Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 1972 - 1972 1962 Emerald Jade Tower

1972: Chapter 1962: Emerald Jade Tower 1972: Chapter 1962: Emerald Jade Tower “This piece is junk, open it.”

Very quickly, Long Yan selected a piece of junk and gestured to the middle-aged man to open it.

The middle-aged man understood, grabbed the stone material, and opened it, and indeed it contained nothing, confirming it was junk.

“This piece is also junk.”

“And this one too.”

…

In less than the time it took an incense stick to burn, Long Yan successively picked out eight stone materials, which the middle-aged man opened one by one, and sure enough, all were junk.

At this moment, Master Bai’s face visibly stiffened.

“Master Bai, does this count as my win?”

Long Yan said with a smile to Master Bai.

“Of course, young friend.

Your capabilities are extraordinary, I admire them!”

Master Bai struggled to squeeze out a smile, which was quite forced.

“Master Bai’s skills are also very impressive.”

Long Yan’s lips curved up slightly as he said, “Since I’ve won, please fulfill the 10 billion divine stones bet.”

Winning a gambling game and earning 10 billion divine stones; that was even more than the day before.

Right now, Master Bai took out a seal and handed it to Long Yan, containing exactly 10 billion divine stones within the seal.

“I’m taking my leave.”

After collecting the divine stones, Long Yan immediately left with Little Demon and Thin Monkey.

“Damn it!”

After the trio left, Master Bai’s face suddenly turned ugly, and with a slam of his palm, the stone material in front of him shattered into dust.

“This…”

The middle-aged man, looking at the shattered stone material, was also surprised; it was yet another piece of junk.

Long Yan and his companions did not linger in the gambling establishment and left directly.

“Brother, why did you choose eight pieces of junk?”

Unable to contain herself, Little Demon asked, and Thin Monkey also awaited the answer expectantly.

“Do you think it would be simpler to directly pick the stone that hides the treasure?”

Long Yan countered with a question of his own.

Little Demon and Thin Monkey nodded at the same time; that was indeed what they thought.

“If I had really done that, I would have definitely lost,” Long Yan said, smiling.

“Why is that?”

Little Demon and Thin Monkey felt like monks baffled by an enigma.

“Because all nine stone materials are junk,” Long Yan slowly revealed.

Master Bai was clearly very confident in his Pupil Technique, thus he chose nine pieces of junk strengthened by a seal.

That way, Long Yan was bound to lose without doubt.

But he underestimated Long Yan’s abilities.

Long Yan spotted the clues at a glance, hence he chose to pick out eight pieces of junk.

In doing so, he not only won but also gave Master Bai some face, preventing Master Bai from being too embarrassed.

“All of them are junk?”

Little Demon and Thin Monkey naturally believed Long Yan’s words without a doubt, and after thinking it over carefully, they also understood the intricacies involved.

“The Shengdao Alliance is truly despicable.”

For the next two days, since the Shengdao Alliance had directly closed down the gambling establishment, they also cut off Long Yan’s source of income.

When Long Yan heard the news, he wasn’t upset—having netted over 10 billion divine stones from the Shengdao Alliance, it was already enough for him.

The forced closure of the gambling establishment by the Shengdao Alliance, everyone tacitly understood, knowing it was because of Long Yan.

For this reason, many who came to Ji Emperor City to hunt for treasures directed their anger at Long Yan; although fighting was not allowed in Ji Emperor City, accusations and scorn towards Long Yan were incessant.

Of course, Long Yan didn’t mind these and continued to calmly cultivate.

However, Thin Monkey felt restless, benefitted by Long Yan’s grace; if he couldn’t do something for Long Yan, he felt he would be failing him.

Very quickly, through some channel unknown, Thin Monkey spread the insider details of the gamble between Long Yan and Master Bai.

In no time, the news spread like a plague, and soon the public’s accusations and scolding directed at Long Yan dwindled significantly, now aiming directly at the Shengdao Alliance.

“The Shengdao Alliance is really shameless, huh?

Such a great Master Bai, yet his methods are so crude.”

“It’s utterly shameless, I have never seen such shamelessness before.”

“There’s not a single good thing in the Shengdao Alliance.”

…

For a while, all accusations and curses were directly aimed at the Shengdao Alliance, with the doors of its various stores left empty.

Clearly, the Shengdao Alliance had incited public outrage.

In the Decaying Courtyard.

“The Shengdao Alliance has become the target of everyone, I have vindicated you.”

Thin Monkey said to Long Yan, not hiding that he was the one who spread the rumors.

“I told you not to mind, let the countless mouths speak, why bother about what others say.”

Long Yan responded, without much rebuke.

Although he disapproved of such actions, since it was done, let it be.

“I wasn’t planning to leak it at first, but the Shengdao Alliance was too shameless.

They secretly incited some people, specifically targeting you, to make you unable to bear the pressure and leave Ji Emperor City.”

Thin Monkey explained.

He could be considered a big figure in Ji Emperor City, naturally able to inquire about some unknown insider information through certain channels.

“What?”

Upon hearing this, Long Yan’s brows slightly furrowed, he had not anticipated that this was a conspiracy originating from the Shengdao Alliance.

If that was the case, then what Thin Monkey did was justifiable.

At that moment, a figure walked into the courtyard, it was the middle-aged man.

“What is it?”

Long Yan looked at the middle-aged man, his tone cold.

“I’m here to deliver a message, our Saintess wants to see you, she’s waiting for you at the Emerald Jade Tower.”

The middle-aged man said.

“Not interested.”

Long Yan muttered dismissively.

“If you want to join the Seven-Star Hall smoothly, you’d better make a trip.”

After dropping that remark, the middle-aged man left immediately.

“Brother, you shouldn’t go, the Shengdao Alliance might not have good intentions.”

Little Demon said to Long Yan.

“This is Ji Emperor City, even if the Shengdao Alliance wanted to deal with me, it wouldn’t be possible.”

Long Yan asserts.

He was not worried that the Shengdao Alliance would harm him.

“What do you know about the saintess of the Shengdao Alliance?”

Long Yan inquired of Thin Monkey.

“Not a thing.”

Thin Monkey shook his head; he too was hearing about the Saintess from the Shengdao Alliance for the first time.

“It appears she’s a mysterious person, I’ll go meet her and see just who this godly figure really is.”

Long Yan murmured to himself.

Then, Long Yan walked alone toward the Emerald Jade Tower.

The Emerald Jade Tower is the largest and most luxurious pub in Ji Emperor City, accessible only to those with status and great wealth.

As Long Yan entered the Emerald Jade Tower, someone was already waiting for him there, precisely that middle-aged man.

“So you’ve come after all.”

The middle-aged man’s tone carried a hint of amusement.

“Cut the nonsense, just lead the way.”

Long Yan uttered indifferently.

Under the guidance of the middle-aged man, Long Yan arrived at a waterside pavilion near a lavish pavilion.

“The Saintess is inside the pavilion, you go up by yourself.”

The middle-aged man said to Long Yan, then turned and left.

Immediately, Long Yan walked toward the pavilion.