Chapter 687: A Bottle Inside
With that, he put down his chopsticks and left.
“Compet.i.tion? Potion?” Yu Xiangyang narrowed his eyes. “Qingqing, what compet.i.tion?”
Su Huiqing put down her chopsticks and took out a piece of paper to wipe her hands. Upon hearing this, she chuckled. “That… the potion compet.i.tion, the first potion list.”
“So Fu Meng is also there. She wrote six types.” Qu Yan reacted. “Qingqing, how many types did you write?”
“Me?” Su Huiqing narrowed her eyes and casually replied, “Nine.”
“Nine, three more than Fu Meng.” Qu Yan was very satisfied. “The first place will definitely be yours.”
Long Xue also nodded. The few of them never doubted Su Huiqing’s ability.
Yu Xiangyang also snapped out of his trance. “Recently, I heard from the senior in the potion cla.s.s that Old Master Zhuge is taking in disciples. Are you going to partic.i.p.ate in that?”
Seeing Su Huiqing’s silent agreement, Long Xue said silently, “Qingqing, won’t you anger Teacher Yun to death?”
At this moment, the others also thought of Teacher Yun—who had come all the way to the Dugu Family just to get Su Huiqing to learn potions. They felt an inexplicable sense of pity.
Su Huiqing touched her nose and sighed.
She didn’t want to either.
However, some things still had to be done.
When she left the school, she suddenly thought of something and sent a message to Murong Bai.
…
At the same time, Murong Bing had already returned to the Murong Family.
Everyone from the Murong Family was gathered in the main hall. This was the norm for the Murong Family since yesterday.
The group of people sat at the dining table and didn’t speak. They looked at one another in silence.
“The miracle doctor’s sect took our shop in the south,” an elder spoke first, “Three bottles of high-level potions. The people in the southern territory also sent someone to say that that shop has been taken over by the miracle doctor’s sect. Three bottles of mid-level potions every year.”
The atmosphere turned silent.
Overseas, there had always been a saying: one could offend anyone but a high-level potion maker. Although a high-level potion maker was not strong, they had many friends behind them.
It was also very suitable to use it in the miracle doctor’s sect.
“So the stewards in the south have all left?” The Murong Family Head asked in a deep voice.
The elder nodded slowly. “It’s understandable. In their eyes, our Murong Family can’t provide potions so naturally, they will leave. Also, the Yang Family. If we knew that the Yang Family was a bunch of ingrates, we shouldn’t have saved them back then and let them fend for themselves!”
“Alright, why are we talking about this now?” Another elder sighed. “Although Old Master Yang’s choice is immoral, it’s not wrong. Fu Meng can help him meet Old Master Zhuge. How can they refuse? Now, only the Hua Family is still in contact with us.”
The Murong Family Head shook his head slowly. “It’s not just the Hua Family. General Yuan even sent someone to ask about it today.”
“General Yuan?” This surprised the others. “Why is General Yuan involved in this?”
“I don’t know.” The Murong Family Head smiled. “It’s better than being alone and helpless. No matter what General Yuan’s goal is—if we can successfully tide through this, we must not forget their families.”
“What major matter made the elders come out of seclusion?” A gentle voice came from outside.
The elder looked up and smiled. “It’s Young Master.”
“Father, Elder.” Murong Bai leaned over slightly and sat beside Murong Bing. He chuckled and smiled warmly. “Why? Isn’t everyone eating?”
“You have just returned. Eat first if you are hungry,” the Murong Family Head said in a deep voice.
At this moment, how could he still eat?
Murong Bai didn’t hesitate. He had been on a mission with the vice chief detective and Hua Guangxuan recently. It had indeed been a long time since he had a good meal.
He ate very quickly, but his posture was still very elegant.
Murong Bing could not eat much at this moment. Seeing Murong Bai’s relaxed manner, he could not help but ask, “Brother, don’t you know what happened at home recently?”
