Chapter 132 Helpless Night

When Xiao Yuan and his group arrived at the Royal Square where the Alchemist Conference was held, Xiao Yuan was shocked by the huge square that seemed to have no end in sight.

This Royal Square is a real "square". Compared with this place, the central square of Wutan City is nothing compared to it!

Sweeping his eyes across the extremely spacious square, Xiao Yuan discovered that there were thousands of bluestone platforms neatly distributed in it. These stone platforms were staggered yet extremely neat. At first glance, they looked like a motionless bluestone army.

However, at this time, many participating alchemists could be seen in the square. They were sitting quietly on the bluestone platform, waiting for the competition time to arrive.

As VIPs, Xiao Yuan and others naturally had exclusive seats. Following Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan, Xiao Yuan and Ya Fei also came to the front row of the VIP area, where a row of people were already sitting. But the one who caught Xiao Yuan's attention the most was an old man in a purple alchemist robe.

Looking at the alchemy cauldron badge with five ripples on his chest, one can tell that he is a fifth-rank alchemist.

I guess this person is Fa Ma, the president of the Gama Empire Alchemist Guild.

Although his rank is less than six, Fa Ma's reputation in the alchemy world of the Jia Ma Empire is not inferior to that of the Pill King Gu He. After all, having lived for so many more years, Fa Ma's accumulated foundation is not something that a younger generation like Gu He can compare to.

"Hey, this old guy is still alive? These old guys are more evil than each other!"

Hai Bodong narrowed his eyes and laughed softly.

Mittel Tengshan, who was standing by, didn't know how to continue the topic and could only remain silent.

"It's better to be alive than dead!"

Xiao Yuan smiled and took over the conversation.

"Old Bing, you're not dead either, are you?"

As if Fa Ma heard Hai Bodong's words, his voice suddenly rang out.

After these words were spoken, many people around turned their eyes to him, and it was obvious that they were very concerned about Hai Bodong's identity.

"Haha, you're not dead yet, how can I go first?"

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong flashed over and sat down next to Fa Ma, saying with a faint smile.

"I thought you were killed by Queen Medusa, but the battle between you and Jia Xingtian last night really surprised me. I didn't expect that you could survive from Queen Medusa's hands!"

Upon hearing this, Fa Ma shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

"Tsk, she's lucky to have survived. That woman is really scary."

Hai Bodong smacked his lips in fear when he heard that. Then he felt an inexplicable chill and couldn't help shivering.

"He's such a tough guy... But it's good that he's still alive. At least an old man like me won't be too lonely, haha..."

Hearing this, Fa Ma's face trembled like a dead tree and he burst into laughter.

"By the way, I heard that you accepted a disciple? I guess it must be this little fellow? This soul power is quite strong. I'm afraid that an ordinary third-grade alchemist doesn't have such a strong soul power."

Then, Fa Ma looked at Xiao Yuan and said with a smile.

"Tsk, your alchemists' perception is indeed sharp!"

Hai Bodong curled his lips when he heard this, but there was obviously a hint of pride in his eyes.

After all, he was still very satisfied with Xiao Yuan as his disciple.

"Meet President Fa Mammoth!"

Seeing that the topic had turned to himself, Xiao Yuan bowed neither humbly nor arrogantly and said with a smile.

Fa Ma nodded when he heard this, and then he looked at Xiao Yuan again. Then, his eyes slightly condensed, and his soul perception continued to scan Xiao Yuan's body, and a hint of doubt flashed in the depths of his eyes.

He vaguely sensed a familiar breath in Xiao Yuan's soul power, but because it was too vague, he did not dare to confirm it.

But the owner of that aura was a master alchemist he met in the past. If it weren't for that senior, he probably wouldn't have reached his current level.

However, just this little bit of familiarity at the moment is still not enough to confirm this.

But...it's strange, how could this kid have such tremendous power in his body?
After Fa Ma's detection, not only did he not detect any trace of his predecessor, he was also shocked to find that there was an extremely powerful force hidden in Xiao Yuan's body. If it erupted, even he would not be a match for it!

What a mysterious little guy!
After sighing inwardly, Fa Ma smiled and was about to say something, but suddenly he raised his eyebrows and looked towards the passage on the side.

"Haha, Old Man Hai, you and your disciple are here very early!"

An old laugh sounded. Although Xiao Yuan knew that the owner of the voice was Jia Xingtian without turning around, he still turned around and looked over out of politeness.

I saw a white-haired old man in a simple linen robe walking towards me with a smile on his face, but his beard was obviously much shorter than when I first saw him last night.

