Not far away, the Second Prince, who drew number eight in the Pill Furnace lottery, glared fiercely over after hearing Chu Feng’s words.
Who doesn’t know that Chen Yanjuan is his, the Second Prince’s, woman?
Chu Feng, this waste from the Sword King Mansion, less than a loathsome toad, dares to publicly flirt with the Second Prince’s woman. Moreover, he did it repeatedly.
This caused the Second Prince to lose face.
"You waste, what nonsense are you spouting? I drew number fourteen, what does that have to do with you?"
The seductive girl also did not expect such a coincidence, to have drawn a number next to Chu Feng’s.
With an angry face, she rebuked Chu Feng.
"Hehe, how is it unrelated?"
"I am number 13, you are number 14, and I got my number before you. This shows you deliberately chose a number next to mine. Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence in the world?"
"Right, Second Prince?"
Chu Feng jumped a few numbers forward, looking towards the Second Prince with a gloomy face.
"Hmph, you loathsome toad, stop trying to stir up trouble here. Do you think this prince will fall for your trick?" Although the Second Prince was certainly displeased, he refused to show weakness verbally.
His gaze was icy cold, continually shifting between Chu Feng and the seductive girl’s faces.
Perhaps no man could remain magnanimous, watching his woman getting close and personal with another man.
The two of them drawing adjacent numbers was too unusual. It was hard for anyone to believe it was a mere coincidence.
"Since you think I’m stirring discord, then continue to think so! 13 and 14 have another deeper meaning, you know! Called ’forever and always’... Hehehe..."
Chu Feng laughed heartily, and the seductive girl truly found herself in a predicament similar to having mud in her pants—she was in deep trouble.
"Who’s going to be forever with you... you shameless!" Her retort seemed feeble, and even to the Second Prince, sounded more like flirting with Chu Feng.
The Second Prince’s expression became even uglier. Looking at Chu Feng, his eyes were filled with a frosty killing intent.
"The Alchemy Competition starts!"
The voice of the Headmaster resounded, and only then did the Second Prince snorted coldly, suppressing the overwhelming killing intent in his heart, and focused all his mind on the alchemy competition.
Although he was a prince, he took this Alchemy Competition very seriously.
If he could secure one of the top three positions, his status within the Royal Family would soar. This would be very beneficial for him as he secretly gathered strength to compete with the Crown Prince for the position of heir.
Chu Feng simply followed the steps orderly while performing alchemy.
As he pinched the spell for Fire Control, skillfully managing the furnace fire, the Headmaster sitting on the judges’ bench couldn’t help but have a slight change in expression.
Not long ago, the headmaster was performing alchemy in the Alchemy Room, when the furnace fire suddenly became affected. Like the blossoming of a morning flower, it skewed towards another Alchemy Room adjacent.
The headmaster then determined that the anomaly in the furnace fire was likely related to the adjacent Alchemy Room.
Later, he conducted an investigation and found out that during that period, only a poor student named Chu Feng was making Elixirs inside.
After reviewing Chu Feng’s history of performance and records over the past year, the headmaster felt Chu Feng could not possibly have the ability to cause such disturbances in the neighboring furnace fire.
As such, the matter was put aside.
In this Alchemy Competition, seeing Chu Feng’s skilled and exquisite Fire Control techniques firsthand, the Headmaster suddenly saw him in a new light.
"Appearances can be deceiving! This lad is no simple character!"
"Even if this student called Chu Feng lacks in other capacities, just his skill in Fire Control alone is enough to rank him among the top of all students!" The Headmaster kept a keen eye on Chu Feng’s alchemical operations, unwilling to miss any detail.
It seemed like he had discovered a precious gem.
Niu Baotian, who had long known about Chu Feng’s capabilities, was not overly surprised but maintained an open mind, learning from Chu Feng’s Alchemy Techniques.
Of course, it would certainly be a covert study.
Otherwise, as the dignified head of teaching, how could he endure the shame of learning alchemy skills from a student?
