Chapter 245 Tit for Tat A pretty woman, prettier than Zhu Xiangxin, first moved aside to let Wu Jinliang and Duan Xiangmei pass, then moved aside and walked quickly towards Zhu Xiangxin. Zhu Xiangxin was also surprised to see this girl, her fellow junior sister who had the same master, named Man Yunjiao. Zhu Xiangxin was surprised and asked, "Why are you here?" Man Yunjiao looked around at the people here and said with a smile: "Senior Sister, it's been a long time since we last met. Let's find a place to sit down." Zhu Xiangxin hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly to his accomplice, then turned around and followed. Wu Jinliang paused and looked back, then turned around and pulled his eyebrows again and continued walking forward, looking nonchalant. The group returned to their houses one after another. Wu Jinliang, who entered and closed the door, stretched out his hand to hold the door, preventing it from closing completely. He turned his head and his eyes suddenly became sharp. He raised his finger to Duan Xiangmei to make a gesture of silence, and listened attentively. A door opened, Feng Chi came out of the house, and quickly chased in the direction where Zhu Xiangxin disappeared.

As soon as her figure disappeared around the corner of the stairs, Wu Jinliang came out of the house again, still looking nonchalant. He staggered to the door of Shi Chun's room, looked left and right in the corridor, and without knocking, he cast a spell to open the door and went in. Shi Chun, who was standing in front of the window, looked back at him, wondering what he was doing in and out. Wasn't he going to have sex? Wu Jinliang came up to him and whispered, "Just when we were leaving, we ran into a pretty woman in the corridor outside. She was wearing Wancaotang's clothes. She called Zhu Xiangxin "Senior Sister" and took Zhu Xiangxin away. I don't know where she went." Shi Chun turned his head and looked out the window, remaining silent for a long time. After waiting for a while, Wu Jinliang reminded again: "This is not a coincidence. The woman looked around the room after room in the corridor. She must have come to find Zhu Xiangxin on purpose. I'm afraid it has something to do with entering the Divine Fire Realm. We have to be careful." Shi Chun remained silent for a long time, then hummed, "I understand." So Wu Jinliang didn't say much, believing that he had greater wisdom to deal with this matter, and left with a swagger. After leaving the "Shenhuo Palace" Inn, Zhu Xiangxin saw that Man Yunjiao had been leading him on the road and didn't seem to want to talk. He became somewhat alert and couldn't help but stop and call out, "Yunjiao, where are you going?" Man Yunjiao turned around, and seeing this, she quickly walked to her side and whispered, "Senior sister, Master is here, looking for you." Zhu Xiangxin was startled, then became confused, and was dragged away by Man Yunjiao. Bi Hai Ju, the two entered the inn and knocked on a door. There were three people standing in the room, two elderly men and a woman with a grim face. Seeing these three people, Zhu Xiangxin's heart trembled. The woman was her master Bai Tingfang. The gray-haired man in the middle with dignity was named Ao Hongyou, the head of Wancaotang. The other man was the elder Lian Hu. She didn't expect that there were three people waiting for her. The eyes of these three people were all examining her, some stern, some kind, some smiling. Man Yunjiao did not go in and closed the door from outside. "Master." Zhu Xiangxin called out subconsciously, and then he didn't know how to address the other two properly. After all, he had been expelled from the sect, but he still tried to greet them, "Greetings to the headmaster, and greetings to Elder Lian." The amiable Ao Hongyou Ao Sect Leader extended his hand to support him, "No need to be so polite." He then turned to look at Lian Hu, who was smiling, and said, "Elder Lian, you were the one who expelled him from the sect without authorization. You need to give him an explanation, whether it is right or not."

