165: Chen Changsheng Fryer

"Huh? What's wrong with this Chen Changsheng?"

"He's actually the first one to make a mistake. I thought he was a dark horse. It seems I overestimated him."

"I knew it. At his age, being able to refine Saint Pills is already the limit. Now, entering the top hundred is just for show."

"His condition isn't very good."

The Elders commented.

The Empress heard their conversation and also took a look, then shook her head. With such Alchemy skills, she could confirm that he definitely wasn't her teacher.

And just then, her cheek felt slightly warm, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Qin Jiang...

As a result, she happened to touch his lips.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the audience boiled over.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! What did I see? That young man and the Empress kissed!"

"Kiss... kissed?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I saw it with my own eyes, they definitely kissed!"

"I saw it too! Ah, my goddess! She really fell into someone else's arms."

"I'm so jealous! Why wasn't that person me!"

"Ahhh, my pure goddess has been defiled! Woo woo woo..."

"Forget about the Empress, don't you think that young man is very handsome?"

"Eww~~"

"Ahem, let me clarify beforehand, I'm not gay!"

The Empress naturally heard the audience's gasps. She quickly moved her red lips away, her beautiful face flushed red, and she said angrily:

"Qin Jiang, control yourself!"

With so many people watching, how embarrassing.

The Elders cleared their throats, not daring to look further.

Qin Jiang smiled and shrugged, saying:

"I didn't expect you to suddenly turn your head either. I was originally just going to kiss your cheek..."

The Empress glared at Qin Jiang.

Playing the victim, are we?

She snorted softly, wanting to move away from Qin Jiang, but one of her small hands was still held by him.

Her small hand was very soft, extremely delicate, warm and smooth, and felt very comfortable to hold.

Bang!

A muffled sound came from the Wandan Plaza, attracting everyone's attention.

"It's this guy again?"

The Empress frowned.

Just now, he ruined a batch of spirit herbs, and now, his furnace actually exploded directly!

How did this level of skill get into the top hundred?

Chen Changsheng's face was dark. Well, it was the surface that was dark, covered in ash from the exploded furnace.

Standing in front of the Alchemy furnace, he kept taking deep breaths:

"Calm down, you must calm down."

Just now, he heard the audience's gasps, his heart was in chaos, and when he looked up, he saw the two of them flirting, unable to suppress the turmoil in his heart.

He directly caused the furnace to explode.

For a time, countless boos from the audience assailed him. Fortunately, having gone through ten lifetimes of Reincarnation, he quickly calmed down.

Looking at the high platform, Qin Jiang and the Empress were still flirting. He exhaled deeply, discarding all emotions, and became completely indifferent.

The Alchemy Competition does not care how many times one fails, there is only a time limit.

Within three days, a complete pill must be produced.

Then, the final ranking is determined based on the pill's grade, quality, and so on.

But for someone like Chen Changsheng, who failed twice shortly after the start, it could almost be said that he had lost the chance to compete for the title of Pill King.

All the Elders frowned:

"Exploding a furnace in the Alchemy Competition is the first time we've seen this."

Those who can enter the Alchemy Competition are all Alchemy Grandmasters, at least Saint Grade Alchemists. For beings of this level, exploding a furnace is simply a disgrace.

The Empress looked at the Elders and said coldly:

"How did someone like this get into the Alchemy Competition?"

These days, she had been living a rather tough life and hadn't paid attention to the Wan Dan Assembly, so she didn't know Chen Changsheng's previous performance, but looking at it now...

She suspected that someone had helped Chen Changsheng cheat.

Hearing the Empress's questioning, the Elders were speechless. Chen Changsheng's performance was indeed too poor.

Even some of the audience were questioning Chen Changsheng.

Of course, this was also questioning the Tiandan Palace.

The Elders' faces were grim. Heaven knows, they didn't help Chen Changsheng at all. In fact, because of Qin Jiang, they had even increased the difficulty for him.

But now, Chen Changsheng's performance was truly unsatisfactory.

"Alright."

Don't make things difficult for them. These days, I've been paying attention to the Wan Dan Assembly. These Elders won't favor anyone. It can only be said that this Chen Changsheng still has some tricks up his sleeve."

Qin Jiang comforted the Empress.

Upon hearing this, the Elders all looked at Qin Jiang gratefully.

The Empress's cold beautiful face also softened. She couldn't get angry in front of Qin Jiang.

However, she still said coldly:

"After it ends, you are responsible for investigating Chen Changsheng and seeing what methods he used. For such Alchemy skills to enter the top hundred, it is also an insult to our Tiandan Palace."

"Yes."

The Elders agreed.

And the next moment, the situation changed drastically, and a powerful aura swept over like a tidal wave.