"Miss Feng, my father hopes that you can join our Cheng Family and become our family's alchemist," said the eldest young master of the Cheng Family straightforwardly without any hesitation. "You can rest assured that we will offer you the highest reward."
After all, such a young alchemist had boundless prospects in the future. Naturally, they wanted to win her over.
"Sorry, I have no intention of joining any power," Feng Yuqin replied.
The eldest young master of the Cheng Family was taken aback. He never expected Feng Yuqin to decline so straightforwardly.
A look of embarrassment flashed across his face, and his attitude became less amiable than before.
"Miss Feng, you should understand that your current situation is not ideal," he said coldly.
A sarcastic smile curled up at the corner of Feng Yuqin's mouth. She taunted, "What? Are you threatening me since you failed to win me over?"
A hint of annoyance flashed in the eldest young master of the Cheng Family's eyes. He no longer addressed her as "Miss Feng" but directly called her by name. "Feng Yuqin, if you think I'm threatening you, that's fine. But you should understand your current situation. If you don't join a power, you'll become a target as soon as you leave Tiancheng."
"What does it matter to you?" Feng Yuqin said coldly.
She had no intention of being polite to someone who didn't take her seriously.
"Are you not afraid of offending our Cheng Family?" the eldest young master of the Cheng Family asked coldly.
"You can think so if you like," Feng Yuqin replied distantly and indifferently.
The eldest young master of the Cheng Family stood up angrily. "Fine, very good. I'd like to see how long you can hold out. When you come to beg our Cheng Family in the future, you won't get the highest treatment."
"Don't bother to see yourself out," Feng Yuqin said. Her words infuriated the eldest young master of the Cheng Family, who angrily flicked his sleeve and left.
After the eldest young master of the Cheng Family left, Song Jianming came in.
"Aqin, did you fall out with the eldest young master of the Cheng Family?" Song Jianming asked.
"President, it was he who wanted to fall out with me," Feng Yuqin said helplessly.
"He tried to win you over but you didn't agree?" Although Song Jianming had guessed that Feng Yuqin wouldn't agree, he didn't expect her to anger the man like that.
After all, Feng Yuqin's current situation was not good. Having more help would make her more secure in the future.
"President, I know you're worried about me. In the future, just decline such offers directly," Feng Yuqin said. "They want me to join their power, but how could I possibly join another power?"
Song Jianming was taken aback. Then he thought of Mo Xuanye and asked, "Do you want to join the Baiyan Sect for Mo Xuanye?"
Feng Yuqin shook her head. "I have no intention of joining any power. I have my own power."
"Do you mean the Dark Night Pavilion?" Song Jianming frowned. "But the Dark Night Pavilion is in the Western Song State. It won't be easy for you to establish it here."
"President, I know what I'm doing," Feng Yuqin said. Since she couldn't tell him her plan, she could only say, "I won't join any power. You don't have to recommend any power to me either. I'll make my own decisions."
Seeing that she said so, Song Jianming didn't say anything more.
After that, several other powers came to find Feng Yuqin, but she declined them all.
Just as Feng Yuqin was about to rest, an unexpected guest arrived, Mu Weizhu.
Song Jianming originally wanted to stop her, but thinking of Mu Weizhu's relationship with Mo Xuanye, he arranged for someone to inform Feng Yuqin.
Upon hearing this, Feng Yuqin invited Mu Weizhu to the guest room.
When they met, they sized each other up.
"She looks just like a scheming innocent girl," Xiao Ying said in the space.
Xiaojin also nodded. "She's a black-hearted scheming girl."
Hearing this, a faint smile curved up at the corner of Feng Yuqin's mouth.
Seeing Feng Yuqin's smile, Mu Weizhu thought she was happy about her arrival. A hint of pride flashed in her eyes. She said to Feng Yuqin, "I just heard that you declined other powers. Don't tell me you're waiting for a big power like our Baiyan Sect?"
Feng Yuqin came back to her senses and looked at Mu Weizhu. Her voice was cold and distant. "Do you think the Baiyan Sect is very powerful?"
Mu Weizhu raised her chin proudly and said to Feng Yuqin, "Of course. Our Baiyan Sect is very powerful among the hidden families. If you join our Baiyan Sect, no one will dare to provoke you when you go out and say you're from the Baiyan Sect."
"I have no intention of joining the Baiyan Sect," Feng Yuqin said lightly.
"What?" Mu Weizhu didn't expect her to decline, and so straightforwardly.
"Feng Yuqin, do you know what you're saying?" Mu Weizhu stared at Feng Yuqin and asked.
Feng Yuqin nodded. "I know. I said I won't join your Baiyan Sect."
Mu Weizhu was very confident that Feng Yuqin would join.
After all, the Baiyan Sect had already built up its reputation when it planned to emerge from seclusion.
So now the Baiyan Sect was the aspiration of many people.
She thought it was also Feng Yuqin's aspiration.
Moreover, Brother Ye was the young master of the Baiyan Sect. She believed Feng Yuqin must know this.
Otherwise, why would she be close to Brother Ye?
So with all these factors combined, she thought Feng Yuqin would definitely join the Baiyan Sect.
Now hearing Feng Yuqin's refusal, which was completely different from her plan, she was stunned and didn't know what to say.
"Do you have anything else? If not, I'm going to rest," Feng Yuqin said lightly. "I have to participate in the competition tomorrow. If my mental state is too poor, I won't be able to win."
Mu Weizhu was stunned again. "You said you're going to win tomorrow?"
Feng Yuqin narrowed her eyes slightly. "What? Does Miss Mu hope that I lose?"
"Feng Yuqin, even if you win, do you think you can leave Tiancheng safely?" Mu Weizhu asked.
It was the same words as the eldest young master of the Cheng Family before.
Feng Yuqin gave her a cold look and said, "Even so, I won't join your Baiyan Sect."
"You don't want to join our Baiyan Sect. Do you want to join the Yutian Gate or the Howling Moon Palace?" Mu Weizhu thought that apart from these two powers that could rival their Baiyan Sect, there were no others.
So she thought Feng Yuqin should want to join these two powers.
She almost brought up Mo Xuanye.
But she didn't dare.
If she did, Feng Yuqin would know that she had other motives.
Then she wouldn't go to the Baiyan Sect with her.
What she wanted to do was to trick Feng Yuqin to the Baiyan Sect and kill her.
If Feng Yuqin hid in the other two powers, she wouldn't be able to do anything.
Thinking of this, a hint of eagerness flashed in her eyes. "You can't join the other two powers. The palace master of the Howling Moon Palace is an old witch, and the Yutian Gate acts brutally. Wen Shuxi is even a pervert."
"I really didn't expect the young lady of the Baiyan Sect to have the hobby of speaking ill of others behind their backs," a voice that was hard to tell whether it was male or female suddenly rang out.
Mu Weizhu suddenly looked up and saw a man in red sitting in front of the window not far away. His whole body exuded a cold and chilling aura.
"Wen Shuxi, why are you here?" Mu Weizhu stared at the man in red and asked.
Feng Yuqin was also sizing up this man.
So this was Wen Shuxi of the Yutian Gate?
She had known when Wen Shuxi came.
But since this man didn't make any rash moves, she didn't react either.