Bai Tingfang said with a stern face: "Master, you are too serious. If you are wrong, you are wrong. Elder Lian acted impartially and there is no need to explain. It is also the disciples who failed to teach properly." Zhu Xiangxin lowered her head slightly and said nothing. It was difficult for her to get rid of her master's majesty for a while. Lian Hu waved his hand and said, "That's not what I meant. At the time, the ten sects all did the same thing and expelled the leading disciples from the sect, so I followed suit. Looking back, I was indeed reckless. At least I should have brought him back to the sect, and at least I should have obtained your consent as the master. When you, the master, didn't know about it, and the sect didn't believe it, I expelled him from the sect without authorization. It was indeed my fault. Zhu Xiangxin, you were deceived at the time, and I was impulsive. You were wrong, and I was wrong too. I shouldn't have expelled you so easily." Zhu Xiangxin looked up in astonishment. What was going on? An elder of Wancao Hall was apologizing to a young disciple like him? She was able to become the leading disciple of Wancaotang at that time, so she was naturally not stupid. Given this situation and after hearing what she was saying, she only needed a little analysis to realize why these teachers came. She didn't know what to say and didn't say anything, but she had a question in her mind: If you really regretted it, why did you come here today? I have been treated inhumanely in prison. Where are you? Seeing that she didn't say anything, Sect Leader Ao Hongyou and Elder Lian looked at each other, and then glanced at Bai Tingfang together. So Bai Tingfang said, "Xiang Xin, I heard that you have been included in the Divine Fire Covenant and will enter the Divine Fire Territory tomorrow. Is that true?" They came here for this matter. When they heard that the abandoned disciples in the sect were going to enter the Divine Fire Realm, they were really shocked. Divine Fire is as important to alchemists as it is to weapon refiners. Unfortunately, the Divine Fire Realm is controlled by the interest group of weapon refiners, which makes the alchemists covet it but cannot get it. They can only sigh in despair. Entering the Divine Fire Realm to search for the Divine Fire was something that alchemists could only dream of, but now it had been made possible by the abandoned disciple of the sect. There was an uproar in the sect, and the top leaders of the sect could no longer sit still. Even the sect leader came in person, so one can imagine how much importance he attached to this matter. There is no other way. Once you absorb and integrate the divine fire, not to mention other things, just the ability to control the temperature is what alchemists dream of. Becoming a master of alchemy may not be a dream. What is a master of alchemy? Of course, it means someone with superb skills, who can do what others cannot, and can refine high-grade elixirs. However, when they found this place and tried their best to inquire about Qiyu Valley, the news they got was that no one from Mingshan Sect had come yet. This meal made them anxious. What's going on? It's going to start tomorrow, why haven't they come yet? It's not convenient to meet each other at the last minute. Later, word spread from the Shenhuo Palace Inn that Shi Chun and his friends were staying there, so they sent people to look for them. In short, the matter of the thirteen abandoned disciples forming the Mingshan Sect was getting bigger and bigger. Someone at the Shenhuo Palace Inn was showing off and leaked the information of the guests staying there. Otherwise, even if passers-by saw Shi Chun and the others, they would hardly be able to recognize them in person. Zhu Xiangxin knew it was because of this, but facing his master, regardless of whether he had resentment for being expelled from the sect, he still honestly replied, "Yes." After receiving his personal confirmation, Sect Leader Ao Hongyou stopped being so reserved and asked slowly, "Zhu Xiangxin, are you willing to return to the sect?" Upon hearing that he could return to the sect where he grew up, Zhu Xiangxin would be lying if he said he was not excited at all. But he was not that excited either because he had expected it and was not surprised at all. He stammered and remained silent. Seeing this, Bai Tingfang angrily scolded: "How dare you! The master gave you a chance, why don't you cherish it and seize it?" Zhu Xiangxin was indeed frightened by the shouting, but after all, she had left the sect, and it was true that she had hatred in her heart. In addition, Shi Chun was indeed very kind to her, and Shi Chun showed a relatively strong background energy. She finally gritted her teeth and said, "Master, I am now a member of Mingshan Sect, and I dare not betray the sect!" "Evil disciple, you..." Bai Tingfang was furious. "Tingfang." Sect Leader Ao Hongyou stopped her from continuing and said softly, "Zhu Xiangxin, you are allowed to lead the team to participate in the Meteor Shower Convention, so you are not a fool. I believe you also know why we are here. You were expelled from the sect, which does not mean you are without fault. The sect expelled you easily, which does not mean the sect is without fault. But in the long run, blessings and disasters are hard to predict. If the sect had not expelled you, how could you have this opportunity? The past was both a mistake and a fulfillment for you and the sect. It’s just that things in this world are unpredictable. This entry into the Divine Fire Realm is an opportunity for you and Wancaotang. Even if you can obtain the divine fire, you still need the sect's support. The level of your fire-based skills training is still low and has not yet reached the advanced level. Your alchemy skills have not reached the advanced level either.

As an alchemist, once you have embarked on this path, you must have already had an obsession in your heart that you cannot let go of. As an alchemist and a member of a weapon-refining sect, how can one play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses? Although Wancaotang is not a top-notch organization, the help it can provide to you is definitely not something that the fledgling Mingshan Sect can provide. If you return to the sect after integrating the divine fire, the sect's fire-based skills will be opened to you in full as an exception, and even the stages that even your master is not qualified to touch will be passed on to you. All of the sect's high-level alchemy skills will be open to you, and everything that everyone, including me, is good at will be taught to you. All the sect’s resources are open to you and we will fully support you! The purpose is simple, it is to help you, to make you a master of alchemy. If you become a master, it will also help my Wancaotang. Zhu Xiangxin, I still say the same thing, this is a mutual fulfillment between you and the sect. And you are originally a disciple of Wancaotang. Your origin cannot be changed no matter where you go. No matter how you change your path, you cannot erase the traces of Wancaotang!" The series of promises made Zhu Xiangxin's heart beat fast, the temptation was indeed great. Some of the words really hit her soft spot. It was true that the fire-based skills she practiced did not involve the advanced level, and her alchemy skills had not yet reached the advanced stage. She was not a genius who could comprehend them on her own. She still needed someone to teach her these things. But Shi Chun really treated her well, and she felt very conflicted. Bai Tingfang waited and waited, endured and endured, and finally rebuked, "With such a good opportunity, why are you still hesitating?" Zhu Xiangxin finally gave in. "If I quit Mingshan Sect, how can I have the face to follow you into the Divine Fire Region?" When these words were spoken, the three people's eyes lit up. Elder Lian Hu immediately whispered, "You are a fool, a proper strategy is indispensable, don't let them know that you are going to return to the sect for the time being. One thing we have to admit is that Shi Chun does have some abilities. The fact that he was able to make an exception to the Divine Fire Alliance this time is already a big deal. With the help of his power to find the Divine Fire, your chances of success will greatly increase. Don't have any psychological burden, this is called tit-for-tat, his master was able to deceive you and use you, why can't you return the favor in his own way? " (End of this chapter)