The people around Fa Ma were inevitably surprised to see Jia Xingtian. You know, although this Alchemist Conference was held in the provincial capital, Jia Xingtian is now the guardian of the royal family and usually does not come out in public. What happened today that made this old monster show up?
However, Xiao Yuan's attention was not on the old man Jia Xingtian. He glanced at him and saw the little princess he had met at the dinner yesterday.

Today's little princess was wearing a light blue alchemist robe with brocade lotus embroidered on the loose cuffs, which made her look elegant. However, after getting to know her initially last night, Xiao Yuan knew that this seemingly quiet girl was actually a quirky person.

Next to her was a tall woman wearing luxurious brocade robes. The woman's face was somewhat similar to the little princess', but she looked much colder and more beautiful. Under this coldness, there was also a majestic temperament that was influenced by the royal family.

Compared with the slightly immature little princess, this woman is undoubtedly more mature and charming, and more seductive.

However, Xiao Yuan retracted his gaze, looked at Jia Xingtian, and said with a smile:
"It's not too late for Jia Lao to come!"

"Haha." Hearing this, Jia Xingtian smiled, then walked forward, looked at Hai Bodong and Fa Ma, and laughed: "I didn't expect that the three of us would have the opportunity to get together. It's really fate."

"It's fate indeed..." Fa Ma chuckled and said, "Old monster, I didn't expect you to come to watch the competition today. I remember that you didn't seem to like this kind of competition."

"You've been hiding for decades, it's good to come out occasionally..." Jia Lao smiled, turned to look at Xiao Yuan, then pointed at the mature and cold woman behind him and said with a smile: "Little guy, I believe you already know Yue'er. This is Yue'er's sister, Yao Ye. She is in charge of the security and order of this conference. There are 50,000 troops inside and outside, but they are all controlled by her!" Hearing this, Xiao Yuan cast a kind look at Yao Ye and smiled politely.

Those who are really planning to cause trouble don't care about the so-called 50,000 troops, but being able to deploy 50,000 troops at will and handle them in an orderly manner shows that Yao Ye's talent should not be underestimated.

However, Xiao Yuan held Ya Fei's hand beside him, feeling quite proud.

Compared with Sister Yafei, Yao Ye is still a little inferior.

"Yaoye, this is the Xiao Yuan I told you about. He is the disciple of Old Man Hai and his strength is extraordinary. Last night, even I suffered a little at the hands of this kid!"

Jia Xingtian pointed at Xiao Yuan and smiled at the cold and beautiful woman behind him.

Hearing this, the little princess beside her also stuck out her tongue quietly. She was frightened by Xiao Yuan's terrifying attack last night.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao Yuan!"

The cold and beautiful woman stared at Xiao Yuan with her beautiful eyes, stretched out her jade hand gracefully and smiled slightly. Her instant smile stunned some of the noble children around the VIP seats. They rarely had the good fortune to see the usually cold and beautiful princess treating people like this!
"Hello, Princess Yaoye."

Xiao Yuan smiled, then stretched out his other hand, politely holding the soft, boneless hand, and then let go.

"Mr. Xiao Yuan's talent amazes my great grandfather. Yao Ye has always respected strong people like Mr. Xiao Yuan. I wonder if we can arrange a time to learn from each other?"

Yao Ye withdrew his hand and asked with a smile.

"Haha, Princess Yaoye, you are too kind. With my limited skills, how dare I call myself a strong man in front of Master Jia?"

Xiao Yuan smiled faintly upon hearing this.

Hearing this, Jia Xingtian smiled at Hai Bodong and said, "Hey, your disciple really speaks in the same style as you did back then!"

"Hehe, are you jealous?"

Hai Bodong looked as if he didn't hear the hidden meaning when he heard this. Instead, he shuddered and said in a rather proud tone.

Seeing this, Jia Xingtian shook his head helplessly and was too lazy to argue with this lump of ice anymore.

Yao Ye, who had been rejected, became somewhat curious about Xiao Yuan. Ordinary people either did not dare to approach her because of her identity, or came up to curry favor with her because of her identity. It was quite rare to find someone like Xiao Yuan who dared to offend the royal family in front of a Dou Huang powerhouse like his great grandfather.

But Yao Ye could see that Xiao Yuan himself had no opinion about the royal family. But now it seemed like he didn't want to have anything to do with him.

Is it because of Yafei?
Looking at Xiao Yuan's left hand holding hands with Ya Fei, Yao Ye suddenly felt a little amused.

