Chapter 252
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Tang Tianyou?
How did this young master, Ye Wushuang, come to know that boy?
Though Lu Xun was astonished in his heart, he still courteously said, “Young Master Ye, Princess Qing, please follow me.”
Lu Xun led Ye Wushuang and Qing Shihua towards the back of the Qingyun Pavilion’s main hall. As he guided the two to find Tang Tianyou, he also tried to chat with Ye Wushuang about alchemy. After all, this young man was someone who had defeated Shen Yunrui in the Alchemical Debate. If he could ask a few questions, it might enlighten him and significantly improve his alchemical skills. Sometimes, a single sentence could make all the difference.
The vast Qingyun Pavilion was not only tall but also extremely spacious on each floor, with opulent decorations. The first floor mainly housed the alchemy rooms for the ordinary alchemists and some first-grade spiritual alchemists within the pavilion. In the back, there were courtyards, pharmacies, and even some medicinal gardens.
At this moment, in a courtyard at the back of the Qingyun Pavilion, under a pavilion in the center, a cauldron was placed. A young boy, dressed in a coarse linen robe, sat in front of the cauldron, scratching his head and muttering to himself, “How could it have gone wrong?”
The boy had extremely bright eyes and a youthful face, yet he looked quite dejected as he stared at the scattered medicinal materials in front of him.
“The core ingredient for the Ordinary Dan Quili Dan is Shanyun Grass. The formula is correct; it shouldn’t have failed…”
“Tang Tianyou!”
Just as the boy was puzzled, a plump young man swaggered in from outside the courtyard, followed by three or four guards. Upon seeing the boy, they smirked with a teasing laugh.
“Wu Teng!”
Upon recognizing the leading young man, the boy’s face changed instantly, and he instinctively wanted to run. However, the only entrance to the courtyard was already blocked by the group, leaving him nowhere to go.
“Tang Tianyou, you still want to run when you see Young Master Wu Teng?” one of the guards sneered.
“Be obedient,” they added.
Tang Tianyou immediately said, “Young Master Wu Teng, I’ve been having some problems with my alchemy lately. I really don’t have any money. All my spare spirit stones have gone to buy medicinal materials…”
Clearly, this was not the first time Wu Teng had come to see Tang Tianyou.
Hearing this, Wu Teng grabbed Tang Tianyou by the neck, pulled him close, and chuckled, “This time, I’m not asking you for spirit stones.”
“What do you want then, Young Master Wu Teng?” Tang Tianyou asked nervously.
Wu Teng replied with a sly grin, “I just got the news that Wuling Zhu is taking a bath, so I came to find you right away.”
“You, Tang Tianyou, me, Wu Teng, and Wuling Zhu, we are all disciples of Master Lu Shang.”
“This Wuling Zhu is very beautiful, with a charming appearance. Don’t you want to see her while she’s bathing?”
Upon hearing this, Tang Tianyou’s youthful face turned bright red, and he quickly said, “That’s not possible, it’s not…”
“Don’t pretend to be so righteous with me,” Wu Teng sneered, rolling his eyes. “I know you’ve always liked Wuling Zhu. Now, I have a job for you.”
“What… what…” Tang Tianyou’s face turned pale.
“Go to Wuling Zhu’s room and, while she’s bathing, steal one or two of her undergarments for me,” Wu Teng said bluntly. “Tang Tianyou, if you do this, I won’t ask you for a single spirit stone for the next six months. If you don’t… do you believe I’ll break your legs again while you’re sleeping, just like last time?”
Tang Tianyou’s face turned even paler.
Tang Tianyou had been an orphan since childhood. Somehow, he was taken in by Master Lu Shang of Qingyun Pavilion and began learning alchemy. In the field of alchemy, Tang Tianyou had achieved some success. At the age of sixteen, he had become an ordinary alchemist and managed to scrape by in Qingyun Pavilion.
After all, Qingyun Pavilion was one of the two largest alchemical pavilions in the empire, and ordinary alchemists were not highly valued here.
Master Lu Shang was a third-grade lower spiritual alchemist and one of the highest-ranking alchemists in Qingyun Pavilion. Tang Tianyou, Wu Teng, and Wuling Zhu were all his nominal disciples.
However, unlike Wu Teng and Wuling Zhu, Tang Tianyou’s background was different.
Wu Teng’s father was Master Wu Ao, a second-grade spiritual alchemist in Qingyun Pavilion. Wuling Zhu’s father, Wu Xuan, was also a second-grade spiritual alchemist in the pavilion.
Although all three were disciples of Master Lu Shang, Wu Teng and Wuling Zhu clearly had higher status. In daily life, Wu Teng would either verbally abuse or physically assault Tang Tianyou. Sometimes, he would even resort to more violent means.
Master Lu Shang was a senior alchemist in Qingyun Pavilion, and Tang Tianyou rarely had the chance to see him. Moreover, while Master Lu Shang might have intervened in the past, Wu Teng’s father being Master Wu Ao meant that he couldn’t really do anything to Wu Teng. Instead, each time Wu Teng was punished, Tang Tianyou would face even harsher retaliation. Eventually, the situation just faded away.
Every month, the spirit stones allocated to Tang Tianyou by Qingyun Pavilion would be taken by Wu Teng. This time, Wu Teng was actually asking him to steal Wuling Zhu’s undergarments…
If discovered, he would no longer be able to stay in Qingyun Pavilion. Alone, where would he go?
