Translator: Silavin
[Damn it! DAMN IT!] An Cangye’s face twisted, and his chest surged with turmoil.
Originally, he could have killed Qin Yichen without hesitation, but just because of Zhao Ritian’s shout, which let all the onlookers hear, he was now caught in a dilemma.
However, he could not do anything to Zhao Ritian. He could not fight him, and cursing would purely be asking for humiliation.
Finally, under everyone’s watchful eyes, An Cangye still put his Family first and left in frustration with a wave of his sleeve.
“Damn it. What a coward!” Zhao Ritian lightly spat, making An Cangye’s retreating figure stumble.
“Want to leave?!” Qin Yichen certainly would not let him leave easily, directly flying up with a kick at the An Family’s golden plaque.
*Crack* The plaque shattered and fell down.
*Siiii…* The surrounding people couldn’t help but draw in cold breaths.
This was too wild! Actually kicking down the An Family’s plaque right in front of An Cangye! How was this any different from slapping his face in public!?
Immediately, An Cangye’s face turned blue, and he almost moved to strike, but then he saw Zhao Ritian waiting to watch the show nearby.
He had fire in his heart but could not vent it out! As the Patriarch of the An Family, when had he ever suffered such humiliation in the Central Province!?
“You!…” An Cangye’s voice was trembling.
“’You’ what? If you don’t hand over Miaohan, I’ll tear down your An Family today!” Qin Yichen directly interrupted his words.
An Cangye nearly spat out a mouthful of blood, turned around angrily, He pushed away an Elder who came to support him, making him stumble. “What are you supporting me for? I’m not disabled!”
“What are you all standing there for, release her!” After cursing, he finally disappeared from everyone’s sight.
Lin Miaohan was released from the An Family moments later.
The beauty was still the same, only obviously more haggard. Her pretty face appeared somewhat gaunt, and there were even injuries on her body, with bruises on her face.
Qin Yichen’s heart tightened, and he almost wanted to explode. However, he also knew that with his current strength, destroying the An Family was still unrealistic.
“Big Sister Miaohan!”
“Qin… Qin Yichen?!”
Upon seeing Qin Yichen, Lin Miaohan was somewhat incredulous. She directly threw herself into his embrace, on the verge of tears.
Only when she smelled Qin Yichen’s scent did Lin Miaohan believe this was not a dream. Two crystal-clear teardrops even flowed out from her beautiful eyes.
“Who is that guy? To think he can actually make the An Family back down?”
“He is Qin Yichen, the youth who defeated Huyuan Songqing in the Alchemy Tower test some days ago.”
“Ah… it’s him? Didn’t he just enter the Alchemy Tower? How did he get a spot in the Alchemy World Summit…”
“Not sure, but letting a kid who just entered the Alchemy Tower get a spot, looks like this time, our Central Province Alchemy Tower will be humiliated again at the Alchemy World Summit.”
“No wonder Zhao Ritian said he hoped An Cangye would kill him…”
At this moment, some sharp-eyed people finally recognized Qin Yichen. Amid the discussions, the onlookers began to slowly disperse.
“Tsk tsk, sadly An Cangye hasn’t gone senile yet…”
“That’s not necessarily true, we should find some opportunities to make the An Family and this kid have a direct conflict…”
In the shadows, two voices quietly sounded.
Meanwhile at the An Family’s gate, after letting Lin Miaohan vent in his embrace for a while, Qin Yichen gently patted her shoulder. It was only then did she react. Seeing her tear stains on Qin Yichen’s chest, two clouds of red appeared on her pretty face.
“Brother Zhao, thank you.” Qin Yichen rarely took the initiative to greet and thank Zhao Ritian.
“No need to be so polite, just tell me where you got that Alchemy Technique from.” Zhao Ritian casually waved his hand, turning the conversation back to the Alchemy Technique Qin Yichen had given him.
[This Alchemy fanatic…] Qin Yichen helplessly shook his head. [Zhao Ritian, you really can’t stay away from Alchemy, not even for a second.]
However, after this incident, Qin Yichen gained several more positive feelings toward Zhao Ritian. If not for Zhao Ritian’s interference just now, getting Lin Miaohan back certainly would not have been so simple. Moreover, although Zhao Ritian was obsessed with the Dao of Alchemy, his personality was somewhat similar to Ye Liangchen. Within his arrogance, there was also some loyalty to relationships.
[It wouldn’t be a bad choice to find a chance to cooperate with his Zhao Family.] Qin Yichen quietly pondered in his heart.
Though the Zhao Family could not help him destroy the An Family, just by establishing relations with the Zhao Family would make the An Family unable to make any small moves against him and his close ones.
Afterward, Qin Yichen and Zhao Ritian together brought Lin Miaohan back to the Alchemy Tower.
Looking at the magnificent building before her, Lin Miaohan obviously appeared somewhat nervous.
“I…”
“Don’t worry.” Qin Yichen smiled reassuringly at her, then said to the Alchemy Tower guards, “I am Alchemy Tower Apprentice, Qin Yichen, I need to see Elder Xiao Lin. I would need to trouble you Fellow Brothers to report this.”
The guards were still unfamiliar with him, but they recognized Zhao Ritian. How could someone who could stand beside Zhao Ritian be that simple?
…
“Qin Yichen?” Elder Xiao Lin was slightly stunned when he heard it was Qin Yichen asking to see him at the Alchemy Tower entrance. Nevertheless, he still put down what he was doing.
He attached great importance to Qin Yichen, enough to say, “If you need anything, you could have just directly looked for me…”
Seeing it was really Qin Yichen, Elder Xiao Lin was puzzled.
“Elder Xiao Lin.” Qin Yichen bowed to him, then pulled Lin Miaohan forward, standing in front, “I’m introducing a Disciple to you.”
“Introducing a Disciple to me?” Elder Xiao Lin’s gaze finally fell on Lin Miaohan, looking her up and down, but he was not satisfied with what he saw.
When accepting Disciples, what he valued was not appearance, but talent.
Leaving appearances aside, Lin Miaohan did not have anything outstanding. On the contrary, she was very ordinary, with Spiritual Energy cultivation only at the Peak Martial Master Realm.
“Elder Xiao Lin, you can’t judge people by their appearances. My Big Sister Miaohan has only been studying the Dao of Alchemy for less than two years!”
Qin Yichen reminded him, then glanced at Zhao Ritian beside him and said, “In some aspects, even Brother Zhao isn’t as good as her.”
“Not good as her!?” Zhao Ritian immediately jumped up like a Cat whose tail had been stepped on.
“Oh?” Hearing Qin Yichen say this, Elder Xiao Lin became somewhat interested, “Let’s talk inside.”
After all, there were many eyes outside.
As an Elder, Elder Xiao Lin naturally had the authority to bring outsiders in and out of the Alchemy Tower. This was also why Qin Yichen sought him out.
With his current status as an Apprentice, he could not bring Lin Miaohan into the Alchemy Tower. However, Elder Xiao Lin could. If Lin Miaohan became Elder Xiao Lin’s Disciple, then she could cultivate in the Alchemy Tower.