Xiao Yu'er and Jie Tian had clashed.
And Xiao Yu'er had lost — there were even rumors that she had been injured.
"Is this news reliable?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Feng immediately walked up to the white-browed man, since this news had come from him.
"Five-Two-One, what's wrong with you?"
"You're not focusing on refining pills, and instead you're eavesdropping on our conversations?"
"No wonder your pill-refining speed is so slow — it turns out you're not concentrating."
The white-browed man saw Chu Feng approach to ask questions and launched into a string of reprimands.
In just a few short days, his attitude toward Chu Feng had done a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.
Chu Feng was not surprised by this change in attitude, so he wasn't angry. He simply smiled faintly and said:
"I only heard that Lady Xianhai Yu'er is currently fighting on our behalf, so I'm naturally concerned about matters regarding her."
Hearing Chu Feng say this, the white-browed man let out a cold laugh.
"It's not just Lady Xianhai Yu'er fighting for us — Lord Jie Tian is fighting for us too."
"Why don't you care about him?"
"If you ask me, you heard that Lady Xianhai Yu'er is a peerless beauty, and you've gotten lustful, haven't you?"
The moment he said this, everyone burst into laughter.
And the white-browed man's gaze toward Chu Feng grew ever more contemptuous.
"But Five-Two-One, you really should look at what you are."
"You're nothing but an intermediate formation master — and you dare set your sights on Lady Xianhai Yu'er? How is that any different from a toad wanting to eat swan meat?"
"Truth be told, if the Superior Elder hadn't recommended you, you wouldn't even be qualified to be an intermediate formation master."
The white-browed man said coldly.
And the surrounding crowd laughed even louder.
But Chu Feng still didn't get angry. He simply wore an indifferent smile and returned to his post to continue working.
Yet Chu Feng's lack of concern was seen by them as cowardice.
"If that useless waste hadn't been arranged here by the Superior Elder, we would have kicked him out long ago. Since when is he worthy of being an intermediate formation master?"
"The funniest part is that a piece of trash like him actually dared to accept the gifts you gave him, my lord."
At this point, several formation masters sidled up to the white-browed man and spoke loudly.
They were doing it deliberately — they wanted Chu Feng to hear.
Upon hearing this, Chu Feng waved his sleeve, and several items flew toward those people.
"Gentlemen, I've kept all the gifts you gave me. Since they were given without sincerity, I'll trouble you to take them back."
Seeing this, the others didn't stand on ceremony either — they each retrieved the gifts they had given.
But even though they had taken back their gifts, their attitude toward Chu Feng hadn't changed in the slightest. If anything, they were even more dismissive.
"Why are these things so deserving of a beating?"
"Things condensed from formation arrays are this snobbish too?"
"If Her Majesty could go out there, she would make sure they all met terrible ends."
Seeing these people's faces, Her Majesty grew displeased.
"As long as there is desire, one inevitably becomes snobbish."
"When I first came here and they started sucking up to me for no reason, I already predicted that if I performed poorly, this day would come."
"But I didn't expect them to change this quickly — not a shred of patience, absolutely no depth, incredibly stupid."
"But it doesn't matter. After all, I'm only using them anyway." Chu Feng said indifferently.
Unlike Her Majesty, Chu Feng was not angry.
"Chu Feng, do you think this news they mentioned about Xiao Yu'er is reliable?"
"That fellow called Jie Tian — is he really that strong? Could he even defeat Xiao Yu'er?" Her Majesty asked.
Although Her Majesty had never seen Xiao Yu'er after she grew up,
Back when Xiao Yu'er was still a child, she had already displayed extraordinary talent.
So in Her Majesty's view, now that Xiao Yu'er had grown up, she must be even more formidable.
"I'll go take another look at the Star Sea Ancient City tonight."
That night, Chu Feng once again made his way to the Star Sea Ancient City.