One had to admit — Pill Fire City was utterly vicious. Suppressing their rivals, they truly stopped at nothing.
Moreover, once something like this was destroyed, there would be no evidence left to prove a thing.
"Good, good, good!"
Jiang Chen was not the kind of person to simply take it lying down.
"If you want to kill me, you'd better be prepared for me to kill you right back!" Jiang Chen seethed with fury. In alchemy duels, victories and losses were common enough, but it was rare for anyone to immediately resort to murder simply because they lost a pill contest.
"Pill Fire City being this vicious — I'm afraid it's not just because of the humiliation from this defeat. It's also to maintain their monopoly over the alchemy world. Even the slightest hint of a threat, and they refuse to let it go. Pill Fire City's philosophy of domination turns out to be this crude and simple."
Jiang Chen was thoroughly displeased. If this kind of vendetta hadn't fallen on him personally, he might have found it unremarkable. But once the threat was directed at him, Jiang Chen was no pushover.
Although Pill Fire City was a colossal power, in Jiang Chen's mind, he had already marked it as a target that must be struck back against.
Not fighting back when attacked — that simply wasn't Jiang Chen's style.
This grudge, Jiang Chen had firmly committed to memory. As for when to settle it, he wasn't in any rush. With his current strength, blindly shouting about revenge would clearly be asking for trouble.
Pill Fire City's power was on par with Myriad Pheasant City — perhaps even greater.
Facing such a colossal power, revenge would have to be carried out with extreme caution. He couldn't afford to fail and end up getting himself killed in the process.
"Good thing I'm blessed with fortune — I refined the Golden Cicada bloodline and am immune to all poisons. Otherwise, even if the secret letter hadn't been burned by alchemy fire, I would likely have been poisoned. Pill Fire City, you really think highly of me — deploying such insidious and ruthless tactics against me."
Jiang Chen carefully disposed of the secret letter.
The snake-skin poison might not harm Jiang Chen, but that didn't mean others were immune. So he still had to handle it with care — absolutely no residual poison could be left behind.
After dealing with it, Jiang Chen had no interest in reading the remaining secret letters and destroyed them directly.
His mood had been thoroughly ruined by Pill Fire City.
After steadying his emotions, Jiang Chen finally stepped out of the secret chamber and made his way to the area where the Ling father and daughter were staying.
The pair had lived at Taiyuan Pavilion for several days and had finally enjoyed a few days of peace. At night, they could sleep soundly and rest well.
During their days of wandering,
He didn't mind enduring hardship himself, but Ling Su couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer. Especially this youngest daughter — innocent and naive, ignorant of the ways of the world.
By contrast, with his elder daughter
It was the youngest daughter
Ling Su had been anxious the entire journey, fearing that Ling Hui'er would stir up some new mishap and bring trouble down on them.
Now that they had arrived at Myriad Pheasant City and settled at Taiyuan Pavilion, Ling Su could finally breathe easy.
Seeing Taiyuan Pavilion's current standing, seeing Jiang Chen's current status, Ling Su knew that even if people from the Undying Heavenly Capital came to Myriad Pheasant City, they probably wouldn't dare cause trouble.
Looking at the surviving disciples of Danqian Palace, each one had emerged from the shadow of their sect's destruction. They all lived with renewed spirit, united by a common goal — to rebuild their sect.
Their morale and outlook had been completely transformed.
Seeing Shen Sanhuo's progress, Ling Su was full of admiration. His understanding of Jiang Chen continued to deepen, and he was thoroughly and completely won over.
Previously, he had worried that Hui'er's girlish feelings might have developed into a romantic interest in this young man who had saved their lives.
Ling Su had been vaguely concerned that both his daughters might be deceived — that because of the life-saving grace, they might be charmed by this man.
Now thinking back, Ling Su blushed at his own earlier worries. It wasn't that Jiang Chen had charmed his daughters — it was that both of his daughters had fallen for Jiang Chen.
As for Jiang Chen himself, with a beautiful companion by his side, he had shown no romantic interest in Ling Su's daughters whatsoever.
This actually left Ling Su feeling a bit deflated.
But as a father, he understood that matters between young people were not something he could interfere with.
At the very least, Jiang Chen was an honest and noble gentleman who would never do anything improper toward his daughters.
And looking at that mysterious Miss Huang'er by Jiang Chen's side — her bearing, her poise, her refinement, all reflected the qualities of a lady from a distinguished family.
She was perfectly courteous to Ling Su, never once treating him coldly just because she might be considered a romantic rival's father.
She was even like a neighborly big sister to Ling Hui'er.
That carefree little girl Hui'er had only spent a few days with her but was already calling her "big sister" this and "big sister" that, in the most affectionate way imaginable.
Watching this, Ling Su found it both amusing and bittersweet.