Chapter 232

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The Qingyun Pavilion was usually bustling with activity, but it had never been this crowded! There must have been thousands of people gathered both inside and outside, all pressing together as if watching some grand spectacle.

“Make way, make way,” several guards immediately began dispersing the crowd.

“Why are you doing this? You’re spoiling our fun,” a man complained impatiently.

However, upon seeing the two stunning beauties, Qing Shihua and Mu Qiqi, the man was momentarily stunned, his mouth almost dropping open in astonishment.

“What’s going on here?” Qing Shihua asked.

The man, now completely devoid of his earlier impatience, eagerly explained, “Don’t you know? Today, Master Shen Yunrui, the top alchemist of the Shengdan Pavilion, has personally arrived at the gates of the Qingyun Pavilion, claiming he wants to engage in a philosophical discussion with Master Cheng Yuanbai, the top alchemist of the Qingyun Pavilion!”

A philosophical discussion?

Mu Qiqi’s face changed instantly.

Shen Yunrui!

A formidable figure in the Imperial Capital, he was a top-tier third-grade spiritual alchemist and the number-one alchemical master of the Shengdan Pavilion, with an immense reputation.

Master Cheng Yuanbai, on the other hand, was the most powerful third-grade spiritual alchemist of the Qingyun Pavilion and Mu Qiqi’s alchemy mentor.

However, Mu Qiqi was well aware that although Master Cheng was highly skilled in alchemy, he was still somewhat inferior to Shen Yunrui, who hailed from the Shengdan Pavilion.

Even in a philosophical discussion, Master Cheng would likely not be a match for Shen Yunrui.

“Miss, Miss, you’re finally back,” a Qingyun Pavilion alchemist exclaimed upon seeing Mu Qiqi, immediately ushering her and the others into the pavilion.

“Lu Xun, what’s happening?” Mu Qiqi asked as soon as they entered the main hall.

The middle-aged man named Lu Xun wiped his sweat and said, “I’m not sure either, but Shen Yunrui is being far too aggressive. He’s come right to our door, demanding to engage in a philosophical discussion with Master Cheng about alchemy!”

Upon hearing this, Mu Qiqi’s expression turned cold.

She was acutely aware that if Master Cheng were to lose in this discussion, it would be a severe blow to the reputation of the Qingyun Pavilion.

The rivalry between the Qingyun Pavilion and the Shengdan Pavilion was well-known, but this time, the Shengdan Pavilion had gone too far.

It was a blatant attempt to humiliate them right in their own home.

Lu Xun led Mu Qiqi and the others deeper into the main hall.

At that moment, the opulent hall was divided into two camps.

One side was clearly the alchemists of the Qingyun Pavilion, while the other was the alchemists of the Shengdan Pavilion.

At the head of the Qingyun Pavilion’s group was an elderly man, around fifty or sixty years old, with graying hair and dressed in a pure white alchemist’s robe. His face usually exuded a peaceful aura, but now he looked anxious, with sweat on his forehead and his chest heaving unevenly, his expression quite grim.

Opposite him stood a man in his forties or fifties, wearing a brown alchemist’s robe and wearing a smug expression.

Clearly, these two were Master Cheng Yuanbai and Master Shen Yunrui.

At that moment, Shen Yunrui smiled faintly, his confidence radiating, “What’s the matter, Cheng Yuanbai? Stumped?”

“In this philosophical discussion, each of us was to pose ten questions. I’ve already asked five, and you’ve answered every single one incorrectly. Yet all five of your questions were answered correctly by me!”

“As for this sixth question, you’re completely at a loss, aren’t you?”

Shen Yunrui laughed heartily and said, “Since that’s the case, why don’t you just admit defeat and say right here in front of everyone: ‘I, Cheng Yuanbai, acknowledge that my alchemical skills are inferior to Shen Yunrui.’ How about that?”

A faint sneer played on Shen Yunrui’s face.

Beside him, a young man of seventeen or eighteen, with a mocking expression, looked on with an air of arrogance.

Opposite them, Master Cheng Yuanbai was racking his brain but couldn’t think of a proper response.

“Shen Yunrui, you’re being far too overbearing!”

At that moment, a sharp, feminine shout rang out.

Mu Qiqi stepped forward, glaring at Shen Yunrui, and huffed, “This is the Qingyun Pavilion! You’re pushing your arrogance too far by trying to show off here!”

Shen Yunrui’s gaze sharpened as he looked at the young girl before him.

Meanwhile, the young man beside him put away his folding fan, his eyes lingering on Mu Qiqi with an unmistakable hint of lewdness.