Chapter 269: Chu Liuyue's Compensation (Fifth Update)

A ball of flame suddenly erupted from Yang Jianqing's body!

Accompanied by a terrifying explosion, his body completely burst apart!

The flames rapidly devoured the flying splatters of flesh and blood!

Chu Liuyue immediately threw out the Glazed Realm, blocking that terrifying force outside!

Things happened too quickly; by the time everyone realized what had occurred, Yang Jianqing's corpse had already been completely annihilated within that ball of flame!

He didn't even leave behind a complete body!

"Damn it!"

Chu Liuyue cursed under her breath.

She had been worried such a situation might arise earlier, so she had specifically approached him to ask, but she hadn't expected this—

The last flicker of flame soon dissipated.

On the original ground, aside from a small patch of scorched marks, nothing else remained.

Many people in the crowd gasped in shock.

In less than the time it took to burn an incense stick, not only had Yang Jianqing been exposed for using the Blood Red Gu, but he had also self-detonated and died! Not even a bone remained!

This time, his crimes were completely solidified, but he had also died without leaving any evidence behind!

Chu Liuyue scanned her surroundings.

That cold and obscure aura had not reappeared.

But she had a faint premonition in her heart: Yang Jianqing must be related to that person!

Whether it was him bringing the Blood Red Gu or his final self-detonation, it was obvious he had been manipulated.

She had seen clearly just now that Yang Jianqing did not want to die.

If there had been just a little more time, perhaps she really could have squeezed some useful information out of him.

Unfortunately, the opponent's methods were too powerful, leaving no opportunity whatsoever and directly ending Yang Jianqing's life!

A long, eerie silence fell over the plaza.

After a good while, Sun Zhongyan finally spoke

"This Qingjiao Assembly has been plagued by unexpected accidents; it is our oversight. However, Dean Cheng Han, shouldn't you explain something? First Heng Jingchuo, and now Yang Jianqing—what exactly is going on?! If that Blood Red Gu hadn't been discovered, everyone present today would have suffered! I wonder, Dean Cheng Han, can you take responsibility for this?!"

There were at least ten thousand people in this plaza, including the three great academies that gathered many experts and geniuses!

Furthermore, there was even the Imperial Family of the Yaochen Kingdom!

If anything were to happen to these people... the consequences would be unimaginable!

"I... I..."

Cheng Han was also panicked.

One Heng Jingchuo wasn't enough, and now another Yang Jianqing had appeared!

He truly had no way to defend himself; no matter what he said, he couldn't clear his name!

"I truly do not know!"

Fu Yunshan gave a perfunctory laugh.

"You are the Dean. When these things happen, is a single 'I don't know' enough from you?"

Cheng Han nearly choked on his breath.

He felt like he was cursed against the Yaochen Kingdom!

Nothing good ever happened every time he came!

Cheng Han took a deep breath and bowed toward Emperor Jiawen.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will not shirk responsibility for this matter. Once the Qingjiao Assembly concludes, I will investigate this alongside the matter of Heng Jingchuo! If any problems are found, I will absolutely not show leniency!"

Emperor Jiawen was also very concerned about this matter.

But since Cheng Han had said this, it wasn't easy for him to continue being aggressive, so he merely raised his hand.

"I know Dean Cheng Han's character; he would certainly not allow his students to do such things. The competitions of the Qingjiao Assembly are not yet over; let us wait until everything has settled before discussing the investigation together."

Since the person with the highest status had spoken, no one would continue to press the issue.

Sun Zhongyan gave Cheng Han a deep look.

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, but this matter absolutely cannot be shelved like this. Dean Cheng Han, we await a satisfactory answer from you."

Fu Yunshan also chimed in

"Indeed. We have plenty of time and patience."

This matter involved great stakes; they couldn't just sit idly by! Otherwise, they wouldn't know when the next death would occur!

Cheng Han felt extremely aggrieved, but he could only comply.

"Since this matter has temporarily reached a conclusion, then next, it is time to talk about my matter, isn't it?"

Situ Xingchen, who had been silent on the sidelines, finally spoke up.

At this moment, the way she looked at Chu Liuyue was different from before.

She hadn't expected that Chu Liuyue was actually Ye Zhiting's disciple...

Her master had always harbored regrets over losing to Ye Zhiting, mentioning it several times over the past few years.

She naturally knew how formidable a figure Ye Zhiting was, so she felt even more uncomfortable about this matter.

She truly did not understand how Chu Liuyue had been chosen by Ye Zhiting.

Chu Liuyue met Situ Xingchen's gaze openly and honestly.

"Fine!"

"Although I wasn't aiming for you when I made my move, and I could ensure no excess power would affect you, since you have interrupted your pill formation because of it, then I will compensate you."

Situ Xingchen's expression became somewhat subtle.

"Compensate? You destroyed a pill of mine that was nearly complete; how do you intend to compensate?"

Chu Liuyue tilted her chin up.

"Aren't there another set of medicinal ingredients beside you?"

Situ Xingchen's expression changed slightly.

"Are you telling me to refine it again?"

Setting aside the fact that there wasn't enough time, even if there were, she didn't have that much strength left!

During the previous pill formation, she had already felt her strength nearly exhausted; it was absolutely impossible to try again now!

Chu Liuyue blinked.

"No. I said I would compensate you, so naturally, I will do it."

"Wh-what?"

Situ Xingchen failed to understand for a moment.

Chu Liuyue explained

"I mean, I will take your place to perform the second round of alchemy. Once the pill is refined, it will count as your achievement. How about it?"

This time, not just Situ Xingchen, but even the others in the plaza had very strange expressions.

Chu Liuyue's proposal seemed to have no problem, but something felt off.

Situ Xingchen laughed out of sheer anger.

"Is this what you call compensation?"

Chu Liuyue nodded

"Yes! Why? Do you think it's not enough?"

Situ Xingchen was utterly speechless.

Just how much confidence did Chu Liuyue have in herself to think she could "compensate" in such a way?!

She had been memorizing medicinal formulas since she was four years old and had practiced diligently for many years just to barely be able to form a pill now!

Chu Liuyue had likely not been Ye Zhiting's disciple for very long, and it was unknown if she had even reached the level of a Second-Grade Physician!

With such a level, she would replace her in alchemy?

Simply ridiculous!

Suppressing the mockery and disdain surging in her heart, she said coldly

"In other words, no matter what grade the thing you refine is, it will count as my achievement? I would like to take the liberty of asking, what is your current Heavenly Physician rank—"

Chu Liuyue could hear her disdain but didn't care, smiling as she said

"It's hard to say my rank; you will naturally know in a moment. This is currently the only solution. If you don't agree, then there is nothing I can do."

Situ Xingchen sneered inwardly.

"Fine!"

She wanted to see how Chu Liuyue would have the face to claim it was her, Situ Xingchen's achievement, once a pile of trash had been refined!

The biting wind and rain, and a temperature difference of over twenty degrees... this was truly something else...

(End of Chapter)