novelraw Chapter 1004 - 1002 What do you want to do...
Chapter 1004 - 1002 What do you want to do...
"Pfft!"
A very small sound suddenly came from the pill furnace, followed by white smoke seeping out through the holes around it, carrying a slightly burnt odor...
"Ha ha ha, how could he possibly be an alchemist, he is indeed a fake!"
"Ha ha ha, a swindler is always a swindler, now he’s exposed, what a bluff!"
...
Xia Jianwu’s children saw Lin Feng’s alchemy failure and all laughed, feeling incredibly satisfied. They mocked Lin Feng at the side, criticizing him for posing as an alchemist without the skills, now exposed as nothing but a fraud! They couldn’t understand why the family would let such a charlatan teach them!
At this moment, the two teaching assistants were also at a loss for words. Initially, seeing Lin Feng produce his own flame, they thought he might actually know alchemy. However, Lin Feng had failed immediately, and now they didn’t know what to say, looking at Lin Feng with some contempt. One can eat indiscriminately, but words must not be spoken carelessly; Lin Feng apparently didn’t even know that, how shameful!
"You see, it didn’t work!" Xia Lalan said, shaking her head at Lin Feng, now certain of one thing—that Lin Feng indeed knew alchemy, but the seven medicinal ingredients he mentioned couldn’t possibly produce a Rejuvenating Pill. It was ruined just as it was about to form into a pill; clearly, there was a problem with the formula. She wondered how Lin Feng could think that those seven ingredients could make a Rejuvenating Pill!
"How could it have failed? What exactly happened here?" Lin Feng seemed as though he hadn’t heard Xia Lalan. He stood there, looking at the pill furnace and murmured to himself In disbelief. His previous operations had all been flawless, so why did it fail during the pill formation stage?
Seeing Lin Feng like this, Xia Lalan didn’t feel like talking further to him. She decided to take the children away first to treat their wounds and then carry on with their regular training.
"You all come with me, let’s heal your wounds first. From now on, I’ll be the one teaching you!" Xia Lalan said seriously to the children, determined not to let Lin Feng mess around anymore. No matter what, she would never allow Lin Feng to teach these children again. This was a matter of principle; she didn’t want to see the children get hurt again.
"We’ll listen to Teacher Lanlan!"
"Teacher Lanlan is way better than this swindler!"
...
At this time, Xia Jianwu and the other original Seed Group children all expressed their support for Xia Lalan’s decision. They naturally wanted to return to their previous privileged state where they had access to elixirs without competing with others, not having to endure hardships, and continually enhancing their power. That, to them, was the correct way to cultivate.
Meanwhile, the other children, deemed as less capable, had nothing to say. Xia Lalan had made her decision, and there was nothing more they could add. At worst, they would return to the previous status quo, which wasn’t necessarily bad for them, and frankly, they didn’t want to endure further suffering—it was more than they could bear. Returning to the old days was better, at least they wouldn’t get hurt...
However, just because some children felt this way, it didn’t mean every child felt the same. At this moment, Xia Jianping stood out.
"Teacher Lanlan, I don’t want to follow you; I want to continue following Teacher Lin!" Xia Jianping said earnestly as he looked at Xia Lalan. He had made up his mind; he believed Lin Feng was not a swindler and more so believed that Lin Feng was genuinely a good teacher. He wanted to continue following Lin Feng to become stronger.
If he were to return to the prior routine training with the other children, there wouldn’t be much hope for his future. He didn’t want such an eventuality. He had now decided, for the sake of becoming stronger, he must stick with Lin Feng rather than return to that comfortable environment.
"You..." Xia Lalan was surprised that there were still children who wanted to follow Lin Feng, pausing momentarily. But then she remembered something crucial—the Family Head had already instructed that Lin Feng must be an instructor. If she took all the children away, she couldn’t justify it with the Family Head.
"All right then, if you want to follow him, then follow him, but think it through carefully. If you follow Teacher Lin, there will be no more resources available. If there are others among you who want to follow Teacher Lin, I won’t stop them," Xia Lalan said earnestly to Xia Jianping, needing to make this clear. She had to prepare for the upcoming major family competition, and it was impossible to allocate elixirs to these children. If these children still wanted to follow Lin Feng, then so be it.
"Thank you, Teacher Lanlan; I’ve made up my mind. I want to train with Teacher Lin!" At that moment, Xia Jianping bowed deeply to Xia Lalan and then added earnestly. He felt this was his only chance—he had to follow Lin Feng to become stronger!
"I’m also following Teacher Lin!"