Was he trying to avoid suspicion, so he didn't give me face? Was his motive really that impure?
However, my great grandfather would not lie. Yue'er also said the same thing yesterday. It seems that Xiao Yuan's talent is indeed worth making friends with. As for whether to use the beauty trap.
To be honest, with Xiao Yuan's looks, who can be called a beauty in front of him?

A feeling of frustration emerged in Yaoye's heart.

It would be too unfair to fail to achieve my original goal because of this reason.

But when he saw that Xiao Yuan had turned his head and no longer paid attention to him, Yao Ye realized for the first time that he didn't seem to know what to say.

As time went by, more and more alchemists poured out from the passage, and then looked for their positions according to the test cards they received.

During this period, people from the other two major families also arrived at the venue, which also caused quite a stir. After all, as a big family in the imperial capital, they would attract attention wherever they went.

There is no need to say much about the Mu family. Nalan Jie of the Nalan family has recovered from his injuries, and there is also Nalan Yanran, the future heir of the Yunlan Sect, who is also very beautiful. Naturally, she has attracted a lot of people's attention.

There was some greetings that followed, and Xiao Yuan simply threw his head on Ya Fei's shoulder and pretended to sleep.

Ya Fei was used to dealing with these matters on a daily basis. Logically, she would not feel a headache about such occasions. But seeing Xiao Yuan being so casual, she suddenly had an idea, so she simply closed her eyes and leaned on Xiao Yuan's head. The two of them actually took a nap together in front of everyone.

Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan shook their heads speechlessly upon seeing this: This young man!

But the two old guys were really nice and tried to make excuses for the two little guys. It would be fine for Miter Tengshan, but Hai Bodong was a genuine Douhuang powerhouse. Mu Chen and Nalan Jie naturally did not dare to neglect him, and they acted as if they did whatever you said, and actually ignored Ya Fei and Xiao Yuan who were standing aside.

However, Nalan Yanran felt inexplicably blocked in her heart when she saw the intimate appearance of Yafei and Xiao Yuan who were pretending to sleep, but she couldn't help but look over there.

Xiao Yan also followed the two masters of Black Rock City to the VIP seats. After seeing that his brother and sister-in-law were both taking a nap, he did not go forward to disturb them. He just made do with the greetings. After sitting down, he heard Xiao Yuan's voice transmission: "Keep going."

I don’t know how long it took, but the noise in my ears gradually faded away, and a clear bell sounded, echoing in the square.

Fa Ma stood up slowly and walked to the front of the VIP seats. He glanced at the thousands of alchemists sitting behind the bluestone platform. At this time, more than two thousand alchemists also raised their heads and cast awe-inspiring glances at this old man who had a very high reputation in the alchemy world of the Jia Ma Empire.

"In the name of the president of the Gama Empire Alchemist Guild, I declare that the Seventh Alchemist Conference begins now!"

"boom!"

The whole place was boiling with joy and cheers, and the whole place was shaken for nine days!
Standing in front of the VIP table, Fa Ma looked at the boiling square. After a while, he chuckled and said, "Now, all contestants, please enter your seats."

Although the square was so boiling at the moment that it was difficult to even hear the ringing of the bells, Fa Ma's chuckle still resounded in everyone's ears. This shows that this dying old man has extremely extraordinary strength. .

After hearing what Fa Ma said, many alchemists suddenly stood up on the VIP table. Most of these alchemists were trained or won over by some powerful forces. Because of the support of the forces behind them, the level of these alchemists , Generally speaking, it is a bit higher than those of free alchemists.

The platform was dozens of meters high from the square below. At such a height, these young people, whose strength was only that of fighters or even fighters, naturally did not dare to jump down directly. Therefore, on both sides of the corridor of the VIP seats, there were stairs leading to the square below. At this moment, they were also walking down slowly one by one under the gaze of countless people.

"Haha, Liu Ling, Xiao Yue'er, Xiao Yan, you should go to your respective seats... Because of your outstanding performance in the internal test, the seats there belong to you. They will make you the focus of everyone's attention."

Fa Ma pointed his finger at the center of the square, where there were a dozen huge bluestone platforms. Not only were these bluestone platforms more spacious than the others, but even their foundations seemed to be higher than the others. Such a special position that stood out from the crowd would naturally make the people standing on them the focus of the whole audience.

Xiao Yuan and Ya Fei opened their eyes tacitly, and what came into view was the figures of Xiao Yan and the other two using their own methods to jump off the platform.

(End of this chapter)