32: Chapter 32 Publicly Snatching the Bride, the City Lord Shows Favor
His so-called spiritual power resonance was actually just him having Liu Qingyan assist in guiding his spiritual power whenever he took potent medicine, to prevent him from exploding and dying on the spot.
Of course, the process required physical contact and the intermingling of their auras, which looked... admittedly quite ambiguous.
In the secret chamber, the two sat cross-legged facing each other, palms pressed together.
Chu Sheng had just swallowed a newly refined potent pill, and as the medicinal power erupted, his face twisted.
Liu Qingyan kept her eyes tightly closed, channeling her spiritual power with all her might to help him guide it, her cheeks flushed crimson.
"Big Brother... your, your spiritual power is so chaotic..."
"Bear with... bear with it for a moment, it's almost done..."
A young maid passing by outside the door vaguely heard the conversation and ran away, her face burning red.
"The Young Miss and Alchemist Chen... they really are 'cultivating'!"
The rumors gradually spread within a small circle in the Liu family.
Upon hearing this, Liu Chengqian was not only not angry but instead showed a gratified smile: "A good thing, a good thing indeed!"
Chu Sheng watched this scene, the corners of his mouth twitching.
"The way this rumor is spreading... Liu Chengqian, are you just dying for your sister to get married?"
Another month passed, and the Hundred Refinements Grand Gathering in Jin Xiao City arrived.
This was a grand gathering for exchange and competition among the city's alchemists, artifact refiners, and other skilled cultivators.
Chu Sheng had originally wanted to keep a low profile, but was dragged along by Liu Chengqian to see the world.
"I want to be low-key, but I just can't."
In the final "Free Creative Refining" segment, he had a sudden whim and tossed several conflicting medicinal dregs into the furnace, wanting to see if he could get any unexpected gains.
The result—
The furnace didn't explode.
Instead, right before everyone's eyes, a strange, refreshing fragrance drifted out!
Although a pill wasn't formed, the fragrance actually had a slight refreshing and mind-clearing effect.
The judges were all dumbfounded. This actually worked?
On the main seat of the high platform, a middle-aged man who had been resting with his eyes closed, dressed in purple brocade robes and possessing an imposing aura even without anger, suddenly opened his eyes.
His gaze was like lightning, falling upon Chu Sheng.
Someone beside him immediately whispered a report: "City Lord, this person's name is Qin Shou. He is a guest alchemist for the Liu family, his background is unknown, and his cultivation... is a bit strange."
This person was none other than the City Lord of Jin Xiao City, Murong Xiao, a great cultivator at the late stage of Condensing True Essence, and a hegemon appointed by the Tianfeng Kingdom imperial court!
Murong Xiao looked with great interest at Chu Sheng, who seemed a bit constrained below the stage, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest.
"Throwing in medicine randomly, yet managing to turn conflict into harmony and produce a beneficial fragrance... This kid's luck is not bad at all."
He instructed his attendants.
"Check out his background. If he has real talent, or is truly a person of deep fortune, it wouldn't hurt to make contact. Recently, that matter... really needs some lucky people."
Chu Sheng did not yet know that the invisible influence of his "Strong Luck" trait had already attracted the attention of the highest ruler of this place.
Before the grand gathering had even ended, a group of aggressive Chen family cultivators burst directly into the venue!
The leader was none other than the younger brother of the Chen family head, Chen Baxian, and a Ninth Grade of Qi Induction cultivator, Chen Meng!
"Where is Liu Qingyan?!"
Chen Meng's voice was like a booming bell. His gaze swept across the area and instantly locked onto the Liu family's seats. "Today, my Chen family has come to welcome the bride! Although the marriage contract is temporarily shelved, my Chen family is full of sincerity, and the betrothal gifts have been doubled! Liu Family Head, we must take her away today!"
Liu Yuanhong stood up in fear: "Chen, Second Master Chen, this... this is against the rules. Qingyan, she..."
"Rules?" Chen Meng sneered. "In this Jin Xiao City, my Chen family's words are the rules! Come, go to the Liu family and invite Miss Liu out!"
He was actually demanding to snatch the bride in public!
Clearly, the Chen family had lost patience and was prepared to use force to completely suppress the Liu family!
Liu Chengqian was furious and wanted to step forward to argue, but was instantly rendered unable to move by the pressure of Chen Meng's aura.
The whole venue was in an uproar.
City Lord Murong Xiao frowned slightly but did not immediately intervene, seemingly wanting to see how the situation would develop.
Chu Sheng's eyes instantly turned cold.
He glanced at the expressionless Murong Xiao on the high platform, then at the arrogant Chen Meng, quickly weighing his options in his mind.
Snatching the bride?
Then let's snatch!
He took a step forward, blocking in front of the Liu family members. Facing the aggressive Chen Meng, he suddenly grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"Second Master Chen, right? You want to take Qingyan away?"
He paused, and amidst everyone's astonished gazes, he slowly took a small jade bottle from his bosom and poured out a pill that shimmered with an eerie radiance.
"First ask this—fleeting bloom pill in my hand—if it agrees."
Before he even finished speaking, he tilted his head back and swallowed the pill.
Chu Sheng watched the screen, his heart rate accelerating.
"It's here, it's here! The grand finale! Let me see just how potent this life-shortening pill really is!"
He suddenly remembered something and muttered.
"But then again, even if I win this time, what about next time? The Chen family won't just let it rest, the Liu family ancestor is almost at their limit, and I don't know if the City Lord is friend or foe..."
"This way of breaking the deadlock is ultimately not a long-term solution."
"Continue, I want to see how he resolves this."