It was because she had taken Song Jianming's words to heart.
If she was lucky enough to get Feng Yuqin's guidance, perhaps her alchemy skills could be upgraded by one level.
"Let's go." Feng Yuqin followed Song Jianming to the courtyard allocated to her by the guild.
After entering, Feng Yuqin said to the two of them, "I'll stay in the east wing. You can choose the rest. Later, the task of exchanging pills can be carried out in the courtyard outside this room."
Ke Ruxia and Sun Jian were both overjoyed. "Thank you, Elder Feng."
...
In the east wing.
Song Jianming handed the organized rules of the competition from the headquarters and detailed information about it to Feng Yuqin. "This is some brief information about the headquarters. Due to the short time, I've only prepared this for now. I'll take the time to tell you the detailed situation later when I'm free."
Feng Yuqin took it and skimmed through it quickly. Then she looked up at Song Jianming and asked, "I see it says there will be a team competition. Have the others all agreed?"
This made Song Jianming's face turn a bit gloomy all of a sudden. "Those people said you cheated and demanded that you refine pills in public for them to see. They said they would only let you join the team if you passed their test."
Feng Yuqin glanced at Song Jianming, let out a soft laugh, and asked, "You didn't agree?"
"Although they are much older than you and are official elders of the guild, their strength is still inferior to yours. What right do they have to watch you refine pills in public and only let you join their team after you pass their test?" Song Jianming really thought that the current state of the Alchemy Guild was inseparable from these people.
Feng Yuqin looked at Song Jianming in surprise. She didn't expect him to react like this.
"You said all the elders in the guild agreed, and only you didn't. What's in it for you, the guild master?" Feng Yuqin stroked her chin and asked in confusion.
"It's because the previous guild master was my mentor. I don't want the guild to fall apart in my hands." Song Jianming's voice was tinged with anger. "But these people in the guild have high demands despite their mediocre strength."
Feng Yuqin nodded. "The demands are indeed quite high. So I definitely won't agree to their request to refine pills in public for them to see. They're not worthy..."
Song Jianming certainly knew Feng Yuqin's character.
Although they hadn't had much contact, he knew that Feng Yuqin could have entered the Alchemy Guild through Mo Xuanye, but she didn't. Instead, she entered by passing the assessment on her own strength.
He really couldn't understand what those people were thinking.
So many people had witnessed Feng Yuqin's assessment. How could she have cheated?
As a result, they went into seclusion and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
If it weren't for the fact that the guild might face dissolution if they lost the competition held by the headquarters this time, he wouldn't even want to deal with these people.
"A Qin, you have to help me this time..." Thinking of the competition at the headquarters, Song Jianming felt that the only one who could give him hope was Feng Yuqin.
The elders in the guild had participated in the competitions at the headquarters before.
But they always came in last, which made the headquarters increasingly dissatisfied with their guild.
Feng Yuqin was speechless. "This requires teamwork. We need at least five people. Can you find me the other four?"
Song Jianming: "..."
If he could find them, he would have brought them directly instead of coming to tell Feng Yuqin that those people wanted to see her in the competition.
Seeing how embarrassed he was, Feng Yuqin carefully studied the competition materials from Tiancheng that he had given her.
After a moment, she looked at Song Jianming and asked, "What if... I choose the team members myself?"
"Do you plan to choose your own team members from the guild for the competition?" Song Jianming looked at Feng Yuqin in surprise.
Feng Yuqin nodded. "Those people clearly know that I entered the guild through the assessment, but they still want me to compete in public. I don't want to form a team with such people. After all, they're so stupid. Even if I compete in public and they agree at the time, they might stab me in the back during the actual competition."
Song Jianming was stunned. He didn't expect Feng Yuqin to be so far-sighted.
But then he thought about the current members of the guild. Only the elders had relatively higher strength.
"A Qin, to be honest, since you've learned about our guild, you should know that the elders are the most powerful alchemists in our guild. Now they all think you cheated to obtain the pills, and the other alchemists in the guild may not be up to the mark." As Song Jianming said this, his voice became softer and softer.
He felt ashamed to say these things. After all, he had been in charge of the guild, and now it had come to the point where they couldn't even find enough people for the competition.
Feng Yuqin glanced at him and said, "I've read the competition situation you've compiled. It requires a certain quality. I suppose the quality of the pills at the headquarters isn't very high either?"
Song Jianming nodded. "The quality of the pills at the headquarters doesn't exceed 50%. I'm afraid that after the pills from your inn spread, people from Tiancheng will come to poach you. Since you've joined our guild, you can't go with other forces."
"You can rest assured on this point. I don't belong to any force. In the guild, I'm just a guest elder. If the guild needs my help, I'll do my best." Feng Yuqin would never submit to others.
She would build her own force.
Song Jianming said, "With your words, I'm relieved. So what's your plan for the upcoming competition?"
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin said helplessly, "People might think I'm the guild master if they hear this. You have so much faith in me. Do you really think I can solve the difficult problems of the competition in Tiancheng?"
Song Jianming smiled. "To be precise, I trust Mo Xuanye. He's a young man I really admire, and he strongly recommended you to me. After I got in touch with you, I found that you always surprise me. So I'm sure again that the person Mo Xuanye recommended won't be wrong."
Feng Yuqin didn't expect Mo Xuanye to have such a high position in Song Jianming's heart.
"Since you've said so, I'll confirm with you one more time. Is it okay not to let those elders participate in the competition?" Feng Yuqin stared at him, not wanting to miss any change in his expression.
Song Jianming laughed heartily. "To tell you the truth, our guild has always come in last in the competitions. I've seen the pills they refined during their seclusion this time. The quality is only 30%. They think they're so powerful but can only achieve 30% quality, and you're so young but can reach 100% quality. They're sure you're lying. So if you can slap them in the face, I'd be very happy to see that."
Feng Yuqin raised her eyebrows and looked at Song Jianming calmly. "If we really do things my way, aren't you worried that your guild will face a lot of trouble in the future?"