"I’m also following Teacher Lin!"
"..."
At that moment, the children who had won the Elixir with Xia Jianping in the competition also stood up, declaring they would follow Lin Feng. Like Xia Jianping, they too trusted Lin Feng, and although Lin Feng’s training methods were different from others, as long as it could make them stronger, enduring hardships was not a problem for them at all!
"I respect your decision! Stay here, we’re leaving now," seeing how things were, Xia Lalan didn’t say much more. She turned around and led the other children away. The first thing was to deal with their injuries, so as to let the kids recover as quickly as possible for further training. As for those Elixirs distributed earlier, she also had to personally go back to the family to request more, thinking of all these matters gave her a headache.
"What are they thinking, following that Teacher Lin?"
"They were losers to begin with, just giving up on themselves!"
"Sigh, let’s just ignore them. It won’t be long before they regret it!"
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On the way back, the children following Xia Lalan were all feeling very pleased with themselves, displaying victorious expressions. In their view, Xia Jianping and the others were simply being foolish, following someone like Lin Feng was literally asking for pain, they were as good as dead, thinking that catching up with them was no more than a fool’s dream. Following Lin Feng would only widen the gap between them!
And by following Xia Lalan, they would definitely steadily increase their strength. After some time, Xia Jianping and his group would regret choosing Lin Feng by then, but it would be too late. They could almost see the regretful expressions on Xia Jianping and the others’ faces by then...
However, Xia Lalan and the children had not even left the training ground, when they encountered a peculiar woman...
"Yo, isn’t this Miss Lalan, enjoying being the king of children, huh? Where are you planning to go now, leading them to play in the mud?" As Xia Tong had just entered the training ground, she saw Xia Lalan leading the children out and immediately couldn’t resist mocking her, with even a contemptuous smile appearing on her face. She had always been overshadowed by Xia Lalan in the past, and now that Xia Lalan was ruined, she had surpassed her and felt free to speak her mind, releasing the frustrations of the past.
"What are you doing here?" Hearing Xia Tong say this, Xia Lalan’s expression instantly turned icy cold as she asked. She hadn’t expected Xia Tong to have turned into someone who would kick her while she was down so mercilessly. If it had not been for past incidents, Xia Tong wouldn’t have dared to speak to her like this even with ten times the gall.
"What about it, you want to control me? Have you forgotten? You’re nothing now. You have no right to know what I’m going to do or where I’m going. Unlike you, trapped in this tiny little place, haha..."
Seeing Xia Lalan getting angry, Xia Tong felt even more thrilled, with a smug smile, she continued to utter offensive words. She felt that now was finally her time to show off. If she didn’t take the opportunity to infuriate Xia Lalan, it would be a waste. How could she pass up such a great opportunity?
"You..."
Hearing Xia Tong speak so rudely in front of the children, Xia Lalan was speechless with anger, her face cold as ice, her body radiating an icy aura. She truly hadn’t cared about Xia Tong in the past. But now, she was no longer the genius of the Xia Family and her cultivation had fallen far behind. If not for this, she would have taught Xia Tong a lesson long ago, never allowing her to speak such sarcastic words.
"Who are you, get lost!"
"Don’t talk to Teacher Lanlan like that."
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Hearing Xia Tong speak so unpleasantly, the children couldn’t stand it any longer, angrily retorted, they were truly furious. Xia Lalan was good to them and also their beloved teacher, and they would not allow someone to disrespect Teacher Lanlan.
Seeing that Xia Lalan was extremely upset made Xia Tong feel incredibly pleased; her smile even wider. She opened her mouth, wanting to continue speaking. If she could make Xia Lalan explode with anger, then her wish would be fulfilled! But just as she was triumphantly about to speak, suddenly a voice came.
"Do you want to run naked?"
As soon as the words fell, Lin Feng appeared on the scene, speaking with a meaningful look. He was pondering over matters of the Elixirs and had not expected Xia Tong to come here, and even speak such harsh words to Xia Lalan. He didn’t want Xia Tong to continue her nonsense here.
"Swoosh!"
Hearing this demonic-like voice, Xia Tong instantly moved back dozens of meters, standing outside the training ground, facing Lin Feng with fear filling her heart, her body trembling, staying on full alert, worried that Lin Feng might suddenly attack her. She really didn’t want to be struck by Lin Feng and end up naked in public, that would be the end of her.
"You... what do you want..." Xia Tong asked nervously from a distance, looking at Lin Feng, various negative emotions flooding her heart, trembling all over, her eyes fixed on Lin Feng, ready to run the moment she saw any movement from him.