Chapter 378: He Is Right!

Upon hearing Yang Xiu announce the result, Xiao Changfeng and his son looked very displeased.

Losing the first round was a bad start, which would obviously deal a heavy blow to the Xiao family.

Moreover, Xiao Ruyan had lost by only a narrow margin, which would inevitably affect her subsequent matches.

But just then, Ye Yuan suddenly stood up.

“Hold on!”

Yang Xiu frowned and said displeasedly, “If you have something to say, wait until I finish announcing the result. Sit down!”

Ye Yuan cupped his hands and said, “Sir, this round should have been won by the Xiao family!”

Yang Xiu’s face darkened, and his tone turned cold: “Are you questioning that the seven of us are biased toward the Tong family?”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “I’m just sticking to the facts. Tong Wenhui got four answers wrong, so he should have lost this round.”

“Hmph! Nonsense! I just checked against the standard answers one by one; how could there be a mistake? Even Patriarch Xiao said nothing, how dare you, a junior, spout nonsense here?” Yang Xiu snorted coldly.

Xiao Changfeng also frowned, not understanding why Ye Yuan was so extreme, and couldn’t help but advise, “Brother Ji, I know you want the Xiao family to win, but you shouldn’t say such things.”

Of course he wanted the Xiao family to win, but in front of so many people, the Alchemist Guild could not be partial. Ye Yuan’s actions seemed a bit unreasonable.

Ye Yuan, however, was unconcerned and said calmly, “The way of alchemy is ever-changing. Even though you are all King Alchemists, how can you claim that the answers you deduced are the standard ones? Don’t I even have the right to voice my opinion?”

At Ye Yuan’s words, the several King Alchemists of the Alchemist Guild all changed expression, displeasure showing on their faces.

As for the Star Abyss Emperor, his eyelids twitched slightly, then returned to normal.

“Xiao Changfeng, did you bring this person here just to cause trouble? Are you saying that the seven of us King Alchemists combined are inferior to this Great Alchemist brat? If so, why bother with this Alchemy Competition? Just let the Xiao family win outright!” Yang Xiu ignored Ye Yuan and directly questioned Xiao Changfeng.

Xiao Changfeng’s expression changed. Ye Yuan’s words had offended all the judges; how could they continue the competition?

“Ji Qing! Stop talking nonsense! Sit down!” Xiao Changfeng said sternly.

At this moment, he couldn’t help but doubt Ye Yuan’s motives. Jumping out to confront the judges at a time like this—wasn’t that deliberately trying to ruin the Xiao family?

Ye Yuan frowned, turned to look at Xiao Changfeng, and his expression turned cold.

For some reason, when Xiao Changfeng saw Ye Yuan’s gaze, he felt a chill in his heart and even had the illusion that he dared not meet his eyes.

“This kid…” Xiao Changfeng secretly broke out in a cold sweat.

“He who employs others should not doubt them; he who doubts others should not employ them! If the Patriarch thinks I’m making trouble, I can withdraw right now!” Ye Yuan said coldly, his tone turning indifferent.

He was trying to fight for the Xiao family’s interests, yet Xiao Changfeng was siding with outsiders to rebuke him.

Even though he understood Xiao Changfeng’s concerns, Ye Yuan couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.

Xiao Changfeng, a dignified King Alchemist, was momentarily overwhelmed by Ye Yuan’s aura.

“Haha, Xiao Changfeng, you’ve really regressed. Bringing such a kid here—is he here to amuse everyone? The answers deduced by the seven most powerful King Alchemist elders of the Guild are not correct? Is there anything more ridiculous than that?” Tong Fangshuo fanned the flames from the side.

Just as the situation was at a stalemate, a somewhat weak voice came: “Father, I believe in Ji Qing. He wouldn’t talk nonsense! I want… I want to seek an explanation!”

It was Xiao Ruyan!

Ye Yuan looked at Xiao Ruyan with some surprise, not expecting this girl to stand up and defend him at this moment.

Even though Xiao Ruyan was a rare genius, surrounded by a group of King Alchemists, she was still a bit nervous.

But after the events of the past few days, especially Ye Yuan’s performance when refining Haoling Peiyuan Pill, Xiao Ruyan had a feeling that Ye Yuan might really be right!

Originally, Ye Yuan had intended to walk away, but now he abandoned that thought.

However, Xiao Ruyan’s words once again caused an uproar. Two Great Alchemists questioning the seven King Alchemist elders of the Alchemist Guild—this was too shocking.

Many people looked at Xiao Ruyan with strange expressions. Had this girl been won over by this kid named Ji Qing?

“Heh, the Alchemy Competition has been held for so many sessions. Under the orders of His Majesty the Wind Emperor, the Alchemist Guild has always presided over it without any mishaps. I never thought we’d encounter two arrogant juniors this time! This round, Tong Wenhui wins. If you’re not satisfied, you can go complain to His Majesty the Wind Emperor! Now, proceed to the next round!” Yang Xiu announced the result domineeringly.

The Alchemist Guild presided over the Alchemy Competition under the Wind Emperor’s orders, and Yang Xiu had the authority to decide the outcome.

Moreover, he believed he had done an impeccable job and was not afraid of the Xiao family complaining to the Wind Emperor.

Besides, after today, it was uncertain whether the Xiao family would still survive in the royal city.

Ye Yuan only sneered coldly. These arrogant fools were beyond saving.

However, to his surprise, just then, the nearly asleep Star Abyss Emperor spoke unhurriedly: “Yang Xiu, let’s hear what this junior has to say.”

Yang Xiu’s expression changed, but he dared not disobey and said respectfully, “Yes.”

Then, he turned to Ye Yuan and said, “Since Lord Star Abyss allows you to speak, go ahead. But if you can’t produce a convincing argument, it won’t just be a matter of ruling against the Tong family; you will also be expelled from the Alchemy Competition!”

Ye Yuan was quite surprised but ignored Yang Xiu and said calmly, “With washing star grass and vermilion spirit fruit as main ingredients, and arisaema, flame sand, and autumn pine seed as auxiliary ingredients, this combination cannot produce a pill. Therefore, it cannot be considered a correct answer.”

Hearing Ye Yuan’s words, everyone’s eyes turned to the light screen, and they quickly found that Tong Wenhui’s answer and the elder’s answer were exactly the same.

“Ignorant child! We have analyzed the medicinal properties of these five herbs. With extensive experimentation, a pill formula can definitely be formed. On what basis do you say it’s impossible?” Yang Xiu snorted coldly.

Ignoring his质疑, Ye Yuan continued, “On the surface, the medicinal properties of these herbs do not conflict, so a pill formula should be possible. However, during the refining process, these three auxiliary ingredients will undergo a series of changes that destroy the medicinal properties of the washing star grass and vermilion spirit fruit, making it impossible to form a pill.”

Seeing that Yang Xiu was about to retort, Ye Yuan spoke again, “Don’t rush to refute me. If you don’t believe it, we can verify it right now.”

Just as Yang Xiu was about to speak, the Star Abyss Emperor suddenly said, “No need to verify. He is right.”