The Greatest Disciple of the Evil Sect
Chapter 226- Kowtow and Apologise

Chapter 226: Chapter 226- Kowtow and Apologise

He did not even need to open his mouth as all the face slaps were given by the elder, even the portion from his side.

Yang Chen did not even have to utter a single word and the inconvenience was already down in the dumps.

That said, one also had to admire this guy for his thick skin. Even after the Elder said all that to him which basically left him with no face at all, Song Zhen was still trying to prove him wrong.

After hearing Elder Du insult him to his face, he was stupefied for a good while. He couldn’t understand why the elder supported the brat so much. There has to be some kind of foul play by the brat here that the elders aren’t able to see.

Suddenly as if an idea struck him, Song Zhen’s eyes lit up and he continued beseeching.

"What Elder Du said is right; however, you are misunderstanding me. I’m not saying that there is something wrong with the pill. As respected alchemists of the association, the two of you are far more qualified than me to judge the quality of the pill"

"And in fact, the pill might really be what you say. However, don’t you find it weird? How is it possible for a brat like him to refine such a pill that could even amaze and shock the respected elders? I am only saying that there must be some kind of foul play at work"

"Elders please don’t get deceived, this guy must have gotten his hands on a high quality Profound Strengthening Pill that was going to come in the exam from somewhere and is now using it to show it as his own refinement to become a tier 1 alchemist"...

This guy, how far would he go to pull him down? This was the first time that Yang Chen had met someone with such an annoying personality.

It would have been understandable if they had a prior grudge or resentment against him. However, that was not the case, he hadn’t even met Song Zhen before coming to the alchemist association. The other party was doing all that just from the jealousy of their heart.

Before Song Zhen was trying to slander his method and the pill he refined but now he even tried to throw dirt on his character.

Yang Chen felt like things had gone too far and that he needed to show the other party his place. Just as he was about to say something, he was beaten to the punch by Elder Du who suddenly noticed something weird in Song Zhen’s words.

"What did you just say? He got his hands on the Profound Strengthening Pill that is going to come in the exam? How did you know that the pill the association set for this year’s tier 1 alchemist certification exam is going to be the Profound Strengthening Pill?".

As if realising his own slip up, Song Zhen’s face suddenly turned pale. He had mistakenly let it slip that he already knew the pill recipe that was going to come in the exam.

Dammit, he and his stupid mouth. The reason why he was able to come up with an excuse like that on the spot was because he too had once considered buying the pill from the outside and then passing it as his own refinement when nobody was paying attention.

However, he ultimately gave up on that idea knowing that it would be too unrealistic to do something like that under the nose of the two administrators.

If it was just his uncle administering the exam, he might have spared him and his action a blind eye. However, Edler Du was also one of the alchemists who was administering the exam.

The chances of him pulling wool under the eyes of a tier 4 alchemist who was also one of the two branch elders of the Yan City Alchemist Association, was very low.

What’s more, the risk of getting caught was too high. If he got caught cheating, he would not only smear dirt on his name, but also on his whole clan. That is why he gave up on such a plan in the end and practised refining the pill himself.

"That is umm.. that.."

Seeing him panicking and fumbling for words, Elder Du narrowed his eyes. Since the beginning of the test, he found it weird that a guy like him who has no talent for alchemy and has failed the same exam nine consecutive times, to get so many of the processes right.

At first, he contributed the peculiarity to the person showing some growth. However, now that he thought about it, things did not bode well with him. How could a guy like him, who has not improved at all for nine years, suddenly become so proficient in his tenth attempt?

Since the start of the exam, he had kept his attention on every participant inside the hall. From the smallest of their action to every step and process they took.

That is why, he could tell that Song Zhen’s action had been too well practised and mechanical which could have only come to him if one was an experienced alchemist who has practiced refining the same pill numerous time over the years.

This in itself wasn’t an absolute factor since there were also those who could defy conventional thinking and norms called the Geniuses. One of whom was standing right in front of him.

However, Edler Du knew Song Zhen very well, there was no way a garbage like him could have such well practiced movements.

The only possibility was that he knew beforehand which pill recipe was going to come in the exam and had practised refining it over and over the days. The thought might sound far fetched; however, it was not completely impossible.

If somebody had leaked the pill recipe to Song Zhen in advance, it would explain everything. All the puzzles would fit in place. His well practiced and mechanical movements, him being able to refine a pill and those words he uttered just now.