Murong Bai glanced at him mildly. “Of course.”
He could still eat so happily?
Not to mention Murong Bing, even the other elders were shocked.
The Murong Family Head knew that his son had always been stable. “Didn’t you say that you have something to do until tomorrow?”
Murong Bing suddenly recalled this matter.
Upon hearing this, Murong Bai took a sip of his wine and chuckled. “Because someone told me that there’s something important tonight.”
At this moment, Murong Bing could see that Murong Bai’s eyes were unusually cold.
However, he didn’t notice that it was suddenly noisy outside.
“What happened?” The Murong Family Head frowned.
A person entered in a panic. “Master, it’s Young Master Yang. He brought a group of people from the family to collect the potion. He said that the potion this year has not been distributed yet.”
“It’s actually him?” The Murong Family Head’s face turned cold.
He stood up and walked out with a black face.
The elder and Murong Bing also went out.
Only Murong Bai walked at the back. He didn’t go out immediately. Instead, he put down his chopsticks and took out his phone. He sent Su Huiqing two words before slowly walking out.
Outside, Murong Bing said to Young Master Yang, “Did you find these people?”
Upon hearing this, Young Master Yang smiled. “Young Master Murong, you are wrong about me. I am doing this for their own good. It is not a good thing for you to delay the potion.”
The other people dragged over by Young Master Yang were already somewhat suspicious. Seeing the expressions of the Murong Family, they suddenly felt that this Young Master Yang wasn’t lying to them. Their faces instantly turned grim.
Seeing this situation, Young Master Yang’s eyes flashed with satisfaction. He immediately lowered his head and sent Fu Meng a message.
After sending the message, he saw Murong Bai walking out from behind the door with a smile.
Young Master Yang had been unhappy with Murong Bai and his brother since a long time ago. When he saw Murong Bai, his smile became even brighter. He lowered his voice. “Murong Bai, you didn’t expect this, right? You have such a day!”
His voice was full of sarcasm.
However, Murong Bai was not angry. He even smiled.
“What are you laughing at?” Seeing that Murong Bai was still laughing, Young Master Yang grew angry.
“Laughing at your stupidity.” Murong Bai waved his hand mildly. “Chase them all out.”
Before the Murong Family Head and the rest could react, many secret guards appeared and chased those people away.
The Murong Family Head wanted to stop Murong Bai, but seeing the coldness in Murong Bai’s eyes, he couldn’t help but stop and didn’t say anything.
Only when everyone had left did the Murong Family Head sigh. “Bai’er, you are too rash.”
Murong Bai smiled. “It’s fine. Dad, wait for a moment with the elders. I’m going out to look for someone. I’ll probably be back tomorrow morning.”
After he left, the elders gradually reacted. “Master, is Young Master too angry?”
The Murong Family Head shook his head and sighed. He also felt that Murong Bai was a little strange today.
“Young Master is not crazy.” At this moment, Murong Bai’s guard walked over.
The elder glanced at him. “You are his secret guard. Naturally, you are speaking up for him.”
“Master, Elder.” Murong Bai’s guard shook his head and opened the box in his hand solemnly. “Look at this.”
Inside the box was a bottle. It was a very ordinary bottle. It was impossible to tell what was inside.
Murong Bing quickly recognized it and smiled. “Isn’t this a bottle that he often treasures? Tsk, this thing is like a treasure to him. I have never seen him drink the water inside.”
He had heard Murong Bai say that this was a gift from a very good friend of his.
Upon hearing Murong Bing’s words, the elders also looked away. They were obviously not interested in the thing in the bottle.
“Alright, let’s go back and discuss what to do next. The miracle doctor’s sect is obviously trying to force us into a dead end.” The elder sighed deeply. “The most important thing now is to find another potion maker. Otherwise, this will be the biggest calamity for our Murong Family.”
Seeing that they were about to walk into the hall, the guard said softly, “Master, Elders, this large bottle contains high-level potion.”