A hint of malevolence flashed across Ou Yuanwu's eyes. "President, I did arrange for people to conduct inspections, and the pill furnaces were all carefully checked," he said.
A mocking smile played on Feng Yuqin's lips. "So, Vice-President, are you implying that I tampered with it myself?" she jeered.
"I never said that," Ou Yuanwu replied. "If Miss Feng wants to think so, I can't help it."
Feng Yuqin sneered. "There was white stone inside. Vice-President, do you really think I'm so eager to die that I'd put white stone into the pill furnace?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole venue erupted in an uproar.
White stone!
It was a nemesis for pill furnaces.
As long as there was white stone in the pill furnace, the alchemist would hardly survive.
When the pill furnace exploded, a poisonous gas would be generated. Unless one was immune to all poisons and could withstand the explosion of the pill furnace at the same time, there was little chance of survival.
So they thought it was impossible for Feng Yuqin to be so suicidal as to put white stone into her own pill furnace.
Moreover, they had just witnessed with their own eyes that Feng Yuqin didn't put the white stone in.
Most importantly, there was white stone inside, but Feng Yuqin was actually unharmed?
This made them all feel very amazed.
Similarly, Ou Yuanwu also raised this question. "Miss Feng said there was white stone inside, but you're unharmed," he said.
"Vice-President, you're really going too far. How much do you wish something bad would happen to my cousin?" Yan Xiao was also enraged.
He never expected that the people from the general union could be so disgusting as to put white stone into A Qin's pill furnace.
Feng Yuqin hadn't started refining pills before, probably because she was dealing with the white stone.
Thinking of those white stones, if she hadn't discovered them, would A Qin have been in danger?
At this thought, Yan Xiao's eyes turned red with anger. Su Bing, Ke Ruxia and the others also looked at Ou Yuanwu angrily.
Even Song Jianming, who was sitting beside them, looked at Ou Yuanwu coldly. "Vice-President, putting white stone into the contestant's pill furnace is extremely vicious. It's a matter of life and death. In your eyes, is human life so worthless?" he said.
"Song Jianming, what are you talking nonsense about? When did you see me put white stone into the pill furnace?" Ou Yuanwu roared angrily.
"Then how did the white stone get into the pill furnace?" Ye Chengkang looked at Ou Yuanwu calmly. "You have to give people an explanation for this matter," he said.
Although his words were very calm, Ou Yuanwu could hear a hint of coercion in Ye Chengkang's tone.
He was also extremely annoyed at the moment.
He couldn't figure out what was going on with Feng Yuqin. How could she not only be unharmed but also leave evidence for people to discover the white stone in the pill furnace?
Most importantly, Ye Chengkang actually intended to pursue this matter.
"Go and call Liu Qi here," Ou Yuanwu suddenly said.
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin knew that he was going to find someone to take the blame.
The smarter people present also understood Ou Yuanwu's intention.
Mu Weizhu had thought before that Ou Yuanwu had taken her benefits but didn't do anything.
Now she understood that it wasn't that Ou Yuanwu's people didn't act, but that Feng Yuqin had defused the situation.
A crazy look flashed across her eyes. "This bitch. How did she manage to defuse the white stone?" she hissed.
Even in the White Flame Sect, no one could defuse the white stone.
Hong Xiaoxiao was also very puzzled.
Not only were they puzzled, but everyone present who knew the effects of the white stone was also wondering what method Feng Yuqin had used to defuse it.
However, in such a situation, they couldn't ask.
Moreover, they thought that even if they asked, Feng Yuqin might not tell them.
"A Qin, if he finds someone to take the blame, are we just going to let it go?" Yan Xiao walked up to Feng Yuqin and asked in a low voice.
"It's better to pull out a tiger's teeth one by one," Feng Yuqin said calmly.
Moreover, she didn't think Ou Yuanwu was a tiger with real teeth.
So she didn't mind destroying him slowly.
What Feng Yuqin didn't know was that Ye Chengkang was thinking the same thing at the moment.
Liu Qi had received a reward this time because Mu Weizhu had given Ou Yuanwu a lot of benefits.
So he was currently sorting out those rewards when Ye Chengkang's men directly brought him to the competition venue.
At first, he was still questioning these people why they had arrested him, but these people remained silent all the way.
When Liu Qi saw Feng Yuqin at the competition venue, he immediately understood.
According to the time frame, Feng Yuqin should have been dead by now.
If she was dead, the evidence would have been destroyed, and no matter what, they wouldn't be able to find him.
After all, the white stone was originally used to frame people. So after the pill furnace exploded, the person would die.
The poisonous gas would disappear completely after entering the human body. Even if a doctor came to examine, they wouldn't be able to detect it.
Moreover, the body would be incomplete after the furnace exploded.
But now Feng Yuqin was standing there unharmed, and he had been arrested by the president's men. A chill ran down his spine.
His eyes involuntarily turned to Ou Yuanwu, hoping for help. But then he heard Ou Yuanwu's cold voice. "Liu Qi, tell me why you framed Feng Yuqin. You'd better confess honestly, or no one can save you, not even your family," he said.
Family!
These two words stabbed deeply into Liu Qi's heart.
Because he understood that the vice-president was threatening him with his family not to talk nonsense.
So he was doomed today.
Thinking of his fate, Liu Qi felt a sense of despair.
"For no reason," Liu Qi said like a deflated balloon, collapsing to the ground.
"I have no grudges against you. Do you think this reason is credible?" Feng Yuqin said coldly.
Ou Yuanwu roared. "Liu Qi, at this point, are you still not going to confess honestly? Was someone instructing you?"
Hearing this, Liu Qi gave a sad smile. "Hehe..."
By the end of his laugh, his voice had a hint of eeriness.
In broad daylight, it inexplicably sent shivers down people's spines.
Liu Qi never expected that all these things would be pushed onto him.
But what could he do?
He could only take the blame himself.
"Yes, there was someone who didn't like her, so they gave me a large reward to frame her," Liu Qi said angrily. It was his anger towards Ou Yuanwu for pushing him out as a scapegoat, but his words were addressed to the others.
"She offended someone. Once you offend the powerful, you deserve to die," he said.
"You're simply crazy," Yan Xiao said angrily. "You'd harm someone's life just for a little profit. Don't you have a conscience?"
Su Bing said coldly. "People like him have no conscience. They're just money-grubbers."
"Framing Elder Feng like this, he deserves to die without a burial place," Ke Ruxia said indignantly.
Sun Jian also stood beside Feng Yuqin angrily. It was obvious that they wouldn't let this go without a proper explanation today.