussed amongst themselves while watching the excitement.

On the contrary, seeing that Jiang Shuwan was also looking forward to it, Lu An'an couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"Sister Shuwan, why aren't you worried at all? Can Young Master Feng defeat Huangfu Jing?"