Martial Master

"Yes, it's him!" Jia Fang nodded.

"So that's how it is."

Director Wu was taken aback, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he instantly understood the ins and outs of the situation.

He was employed at the Guild Office and had a rough understanding of the relationships between various major forces within the market.

He also knew that the Zhang family had always existed under the Li family's protection.

Therefore, he had previously been puzzled as to why the Li family would take action against the Zhang family alongside the Qin family.

Looking back now, this wasn't a conflict between the Li and Zhang families at all.

It was fundamentally a conflict between the Qin family and Qin Chen.

The matter concerning Qin Chen had stirred up quite a fuss in the royal capital and was already known to everyone.

Particularly, the grievances between Qin Chen and the brothers Qin Fen and Qin Feng had become a topic of conversation among the citizens of the royal capital.

Although Wu Xu wasn't particularly gossipy, he still occasionally heard whispers.

Moreover, last night, he had been analyzing information on the Zhang family and learned that Zhang Ying, the son of the Zhang family head, had just graduated from Tianxing Academy.

No wonder the Qin family was targeting the Zhang family; it was not really about the Zhang family itself, but rather using the Zhang family to deal with Qin Chen. Then Master Liu Guang from the Alchemy Pavilion showing up was not for the sake of the Zhang family but possibly for the sake of Qin Chen."

One clue after another connected, forming a perfect chain.

In this way, everything made sense.

The only thing he couldn't understand was that Qin Chen was merely an illegitimate child of the Qin family and had already been expelled. Even if he had good talent, how could he establish a relationship with the Alchemy Pavilion and have them go out of their way for him?

Unable to help himself, he voiced his doubts.

Jia Fang shook his head: "I don't know what the relationship is between him and Master Liu Guang, but I do know one thing: this Qin Chen is actually a first-grade alchemist of our Alchemy Pavilion."

"What! A first-grade alchemist? That’s impossible!"

Director Wu was so shocked that he nearly bit his own tongue.

Alchemists were individuals who required long periods of study and refinement to pass evaluations.

This Qin Chen had only graduated from Tianxing Academy a few months ago, and he was already a first-grade alchemist? What kind of absurdity was this?

"This is no joke; it's the truth," Jia Fang's expression turned serious: "At that time, the examiner for Qin Chen's assessment was Master Liu Guang. It is said that after the assessment, Master Liu Guang was greatly shocked, and that Qin Chen even proposed to do business with the Pavilion Master."

"Do business with the Pavilion Master?"

His body swayed, and his head spun; Director Wu nearly fainted.

This Qin Chen was too arrogant. Even if he had become a first-grade alchemist, he would only be the lowest-tier alchemist in the Alchemy Pavilion. What kind of business could he possibly discuss with the Pavilion Master?

"This is the truth!"

Seeing that Director Wu looked skeptical, Jia Fang emphasized.

At that time, when Qin Chen proposed to do business with the Pavilion Master, not only Liu Guang, Chen Mu, and Ouyang Cheng knew, but there were also several apprentices participating in the first-grade alchemist assessment who heard it. As a result, it became a laughingstock, and it was naturally no secret within the Alchemy Pavilion.

"Could this be the reason why your Pavilion Master is giving Qin Chen face? But what kind of business could a young man like him possibly have with the Pavilion?"

Director Wu still felt a bit dizzy; this matter was simply too strange and went against common sense.

"I don't know what business he did with the Pavilion Master, but not long after that event, our Alchemy Pavilion launched the second-grade Special Qi Pill business."

Jia Fang casually mentioned this.

"You mean..."