In a moment, Xiaoying's eyes suddenly lit up. "Master," it asked, "they wanted to kill you but failed. Then you sent Yan Xiao to recruit... "
A faint smile curved Feng Yuqin's lips. Xiaoying was indeed quick - witted, which satisfied her.
However, Xiaoying had missed one point. But considering it was a spiritual pet, Feng Yuqin thought it had done quite well to think this far.
So, Feng Yuqin decided not to mention the other goal. She just awaited the result of tonight.
"Master, you should speed up and surprise those people," Xiaoying urged.
Feng Yuqin laughed. "Even if I don't speed up, as long as I win this round, Li Muchuan or those who want him to win may set their sights on me."
Xiaoying nodded. "Indeed. Master, you're so young. Only a fool wouldn't take you seriously."
The situation in Tiancheng was just as Xiaoying had described. All the major forces were on the move.
Normally, contestants would be eliminated after the round of five to three. But this time, since the first - place winner would get a quota and generous rewards, the final was a competition among three people for the top spot.
"Look, Li Muchuan has finished refining," someone said.
"Feng Yuqin has also finished," another added.
"Did they finish at the same time?"
"Feng Yuqin is so young, yet she managed to finish at the same time as Li Muchuan. She's really amazing."
Everyone was praising Feng Yuqin, and Xiaoying naturally heard these words.
"Master, if you hadn't deliberately held back your speed, Li Muchuan wouldn't even have a chance to catch up with you," Xiaoying said.
A slight curve appeared on Feng Yuqin's thin lips as she waited for the end of the competition time.
Li Muchuan and Feng Yuqin finished at the same time, and the remaining three contestants completed their tasks one - quarter of an hour later.
The supervisor and the judges first walked up to Feng Yuqin. When they saw that her pills had all reached 50% quality, a glint of shock flashed across their eyes.
After all, they had thought Feng Yuqin wouldn't be able to refine the pills. But not only did she succeed, but she also did it well.
Then they continued to check the next contestant...
The result would be determined in about half an incense - burning time.
So when the supervisor announced that the winners of the day were Li Muchuan from Tiancheng, Wang Zexin from Yuecheng, and Feng Yuqin from the Central Region, the crowd erupted.
"My god, did Feng Yuqin really win?"
"This woman is really strange. How could she win?"
"Yeah, at first, no one was optimistic about her, but now she's won. And with the bets from the two guild leaders, is there some insider deal?"
"Probably not..."
Yan Xiao and the others were very happy. Aqin had won again.
Surrounded by Yan Xiao and the others, Feng Yuqin returned to the inn.
People had different thoughts. Some forces in Tiancheng also became more active.
Elder Lin and his group returned to the inn right after Feng Yuqin left.
However, their faces didn't look good.
Lin Sixue's face was distorted with jealousy. "Father, how could Feng Yuqin win?"
"How should I know?" Elder Lin snapped.
Because he himself couldn't meet the standards simultaneously. Just meeting one standard was already difficult enough. Meeting both at the same time? It was impossible!
But what was impossible for him was possible for Feng Yuqin.
Because Feng Yuqin had successfully refined the pills.
Only then did he remember what Song Jianming had said.
They had always underestimated Feng Yuqin.
"Are we just going to let them win like this?" Elder Chen asked with a vicious look.
The faces of Elder Zhao and his son also looked grim.
Elder Chen continued, "With Feng Yuqin's performance in Tiancheng this time, when she returns to the Central Region, will there still be a place for us in the Alchemy Guild?"
The faces of Elder Lin and the others all looked bad.
Lin Sixue said venomously, "Father, we must kill her. Otherwise, we'll be the ones who die."
"I agree with Xuer," Elder Chen said.
"Old Zhao, do you have any good ideas?" Elder Lin asked Elder Zhao.
"She has a spiritual pet. We can't do anything to her," Elder Zhao paused and continued, "If we want to deal with her and make sure she never returns to the Central Region, we can only use someone else's hand to kill her."
"How do we do that?" Elder Chen asked eagerly.
Elder Lin was a bit quicker - witted than Elder Chen. "You mean to incite others to attack Feng Yuqin?"
Elder Zhao nodded. "This is the only way for now. After all, none of us can deal with Feng Yuqin."
Elder Lin and the others knew that with their combat power, once Feng Yuqin sent out her spiritual pet, they had no chance of winning.
"Do you have any good methods?" Elder Lin asked.
"Feng Yuqin is so high - profile now. Many people have set their sights on her," Elder Lin said, "I think there may be people who will cause trouble for Feng Yuqin even without our intervention."
Elder Lin continued, "We can do something secretly to get more people to cause trouble for Feng Yuqin."
"Let's spread the news that she has a lot of rare treasures," Elder Zhao said, "Although we don't know if she really has them, but with her spiritual pet and her performance in the alchemy competition, people will surely believe it."
Elder Lin thought this was a good idea. He nodded in agreement. "I'll immediately contact some people in Tiancheng to spread this news."
With the dense population in Tiancheng, the news spread very quickly.
By nightfall, the news that Feng Yuqin had rare treasures had spread throughout Tiancheng.
"Aqin, there are people causing trouble for you again," Yan Xiao said.
"It's Elder Lin and his group," Xiaoying had been monitoring the surroundings, so it knew about their conspiracy.
Yan Xiao looked at Xiaoying. "Will it be harmful to Aqin?"
"Cousin, do you underestimate me or overestimate Elder Lin and his group?" Feng Yuqin said helplessly, looking at Yan Xiao.
Yan Xiao touched his nose embarrassedly. "I'm just not familiar with this place in Tiancheng, so I'm a bit worried."
"Cousin, you guys go back and rest. It may not be quiet here later," Feng Yuqin said.
"I'll stay," Yan Xiao stared at her. "Don't try to get rid of me."
"I'll stay too. It's my duty to protect the master," Su Bing said.
"And us too," Ke Ruxia and Sun Jian stood up at the same time.
Feng Yuqin glanced at them. "The people coming tonight may be quite dangerous..."
"That's exactly why we can't leave," Yan Xiao said, "Every time something happens, you bear it alone. We can't let you do that every time."
"Even if it means losing our lives?" Feng Yuqin looked at them, mainly at Ke Ruxia and Sun Jian.