Ouyang Xiu stood in the distance, wearing a sinister and cold smile, staring at Chu Feng.
"Hehe, just wait for the furnace to explode! It would be best to blow this detestable poor student to death!"
"To actually dare to vie with me for a woman, I’d be damned if I don’t completely destroy you, you little bastard!"
He watched with wide eyes as Chu Feng added the main medicine into the Pill Furnace and occasionally added some auxiliary medicine. But he never added the Yellow Stone Powder.
Ouyang Xiu couldn’t help but become anxious and suspiciously wondered, "Could it be that this poor student Chu Feng has already noticed that I tampered with the Yellow Flower Pollen?"
After waiting nearly two hours, when the alchemy was nearing its end, Chu Feng finally picked up the Yellow Stone Powder.
Ouyang Xiu immediately clenched his fists in excitement, looking forward to the drama.
As soon as Chu Feng adds it, the furnace would definitely explode.
Unaware, Chu Feng tossed the Yellow Stone Powder into the Pill Furnace and continued with his alchemy.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
A full ten minutes passed, and Chu Feng’s Pill Furnace was still intact, with no explosion.
"What’s going on? Could it be that damn Old Qiu took my money but didn’t follow my instructions to swap the Yellow Flower Pollen?" Ouyang Xiu was utterly despicable.
When suspicious of others, he naturally suspected them with the pettiness of a villain.
He darkened his face, walked up to the medicine dispensing window, and harshly whispered to Old Qiu, "Didn’t I ask you to replace the Yellow Flower Pollen with Yellow Stone Powder, did you change it?"
Old Qiu was just a logistical staff member within the academy, responsible for managing the dispensing of medicines. His status was far inferior to Ouyang Xiu’s.
Seeing the fierce and terrifying interrogation by Ouyang Xiu, Old Qiu was almost swearing by heaven.
"Teacher Ouyang, I guarantee with my integrity that the medicine was prepared exactly as you requested, there should be no issues. If there’s any lie in my words, may I not die a good death and be struck by thunder from the fifth heaven."
Seeing that Old Qiu did not seem to be lying, although Ouyang Xiu still harbored some doubts, he had no choice but to believe him.
During this moment, Chu Feng had already completed his alchemy.
He was about to open the furnace and collect the Elixir.
Ouyang Xiu, unable to make Chu Feng’s furnace explode, puzzled at heart, plotted another scheme immediately.
He walked over and smiled, "Chu Feng, let me help you open the furnace and see what Elixir you have concocted!" Certainly, Ouyang Xiu would not offer help without a reason.
His insidious idea was simple; while lifting the furnace cover and helping Chu Feng collect the Elixir, he planned to deliberately use Sword Qi to shatter the successfully concocted Elixir by Chu Feng.
To ensure Chu Feng would not place in the rankings.
"Collecting the Elixir is also a part of alchemy; perhaps you shouldn’t trouble Teacher Ouyang for this matter?" Chu Feng was not unaware of Ouyang Xiu’s intentions, so he tactfully refused.
"It’s no trouble, no trouble at all!" Ouyang Xiu insisted, and hurriedly lifted the cover off Chu Feng’s Pill Furnace.
The enchanting young girl next to them, affected emotionally, failed her alchemy and was visibly annoyed.
Her hatred towards Chu Feng was also significant.
She unconsciously moved closer to Chu Feng’s Pill Furnace and sneered, "I bet it’s a failure! How could the infamous waste of the Sword King Mansion, the Third Prince, possibly succeed in alchemy?"
Ouyang Xiu, seeing someone else come over to watch, became even more anxious.
Because he discovered that the Elixir inside the furnace had already formed; meaning, Chu Feng’s alchemy was successful.
He immediately couldn’t wait and secretly unleashed a Sword Qi towards the Elixir inside.
If he had known the Elixir inside was a Thunder Elixir, he definitely wouldn’t have chosen such a suicidal action.